SATO TG308, Service Manual

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Section 3: Interface Specifications
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TG3 Series Service Manual
3.2 RS232C HIGH SPEED SERIAL INTERFACE
3.2.1 RS-232C Serial Interface Card DIP SWITCH Settings
The high-speed serial interface card (optional) contains DIP switches for controlling communication
conditions. Determine what features are applicable to your setup, or desired setup, and adjust their respective
DIP switches as applicable.
There are 8 switches in a row and all are default setting at Off position. The DIP switch functions are as follow:
DIP switch No. Function
Setting Description
1 Data bit length
ON 7 bits
OFF 8 bits
2
3
Parity setting
DIP sw 2 DIP sw 3
Not used
ON ON
ON OFF ODD
OFF ON EVEN
OFF OFF NONE
4 Stop bit setting
ON 2 bits
OFF 1 bit
5
6
Baud rate setting
DIP sw 5 DIP sw 6
57600bps
ON ON
ON OFF 38400bps
OFF ON 19200bps
OFF OFF 9600bps
7
8
Communication
Protocol setting
DIP sw 7 DIP sw 8
STATUS4
ON ON
ON OFF STATUS3
OFF ON XON/XOFF
OFF OFF READY/BUSY
FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
Function Description
Data bit length Sets the printer to receive either 7 or 8 bits of data for each byte transmitted.
Parity setting Selects the type of parity used for error detection.
Stop bit setting Selects the number of stop bits to end each byte transmission.
Baud rate setting Select the data rate (bps) for the RS232 port.
Communication Protocol
setting Selects the flow control and status reporting protocols