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modem cable used to connect the i.LON 10 to the modem.

2. Open HyperTerminal. Assure that the scroll lock is turned off on your

computer (if it is on, press the button to turn it off). In
HyperTerminal, set the Bits Per Second to the same rate as used to

communicate with the i.LON 10. Set Data Bits to 8, Parity to None, Stop
Bits
to 1, and Flow Control to Hardware, as shown in the following figure:

3. In HyperTerminal, turn on Echo. To do this, follow these steps:

i. Click the File menu and select Properties. The HyperTerminal

Properties dialog opens.

ii. In the Properties dialog, select the Settings tab.
iii. Click ASCII Setup. The ASCII Setup dialog opens.
iv. In the ASCII Setup dialog, set the Echo Typed Characters Locally

checkbox.

v. Click OK in the ASCII Setup and Properties dialogs.

4. Request a response from the modem by performing the following steps:

i. In HyperTerminal, press several times. This should allow the

modem to automatically detect the baud rate setting of HyperTerminal.

ii. Type “AT” in capital letters and press . The modem should

respond with “OK”. If the modem does not respond, repeat this step

several times. If you cannot get a response, verify that the modem is

turned on.

iii. If you still get no response, watch the LEDs on the modem when you

enter ‘AT”. If they do not flicker, the modem is not responding the

command. This could be due to any of the following:

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