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Serial Menu, Using the Control Panel, Technical, Information

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Serial Menu The Serial menu is available only when you have installed the optional LocalTalk/Serial module or the Serial interface card (described in Chapter 4) and have set the Emulation menu to Serial (see page 3-10). You may need to change these settings to match the serial settings used by your computer. For information about your computer's serial settings, see your computer manual. You can change serial printer settings through either the Serial menu or the Remote Control Panel utility (see the Technical Information manual). Settings made using the Remote Control Panel utility override those made using the Serial menu. Serial menu items Menu item Description Word Length* Selects a 7- or 8-bit word length. Baud Rate* Sets the baud rate (communication speed); 9600 bps (bits per second) is the default. Parity* Enables or disables parity checking for error detection; None is the default. Stop Bit Sets the number of stop bits to send at the end of each character sent to the printer; 1 is the default. XOn/XOff Sets the XOn/XOff protocol to On, Off, or Robust (sends an XOn signal when the printer is ready for data); used with the DTR menu item below. If set to Robust, the printer sends an XOn signal every second the printer is waiting to receive data. DTR Turns the DTR (data terminal ready) protocol on or off; used with the XOn/XOff menu item above. Buffer Size Sets the memory allocation used for the optional serial interface: Maximum (more for receiving data), Minimum (more for printing data), Normal (balanced usage). * See your computer manual and software documentation for the correct setting. Using the Control Panel 3-17

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Using the Control Panel
3-17
Serial Menu
The Serial menu is available only when you have installed the
optional LocalTalk/Serial module or the Serial interface card
(described in Chapter 4) and have set the Emulation menu to
Serial
(see page 3-10). You may need to change these settings to
match the serial settings used by your computer. For
information about your computer’s serial settings, see your
computer manual.
You can change serial printer settings through either the Serial
menu or the Remote Control Panel utility (see the
Technical
Information
manual). Settings made using the Remote Control
Panel utility override those made using the Serial menu.
* See your computer manual and software documentation for the correct
setting.
Serial menu items
Menu item
Description
Word Length*
Selects a 7- or
8-bit
word length.
Baud Rate*
Sets the baud rate (communication speed);
9600
bps
(bits per second) is the default.
Parity*
Enables or disables parity checking for error detection;
None
is the default.
Stop Bit
Sets the number of stop bits to send at the end of each
character sent to the printer;
1
is the default.
XOn/XOff
Sets the XOn/XOff protocol to
On
, Off, or Robust (sends
an XOn signal when the printer is ready for data); used
with the DTR menu item below. If set to Robust, the printer
sends an XOn signal every second the printer is waiting to
receive data.
DTR
Turns the DTR (data terminal ready) protocol on or
off
;
used with the XOn/XOff menu item above.
Buffer Size
Sets the memory allocation used for the optional serial
interface: Maximum (more for receiving data), Minimum
(more for printing data),
Normal
(balanced usage).