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and LPT)”. Click once on the “+” mark to the immediate left of ports icon. This
will display all COM and LPT ports available on your PC. Make note of the
COM ports.
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While in the Device Manager tab, also look at the information for your mouse. If
you have a PS/2 mouse you will not face a potential conflict between your mouse
and camera. If you have a serial mouse, try to determine which COM port the
mouse is using. Make note of the mouse COM port, if applicable. Most serial
mice use COM 1.
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While in the Device Manager tab locate your modem. Click on the “+” sign to
open the modem description. Double click on the modem description to
determine which COM port is used by your modem and make note of this.
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You may attempt to derive the same information in another way. Click on Start,
Settings, Control Panel. Look for an icon labeled “Modems”. Double click on the
Modems icon to open the “Modem Properties” dialog box. Click on the tab
labeled “Diagnostics”. This may give you a very good overview of the utilization
of your system COM ports.
(Take notice if there are any Red “
X
” or yellow exclamation “
!
” marks in this area.
These are indications of port problems. Please consult your system manufacturer or
PC technician for assistance.)
System Properties/Device Manager.
Notice in this example, there are two
physical COM ports, COM1 and
COM3. Note also, this example has a
PS/2 mouse. A PS/2 mouse poses no
conflict because it does not use a COM
port, unlike a serial-port mouse.
Modem Properties/Diagnostics.
In
this example the modem uses COM2.
There are no devices on either COM1
or COM3. Therefore COM1 and
COM3 may be available for the
V2800 to use.