Epson PP 408, Руководство пользователя

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Configuring the printer Configuring the printer
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Main-Function INSTALLATION
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AUTO STATUS (only indicated if the serial interface is selected)
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Sub-Function INTERFACE printer (for example no paper or printer is in the STOP mode).
The factory settings for the interface type are: Shared, 8 Kbyte Buffer, 8 bit Sub-Function ADJUSTMENT
word length, even parity bit, 9600 baud, DTR protocol , and AUTO-
STATUS = NO.
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AGC Position
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BUFFER capabilities of the printer. It is an automatic adjustment function which
Buffer size in Kbyte. The maximum size is 30 Kbyte. ensures an optimal print quality when using paper of various thicknesses.
Optional with RAM Extension up to 160 KB possible. The gap adjustment will automatically take place whenever paper is inserted
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WORD LENGTH
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from park position
Length of the data to be transferred; values are 7 or 8 bit. S after Power On
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I/F TYPE (Interface Type)
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an AGC command has been issued.
the following types are available:
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manual insertion (only printer without cutter )
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Parallel
S Serial The reference point for the measurement of the paper thickness is the AGC
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Shared Position of the first print line. Default for the horizontal AGC Position is 24 (=
In case the SHARED interface type is selected the printer switches ink ribbon exchange position), any position from 4 to 131 in steps of
automatically between the parallel and serial interface. The first data 10 cpi can be selected.
received at the port determine which interface port becomes active. The An adjustment of the AGC Position is only necessary if a measurement at the
other interface port will be closed so that only one interface is active at a default position does not reflect the paper thickness of the area to be printed
time (for detailed information see Appendix A Interface Description ). on or if there is a paper edge (e.g. of a label) in that position (the measuring
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BAUD RATE (only indicated if the serial interface is selected) In addition to the automatic AGC function, measurements of the paper
Controls the speed of data transfer. The possible transfer rates are: 600, thickness at various positions can be executed by the AGC command, or a
1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 or 19200 bps. specific platen gap can be set using the PCC command. This is to meet the
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PARITY BIT (only indicated if the serial interface is selected) E , and F Quick Reference .
The data transfer will be checked by an even or odd parity bit. The values
are: EVEN , ODD , NONE or IGNORE .
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PROTOCOL (only indicated if the serial interface is selected)
Selectable are: DTR , XON/XOFF , ACK/NAK , or ENQ/ETX/ACK .
If the Auto Status is set to YES the host is able to check the status of the
AGC ( A utomatic G ap C ontrol) is an integral part of the paper handling
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after the paper source has been changed
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after the printer has been in the STOP mode
process requires a plain paper-surface).
requirements of forms with complex properties. For details see Appendix D ,