QMS 1660 Operation page 72

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Changing Serial Port Settings
Since your printer is configured at the factory for the most typical
printing environments, the serial settings in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
and on the start-up page may be the same. However, if they differ,
you must configure the printer to use the serial settings specified in
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
The following table explains how to use the printer control panel to
configure the printer's serial settings.
Step Press this
key...
1 Online/Offline take the printer off line (the
2 Menu
6-16
Note: If the mode statement isn't in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file, you can temporarily set the mode parameters at the
DOS prompt to continue this test by typing the command line
as shown above. To make this setting permanent you must
add the mode statement to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and
then reboot the PC for your change to take effect.
Check the start-up page, which prints when you turn on the
printer (unless you disabled it). This tells you the current
serial port settings for the printer.
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If the serial settings (baud rate, parity, data bits, and stop
bits) shown on the start-up page match those in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you need make no further
changes.
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If the printer's serial port settings are different from your
PC's settings, use the printer control panel, as described
in the following section, "Changing Serial Port Settings,"
to make them match.
to...
Online/Offline indicator goes
out).
enter the configuration menu. CONFIGURATION
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