7. Operation
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7-1
7.1. Any-to-Any Mode
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7-1
7.1.1. Port Connection and Disconnection
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7-1
7.1.1.1. Connecting Ports
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7-1
7.1.1.2. Disconnecting Ports
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7-2
7.1.2. Defining Hunt Groups
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7-3
7.2. Passive Mode
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7-4
7.3. Buffer Mode
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7-4
7.3.1. Reading Data from Buffer Mode Ports
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7-5
7.3.2. Port Buffers
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7-5
7.4. Modem Mode
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7-6
8. Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters
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8-1
8.1. Sending Parameters to a File
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8-1
8.2. Restoring Saved Parameters
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8-2
9. Command Reference Guide
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9-1
9.1. Command Conventions
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9-1
9.2. Command Response
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9-2
9.3. Command Summary
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9-3
9.4. Command Set
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9-4
Appendices:
A. RS232 Port Interface......................................Apx-1
B. Specifications ..........................................Apx-2
C. Customer Service ........................................Apx-3
Index .................................................Index-1
List of Figures
2.1. Instrument Front Panel (Model APS-16 Shown)
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2-1
2.2. Instrument Back Panel (Model APS-16)
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2-2
2.3. Instrument Back Panel (Model APS-8)
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2-2
2.4. Instrument Back Panel (Model APS-4)
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2-2
3.1. The Supervisor Level Help Screen
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3-3
3.2. The Port Status Screen (Model APS-16; Defaults Shown)
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3-4
4.1. Terminal Block Assembly (DC Units Only)
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4-1
4.2. APS Application Example (Model APS-16 Shown)
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4-5
5.1. Port Configuration Menu (Port 2 Shown)
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5-5
5.2. Port Parameters Menu (Modem Mode)
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5-7
5.3. The Copy Port Parameters Menu
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5-9
6.1. The Port Status Screen (Supervisor Mode, APS-16 Shown)
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6-1
6.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen (APS-16 Shown)
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6-2
6.3. The Port Parameters Screen
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6-4
A.1. RS232 Port Interface
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Apx-1
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