April 2009
Changing Communications Settings (cont.)
3. The next prompt asks you to select the communications
interface from two options: IrDA (Infrared Data Association)
and the IR232 virtual interface. You must use IrDA when
using an IR printer or transfer application such as QuickBeam.
Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to scroll to the desired selection,
[ENTER]
and press
Note: For more information on loading software updates via the
infrared interface, see Chapter 9, Servicing the PT878GC,
page 9-43.
If you have selected IrDA, you have completed entering data in
this window. However, if you have selected IR232, the PT878GC
asks for four more parameters.
IMPORTANT:
4. The program now asks for the baud rate. The default rate is
9,600 bps.
a. Press
[ENTER]
b. Use the [
from 300 to 115.2K bps.
c. Press
[ENTER]
5. The next prompt asks for the parity from five options: None,
Mark, Space, Even or Odd. The default parity is None.
a. Press
[ENTER]
b. Use the [
parity.
c. Press
[ENTER]
7-16
.
Using IR232 requires the following parameters:
•
Baud Rate -- 9600
•
Parity -- None
•
Stop Bits -- 1
•
Data Bits -- 8
to open the drop-down menu.
] or [
] arrow keys to scroll to the desired rate,
to confirm the entry.
to open the drop-down menu.
] or [
] arrow keys to scroll to the desired
to confirm the entry.
Programming Meter Settings