DKSModel1520PrinttoPC
These instructions will allow you to connect a PC to the DKS 1520 stand‐alone access controller printer
terminals so that reporting functionsin the 1520canbe printed directly to the PC screen.You will have to
download and install serial printer emulation software on your PC, which will create a text file of the
informationreceivedfromthe1520.
1. Software
Downloadandinstalloneofthefollowingprograms(theyareallfree).
• Hyper‐Terminal
• TeraTermPro
• SerialReceptor
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DB-9 Female
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1520 Terminals
2. ConnectaDB‐9 RS‐232C (serialcable) to
the1520.
• ThefemaleendconnectstothePC.
Cutoffthemaleendifnecessaryand
wireasshown.
• CannotuseDoorKing1818‐040cable
becausePin4intheDB‐9connector
isnotwired.
3. Plug the DB‐9 cable into an available
serialportonthePC.
• YoucanalsoplugintoaUSBslotby
usingaUSBtoRS‐232adapter
(DoorKingP/N1815‐037).
4. Power up the 1520 and start the software program on your PC.You will need to select the
appropriateCOMportinthesoftwareandsetasfollows.
• BaudRate: 9600
• Data: 8Bit
• Parity: None
• StopBit: 1
• FlowControl: Hardware
5. Usethe1520PrintFunctionscommandstodisplaytheinformationrequestedonthePCscreen.
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