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31.2. Printer 
  Balance submenu<  Printer > enables: 
−  Setting communication port with a printer, 
−  Defining printer’s code page, (default 1250) 
−  Defining controlling codes for PCL printer or EPSON label printer 
CAUTION: codes must be entered in a hexadecimal form 
−  Defining printout standards 
In order to ensure right cooperation of a balance with a printer (correct printout 
of letters with diacritical signs specified for a given language), suitable speed of 
transmission must be chosen for the balance, i.e. it must be respective to 
transmission speed of a printer (see the printer settings). Additionally a given 
printout code page must be accordant with the printer code page. 
Code page accordance may be obtained as follows: 
•  by setting the right code page in the printer (see the printer manual) – 
respective to printout code page set in a balance; or 
•  by sending control code from a balance to the printer, which automatically 
sets the right code page (respective to code page set in a balance) in 
advance before execution of the data printout – it is possible only for 
printers supplied with such option. 
Example balance settings for a correct cooperation (Polish diacritical signs 
printout) with EPSON printer connected to port RS232: 
1.  Dot matrix printer EPSON TM-U220B 
Communication parameters of port to which the printer is connected 
•  baud rate         – 9600 bit/s 
•  data bits           – 8 
•  stop bits           – 1 
•  parity             – none 
Printer’s parameters 
•  port              –  COM1 or COM2 (the one to which the printer is 
connected) 
•  code page         – 852 
2.  Thermal printer EPSON TM-T20 
Communication parameters of port to which the printer is connected 
•  baud rate          – 38400 bit/s 
•  data bits           – 8 
•  stop bits           – 1 
•  parity             – none 
Printer’s parameters 
•  port              –  COM1 or COM2 (the one to which the printer is 
connected) 
•  code page         – 1250 
•  control codes       – 1B742D 
or 
Printer’s parameters 
•  port              –  COM1 or COM2 (the one to which the printer is 
connected) 
•  code page         – 852 
•  control codes     – 1B7412 










