Summary of Contents for Alpha Communications TekTone Tek-MMARS II NC386B
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Management Monitoring And Reporting System for use with the Tek-CARE NC300 & NC300II Nurse Call Systems ® Operation, Installation and Service Manual Distributed by: ® Alpha Communications 42 Central Drive Farmingdale, NY 11735-1202 Phone: (631) 777-5500 Fax: (631) 777-5599 Website: www.AlphaCommunications.com Email: info@alphacommunications.com...
A Word about ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) What Is It? Static electricity is a result of triboelectric charging of two dissimilar nonconductive materials that are rubbed together, such as rubbing your feet on a carpet on a cold winter day or in a dry climate. The resulting charge is detected when you reach out to touch a doorknob or some other metallic object.
System Introduction Tek-MMARS II is a Management, Monitoring and Reporting System designed to work ® with the microprocessor-based Tek-CARE NC300 & NC300II nurse call systems. ® Tek-MMARS II provides the following functions. ® Management and Reports: Tek-MMARS II monitors and stores patient and staff activity. All nurse call system ®...
System Operating Instructions Tek-MMARS II, a Microsoft Windows -based system, produces standard reporting ® ® ® that provides valuable information to evaluate and optimize staff time. The information contained in these reports also provides accountability information to the facility for each zone, room, type of call and time period.
System Operating Instructions Accessing Tek-MMARS II Reports via an Internal Network Connection ® If the Tek-MMARS II system is connected to an internal network, Tek-MMARS II reports ® ® may be accessed from another computer connected to the same network. To Launch Reporting from another computer, open Microsoft Internet Explorer and ®...
System Installation Read the following instructions concerning system equipment, and determine installation methods before proceeding. • Determine equipment locations. • Install wiring. • Check wires for shorts and grounds. • Complete installation of nurse call system. • Connect Tek-MMARS II to nurse call system. ®...
Figure 4— Cable Wiring Diagram NC350C series CE (REAR VIEW) Tek-MMARS II PC CT436 NC351(A), NC351(A)/2 CE (REAR VIEW) PM354 PM352 PM352 8 port PCI CARD CT436 DB9 FEMALE CONNECTOR DB25 MALE CONNECTOR PM353 MICROPROCESSOR SERIAL CARD MMARS SYSTEM PCI CARD CT436 SERIAL PORT CHASSIS GROUND...
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System Installation Event Printing—This option allows event printing of calls to be turned on or off. (Factory default is off. Event Printing must be off except while an event printer is connected.) Calls are printed when a check mark appears next to Event Printing. (Individual call types are selected in System Menu—Call Type Setup.)
System Installation Paging Menu Paging Setup (Figure Paging Setup—These options prepare the pager system for input from Tek- MMARS ® Place a check mark in the box beside Paging Enabled to allow assigned pagers to receive pages when calls are placed, and then click the OK button. “Paging Enabled”...
System Installation System—Each pager receives pages from all Tek-CARE NC300 & NC300II nurse ® call systems connected to the Tek-MMARS II system, according to the zones and/ ® or rooms assigned to that pager by Tek-MMARS II. (See Zones Rooms below to ®...
System Installation Database Menu Backup (Figure This option saves the current database and settings on the computer’s hard drive so that it can be backed up to a CD-R disk or another external device. Select Backup in the Database menu and type the desired path and filename to save the backup file.
System Installation System Database Repair Instructions The Database Repair Functions are used to restore a backup of the Tek-MMARS ® database or to create a completely new blank database. WARNING: If a database backup is not performed prior to performing Restore Database or New Database, all events and settings in the current data- base will be lost.
System Installation System Test Instructions Start System 1. Ensure all affiliated Tek-CARE NC300 & NC300II systems are active and con- ® nected according to the wiring diagram in Figure 2. Turn on the Tek-MMARS II computer. ® 3. Turn on the printer (if connected). After Windows XP finishes loading on the Tek-MMARS II computer, double-click on ®...