Datamax-O'Neil A-Class Mark II Operator’s Manual - Manual (Page 66)

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4.2.5 Communications
The Communications menu contains interface port and host control functions:
Menu Item Details
SERIAL PORT A Controls the RS-232 communications settings for
Serial Port A, where:
BAUD RATE Sets the serial communication rate, where:
1200 BPS
2400 BPS
4800 BPS
9600 BPS
19200 BPS
28800 BPS
38400 BPS
57600 BPS
115000 BPS
Is the serial speed in Bits Per Second.
PROTOCOL
Sets the data flow control method (handshaking),
where:
BOTH Uses XON/XOFF and CTS/DTR.
SOFTWARE Uses XON/XOFF.
HARDWARE
Uses CTS/DTR.
NONE
Disables flow control.
PARITY Sets word parity, where:
NONE
Uses parity.
ODD
Uses Odd parity.
EVEN Uses Even parity.
DATA BITS
Sets Word length, where:
(7 – 8)
8 Is the number of bits in the word.
STOP BITS Sets the stop bit count, where:
(1 – 2)
1 Is number of stop bits.