Cisco BPX 8650, Installation And Configuration Manual

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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.30, Part Number 78-12907-01 Rev. E0, May 2005
Chapter 15 Connecting Temporary Terminal and Attaching Peripherals
Connecting a Network Printer to the BPX Switch
Auxiliary Port Parameters for Okidata 184 Local Printer
The optional local maintenance printer for the BPX switch is the Okidata Model 184 dot matrix printer.
You may connect the printer to any node.
The printer configuration requirements are described in Table 15-2 and Table 15-3.
DIP Switch Settings for Okidata 184
The Dual Inline Package (DIP) switch A is an 8-section DIP switch located on the printer main circuit
board.
To access the configuration switches, slide back the switch cover at the top, rear of the printer case. The
settings for Switch A are listed in Table 15-3.
The High Speed Serial Interface DIP switch consists of two DIP switches, SW1 and SW2, which is
located on a serial-board attached to the printer main board.
The settings for Switch 1 and Switch 2 are described in Table 15-4 and Table 15-5.
Table 15-2 Auxiliary Port Parameters for Okidata 184 Printer
Parameter Setting
BPX switch Port Used: Serial auxiliary port, located on the LM-BCC card, is used for the
maintenance printer
Code: Standard 8-bit ASCII; 8 data bits, 1 stop-bit, odd parity
Interface: RS-232 DCE
Data Rate: 9600 baud
Supported Printer: Okidata 184
Cable Required: Straight-through RS-232 cable
Table 15-3 Switch A Settings—Okidata 184 Printer
Switch A Setting Description
1 Off ASCII with nonslashed zero
2 Off ASCII with nonslashed zero
3 Off ASCII with nonslashed zero
4 Off 11-inch paper length
5 On 11-inch paper length
6 Off No Auto Line Feed.
7 On 8-bit data.
8 Off Enables front panel.