Making Serial Connections; To Connect A Serial Device; To View Or Change Serial Port Assignments - HP OmniBook 5500 - Notebook PC User Manual

Making Serial Connections

The OmniBook serial port is a standard 9-pin serial port. It supports hardware
handshaking, a method of data-flow control that uses signals sent over reserved
wires in the serial cable.
This section shows how to
Connect a serial device.
View or change the serial port assignments.
Specify serial port settings.

To connect a serial device

The OmniBook 9-pin serial port is a standard serial port, just like those found on
many PCs. The most common types of serial connections involve printers, modems,
and other computers. You can make such connections using standard serial cables
and adapters available at computer dealers and electronic supply stores.

To view or change serial port assignments

You can see and change the serial communications port names (COM1, COM2,
COM3, and COM4) assigned to the serial port and infrared port.
1. In Program Manager, double-click the OmniBook Tools icon (in the Main group).
2. Click Connections, then click COM Ports.
The dialog box shows the names currently assigned to the ports.
3. To change the assignment of port names, select a different combination.
4. Click OK.
5. If you changed the port assignments, you must reboot the OmniBook to make
the new assignments active.
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