Unit 4: Printer Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERIAL INTERFACE MODE (TABLE 4-4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This option is for the Series1 protocol. After receiving a poll character, the printer will wait the poll

 

 

 

response time in milliseconds before sending the response.

 

 

 

 

Poll Response

 

 

 

The allowable range is 0 to 30 ms, and the factory default is 0 ms.

 

0 ms*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This option is for the Series1 protocol.

 

 

 

Disable - factory default.

 

 

 

 

Idle Response

 

 

Disable*

 

Enable - the printer sends a response character every two seconds while the quanity of valid

 

 

 

 

bytes in the buffer is less than 75 percent of the buffer size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Character Enquiry. This mode uses the poll character to detect a request from the host and

 

 

 

sends a response back to the host.

 

 

 

 

One Char Enquiry

 

 

 

Disable - factory default. Poll character will not detect.

 

Disable*

 

 

 

 

Enable - poll character will detect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If enabled, allows the printer to respond according to two different response tables when an ENQ

 

 

 

command is sent to the printer.

 

 

 

Disable - factory default. A response is not sent.

 

 

 

 

Printer Status

 

 

 

ENQ/STX - when the printer receives an ENQ, the printer responds with a status according

 

Disable*

 

 

 

 

to ENQ/STX parameters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENQ - when the printer receives an ENQ, the printer responds with a status according to

 

 

 

 

ENQ parameters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are possible errors that can occur when serial interface settings of the printer do not match

 

 

 

those of the host computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Framing Errors

 

Enable - factory default. If a framing error occurs, a fault message will display on the

 

Enable*

 

 

 

 

operator panel.

 

 

 

Disable - if a framing error occurs, a fault message will not display on the operator panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARALLEL INTERFACE MODE (TABLE 4-5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permits entry into the INTERFACES Mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERFACES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the menu selection screen for the INTERFACES Mode.

INTERFACES

Ignore CR/LF

Item No. Check

BCC Check

History Buffer

Comm. Protocol

Host Interface

Parallel Port

USB Port

Serial Port

Printer Mgmt

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SATO GL4XXE manual Parallel Interface Mode Table