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Menu ...........................................................................112
HOST INTERFACE ..........................................................113
Dataproducts Submenu ..............................................114
Serial Submenu...........................................................116
IEEE 1284 Parallel (Bidirectional) Submenu...............120
Ethernet Submenu ......................................................121
ETHERNET PARAMETERS .............................................122
Menu ...........................................................................122
PRINTER CONTROL .......................................................123
DIAGNOSTICS..................................................................125
RIBBONMINDER...............................................................128
5 Interfaces .............................................. 131
Overview............................................................................131
Dataproducts Long Line Interface .....................................132
Dataproducts Long Line Interface Signals ..................133
IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface .............................................134
Compatibility Mode......................................................134
Nibble Mode................................................................134
Byte Mode ...................................................................134
Signals ........................................................................135
Terminating Resistor Configurations...........................138
RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Interfaces ...............................140
RS-232........................................................................140
RS-422........................................................................141
Host System Configuration................................................142
Dataproducts Long Lines Parallel Interface ................142
TCP/IP LAN Configuration ..........................................142
Serial Configuration.....................................................143
Internal Ethernet Adapter Configuration ............................144
Ethernet Configuration Using the Printer Front Panel.144
Configuring the Internal Ethernet Adapter for TCP/IP .......146
Host Software..............................................................146
Compiling Host Software.............................................147