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MODE COM2:9600,N,8, l,p
will set up COM2 to run at 9600 baud, with no parity, a
data length of 8bits, and 1stop bit (an MS-DOS byte-
terminating convention). The ‘p’ indicates that the
printer will continually try to re-transmit data, should
an error occur.
Setting up aWindows computer
Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main win-
dow.
Double-click the Printers icon
Make sure that LC24-300 Cis selected in the
hstaUed Printers list.
Click on Connect
Click on the serial port (COMn) to which the serial-
to-parallel converter is connected.
Click OK to return to the Printers window.
Click Close to return to the Con@ol PaneZwindow.
Double-click on Ports. The Ports dialog box appears.
Click on the name of the port to which the serial-to-
parallel converter is connected.
Click on Settings.
For each setting (Baud Rate, Data Bits, Paritg, Stop
Bits and Flow ControZ(protocol)) select the appropri-
ate setting from the pull-down menu (alternatively,
you can fie in your selections directly).
Click OK to return to the Ports window.
Click Close to return to the ControZPanel window.
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