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EDxtreme User Instructions

Press ESC repeatedly to return to normal operation. If you have made changes you will
be prompted to save the changes. Press the Save soft key to save the changes and
return to normal operation. Press the noSave soft key to disregard any changes made
and return to normal operation. Press the Cancel soft key to return to the Setup menu
screen.

This completes the Setup menu description.

6.3 Communicator Config Menu

The configuration menu, shown in Figure

6.2

, allows you to set the items described

below. Press the Config soft key to enter the menu. Accept the user password
displayed (default is 0) or your password if it has been customized. Press the Enter soft
key to accept the password and access the menu.

Figure 6.2 Communicator Config(uration) menu

Comm

Choose to set up the following parameters for each Comm port:

baud (default = 57600)
parity (default = none)
databits (default = 8)
mode (default = Print key only) Other choices: Continuous and Poll.

If you choose Continuous you must pick a format (see Communicator

Print Formats

on page 35

) and a broadcast rate (choices are 1, 2, 5 or

10 Hz)

If you choose Poll you must choose a poll character (any ASCII

character of your choosing)

Trans level:

l

Com2 must be RS-485, RS-232, or RF

l

Com1 can be RS-232 or disabled)

radio channel (Com2 only)
# of EDXs in the network (Com2 only)
address of each EDX (Com2 only)

Mode

Press this to set the display mode that will be active upon power-up.

Units

Press this key to set the following:

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