User manual NEC VERSA S

[. . . ] PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of NEC Corporation (NEC) and/or its licensors. NEC and/or its licensors, as appropriate, reserve all patent, copyright and other proprietary rights to this document, including all design, manufacturing, reproduction, use, and sales rights thereto, except to the extent said rights are expressly granted to others. The NEC product(s) discussed in this document are warranted in accordance with the terms of the Warranty Statement accompanying each product. However, actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration, customer data, and operator control. [. . . ] s To connect your modem directly to a wall outlet, plug the other end of the phone cable into a telephone jack in the wall. (You may have to unplug a telephone to do so. ) Attaching the modem is complete. 3-4 Adding Options s To connect your modem and a telephone to the same wall jack, go to step 5. (To connect both your modem and a telephone, you need a dual-RJ11 connector. ) Telephone Jack Telephone line connection 5. Plug the other end of the phone cable into the single jack on a dual-RJ11 connector. 6. Unplug the telephone cable from the wall. Plug the cable into one of the remaining jacks on the dual-RJ11 connector. Adding Options 3-5 7. Connect another telephone cable to the second jack on the dual-RJ11 connector and to the wall jack. Dual RJ11 Connector Dual telephone and modem connection NOTE: When using a modem outside of the U. S. and Canada, you might need an international telephone adapter. You can buy one at an electronics supply store. For more information about the modem, see the guide that came with the modem. EXTERNAL DEVICES You can connect external devices, like parallel and serial printers, a keyboard, monitor or mouse to your Versa S. Before connecting an external device, set it up using the instructions that come with the device. 3-6 Adding Options Parallel Devices To install a parallel device, like a parallel printer, you need a cable with a 25-pin male connector for the system. For most parallel printers, the other end of the cable should have a 36-pin Centronics®-compatible connector. Follow these steps to attach a parallel device to the Versa S. 1. Open the port cover on the back of the Versa S and locate the parallel port. 2. Fit the 25-pin cable connector and the parallel port together and attach them. Secure the connection with the screws provided. Align and connect the 36-pin connector to the correct port on the device. Connect the power cable to the printer and a properly grounded wall outlet. Connector Clips Screws Connecting a parallel device TIP: Make sure your printer is online before trying to print. See the printer documentation for instructions. Adding Options 3-7 Serial Devices To install a serial device, like a printer or an external modem, you need a cable with a 9-pin female connector for the system. Follow these steps to attach a serial device to your Versa S. 1. Check that power to both Versa S and the device is off. Open the port cover on the back of the system and locate the serial port. 3. Fit the device cable connector over the serial port and attach them. [. . . ] A printer is a peripheral device. Glossary-6 pixels Picture elements. Tiny dots that make up a screen image. port Provides the means for an interface between the microprocessor and external devices. A cable connector is usually plugged into the port to attach the device to the computer. processor In a computer, a functional unit that interprets and executes instructions. prompt A special symbol indicating the beginning of an input line. Also a message that appears on the screen indicating that the user must take a certain action. R RAM Random Access Memory. [. . . ]