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User Manual
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Serial port setup
If your computer is a PC using DOS and you are using the serial port, you
must set up your computer’s serial port parameters to match the settings
you made on the printer’s serial port.
Under DOS, use the
MODE command to set up your computer’s serial port:
Note
Switch 7 must be down for the variable baud rate operation.
1.
If you set the printer’s rear panel Baud Rate switch (Switch 7)
down for variable baud rate and you are using the default serial
parameters for this position, type the following command at the
DOS prompt (if COM1 is not available, use COM2):
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P
If you changed the printer’s serial port parameters from the
defaults, you must enter different values for the
MODE command
(see your DOS documentation for details on the
MODE
command).
If you set the printer’s rear panel Baud Rate switch (Switch 7) up
for a fixed baud rate of 1200, enter this command (if COM1 is not
available, use COM2):
MODE COM1:1200,N,8,1,P
Refer to “Serial port” on page A-6 for a complete listing of the
printer’s default serial port parameters.
2.
You can add the MODE command to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, so
that it takes effect every time you turn on your computer. (Refer to
your PC user documentation.)
Your Phaser 300X is now ready to use. If you want to turn on or turn off the
startup page, refer to “Turning off the startup page” on page A-1. Refer to
“Adding a hard disk for font storage” on page B-5 if you want to add a hard
disk.