HP QMS 1660E Menu, Menu, Notes, Choices, Choices, Defaults, Default Off

Interfaces

Hardware Flow Control

Controls the flow of data between the printer and the host.

Menu	Administration/Communications/Serial/Hdwe Flow Ctl
Choices	CTS	Off, on
	DSR	Off, on
	DSR POL	Normal, reverse
	DTR	Off, on
	DTR POL	Normal, reverse
	RTS	Off, on
Defaults	CTS	Off
	DSR	Off
	DSR POL	Normal
	DTR	On
	DTR POL	Normal
	RTS	Off
Notes	If the host uses hardware flow control, set this option to match
	the type used by the host.
	Baud rates of 19200 and 38400 require that both RTS and
	CTS hardware flow control ((Administration/Communications/
	Serial/Hdwe Flow Ctl menu) be selected. These baud rates do
	not support XON/XOFF software flow control) Rcv Sw Flow
	Ctl).
	To download print system software to flash memory via the
	serial port, RTS and CTS must both be set to On also, and the
	cable pinouts must be connected as shown in appendix B,
	“Technical Specifications.”

Ignore Parity Errors

Specifies how the printer should handle parity errors.

Menu Administration/Communications/Serial/Ignore Par. Err.

Choices Off—Ignore parity errors. The printer prints its best interpretation of the character(s) affected by the error.

On—Don’t ignore parity errors. The printer r eplaces the character(s) affected by the error with a question mark.

Default Off

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