Centronics (Parallel) Submenu
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TOF Action

•Reset. A form feed is performed before a warm start when the prime
signal is asserted from the host. This setting is us ed only if the Prime
Signal parameter is enabled.
•Do Nothing. No form feed is performed on reset.
Buffer Size in K
This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the B i-Tronics port
buffer. You can designate the size of the printer buffer from 1 thr ough 16
Kbytes.
Centronics (Parallel) Submenu
The Centronics submenu provides the options and settings avai lable to
configure the interface as required for your application. Thes e options and
available settings are outlined in the following paragr aphs.
Note The Centronics 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.
Centronics
(from page 115)
Data Bit 8 PI Ignored Data
Polarity Resp.
Polarity Busy on
Strobe Latch
Data On
Prime
Signal TOF
Action Buffer Size
in K
Enable*
Disable Enable*
Disable Standard*
Inverted Standard*
Inverted Enable*
Disable Leading*
Trailing
Disable*
Enable Reset*
Do Nothing 1*
(1-16)
* = Factory Default