Kantronics KPC-3 Plus - Configure Your KPC-3 Plus

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The software (terminal program) requirements are also the same as that used for a
telephone modem.
Installing the RS232 Cable
Once you have purchased or made your serial communication cable, connect it as
follows:
Step 1. Make sure that power to both your computer and your KPC-3 Plus is turned
OFF.
Step 2. Plug the male DSUB-25 connector end of the serial cable into the ―Computer‖
port of the KPC-3 Plus.
Step 3. Plug the female DSUB-9 or DSUB-25 connector end of the serial cable into a
serial port of your computer.
Caution: Be sure you do not connect to a parallel port instead of a serial port: the
KPC-3 Plus communicates serially, so it cannot communicate through a parallel port.
Computer‘s parallel ports (i.e., printer, or LPT port) usually have female DSUB-25
connectors. Do not connect the KPC-3 Plus to a female DSUB-25 connector on the
computer unless you are sure it is a serial (COM) port not a parallel (LPT) port.
Step 1. Check the connectors at each end of the cable, and secure the connectors
using the mounting screws,
Step 2. Turn ON the power to your computer, in preparation for installing
communication software in the computer, but leave the KPC-3 Plus power
OFF.
Caution: for users of a 25-pin serial modem cable: As originally shipped, the KPC-3
Plus does not connect a power source to its serial port, but an advanced user can
change jumpers so that it does. If your KPC-3 Plus has been altered to apply 12 V dc to
pin 13 of the computer (serial) port, this can DAMAGE your computer if pin 13 is wired.
To check to see if your KPC-3 Plus has been changed in this way, see the section on
jumpers in this manual. Note that the factory default setting of the jumper does not
connect pin 13.
This concludes the physical installation of the serial cable needed for your KPC-3 Plus
and your computer to communicate with each other.
To verify that your serial cable is correctly wired and connected, you need to install
communication software in the computer and then use that software to establish
communication with the KPC-3 Plus.
Configure Your KPC-3 Plus
After connecting your KPC-3 Plus and your computer with an RS232 serial modem
cable, you are ready to: