Serial in mode, Serial in mode -3 – Kodak DCS 700 User Manual
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Serial In Mode
Using Serial In mode, your camera accepts text strings from a connected external device. 
The information is then added to specified image headers.
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Serial In and Serial Out modes can work at the same time.
1
Select Serial In from the Serial 
Port menu (page 13-2).
2
Select your choice from the 
Serial In Mode menu (described 
in the table below).
The setting is retained until you 
change it or disconnect the 
device.
Menu
Choice
Action
Comments
None
No data transmitted.
Serial port is unavailable.
New Images
The text string from the 
connected device is written to 
the header of subsequent 
images.
Text string must be 250 valid 
characters, or less. Valid characters 
consist of ASCII characters, carriage 
return, and line termination.
When you select New Images or 
Previous Image, a Serial In Status 
option (page 13-4) becomes available.
Previous 
Image
A text string from the connected 
device is written to the header of 
previously captured image.
GPS
A text string from the connected 
GPS device is written to the 
header of the just-captured 
image.
If a Trimble GPS card is inserted in 
the camera, the serial port GPS 
functionality is overridden by the 
Trimble card. 
