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Understanding the printer menus
Use
Job Buffering
Off
On
Auto
Protocol
DTR
DTR/DSR
XON/XOFF
XON/XOFF/DTR
XONXOFF/DTRDSR
Robust XON
On
Off
Baud
1200
2400
4800
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
138200
172800
230400
345600
Data Bits
7
8
Parity
Even
Odd
None
Ignore
To
Temporarily store print jobs on the printer hard disk before printing.
Notes:
•
Off is the factory default setting. The printer does not buffer print jobs on
the printer hard disk.
•
On buffers print jobs on the printer hard disk.
•
Auto buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data from
another input port.
•
Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the
menus causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is then updated.
Select the hardware and software handshaking settings for the serial port.
Notes:
•
DTR is the factory default setting.
•
DTR/DSR is a hardware handshaking setting.
•
XON/XOFF is a software handshaking setting.
•
XON/XOFF/DTR and XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR are combined hardware and
software handshaking settings.
Determine whether the printer communicates availability to the computer.
Notes:
•
Off is the factory default setting.
•
This menu item applies only to the serial port if Serial Protocol is set to
XON/XOFF.
Specify the rate at which data can be received through the serial port.
Notes:
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9600 is the factory default setting.
•
138200, 172800, 230400, and 345600 baud rates are only displayed in
the Standard Serial menu. These settings do not appear in the Serial
Option 1, Serial Option 2, or Serial Option 3 menus.
Specify the number of data bits sent in each transmission frame.
Note: 8 is the factory default setting.
Set the parity for serial input and output data frames.
Note: None is the factory default setting.
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