DAVIS WeatherLink for Windows 4.0 - Manual (Page 30)

U S I N G T H E S O F T W A R E
Setup Menu
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▲ Baud Rate
Unless you are using a modem which only operates at 1200 baud, leave
the baud rate setting at 2400.
Note: If you have a 1200 baud modem, you need to both flip this setting for the PC AND flip
the dip switch setting on the data logger. By default, both are set to 2400 baud. For
successful operation, both must remain in sync.
▲ Phone Modem Connection
Select this check box to connect to the station by modem (remote connec-
tion).
▲ Rotary Dial
Select this check box if you are using a phone modem connection and your
phone is rotary dial.
▲ Phone
Enter the phone number for the modem connected to the station in the text
box. Make sure to enter the area code and any necessary prefixes (for
example, 1, 011, etc.). You may enter the following special characters.
▲ Enter a comma (,) to force the modem to pause before dialing the next
digit. You may enter more than one comma to increase the length of
time for which the modem pauses.
▲ Enter a “w” to force the modem to wait for a dial tone before dialing
the next digit.
▲ Modem String
Enter the desired modem initialization string in the text box. The default
modem initialization string should work in almost all cases. Before chang-
ing the modem string, see “Modem String” on page 99 for an explanation
of what each part of the string means.
▲ After Connect Wait
Controls the number of seconds the software waits (after connecting to a
remote station) to send the first command. If you are having difficulty con-
necting to a remote station, try increasing the number of seconds until you
can connect successfully.
3. When finished selecting options, choose Test.
The software will check the connection to the station (or modem) using the
current settings and indicate whether or not it successfully connected to your
weather station model. If you cannot connect to the station, you may use
Loopback (see “Finding the Correct Serial Port” on page 12) to determine the
correct serial port or make sure the serial port itself is actually working.
4. Once the serial port settings are correct, choose OK.
The software saves the serial port settings.