Bits/Char; Stop Bits; Flow Control - Atari Faicon030 Owner's Manual

Faicon030 Owner's Manual
To set the parity, position the pointer over the shaded Par i ty box . Cl i c k once and a
pop-up appears. Use the pointer to highlight the desired parity. Click the mouse
button to select the h i g h l ighted option.

Bits/Char

Each character i s stored i n memory a s o n e byte. Usual ly a byte i s made u p o f e ight
bits. Depending on bits per character u sed by the remote dev ice, you may need to
change the number of bits per character when transm i tt i ng through the R S 2 3 2 port.
To set the b its/char, posit i on the pointer over the shaded B its/Char box . Click once
and a pop-up appears. Use the pointer to highlight the des i red number of bits per
character. C l i c k the mouse button to select the highlighted option.

Stop Bits

The stop bit i ndicates the end of an asynchronous R S 2 3 2 character. You normally use
I stop bit, but you may need to u se 1 .5 or 2 stop bits. To set the number of stop bits,
position the pointer over the shaded Stop B i ts box. C lick once. Use the pointer to
high l i ght the desired number of stop bits. C lick the mouse button to select the
highl ighted option.

Flow Control

You can choose between two flow-control protocols: Xon/Xoff, and Rts/Cts. Flow
control protocols are procedures that allow your computer and the remote dev ice to
signal one another when to start or stop sending information. Choose the flow control
supported by the remote modem.
To select a Flow Control protocol, position the poin ter over the shaded Flow Control
box. C li c k once. Use the pointer to h ighligh t the desired flow control protocol . C l i c k
t h e mouse button t o select t h e highlighted option.
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