Rockwell Automation 2706 DL40 HARDWARE USER MANUAL User Manual

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Chapter 6
Other Operating Modes

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Note: Tape port settings are valid only when

Writing to Tape

or

Reading

from Tape

.

PGMR / PRNTR SETUP

The following settings are available when you select

PGMR / PRNTR

SETUP

. Use the keyboard spacebar or

[SELECT]

to cycle through the

choices. The default value appears in bold.

Parameter

Available choices

Baud Rate

300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200

Data Bits

7 or 8

Parity

None, Odd, Even

Handshaking

None, Soft(ware), Hard(ware)

Below are the settings of the RS-232 Port when the Print Stack or Print Mode
function is active. The following settings are acceptable for these parameters.
Note that entries out of range will not be accepted by the DL40. Press

[ENTER]

to accept a parameter setting.

Parameter

Available choices

Null Count

0 to 255

Width

20 to 132

RS-232 Tape Recorder Settings

Note that

RS-232 Tape Recorder Settings

are valid only when writing to

or reading from a tape drive, and that communications to a tape recorder can
be made only via the RS-232 port.

Baud rate is the only modifiable parameter applicable while using a tape
recorder. Your choices are listed below. The default value appears in bold.
Use the keyboard spacebar or

[SELECT]

to cycle through baud rate choices.

Parameter

Available choices

Baud Rate

300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600

This setting will revert to normal RS-232 Port settings (described above)
when the Tape function is finished.

RS-485 Port

The following settings are available for the RS-485 Port. The default value
appears in bold. Use the keyboard spacebar or

[SELECT]

to cycle through

baud rate choices. Press

[ESC]

or

[MSG ACK]

to quit without saving any

changes to communications parameters.

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