Installation guide

A.2 Interface Programming Instructions
This section describes how to set up an IBM PC to interface with your
printer.
A.2.1 Serial Flow Control
If you are using an IBM PC or compatible and you want to use the optional
serial port on your PC, follow these steps:
1. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file by adding the following two lines:
mode com1:4800,n,8,1,p
mode lpt1:=com1:
where:
mode com1:4800,n,8,1,p specifies that the first serial port (COM1) is
used by the printer, that 4800 baud is the
communication speed, that no parity is selected,
that eight data bits are selected, that one stop bit
is used, and that the printer continuously retries
on time-out errors.
mode lpt1:=com1: reassigns the printer output to COM1, the first
serial port.
NOTE: On IBM personal computers and compatibles, printer output is
normally directed to LPT1, the first parallel port.
2. Connect the H8571–J adapter as described in Table A–1.
3. Refer to the DEClaser 1100 Printer Operator’s Guide for instructions
on how to select data transit ready (DTR) flow control.
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