Orban OPTIMOD-FM 5500 Operation Manual page 93

OPTIMOD-FM DIGITAL
A) Navigate to Setup > N
B) Hold down the PC C
M on the display.
ODEM
C) Press the M
D) If the string that appears in the display is S0=4, this is correct. Press the Escape
button and skip steps (E) and (F) below.
S0=4 is the 5500 default setting. This activates auto-answer functionality
in the modem.
E) Set the I
NIT
turn to each character in the modem initialization string. Use the knob to set
the character to the desired value. Repeat until you have set all the characters
in the initialization string.
F) Press the S
AVE
3. Modem setup:
You will need two modems and two available phone lines, one of each for your
PC and your 5500. Orban Customer Service supports only the 3Com/U.S. Robot-
ics® 56kbps fax modem EXT on the 5500 side of your connection, although other
56kbps modems will often work OK.
You can use either an internal or an external modem with your PC.
A) Connect the telephone line from the wall phone jack to the wall connection
icon on the back of the modem (modem in).
B) Connect the modem to the 5500's serial port with a standard (not null) mo-
dem cable.
The cable provided with your 5500 is a null modem cable and will not
work.
C) Set the modem to A
For 3Com/U.S. Robotics® 56kbps fax modem EXT, set dipswitches 3, 5,
and 8 in the down position to activate the A
dipswitches should be set to the up position.
4. Prepare the 5500 for direct serial connection through the serial port:
[Skip this step if you will not be using a modem connection.]
A) Navigate to Setup > N
B) Hold down the PC C
D on the display.
IRECT
You are now ready to connect your computer to your 5500 through a null
modem cable connected to your computer's serial port. Refer to Installing
5500 PC Remote Control Software on page 2-49.
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ETWORK
soft button and turn the knob until you see
ONNECT
I soft button.
ODEM NIT
S to S0=4. Use the Next and Prev
TRING
soft button to confirm your setting.
A and turn it on.
UTO NSWER
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ETWORK
soft button and turn the knob until you see
ONNECT
.
EMOTE
KEY
A
UTO NSWER
.
EMOTE
INSTALLATION
s to move the cursor in
setting. All other
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