Genicom EasyCoder 3400e - Manual (Page 26)

Chapter 1— Getting Started
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14 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual
5 Transmit at least four characters from your system.
At this point, the printer does not attempt to interpret any printer
commands, but simply prints each character with its hexadecimal
equivalent underneath.
Note: An example of using DOS to verify printer communications
follows this procedure.
6 To enter normal Print mode, turn the printer power off and then on
again.
If this procedure does not work, make sure that the DIP switches match
the serial port configuration of the system and that you have the printer
cable securely plugged into the correct port of your system.
If you receive a write fault error, your cabling may not be correct. See
“Connecting the Printer to Your System” on page 8 for more information.
Note: Please refer to your host computer user’s manual and the IPL
Programming Reference Manual for information on downloading
commands.
Example of Using DOS to Verify Printer Communications
1 At the DOS prompt, type this command and press Enter:
MODE COM1 96,E,7,1,N
2 Type these command lines and press Enter:
COPY CON COM1
ABCDEF^Z
where:
COPY CON COM1
has the PC copy the following information to the
COM1 port.
ABCDEF
are random characters entered at the host.
^Z
(Ctrl-Z) Enter sends the information to the printer.
The printer will print these characters:
3XXXU.021
Note: If you are using a different platform to communicate with your
printer, please refer to your host computer user’s manual and the IPL
Programming Reference Manual for help downloading commands.