Setting up a serial connection

Make settings on your computer to correspond to the settings you have made using the DIP switches.

On a Windows computer

Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main win- dow.

Double-click the Printers icon

Make sure that NX-2450 Rainbow/Colour is selected in the InstaUed Printers list.

Click on Connect

Click on the serial port (COMn) to which the serial- to-parallel converter is connected.

Click OK to return to the Printers window.

Click Close to return to the ControZPaneZwindow.

Double-click on Ports. The Ports dialog box appears.

Click on the name of the port to which the serial-to- parallel converter is connected.

Click on Settings.

For each setting (Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits and Flow Control (protocol)) select the appropri- ate setting from the pull-down menu (alternatively, you can type in your selections directly).

Click OK to return to the Ports window.

Click Close to return to the ControZPanel window.

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