Start-up Programming
Introduction
Now you are ready to begin programming. When the B1290 is initially
powered up, it will prompt you to input three parameters which must be
enteredbefore itcan operate—the voicemessages, alistof telephonenum
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bers and the Acknowledge Code. Once these values have been entered,
with itsdefault settings, the unit will function asa straight telephone dialer
when an alarm is present. If you require the B1290 to perform more ad
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vanced functions, continue on to the chapter where the Program Codes are
explained in detail.
Before youstart programming, there are a few points with whichyou must
be familiar. First, although it is possible to program the B1290 remotely by
callingitupoverthe telephone line,itisassumedthatwhenyou initiallyin
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stalltheunityouwillbeusingalocalprogrammingphone. TheB1290must
be programmed with a phone which sends DTMF tones (Touch Tone); it
will not recognize the signals from a phone which sends dial pulses.
The B1290 is designed to be user friendly. When you listen in the earpiece
of the programming phone, you will hear spoken messages. These are
called voice“prompts”, and theytell you whatinformation the B1290is ex-
pecting you to enter. Whenever you program a new value, the B1290 will
immediately speak that parameter back to you, so you will know right
away whether the codewas enteredcorrectly. You canchange a parameter
as many times as you like before going on to the next one. If you make a
mistake, such as entering a value outside the range for that parameter, the
B1290 will immediately let you know by announcing Error. And if you get
confused,justhangupthe phoneand startagain. The B1290will startagain
at the beginning when you pick up the handset.
The otherfeature you need to know is howto enter data. If you wereenter
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inginformation froma keyboard or other terminal, you woulduse the“En
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ter” key or a “Carriage Return”. A telephone does not have this key, so we
substitute the code ÞÞ for “Enter”. The two “stars” (asterisks) must be
entered one after the other, with no more than one second between the be
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ginning of the first digit and the beginning of the second. This is a much
longer time than most people think, and there is no need to rush when en
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tering the code. If you enter the digits too fast, the telephone will only rec
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ognize one Þ. You may get an Error message if this happens or else the
B1290 will ignorethe entry and wait for another ÞÞ. The ÞÞ code is used
throughout the programming sequence to enter information or proceed to
the next step. With practice you will soon determine the correct speed.
Where the # digit is used in a DTMF code or a telephone number it must be
entered astwo # digits. For example, the DTMFcode #2# would be entered
as ##2##.
18 Getting Started
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