POSIFLEX Business Machines AURA 6800 - Manual (Page 19)

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Switch position 6 defines the parity check regulation in serial interface.
In Aura-6800, it is selectable between even and none.
For switch position 7 can choice the handshaking method in serial interface.
When it is set to ON, the printer transmits an “XOFF” for busy and sends an
“XON” for not busy. When it is set to OFF, the printer signifies the busy status
over hardware signals that can be detected by the host as “DSR” or “CTS”.
When parallel interface is used, both switch positions 3 and 4 should be set to
OFF.
For switch position 8, when it is set to ON, the printer responds to a carriage
return command (CR code or 0Dh) with also a line feed (LF code or 0Ah)
action. Then if the text editor always expresses the change to a new line with
both the CR and LF codes, there will be an extra line advance than expected.
However it works for some old editors that express the change to a new line
with only either one of the LF code or the CR code.
The factory default for each position listed as below:
Switch 2 Position
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Default setup for all Aura-
6800 interface models
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
SW3 software switch controlled the retractable function WHEN SW2-4 SET
TO OFF. When this switch set to OFF, printer will enable to retract paper 6
mm before it start to print with the aim of reduce paper loss. In contrast, it will
straight to print when this switch place to ON. Please notice that the factory
default of this switch is OFF.
MULTIPLE INTERFACE ISSUE
For model Aura-6800, there is only 1 connector for host connection through
RS232. For Aura-6800P, there are 2 connectors for host connection: RS232
and in addition to parallel port. For Aura-6800U, there are 2 connectors for
host connection: RS232 and in addition to the USB port. For Aura-6800L,
there are 2 connectors for host connection: RS232 and in addition to the LAN
port. Please always connect only one interface at a time. Simultaneous
multiple host connections could result in unexpected results!
UPOS CONCERNS
The UPOS compliance and WEPOS compliance ability of the Aura-6800
series dictates the printer to perform certain internal affairs such as counter