Accessing the Local Configuration options window
2. Select the Tools folder, click Local configuration options, and then click Open
The Local Configuration Options window appears.
Miscellaneous tab The Paging section
The Paging section contains options related to the sending alphanumeric or numeric pages to doctors in CardioVoice or directly from the doctor's record.
What the field is for Field name
This field specifies the number of times CardioVoice tries to resend the page when it is unsuccessful. The Maximum Number of Retries
sending of a page could be unsuccessful for a variety of reasons (e.g., busy signal, no answer, no dial-tone, no carrier).
This field specifies the port to which your modem is connected for sending pages. Possible values include Modem Port Number
COM1 through COM99, TAPI, TAPI1 through TAPI99, and TAPIA through TAPIZ. If multiple applications share the same modem, use the value TAPI, which will search through all available TAPI devices and try to send the page. If you wish to only send pages on a specific device, you must specify it with TAPIx, where x is a number from 1 to 99, or letter from A to Z. The default modem port number is TAPI (Telephony Application Program Interface).
This field specifies the number of seconds to wait before touch-toning the digits to leave on a numeric Numeric Delay in Seconds
pager. This is only used when sending a numeric message page (e.g., a phone number) to a pager directly, without going through a Pager Service. If no delay is specified, the Paceart System will default to a six second delay
This field specifies the baud rate of the paging service's alpha access port. This can be any of the following Modem Baud Rate
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What the field is for Field name
values: 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200. By default, the port settings will be set to E,7,1 (Even parity, 7 data bits, 1 stop bit). If your paging service requires N,8,1 (No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit), precede your baud rate with the letter N (e.g., N300).
The default modem baud rate is 2400.
This field allows you to input any special setup string that your modem needs. The default value is an empty Modem Initialization String
string, which will send your modem the string AT and a carriage return. If you use the string AUTO, the setup string specified in your modem's Windows INF file will be used. You can only use AUTO when your Modem Port Number is set to use TAPI. If you will be entering your own initialization string, remember the following:
• To create a carriage return, use the tilde (~) character.
• To create a pause, the hat character (^) will give you a one second pause.
• To enter a modem termination string, place a bar (|) between the initialization string and termination string.
• The maximum length of the modem initialization string is 80 characters.
The Printing section
The Printing section contains boxes to enable printing features.
What the field is used for Field name
This field sets the default report output to color.
Enable Color Printing by Default
This field allows the report queue server to run on the local computer.
Enable Report Queue Server
The System section
The System section allows the configuration of the hardware and software subsystems of the Paceart System application. To access these options, click the button.
Hardware Options window The Hardware Options section
Clicking the Hardware Options button opens the Hardware Configuration window. This window contains options for configuring the Paceart hardware to run with the Paceart System. The window has two tabs, Transtelephonic and Clinic.
The Transtelephonic tab
The Hardware section is used to select the Paceart transtelephonic hardware that is connected to the local system.
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What the check box is for The check box name
Select this check box if no transtelephonic ECG receiving hardware is installed. If this is selected, TTM ECG acquisition will be disabled.
None
Select this check box if a Paceart Parallel Port Module is connected to the computer's parallel port. This Paceart Parallel Port TTM
allows the telephone line input on the module to be used for TTM ECG acquisition.
Select this check box if the internal Paceart
transtelephonic board is inserted into the ISA bus of Paceart ISA TTM Board
the computer. The RJ-11 telephone line input of the ISA TTM board is used for TTM ECG acquisition.
Select this check box if a Paceart USB Module is connected to the computer's USB port. The Paceart Paceart USB TTM
USB Module must be either a TTM or TTM/Clinic model. This allows the telephone line input on the module to be used for TTM ECG acquisition.
Select this check box if the Paceart Sound Card Interface is connected to the computer's sound card Sound Card
input. This allows the telephone line input on the Paceart Sound Card Interface to be used for TTM ECG acquisition.
Note: The Sound Card option is not available in all versions of the Paceart System.
Note: If the Sound Card option is selected, the Auto Dialer feature and Patient Alert feature will be disabled.
Select this check box if a modem is installed with voice features will allow the acquisition of TTM ECG from the RJ-11 telephone line input on the modem.
Voice Board
Note: Voice Board is not a recommended hardware option for TTM acquisition because of its low sampling rate and bandpass. Voice board
compression algorithms can also adversely affect TTM ECG recording.
