Notifier UniNet 2000, Installation, Operation, And Administration Manual

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26 The Workstation Installation/Operation Manual Version 2 Document 51540 Rev. B1 4/8/02
1.2.2 Event and Report Printer Setup
The UniNet software must be configured properly for communication with optional event and report printers.
IMPORTANT: Report printers must be configured and installed in Windows.
The following event printer parameters must be set up to match the parameters configured in the serial event
printer:
• Event printer location - select the following from the combo box:
- none (default) if no event printer is attached to the system.
- local if an event printer is connected directly to a computer COM port.
• Handshaking - default is None. (Special applications)*
• Buffer Size - default is 4k. (Special applications)*
• Local Event Printer COM Port - select the COM port (1-4) that the local printer is attached to.
• Local Event Printer Parity - select none, even or odd.
• Local Event Printer Data Bits - select seven or eight.
• Local Event Printer Baud Rate - select 1200, 2400, 4800 or 9600.
• Local Event Printer Stop Bits - select one or two.
If an optional report printer is connected to the LPT port, then a desired font and pitch size can be selected in the
Report Printer Font combo box and the Report Printer Pitch field.
Figure 1-13: The Printers Dialog
Event Printer Connections
PRN series event printers require a serial cable assembled with the following connections.
Figure 1-12: PRN Series Serial Cable Wiring Diagram
*Always use the default settings
(special applications only).
DB9F Serial Connector
DB25M Serial Connector