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7-16 Programming Meter Settings
Changing Communications Settings (cont.)
3. The next prompt asks you to select the communications
interface from two options: IrDA (Infrared Data Association)
and the IR232 virtual interface. You must use IrDA when
using an IR printer or transfer application such as QuickBeam.
Use the [W ] and [X] keys to scroll to the desired selection,
and press [ENTER].
Note: For mor e informat ion on loading software updates via the
infrare d inte rface, see Chapter 9, Servicing the
PT878GC, page 9-43.
If you have selected IrDA, you have completed entering data in
this window. However , if you have selected IR232, the P T878GC
asks for four more parameters.
IMPORTANT: Using IR232 requires the following parameters:
•Baud Rate -- 9600
•Parity -- None
•Stop Bits -- 1
•Data Bits -- 8
4. The program now asks for the baud rate. The default rate is
9,600 bps.
a. Press [ENTER] to open the drop-down menu.
b. Use the [T] or [S] arrow keys to scroll to the desired rate,
from 300 to 115.2K bps.
c. Press [ENTER] to confirm the entry.
5. The next prompt asks for the parity from five options: None,
Mark, Space, Even or Odd. The default parity is No ne.
a. Press [ENTER] to open the drop-down menu.
b. Use the [T] or [S] arrow keys to scroll to the desired
parity.
c. Press [ENTER] to confirm the entry.