Select this check box if a modem with voice features is installed that is connected to the sound card line-in Voice Board + Sound Card
input. This configuration is used if the voice board's compression algorithm adversely affects TTM ECG recording when the Paceart System software is processing the voice digital signal. The sound card driver allows a higher band pass and therefore a better analog signal resolution. When this option is selected, the voice board will be used for controlling the telephone line (pick-up, dialing, hang-up) and the sound card will be used to record the TTM ECG.
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The Hardware Settings section dynamically changes depending on the selection made in the hardware section. It contains additional parameter settings from Paceart hardware.
What the field is for Field name
If this hardware is selected, the option to select the Parallel Port appears. The port can be set to LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3. The default parallel port is LPT1.
Paceart Parallel Port TTM Hardware
If this hardware is selected, the option to select the Interrupt appears. The Interrupt can be set to 2, 3, 4, Paceart ISA TTM Board
5, or 7. The default interrupt is 5. The jumper switch on the TTM board must match the interrupt that is selected.
If this hardware is selected, the option to select the input appears. Select Phone Line Input if using a Paceart USB TTM
POTS analog phone line, or PBX Handset Input if using a PBX digital phone line.
If this hardware is selected, the Sound Card and Audio Input drop-down lists appear. The Sound Card Sound Card
drop-down list displays the sound cards automatically detected by the Windows operating system. Select the sound card that is being used for TTM acquisition.
The Audio Input drop-down list displays the sound card input ports automatically detected by the Windows operating system. Select the audio input that is used for TTM acquisition. The default audio input is Microphone.
If this hardware is selected, the Voice Board drop-down list will appear. The Voice Board Voice Board
drop-down list displays voice boards automatically detected by the Windows operating system. Select the voice board that is being used for TTM acquisitions.
If this hardware is selected, the Voice Board, Sound Card, and Audio Input drop-down lists will appear.
Voice Board + Sound Card
The Voice Board and Sound Card drop-down lists will display the voice boards and sound cards automatically detected by the Windows operating system. Select the voice board used for telephone line control and the sound card used for TTM acquisition.
Select the audio input used for TTM acquisition on your sound card.
The Defaults section contains default parameter settings for TTM ECG acquisition. These parameters can also be changed for a one-time use at the time of acquisition.
What the field is for Field name
The Gain setting is used to control the ECG gain on acquisition. The parameter can be set to 5, 10, 20, 40, Gain
or 80 mm/mV. The default setting is 20 mm/mV. The default setting is only used if a previous strip has not been recorded. Otherwise, the settings from the previous strip are used.
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What the field is for Field name
The Filter setting is used to set the lower cutoff frequency of the software-based low-pass filter. The Filter
parameter can be set to None, 35 Hz, 25 Hz, or 10 Hz.
The default setting is 35 Hz.
The Speed setting changes the ECG graphing resolution on the x-axis. The parameter can be set to Speed
12.5, 25, or 50 mm/sec. The default setting is 25 mm/sec.
The Invert Polarity setting flips the sign on the ECG samples, effectively flipping the ECG on its x-axis.
Invert Polarity
The Leave High Pass Filter On After Recording setting, when enabled, will leave the Motion Filter on Leave High Pass Filter On After Recording
after recording TTM ECG. By default, this option is not enabled, giving you the chance to see the raw, unfiltered ECG after recording.
The Clinic tab
The Clinic tab in the Hardware Configuration window contains parameter settings related to the hardware necessary to acquire ECG from a patient in-clinic, namely via 12-Lead ECG.
The Hardware section is used to select the Paceart in-clinic hardware that is connected to the local system.
What the field is for Field name
Select None if no transtelephonic ECG receiving hardware is installed.
None
Select Paceart Parallel Port 12 Lead Module if a Paceart Parallel Port Module is connected to the computer’s parallel port.
Paceart Parallel Port 12 Lead Module
Select Paceart USB 12 Lead Module if a Paceart USB Module is connected to the computer’s USB port.
Paceart USB 12 Lead Module
The Paceart USB Module must be either a Clinic or TTM/Clinic model.
The Hardware Settings section dynamically changes depending on the selection made in the hardware section. It contains additional parameter settings for Paceart hardware.
What the field is for Field name
If Paceart Parallel Port 12 Lead Module hardware is selected, the option to select the Parallel Port Paceart Parallel Port 12 Lead Module
appears. The port can be set to LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3.
The default parallel port is LPT1.
The Defaults section contains default parameter settings for in-clinic ECG acquisition. These parameters can also be changed for a one-time use at the time of acquisition.
