HP 95LX - Page 92

Installing the Connectivity Pack Software
Make sure you see the DOS prompt on your PC. It should be MS-DOS 3.10 or
later or its equivalent.
Insert 5.25" Disk 1 (or the only 3.5" disk) into drive A:, and type a: (ENTER)..
If using DOS 4.x or lower, type install and press (ENTER). If using DOS 5.x
type loadf ix install and press ENTER).
Follow the screen instructions; the default answers are usually what you want.
Wait for the installation to finish completely; remove the disk from drive A:.
Reboot the system by holding down and and press DEL). This activates
the changes made during the installation.
. Test it by typing app93 [ENTER]. You should see the main menu screen, titled
HP-95LX Applications. Ifthis doesn’t work, try typingecd c:\cpack,
(ENTER), and then app93 (ENTER). See page 138 if you still have problems.
Testing the Connectivity Pack Linkage
On the PC, type app93 at the DOS prompt (see page 138 if you have trouble)
2. Press to launch the Filer.
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Press ELERY); set these settings: Interface: 1 (COM1)
Baud: 192680
Dial:
Type: Pulse
(Press (ENTER), HF), (Remote-Set, (Clonfig, and change settings, as appropri-
ate. Press when you're done to return to the main Filer screen.)
On the HP 95LX, press (3), E&Y) to confirm that its settings are as
those above. If not, press (ENTER), (MENU), (Rlemote-Set, (Config, and change them
as needed. When finished, press to return to the main Filer screen.
Attach the Connectivity Pack cable—the 4-pin end—to the HP 95LX and the
9-pin end to the PC’s COM1 serial port (or to an adapter connected to that port—
see pages 90-91).
On the Palmtop, press F7) ET ERY, (Fe) EM=1AD) to initialize the connection.
You'll soon see one side of the split screen listed as Remot. ©. The Connectivity
Pack is working. Notice the PC’s message: it’sin Server mode—so the HP 95LX
isin Client mode. You can reverse these roles by initiating the connection from
the PC instead of the HP 95LX. Ifyou don’t connect successfully, you may have
plugged the cable into a port on the PC other than COM1. Try another port. Or
press HF), (Rlemote-Set, (Clonfig, (Interface, (2).
4. CoMMUNICATING WITH OTHER DEVICES