CompuServe Messages

Raymond, The transmit common and receive common that you mention, are they pins two and three or something else? As someone else has stated, all you should really need is three-pins, tx-rx (normally pins 2-3), rx-tx (normally pins 3-2), and ground (normally pin 7). This is commonly known as a null-modem cable or a serial printer cable. The other thing I am not sure about is your baud rate. 38,400 sounds awful high for a VTR. You might try 9600 or at least verify from the manual/jumper settings what exactly the deck is set to. -John