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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.
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