Parallel Port Submenus - Printronix SL5000E series User Manual

Chapter 3
PARALLEL PORT

PARALLEL PORT Submenus

Port Type
This menu item selects the type of printer parallel port interface to be used
with the host.
The options are IEEE 1284, Disable, Centronics, and Ethernet.
NOTE: The Ethernet option is available only if Ethernet is installed. When
The factory default is IEEE 1284.
Data Bit 8
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Enable. The PI line is not passed directly from host to printer; all 8 bits are
used for data bits, and characters in the hex 80-FF range can be
accessed.
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Disable. When the host PI line is enabled, data bit 8 internally indicates
PI line status. To use the PI line, disable data bit 8, and enable the Host PI
configuration option (under the PI Ignored option).
NOTE: Data bit 8 is interpreted as either data bit 8 or PI signal, but never
The factory default is Enable.
PI Ignored
The PI (Paper Instruction) signal is used to control vertical paper motion.
•
Enable. Ignores the PI signal and treats the data as characters or control
codes.
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Disable. Causes the printer to interpret the eight data lines as VFU
commands when the PI signal is true.
The factory default is Enable.
Buffer Size in K
This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the Ethernet
buffer. The range is 1-16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments.
The factory default is 16 Kbytes.
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Ethernet is installed, the IEEE 1284 and Centronics options do not
display.
both. When enabled as data bit 8, data bit 8 has priority over the PI
signal, and all data above hex 7F is used to access character data
and not to interpret PI line data.
Conversely, when data bit 8 is disabled and the PI signal is used, data
bit 8 of the data is reserved for use as the PI function, and you cannot
access characters in the hex 80-FF range. Therefore, to access
characters in the hex 80-FF range, data bit 8 must be enabled.