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F. Destination Port—Indicates the port on the Modular Smart Switch that
your PC is currently connected to. All data output from the currently
selected PC port (G) will be routed to this destination port on the
Modular Smart Switch.
G. PC Port—Indicates the port on your PC that the control software will use
to send control commands to your Modular Smart Switch. Make sure that
the port that is physically connected to the Modular Smart Switch is
displayed in this box.
H. Mode—Indicates whether normal mode or file-transfer mode is
currently selected. In normal mode, a dash (-) will be displayed. In file-
transfer mode, a flashing arrow will be displayed. The mode in use is set
automatically when you select a destination port using the
DESTINATION (normal mode) or FILE TRANSFER option.
6.7 Selecting a Destination Printer, Plotter, or Modem
The control software initially assumes that the Modular Smart Switch is
connected to the PC with a parallel link to LPT1. (Other default ports can
be specified using the /L or /C command-line option—see Section 6.3.)
If a different parallel PC port has been connected (LPT2, LPT3) or one of
the serial PC ports (COM1 or COM2), then you must first select that port—
see Section 6.10.3. Where several links are made to the same PC, then you
first need to make sure that you have selected the PC port that you wish to
use to print data.
With the dialog box displaying the correct PC port and DESTINATION
highlighted, press <enter>. A new box will appear as shown below. Enter
the desired destination port number, then type <enter>. All subsequent print
data that is sent out on the currently selected PC port will be routed to the
device attached to the specified destination port on the Modular Smart
Switch. For example, selecting port 1 will send data to the device attached
to port 1 on the Modular Smart Switch. The currently selected routing will
be displayed on the main menu.
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6.6 Main Menu
Figure 6-1. Main Menu.
A. Destination—Used to connect your computer to the required printer,
plotter, modem, or other device (see Section 6.7).
B. File Transfer—Used to connect through to other computers and set the
Modular Smart Switch to file-transfer mode. This option should only be
used to establish links for file-transfer purposes—use the DESTINATION
option for all other applications (see Chapter 8). File transfer is only
available on serial ports.
C. Direct Output—Used to output characters and control codes directly
from your keyboard (see Section 6.8).
D. Functions—Allows you to clear data, form feed the printer or end a long
timeout (see Section 6.9).
E. Options—Used to select the number of copies, timeout period, and the
PC port that the menu is to control (see Section 6.10).
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