Specifications

Printer Menu System
3. PURGE PRINT HEAD
This menu item is to clean the ink jet cartridge nozzles.
Menu Items Selections Explanation
Yes or No
The purge process fires all the ink jet nozzles into a
sled to dislodge and clear any dried ink on the print
nozzles. Often this will return the print quality to a
normal level.
4. LINES PER ADDRESS
Set the number of lines of text the record will consist of when printing onto the media.
Menu Items Selections Explanation
1 to 66
Set the number of lines to match the number of lines
in a record that will be sent to the printer.
4. COMMUNICATIONS
Data is transmitted from the computer to the printer through the parallel port (parallel interface) or the
serial port (serial interface). Note: The current settings of the SERIAL menu are shown to the right on the
LCD display.
Menu Items Selections Explanation
A. Baud Rate
1200 Baud
2400 Baud
4800 Baud
9600 Baud
19200 Baud
Select the baud rate that matches the computers for
communication over the serial port
B. Parity
Odd
Even
None
Use the following steps to change the serial
communications Parity.
C. Word Length
7 Data Bits
8 Data Bits
Use the following steps to change the serial
communications word length
D. Line Termination
CR=CR;LF=LF
CR=CR+LF;LF=LF
CR=CR;LF=CR+LF
CR=CR+LF;LF=CR+
LF
The typical software line termination is CR = CR;
LF = LF. If your software is not typical then the
Line Termination can be modified.
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