Substitute date & time in display (MDF)

This artivle describes how you can change the configuration in AlphaCom so that the station display shows a text, for instance the company name, instead of the date and time. The changes will take effect in regular display stations as well as CRM-III and -IV type of stations. In the example below the date and time is substituted with the text “ABC Computers”, but any text can be used (max. 16 characters).

Before you start, make a backup of your mdf file just in case. In the directory AlphaPro -> Exchgs -> your exchange you will find a file with the extension .mdf. Make a backup copy of this file.

Open the MDF file (linkes til “How to open and modify the MDF file”)

Find the following

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% SBS - INFO      %
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

#UMSG 20 4  % I_SBS_IDLE_CLOCK, Station is Idle, update clock line
	 % No parameter
   "$xd1-$xy4 $xtm#clr"  % Date and Time, presented by the exchange

#UMSG 20 3  % I_SBS_IDLE, Station is Idle
	 % No parameter
	 % This is the initial text
   "$xd1-$xy4 $xtm#clr"  % Date and Time, presented by the exchange
   "$xno $xpe#clr"  % Own DIR_NO and Name, presented by the exchange

#UMSG 20 5  % I_SBS_CRM3_IDLE, CRM3 Station is Idle
	 % No parameter
	 % This is the initial text
   "$xd1-$xy4 $xtm#clr"  % Date and Time, presented by the exchange
   "#clr"  %

Do the following changes:

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% SBS - INFO      %
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

#UMSG 20 4  % I_SBS_IDLE_CLOCK, Station is Idle, update clock line
	 % No parameter
   '''"ABC Computers#clr"'''  % Date and Time, presented by the exchange

#UMSG 20 3  % I_SBS_IDLE, Station is Idle
	 % No parameter
	 % This is the initial text
   '''" ABC Computers#clr"'''  % Date and Time, presented by the exchange
   "$xno $xpe#clr"  % Own DIR_NO and Name, presented by the exchange

#UMSG 20 5  % I_SBS_CRM3_IDLE, CRM3 Station is Idle
	 % No parameter
	 % This is the initial text
   '''" ABC Computers#clr"'''  % Date and Time, presented by the exchange
   "#clr"  %