Watson Industries, Inc.
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Appendix B
Determining and Setting Output Channels
For Optional RS-232 Digital Output
To determine which channels are present.
Hook the unit up to your computer’s serial port.
Use a terminal program to interface with the unit.
Turn on unit. Wait for the startup message to appear on display.
Hit the space bar twice within the first 5 seconds of turn on.
Sometimes it takes a few tries to get the hang of this.
Wait 15 seconds.
Now the unit will take in keyboard commands.
To determine which channels are present, first type '&'.
This will bring up the menu:
Typing '3' will show which channels are currently active.
To change which channels are output, type '&' (this will bring up the menu again).
Now type '2' to set up the channels.
The following message will appear:
To proceed type 'Y' or 'y'
Now each channel will come up one at a time.
For example:
Type 'Y' or 'y' to output the channel, type 'N' or 'n' to remove the channel.
When you get to bottom of list, this message will appear:
To accept the channels as selected, type 'N' or 'n', then press the space bar to resume data output.
To make this channel selection the default the next time you power the unit on type " (a quote mark).
TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUR SELECTION (OR 'Q' TO QUIT):
1 = ADJUST TIME CONSTANTS
2 = SET OUTPUT CHANNELS
3 = LIST CURRENT OUTPUT CHANNEL SELECTION
4 = SELECT HEADING SOURCE
5 = SET NEW BAUD RATE
TO SET FOR OUTPUT FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DATA ITEMS, PRESS Y
TO AVOID ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DATA ITEMS, PRESS N
TO QUIT AND DISREGARD ANY OTHER DATA, PRESS Q
*** DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED? (Y/N/Q)
DO YOU WANT OUTPUT OF TIME?
Y = GOBACK, N = INSTALL DATA & QUIT, Q = QUIT
DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO SET DATA AGAIN?
