Printer Setup Communication Setup - Intermec EasyCoder E4 Installation & Operation Manual

Chapter 5
Printer Setup
Communication
Setup
See the Intermec EasyCoder E4
Direct Protocol 2.01 Program-
mer's Guide for more informa-
tion on the meaning and use of
these settings and for their full
command syntax.
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The EasyCoder E4 LinerLess can receive data on both the parallel
and serial port, so there is no need to specify which port is to be
used:
• Either select the parallel port on the printer, compose a text file
containing the required setup commands and send it to the printer
via the parallel port.
• Or establish two-way serial communication between printer and
host computer as described below.
To set up two-way serial communication with the EasyCoder E4
LinerLess:
1 Print out a test label to check the printer's RS 232 serial port setting
(see Chapter 3 "Operation; Printing Test Labels").
2 Configure the serial port on your host computer to match the
printer's settings.
3 Use the SYSVAR(18)=n command to set the amount of
information to be passed back from the printer (called the
Verbosity Level).
4 Use the SETUP command to configure the serial port settings.
SYSVAR Verbosity Level settings:
-1 All levels enabled (Default)
0 No verbosity
1 Echo received characters
2 "OK" after correct command lines
4 Echo input characters from communication port
8 Error after failed line
Bits can be combined so, e.g., SYSVAR(18)=3 means both "Echo
received characters" and "OK after correct command lines".
Once the printer and computer can communicate using the default
serial port settings, you can change the settings to whatever com-
munications settings you require, first on the printer and then on the
computer.
Once you have established a working serial communication both
ways between printer and host, you can use the command to
configure the printer as described on the following pages.
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