Remote Control - Black Box 232 Monitor Plus Installation And Operation Manual

232 MONITOR PLUS
The 232 Monitor Plus can be
operated remotely from a terminal
on an RS-232 circuit. This is
especially useful when testing the
quality of lines over long distances.
Set the 232 Monitor Plus in place,
then initiate loop tests from a
remote location. Error reports will
appear simultaneously at the 232
Monitor Plus and on the remote
terminal's screen.
For remote control of your 232
Monitor Plus, you will need the
special adapter that came with your
unit. The adapter is configured as
DTE; it transmits on pin 2 and
receives on pin 3.
For remote operation of your 232
Monitor Plus follow these steps; refer
to Figure 3.
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4. REMOTE CONTROL

1. Attach the special remote
connector to the parallel port
on the left side of the 232
Monitor Plus.
CAUTION
The port on the left side of
the 232 Monitor Plus is a
parallel
Attaching an RS-232 circuit
without the special remote
connector might destroy
the circuit.
2. Connect any RS-232 circuit to
this remote connector.
Access the 232 Monitor Plus
3.
Configure Menu (press the
MENU command key [`] to
move to the Configuration
Menu).
NOTE: The MENU command key lets you
toggle between the View and
Configuration Menu modes.
4. Once in the Configure Menu,
turn the Remote function
"On." Refer to Section 2.0,
Configuration Menu, (p.24).
output port.