Brother ep44, Instruction Manual

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On line
communication
conv
Communication is enabled
by pressing
the continue
key (
y
)to specify the
on
line mode. Some
representative
uses are
shown below.
(1) Use
as a
printer for
a
computer
This printer
can
be
used
to
receive and print
data transmitted from
a con-
nected
computer.
0Character data
......... ..
Character data received
by
the
printer
is
displayed
on
the
printer display
and
printed
on paper.
ocontrol
codes
__________ ,_
Seven
codes,
such
as
BEL, BS,
and
CR,
can
be
ac-
ceptedduring
data
reception.
Other codes
are
ignored.
(Refer
to
page
39, control codes.)
(2)
Use for
data communications when connected
to
a
data terminal
This
printer
can
be used for data communications
by connecting two
printers,
or
a
printer
with
computer
terminal,
via the RS-232C cable and
connector, or
via
telephone
lines
through
a
modem.
OA|l data input
with valid input keys
is transmitted
to
the
connected device.
When this happens,
data is neither printed
nor
displayed
on
the input-side
printer.
0O1H
-
1FH, 7FH codes
can
be transmitted
by using
the
(l@)
key
together
with another key,
e.g.
(
‘A
l
). (Refer 10
Page
44.
C0n'C"0|
codes.)
J
OWhen
the
text
key ( _'“‘
)
is pressed,
the
text
stored in the
memory
of this
printer is transmitted
and
printed
and
displayed
on
the connected device.
Examples
0 If ”How
are
you?" is
input
on
printer
IE]
,
"How
are
you?”
is
displayed and
printed
out
on
printer B
.
Reciprocal data transmission and
reception
is
possiblelvith
this
set
up.
olf (
M
W
) is
input
on
printer
E
,
the ODH (CR)
code is transmitted
to
printer
and
the CR operation is performed
by
.
Interface
(3) Transmission and
printing
of data from this
printer
to
another
printer
Data
can
be
sent
from this unit
to
another
printer and
printed
in
a
dif-
ferent
type
style.
0Characters
input
on
this
printer
or
stored in its
memory are
transmitted
to
the connected
printer. (Operates
the
same as
section (2) above.)
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