Operator`s manual

Model VR240 Audio Logging Recorder
3-10
January 2000
The following menus are used to configure the status printer. If you have not connected a
status printer, these settings should be left at their default values (Line Length: 78; Detailed
Activity Report: CHAN 01: off, Intervals – Summary: None, PRINT: None, NEXT RPT: 00:00).
LineLength
allows you to limit the length of each printed output line to correspond to the
physical characteristics of your printer. The default is 78 characters per line, which is 2 fewer
than the length of most letter size (8-1/2 x 11) printers. (Some printers may count carriage
return or line feed characters as part of a line and skip a line if you set your line length to 80
characters.)
Decrease
reduces the length to a minimum of 78 characters by pressing or holding
the button. (The setting “wraps around” to 132 if you try to reduce the
length below 78.)
Increase
permits a line length of up to 132 characters to be selected by pressing or
holding the button. (The setting “wraps around” to 78 if you try to exceed
132.)
Done
accepts the new length and drops back to the printer configuration menu.
Cancel
drops back to the printer configuration menu without changing the length.
Detail
allows you to configure the printer to show individual “messages.” A new line is printed
whenever a channel is activated automatically (by signal being present) or by the transition of its
squelch input, either from off to on, or from on to off.
Channel
selects the channel for which you wish to activate or deactivate the
message reporting capability. Pressing this button scrolls through all 24
channels and shows their current status on the display. Press the
Channel
soft key to cycle through the channels displayed.
Change
cycles the current status from
Off
to
On
to
Off.
Press the
Change
soft
key to switch each Channel to
On
or
Off
.
Done
accepts any changes you have made and drops back to the previous
menu. Press the
Done
soft key after selecting the desired channel status
(to be included or excluded in the status report printout).
Cancel
drops back to the previous menu without changing the configuration.
Intervals
allows you to select how often channel utilization is summarized, and how often the
summaries are printed. It also gives you an opportunity to select the time of day of the
summary printout. When you hit the
Intervals
soft key, the display shows the current setup as
follows:
Summary
shows you how often the summary data is collected. Possible values are
None, 5, 10, 15, 20,
and
30 minutes, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12,
and
24
hours
. Each summary consists of a single line showing the activity
during the summary interval.