Macros
6-5
Create New Macro
Places the name of the new macro in a directory, then places the
digits following the macro name into a storage area in memory.
• A new macro is a macro with a name that has not been used before.
• The digits that are stored in memory are shown below as Command, in the
command form section. Command may be either a control command, or the
name of another macro.
• If you are storing a control command, do not forget to include the control
command's password. In other words, the command stored into a macro
must be a complete, executable command or macro.
Command Form:
Command Form
Create New Macro (PW) 20 (macro name, command) *
Acknowledgment: Sends OK
Errors:
Error Meaning
? err 1 too few digits entered
? name used macro name already exists in the directory
? dir full directory is filled with the maximum number of
macros
? too big the command being entered for storage
exceeds the storage area allowed for a macro
Default Condition: No Macros exist
Examples:
Assume we wish to create a macro that turns ON Logic Output #1. The control
command would be:
(PW) 70 1 *
Since we do not wish to disclose the password to our users, we can simply
place this command into a macro. Let’s call the macro 6A (assume our users
have 16-button DTMF keyboards). Enter the following: