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2.3. Using the Mode Select Menu
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2.3. Using the Mode Select Menu
This section explains how to use the MODE key on the control panel. The MODE key allows you to
set or change the printer environment such as the number of copies to make, emulation, page
orientation, code set, etc. to your specific needs.
The following items can be selected by using the MODE, + and -, and ENTER keys. Also, the diagram
on the last page in this manual gives a quick reference to the full options and the sequence of selec-
tion.
Mode Select Menu
Item Function Default Setting
, -
Selects the interface on which the control panel set-
tings are effective. This setting affects only the cur-
rently active interface.
Parallel setting has a sub item in which one of four
data transmission modes can be selected —
.""/001
,
,
.
, or
)0
Serial setting has five sub items, and sets the follow-
ing RS-232C/RS-422A parameters:
Baud rate
Data bits
Stop bits
Parity
Protocol
If an optional network board is installed, also makes
the network settings.
Parallel
Nibble (high)
9600
8
1
None
DTR(pos.)&XON
."
Sets the number of copies to be printed. 001
$ -
Changes the emulation mode on the current inter-
face. The key allows access to sub item
-
.
HP LaserJet 5M
-
Selects the bitmap or scalable font for the current
interface. Sub items allow selection of typefaces and
scaling of the scalable font. For example, you can
select one of the Courier fonts as the default font for
printing.
Bitmap
The
+
and
-
keys toggle between portrait and land-
scape page orientations.
Portrait
2 * -
Reads information from the option ROM installed in
the printer's main board.
—
*$*3 -
Reads or writes data from or to an memory card in
the printer's memory card slot. Also, this menu
allows deletion of data from an memory card; and
formatting the memory card.
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