Paxar 9430R - Manual (Page 28)

3-6 Configuring the Printer
C h e c k i n g V e r s i o n I n f o r m a t i o n
Your data stream can check the versions of both the printer’s hardware and
firmware.
Command Summary
Command Description
ESC-'P('
Requests the firmware version. The printer
responds with:
ESC-'('-#version#-CR-LF-NAK
#version# Four ASCII characters
representing the firmware
version.
ESC-'P)' Requests the hardware version. The printer
responds with:
ESC-')'-'103'-#version#-CR-LF-NAK
#version# An ASCII character representing
the hardware version.
P r i n t e r / D e v i c e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s
Following are the communication parameter values to use with the printer.
The defaults are listed in bold.
♦ Baud Rate – 2400, 9600, 19200, or 38.4K
♦ Stop Bits – 1 or 2
♦ Parity – None, Odd, or Even
♦ Data Bits – 7 or 8
♦
Flow Control – RTS/CTS (hardware) or XON/XOFF (software)
The printer and host cannot communicate unless they use the
communication parameter values.