Alternate Console/Printer Port Parameters - Digital Equipment 300 Series AXP Reference Manual

Setting the Alternate Console Feature
Alternate The alternate console/printer port on the back of the system unit
Console/Printer is set at the factory to the parameter settings listed in Table 6–2.
Port Settings These settings cannot be changed.
Table 6–2 Alternate Console/Printer Port Parameters
Parameter
Baud rate
Parity
Stop bit
Bits per character
Disconnect the To switch to the alternate console by removing the keyboard,
Keyboard follow these steps:
Step
1
2
3
4
5
1
connected an alternate console device, you must restart your system to redirect
console output. If you do not restart your system, the console output will not
display on the terminal or printer you connected.
Note that the system automatically displays its configuration
every time it is turned on.
6–4
Action
Turn off the system unit.
Wait 10 to 15 seconds.
Disconnect the keyboard/mouse extension cable from the
back of the system unit.
Turn on the system.
Output is automatically transferred to the alternate
console device. In most cases, this is a terminal, which
has its own keyboard.
If you want to use the graphics terminal as well as the
alternate console device, reconnect the keyboard/mouse
extension cable.
If you are running the operating system, however, you
cannot change from one console to the other. You can do
this only from console mode (>>>).
If you were using a graphics monitor to display console output before you
Setting
9600
None
1
8
1