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4.1.6 Communications
SERIAL PORT A ♦
Controls the communications settings for
Serial Port A.
BAUD RATE
Determines the serial communication rate.
38400
38400 bits per second
28800
28800 bits per second
19200
19200 bits per second
² 9600
9600 bits per second
4800
4800 bits per second
2400
2400 bits per second
1200
1200 bits per second
PROTOCOL
Sets the data flow control (handshaking)
method.
² BOTH
Uses both handshaking methods.
SOFTWARE
XON/XOFF
HARDWARE
CTS/DTR
NONE
No flow control is used.
PARITY
Sets Word parity
² NONE
No parity
ODD
Odd parity
EVEN
Even parity
DATA BITS
Sets Word length
7
Seven bit Word length
² 8
Eight bit Word length
STOP BITS
Sets the number of stop bits
² 1
One stop bit
2
Two stop bits
SERIAL PORT B ♦
Same as Serial Port A, for an optional
connection. If not present, this displays
‘NOT INSTALLED’ when accessed.
PARALLEL PORT A ♦
Controls the communications settings for
Parallel Port A.
PORT DIRECTION
Determines if messages are sent from the
printer to the host via the parallel port.
² UNI-DIRECTIONAL
One-way printer communication.
BI-DIRECTIONAL
Enables IEEE 1284 back-channel operation.