Rice Lake Datamax M-Class Mark II - Manual (Page 46)

40 Chapter 4 – Menu System
Communications
The Communications menu contains interface and host control functions:
ƒ Serial Port A
ƒ Parallel Port A
ƒ NIC Adapter (Ethernet)
ƒ Host Settings
The menu selections are defined as follows:
DISPLAYED ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION
SERIAL PORT A Controls the RS-232 communications settings for Serial Port A, where:
BAUD RATE Sets the serial communication rate, where:
1200 -
115000 BPS
9600 BPS
Is the range in Bits Per Second; and,
Is the Default Setting.
PROTOCOL Sets the data flow control (handshaking) method, where:
BOTH XON/XOFF and CTS/DTR are used. (Default Setting)
SOFTWARE XON/XOFF is used.
HARDWARE CTS/DTR is used.
NONE Flow control is not used.
PARITY Sets word parity, where:
NONE Parity is not used. (Default Setting)
ODD Odd parity is used.
EVEN Even parity is used.
DATA BITS Sets word length, where:
(7 - 8)
8 A seven or eight bit word is selectable; and,
An eight bit word is the Default Setting.
STOP BITS Sets the number of stop bits, where:
(1 - 2)
1 One stop or two stop bits are selectable; and,
One stop bit is the Default Setting.
PARALLEL PORT A Controls the communication setting for the parallel port, where:
PORT
DIRECTION Determines if data is returned from the printer, where:
UNI-
DIRECTIONAL No data is returned; communication is one-way.
BI-
DIRECTIONAL
Data is returned in compliance with IEEE 1284 back-channel operation. (Default
Setting)
;
An IEEE 1284 bidirectional cable must be used when this mode is
selected.
NIC ADAPTER Controls the communications settings for the network interface, where:
; If a wireless card is installed, this port is automatically disabled;
to enable the wired LAN connection, disable the Wireless Ethernet
MODE setting (see below).
WIRELESS
ETHERNET Controls the communications settings for the network interface, where:
MODE Selects between wired and wireless operation, where:
ENABLED Enables the wireless interface. (This is the Default Setting.)
DISABLED Enables the wired interface.
SIGNAL
READINGS
Provides a graphical representation of Signal Strength (in dBm), Noise Level (in
dBm), and Quality.
WIRELESS
REPORT
Provides information regarding firmware versions, port status, SSID, IP Address,
Subnet Mask, and Gateway settings (printable, as shown here).