Instruction manual

Setting Communication Parameters
Use the following information if you are using serial communications. See
“Using Parallel Communications” for information about parallel
communications.
The communication parameters at the printer must match those at the host,
or you will not be able to communicate.
You can use the communication settings packet to set communication
parameters for your printer.
On MS-DOS computers, you can use the MODE command to set
communication values on your PC.
For example
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1
This command sets your host to these communication values: 9600 baud,
no parity, an 8 bit word length, 1 stop bit.
Using Parallel Communications
If your printer supports parallel communications, the parallel port is
IEEE-1284 or Centronics® mode. You can set which mode to use through
the control panel. Refer to the Quick Reference for control panel
information. The communication settings are automatically configured for
you. There are no operator settings required.
We recommend waiting at least two seconds (or longer) when switching
between the serial and parallel ports to send data, because data may be
lost. Be careful when using print spoolers, because data transmission
occurs in the background of the operating system. This makes data
transmission completion difficult to determine when switching between
ports.
2-2 Configuring the Printer