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Using a Serial Interface, Technical Information

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Using a Serial Interface Before you print with a serial interface, you must match the serial settings used by the printer and your computer. You can change the default settings (listed in the table below) for the serial interface card or the LocalTalk/Serial module, or you can change your computer's serial port settings; see your computer manual for instructions. Optional serial interface default settings Setting Serial type Word length Baud rate Parity Stop bit DTR XON/XOFF Default RS-232C 8 9600 None 1 Off On You also need to set Windows to use a serial port with your printer, as described in the next sections. Note: You can change your printer's serial interface setting using SelecType (see Chapter 3) or by running the Remote Control Panel utility (see the Technical Information manual. You can also match the printer's and computer's baud rate or to set the printer to a higher baud rate than that supported by your computer (this may not work with some computer systems). See the Technical Information manual for more information. 4-10 Installing Options

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Using a Serial Interface
Before you print with a serial interface, you must match the
serial settings used by the printer and your computer. You can
change the default settings (listed in the table below) for the
serial interface card or the LocalTalk/Serial module, or you can
change your computer’s serial port settings; see your computer
manual for instructions.
Optional serial interface default settings
Setting
Default
Serial type
RS-232C
Word length
8
Baud rate
9600
Parity
None
Stop bit
1
DTR
Off
XON/XOFF
On
You also need to set Windows to use a serial port with your
printer, as described in the next sections.
Note:
You can change your printer’s serial interface setting using SelecType
(see Chapter 3) or by running the Remote Control Panel utility (see
the
Technical Information
manual. You can also match the printer’s
and computer’s baud rate or to set the printer to a higher baud rate
than that supported by your computer (this may not work with some
computer systems). See the
Technical Information
manual for more
information.
4-10
Installing Options