Dell 21A Printer User Manual


 
Menu item Description
Job Buffering
Off
On
Auto
Temporarily stores jobs on the printer hard disk before printing
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
The Off setting does not buffer print jobs to the hard disk.
The On setting buffers jobs on the printer hard disk.
The Auto setting buffers print jobs only if the printer is busy processing data
from another input port.
Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus
causes the printer to restart. The menu selection is updated.
Serial Protocol
DTR
DTR/DSR
XON/XOFF
XON/XOFF/DTR
XON/XOFF/DTRDSR
Selects the hardware and software handshaking settings for the serial port
Notes:
DTR is the factory default setting.
DTR/DSR is a hardware handshaking setting.
XON/XOFF is a software handshaking setting.
XON/XOFF/DTR and XON/XOFF/DTR/DSR are combined hardware and
software handshaking settings.
Robust XON
On
Off
Determines whether or not the printer communicates availability to the computer
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
This menu item applies only to the serial port if Serial Protocol is set to
XON/XOFF.
Baud
1200
2400
4800
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
138200
172800
230400
345600
Specifies the rate at which data can be received through the serial port
Notes:
9600 is the factory default setting.
138200, 172800, 230400, and 345600 baud rates are displayed only in the
Standard Serial menu. These settings do not appear in the Serial Option or Serial
Option 2 menus.
Data Bits
7
8
Specifies the number of data bits that are sent in each transmission frame
Note: 8 is the factory default setting.
Understanding printer menus
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