What the field is for Field Name
The Gain setting is used to control the ECG gain on acquisition. The parameter can be set to 2.5, 5, 10, 20, or 40 mm/mV. The default setting is 10 mm/mV.
Gain
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What the field is for Field Name
The Filter setting is used to set the cutoff frequency of the ECG low-pass filter. The parameter can be set to None, 30 Hz, or 40 Hz. The default setting is 40 Hz.
Filter
The Speed setting changes the ECG graphic resolution on the x-axis. The parameter can be set to Speed
12.5, 25, or 50 mm/sec. The default setting is 25 mm/sec.
Dialing Properties window
Clicking Dialing Properties from the Local Configuration Options window opens the Auto Dialer window.
The Auto Dialer window
The Auto Dialer window contains configuration options for Auto Dial, a feature of the Paceart System that allows you to automatically call your TTM patients. This window gives you the ability to configure your Paceart System to work with your phone system’s prefix and/or suffix requirements.
Fill in your local area code, and necessary number prefixes and suffixes. For example, if your phone system requires you to dial 9 to access an outside line, type “9” in the local calls prefix text box and “9,1” in the long distance prefix text box.
If your dialing scheme requires a pause before continuing with the dialing, enter a comma or sequence of commas to pause the dialing process. This can be useful if you have to enter an authorization code before placing a long distance call.
Patients with the same area code as the local area code that you enter on the Auto Dialer Configuration screen will be dialed as a local call. In some areas of the country, all calls to the local area code are not local calls. If your local area code is like this, follow these procedures to allow calls in your local area code to be treated as both long distance and local calls:
• Leave the local area code blank on the Auto Dialer Configuration window.
• For patients that have the same local area code, but should be dialed as a long distance call, fill in the area code on their Patient Demographics screen.
• For patients that have the same local area code, but should be dialed as a local call, leave the area code blank on their Patient Demographics screen.
Access Options window
Clicking Access Options from the Local Configuration Options window will open the Microsoft Access Options window, which allows you to customize the default options for the Microsoft Access environment.
For more information on Access Options, consult the Microsoft Access Online Help.
Note: Microsoft Access Online Help is only available on computers that have a full version of Microsoft Access installed. It is not available for Paceart Systems utilizing only the Microsoft Access Runtime.
Keyboard tab
The options that most Paceart System users may want to change appear on the Keyboard tab. After you have made changes, click OK.
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What the feature is for Feature
This option changes what happens to your insertion point (cursor) after pressing the ENTER key.
Move after enter
• Don't move - Keep the insertion point in the current field after you press the ENTER key.
• Next field - Move the insertion point to the next field after you press the ENTER key.
• Next record - Does not apply to the Paceart System.
This option changes what happens to your insertion point (cursor) after pressing either the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key.
Arrow key behavior
• Next field - Move the insertion point to the next or previous field when you press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key.
• Next character - Move the insertion point to the next or previous character when you press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key.
This option changes the behavior of the ENTER, TAB, and ARROW keys when used to move between fields in the Paceart System.
Behavior entering field
• Select entire field - Select the entire text in a field when you enter it.
• Go to start of field - Places the insertion point at the start of the field when you enter it.
• Go to end of field - Places the insertion point at the end of the field when you enter it.
Not used by the Paceart System.
Cursor stops at first/last field
AutoCorrect Options
Clicking AutoCorrect Options from the Local Configuration Options window will open the Microsoft Office AutoCorrect window.
AutoCorrect is a Microsoft Office feature that automatically detects and corrects typos, misspelled words, grammatical errors, and incorrect capitalization. The following is a list of features that can be used.
After you have made changes, click OK.
What the feature is for Feature
If you type two capital letters at the beginning of a word, this feature, when enabled, will cause the second Correct TWo INitial CApitals
letter to be lowercase. Click Exceptions to enter acronyms with two initial capital letters that you don't want AutoCorrect to change.
This feature, when enabled, will automatically capitalize the first letter of sentences.
Capitalize first letter of sentence
This feature, when enabled, will automatically capitalize the first letter of days of the week.
Capitalize names of days
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What the feature is for Feature
This feature, when enabled, will automatically change a word typed in reverse caps to initial caps. For example, cAPS will become Caps.
Correct accidental use of cAPS LOCK key
This feature, when enabled, will automatically replace the text in the Replace column with the corresponding entry in the With column.
Replace text as you type