Ag Leader Yield Monitor 2000 Operators Manual - Manual (Page 116)

Printing Field/Load Summary
Yield Monitor 2000
Ag Leader Technology
June 1997
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Step Action
3 Find an unused COM port on the back of your computer (if they are
all in use, you will have to disconnect another device from one of the
ports). This port will have either 9 or 25 pins. If it is a nine-pin port,
connect the cable from the monitor directly to the port. If it is a 25-
pin port, use the adapter provided with the cable to connect to the
computer.
Follow these steps to set up Terminals to accept information from the
monitor:
Step Action
1 Double-click on the Accessories icon in the Program Manager
window.
2 Double-click on the Terminal program in the Accessories group.
3 If the Terminal window does not fill the whole display, maximize it
by clicking on the up-arrow at the top-right corner of the Terminal
window.
4 Click on Settings on the top menu bar to access the Settings pull-
down menu.
5 Click on Terminal Preferences to access the Terminal Preferences
dialog box. Click on the appropriate items to select the following:
•
Line Wrap = Off (no X in box)
•
Terminal Font = Courier
•
Translations = None
6 Click on OK to close the dialog box.
7 While in the Terminal program, click on Settings on the top menu
bar to access the Settings menu.
8 Click on Communications to access the Settings dialog box.
9 Click on the appropriate items to set the following communications
parameters:
•
Baud Rate = 9600
•
Data Bits = 8
•
Stop Bits = 1
•
Parity = None
•
Flow Control = None
•
Connector = COM1 or
COM2*
* Select the port to which you connected the cable from the monitor.
If you do not know to which one you are connected, try COM1 first.
10 Click on OK to close the dialog box.