Configuring The Serial Ports - Intermec 4630 User Manual

Configuring the Serial Ports

The serial port settings of the printer should match those of your PC or
network controlling device. If the default settings do not match your
configuration needs, you can use the menu panel to access the MAIN PORT or
ALT PORT menus to change them.
The printer serial port settings and the default values (*) are listed below.
Parameter
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Message Length
Parity
Stop Bits
Protocol
A faster communications configuration than the printer default is: 19200 baud,
no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and XON/XOFF No Status protocol.
Note: You need to configure the printer serial port for 8 data bits if you want to print
Code Page 850 or 8 bit ASCII character sets. Also, use XON/XOFF protocol for
READY/BUSY buffer control.
To configure the printer serial ports
1. From the OFFLINE READY display, press Menu and then press ↑ or ↓
2. Press Select and then press ↑ or ↓ until the display shows:
3. Press Select and then press ↑ or ↓ to scroll through the available
4. Press Select when you reach the command you want to change. The current
5. Press ↑ or ↓ to scroll through the available settings for the command and
Settings
110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600*, 19200
7* or 8
255*, 512
Odd, Even*, Mark, Space, Off
1* or 2
Standard*, XON/XOFF, XON/XOFF No Status, Multi-Drop,
Polling Mode D
until you reach the Install menu.
INSTALL MENU
MAIN PORT
commands.
setting is shown with an asterisk (*).
then press Enter to activate the setting you want.
or
INSTALL MENU
ALT PORT
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