Black Box SW928C, SW929C, SW927C, SW925AE, SW926C manual Modular Smart Switch

MODULAR SMART SWITCH

Chapter			Page
7. Serial Port Control Utility			. .37
8. Using the Modular Smart Switch to Transfer Files			. .40
8.1	Transferring Files between IBM compatible PCs		. .40
8.2	Using the Software with File-Transfer Software		. .42
8.3	Transferring Files Between PCs Not Compatible
	with IBM		. .42
8.4	General Hints and Tips		. .43
9. Software Commands			. .44
9.1	Introduction		. .44
9.2	Connect Command		. .45
	9.2.1	Selecting a Destination Port	. .45
	9.2.2	Printing Several Copies	. .45
	9.2.3	Broadcasting Data to Several Devices	. .45
	9.2.4 Varying the Timeout Period		. .46
	9.2.5 Disabling Software Commands		. .46
	9.2.6 Removing Line Feeds at End of Software
	Commands		. .47
9.3	Clear Command		. .47
9.4	End of File Command		. .47
9.5	Creating Batch Files to Send Commands (IBM
	compatible PCs)		. .47
9.6	Setting Default Start of Day Destination Ports		. .49
10. Troubleshooting			. .50
10.1	Self-Test at Power-On		. .50
10.2 Parallel Interfaces—No Data Transmitted through the
	Switch		. .50
10.3	Parallel Interfaces—Corrupted, Extra, or Lost Data		. .51
10.4	Problems Interfacing Serial Devices		. .51
10.5 Serial Interfaces—No Data Transmitted through the
	Switch		. .51
10.6 Serial Interfaces—Corrupted Data			. .51
10.7 Merged Printouts			. .52
10.8	Print Data Transmitted but File Transfer Fails		. .52

	MODULAR SMART SWITCH
Chapter		Page
Appendix A: Serial Ports		53
A.1	RS-232 and RS-422 Pin Assignments	53
A.2	Connecting to Computers—RS-232 Connections	54
	A.2.1 RS-232 Connections to IBM PCs and Compatibles	54
	A.2.2 RS-232 Connectors to IBM AT and compatibles	55
A.3	Connecting to Printers	56
A.4	Connecting to Modems	57
A.5	Connecting to Plotters	58
A.6	Connecting to NEC Spinwriter	59
A.7	Connecting to DEC LN03 Laser Printer	60
A.8	RS-422 Cables	61
Appendix B: Parallel Ports		62
B.1	Parallel Pin Assignments	62
B.2	Cable for IBM PC/XT, AT, or compatible	64
B.3	Cable to a 36-pin Amphenol	64

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