Reliant Octel 200 and Octel 300 Message Servers PB6001401 - Manual (Page 134)

4-16 Installation and Maintenance Volume
Octel Overture 200/300 Serenade 3.0 PB60014–01
4.4 TERMINAL COMMUNICATIONS
The Octel Overture 200/300 is designed to work with any ASCII send/receive serial terminal/teleprinter
that meets RS-232C specifications.
Terminal/Teleprinter Installation
Octel recommends that the maximum distance between the terminal and the Octel Overture 200/300 is no
more than 50 feet, which is the length of a standard RS-232C cable.
The Octel Overture 200/300 uses even parity, 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, and XON/XOFF protocol.
Compatible Terminals
The following terminals can be connected to the Octel Overture 200/300:
- TI Silent 700 or 703
- Hazeltine Model 1410
- Hewlett-Packard Models 2621A/P, 2631A
- Lear Siegler Model ADM-3A
- Wyse Model WY-50
- TeleVideo Terminal Model 950
- Panasonic KXD-11
- Falco 5500e, 500e
- Configuration Applications Terminal (CAT) (no procedures provided)
Connect the terminal/teleprinter to the system-terminal port. Two connections to the system-terminal port
allow for convenient access: the front connection (SP1) for temporary access and the rear connection (J1)
for permanent access. Octel recommends that the terminal/teleprinter have the capability to make a
hard-copy printout.
Cable Connections Between the RS-232C Terminal and the Octel
Overture 200/300
The system-terminal port (SP1 or J1) and Port B (J2) use standard 25-pin (DB25) RS-232C connectors
(female), with the DCE pinouts listed in Table 4-4. Figure 4-6 is a diagram of these pinouts. On the Octel
Overture 300, ports C and D (J3 and J4) are reserved for future use. They use the same pinouts as listed in
Table 4-4 and shown in Figure 4-6.