Instruction manual

Defining the Communication Settings Packet
Use the communication settings packet (F) to set the baud rate, word
length, stop bits, parity, and flow control for serial communications. To set
parallel communications, see “Using Parallel Communications.”
Changing the communication settings takes approximately two seconds.
Communications sent during this interval will be lost. Make sure the host
communication values match the values on the printer and the host is
capable of communicating at the speed you select for the printer.
Do not add any characters, such as a carriage return/line feed, in your
communication settings packet or communications errors may occur.
Syntax {I,F,baud,word_length,stop_bits,par ity,
flow_con trol p }
F1. F Communication Settings Packet
F2. baud Baud Rate. Only the 9855 and 9860 printers support baud rates greater
than 38400. Options:
0 1200 1 2400
2 4800 3 9600 (default)
4 19200 5 38400
6 57600 7 115200.
F3. word_length Word Length. Options:
0 7-bit word length
1 8-bit word length (default)
F4. stop_bits Stop Bits. Options:
0 1-stop bit (default)
1 2-stop bits
F5. parity Parity. Options:
0 None (default)
1 ODD parity
2 EVEN parity
F6. flow_control Flow Control. Options:
0 None 2 (CTS)
1 DTR (default) 3 XON/XOFF
Note: If you use the DOS COPY command to download your formats, set
“Flow Control” to DTR (not XON/XOFF).
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