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them to. To record them, enter the commands and speak the messages shown below. For more
information about recording tracks, see the "Recording Tracks" section above.
Command 171 250 D or unkey "Please record your message now"
Command 171 251 D or unkey "Your message is stored"
Command 171 252 D or unkey "Message erased"
(track 253 is not used)
Command 171 254 D or unkey "Who is your message for?"
Command 171 255 D or unkey "There are no messages."
Command 171 256 D or unkey "There is mail for..."
If you want to see how your messages sound, you can play most of them by entering Command
171 250 <unkey> (for track 250). Message 256 can not be checked this way, so record it and
don't worry about checking it until you try out Command 175..178. If you want to erase one of
these tracks so you can record it again, enter Command 174 250 <unkey> (to erase track 250).
After recording these messages, the DVR is ready for use. Flip through the manual and try all
of the commands until you are comfortable with them. If you want to erase all of your
messages and start over, you can erase them with Command 174 or you can unplug the DVR
and controller for several seconds, then power them back up (and wait for the DVR to finish its
memory test).
The Serial Interface:
The DVR includes a serial port for interfacing to a serial terminal or a computer running
terminal software. This connection is not needed for normal operation, but it does provide
some capabilities that are not available otherwise. Some of these are:
The messages in the DVR can be downloaded to a computer with a hard drive for
backup, including the public and private mailboxes. In the event that both the main and
backup power supplies fail and the DVR's memory is erased or you have to power down
to install a software upgrade, you will be able to restore all of your messages. When the
messages are downloaded, it is also relatively easy to edit out dead space at the
beginning and end of messages. Please note that because the DVR has such a large
amount of storage and because serial port transfers are relatively slow, that downloading
takes a very long time, like overnight. It can also take up to twice as much space on the
hard drive as the amount of memory you have installed in the DVR.
A "software oscilloscope" function lets you view a graphical representation of what is
stored in any one of the slots. This feature is not real-time and requires that your serial
terminal or terminal emulation software supports ANSI cursor control commands (most
do). This feature is useful for checking how much of the range of the analog to digital
converter is being used.
A status display lets you check how much storage time is used for each message and
mailbox. This can help you know what you should delete when the memory gets full.
If you have connected a terminal or computer to your RLC-CLUB, all you have to do is unplug
the cable from the RLC-CLUB and plug it into the DVR. The default setting is 9600 baud,
N81, the same as the default for the RLC-CLUB. If you do not already have a cable and your
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