Interfaces
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Setting Up the Communications Port Using Windows XP
In your Windows XP application:
1
On the Menu bar, click Start.
2
Click Control Panel. The Control Panel screen displays.
3
Switch the Control Panel to Classic View.
4
Select the Hardware tab.
5
In the Device Manager area of the Hardware tab screen, click the Device
Manager button. The Device Manager screen displays.
6
Scroll down to Ports and click the + once to expand the list of available Ports.
7
Select the communications port you want to configure and double-click.
The Communications Port Properties screen for this specific port displays. For
example, if you select the COM1 port, then the Communications Port [COM1]
Properties screen displays.
8
Select the Port Settings tab.
9
Fill out the fields for the following printer settings to make them match your
printer settings:
•
Bits per second
•
Data bits
•
Parity
•
Stop bits
•
Flow Control
Note:
For Flow Control, select Hardware if you want DTR protocol or Xon/
Xoff for Xon/Xoff protocol.
10
Click OK.
11
Close all windows now that the port is set up.
