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Originally Posted by vchiu  Hello
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As you see, I am a newbie in PBX programmation. I have the following hypothesis regarding my issues
1) RS 232 settings not correct. How can I ascertain the 1232's port parameters?
2) Cable too long. the Installation manual mentions 2 meter maximum for the log printer cable. A thread in this forum recalls however that RS232 protocol allows for much longer cable, depending on baud rate.
If I want to go shorter, I will need a USB to serial adapter as my laptop has no serial port.
3) there may be a switch, a setting on the PBX that "activates" the RS 232
4) there may be another access point to this PBX. I can't believe there is no USB or RJ45 port on this dammed unit. it was bought new
5) it would be a specific version/revision of a TD 1232 that would need other settings/protocols...
Any hint will be really appreciated. this unit is still acting like a black box to me
Thank you |
Let's get down to the real problem. You have ONE system and it has a display phone plugged into the first jack. You also happen to have a TD-1232 that was at the end of its life in 2004, ie the LAST ONE; an approimately 10 year old system.
Panasonic distributed a Windows based programming console for both the TA and TD 1232 systems that worked. The Russian software had issues. THe problem is that you didn't need and we seldom used software to set up or make changes to a TD, just the phone.
I don't have a manual in front of me, but the serial port 9600,n,8,1 settings are in the 800's, like 829? Troubleshooting a 50 foot SMDR cable for programming is not a good idea, Belive that there's only an RS-232 port or buy a TDA product for USB or network access. A TDA-100 with an "M" power supply will let you take about 20 of your old digital phones. And last, in 116 there's a ROM version. I don't know what E versions translate, but you probably have what we know as an R5 or later.
I suppose I could add something clever here, but I can't think of anything. Get a DB9-25 adapter and a USB to serial cable and try to program the system if you must, but I'd stick to the phone and use the RS-232 for SMDR.
Carl