4.1.5 Communications

SERIAL PORT A

Controls Serial Port A communications

 

 

 

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

BAUD RATE

Determines the serial communication rate.

 

 

38400

 

 

 

 

 

28800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a19200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9600

9600 bits per second

 

 

4800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROTOCOLa

Sets the flow control (handshaking) method.

 

 

 

BOTH

Uses both handshaking methods.

 

 

 

SOFTWARE

XON/XOFF

 

 

 

 

HARDWARE

CTS/DTR

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

No flow control is used.

 

 

PARITYa

Sets Word parity

 

 

 

 

NONE

No parity

 

 

 

 

 

ODD

Odd parity

 

 

 

 

EVEN

Even parity

 

 

 

DATA BITS

Sets Word length

 

 

 

7

Seven bit Word length

 

 

8

Eight bit Word length

 

 

STOPaBITS

Sets the number of stop bits

 

 

1

One stop bit

 

 

 

2

Two stop bits

 

 

 

 

SERIAL PORT B

Same as Serial Port A, for optional wireless

 

 

 

 

connection. If not installed, this displays

 

 

 

 

“NOT INSTALLED” when accessed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controls

Parallel

Port A communications

 

PARALLEL PORT A

settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PORT DIRECTION

Determines if messages are sent from the

 

 

 

a

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 optional

 

 

 

 

Ethernet connection. If not installed, this

 

 

 

 

displays

“NOT

INSTALLED” when

 

 

 

 

accessed.

 

 

 

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Pitney Bowes J693 manual Communications, Serial Port a, Serial Port B, Parallel Port a, Parallel Port B