Configuration
Control Panel Parameters
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13290L-004 Rev. A S4M User Guide 6/15/09
HOST HANDSHAKE
Set Host Handshake
The handshake protocol of the printer must match the handshake protocol
of the host computer for proper communications to take place. Select the
handshake protocol that matches the one being used by the host computer.
Selections (ZPL, APL-D): XON/XOFF, DSR/DTR, RTS/CTS
Selections (APL-I): XON/XOFF, DSR/DTR, RTS/CTS, APL-I
Default Value (ZPL, APL-D, APL-I): XON/XOFF
Selections (EPL): DTR & XON/XOF, DTR
Default Value (EPL): DTR & XON/XOF
Note • XOFF is abbreviated as XOF on the EPL display.
To modify this parameter:
• Press the up or down arrow to scroll through the selections.
CONTROL CHAR
(ZPL mode only)
Set Control Character
The printer looks for this two-digit hexadecimal character to indicate the
start of a ZPL/ZPL II control instruction.
Note • Do not use the same hexadecimal value for the control,
command, and delimiter character. The printer must see different
characters to work properly.
Range: 00 to FF
Default Value: 7E (tilde—displayed as an arrow)
To modify this parameter:
• To increase the value, press the up arrow.
• To decrease the value, press the down arrow.
COMMAND CHAR
(ZPL mode only)
Set Command Character
The command prefix is a two-digit hexadecimal value used as a parameter
place marker in ZPL/ZPL II format instructions. The printer looks for this
two-digit hexadecimal character to indicate the start of a ZPL/ZPL II
format instruction. See the ZPL II Programming Guide for more
information.
Note • Do not use the same hexadecimal value for the control,
command, and delimiter character. The printer must see different
characters to work properly.
Range: 00 to FF
Default Value: 5E (caret)
To modify this parameter:
• To increase the value, press the up arrow.
• To decrease the value, press the down arrow.
Table 15 • Printer Parameters, Password Level 3 (Page 4 of 10)
Parameter Explanation
