X1200 Series Router Manual
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Revision 1.3.2
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4.3.1. Step 1 – Terminal Program Setup.
1. Connect a ‘straight through’ serial cable to the SERIAL REMOTE DB9 connector on the rear panel
2. Connect the 9 pin connector on the end of the serial update cable to the PCs’ RS-232 communications
port
3. Start the terminal program.
4. Configure the port settings of the terminal program as follows:
Baud
57600
Parity
no
Data bits
8
Stop bits
2
Flow Control
None
If you are using HyperTerminal this is done using the File/Properties menu item. Note that
HyperTerminal will not change port settings while connected. Click on HyperTerminal’s “Disconnect”
Button then click the “Reconnect” button to activate changes to the port settings.
5. Configure the terminal program to capture text to a file. If you are using HyperTerminal this is done
using the Transfer/Capture Text menu item.
4.3.2. Step 2 – Download the Current Labels from the Router
6. Invoke the Label Send File mode using the front panel Setup Menu. (See section 3.4 for information on
how to operate the front panel menus.)
• Press the SETUP button once to enter the front panel menu.
• Press the ↑ & ↓ keys until the front panel display reads INPUT LABEL.
• Press the SELECT button
• Press the ↑ & ↓ keys until the front panel display reads Input Label File.
• Press the SELECT button.
• Press the ↑ & ↓ keys until the front panel display reads Send file?
• Press the SELECT button to send the file to the terminal program
7. When you have captured the file, you will need to close the capture file. If you are using HyperTerminal
this is done using the Transfer/Capture Text menu item again.
4.3.3. Step 3 – Editing the Label Text File
8. Using a text editor such as Notepad, edit the input labels in the file you have captured.
!
Note: It is not recommended that you use a word processor such as Microsoft
Word, as it may append hidden control codes into the text file, that will not allows
the edited file to be uploaded correctly to the router.
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