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To test it, you can use a 9 way 'D' plug with pins 2-3 4-5 and 8-9 connected, or you can use a paperclip paper clip cut into three to make these three connections.
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- Make the connections as described above.
- Select the Terminal []
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- Type some characters on the keyboard like "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
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If you are using a standard PC Cable, it will not work. Get the correct cable from Rakewell.
Using a Serial to USB convertor?
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If you are unable to get it working, try downloading a Free Terminal Emulation program for your Client's Operating System and do a similar excercise exercise as described in the "Test the Z88 Serial Port" section.