Paxar Monarch 9825, Reference Manual

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S e t t i n g C o m m u n i c a t i o n P a r a m e t e r s
Use the following information if you are using serial
communications. See "Using Parallel Communications" for
information about parallel communications.
Not all printers have a parallel port.
The communication parameters at the printer must match those at
the host, or you will not be able to communicate.
You can use the communication settings packet to set
communication parameters for your printer.
On MS-DOS computers, you can use the MODE command to set
communication values on your PC.
For example
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1
This command sets your host to these communication values:
9600 baud, no parity, an 8 bit word length, 1 stop bit.
U s i n g P a r a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s
If your printer supports parallel communications, the parallel port
is IEEE-1284 or Centronics® mode. You can set which mode to
use through the control panel. Refer to the
Quick Reference or
Operator’s Handbook for control panel information. The
communication settings are automatically configured for you.
There are no operator settings required.
We recommend waiting at least two seconds (or longer) when
switching between the serial and parallel ports to send data,
because data may be lost. Be careful when using print spoolers,
because data transmission occurs in the background of the
operating system. This makes data transmission completion
difficult to determine when switching between ports.
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Configuring the Printer