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

Printer Configuration

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