NEC 384i Pc Program User Guide

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Issue 1-0 The Communication Menu Options: PC ➩ME 35
2. In the displayed Program Menu, select the program series you want
to download.
The help at the bottom of the screen explains the shortcut
keys. Refer to the Edit Menu section for help on selecting
Program Menu options.
3. In the displayed Program Menu, press Enterto mark each item you
want to download.
4. Press F10to download the data to the phone system.
If you see “The line was not connected”, return to Modem
Control on page 31 and set up communications with the
phone system.
To download just the edited (changed) items:
When in the Edit Menu, a pound (#) displays to the left of each
program series you have edited.
1. From the Transfer Mode Menu, Type L.
OR
1. From the Transfer Mode Menu, highlight All Edited Programs
and press Enter. In either case, you see:
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2. Type Yto send the edited items to the remote system.
OR
2. Type Nto return to step 1.
If you see “The line was not connected”, return to Modem
Control on page 31 and set up communications with the
phone system.
ME ➩PC
The ME ➩PC Menu lets you upload data from a telephone system to a
customer database in your PC. You can upload the entire database or
just selected options.
To access the ME ➩PC Menu:
1. From the Communication Menu, type E.
OR
1. From the Communication Menu, highlight ME ➩PC and press
Enter. In either case, you see the ME➩PC Transfer Mode Menu:
To upload just select database items:
1. From the Transfer Mode Menu, Type S.
OR
1. From the Transfer Mode Menu, highlight Select Programsand
press Enter. In either case, you see the Class Menu.
Refer to the Edit Menu section for help on selecting Class and
Program Menu options.
2. In the displayed Class Menu, select the program series you want to
upload.
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The help at the bottom of the screen explains the shortcut
keys. 
3. In the displayed Program Menu, press Enterto mark each program
you want to upload.
An asterisk (*) displays to the left of each program series you
select. To save time (particularly if uploading via modem),
mark all your entries before going to the next step.
4. Press F10to upload the data to the phone system.
If you see “The line was not connected”, return to Modem
Control on page 31 and set up communications with the
phone system.
To upload all system data:
All data does notinclude the Special Items below.
1. From the Transfer Mode Menu, Type A.
OR
1. From the Transfer Mode Menu, highlight All System Dataand
press Enter. In either case, you see:
2. Type Yto upload the active customer database from the remote system.
OR
2. Type Nto return to step 1.
If you see “The line was not connected”, return to Modem
Control on page 31 and set up communications with the
phone system.
To upload one of the Special Programs:
Since these are user-programmable items, take care before
uploading them. You may inadvertently overwrite options that
users have entered themselves.
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1. From the Transfer Mode Menu, Type P.
OR
1. From the Transfer Mode Menu, highlight Special Itemand press
Enter. In either case, you see:
2. In the displayed Program Menu, select the program series you
want to upload.
The help at the bottom of the screen explains the shortcut
keys. Refer to the Edit Menu section for help on selecting
Program Menu options.
3. In the displayed Program Menu, press Enterto mark each program
you want to upload.
4. Press F10to upload the data to the phone system.
If you see “The line was not connected”, return to Modem
Control on page 31 and set up communications with the
phone system.
O/M Command
The O/M Command provides you with quick access to selected main-
tenance functions. With O/M, you can read system and alarm reports,
remove or install PCBs, test circuits and save or load customer data.
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To use the O/M Command option:
1. From the Communication Menu, type O.
OR
1. From the Communication Menu, highlight O/M Command and
press Enter. In either case, you see the O/M Command Menu:
2. In the displayed O/M Menu, select the program you want.
Do notuse System Restart, Read Custom Data and Write
Custom Data. They are for factory use only.
The help at the bottom of the screen explains the shortcut
keys. Refer to Communication Menu Help for more.
3. Press Enterto execute (run) your selection.
If you see “The line was not connected”, return to Modem
Control on page 31 and set up communications with the
phone system.
Communication Menu Help
From the Communication Menu . . .
At the bottom of the screen, you see:
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Press Escanytime to return to the Main Menu.
Press F8to jump to the Modem Screen.
From the Modem Screen . . .
At the bottom of the Modem Screen, you see:
Auto Dial
Press F2to automatically dial the number stored in
the Customer Information Screen.
Password
Press F3 to reenter the password while still connec-
tion to the remote system. This saves you from
breaking the connection and dialing again.
Break
Press F4to break (tear down) the modem connection.
Modem Setup
Press F7to jump to the Option➩RS232C Mode
screen. This lets you change the data format for the
modem connection. The change you make is for the
current session only. It is not permanent.
F7
F4
F3
F2
F8
Esc
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Modem Status
Press F9to check the status of the RS-232C control
leads. These are the settings stored in Program 1201,
Register Type 1, S-Register 66.
Initializes Modem
Press F10to send initialization string to modem. 
From the PC ➩ME Transfer Mode, ME ➩PC Transfer Mode and
O/M Command Menus . . .
At the bottom of the screen, you see:
Press Escto return to the Communications Menu.
In a Transfer Mode Menu, press Enterto select the
highlighted item. In the O/M Command Menu, press
Enterto select (mark) an item.
Press F8to jump to the Modem Screen.
From the Class and Program Menus . . .
At the bottom of the screen, you see:
Press Escto return to the Transfer Mode Menu.
Esc
F8
Enter
Esc
F10
F9
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In a Class Menu, press Enterto step down to the
Program Menu. In a Program Menu, press Enterto
mark an entry.
Press F1to display the following Help pop-up screen:
F2Selects (marks) all programs for the selected
class.
F3Selects (marks) allprograms for allclasses.
F4Deselects (unmarks) all programs for the selected
class.
F5Deselects (unmarks) allprograms for allclasses.
F6Clears the edit mark (#) to the left of the selected
program. This prevents downloading the pro-
gram change when you do PC➩ ME➩ All
Edited Items.
F8Jumps to the Modem Screen.
F10Starts the download to the phone system (if
already connected).
Press F8to jump to the Modem Screen.
Press F10to start the download to the phone system
(if connected).
F10
F8
F1
Enter
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Issue 1-0 The Print Menu Options: Select Programs 43
Understanding the Print Menu
Use the Print Menu to print the active customer database to the parallel
printer attached to your PC. You can print the entire database, only
selected programs or just the Customer Information Screen. The printer
you use should be Epson FX compatible.
To access the Print Menu:
1. From the Main Menu, type P.
OR
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Printand press Enter. In either
case, the Print Menu displays:
The Print Menu Options
The Print Menu provides the options listed below. Before printing,
make sure your print range is set in Print Range Setup on page 46. This
will help you avoid unnecessary or incomplete printouts.
Select Programs
Use Select Programs to choose specific programs for printing. Select
Programs lets you print out just the programs you have changed —
instead of the entire database.
To select programs for printing:
1. From the Print Menu, type S.
OR
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1. From the Print Menu, highlight Select Programsand press
Enter. In either case, the Class Menu appears:
The following screen shows System Numbering highlighted.
For more on the Class and Program Menus, refer to the Edit
Menu section.
2. From the Class Menu, select the program series you want. You see
the Program Menu for the selected Class:
The following screen shows the Program Menu of program
series 0500 - System Numbering,
3. Press Enter(or type the Program number) to select the programs
you want to print.
An ampersand (&) displays to the left of each program series
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