Vidikron VERSION 50 - RS-232 Setup; Connecting RS-232 to Projector

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Vidikron Vision Model 50 Owner’s Operating Manual
RS-232 Setup
Connecting RS-232 to
the Projector
1. Connect a D-Sub 9-pin female-to-RJ-11 adapter (not included) to a COM port on
your PC. The adapter must be wired as follows:
RS-232 Pin Assignments
D-Sub 9-pin female 4-pin RJ-11 Function
2 2 Transmit Data
3 3 Receive Data
5 1, 4 Ground
1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 -- Not Connected
2. Connect the COM port to the RS-232 port on the projector. Use a standard, 4-wire
RJ-11 telephone cable, wired straight-through.
3. Start a terminal session on your PC using a terminal-emulation program, such as
HyperTerminal.
4. Configure the COM port on the PC as follows: no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and
no flow control. Set the baud rate to match that of the projector (115200, 38400 or
9600).
5. Press ENTER. You should see a command prompt (>) in the terminal window.
6. Type the desired command from the table that follows and press ENTER. For example,
to set the aspect ratio to Letterbox, type x063x <Enter>.
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2
3
4
5
7
8
9
6
D-Sub 9-pin female
RJ-11 to D-Sub 9-pin (not included
)
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2
3
4
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