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1. Set switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 to OFF.
2. Set switches 6, 7, 9 and 10 to ON. Switch 9 and 10 set to ON sets a
1200 baud rate.
3. Refer to Setting of Preset Jumper in the Citizen Printer Manual.
Figure 10 Citizen printer switch configuration
Table 4 Dip switch settings for the Citizen printer
USA Germany France UK
Foreign character selection DSW1-4 Off Off On On
DSW1-5 Off On Off On
Odd Even No Check
Parity check DSW1-6 Off On Off On
DSW1-7 Off Off On On
Data DSW1-8 On = 7 bit Off = 8 bit
9600 4800 2400 1200
Baud rate DSW1-9 Off Off On On
DSW1-10 Off On Off On
Computer (RS232) commands
A communication program (i.e., such as Window Terminal or ProComm
Plus) is recommended for computer operation of the instrument.
Configure the communication program to the RS232 connection settings.
Refer to Configure the RS232 connection on page 30.
Table 5 shows the RS232 command set for the instrument.
Table 5 RS232 command set
Command Description
VAL Gets the current measurement with the measurement units.
LST Gets the calibration standards and coefficients.
DAT Gets the current date.
To change the date, enter DAT=MM/DD/YY (MM=month, DD=day,
YY=year), then push Enter.
TIM Gets the current time in 24-hour format.
To change the time, enter TIM=HH:MM (HH=hour, MM=minutes),
then push Enter.
RMN Gets the recorder minimum value.
To change the recorder minimum value, enter RMN=XXXXX
(XXXXX=a number, minimum value=0), then push Enter.
RMX Gets the recorder maximum value.
To change the recorder maximum value, enter RMX=XXXXX
(XXXXX=a number, maximum value=10,000), then push Enter.
RTN Gets the recorder trim minimum value.
To change the recorder minimum value, enter RTN=XXXXX
(XXXXX=a number, minimum value=200), then push Enter.
RTX Gets the recorder trim maximum value.
To change the recorder maximum value, enter RTX=XXXX
(XXXX=a number, maximum value=4800), then push Enter.
SAV Gets the signal average buffer size.
To change the signal average buffer size, enter SAV=XX (XX=a
number, maximum value=15, default=10), then push Enter.
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