Unit 4: Printer Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERIAL INTERFACE MODE (TABLE 4-4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the main menu screen for the Host Interface option of the INTERFACES mode. There are only

 

 

 

 

 

two options relative to the serial interface, ignore all others.

 

 

 

 

 

Serial - factory default. Allows the operator to select the interface and the relative menus will

 

 

Host Interface

 

 

 

 

Serial*

 

 

follow.

Auto Switching - the printer automatically switches to the relative interface type and moves into the applicable menus.

Is the menu selection screen for the Serial Port option of the INTERFACES mode.

Serial Port

Baud Rate

Word Length

Stop Bits

Parity

Data Protocol

Buffer Size in K

Trickle Time

Time Out

Report Status

Data Term Ready

Request to Send

Poll Character

Poll Response

Idle Response

One Char Inquiry

Printer Status

Framing Errors

 

 

Allows setting the baud rate for the serial interface. The baud rate is the speed serial data is

 

 

transferred between the host computer and the printer. The options for RS232 and RS422 are

 

 

600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 baud.

 

 

 

 

Baud Rate

Note: If using RS232 and the selected baud rate is greter than 19200, data loss may occur. To

 

19200*

 

correct this, it may be necessary to lower the baud rate or use RS422. An increase in the Buffer

 

 

 

 

Size in K parameter from the default (1 Kbyte) may be required to improve performance.

 

 

The factory default is 9600.

 

 

 

 

 

This menu allows the length of the serial data word to be set. The data word length can be set to

 

 

7 or 8 bits and must match the corresponding data bits setting in the host computer.

 

 

 

Word Length

 

The factory default is 8.

 

8*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This menu allows the quantity of stop bits in the serial word to be set. either 1 or 2 stop bits may

 

 

be selected, but the setting must match the corresponding stop bit setting in the host computer.

 

 

 

Stop Bits

 

 

 

1*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This menu screen allows the parity to be set, but the setting must match that of the host

 

 

computer. The options are: Odd, Even, Mark, Sense, or None.

 

 

 

Parity

 

The factory default is None.

 

None*

 

 

 

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SATO GL4XXE manual Follow, Computer. The options are Odd, Even, Mark, Sense, or None, Factory default is None