Pitney Bowes J693 - Manual (Page 38)

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4.1.5 Communications
SERIAL PORT A
♦
Controls Serial Port A communications
settings.
BAUD RATE Determines the serial communication rate.
38400
28800
19200
a
9600 9600 bits per second
4800
2400
PROTOCOL Sets the flow control (handshaking) method.
a
BOTH Uses both handshaking methods.
SOFTWARE XON/XOFF
HARDWARE CTS/DTR
NONE No flow control is used.
PARITY Sets Word parity
a
NONE No parity
ODD Odd parity
EVEN Even parity
DATA BITS Sets Word length
7 Seven bit Word length
a
8 Eight bit Word length
STOP BITS Sets the number of stop bits
a
1 One stop bit
2 Two stop bits
SERIAL PORT B
♦
Same as Serial Port A, for optional wireless
connection. If not installed, this displays
“NOT INSTALLED” when accessed.
PARALLEL PORT A
♦
Controls Parallel Port A communications
settings.
PORT DIRECTION Determines if messages are sent from the
printer to the host via the parallel port.
a
UNI-DIRECTIONAL One-way printer communication.
BI-DIRECTIONAL Enables IEEE 1284 back-channel
operation.
PARALLEL PORT B
♦
Same as Parallel Port A, for optional
Ethernet connection. If not installed, this
displays “NOT INSTALLED” when
accessed.
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