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Chapter 1 Bi-Directional Communication
SL4M/T4M Printers
NOTE: Bi-directional communication is available through the serial, parallel,
USB, and Ethernet interfaces.
NOTE: If the Windows driver is used in combination with STGL, do not use
bi-directional communication, use the Standard communication
protocol setting.
To enable bi-directional communication the following conditions must be met:
• STGL emulation must be active.
• Select the interface for Ret. Status Port under the PRINTER SETUP
menu. The options are Serial, E-Net Status Port, USB, IEEE 1284,
Disable, and E-Net Data Port.
NOTE: For Ret. Status Port to display, set Admin User to Enable in the
PRINTER SETUP menu.
• For Ethernet, select the Status Port Number in the INTERFACE menu,
under the Printer Mgmt submenu. The Status Port Number default is
3001.
NOTE: For Printer Mgmt to display, set Admin User to Enable in the
PRINTER SETUP menu.
Return Status Port
For protocols Status 2 to Status 5, configure the return status port. Use the
“Ret. Status Port” submenu under the PRINTER SETUP menu.
NOTE: The return status port does not need to be the same as the active
host interface on which data is received. For example, it is possible to
receive data on the serial port, and send out the status through the
Ethernet interface. Using Ethernet only, it is possible to return status
through the port through which data was received (data port), but it is
also possible to use another port for returning status (status port).
The port number for the status port can be set through
Interface
 Printer Mgmt  Status Port Numb.