Setting Communications Parameters - Tektronix 4106 Operator's Manual

INSTALLATION AND SETUP
SETTING COMMUNICATIONS PARAMETERS
If this is the first time you have used a Tektronix terminal , or if you need instructions
for entering Setup commands, we suggest that you go back to Section 2, Getting
Acquainted With Your Terminal,
and complete those exercises before continuing
with these setup procedures .
The 4106, 4107, and 4109 Terminals are already configured by the factory for
typical RS-232 host communications ; however, you probably need to change some
of the terminal 's settings to match the settings of your host computer.
Table A-1 lists the commands that set up RS-232 communications with your host
computer. The third column ,
Available Settings,
lists the available settings
(parameters) , and the fourth column lists the factory defaults (the terminal settings
already built into the terminal). The last column is empty so that you can list the
settings required by your host computer.
Follow these steps to configure the terminal for communication with your host:
1. Find out what settings are required by your host computer. Consult your host
computer manuals, your computer center staff, or your system programmer
for this information. Then , fill in these requirements in the last column of Table
A-1 . (The optional 41061410714109/CX Programmers Reference Manual
describes RS-232 communications concepts and gives more detail about
individual commands.)
2. Put the terminal in Setup and enter the required communications commands
using Table A-1 . You only need to enter those commands whose factory
default settings are different from your host computer's requirements .
3. Display the terminal 's communications settings by entering :
STATUS COMM
Check the list to make sure it matches the settings you listed in the last column
of Table A-1 .
4. After you set the terminal 's communication parameters , save them in
nonvolatile memory by entering :
A-8
NVSAVE
Nonvolatile memory is not erased when the terminal is turned off. Every time
you turn on the term inal , it automatically sets its communications parameters
to these saved values.
During future use of the terminal , you can t13mporarily change the
communications settings without altering the nonvolatile (remembered)
settings . The terminal reverts to the nonvolatile settings when you reset it or
turn it off and back on.
4106/4 107/4109 OPERATORS