INFICON Explorer Portable Gas Chromatograph - Manual (Page 157)

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Initiating Remote Communications
1. Enter the phone number at which the Explorer and its modem are connected.
You can type parentheses and dashes, but they are not required. Type commas
to provide any delays required before the number is processed by the telephone
system.
If you are using a Hayes
TM compatible modem with the default settings, each
comma inserts a delay of approximately 2 seconds.
If you are not using a Hayes
TM compatible modem, the delays and the
characters that create the delays may be different. Refer to the modem user’s
manual.
2. Press the Dial button to initiate communication.
3. Monitor the modem status in the Dial Out dialog box. When the modem has
successfully connected with Explorer, you can close the dialog box.
4. Select the Instrument tab and check the instrument status box.
The current values from Explorer will be displayed.
You can now control the instrument from the computer. You can turn Explorer
off from the computer but you cannot turn it on again. Explorer must be powered
up from the local keypad by pressing the On/Off key.
Terminating Communication
When you are ready to terminate communication with Explorer:
Open the Communication menu and select Hang up .
SiteChart will issue the command to the modem and disconnect the modem
from the telephone line.
You can also click
Hang Up in the Dial Out dialog box. You can see the
modem status messages in this dialog box.
You can turn Explorer off from the computer but you cannot turn it on again.
Explorer must be powered up from the local keypad by pressing the On/Off key.