ADJUSTING THE PRINTER SETTINGS
8.Press 
or 
until the required setting is dis - played.
9. Store the displayed setting:
10.
four times to return to printer "Ready" mode.
- Serial Channel -
There are nine settings for the serial channel. These settings must match the settings that your computer’s serial channel is using. Check your computer’s manual for this in - formation.
❐WORD LENGTH: This specifies how many bits there are between the start and stop bits.
Available Options: 8-bit or 7-bit.
❐BAUDRATE: This allows you to set the data transfer rate for the serial channel.
Available Options: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200
❐PARITY: Parity is a basic form of error detection.
Available Options: ODD, EVEN, NONE. If you select NONE, there is no parity check.
❐STOP BIT: Use this to select the number of stop bits that are sent to the printer with each character to signal the end of a character.
Available Options: 1 or 2
❐DTR: Use this to turn the printer’s DTR (Data Terminal Ready) communications pro - tocol on or off. You can use DTR protocol in combination with the XON/XOFF option setting.
❐XON/XOFF: Use this to turn the printer’s XON/XOFF communications protocol on or off. You can use DTR protocol in combination with the DTR option setting .
❐ENQ/ACK: Not used. Keep OFF.
❐DSR: When DSR (Data Set Ready) is OFF, the DSR signal is permanently set to HIGH, allowing the printer to send data to the computer. For most communication purposes, this option should be kept OFF. When DSR is ON, data is sent to the com - puter only when the DSR signal is HIGH .
❐CTS: When CTS (Clear To Send) is OFF, the CTS signal is permanently set to HIGH. For most communication purposes, this option should be kept OFF. When CTS is ON, data is sent to the computer only when the CTS signal is HIGH .
Factory Settings |
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WORD LENGTH: | BAUDRATE: 9600 |
PARITY: NONE | STOP BIT: 2 |
DTR: ON | XON/XOFF: ON |
ENQ/ACK: OFF | DSR: OFF |
CTS: OFF |
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