Connect the proper serial cable between COMx (where x = 1, 2, 3, or

4)of a PC, or dumb terminal, to Port 1 of Module 1 (the master configuration port). All other cables can be connected after the system is configured (see Section 8).

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From the factory, the Model 24SII Data Exchange System is set up with Port 1 of Module 1 (serial) designated as a computer port. Port 1 of Module 1 is the master configuration port and must always be a serial port. Several parameter settings are set only through this port. Port 2 of Module 1 (serial) is factory-designated as a printer port. All other installed ports are factory-designated as computer ports. You may designate in the configuration mode which ports are computer ports and which are printer ports if required.

Other factory-default settings are:

Input Inactivity Timeout: 20 seconds

Port Select Code: $SELECT

Port Select Mode: Mode A (printer selection anytime while printing).

Form Feed Mode: disabled

I.D. Page Message: disabled

Port Logical Name(s): set as Device A, Device B, etc.

Default Printer Assignment: 0 for all computer ports (contention mode).

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