3–41Configuring the Printer
Stop Bits
Values: 1 or 2.
It must be set to match your host computer.
Stop bits signal the end of a transferred data word.
Parity
Values: None, 0, 1, Even, or Odd.
It must be set to match your host computer.
The host may send a parity bit with every data word. The parity bit is used for
error checking.
DTR Function
Values: On/Offline&Buf, True, False or On/Offline.
It must be set to match your host computer.
Data Terminal Ready (DTR) is a status signal that is sent by the printer to the
host to indicate whether the printer is ready to receive data. DTR can be set
permanently true or false–true only if ready to receive (online and buffer is not
full) or true only if not ready to receive (offline or buffer full).
RTS Function
Values: On/Offline&Buf, True, False or On/Offline.
It must be set to match your host computer.
The printer sends a Ready to Send (RTS) status signal to the host to request data
transfer.
DTR Polarity
Values: Normal or Inverted.
This parameter allows the DTR signal to be inverted if required for a particular
installation.