Copyright: Copyright (C) 1996 R.J. Matter & Associates


Contents
PageMate for Windows

  Contents

Description

Getting Started

Test

Log

Quitting

R.J. Matter & Assocs.

Ordering Information


Ordering Information

PageMate for Windows v1.2 Registration Form

R.J. Matter & Assocs.

P.O. Box 9042

Highland, IN  46322-9042  USA

24 hr. Tel./Fax: (219) 845-5247

E-mail: 71021.2654@compuserve.com

You may register by phone, fax, mail, or e-mail.  Visa, MasterCard, Discover, checks, and money orders payable in US dollars are accepted.  Sorry, no C.O.D's.

Purchase orders (net 30 days) are accepted from government and educational institutions.  Due to the extra work involved in processing purchase orders you are encouraged to use a credit card, petty cash, or an expense account when possible for small orders.

Orders are shipped on 3.5" high density (1.44Mb) disks on the same day received.

PageMate Single Copy  ____    copies at $39 each = ______

PageMate Site License

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 25 to  49 computers: ____ computers at $23 each = ______

 50 to  99 computers: ____ computers at $20 each = ______

100 to 199 computers: ____ computers at $18 each = ______

A site license for PageMate entitles an organization to

receive one copy of the distribution package and duplicate

the distribution disk for the specified number of copies.

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Ship To: (if different from above)

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Thank you for your support!


Quitting

Click on File|Exit (or press Alt-F, Alt-X) from the PageMate menu bar to quit the program.


Description

PageMate monitors your telephone line for incoming rings, and then calls your digital or alpha pager, cell phone, or other specified telephone number to notify you of possible messages waiting on your answering machine.

After a ring is detected, PageMate waits for a delay time you set (for example 3 minutes) to let a caller leave a message on your answering machine.  Then PageMate calls the specified telephone number and transmits either the time of the incoming call, a fixed number you specify, or the current count of calls received to notify you of a possible waiting message.  You then have a period of time (for example 15 minutes) to check for waiting messages without activating another page.

If PageMate does not get a dialtone because the caller is leaving a message longer than the delay time (or sending a long fax to a fax machine on the same line), PageMate will wait for another delay period and re-dial.

If the specified telephone number is busy, PageMate will wait for another delay period and re-dial.

All incoming and outgoing activity is recorded to a log file you may view at any time.

You cannot run PageMate and fax reception software on the same COM port simultaneously.  However, you can have one COM port dedicated to PageMate (only an inexpensive 1200 baud or higher data modem is required) and one COM port dedicated to fax reception.

PageMate cannot discern "hang-up" calls from callers that left a

message.  However, if you use an answering machine with the

"toll-saver" feature, the answering machine will go off-hook after the second ring if you have waiting messages.  Otherwise the answering machine will wait for four rings before going off-hook.  When you call to retrieve your messages, if the answering machine doesn't go off-hook after the second ring, hang up and get your quarter back!

This is an UNREGISTERED evaluation version of PageMate.  You are permitted to use it for a 30 day trial period.  If you continue using PageMate after 30 days, you must purchase a license (see Ordering Information).


Getting Started

When you run PageMate the first time, the setup screen will automatically display to enable you to set your preferences.  You can go back and change any settings in the future by clicking on File|Setup (or pressing

Alt-F, S).

Com  Port:

Determine which COM port your modem is attached to (1-4) and click on the appropriate COM port radio button.  Default: Com1

Baud Rate:

Select a baud rate (300, 1200,  2400, or 9600) by clicking on the appropriate radio button.  The baud rate has no effect on the speed of PageMate since it is not communicating with another modem, however a baud rate is necessary to configure your serial port.  You can  use the  highest or lowest  baud rate your modem supports.  Note: The baud rate must be 1200or higher for dialtone detection to work.  1200 baud is the optimum baud rate for modems to discern line activity (e.g. voices on the line versus a busy signal) and should ordinarily be used.  Default: 1200

Line  Service:

Select whether you have tone or pulse line service and click on the appropriate radio button.  Default: Tone

Busy Redial:

Select whether you want PageMate to redial when it detects a busy signal. Some older paging systems transmit a busy signal at the end of the call to indicate that the transmission was received.  PageMate will sense that busy signal and attempt to redial if this option is set to "Yes".  Default: Yes

Transmit:

PageMate can transmit one of the following to your pager:

   1. The number specified in the Transmit Number field.

   2. The time the last call was received (hour:minutes).

   3. A call counter.

Click on the down arrow button to select one of the three options.  Note: tone line service is necessary to transmit numbers to the paging service.  Default: Number

Modem Initialization String:

Enter a modem initialization string.  Most Hayes compatible modems use the default string.  Newer high speed modems may require appending additional codes (like &F2 for "PC" mode).  If PageMate does not work correctly with your modem, consult your modem manual for details on it's

command set codes.  Default: ATE1Q0V1X4&C1&D2

Delay Seconds:

Enter the number of seconds PageMate should delay before calling the pager.  If you are using an answering machine, allow callers enough time to leave a message and for single-tape machines to rewind.  Usually 3-5 minutes (180-300 seconds) is sufficient.  Default: 180

Pager Number:

Enter the pager number (or other number) PageMate is to call and a comma for every 2 seconds PageMate should wait for the pager number to answer.  The default pause of a comma on most modems is usually 2 seconds.  Special characters, spaces, dashes, and parentheses can be included for readability and are usually ignored by modems.  Six seconds is often enough time for paging services to answer before sending the transmit number, e.g. *70,555-5555,,,.

Translation:  Dial *70 to disable call waiting, pause for 2 seconds to get another dial tone, then dial 555-5555 and wait for 6 seconds before sending the number to be displayed on pager.

Transmit Number:

Enter the telephone number to be transmitted to the pager.  Suffix the number with a pound sign (#) or other character required by your paging service to indicate transmission completed, e.g. 999-9999#.  Note: Tone line service is necessary to transmit numbers to the paging service.

Hangup Seconds:

Enter the number of seconds to wait after dialing the pager number before hanging up the line.  Allow enough time for the paging service's phone to ring, answer, and receive the number to be transmitted. 20 seconds is adequate for many services, but yours may differ. 20-40 seconds is usually

adequate.  Default: 20

Acknowledge Time Minutes:

Enter the number of minutes you would like to have to retrieve your message after receiving a page without activating another page yourself.  When you call to retrieve your message, any remaining acknowledgement time will be zeroed out so you do not miss a subsequent call.  Default: 15

Click on the Save button to save your setup data in the PAGE.INI

file.

Click on  the Cancel button to leave setup without changing the PAGE.INI file.

Click on the Help button to display this file.

After completing and saving your setup preferences, it is recommended that you test PageMate by clicking on File|Test (or pressing Alt-F, T)


Log

PageMate records all incoming and outgoing call activity and program start and end times in a log file named PAGE.LOG, located in your PageMate directory.  Click on Log|View (or press Alt-L, V) to view the log file at any time.  PAGE.LOG is a plain ASCII text file viewable with Windows Notepad or any other text/word processor.  PageMate does not delete PAGE.LOG from session to session, so you will occasionally need to delete older entries (or the entire file) to recover disk space.


R.J. Matter & Assocs.

R.J. Matter & Assocs.

P.O. Box 9042

Highland, IN  46322-9042  USA

24 hr. Tel./Fax: (219) 845-5247

E-mail: 71021.2654@compuserve.com


Test

You can test PageMate at any time by clicking on File|Test (or pressing Alt-F, T).