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Selecting the Host Register
Select Register as Host:
PRINTER SETTINGS → DISABLE/ENABLE HOST → ENABLE
Select the Client Range:
PRINTER SETTINGS → PRINTER HOST → CLIENTS ADDRESS RANGE → CLIENTS RANGE START ADDRESS [ Enter 2 and
Select] →
CLIENTS RANGE END ADDRESS [ Enter the number of Registers on the Chain and Select]
*Please Note the Host is always # 1. The Client always starts at #2*
Selecting the Client Register
Enable the Printer:*
PRINTER SETTINGS → ENABLE/DISABLE PRINTER → ENABLE PRINTER
Select the Printer:*
PRINTER SETTINGS → SELECT PRINTER → [REMOTE] → ENABLE
SYSTEM SETTINGS → CONNECTIVITY SETTINGS → NETWORK SETTINGS → ADDRESS → DEVICE ADDRESS [Select the
number of the unit you are using ex. 2 if it is the second register on the chain or 3 if it’s the third register on the chain.]
To Connect to the Chain:
SYSTEM SETTINGS → CONNECTIVITY SETTINGS → NETWORK SETTINGS → INTERFACE BRIDGE [Only used when there
are 2 Registers tied in the chain] → TRANSFER DATA BETWEEN RS232 <-> RS485 INTERFACES ENABLED
Continue the Selecting Client Register steps for every Client on the Chain.
You may only use the Daisy Chain on five devices at a time. You may not Chain more than five devices together.