Connecting With CompuServe

Let's start! Your first step will be to change some of your 95LX's COMM settings to allow you to retrieve files. Then we'll connect with CompuServe. After turning on the 95LX, do the following:

1. 1. Press <COMM> to start the built in COMM program.
2. 2. Press <MENU> Settings Config.
3. 3. Press Port Baud and enter the baud rate for your modem
4. 4. Press Port Parity and select Even Parity.
5. 5. Press Port Char and select 7.
6. 6. Press Dial and select Tone if your phone system supports tone signals, otherwise leave the setting on Pulse.
7. 10. Press Dial Number. Enter your CompuServe access phone number and press <ENTER>.
8. 11. Press <ESC> (two times). You are now at a menu.

You are now ready to access CompuServe. Make sure your modem is on and connected to the 95LX. You will now log on to, and change the CompuServe setting that will allow you to download files with the 95LX.

1. 1. Press Connect. The screen will go blank, and you will probably hear the modem dialing. Shortly, if the connection is made properly, you will see CONNECT 2400 on the screen (assuming you are using a 2400 baud modem). At this point, follow the instructions for logging on to CompuServe you received with your CompuServe startup kit (also see "Using HP 95LX on CompuServe" sidebar above).
2. 2. If all goes well, you will see the CompuServe main menu, and have a prompt ending with a !. Type go profile and press <ENTER>. You now see a menu titled CHANGE YOUR USER PROFILE.
3. 3. Type 1 for "Terminal Settings" and press <ENTER>.
4. 4. Type 2 for "Change Permanent Settings" and press <ENTER>.
5. 5. Type 4 for "Terminal type/ parameters" and press <ENTER>.
6. 6. Type 8 for "Parity" and press <ENTER>.
7. 7. Type 3 for "Zero" or "None" and press <ENTER>.
8. 8. Press <ENTER> to return to the PERMANENT SETTINGS menu.
9. 9. Type EXIT and press <ENTER>.

11. Type OFF and press <ENTER>. You are now disconnected from CompuServe.

You have just changed your personal CompuServe settings to allow file retrieval (downloads) from the CompuServe libraries using the 95LX COMM program.

For successful file downloads, you need to make one final change to the settings you have made in the COMM program. You'll then save these COMM settings to a permanent file, so you don't have to go through the setup process each time you access CompuServe.

1. 1. Press <MENU> Settings Config Port.
2. 2. Press Char and then select 8
3. 3. Press Port Parity and select None.
4. 4. Press <ESC> Save. Then type in the name you want to give file, press <ENTER> and then <ESC>. The above settings are now saved.