Symbol SPT 1700, Product Reference Manual

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Getting Help With Your SPT 1700 Terminal
To run the serial port test:
1. Place your terminal in a cradle attached to a computer.
2. Determine which communications port is used by HotSync.
To do this, right-click on the HotSync icon in your computer’s icon tray in the lower
left corner of the screen, and choose
Setup . Select the Local tab and look at the setting
specified by Serial Port. You will need this information in subsequent steps. Click OK
to close the window.
3. Shut down HotSync manager on the computer. Right-click on the HotSync icon
again. This time, select Exit .
4. On your computer, run HyperTerminal , which appears in the Accessories directory
in the Windows Programs menu.
5. Start a new connection in HyperTerminal.
6. Set the HyperTerminal session to connect directly, and specify the communications
port determined in Step 2.
7. Adjust the communications parameters in HyperTerminal and on the terminal so
they are compatible (e.g., 57,600, 8 data bits, 1 stop bits, no parity).
8. On the terminal, click the Send Msg button to send a test message string from the
terminal to HyperTerminal on the computer. You may edit the message. You may
also select the
Continuous check box to send the test message multiple times.
9. When the serial port is functioning properly, the messages sent from the terminal are
displayed in HyperTerminal.