Setup Parameters; Contrast; Serial Communication; Baud Rate - Intermec EasyCoder 501 E Installation & Operation Manual

Chapter 7 Setting Up the Printer

Setup Parameters

Contrast

Serial Communication

• Baud Rate

• Parity
• Character Length
• Stop Bits
• Flow Control
• New Line
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The contrast setup allows you to make minor adjustments of
the printout in regard of blackness, for example to compensate
for variations in quality between different batches of the same
media or ribbon.
The serial communication parameters control the communication
between the printer and the connected computer or other devices
on the standard serial port "uart1:" and the optional serial ports
"uart2:" and "uart3:". The optional ports require installation of
an optional interface board. The printer's fi rmware detects the
presence of an interface baord and presenst additional sets of
communication setup menus depending on type of communication
(see overviews in Chapter 8).
The serial communication parameters have no effect on parallel
communications or on the IN and OUT ports on the optional
Industrial Interface Board.
For the serial communication channel "uart1", the following
parameters can be set. Make sure they match the setup of the
connected device or vice versa. If the setup of the printer and the
setup of the host do not match, the response from the printer to
host will be garbled.
Baud Rate
The baud rate is the transmission speed in bits per second. There
are seven options:
• 300
• 600
• 1200
• 2400
• 4800
• 9600 (default)
• 19200
In case of communicatuions problems, try a lower baud rate.
9600 is the highest recommended baud rate for 20 mA current
loop communication.
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