RTS Cstrunk User manual

USER MANUAL
Trunking ConfigurationSoftware
for RTS
Digital Matrix IntercomSystems

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 1u
IFYOUAREINAHLTRRY! ........................................................ iii
VERSIONNLTMBERS ............................................................. iii
COMPUTER REQUIREh4ENTS FOR CSTRUNK ......................................... 1u
USEOFSPECIALTYPESTYLESINTHISMANLTAL .................................... iv
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INSTALLINGCSTRUNK ......................................................... 1 - 1
STARTINGCSTRUNK ........................................................... 1-1
CSTRUNK START
- UPROUTINE ................................................... 1 - 1
CSTRUNKMENUSCREEN ....................................................... 1-2
Menu Selection Using the Computer Keyboard
..................................... 1-3
Menu Selection Using
a Mouse ................................................ 1 - 4
CSTRUNKEDITINGSCREENS
.................................................... 1-4
Movement in Editing ScreensUsing the Computer Keyboard
........................... 1-5
Movement
in Editing Screens Using a Mouse ...................................... 1-5
USINGHELP
.................................................................. 1-6
CREATINGfiDITING CONFIGURATIONFILES ........................................ 1-6
EDITING A CONFIGURATION ..................................................... 1-7
SAVING YOUR CHANGES ....................................................... 1 - 7
ACTIVATING
A NEW FILE OR SENDING CHANGES ................................... 1 - 7
QUITTINGCSTRUNK ........................................................... 1-7
CHANGEFLAGS
............................................................... 1-8
SECTION 2: EDITING PROCEDURES .............................................. 2 - 1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 2-1
ASSIGNING NAMES FOR INTERCOM SYSTEMS ....................................... 2-1
ASSIGNING INTERCOM SYSTEMS TO PORTS
OF THE TRUNWNG MASTER CONTROLLER ..... 2-2
DOWNLOADING PORT ASSIGNMENTS
AND VERIMING CONNECTIONS ................... 2-3
DEFlMNGTHETRUNKS ......................................................... 2 - 4
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CHECKING TRUNK
STATUS ...........
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SECTION 3: REFERENCE ....................................................... 3 - 1
CHANGING SCREEN COLORS .................................................... 3 - 1
COPYINGANDPASTINGEDITSCREENS ............................................ 3 - 3
CSTRrnFlLES ............................................................... 3 - 3
LOGMENU(F8KEY) ........................................................... 3 - 4
OPTIONSMENLT~KEY) ........................................................ 3-4
Options. Color ........................................................... 3 - 4
Options. Communications
.................................................... 3 - 5
SCREENMENU(F7KEY) ........................................................ 3 - 7
Screen. Cancel Screen Chg
................................................... 3 - 7
Screen. Paste Screen
....................................................... 3 - 7
Screen. Copy Screen
....................................................... 3 - 7
STATUSMEW(F5KEY) ........................................................ 3 - 7
Status. Intercom
.......................................................... 3 - 7
Status. Diagnostics
......................................................... 3 - 9
Status.
Standby TM ........................................................ 3 - 8
APPENDIX ................................................................... A-1
PC to Trunking Master Controller Interconnect Cable Wiring ........................... A - 1

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INTRODUCTION
This manual describes the CStrunk Trunking Configuration Software for the RTS Digital
Matrix Intercom Systems. The manual is divided into three sections.
Section I, Getting
Started,
briefly describes basic CStrunk operation. Section 2, Editing Procedures, provides
step
- by - stepprocedures for the most commonly used features of CStrunk. Section 3,
Reference, provides additional information about CStrunk features.
IF YOU ARE IN A HURRY!
If you wish to run CStrunk immediately, simply insert the CStrunk disk in your computer,
type
cstrnk, and press the ENTER key. If you encounter problems while using the CStrunk
menus, press the
F1 key on your computer keyboard to get help for the CStrunk screen that
you are currently viewing.
VERSION NUMBERS
The information contained in this manual applies to the following software and Trunking
Master Controller versions:
CStrunk version: 7
Trunking Master Controller version: 7
The CStrunk version number should be imprinted on the software diskette. CStrunk and
master controller version numbers are
also available while running CStrunk (see Status,
Diagnostics,
page 3 - 9.
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS FOR CSTRUNK
An IBM@or compatible personal computer with at least 2M of extended memory (4M
recommended). CStrunk cannot be run under any other operating system other than
DOS.
A Microsoft@serial mouse (optional). Two serial ports required for use with a mouse,
with COM1 as the default port for the Trunking Master Controller connection.

