Okidata 184/186 printer setup, Set up the switches as follows – Gasboy VT 520 User Manual
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Okidata 184/186 Printer Setup
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MDE-4974A Boundless® VT 520 Terminal and Okidata® Printer Setup for Gasboy® Fuel Management Systems · October 2012
Okidata 184/186 Printer Setup
To prepare the Okidata 184/186 printer for operation with the Boundless VT 520 terminal and
your Gasboy Fuel Management System, proceed as follows:
1
Install and complete the setup of the printer as specified in the manufacturer’s setup
instructions.
2
Switches SW1-1 through SW1-8
SW1
SET
Function
SW1-1
ON
Parity: Odd
SW1-2
ON
Parity: Without
SW1-3
ON
Data bits: 8
SW1-4
OFF
Protocol: XON/XOFF (Series 1000 V8.1 or later, FleetKey V2.1 or later, CFN, or TopKAT)
ON
Protocol: Ready/Busy (Series 1000 versions earlier to V8.1, FleetKey versions earlier to
V2.1, and “A” systems)
SW1-5
ON
Test select: Circuit
SW1-6
ON
Mode select: Print
SW1-7
ON
Busy line selection: DTR - Pin 20
SW1-8
ON
Busy line selection: DTR - Pin 20
Switches SW2-1 through SW2-3
Baud Rate*
SW2-1
SW2-2
SW2-3
9600
OFF
ON
ON
2400
OFF
OFF
ON
1200
ON
ON
OFF
300
ON
OFF
OFF
*Any change made to the Baud Rate must also
be matched on the Boundless terminal setup,
Printer
X
Serial print speed parameter.
Switches SW2-4 through SW2-8
SW2
SET
Function
SW2-4
ON
DSR output signal: Active
SW2-5
ON
Buffer threshold: 32 bytes
SW2-6
OFF
Busy signal timing: 1 sec (minimum)
SW2-7
ON
DTR signal: Space after power on
SW2-8
OFF
Not used
Set up the switches as follows.