HP 16V - Manual (Page 33)

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
To make the connection,
plug the cable connector
into the serial interface port
at the back right of the
printer. Secure the
screws
connector by tightening the
screws in the connector
hood. Plug the other
connector into your
computer’s serial port.
Consult your computer
documentation if you need
help.
Verifying Serial Parameter Settings
Next, you must make sure the serial parameter settings are the same
between the computer and the printer. Consult your computer and
software documentation to determine the settings your computer
uses. Then compare these to the printer’s settings in the following
table.
Item Parameter setting (printer side)
Baud rate 9600 (fixed)
Data bits 8 (fixed)
Stop bits 1 (fixed)
Parity None (fixed)
Pacing (protocol) DTR (default)
DTR polarity HI (default)
ROBUST (XON/XOFF) On (default)
Printer port COM
1
(default)
If the settings match, the installation is complete. If the interface
parameters of the printer and the computer do not match, the
message display indicates COMM.ERROR. The printer may not
respond at all or it may print wrong characters. Change the settings
in one of the two ways:
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