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Psion Teklogix 8525/8530 Vehicle-Mount Computer User Manual 243
Chapter 6: Tekterm Application
Tether, Serial And Console Port Parameter Settings
Choosing A Character Set
To choose a character set:
• Position the cursor on the appropriate item – for example, ISO – and press
[F1] to display the character set options.
• To activate a character set, press the [RIGHT] or [LEFT] arrow key to set it
to “Y”.
Important: If you choose a Chinese
character set from the ‘Misc.’ menu and
a character sent from the host cannot be displayed on the screen,
a shaded box character is used as a substitute.
If you are using a Korean
character set, a right arrow character is
used as a substitute.
Baud
This parameter determines the bit rate of the port. Allowable values include: 110
300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 14.4kbps 19.2kbps 38.4kbps
57.6kbps 115.2kbps 128.0kbps or 256.0kbps.
Data Bits
This parameter determines the number of bits for the data going through this port.
Possible values are: 6, 7, 8.
Parity
This parameter determines the type of parity checking used on the data going
through the port. The options are: none, odd, even, mark and space.
Stop Bits
This parameter specifies the number of stop bits – 1, 1.5, 2 – used for
asynchronous communication.
Flow Control
This parameter selects the type of flow control used in your vehicle-mount
computer. The 8525/8530 can perform Software or Hardware handshaking, or you
can choose Both to enable both of these options.
The function of each mode is as follows: