Selecting a communications port, Comm port dialog box – Grass Valley PROFILE FAMILY v.2.5 User Manual

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Selecting a Communications Port

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Selecting a Communications Port

To select a serial communications port for an external controller:

1. Click a panel to make it active.

NOTE: Other than for Panel Control, the Comm Port dialog box
appears automatically the first time you select a controller.

2. Choose

Controller | Comm Port

to open the Comm Port dialog box. An

example of this dialog box is shown in Figure 78.

Figure 78. Comm Port dialog box

NOTE: Ports P1 through P8 are available on the RS-422 Connector
Panel. COM1 and COM2 are available on the unit’s back panel
(RS-232 DB-9 connectors). Any P ports used by VdrPanel should
have the DIP switches set to
Device (DIP switch must be down).

3. Select a serial communications port, such as

P1

.

4. Click

OK

.

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