Chapter 3 Printer Configuration

Changing Printer Configurations

In order to properly configure the printer, it is important that you have a current configuration printout, as described previously. From this printout, determine which parameters you need to change for the printer to operate correctly with the host computer, or your specific applications.

To change printer settings such as paper length, emulation, and host I/O interface, do the following steps:

 

Step

 

Press

LCD Message

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Place the printer offline.

 

ON LINE

OFFLINE

 

 

 

PAPER CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Unlock the ENTER key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER SWITCH

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNLOCKED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Scroll through the menu until

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFFLINE

 

you reach the appropriate

 

 

OR

 

 

 

 

 

HOST INTERFACE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Select the menu to access

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOST INTERFACE

 

available parameters or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centronics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

submenus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Scroll through the submenus or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOST INTERFACE

 

parameters until you reach the

 

 

OR

 

 

 

 

 

Serial

 

one you want.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Select this submenu parameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial

 

to access the value options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host Protocol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Scroll through the submenu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial

 

options until you reach the

 

 

OR

 

 

 

 

Baud Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

desired value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Printronix L5035 user manual Changing Printer Configurations