USE OF SPECIAL TYPE STYLES IN THIS MANUAL
Certain type styles which appear in the text of this manual (not in titles) have special
meanings as follows:
Bold in Text Anything the user must type
Italics in Text References to other areas of this manual
Italics in Text Names of controls on a keypanel
ALL CAPS IN TEXT Directory names, filenames and names of keys on a
computer keyboard
Initial Caps In Text
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References to CStrunk menus, menu items, tables and
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SECTION 1
GETTING STARTED
INSTALLING CSTRUNK
The minimum requirement to run CStrunk is a 386 computer with at least 2M of extended
memory (4M preferable). Also, CStrunk should not be installed
to run under any other
operating system other than DOS.
To install CStrunk: insert the CStrunk disk, then change to the drive where the disk is
inserted. Type
install and press the ENTER key.
Store the original disk in a safe place.
STARTING CSTRUNK
Change to the drive and directory where the CStrunk files are located. Type cstrnk, then
press the
ENTER key.
CSTRUNK START - UP ROUTINE
When CStrunk is started, it will present the CStrunk menu screen (Figure 1 - 1).Next, it will
check for a connection to the Trunking Master Controller.
If it finds a connection, it will
upload the current trunk configuration file from the Trunking Master Controller. While
CStrunk is uploading the configuration, it will report the percentage completed at the bottom
of the menu screen.
Note The default port for communication between the computer and the Trunking Master
Controller is COM1 and 19.2kbaud. If the trunk configuration file does not upload,
check the CStrunk COM port setting. See
Options Menu, pages 3 - 4 to 3 - 7.
Note If you are using a laptop computer or other computer with a monochrome display, you
will have to change the CStrunk color mode for proper screen display, See Options
Menu, pages 3 - 4 to 3 - 7.
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Help File Trunks Intercoms Status Sort Screen Log Options Master
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Figure 1 - 1. The CStrunk Menu Screen
CSTRUNK MENU SCREEN
The CSaunk menu screen displays the menu bar across the top of the screen. The menu bar
lists
all of the available CStrunk menus from which you will make selections. The filename
of the currently opened system configuration file displays
in the lower - left corner of the
screen. The mode (either on
- line or off - line) displays in the lower - right corner of the screen.
Note If the computer is on - line with the Trunking Master Controller when CStrunk is
started, the on - line configuration file will automatically be opened for editing in
CStrunk. If the computer is off
- line, no file will be opened, and the filename will be
" New " .
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Menu Selection Using the Computer Keyboard
1. Use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys on the computer keyboard to move the cursor
from one menu
to another on the menu bar. The currently selected menu will be
highlighted.
2. Press the ENTER key or DOWN cursor key to open the selected menu. Figure 1 - 2
shows the opened File menu, for example.
3. Use the UPDOWN cursor keys to highlight a menu item, then press the ENTER key
to select it.
4. Press the ESCAPE key to cancel a selection. Press ESCAPE again to close a menu
and return to the menu bar.
Help File Trunks Intercoms Status Sort Screen Log Options Master
Open Existing File
Create New File
Save
to File
Clear All Chg Flags
Set All Chg Flags
Exit to DOS
File: On - Line Mode: On - Line
Figure 1 - 2. Typical CStrunk Menu (File Menu Shown)
The function keys also drop down menus from the menu bar as follows:
F1 Help
F2 Files
F3
Trunks
F4 Intercoms
F5 Status
F6 Sort
FV* Screen
F8
Log
F9 Options
F10 Master
* This menu is accessible only during certain editing procedures.

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Menu Selection Using a Mouse
You must install the mouse and its software prior to running CStrunk. Follow the instructions
that came with your mouse. If there
is a choice, install your mouse as a MicrosoftB
compatible mouse.
Note If your mouse does not work, the CStrunk com port setting for communication with
the Trunking Master Controller may be incorrect. (CStrunk may be trying to
communicate with the Trunking Master Controller using the port to which your mouse
is connected.) To change the com port setting, see Options Menu, page 3 - 4.
To use a mouse with CStrunk:
1. From the CStrunk menu bar, point and click the left mouse button on a menu to open it.
2. Point and click the left mouse button on a menu item to select that item.
3. To cancel a selection, click on any selectable item with the right mouse button. To close
a menu and return to the menu bar, click on any menu item with the right mouse button.
CSTRUNK EDITING SCREENS
Figure 1 - 3 shows a typical editing screen in CStrunk. This screen contains two windows. The
window at the
left is an edit table to confgure trunks. This table has several columns in which
you enter information to configure the trunks. The window at the right is a pick list from which
you can pick items to insert into the edit table as you configure the Trunking Master Controller.
Some pick lists open up into sub
lists when you pick items.
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Movement in Editing Screens Using the Computer Keyboard
ESCAPE Key
TAB Key
Exits a sub list or menu item and returns you to the previous
screen.
Moves the cursor from one window to another. The border
around the currently selected window will be highlighted.
SHIFT+TAB Keys Moves the cursor back into the previous window.
Cursor Keys
(T \1 + t) Move the cursor within the current window. Some tables and
pick lists may
also have scroll buttons (7) like the one shown
in Figure
1 - 3; use the UPDOWN cursor keys (? \1) to scroll
the screen and view additional items.
ENTER Key Enters information that you have typed into a field, and moves
the cursor to the next field or line. Enters the currently selected
item in a pick list into the currently selected position
in an edit
table in another window.
"+'I key on numeric keypad Inserts the currently selected item in a pick list into the
currently selected position in
an edit table, and then advances
the cursor to the next row
of the edit table.
Movement in Editing Screens Using a Mouse
Click on any item in an edit table to select the edit table. Move the cursor over a pick list to
select it. The border around the currently selected window will be highlighted. Clicking on an
item
in a pick list will insert that item into the currently selected position in an edit table.
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