Printer User's Manual

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Setting the converter’s DIP switches
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Set the DIP switches on the converter so that the
settings match the settings you intend to make on
your computer.
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The DIP switches on the serial-to-parallel converter
correspond to the following settings. The equivalent
settings that you will need to make in MS-DOS’s
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, or in the Ports option in Win-
dows’ Control Panel, are also listed. The converter’s
default settings are shown in gray.
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Switch
1
Function
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1
Data length
2
Parity
3
Protocol
7
Baud rate
8
Baud rate
Data length is the length in bits of the data unit (or byte)
that the computer transmits. Normally this is set to 8.
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Switch 1 i
Data length DOS/Windows setting
Parity is a means of checking for transmission errors.
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Switch 2 Switch 5
Parity DOS/Windows setting
1
OFF
OFF
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