11/8/00 Front Panel Keys; their Functions and Menus 3-33
Communication
The
Communication
display shows the status of the serial
port (i.e. how many minutes until the standby mode is auto-
matically enabled) and the last characters received and trans-
mitted.
To access the
Communication
display, use the
u
or
d
key to select
Communication
from the
Tools
menu, then
press the
c
key. The following appears:
This menu can also be accessed by press-
ing the
c
key on the communications
display.
To access the
Communication
settings, use the
u
or
d
key to select
Communication
from the
Tools
menu, then
press the
r
key. A menu similar to the following appears:
The printer has its own baud rate for
printing reports and is not affected
by this setting.
Baud Rate -
Speed at which the System 824 communicates
with controlling devices (computer, modem, etc.) through
the serial port. The baud rate has a range from 300 to 115000
baud.
Shows the minutes of inactivity
remaining before the serial interface
powers down
Shows the last characters sent (none in
this example)
Shows the last characters received
(none in this example)
Indicates 824 is ready to
receive commands
Indicates contolling
device (computer,
modem, etc.) is
ready to receive data
Indicates current address
status.
Use the right and left arrow keys to
toggle between the Communication
display and a list of Errors or Warn-
ing Messages. These messages are
useful when troubleshooting I/O
command problems.