Attaching Cables, Installing Compact Flash Card and DIMM Upgrade Kit

5.Connect the X16‐C’s power cords. Refer to “Powering Up the Matrix X16‐C Chassis” on page 3‐41.

Figure 3-26 Connecting an IBM PC or Compatible

4

2

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STATUS

ACTIVE/

STANDBY

RESET

USB

ETHERNET

COM

1UTP cable with RJ45 connectors

2RJ45 COM port

3RJ45-to-DB9 PC adapter

4IBM PC or compatible device

Connecting the CM COM Port to a VT Series Terminal

To connect a VT Series terminal connectors and a user‐supplied

to the CM COM port (Figure 3‐27), use a UTP cable with RJ45 RJ45‐to‐DB25 female adapter. Proceed as follows:

1.Connect the RJ45 connector at one end of the cable to the COM port on the CM.

2.Plug the RJ45 connector at the other end of the cable into a user‐supplied RJ45‐to‐DB25 female adapter.

3.Connect the RJ45‐to‐DB25 adapter to the port labeled COM on the VT terminal.

4.Turn on the terminal and access the Setup Directory. Set the following parameters:

Parameter

Setting

 

 

 

Mode

7

Bit Control

 

 

Transmit

Transmit=19,200

 

 

Bits Parity

8 Bits, No Parity

 

 

 

Stop Bit

1

Stop Bit

 

 

 

5.Connect the X16‐C’s power cords. Refer to “Powering Up the Matrix X16‐C Chassis” on page 3‐41.

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