Lines Per Address; Communications - Pitney Bowes DA300 Operating Manual

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4. Lines Per Address

5. Communications

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Use this option to set the number of lines in the address field.
1. Press the + or – buttons to scroll through the Setup
Menu options until 4. LINES PER ADDRESS appears on
the LCD panel.
2. Press the Enter button to select this option.
3. The LCD displays "LINES/ADDRESS + (MORE) or –
(LESS)".
The range can be from 1 to 66 lines. The range can be
adjusted by pressing the + button (MORE) or – button
(LESS). The printer can print an address which is
typically between 3 and 8 lines.
4. Press the Menu button to back out of the menu until the
printer displays OFF LINE. Then, press the On Line
Button to enable the printer.
Transmitting data from the computer to the printer is by way of
the parallel interface or the serial interface. The printer auto-
matically senses the interface through which data is being sent.
When the computer uses the printer's parallel interface no
communication settings are required.
When the serial interface is used the DA300 Communications
menu settings must be configured to match the computer
settings. Configure the computer to use either the XON/XOFF or
DTR handshaking settings to communicate with the DA300. The
following sub menus are used to change the printer serial
communications. A. Baud Rate, B Parity, C. Word Length and D.
Line Termination.
NOTE: For DOS systems only: The MODE command must be entered
each time the computer is turned, or it can be put into the autoexec.bat file.
For Parallel: Type MODE LPT1:,,P and press Enter. "Infinite Retry On
Parallel Printer Time-Out" will appear on your computer's screen.
For Serial (at 9600 Baud, no parity, 8 bits, 1 stop bit and continuous retry
on all time outs): Type MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P and press Enter.
To verify that the computer and the printer are communicating, with the
printer on-line, type DIR>PRN and press Enter.