Setting Communication Parameters

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

Press

Display Shows

Action/Explanation

 

 

Setting Parallel Communications: Press the RIGHT or LEFT

 

 

BLACK OVAL 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 RIGHT or LEFT

 

 

BLACK OVAL key to display other choices.

 

SERIAL COMM

Default: RS-232

 

 

Selections: RS-232, RS-422/485, RS-485 multidrop

 

 

Select the communications port that matches the one being used

 

 

by the host computer.

 

 

 

 

 

Setting Baud: Press the RIGHT or LEFT BLACK OVAL key to

 

 

display other choices.

 

 

Default: 9600

 

BAUD

Selections: 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400,

 

 

19200, 28800, 38400, 57600

 

 

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

 

 

host computer for accurate communications to take place. Select

 

 

the value that matches the one being used by the host computer.

 

 

 

 

 

Setting Data Bits: Press the RIGHT or LEFT BLACK OVAL 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

 

 

computer for accurate communications to take place. Set the

 

 

data bits to match the setting being used by the host computer.

 

 

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

 

 

 

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