order to work properly. This can seem a bit technical at first, but
we'll keep it as simple as possible.
The Serial Configuration menu on the Blazer has many
telecommunications settings you can adjust so that your
connection runs smoothly. You'll need to check the
documentation for the device you're connecting to the Blazer
through its serial port to find out how it expects
telecommunications settings to be set.
The most critical ones are Baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity,
and handshaking. You don't have to understand what these
terms mean, just how to make sure the settings match on both
ends of the connection.
Enter the Serial Configuration menu by pressing the three keys
on the right side of the top of the Blazer at the same time. The
Blazer says, "Configuration: Speech config." Now press Skip
(the middle key) three to bypass the Speech Configuration
menu, the Printer Configuration menu, and the Sideway Print
Configuration menu. You'll finally arrive at, "Serial config."
Press Enter to move through the menu's settings.
At this point, you can do the following:
•
Press Skip to move forward through the Serial Configuration
menu's settings.
•
Press Back (the key furthest away from you) to move
backward through the Serial Configuration menu's settings.
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Press Enter repeatedly to cycle through a setting's choices.
Any change you make to a setting takes effect when you move
to another setting, move to another menu, or exit menu mode
altogether.
Changing the Baud Rate
The Baud rate is the speed at which data travels between your
device and the Blazer through its serial connection. It's only
important that both devices are talking at the same rate of
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