Troubleshooting your e6474a system, Device communication problems, Causes – Agilent Technologies Agilent E6474A User Manual

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Troubleshooting your E6474A system

Device communication problems

Occasionally, when you probe a COM port, the error message in

Figure 49

may be displayed

Figure 49

No device error message

Causes

This message is displayed for the following reasons:

The Direct Connect Hub or a device connected to a serial port

is not powered on.

The device has a defective interface cable.

The serial port has no device connected to it.

A phone is communicating at the wrong baud rate.

The device itself is defective.

Remedies

Before using the Refresh Port command to probe the COM

port to identify the devices, verify that all devices are
connected and powered on. Devices include the Direct
Connect Hub (if equipped), phones, scanner, receivers, and
navigator. Refer to Chapter 3 for cable connection details.

If you have an iDEN phone, perform the procedure under

“Setting an iDEN phone’s baud rate"

on page 103.

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