Operator`s manual

PRINTER CONFIGURATION

INTERFACE MENU

The Interface Menu may contain several submenus. These submenus are

for setting up items pertaining to the hardware interfaces such as the serial

and parallel ports as well as the optional character processing interfaces

such as the Imager and ImagerPlus.

In addition to the standard parallel interface and the RS-232C serial

interface which are furnished with the printer, one more hardware interface

such as Coax/Twinax, IPDS Coax, IPDS Twinax, or 10BaseT LAN may

also be installed, as well as an Imager or ImagerPlus graphic option. The

Setup items for each interface are described in one of the following

sections.

The printer will automatically receive data from any of the hardware

interfaces, or ports, as described below in “Automatic Port Switching”.

RS-232C Serial Interface on page 51

Parallel Interface on page 55

Etherlink 10BaseT Interface on page 57

Coax Interface on page 59

Twinax Interface on page 63

IPDS Coax Interface on page 66

IPDS Twinax Interface on page 71

Imager and ImagerPlus Interface on page 72

Automatic Port Switching

The FormsMaster 8000 series printers will automatically accept data from

the Parallel Interface, the RS-232 Serial Interface, and any optionally

installed hardware interface. This feature is always active and does not

require user intervention to change ports.

In most installations, the printer is only connected to one computer and this

feature may be ignored. If this is true of your installation, you may skip this

section and proceed with one of the following sections which applies to the

interface port you will be using.