Rockwell Automation 2705-ND1 Keypad Development Software - Manual (Page 97)

Chapter 9
Printing Messages
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Selecting and Configuring a Port
The Configure Port options allows you to select a port for printing. The
options are: LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, COM1, COM2. The software uses LPT1
as the default.
The LPT ports are parallel ports and do not require you to set communication
parameters. You can however insert a blank line between each message
during printing and specify the number of nonprintable characters to output
after each carriage return to avoid buffer overflow. The default is to print
messages using single spacing.
The COM1 and COM2 ports are the serial communication ports of your
computer. You can set the communication parameters of these ports in
addition to the above parameters mentioned for the LPT ports.
To select Configure Port from the Reports menu, highlight Configure Port,
then press [Enter] or just press [C].
A window opens displaying the communication port options. The default
selection is highlighted.
To select a port, highlight the option and press [Enter]. Each port has a set
of configuration parameters. After selecting a port, those configuration
parameters display.
To accept the default parameters, simply select Quit and you will return to
the Select File menu.