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Stop Bits (default 1 bit; range 1 bit, 2 Bits)
Number of stop bits transmitted per character.
Hdwe Flow
Ctl Controls the flow of data. All values must be set the
same as those of the host computer.
DSR POL (default lo; range hi, lo)
DSR (default off; range on, off)
DTR POL (default lo; range hi, lo)
DTR (default on; range on, off)
RTS (default off; range on, off)
CTS (default off; range on, off)
PS Protocol (default normal; range normal, normal fixed, binary,
binary fixed)
Sets the binary communications protocol (BCP) for
communicating over a serial interface to a PostScript
printer. See appendix F, “Additional Technical
Information,” for more information.
Normal Enables standard, ASCII hex proto-
col. Data is sent and received in ASCII
format. This mode is recommended if
you do not print binary data. It was
designed for data in the printable AS-
CII range. Print jobs can alter the PS
protocol value through PostScript op-
erators.
Normal
Fixed Enables standard, ASCII hex proto-
col. Print jobs can not alter this value
through PostScript operators.
Binary Enables binary communications pro-
tocol. Print jobs can alter this value
through PostScript operators. Data in
the printable ASCII range also prints.
Binary
Fixed Enables binary communications pro-
tocol. Print jobs can not alter this
value through PostScript operators.
Data in the printable ASCII range also
prints.
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