Connecting The Communication Cable - Avery Dennison Monarch 9416 XL Equipment Manual

C o n n e c t i n g t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n C a b l e
Before the printer can accept print jobs from the host, you must
♦ connect the communication cable to the printer and the host.
♦
set the communication values on the printer to match those at the host (only
required if you are using the serial port).
For parallel communication:
1. Turn off the printer before connecting the cable.
2. Connect a parallel printer cable from the computer to the parallel port at the back
of the printer.
3. Secure the cable with the spring clips.
For serial communication:
1. Turn off the printer before connecting the cable.
2. Connect a serial printer cable
from the host to the serial port
at the back of the printer.
Secure the cable with the
3.
connecting screws.
The factory defaults are
9600 Baud, 8-bit data frame,
1 stop bit, no parity, and
DTR flow control.
To set communication
values, refer to the Packet
Reference Manual.
Parallel Port
USB Port
9-pin
Serial Port
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