Operation Manual

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Preparation for use
Installing the expansion module
Connecting RS-232C
Monitor control via RS-232C
To control this monitor from a computer via a communication, connect this monitor and the computer using an RS-232C
cable (commercially available).
How to connect
• Turn off the main power switch of the computer and this monitor. If you make a connection while the power is on, it causes a
failure of the devices.
• Connect the computer and this monitor using a reverse type RS-232C cable (commercially available).
• In addition, when you connect two or more monitors as shown in the illustration below, connect the RS-232C OUT connector of
the rst monitor and the RS-232C IN connector of the second monitor using a reverse type RS-232C cable (commercially
available). By repeating the connection in the similar way, you can connect monitors in a daisy chain conguration.
Though you can connect up to 26 monitors, the maximum number of connectable monitors may be limited depending
on the installation environment.
RS-232C IN RS-232C IN
RS-232C OUT RS-232C OUT
RS-232C cable
RS-232C cable
RS-232C
Computer
(RS-232C connection)
LCD display (fi display) dnoces( display DCL)display tsr
(Sample Illustration) 42”
When only the 25-pin serial port is equipped as the serial communication port on the computer, a conversion adapter
(commercially available) is necessary for the connection.
Connecting RS-232C