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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USING HELP
F1 Key
Key Words
Scroll Buttons
Calls context
- sensitive help from within CStrunk. Context
sensitive means the help screens will provide information about
the currently selected menu or menu item.
Certain words may be highlighted in a help screen. Select
these words with the UP/DOWN/LEFT'/RIGHT cursor keys,
then press the ENTER key to get additional help.
Or, if you
are using a mouse, click on the key word for additional help.
Some help topics may take more than one screen. In such cases,
there
will be a highlighted scroll button near the bottom of the
screen. When there
is a scroll button present, use the DOWNNP
cursor keys to scroll down or up. Or, click on the scroll button if
you are using a mouse. If you scroll beyond the end of the help
topic, the cursor
will automaticallyreturn to the beginning of the
topic.
BACK SPACE Key Returns you to the previous help screen.
ESCAPE Key Returns you to
CStrunk.
CREATING/EDITING CONFIGURATION FILES
If the computer is on - line with the Trunking Master Controller when CStrunk is started, the
on
- line configuration file is automatically opened for editing. To create a new file or edit an
existing configuration other than the on - line configuration, select one of two options from the
File menu:
Open Existing File This opens a configuration file that is already on disk.
If you
have done any editing before selecting this option, you will be
prompted to save your work or send it to the Trunking Master
Controller before a new file
is opened. You will also be asked
" What Would You Like To Do With Change Flags " . See the
Change Flag description, page 1
- 8.
Create New File This clears all settings and creates a blank Trunking Master
Controller configuration. If you have done any editing before
selecting this option, you will be prompted to save your work
or send it to
the Trunking Master Controller before all settings
are cleared. You
will also be asked " What Would You Like To
Do With Change Flags " . See the Change Flag description, page
1-8.
If, after creating a new file or editing a file on disk, you wish to make changes to the on - line
trunking configuration file, select
" Open On - Line " from the " Master " menu.
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EDITING A CONFIGURATION
Once you have selected one of the above file options, you may edit the opened file using the
editing procedures described in Section
2 of this manual.
SAVING YOUR CHANGES
When you are finished creating a new configuration or editing an existing configuration, save
your changes using the
" Save to File " option on the File menu.
ACTIVATING A NEW FILE OR SENDING CHANGES
To send your changes to the Trunking Master Controller, use one of two options on the
" Master " menu:
Activate Chgs
Send File
Active only when you have modified the on
- line file. This
option sends all the changes which have been made since the
last time the file was saved or sent to the Trunking Master
Controller.
Active only when CStrunk
is in communication with the
Trunking Master Controller, but editing a file other than the
on - line file. This option sends only those items that have
change flags set. To send the entire contents of
a file, first
select
" Set All Chg Flags " from the File menu. See the Change
Flag description on page
1 - 8 for further information about the
use of change flags.
QUITTINGCSTRUNK
To quit CStrunk when you are finished cditing, select " Exit to DOS " from the File menu and
then press the
ENTER key. If you have not saved your changes, CStrunk will ask you if you
want to do this.
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CHANGE FLAGS
Whenever you open a new file or create a new file, you will first see the following prompt:
What would you like to do with Change Flags?
Set All Chg Flags? Leave Chg Flags? Clear All Chg Flags?
Change flags are used by CStrunk to determine what items should be downloaded to the
Trunking Master Controller when a file is sent. Only those items that have change flags
turned on (set) will be sent.
Selecting
" Set All Chg Flags " will turn on all change flags in the file that
you are currently editing. If you send the file to the Trunking Master Controller after
selecting this option, the current Trunking Master Controller configuration will be completely
overwritten by the new configuration.
Selecting
" Leave Chg Flags " will leave all change flags on that are currently
on and will leave all change flags off that are currently off. Only those items that have
change flags set would be sent to the Trunking Master Controller during a download,
resulting in only a partial modification of the current Trunking Master Controller
configuration.
Selecting
" Clear All Chg Flags will turn off all change flags in the file
that you are currently editing. If you then tried to send the file to the Trunking Master
Controller,
it would have no effect.
As you make changes to a Trunking Master Controller configuration file, a change flag is
automatically set for each item that you change.
Change flags can be used in three ways to create various configuration changes:
1. If you are on
- line with the Trunking Master Controller and editing the on - line
configuration, change flags will automatically be set for any items that you change.
Selecting " Activate Chgs " from the " Master " menu will download all items with
change flags set.
2. If you want to completely over - write the current Trunking Master Controller
configuration with a new configuration, open the new configuration.file, then select
" Set All Chg Flags " . This will assure that all items in the file are sent. Now send the
file using the " Send File " command on the " Master " menu.
3. The " Send File " command can also be used to make periodic updates to the Trunking
Master Controller using files that you prepared previously. Only the items that you
wish to change
will be sent, which means that updating can proceed much more
quickly than
if you send an entire configuration file. Here is how periodic updating
works:
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Set up a basic, or starting, Trunking Master Controller configuration. You can
base this file on a previously existing configuration file by selecting
" Open
Existing
File " from the File menu. Or, you can make a completely new file by
selecting
" Create New File " from the File menu. Whichever method you use,
just make sure that you select
" Set All Chg Flags " when prompted.
Go ahead and configure the Trunking Master Controller as you want it to
operate at the start. When your starting configuration is completed, save it to
file. Again, select
" Set All Chg Flags " when prompted (in case you
inadvertently turned off any change flags while editing).
Send your configuration to the Trunking Master Controller using the
" Send
File
" command in the " Master " menu. Since all the change flags are set, the
entire configuration file will be sent, and the current Trunking Master
Controller configuration will be entirely overwritten. Your basic configuration
is now in place.
Prepare your first update file: Using the
" Save to File " command on the File
menu, save your basic configuration to a new file with a new name. Select
" Clear All Chg Flags " when prompted.
Go ahead and make any changes that you want to put into effect during
updating. As you make your changes, the change flags for those items will
automatically be set.
Again, save your update file to
disk, but select " Leave Chg Flags " when
prompted.
Prepare any additional update files that you need by saving the PREVIOUS
UPDATE FILE with a new name. As before, select
" Clear All Chg Flags "
before you start editing the new file, and select " Leave All Chg Flags " when
you save or re
- open the file.
To send your first update, open the desired update file. Always select
" Leave
Chg Flags
" when opening your update files. Then select " Send File " from the
" Master " menu. Only those items that have change flags set will be sent.
Continue to make periodic updates as needed by sending new update files. To
return to your basic configuration at
any time, simply send your basic
configuration file to the Trunking Master Controller. Just remember when
opening your basic configuration or
any update files, always select " Leave Chg
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SECTION 2
EDITING PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION
The following editing procedures are arranged in the general order that you would typically
use them when creating a new trunking configuration
file.
ASSIGNING NAMES FOR INTERCOM SYSTEMS
From the Yntercomsl' menu, select " Names " . The edit screen for intercom names should
appear (Figure 2
- 1). Up to 12 intercom systems can be connected to the Trunking Master
Controller,
so CStrunk lets you assign up to 12 intercom system names. Names can be any
combination of up to four characters.
Note The "Icm" numbers are not the actual hardware ports on the Trunking Master
Controller. They are just arbitrary numbers that CStrunk associates with each
intercom name.
As you will see in a moment, any intercom name can be " mapped "
to any port of the Trunking Master Controller. For now, enter names of intercom
systems in any order that you wish.
Help File Trunks Intercoms Status Sort Screen Log Options Master
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Figure 2 - 1. Intercom Name Assignment

ASSIGNING INTERCOM SYSTEMS TO PORTS OF THE TRUNKING
MASTER CONTROLLER
1. From the " Intercoms " menu, select "Setup". The port setup screen should appear
(Figure
2 - 2). For each intercom system that you have named, position the cursor in
the
" Baud " column, and press the SPACE BAR to set the baud rate. The default
baud rate for
all intercom systems is 76.8K baud. 9600 baud should only be
selected when a port
of the Trunking Master Controller is linked to a remote
intercom system over a modem.
2. For each intercom system, position the cursor in the " Port " column, and enter the
actual hardware port number that the intercom system is connected
to on the
Trunking Master Controller.
Note CStrunk will not allow you to assign the same port number to more than one
intercom system.
To erase a port assignment so that it can be used elsewhere,
position the cursor over the port number and press the SPACE BAR.
In the
example below, the Port
8 assignment was erased from Icm 8 so that it could be
used for Icm
5.
