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Chapter 4 Host Interface Menu
The currently selected interface is indicated with an asterisk on the control
panel message display. Each interface has its own submenu wi th the set of
associated interface parameters that you may configure. The host interface
and its associated parameters control the interface between the printer and
your host computer. Descriptions follow for each of the ho st interface
submenus.
Bi-Tronics Submenu

Prime Signal

•Disable. The parallel port does not perform a warm start (reboot) if the
host asserts the prime signal.
•Enable. The parallel port performs a warm start (reboot) if the host
asserts the prime signal.
Note The printer will not work online unless the type of interfa ce selected from
the HOST INTERFACE menu matches the type of interface in your host
computer. The interface in your host computer is the one that connects to
the data cable of the printer. For example, if the interface in your compu ter
is a serial interface, then the serial interface must be selected from th e
HOST INTERFACE menu in the printer.
Note The Bi-Tronics parameters in the printer must be set the same as the
interface in the host computer (at the other end of the data cable of th e
printer). Otherwise, the printer might not work online, and da ta characters
from the computer might not print or might print as “garbled” text.
Bi-Tronics
(from page 115)
Prime Signal TOF Action Buffer Size in
K
Disable*
Enable Reset*
Do Nothing 1*
(1-16)
* = Factory Default