Connecting Rs-232C; Monitor Control Via Rs-232C - Mitsubishi Electric MDT5525 User Manual

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Connecting RS-232C

To control this monitor from a computer via a communication, connect this monitor and the computer using an RS-232C cable
(commercially available).
How to connect
• Turn off the main power switch of the computer and this monitor. If you make a connection while the power is on, it causes a
failure of the devices.
• Connect the computer and this monitor using a reverse type RS-232C cable (commercially available).
• In addition, when you connect two or more monitors as shown in the illustration below, connect the RS-232C OUT connector
of the fi rst monitor and the RS-232C IN connector of the second monitor using a reverse type RS-232C cable (commercially
available). By repeating the connection in the similar way, you can connect monitors in a daisy chain confi guration.
NOTE:
• Though you can connect up to 26 monitors, the maximum number of connectable monitors may be limited depending on the
installation environment.
LCD monitor (fi rst monitor)
Computer
(RS-232C connection)
RS-232C IN
RS-232C
RS-232C cable
NOTE:
When only the 25-pin serial port is equipped as the serial communication port on the computer, a conversion adapter (commercially
available) is necessary for the connection.

Monitor control via RS-232C

RS-232C OUT
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Carry out as necessary
LCD monitor (second monitor)
RS-232C IN
RS-232C cable
RS-232C OUT