To
login to the ComStream ABR200,
ABR202
ABR202A
model receivers (click on receiver's name
for it's manual), you need a computer
with a free serial port, a serial cable,
and a terminal communications program
such as Windows® HyperTerminal™
or Commo™.
Installation
of the Terminal Communications Program:
We will assume that you are going
to use Commo™ as your terminal
communications program to setup your receiver.
To download a pre-co
nfigured,
shareware version of Commo™, click
here,
and download the file CommoZip.EXE
to your desktop. Once the download is
finished, double click the file to open
it (it's a self-extracting EXE). It will
ask you where you want the files to be
unzipped to, the default "C:\Commo"
directory should be fine, if not, specify
another directory. Once the files have
been extracted, you need to know what
COM port your receiver is plugged into
on your computer. If you're not sure,
you can usually find out by right-clicking
on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop
and choosing properties. When the "System
Properties" window opens, click on
the "Device Manager" tab at
the top. Look for your serial ports and
what COM port they are on as seen in Figure
1.
Note:
Make sure that you are plugged into the
"M & C" port (Monitor
& Control) on the receiver,
and not the "User Data" or "Audio"
ports.
If your COM port is
COM1 then the program is ready to run.
If your COM port is COM2, COM3, or COM4
you need to do the following: Go to the
Windows DOS prompt:
C:\WINDOWS>
Type in the following at that
prompt:
C:\WINDOWS>CD
C:\COMMO
Then it will return:
C:\COMMO>
Type:
C:\COMMO>EDIT
COMMO.SET
This will take you into Windows'
DOS editor. Look for the line in that
file that says:
*{por=1} Serial
port number
Change the number (without deleting
the curly braces) from 1 to what
ever COM port number your receiver is
connected to. Then press [Alt]+[F] to
open the file menu, press [X] to exit,
and when prompted to save the changes,
select [Y] for yes.
When you're back at
the DOS prompt ("C:\COMMO>")
type "COMMO"
to start the communications program. Once
it's loaded and you get past the shareware
screen, (and your receiver is hooked up)
you should be able to press [ENTER] and
have the receiver prompt you to login
to it like this:
Login[Vx.xxx]:
If you see this (where
x
represents the version number), your computer,
cable, and terminal communication software
are properly configured and you can now
talk to the receiver.
Logging
into the Receiver:
The
first thing to do before logging in is
to turn your caps lock on. All passwords
and commands to this receiver are in capital
letters. The default password from the
factory is HOMEYD.
If you type this in and press enter you
should be able to login to the receiver.
If you cannot, you should check with the
previous owner to see what the new password
is.
Please
note: If the receiver you have is
not owned by you (for example: lent to
you by another network), you should get
their express permission to add a channel
to their receiver before even attempting
to login to it.
Talking
to the Receiver:
To command
the receiver you must enter two letter
commands followed by value or fields of
values. For a complete description of
all commands please refer to your owners
manual. For our purposes there are three
main commands that we need to look at
for setting or adding a channel to a receiver.
They are the Channel Configuration
command (CC), the Format Definition
command (FD), and the Format
Select command (FS). The first
thing to do once you are logged in is
to get the CC, FD, and FS
values for your receiver and write them
down somewhere safe. To retrieve these
values, just type the commands at the
">"
prompt with no value and the receiver
will return what values it has stored
for those commands.
If the
first value of your CC command
is a 3 and/or the first value of
your FD command is 1, call
(386-776-2009) or email
support, with the values of the CC,
FD, and FS commands from
your receiver ready, and we'll create
a custom set of commands that will not
overwrite an existing channel in your
receiver's channel configuration. If the
first value of your CC command
is not a 3, and
the first value of your FD command
is not a 1, then
you can add our channel by typing the
following commands:
Login[Vx.xxx]:******
>CC 3,3706800,64000,1,1,0
>FD 1,8,3,7,0,0
Then
to select between our channel and a previous
channel (if you have one) type the FS
command, a space, and the number 1
for our channel, or FS, followed
by a space, and the first number returned
by the FD command of your previous
channel.
You
can also setup 8 preset channel definitions
that are switchable through the receiver's
external status inputs (Relay Control
Port) by using the Preset Definition
command (PD). For more information
on doing so refer to your owners manual.
If you
have any questions please call (386-776-2009)
or email us here at Accent
Radio Network.
