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Serial menu items
Menu item Description
Word Length Selects a 7- or 8-bit word length
Baud Rate Sets the baud rate (communication speed); 9600 is the
default
Parity Enables or disables parity checking for error detection;
None is the default
Stop Bit Sets the number of stop bits to send at the end of each
character sent to the printer; 1 is the default
XOn/XOff Sets the XOn/XOff protocol to On, Off, or Robust (sends
an XOn signal when the printer is ready for data); used
with the DTR menu item below
DTR Turns the DTR (data terminal ready) protocol on or off;
used with the XOn/XOff menu item above
Buffer Size Sets the memory allocation used for the optional serial
interface: Maximum (more for receiving data),
Minimum (more for printing data), Normal (balanced
usage)
LT and AUX Menus
The LT menu appears only when you have installed the
LocalTalk/Serial module (described in Chapter 4) and have set
the Emulation menu to
LT
(see page 3-10). The AUX menu is
available only when you have installed a Type B interface.
Both menus have one menu item,
Buffer Size
, that sets the
memory allocation used for the optional interface. You can set
it to
Maximum
(more memory allocated for receiving data),
Minimum
(more memory allocated for printing data), or
Normal
(for balanced usage);
Normal
is the default.
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Using the Control Panel