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Chapter 2
Installing
This chapter provides a walk-through approach to the installation of your terminal. This approach enables you to physically connect the terminal to a printer and a
host computer or modem, as well as to configure the Setup menu to suit your requirements and preferences.
The terminal offers considerable flexibility. For example, either the EIA or Aux ports can be used to connect either to a host or a printer port..
This chapter describes the most common procedures, including conventional single and dual host setups, with or without a printer. You many need to alter the
steps shown here to meet your needs.
STEP 1 – Determining Your Devices
First, determine what type of serial ports you are connecting to the terminal. The Communications section in the “Chapter 1: Introduction” (page 2) describes the
differences between a DTE and a DCE serial device. Then determine what type of devices you are using (a DTE host, a DCE modem, a DTE printer, a parallel
printer, etc.).
STEP 2 – Setting Physical Connections
Depending on the types of serial interfaces of your devices, you may need one or more “null modem” adapters to communicate properly.
First, refer to “Communications Setup Selections,” (page 12, later in this chapter). If one or more of these situations matches your needs, make the connections as
shown in the diagrams by referring to the diagram shown under “Physical Features” (page 4). Each cable connection in the diagram (the lines with arrows on each
end) has a letter next to it. The letters correspond to the letters in the Host/Printer Connection Guide (page 14). If these settings don’t apply, choose the
appropriate connections in the Host/Printer Connection Guide.STEP 3 – Choosing a Port
First, you have to decide which serial port to assign to your first host in Session 1 (either EIA, Aux, or None). Next, determine which port to use as the printer
port (EIA, Aux, Parallel, None).
STEP 4 – Setting the No Printer Option
If you did not opt to install a printer (did not complete portions E, F, G, or H under “Communication Setup Selections” on page 12), you must set the Printer
portion of the Host/Printer selection in the Quick (F1) Setup menu to “None.” Choose the combination of Host and Printer that properly represents which
terminal port you are connecting the host to. Then choose None as the printer. For example, if the EIA port is connected to the host or a modem, the setting
would be “EIA/None.”
If you are running in dual session mode, press
Ctrl+Enter
(on the numeric keypad). Then set the Printer portion of Host/Printer to None in Session 2, preserving
the current Host setting.
STEP 5 – Determining Your Serial Port Protocol
Consult your system administrator to find out the communication settings on all the serial devices you are connected to, including EIA (or Aux) baud, data bits,
stop bits, parity, parity checking on/off, and the transmit and receive flow control protocol. This could include one or two hosts or modems or a serial printer.
Record this information for use in the next step.
