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INTERFACE MENU
The Interface Menu may contain several submenus. These submenus are for
setting up items pertaining to the hardware interfaces such as the serial and
parallel ports as well as the optional character processing interfaces such as
the Imager and ImagerPlus.
In addition to the standard parallel interface and the RS-232C serial interface
which are furnished with the printer, one more hardware interface such as
Coax/Twinax, IPDS Coax, IPDS Twinax, or 10BaseT LAN may also be
installed, as well as an Imager or ImagerPlus graphic option. The Setup
items for each interface are described in one of the following sections.
The printer will automatically receive data from any of the hardware
interfaces, or ports, as described below in “Automatic Port Switching”.
RS-232C Serial Interface on page 51
Parallel Interface on page 55
Etherlink 10BaseT Interface on page 57
Coax Interface on page 59
Twinax Interface on page 63
IPDS Coax Interface on page 67
IPDS Twinax Interface on page 72
Imager and ImagerPlus Interface on page 74
Automatic Port Switching
The FormsMaster 8000 series printers will automatically accept data from
the Parallel Interface, the RS-232 Serial Interface, and any optionally
installed hardware interface. This feature is always active and does not
require user intervention to change ports.
In most installations, the printer is only connected to one computer and this
feature may be ignored. If this is true of your installation, you may skip this
section and proceed with one of the following sections which applies to the
interface port you will be using.