SCRAM House Arrest

Perform Phone Check on Standard Base Station

Perform a “phone check” to ensure that the telephone circuitry in the SCRAM Standard Base Station is operational.

What you will need:

  • Base station being assigned (including power cord, phone cable, and USB cable)
  • Direct Connect device

Procedure

    1. Open the Direct Connect application on your computer.
    2. Connect Base Station with Your Computer.
      To connect the base station:

      1. Plug the power cord into the new base station and into an electrical outlet.
      2. Plug the large (A type) USB connector into a USB port on your computer.
      3. Plug the small (mini-B type) USB connector into the base station.
        Base station display:

        • Line 1 – DIRECT CONNECT
        • Line 2 – ONLINE

        Base station status in Direct Connect Application: Communicating
        At this time:
        Data is transferred from the base station to SCRAMNET.
        The base station software is checked and updated, if necessary.
        When complete:

        • Base station status in Direct Connect Application: Communication Complete

          Direct Connect Application – “Communication Complete”
        • Base station display:
          • Line 1 – DATE/TIME
          • Line 2 – MONITORING
    3. Perform Base Station Phone Check.
      To perform the phone check:

      1. Plug an analog phone line into the base station.
      2. Click the Phone Check button in the Direct Connect application.

        Direct Connect Application – Phone Check

A communication event is sent to SCRAMNET over the analog phone line.
Base station display:

        • Line 1 – DIRECT CONNECT
        • Line 2 – Steps through the following statuses: READING BRACELET -> DIALING -> ONLINE

A “Communication Complete” message appears on the Direct Connect application.

  • Confirm that a “Phone Test Passed” event appears in the client’s HA Event Log in SCRAMNET.
  • Unplug the power cord, USB cable, and phone cord from the base station.