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ATL ATU Telex Unit Operation And Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Telex Unit (ATU)
  • Page 2 OPERATION & INSTALLATION MANUAL Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of ATL Telecom Ltd. No liability is accepted for any consequential losses resulting from errors or omissions from this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ATL Telecom Telex Unit (ATU) OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL CONTENTS: CE COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS EMC WARNING STATEMENTS INTRODUCTION INSTALLATION STEPS HOST SIDE CONNECTION DETAILS CONFIGURATION LED DISPLAY USER RESPONSIBILITIES ATL Part No. 1/267/000/610 ISSUE 4 March 2003...
  • Page 4 ATL TELEX UNIT (UK) : CE COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS NOTE: The information contained in this document is supplied without liability for errors or omissions. ATL Telecom Limited reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice.

  • Page 5: Emc Warning Statements

    MANUFACTURERS DECLARATION* ATL Telecom Ltd declares that this product is in conformity with the essential requirements of the ‘R&TTE directives 1999/5/EC’ *A copy of the Declaration of Conformity is available upon request...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION The ATL Telex Unit (ATU) enables a computer, word processor, or other intelligent device to operate as a telex terminal, and thus send and receive messages over the national and international telex network. The computer or word processor to which the Telex Unit is connected is referred to as the Host equipment.

  • Page 7: Installation Steps

    2. INSTALLATION STEPS (i) Preliminary Check the mains voltage shown on the rear panel. Check the paperwork accompanying the Telex Unit to ensure that, (a) the serial number corresponds (b) the answerback is correct (c) the host interface baud rate and mode are correct (see section 4). No attempt should be made to install a Telex Unit if an error is suspected.

  • Page 8: Host Side Connection Details

    (v) Reset of Telex Unit Check that the all LED's on the Telex Unit light within 5 seconds of the mains power being connected or the RESET button being pressed. Check that the host equipment is powered up. Send the Reset Command (ASCII characters ESCAPE A) from the host equipment to the Telex Unit and check that the RUN LED is still lit, and the host LED's are extinguished.
  • Page 9 Flow Control by XON/XOFF The flow of data in each direction is controlled by the inclusion of control characters in the data. The characters used are Enable Input (XON, ASCII DC 1) and Disable Input (XOFF, ASCII DC3). The characters can be sent at any time and are not restricted to use only during data transfer.

  • Page 10: Configuration

    4. CONFIGURATION Configuring the ATL Telex Unit The ATL Telex Unit is configured by changing the various options in the unit's software configuration menu accessed from a terminal session through the Host port. This section contains a complete list of all current options for both Host and Printer configuration.
  • Page 11 configuration. However, the terminal or computer that you may be using to configure the Telex Unit may itself require other interface signals to be present. The user or Host program must key in (ESC) Z1 to invoke the configuration facility. On successful entry the user may key in parameters indicating the required selections.
  • Page 12 Shows which printer has been selected for connection on the Auxiliary Port. Note: ATL will only provide support for its own brand of Baudot or ASCII Monitor Printers. The current Ascom Baudot Printer is known as a model 1040 and the current Ascom ASCII Printer is known as a model 1030.
  • Page 13 The Generic option is an unsupported choice. It is provided to allow users the option of attaching a printer of their own choice. Printer Speed (H) Shows the speed of the printer interface. Printer Data Bits (I) Shows the number of bits in a byte over the printer interface. Printer Stop Bits (J) Shows the number of stop bits in a byte over the printer interface.

  • Page 14: Led Display

    Display Complete Configuration (Y) Used when in prompted mode for displaying the complete configuration table from the beginning. Exit Configuration (Z) To exit configuration in both permanent change and temporary change mode. Activating the changes After making changes to the configuration and exit from the configuration menu, it is necessary to action the new parameters in the non-volatile memory.

  • Page 15: User Responsibilities

    USER RESPONSIBILITIES TELEX LINE AND STANDBY TELEPRINTER CONNECTION The UK Telex line is connected to pins 1 and 6 and the standby teleprinter should be connected to pins 2 and 5. Any cabling used to connect a standby teleprinter to the ATU should not cause the dc resistance from the standby teleprinter socket through the ATU to the ATU BS6312 Line plug to be greater than 5Ω.
  • Page 16 INFORMATION CONTAINED THIS DOCUMENT CONFIDENTIAL TO ATL TELECOM LTD. AND MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED OR REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT THEIR WRITTEN CONSENT. © ATL TELECOM LTD. 2003...