Specifications

Y Command - Serial Port Setup
Description Use this com mand to es tab lish the se rial port
com mu ni ca tion pa ram e ters.
Syntax Yp
1
,p
2
,p
3
,p
4
Parameters p
1
= Baud rate
p
1
De scrip tion
38 38,400 baud (38K)
19 19,200 baud
96 9,600 baud
48 4,800 baud
24 2,400 baud
12 1,200 baud
p
2
= Par ity.
Values: O = Odd par ity
E = Even par ity
N = No par ity
p
3
= # Data bits.
Values: 7 = Seven data bits
8 = Eight data bits
p
4
= # Stop bits.
Values: 1 = One stop bit
2 = Two stop bits.
Af ter re ceiv ing this com mand, the printer will
au to mat i cally re set en abling the new rate.
To send com mands and data to the printer, the host’s
se rial port pa ram e ters must match the printer’s se rial
port pa ram e ters. Ver ify the printer’s con fig u ra tion set -
tings with the AutoSense/Dump Mode Print out, see
the printer’s user’s man ual for de tails.
The printer’s de fault se rial port pa ram e ters are:
9600 baud, No Par ity, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit
Change the printer’s se rial port pa ram e ters with the
Y com mand af ter com mu ni ca tion has been es tab -
lished with the host. The host pa ram e ters must then
be changed to re sume com mu ni ca tion.
Example:
Y19,O,7,1¿ :sets 19,200 baud, odd par ity,
:7 data bits and 1 stop bit.
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