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Typical Phone Modem Installation
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12. Set the Baud rate on the Vantage Pro console.
Enter Setup on the console by pressing and holding the DONE key, then press-
ing the DOWN arrow key. Use the BAR and DONE keys to scroll through the
setup screens until you reach the BAUD RATE setup screen.
Note:
The Baud Rate setup screen will only appear if you have installed the data logger.
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Use the up and down arrows to set the desired Baud rate.
Use the fastest Baud rate your modem can handle. 19200 is the fastest
Baud rate available and is the default setting on the console.
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Press DONE when you’ve got the correct Baud rate on the console screen.
Pressing DONE in this screen sends the initialization string to the modem,
so you don’t have to turn the console on and off again.
A Few Notes About Phone Modem Connections
If you indicate a phone modem connection when setting up your station, the soft-
ware automatically dials the station whenever you initiate a program action that
requires the software to talk to the station.
While connected to a phone modem station, an “On-Line” icon appears in the
toolbar. This icon indicates that you are on-line and may be used to hang up a
remote connection. To hang up, choose the On-Line icon from the toolbar or
choose Hang Up from the File menu.
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By default, WeatherLink will hang up the connection to the modem after one
minute without any communication with the station. Use the Serial Port dialog
box in the Setup menu of WeatherLink to change this default value. (See the
WeatherLink help files for more on this subject.)
Note:
WeatherLink will not hang up the phone line if the Bulletin or Summary windows are active.