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Setting Communication Parameters

Communication parameters must be set correctly for the printer to communicate with the host. These parameters make sure that the printer and host are “speaking the same language.” All communication parameters are password protected.

 

Display Shows

 

Action/Explanation

 

 

 

Setting Parallel Communications

Press the INCREMENT (+) or

 

 

 

DECREMENT (-) key to display other choices.

 

 

PARALLEL COMM

Default: Parallel

 

 

 

 

Selections: Parallel, twinax/coax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select the communications port that matches the one being used by the host

 

 

 

computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting Serial Communications

Press the INCREMENT (+) or

 

 

 

DECREMENT (-) key to display other choices.

 

 

SERIAL COMM

Default: RS232

 

 

 

 

Selections: RS232, RS422/485, RS485 multidrop

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select the communications port that matches the one being used by the host

 

 

 

computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting Baud

Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (-) key to display

 

 

 

other choices.

 

 

 

 

 

Default: 9600

 

 

 

 

BAUD

Selections: 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400

 

 

 

The baud setting of the printer must match the baud setting of the host for

 

 

 

accurate communications to take place. Select the value that matches the one

 

 

 

being used by the host.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting Data Bits

Press the INCREMENT (+) or DECREMENT (-) key to

 

 

 

display other choices.

 

 

 

 

Default: 7-bits

 

 

 

 

DATA BITS

Selections: 7-bits, 8-bits

 

 

 

The data bits of the printer must match the data bits of the host for accurate

 

 

 

 

 

 

communications to take place. Set the data bits to match the setting being

 

 

 

used by the host.

 

 

 

NOTE: Must be set to 8 data bits to use Code Page 850.

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