User's Manual

Configuration
Configuration and Calibration LCD Displays
R110/R170XiIIIPlus User Guide 67
COMMUNICA-TIONS Setting Communications Mode
The communication diagnostics mode is a troubleshooting tool for checking the
interconnection between the printer and the host computer. When DIAGNOSTICS is
selected, all data sent from the host computer to the printer is printed as straight
ASCII characters, with the hex value below the ASCII text. The printer prints all
characters received, including control codes, like CR (carriage return). A sample
printout is shown in Communications Diagnostics Test on page 135.
Notes on diagnostic printouts are:
• FE indicates a framing error.
• OE indicates an overrun error.
• PE indicates a parity error.
• NE indicates noise.
1. Press the right or left oval to toggle between the choices.
2. For any errors, check that your communication parameters are correct.
3. Set the print width equal to or less than the label width used for the test. See Label
Specifications on page 146 for more information.
Default: Normal mode
Selections: Normal mode, diagnostics
CONTROL PREFIX Control Prefix Character
The printer looks for this two-digit hex character to indicate the start of a ZPL/ZPL II
control instruction.
Note • Do not use the same hex value for the control, format, and delimiter character.
The printer must see different characters to work properly.
1. Press the left oval to move to the next digit position.
2. Press the right oval to increase the value of the digit.
Default: 7E (tilde—displayed as a black square)
Range: 00 to FF
Table 1• Front Panel LCD Messages (Page 11 of 19)
LCD Description