NEC 384i Pc Program User Guide

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INSTALLATION
Introduction
The PC Program is a PC-based off-line application that allows you to:
Edit the telephone system programming options.
Save your programming to your PC’s hard disk — then upload it via
modem or direct connection to the telephone system.
Download the existing programming in the telephone system via
modem or direct connection — and save it to your PC’s hard disk.
Set up a default database with the settings you use most often.
Access system maintenance...

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Installing the PC Program
To install the PC Program on your hard disk:
1. Insert the PC Program installation disk into your 3 1/2” floppy drive.
2. Type A:and press Enter.
If your 3 1/2” floppy drive uses another drive letter (such as
B), type B:instead.
3. Type INSTALL [destination]and press Enter. You see:
The [destination] is the target directory on your PC’s hard
drive. The installation program will create a 384idirectory for
the PC Program files...

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5. When the installation program successfully completes, you see:
Starting the PC Program
You must always start the PC program from the DOS prompt, with no
other programs or applications running in the background. You should
notrun Windows, shell back to DOS and start the PC Program.
Note:When you see an instruction like Print➩Select items, it
means select Printfrom the Main Menu and then choose Select
items.  You’ll see this convention often in this...

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4. After a few seconds, you see the following screen requesting your
password:
To quit the PC Program without entering your password, press Esc.
5. Type in your password and press the Enterkey.
The default passwords are:
12345678for Level 2 (IN—all Tenant Groups)
0000for Level 3 (SA—Tenant Group 1 only)
9999for Level 4 (SB—Tenant Group 2 only)
6. The PC Program opening screen appears. Go to The Main Menuon
the following page.
If you see the error message . . .
Your...

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Understanding the Main Menu
After the PC Program loads up, you see the Main Menu:
The Main Menu is the top level menu that lets you choose options
from the five sub-menus (shown below). To find out more on each
sub-menu, turn to the section with the same name.
File Menu
The File Menu lets you display, load, save and delete customer data files.
When you first start the PC Program, the default customer data file dis-
plays behind the Main Menu. Turn to...

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through the system telephone programming. Go to the Edit Menusec-
tion for more details on this sub-menu.
Communication Menu
The Communication Menu allows you to:
Set up your modem
Upload a database froma remote phone system
Download a database toa remote phone system
Quickly access select phone system commands
To learn more about the PC Program’s remote communication capabil-
ity, turn to the Communication Menusection.
Print Menu
When you need to print a database,...

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Moving Around in the Menus
1. For the option you want, type the numbers or let-
ters that are in bold type. For example, type Eto
select Editfrom the Main Menu. In certain
menus, you can type a number to select an option
rather than a name.
OR
1. Use the cursor keys to highlight the item you
want and press Enter.
1. Press Esc.
1. Use the Up Arrowand Down Arrowkeys to
highlight the item you want to change.
2. Use the Left Arrowand Right Arrowkeys to...

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1. While the Main Menu displays, type Q.
OR
1. While the Main Menu displays, highlight Quit
and press Enter.
Main Menu Help
At the bottom of the Main Menu screen, you see:
Press Escanytime while the Main Menu displays to
go to the Customer Information Screen display.
Esc
To quit the PC
Program:
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Understanding the File Menu
Use the File Menu when you want to display, load, save or delete cus-
tomer data files. If you have a database of many sites, use the File
Menu to manage your data. Store your customer’s data in unique files,
update the data to keep it current and delete customer data files you no
longer need.
To access the File Menu:
1. From the Main Menu, type F.
OR
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Fileand press Enter. In either
case, the...

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The File Menu Options
The File Menu provides the following options:
Customer
Display
Read
Save
Delete
Customer
The Customer option lets you edit the currently displayed Customer
Information Screen. (Remember, this is the screen displayed under-
neath the File Menu pop-up.) 
To select the Customer option:
1. From the File Menu, type C.
OR
1. From the File Menu, highlight Customerand press Enter. In
either case, you see the full Customer Information Screen....