Datamax H Class, Operator'S Manual

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Communications
Within the Communications branch, the following menu selections are available:
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Serial Port A
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Serial Port C
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Serial Port D
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Parallel Port A
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NIC Adapter
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Host Settings
The menu selections are defined as follows:
DISPLAYED ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION
SERIAL PORT A Controls the RS-232 communications settings for Serial Port A, as
follows:
BAUD RATE Sets the serial communication rate:
1200 BPS 1200 bits per second
2400 BPS 2400 bits per second
4800 BPS 4800 bits per second
9600 BPS 9600 bits per second (Default Setting)
19200 BPS 19200 bits per second
28800 BPS 28800 bits per second
38400 BPS 38400 bits per second
57600 BPS 57600 bits per second
115000 BPS 115000 bits per second
PROTOCOL Sets the data flow control (handshaking) method, where:
BOTH XON/XOFF and CTS/DTR are used. (Default Setting)
SOFTWARE XON/XOFF is used.
HARDWARE CTS/DTR is used.
NONE Flow control is not used.
PARITY Sets word parity, where:
NONE Parity is not used. (Default Setting)
ODD Odd parity is used.
EVEN Even parity is used.
DATA BITS Sets word length, where:
7 A seven bit word is used.
8 An eight bit word is used. (Default Setting)
STOP BITS
Sets the number of stop bits, where:
1 One stop bit is used. (Default Setting)
2 Two stop bits are used.