Product specifications

Print Server Mode

You can use the SX-560 as a standard TCP/IP print server, which is very useful if you are connecting the

SX-560 to a serial printer. The SX-560 supports the following standards:

 lpr/lpd. This is one of the most popular ways to print on a TCP/IP network. Check your

computer’s documentation to determine how to set up an lpr print queue. Usually this

simply involves specifying the IP address of the SX-560 as the printer’s address or host

name. Some implementations require a queue name; this name is the name of any of

the SX-560 services. To see the names of the SX-560 services, connect to the SX-560

with a web browser (see chapter 3 for instructions on doing this); after you have logged

in, click I/O Services on the left side of the page. Note that if you are printing to Serial

Port 2 (S2), you must specify an S2 service (for example, SDS057333_S2_A) as the

queue name.

 Port 9100. This method is used to set up a Windows Standard TCP/IP port or for

compatibility with software that supports the HP JetDirect Print Server (for example, HP

Web JetAdmin). To use this capability on Windows with the Add Printer Wizard, specify

that you want to use a Local printer attached to this computer (not a network printer),

and then select Create a new port, specifying Standard TCP/IP Port as the type of port.

Note that if you are printing to Serial Port 2 (S2) instead of Serial Port 1 (S1), the TCP

port number is 9101. It is also possible to change the TCP port number from the default

9100 for compatibility with other printer manufacturer’s software. To do this, refer to the

instructions in the Raw TCP Connection section of this chapter.

Console Mode Switching

The SX-560 allows you to dynamically switch the operation of Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2 from normal

mode to console mode. This allows your device to control the operation of the SX-560 by sending

console commands (see chapter 6 and Appendix B for a description of the console commands).

To switch the serial port to console mode, you must first define a console mode string. When the SX-560

receives this string on the serial port, it will automatically switch the port to console mode. To define the

console mode string, use a web browser to access the SX-560 internal web pages. After you log in, click

I/O Port, and then select the desired port (S1 for Serial Port 1 or S2 for Serial Port 2). When you get the

I/O Port Settings page, enter any desired character string (for example, ++++) as the Console Mode

String. Click Submit to save your string, and then restart the SX-560 to make the change take effect.

Alternatively, you can define the console mode string using the console command as shown in the

following example:

SET PORT S1 CONSTR ++++

Once you are connected in console mode, you can send any of the console commands listed in Chapter

6. Be sure to terminate each console command with a carriage return (ASCII 13) or linefeed (ASCII 10)

character.

When you are finished using the console, you can return to the normal port operation by sending the

command EXIT followed by a return or linefeed character.

AT Commands

The SX-560 allows you to control Serial Port 1 and/or Serial Port 2 using standard AT modem

commands. This allows you, for instance, to initiate connections and to switch between console mode