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Appendix C Using HyperTerminal
C.1 HyperTerminal Setup
1. After starting Windows, click on the Start button.
2. Select Programs>Accessories>Communications>Hyperterminal.
3. Enter a name and choose an icon for the application and click
OK.
4. Select the COM port and click
OK. Set the communication in a 19200/8/N/Xon-Xoff
format.
5. Configure HyperTerminal so the functions, arrows, and Ctrl keys act as terminal keys,
not window keys. Select the ANSI terminal emulation. File>Properties>Settings.
6. Use Table 9 to communicate with or recover information from the multiprobe.
Table 9 HyperTeminal Commands
Follow the Path: To:
Help: Help Topics:
Index: HyperTerminal
Displays the on-line help utility.
File: Properties: Phone number:
Configure: Maximum speed
Access and select the modem transfer speed (e.g. 19200 bps)
File: Properties: Phone number:
Configure: Connection
Access and select the connection settings (e.g. N, 8, 1)
Transfer: Capture Text
Enable a capture file, to log the data currently received to a disk or to a hard drive.
You will be prompted for a file name and a path.
File: Capture to printer Turn the printer on.
Transfer: Send file
Upload a file and choose the transfer protocol (e.g. Xmodem). You will be prompted
for a file name and a path.
Transfer: Receive File
Download a file and choose the transfer protocol (e.g. Xmodem). You will be
prompted for a file name and a path.
File: Open To view a file or find a saved file in the HyperTerminal folder.