Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8600, Operating Manual

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OPTIMOD-FM DIGITAL INSTALLATION
2-65
a) Connect one end of the null modem cable that we supplied with your 8600
to the Serial 1 connector on the 8600’s rear panel.
b) Connect the other end to your computer’s COM port.
You are now ready to connect your computer to your 8600 through a null modem
cable connected to your computer’s serial port. Refer to
Installing 8600 PC Remote
Control Software (page 2-66).
3. Prepare the 8600 for modem connection through serial port 1:
[Skip this step if you will not be using a modem connection.]
A) Configure the network screen settings on your 8600:
a) From the main menu, navigate to
S
YSTEM
S
ETUP
> N
ETWORK
R
EMOTE
>
N
ETWORK
.
b)
L
OCATE
to
I
NTERFACE
T
YPE
.
c)
T
urn the blue knob until
M
ODEM
appears in the
I
NTERFACE
T
YPE
field.
B) Set the modem initialization string:
a)
L
OCATE
to
I
NIT
S
TRING
and the
S
ET
S
TRING
button.
b) If the
I
NIT
S
TRING
is
S0=4
, this is correct. Skip to step (C) below.
S0=4
is the 8600 default setting. This activates auto-answer functionality
in the modem.
c) If the
I
NIT
S
TRING
reads
UNDEFINED
, press the
E
NTER
button to access the
M
ODEM
I
NIT
S
TRING
screen.
d) Using the
L
OCATE
button, toggle to
C
LEAR
. Then press the
E
NTER
button.
This will clear the
I
NIT
S
TRING
field of
U
NDEFINED
so that you can enter
your Init String.
e) Set the
I
NIT
S
TRING
to S0=4.
L
OCATE
to the first number and press the
E
NTER
button; repeat until you
have selected all the numbers in the Init String.
C) Set 8600 passcodes as desired. See Security and Passcode Programming on
page 2-44.
D) Modem setup:
You will need two modems and two available phone lines, one of each
for your PC and your 8600.
Reminder : Orban Customer Service supports only the 3Com / U.S. Robot-
ics® 56kbps fax modem EXT on the 8600 side (although other 56kbps
modems will often work OK).
a) Connect the modem to the 8600’s
SERIAL 1
port with a standard (not null)
modem cable. The cable provided with your 8600 is a null modem cable
and will not work.
You can use either an internal or an external modem with your PC.