Programming instructions

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DXP Plus Programming Instructions
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Translating The DXP Data Base
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Turn on your PC and load the Windows software.
Select the VMMI program from the Windows menu screen.
From the VMMI window, select the FILE pull-down menu.
From the File pull-down menu, select Open. System default conditions cause the VMMI program to
search for all *.DXP files in the VMMI directory; however, you may need to type the path location
and DOS file name of the DXP database that you wish to translate.
From the Open Data Base File window, select the database for translation, and OK your choice.
Select a file location for the translated database and OK your selection The Select Board Type
window opens.
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Use the Select Board Type window to describe the board configuration of the DXP database that
you are translating.
(a) Make a record of the DXP’s physical board configuration. You can use the configuration record
that you recorded using IMI40-089, Configuring The DXP Hardware. Or you can create a
reference chart by entering product codes in the following table.
(b) Using your charted information, answer the prompts on the Select Board Type window. The
prompts first asks for all installed station boards beginning with the DXP’s left-most universal
slot in the main cabinet. The prompts then ask for all installed line boards beginning with the
DXP’s right-most slot in the main cabinet.
When a slot in the original DXP contains an auxiliary board, select the No Board response.
When the prompt asks for a station board but a line board occupies that slot in the original DXP,
select the No Board response.
When the prompt asks for a line board but a station board occupies that slot in the original DXP,
select the No Board response.
When you finish listing the board configuration, OK your selections.
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