Krell Industries RC-5 manual Connecting to the RS-232Port, RS-232Port Protocols, RS-232PORT

Connecting to the RS-232 Port

WIRING THE MALE RS-232 PORT CONNECTOR

A 9-pin RS-232 port is located on the right-hand side of the Home Theater Standard 7.1 back panel. Make sure the clamping screws (or thumbscrews) securely fasten the connection cable from the external computer-based device to the RS-232 port on the Home Theater Standard 7.1.

Refer to the operating manual of your external computer-based device for instructions on connecting to the Home Theater Standard 7.1.

To wire the male connector, follow these steps:

1.Locate the pin numbers on the male connector plug (not shown).

2.Locate the pinout numbers on the female connector. (See Pinout Signal list below).

3.Wire the male connector, matching the pin numbers on the connector plug to the pinout numbers on the female connector. Only three signals are necessary: 2=Received Data, 3=Transmitted Data, and 5=Signal Ground.

RS-232 PORT 5 4 3 2 1

FEMALE CONNECTOR

(located on the back panel

of the Home Theater Standard 7.1)

9 8 7 6

Pinout Signal

1Data Carrier Detect

2Received Data

3Transmitted Data

4Data Terminal Ready

5Signal Ground

6Data Set Ready

7Request to Send

8Clear to Send

9Ring Indicator

RS-232 Port Protocols

The Home Theater Standard 7.1 RS-232 connection port is set to the following protocols:

9600 Baud 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit No Parity

4 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference