Nitsuko Idea Users Guide

Setting Up a Link Between IDEAand NVM-Series30uSetting Up a Link Between IDEA and NVM-SeriesChapter 2 uIssue 1-0Loading the COM Port Setup Data (contÕd)
To load the setup data:
1.
Start up IDEA (see Chapter 1). Get to the Main Menu.
2.
Select Setup,then Load Setup Data.  You see the menu below:
3.
Select the desired file.
nIf you select Default Data Fileor Internal Default Data,IDEA
loads the file and returns you to the Main Menu.
nIf you selectNamed Data File,IDEA shows you a list of all valid
choices....

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Issue 1-0uChapter 2Setting Up a Link Between IDEA and NVM-Series u31Establishing a Communications Link
After the COM port parameters have been set up and the physical connec-
tions have been made, you can establish a communications link between
IDEA and NVM-Series (or any other RS-232 device). If necessary, you
can connect to one device on the TERMINAL port (directly or via a
modem) and another on the MODEM port.To establish a link between IDEA and NVM-Series...

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4.
Establish a link using a, b, or c below.  Once you establish a link on
the TERMINAL port, you can press Alt-X to exit terminal emulation
mode, then establish a link on the MODEM port (or vice versa).  To
alternate between the links, press Alt + X.a.To set up a local (direct) link on the TERMINAL port:
nFrom the IDEA Main Menu:  Select Connect....

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4.b
.(contÕd)
nPress 
ENTER
to verify that the NVM-Series system is respond-
ing to the IDEA keyboard.  A menu prompt should appear.  To
now use the IDEA MLV functions, see Accessing the MLV
Functions later in this chapter.
OR
Press 
ENTER
to verify that the RS-232 device is responding to
the IDEA keyboard.
c.To set up a modem link using the MODEM...

Setting Up a Link Between IDEAand NVM-Series34uSetting Up a Link Between IDEA and NVM-SeriesChapter 2 uIssue 1-0Hanging up the Modem
To hang up the modem when controlling it manually through the
TERMINAL port:nWhile connected to the modem, type its hang-up command (e.g., the
hang-up command for a Hayes-type modem is ATH).To hang up the modem when using IDEAÕs Automated Modem con-
trol on the MODEM port:nFROM the IDEA Main Menu:  Select Connect, then Hang Up
Modem.
OR
From the IDEA Main Menu:  Select...

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Issue 1-0uChapter 2Setting Up a Link Between IDEA and NVM-Series u35Accessing the Memory Load/Verify (MLV) Functions
After you establish a communications link between IDEA and the NVM-
Series system, you can access the MLV functions.  The MLV functions
let you do the following:
nSave (Backup), Restore, and/or Verify the NVM-Series database
nArchive and/or De-Archive the NVM-Series database
nUpgrade the NVM-Series software
nModify the IDEA password
Accessing...

Setting Up a Link Between IDEAand NVM-Series36uSetting Up a Link Between IDEA and NVM-SeriesChapter 2 uIssue 1-0Accessing the Memory Load/Verify (MLV) Functions
(contÕd)
nPress Y.  This suspends (but does not shut down) the NVM-Series
system.  If any NVM-Series ports are busy at this point, NVM-Series
will ask you if you want to wait (W) until all ports are idle or abort
(A), which returns you to the MAINTENANCE Menu.  If you press
W, NVM-Series will wait 15 seconds then check again for port activ-
ity....

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(contÕd)
3.
Select the desired MLV Function as follows:
nSelectMLV, then Easy Mode.  You see the menu below.  The
highlight is on 
Password.
nPress 
ENTER
.
nType the Level 1 or Level 2 password, then press 
ENTER
. (This
shuts down NVM-Series.)
-  Default Level 1 password is CTLINC.
It provides access to the following MLV functions: 
Save,...

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(contÕd)
4.
Wait for the modified MLV Menu (shown below):
5.
Select the desired command.  For details on the commands, see
Chapter 3.
Exiting MLV (Restarting NVM-Series)
Exiting the MLV mode restarts NVM-Series.To exit MLV mode:nSelect Exit MLV.  You return to the IDEA Main Menu.
Exit MLV
Save
Restore
Verify
Archive
De-Archive
Upgrade
Password...

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Chapter 3
Working With the NVM-Series DatabaseUsing and/or Modifying the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Saving the NVM-Series Database to the IDEA Computer43
Verifying the NVM-Series Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Restoring the NVM-Series Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Archiving the NVM-Series Database to the NVM-Series 
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48...