3-34 824 Reference Manual 9/29/09CommunicationThe Communication display shows the status of the serialport (i.e. how many minutes until the standby mode is auto-matically enabled) and the last characters received and trans-mitted and is used when troubleshooting communicationproblems and as an aid when writing programs to control theinstrument.To access the Communication display, use the u or dkey to select Communication from the Tools menu, thenpress the c key. The following appears:This menu can also be accessed bypressing the c key on thecommunications display.To access the Communication settings, use the u or dkey to select Communication from the Tools menu, thenpress ther key. A menu similar to the following appears:The printer has its own baud rate forprinting reports and is not affectedby this setting.Baud Rate - Speed at which the System 824 communicateswith controlling devices (computer, modem, etc.) throughthe serial port. The baud rate has a range from 300 to 115200baud.Shows the minutes of inactivityremaining before the serial interfacepowers downShows the last characters sent (none inthis example)Shows the last characters received(none in this example) Indicates 824 is ready toreceive commandsIndicates control-lingdevice (computer,modem, etc.) isIndicates current addressstatus.Use the right and left arrow keys totoggle between the Communicationdisplay and a list of Errors or Warn-ing Messages. These messages areuseful when troubleshooting I/Ocommand problems.
