Datamax I-Class Mark II, Operator'S Manual

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Ch a pt e r 4 – M e n u Sy st e m 5 1
Com m u n ica t ion s
The Com m unicat ions m enu cont ains int er face and host cont r ol funct ions:
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Ser ial Por t A*
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Par allel Por t A*
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USB Por t *
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Net w or k I nt er face*
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Host Set t ings*
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I t em s denot ed w it h an ast er isk ( * ) ar e only accessible t hr ough t he Advanced Menu.
The m enu select ions ar e defined as follow s:
D I SPLAYED I TEM I TEM D ESCRI PTI ON
SERI AL PORT A Cont r ols t he RS- 232 com m unicat ions set t ings for Ser ial Por t A, where:
BAUD RATE Set s t he ser ial com m unicat ion r at e, w her e:
( 1200 –
115000 BPS)
9600 BPS I s t he r ange, in Bit s Per Second; and,
is t he Default Set t ing.
PROTOCOL Set s t he dat a flow cont r ol ( handshaking) m et hod, w here:
BOTH XON/ XOFF and CTS/ DTR are used. ( Default Set t ing)
SOFTWARE XON/ XOFF is used.
HARDWARE CTS/ DTR is used.
NONE Flow cont r ol is not used.
PARI TY Set s w or d par it y, wher e:
NONE Par it y is not used. ( Default Set t ing)
ODD Odd par it y is used.
EVEN Even par it y is used.
DATA BI TS Set s w or d lengt h, w her e:
( 7 - 8)
8 A seven or eight bit w or d is select able; and,
is t he Default Set t ing.
STOP BI TS Set s t he num ber of st op bit s, w here:
( 1 - 2)
1 One st op or t w o st op bit s ar e select able; and,
is t he Default Set t ing.
PARALLEL PORT A Cont r ols t he com m unicat ion set t ing for t he par allel port , w here:
PORT
DI RECTI ON Det er m ines if dat a is r et ur ned fr om t he pr int er , w her e:
UNI -
DI RECTI ONAL No dat a is r et ur ned; com m unicat ion is one- w ay.
BI -
DI RECTI ONAL Dat a is r et ur ned in com pliance wit h I EEE 1284 back- channel oper at ion. ( Default
Set t ing)
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An I EEE 1284 bidir ect ional cable is r equir ed.
USB PORT Cont r ols t he com m unicat ion set t ing for t he USB por t
USB DEVI CE CLASS Defines t he USB por t t ype
PRI NTER Set s t he pr int er for use as a t ypical Window s pr int er
CDC Set s t he pr int er for use w it h handled PC’s and sim ilar devices
Com posit e Com bines bot h Pr int er and CDC classes. ( Defaut l Set t ing)
NETWORK
I NTERFACE Cont r ols t he com m unicat ions set t ings for t he net w or k int er face, wher e:
QUI CK SETUP Cont r ols t he com m unicat ions set t ings for t he net w or k int er face, wher e:
WI RED DHCP Configures t he car d for wired connect ion.
SET FACTORY
DEFAULTS Reset s NI C Adapt er par am et er s t o t he fact or y default s values.