
2.3.Using the Mode Select Menu
2.3.Using the Mode Select Menu
This section explains how to use the MODE key on the control panel. The MODE key allows you to set or change the printer environment such as the number of copies to make, emulation, page orientation, code set, etc. to your specific needs.
The following items can be selected by using the MODE, + and
Mode Select Menu
Item | Function | Default Setting |
, - | Selects the interface on which the control panel set- | Parallel |
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| rently active interface. |
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| Parallel setting has a sub item in which one of four |
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| data transmission modes can be selected — |
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| . ""/0 01, , ., or | Nibble (high) |
| ) 0 |
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| Serial setting has five sub items, and sets the follow- |
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| Baud rate | 9600 |
| Data bits | 8 |
| Stop bits | 1 |
| Parity | None |
| Protocol | DTR(pos.)&XON |
| If an optional network board is installed, also makes |
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| the network settings. |
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." | Sets the number of copies to be printed. | 001 |
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$ - | Changes the emulation mode on the current inter- | HP LaserJet 5M |
| face. The key allows access to sub item |
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- | Selects the bitmap or scalable font for the current | Bitmap |
| interface. Sub items allow selection of typefaces and |
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| scaling of the scalable font. For example, you can |
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| select one of the Courier fonts as the default font for |
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| printing. |
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| The + and - keys toggle between portrait and land- | Portrait |
| scape page orientations. |
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2 * - | Reads information from the option ROM installed in | — |
| the printer's main board. |
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*$*3 - | Reads or writes data from or to an memory card in | — |
| the printer's memory card slot. Also, this menu |
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| allows deletion of data from an memory card; and |
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| formatting the memory card. |
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