DataRAM 2000 Particulate Monitor Forest Service User's Guide
Setting Up the Laptop at Your Office
Before transferring logged data to a laptop, you need to set up the laptop to receive the data.
Disabling the Infrared Port
To disable the infrared (IR) port on a newer IBM ThinkPad:
- Click on 'Start' (at the bottom left corner on the startup screen).
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Double click on 'Settings > Control Panel > Infrared'.
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The 'Infrared' box is displayed.
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Click on the page tab for 'Options'. Uncheck the box 'Enable infrared communication'.
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Click on the page tab for 'Preferences'. Check the box 'Display infrared icon on task bar'. This places an infrared icon with a slash across it at the bottom right of the startup screen to verify that the infrared port is disabled.
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The other two boxes on the 'Preferences' page can be left checked. Click 'OK'.
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Close the control panel by clicking on the 'X' at the upper right corner of the window.
Setting Up a Hyperterminal Connection
- Click on 'Start' (at the bottom left corner on the startup screen).
- Click on 'Programs > Accessories > HyperTerminal (single click) > Hypertm.exe' (double click).
- The 'HyperTerminal' screen will display.
- The 'Connection Description' box will appear. Type in a name and pick an icon to identify your HyperTerminal.
- Click 'OK'.
- The 'Phone number' box will appear. At the bottom of this box, click on the arrow beside 'Connect Using' and choose 'Direct to Com 1'. Click 'OK'.
- The 'Com 1 Properties with Port Settings' box will appear. Click on the arrow next to 'Bits per second' and choose '9600'.
- Data bits > 8.
- Parity > none.
- Stop bits > 1.
- Flow control > Xon/Xoff.
- Click 'OK'.
- The HyperTerminal window will open and show 'Connected' on the button at the bottom of the window.
- Leaving the HyperTerminal window open, click on 'File' at the top of the window. Choose 'Properties'. The 'Name you gave to identify your HyperTerminal' properties box will appear.
- Click on the 'Settings' tab.
- Check the 'Terminal keys' box.
- Click on the arrow next to 'Emulation' and choose 'TTY'.
- The 'Backscroll buffer lines' box needs to be set to 500. Type '500' or use the increase#/decrease arrows to get to 500.
- Click on the 'ASCII Setup' box.
- Check 'Send line ends with line feed'.
- Check 'Echo typed characters locally'.
- Check 'Append line feeds to incoming line ends'.
- Check 'Wrap lines that exceed terminal width'.
- Click 'OK'.
- Click 'OK' on the 'Properties' page.
- On the button bar at the top of the HyperTerminal window, click on the phone that has the receiver off. This will disconnect communications for now. The bottom bar in the HyperTerminal will display 'Disconnected'.
- On the menu bar at the top of the HyperTerminal window, click 'File > Save As'.
- Click on the down arrow on the right side of the 'Save In:' dialog box and choose 'Desktop'.
- The name you chose for your HyperTerminal will appear in the 'File name:' dialog box.
- Click 'Save'.
- Close the HyperTerminal window by clicking 'File > Close' on the menu bar at the top.
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