Installing A Device With A 25-Pin Connector - DEC DECstation 5000 Model 100 Series Hardware Operator's Manual

Installing a Device with a 25-Pin Connector

You can connect 25-pin communication connectors directly to
the system unit.
Follow the instructions that came with your device to
1.
perform these tasks:
Follow the instructions that came with your worksystem
2.
software to shut down the software.
Turn off the system unit by pressing the 0 on the on/off
3.
switch on the back of the unit.
Connect the end of the communications device cable to
4.
the system unit, as shown in Figure 7-3, on page 7-5. The
connectors are shaped so that they go together only one
way.
7–4 External Communications Options
Be sure the device is turned off.
Set up the device and attach the cable and power cord
that came with it.
Set the proper baud rate and control settings on the
device and in the worksystem software, if that is
appropriate.