Communications (continued)

PARALLEL PORT A

Controls the communications settings for

 

 

 

Parallel Port A.

 

 

PORT DIRECTION

Determines if messages are sent from the

 

 

 

printer to the host via the parallel port.

 

 

 

—UNI-DIRECTIONAL

One-way printer communication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BI-DIRECTIONAL

Enables IEEE 1284 back-channel

 

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

PARALLEL PORT B

Same as Parallel Port A, for an optional

 

 

 

Ethernet connection. If not present,

this

 

 

 

displays ‘NOT INSTALLED’

when

 

 

 

accessed.

 

;Note: If the ‘LOCKED’ message appears when attempting to access the NIC ADAPTER menu, the printer may have active print requests or multiple users may be trying to access these parameters (for example, during simultaneous telenet sessions).

NIC ADAPTER

 

Network Interface Card Adapter (optional).

 

 

 

 

If not present, this displays ‘NOT

 

 

 

 

INSTALLED’ when accessed.

 

 

 

 

After making changes to these parameters,

 

 

 

 

save the changes, exit the menu system, and

 

 

 

 

cycle the printer’s power ‘Off’ and ‘On’ for

 

 

 

 

the changes to take effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

; Note: The boot process (taking up to two

 

 

 

 

minutes) must be completed at power-up. During

 

 

 

 

this time, the NIC Adapter will not be accessible

 

 

 

 

or configurable; "DMXNET INACTIVE" will be

 

 

 

 

indicated when in the menu system or on a

 

 

 

 

Configuration Label. After this process, you will

 

 

 

 

be able to configure the options provided using

 

 

 

 

the menu system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP ADDRESS

 

The static IP address of the NIC Adapter.

 

 

 

 

This is in standard dotted-decimal format.

 

 

SUBNET MASK

 

The static subnet assigned to the NIC

 

 

 

 

Adapter.

 

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Datamax I-4206, I-4208 manual Parallel Port a, Parallel Port B, NIC Adapter

I-4206, I-4208 specifications

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