Configuring The Computer's Serial Interface Settings - SMART Board SPNL-6365-V3/SBID-6365 Installation And Maintenance Manual

APPENDIX D
REMOTELY MANAGING THE DISPLAY
You can connect an RS-232 cable from the computer's serial output to the RS-232 input on the
connector panel to remotely select video inputs, turn the display on or off and get information
about the display's current settings, such as contrast and power state.
IMPORTANT
Use only a standard RS-232 cable. Do not use a null modem cable. Null modem cables typically
have ends of the same type.
NOTE
You can remotely manage only the display and not the iQ appliance.
Configuring the computer's serial interface
settings
Configure the computer's serial interface before sending commands to the display.
To configure the computer's serial interface
1. Turn on the display.
2. Turn on the computer, and then start the serial communications program or terminal emulation
program.
3. Activate local echo.
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