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Remote Terminal Connections
Connecting A Laptop in Terminal Mode to Emulate A Printer
A Laptop computer can be used in lieu of a printer for uploading the history file or capturing
reports from the fire panel.
Set the Laptop up in terminal mode, and connect as per the instructions above for connecting a
remote printer.
Place the Laptop in “terminal mode” (Hyperterm or equivalent) and set with the
following options for the COM port.
2400 Baud.
7 Data bits.
1 Stop Bit.
Even Parity.
Xon/Xoff handshaking.
Select “Capture text to file” in the Terminal Mode program on the Laptop.
Then at the AFP-300/400 Panel Press <ENTER>-<2>-<3>-<ENTER>
The 300/400 panel will now Upload the entire history log to the Laptop computer which can then
be saved to disk for permanent records.
Connecting a Laptop VIA Verifier 400 to program the Panel
Connect the Laptop to the Panel as per the instructions above for Remote Terminal
Connections, using the cable provided with the Verifier 400 Upload/Download program, and
follow the directions as per the Verifier Program.
TX RX REF
PRINTER
TX RX REF
PC/TERMINAL
TB1
TB2
TB3
RS485 RS485
TERM IN TERM OUT
CRT DB-9
CRT DB-25
AFP400(TB2)
TX (Pin 2)
TX (Pin 3)
TB2-1
RX (Pin 3)
RX (Pin 2)
TB2-2
REF (Pin 5)
REF (Pin 7)
TB2-3
DB-25 connector
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