User`s guide
16
Step
4 •
No
Printer
Option
If
you
did
not
opt
to
install
a
printer
(do
not
complete
steps
9E,
9F,
9G,
or
9H),
you
must
set
the
Printer
portion
of
the
Host/Printer
selection
in
the
Quick
(F1)
Setup
menu
to "None."
Choose
the
combination
of
Host/Printer
that
properly
represents
which
terminal
port
you
are
connecting
the
host
to,
and
"None"
as
the
printer.
For
example,
if
the
EIA
port
is
connected
to
the
host
or
modem,
the
setting
would
be
"EIA/None."
If
you
are
running
in
dual
session
mode,
press
Clrl-Enter
(kpd). Now,
set
the
Printer
portion
of
Host/Printer
to "None"
in
Session
2,
preserving
the
current
Host
setting.
Step
5 •
Determine
Your
Serial
Port(s)
Protocol
Consult
your
system
administrator
to find
out
the
communication
settings
on
all
the
serial
devices
you've
connected
to,
including
EIA (or Aux)
baud,
data
bits,
stop
bits,
parity,
parity
checking
on/
off,
Xmt
& Rcv flow
control
protocol.
This
could
include
one
or
two
hosts/modems,
a
scanner,
a
serial
printer,
etc.
Record
this
information
on
the
User
Settings
chart
on
page
22 for
reference
in
Step
9.
Step
&•
Alternate
Input
Data
Setup
Selection
In
single
session
mode
only,
this
terminal
has
the
option
to receive
data
from
the
non-host
serial
port
and
will
send
the
data
to
the
host
port.
By
default,
this
feature
will be
enabled.
In
Setup,
"Alt
Input
Data"
= "On" in
the
Host
(F7)
menu.
To
disable
this
option,
select
"Off" for
this
parameter.
If
you
are
using
a
serial
printer,
this
option
is
not
available.
Step
7 •
HOSt/Printer
Setup
Selection
Recall
the
port/session
designations
made
in
Step
3. Now,
enter
the
Setup
menu
(Clrl-Scroll
Lock)
and
set
the
"Host/Printer"
selection
in
the
Quick
(F1)
menu
to
the
proper
host
and
printer
ports
for
session
one.
If
an
alternate
input
device is
being
connected
(such
as
a
scanner),
the
non-host
serial
port
will be
used
as
the
second
input
port
in
the
session
(See
Step
6).
If
you
are
running
in
dual
session
mode,
press
Ctrl-Enter
(kpd),
and
set
the
"Host/Printer"
selection
in
the
Quick
(F1)
menu
to
the
proper
host
and
printer
ports
for
Session
two.
Only
one
session
can
access
the
parallel
printer
at
onetime.
If a
print
mode
(Aux
on,
etc.) is
on
in
both
sessions,
an
error
message
will
appear.
To
disable
a
print
mode
in
a
session,
press
Shlft·Scroll
Lock.
Step
8 •
Modem
Control
Setup
Selection
If
you
are
using
a
modem
on
either
serial
communications
port,
enter
Setup
and
set
the
"(ElA) Aux
Modem
Control"
parameter
to "On" for
the
port(s) to
ensure
that
proper
handshaking
occurs.
Step
9 •
Communications
Protocol
Settings
Recall
the
information
recorded
in
Step
5 of
this
Installation
procedure.
In
the
Ports
(F6)
menu,
set
the
proper
communications
settings
for
the
ports
that
you
are
using.
These
parameters
include
(ElA
and/or
Aux)
Baud,
Data
Format,
Parity
Check,
Recv,
Xmt.
See
the
Setup
chapter
for
more
information
on
the
individual
settings.
Now
recall
the
letters
next
to
the
connections
that
you
made
in
Step
1. Also,
you
must
be
aware
of
the
port/session
designations
made
in
Step
3.
The
procedures
below
correspond
directly
to
the
individual
connections
made.
Notice
that
only
certain
connection
procedures
are
to be followed,
not
all of
them.
For
example,
if
you
have
made
connections
"9C"
and
"9F",
to a
modem
and
a
serial
printer,
then
follow
only
connection
procedures
"9C"
and
"9F"
below.
Follow
only
those
steps
that
apply
to
your
connections
(9A - 9H).
To
access
the
Setup
menu,
press
Ctrl-Scroll
Lock
on
PC-style
keyboards,
and
F3
on
ANSI-style
keyboards.
Connection
A•
DYE
Host
On
EIA
1.
Enter
the
Setup
menu.
If
the
EIA
port
is to be
assigned
to
Session
1, go to
step
2.
Otherwise,
switch
sessions
by
pressing
Clrl-Enter
on
the
numeric
keypad.