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APPENDIX B
REMOTELY MANAGING THE DISPLAY
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Connecting multiple displays
You can connect up to ten displays to a room control system by connecting a RS-232 cable from
the computer’s serial output to the rightmost display’s RS-232IN connector and then connecting
another RS-232 cable from the rightmost display’s RS-232OUT connector to the next rightmost
display’s RS-232IN connector:
NOTES
l When you connect displays in this manner, they behave as a single unit (see Mounting
multiple displays on page20).
l With the exception of the getinput, setinput and getfwver, all remote management
commands apply to all connected displays.
Configuring the computer’s serial interface
settings
Configure the computer’s serial interface before sending commands to the display.
To configure the computer’s serial interface
1. Turn on the display.
2. Turn on the computer, and then start the serial communications program or terminal emulation
program.