Help File Trunks Intercoms Status Sort Screen Log Options Master
Intercom Setup Data
Changed 4 11
File: On - Line Mode: On - Line
Figure 2-2. Intercom Port Setup
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DOWNLOADING PORT ASSIGNMENTS AND VERIFYING
CONNECTIONS
1. From the " Master " menu, select " Activate Chgs " .
2 Verify that all defined matrices are now communicating with the Trunking Master
Controller: From the
" Status " menu, select " Intercom " . The status screen should
display the type and
status of each connected intercom system (Figure 2 - 3). In the
example,
all defhled intercom systems except HUB are now conlnlunicating with
the Trunking Master Controller. Possible causes of a " Bad Off' indication are an
incorrect port assignment, an incorrect baud rate setting, a deactivated intercom
-
system, or a disconnected/miswired cable from the intercom system to
Trunking Master Controller.
Help File Trunks Intercoms Status Sort Screen Log Options Master
i Icm Confiauration 1
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10
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Alpha
Ok CS9700
Ok CS9600
Bad Off
Ok CS9500
Ok CS9500
Bad Off
Bad Off
Bad Off
Bad Off
Bad Off
Bad Off
Bad Off
Mode : On - Line
Figure 2-3. Verifying Intercorn System Status
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DEFINING THE TRUNKS
1. From the " Trunks " menu, select " Defs for All " '. The Trunks pick list should
appear (Figure
2 - 4). You can define up to 999 trunk lines. In actual practice,
however,
you will probably never use more than 50 - 100 maximum. The trunks
have been divided into blocks of 50 for convenience. Selecting " Trunks 1 - 50 "
will cause a setup screen for these trunks to appear (Figure 2 - 5).
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I For All Intercoms
Trunks 1 - 50
Trunks 101 - 150
Trunks 151
- 200
Trunks 251 - 300
Trunks
Trunks 51 - 100
Trunks 201 - 250
Trunks 301 - 350
Trunks 351
- 400
Trunks
401
- 450
hunks 451 - 500
Trunks 551 - 600
hunks 601
- 650
hunks 651
- 700
Trunks 701
- 750
hunks 751 - 800
Trunks 501 - 550
Trunks
801 - 850
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Figure 2 - 4. The Trunks Pick List
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If you had already defined some trunks and now wished to edit the trunks to/from a
particular intercom system, you could select
" Defs for Icom " from the " Trunks " menu
instead
of " Defs for All " .
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Note The following steps define a method for setting up trunks using the pick lists for
the various intercom systems. This is only a suggested method.
In actual practice,
you could also type in the names and port numbers to define
trunks if you wished.
In order to set up the trunks, you will need to have a list of the audio ports that
have been interconnected between the various intercom systems.
2. Define one end of the first trunk:
a) Position the cursor in the " Port " column for Trunk #l.
b) TAB to the matrix pick list at the right side of the screen, and select the
matrix where the port is located (or click on a matrix with a mouse).
In the
example in Figure
2 - 6, matrix " TGB " has been selected, and the pick lists
for that intercom system have been uploaded. Since
trunk lines are always
connected to ports, you would select
" Ports " to get a pick list of ports for
matrix
" TGB " (Figure 2 - 7).
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3.
c> When you select a port and press the ENTER key (or click on a port with
a mouse)
CStrunk automatically inserts the intercom system and port
number into the
trunk assignment table. In the example in Figure 2 - 7, port
NO01 was selected. Press the ESCAPE key twice to close the " Ports For
TGB " pick list and return to the " Select Intercom " pick list.
Help File Trunks Intercoms Status Sort Screen Log Options Master
Trunk Line Assior
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NO01
NO 02
NO 03
NO04
NO05
NO06
NO07
NO09
NO10
NO11
NO12
NO13
NO14
NO15
NO1 6
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Figure 2 - 7. Defining the First End of a Trunk
Define the other end of the first trunk. Position the cursor in the " Ports " column
directly under the first assignment, then select the port on the second intercom
system
to which the first intercom system port is connected. In the example in
Figure
2 - 8, port NO15 on matrix " JHP " was selected.
Help File Trunks Intercoms Status Sort Screen Log Options Master
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File: On - Line Made: On - Line
Figure 2 - 8. Defining the Second End of a Trunk
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