Page 10 VRC2000 Installation and Operations Manual
Technical or Setup Assistance
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The VRC2000 is controlled and set up with DTMF tones. You can use any
standard DTMF telephone in either the local or remote modes to set up and
program the VRC2000.
If you are unfamiliar with the VRC2000’s operation and set-up procedures, read
this section of the manual thoroughly. Experienced VRC2000 users may wish to
refer to the setup worksheets in Appendix H: Setup Worksheets (Page 117).
The set-up process is fast and easy if you use the Setup VRC2000 software or
VRC-Win software now available from Gentner Communications. These
software packages will run on any 100-percent IBM-compatible PC that is
equipped with a 100-percent Hayes-compatible modem. The Setup VRC2000
software is a menu-driven DOS-based program that greatly simplifies and speeds
up this process. The VRC-Win software is Windows®-based, simplifying things
further through the point-and-click user interface. These software are especially
useful for owners who have never set up a VRC2000 before. Refer to Appendix
C: Accessories (Page 100) for more information about the Setup VRC2000
software and VRC-Win software.
The set-up procedure will take substantial time if you plan to use a standard
DTMF telephone. It is very important that you thoroughly understand the
operation of the VRC2000 as well as the electrical parameters of the equipment
you plan to control with the VRC2000 before you begin the set-up process. The
better you understand the system and the more you plan ahead, the easier the
set-up process will be.
Planning is vital to successful and error-free programming of the VRC2000. You
can always change the parameters for any VRC2000 channel after you have set
up the channel, but a little planning will help you make more efficient use of the
set-up process.
Refer to the worksheets in Appendix H: Setup Worksheets (Page 117).
Programming is straightforward if you use these worksheets, and have them in
front of you while setting up your VRC2000.
MANUAL NOTE:
In instances where the VRC2000 responds verbally, the VRC2000’s verbiage will
be set off by a bullet (•) and printed in SMALL CAPS. Numbers and phrases you
should send back to the VRC2000 with your DTMF keypad will be offset with a
telephone icon (
☎
) and quotation marks (“ ”).
VRC2000 Word List
The VRC2000’s special electronic speech package allows the system to talk
in plain English to you over any dial-up telephone line. This speech package
has a vocabulary of almost 800 words. The VRC2000 will say whatever is
desired in response to commands, sign-ons, sign-offs, metering requests, etc.
For example
• HELLO. THIS IS THE AM TRANSMITTER. PLEASE ENTER ACCESS CODE.
Or the VRC2000 can respond to a particular command with
• COMMAND CHANNEL TWO. MAIN POWER, RAISE.
VRC2000
Setup
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