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1. Connect the Protocol Adapter RS-232 output to a computer
with Windows ’95, ’98, Windows 2000 or Windows NT.
This may already have been done in Step 7.
2. Turn on the computer.
3. From the Start menu, select PROGRAMS➾
ACCESSORIES➾ COMMUNICATION➾ HYPERTERMINAL
(see ILLUSTRATION 6). HyperTerminal is a terminal
emulator program provided with Windows that will be
used to test the communication system.
SETUP COMPUTER FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CHECKOUT
Step 13
❖ If you now have the HYPERTERMINAL folder available,
skip the next step and go to #6.
4. If the COMMUNICATIONS or HYPERTERMINAL folder is
not present, you will need to add this program to your
Windows setup. From the Start menu, select
SETTINGS➾ CONTROL PANEL, then select (double click)
the Add/Remove Programs icon. Select the Windows
Setup tab, and place a ✔ in the Communications
component box. This will add HyperTerminal to your
Windows setup. Go back to #3 and get into the
HyperTerminal folder as described.
5. Double click the Hypertrm icon. You will then be asked to
name the new connection and select an icon. Type in any
name you want (the shorter the better) and select the
“atom-like” symbol at the end of the Icon list (see
ILLUSTRATION 7). Then click OK.
ILLUSTRATION 6 – Access HyperTerminal
ILLUSTRATION 7 – New Connection
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