Pc Attendant Console; Hardware Installation - Toshiba STRATA DK14 Installation And Maintenance Manual

PC Attendant Console

The PC attendant console (DK-PCATT) requires a customer-supplied, IBM-compatible PC. A
VGA or SVGA monitor and a COM port dedicated to the PC attendant console is required.
Toshiba recommends the following for the PC attendant console: Pentium processor/100 MHz, 16
MB RAM, 1.44 MB floppy drive, 200 MB hard drive, and a mouse. A tower that sits on the floor
is provides better monitor visibility (as opposed to a desktop model). Microsoft® Windows® 95
software must be resident on the PC. Windows 3.1 will work, but Windows 95 is recommended.
After the PC attendant console is installed in Windows 95, you can find your old
Important!
program groups by clicking the Start button (formally Program Manager) and then
selecting Programs. Your groups appear as folders. To manage files in Windows 95,
click the Start button, select Programs, and then click Windows Explorer (formally
File Manager). Your directories appear as folders.
See Table 11-5 below for Attendant Console Capacities.
Table 11-5 Attendant Console Capacities
RCTUB2, RCTUBA/BB, or B1CU
RCTUC1/D2, RCTUC3/D3, RCTUE2/F3,
B2CAU/BU, B3CAU/BU, or B5CAU/BU
RCTUA1, RCTUA3, RCTUB1, or RCTUC/D1

Hardware Installation

The RATU PCB can support up to four Attendant Consoles in any combination. (See
Installation" on Page
Notes
The maximum distance from the Strata DK to either attendant console is 1000 ft. (303 m).
G
Attendant console cable runs must not have the following:
G
Cable splits (single or double)
G
Cable bridges (of any length)
G
High resistance or faulty cable splices
G
See Chapter 10 – Universal Slot PCB Wiring
G
See Chapter 3 – DK40i Installation
G
secondary protection requirements.
When installing the PC or conventional attendant console cable, do not run the
CAUTION!
cables parallel to AC power if they are within three feet of an AC line. AC
power lines should be crossed at right (90
running station wire pairs near devices that generate electrical noise, such as
neon or fluorescent light fixtures.
Strata DK I&M 6/00
Processor PCB
9-26.)
or Chapter 5 – DK424 Installation
Number of Attendant
Consoles Supported
2
4
0
for attendant console wiring.
for loop length and
°
) angles only. In particular, avoid
Station Apparatus
PC Attendant Console
"RATU
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