Data General AViiON 4600 Series, Customer Documentation

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Setting Up Your Computer System
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RS232
Cable screw
Cable screw
Computer Unit
Rear Panel
Attach adapter cable to computer
Attach device cable to adapter cable
A
B
C
Figure 2-9 Connecting Devices to the Computer Unit Serial Ports
4. Connect the device cable to the RS-232 connector on the back of the terminal,
modem, or printer and secure the cable connection.
5. Set the switches on the terminal, modem, or printer to select the appropriate
characteristics. Initially, both your firmware and the DG/UX operating system
require that the devices connected to ports RS232 ĆAĆ," RS232 ĆBĆ," and
RS232ĆC" have the following characteristics:
9600 baud 8 data bits
No parity ANSI character set
Enabled flow control
NOTE: These default settings are applied to all three asynchronous ports prior
to shipment.
Set the switches on the device to select these characteristics. For information on
device switches, see the manual that came with the device.
If you need to change these default characteristics, refer to Chapter 5 for
information about changing the configuration parameters after your first
powerup. SCM menus refer to the serial port labeled RS232 ĆAĆ as the console
port" and to the port labeled RS232 ĆBĆ as the modem port." For information on
defining characteristics for port RS232ĆC, refer to
Customizing the DG/UX

Operating System .