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Interface mode -17 – Brother HL-1260E User Manual

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CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL

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6. Press the ▲ or ▼ switch until the exit menu appears on the display.

exit MODE

7. Press the SET switch.

Then the printer automatically returns to the off-line ready state.

INTERFACE MODE

The automatic interface selection has been factory set. If you want to select
a specific interface manually, use the interface mode to set it.

Display Message

Interface Mode

I/F=PARALLEL

Parallel interface

I/F=RS-232C

Serial interface

I/F=OPTION

Optional interface for MIO card

I/F=AUTO

Auto interface selection

Select the setting menu and enter the sub-setting menu to change the setting
as follows:

■ Automatic Interface Selection

When you use the automatic interface selection function, select the function
on the display as follows:

I/F=AUTO

When you select this function with the SET switch, the display shows the
next sub-setting menu as follows:

TIME OUT= 5s *

You need to set the time out for the auto interface selection from 1 to 99
seconds with the ▲ or ▼ switch: factory setting = 5 seconds. This time
out is the duration during which the printer will not allow another automatic
change to the interface.