Saving A Configuration - Tait TB8100 User Manual

Saving a Configuration

Programming a Base Station
44 Part C: Basic Tasks
When you read a configuration and the base station
Important:
cannot detect its PA or PMU, it is unable to provide the
configuration settings that are stored in the module. The Service Kit
fills in the gaps by providing default settings. If this occurs, you might
subsequently overwrite the module's settings with defaults that are unsuitable
for your system. Before re-programming the base station, check and edit these
default settings. They include alarm thresholds and the auxiliary power output
configuration.
The Reading dialog box displays progress and gives you the option of
canceling the process. The title bar displays the name of the configuration
file. Any changes you make and save will be saved to this file. (If the title bar
displays 'Untitled.t8c,' you need to specify a file name when you save your
changes.)
You can now click Configure to view the current configuration settings, make
any configuration changes, and save the configuration settings to a file. You can
also put the base station into Standby mode and program it with the new
settings.
It is a good idea to regularly save your current configuration settings as you
work on them. You should also save them when you program them into a base
station. In this way, you have a backup. The Service Kit can automatically use
this to quickly load the settings if you need to read them again. It is also available
in case the base station fails or its memory becomes corrupt.
To save configuration settings
1. After making any changes to configuration settings, click OK to confirm
them.
2. Select File > Save or click Save.
If the configuration settings are already named, they are saved. If not, the
Save Configuration File dialog box appears and you must continue as
follows:
3. Enter a name for the configuration file into the File name box.
4. If you want to save the configuration file somewhere other than in the
Configurations folder, alter the default path.
5. Click Save. The name you provided appears on the title bar.
To change a base station's configuration settings, you must make the changes
using the Service Kit, and program them into the base station. Programming
only affects the settings that you can view after clicking Configure.
To program a base station
1. Log on to the base station (if you aren't already).
2. Click Mode and put the base station into Standby mode.
3. Check that the current configuration settings displayed in the Service Kit are
what you want. Click OK to confirm this.
4. Select File > Save to create a copy of the configuration settings as a file in
the Configurations folder.
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