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Setting Up Your Printer
DMX 400/430 Operator’s Manual 21
If your Printer is controlled by a third-party software package,
please refer to the operator’s manual supplied with the software
package for operating instructions. For detailed explanations of
the Printer’s commands and label format structure, refer to the
Programmer's Manual.
A typical application for a PC-based system is printing labels for
manufacturing production in a batch mode. In these
applications, a data-base of part numbers, descriptions,
warehouse locations, and shipping weight information may be
obtained through the PC. Through an entry screen, the operator
selects the type and quantity of labels to be printed. The PC
sends the data via serial cables to the Printer and the operator
receives the labels requested.
Minicomputer Connection
Connecting the Printer to most minicomputers is similar to
connecting to a PC. Most minicomputers made by Digital
Equipment, Hewlett Packard, Unisys, etc., have ASCII RS-232C
serial ports similar to PCs. Interfacing to IBM systems
sometimes requires a protocol converter. The cable you select
for connecting the Printer to a minicomputer will vary
depending on the type of computer system you have. Interface
cable listings in Appendix E describe a straight serial cable and a
null modem cable. One of these two cables should work on
your system.
Non-ASCII Device Connection
The Printer uses the standard ASCII for conversion of byte
patterns to characters. The standard port for receiving data
expects asynchronous ASCII serial data. If your host system
uses an interface other than ASCII character-based RS-232C,
you will need an interface converter. Some hosts, such as IBM
mainframe equipment, do not use the ASCII standard for data
encoding, rather many IBM machines use EBCDIC.