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10.3 The Menu Bar
The menu bar provides access to each of the programs sub-menus. The
icons below the menu bar are used to open, save, and print subscriber
Account Templates and perform various actions with the PERS-4200
Console.
Drop-down Menu Items and Icons
The sub-menus that can be accessed from the Menu Bar are:
File
NEW
Opens a blank Account Template. The common Console default values are
already fi lled in.
OPEN
Loads a saved Account Template into the RA4200 workspace. Only one
Account Template can be open at a time in the RA4200 workspace.
SAVE
Saves the open Account Template to the hard drive. A warning dialog will be
displayed if the template will overwrite the existing fi le.
PRINT / PREVIEW
Opens the account information print preview window to allow printing of
the active Account Template. Shows what will be printed on the screen with
options to zoom in or print the document. Resulting printout is the entire
content of the Account Template fi le and the Console’s event log in text
format.
EXIT
Closes the RA4200 program. If the Account Template has changed, you will
be asked if you want to save it.
Communication
CONNECT
Opens the Send/Receive window. Uses the telephone number and
password from the open template. Sets up and starts a modem or COM
port (local with USB) connection.
DISCONNECT
Terminates the connection between the RA4200 program and the
PERS-4200 Console.
GET CONSOLE
Retrieves the Account Template from the PERS-4200 Console that is
currently connected to the RA4200 program.
GET LOG
Retrieves the Event Log from the PERS-4200 Console that is currently
connected to the RA4200 program.
SET CONSOLE
Sends the Account Template from the RA4200 program to the PERS-4200
Console that is currently connected.
CONSOLE TIME
Opens the Set Time window. This function can be used to set the date and
time or get the date and time of the Console currently connected to the
program. Daylight saving time can be enabled or disabled, and the start and
end weeks of daylight saving time can be adjusted.
Tools
CLEAR EVENT LOG
Deletes the logged events from the connected PERS-4200 Console.
TEST IP REPORTING
Sends a test IP message from the Console to the central station. Requires
a modem or USB connection to the Console, and an Internet connection.
IMPORT OR EXPORT FILE VIEWER
For reading the content of an *.ra3 export fi le, or an *.ra5 import fi le.
EXPORT FILE TO VOICE GATEWAY
Creates an *.ra3 export fi le from the template that is currently open in the
RA4200 and send it to the Linear Voice Gateway (LVG) server. This feature
requires an internet connection. The LVG server supplies the fi le to Console
via the Console’s cellular module.
RETRIEVE IMPORT FILE FROM VOICE GATEWAY
Retrieves an *.ra5 import fi le from the Linear Voice Gateway (LVG) server.
This feature requires an internet connection. The LVG server supplies the
fi le to the PC for storage.
MERGE IMPORT (*.RA5 / *.RA6) or EXPORT (*.RA3) FILE
Merges data from an import fi le into the current open template in RA4200.
Open the appropriate template (*.ra1) fi rst before attempting a merge
function. Data from an import fi le will overwrite current input fi elds in the
opened template (be sure to save the template after merging). Merging
an export fi le with the current open template in RA4200 is also allowed
supported.
Toolbox
PANEL FIRMWARE UPDATE (DfuSe)
Opens the download tool which supports upgrading the system and
vocabulary fi rmware of a PERS-4200 Console and the fi rmware of the
UMTS-3G cellular module.
Help
CONTENTS
Opens the help Contents search window. Used for accessing the RA4200
program’s built-in help fi le. Function key F1 also accesses the help fi le.
ABOUT RA4200
Displays the version number of the RA4200 software.