WHAT ARE BAUD RATE AND SERIAL PORT SETTINGS?
Similar to the everyday modem, a videodisc player, when connected via a serial cable to a computer, communicates at certain pre-established speeds. The most common are 1200 bits/sec, 2400bits/sec or 9600bits/sec. If the baud rate setting on your videodisc player is different than the baud rate setting for the serial port on your computer, you cannot establish communication between the two. Additionally, the serial cable connecting your videodisc player to your computer can be plugged into either the “modem” or “printer” port on a Macintosh, or COM1/3 or COM 2/4 connector on a PC computer. Whichever serial connector is used, you must instruct your computer which one to use.
