158 A AppendixA.7 Printing Using the Serial InterfaceWhen printing using the serial interface, you need to specify the following settings on theprinter and the printer driver.Settings on the PrinterSet the following settings using the control panel.Refer to• For details about each items on the control panel: “Serial” (P. 77)1. Press the 2. Select [Admin Menu] > [Network/Port] > [Serial] > [Port Status] by pressing the < >< > < > buttons.3. Set [Port Status] to [Enable].4. According to the environment to use, set the size of receive buffer memory at [BufferSize] setting of [Allocate Memory] (default: 64 MB).5. Set the parameters at [Admin Menu] > [Network/Port] > [Serial] (required).Example for using this printer as a PostScript printerPrint Mode: PSAdobe Protocol: StandardBaudrate: 9600bpsStop Bit: 1bitParity: Not AvailableXon-Xoff Control: OnDTR Control: Fix-High (when the host computer is Windows)Example when printing the print job that includes binary data such as PCL, TIFF, andPDFBaudrate: 9600bpsStop Bit: 1bitParity: Not AvailableXon-Xoff Control: Off (set this item to Off when the print job includes binary data)DTR Control: Active-High (when the host computer is Windows)Note• Change [Adobe Protocol], [Baudrate], [Stop Bit], and [Parity] as needed. It is necessary to accommodatethe port setting of the printer driver to that of the printer.• When doing hardware flow control (when setting [DTR Control] to [Active-High] or [Active-Low]), thecable must be connected correctly to the signaling channel.• When not doing hardware flow control, set [DTR Control] to [Fix-High] or [Fix-Low]. When using thegeneral Windows computer, set to [Fix-High].• When not doing the hardware flow control, printing may not be executed correctly because of lost data.
