Brother QL-500 Printer User Manual


 
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL
4–21
Serial Interface
When you intend to use the serial interface, be sure to select the same
communications parameters on both the printer and computer. You must
set them for the automatic interface selection, too.
Display Message Parameters Settings
BaudRate= 9600
Baud rate
(Data transfer speed)
150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800,
9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
baud
CodeType=8 bits
Code type
(Data length)
7 bits or 8 bits
Parity =NONE
Parity
(Data error check)
None, even, or odd
Stop Bit=1 bits
Stop bits
(Data separator)
1 or 2
Xon/Xoff=ON
Xon/Xoff
(Handshake protocol)
ON: DTR & Xon/Xoff handshake
OFF: DTR handshake only
DTR(ER) =ON
(Effective when
Xon/Xoff=ON)
Data terminal ready
(ER)
ON: Makes DTR (ER) low when
the buffer is full.
OFF: Does not make DTR (ER)
low when the buffer is full.
DTR(ER) goes low only
when the printer is off-line.
Robust Xon =OFF
(Effective when
Xon/Xoff=ON)
Robust Xon ON: Sends Xon while waiting.
OFF: Sends Xon once, when the
printer status changes from
off-line to on-line.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface
If your computer has a USB interface, you can connect the printer and
computer with the USB interface. When using the USB interface, select
the interface on the display as follows;
I/F=USB