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PQ-8P, PQ-8S
COMMAND 77: SERIAL-IN WORD
LENGTH
Selects the Word Length of data
received at the serial-in port. A new
setting will not be effective immed-
iately. To activate the new setting,
cycle power on the interface.
VALUE DESCRIPTION
7 7 Bits
*8 8 Bits
Example: &%Z77,7 sets the word
length to 7 bits
COMMAND 78: SERIAL-IN STOP
BITS
Selects the number of Stop Bits of a
data stream received at the serial-in
port. A new setting will not be
effective immediately. To activate
the new setting, cycle power on the
interface.
VALUE DESCRIPTION
*1 1 Bit
2 2 Bits
Example: &%Z78,2 sets the number
of Stop Bits to 2
COMMAND 79: SERIAL-IN
PARITY
Selects the Parity of a data stream
received at the serial-in port. A new
setting will not be effective immed-
iately. To activate the new setting,
cycle power on the PQ-8.
VALUE DESCRIPTION
*0 None
1Odd
2 Even
Example: &%Z79,2 sets the parity
to even.
COMMAND 84: 6 LPI STRING
Used with Generic output protocol
to define the 6 LPI string. This
string represents the printer-specific
command to set the printer to 6 LPI.
Consult the printer’s user’s guide for
the appropriate ASCII hex value
representing the 6 LPI command.
Whenever the interface receives a
6 LPI command from the host, it
sends the string specified through
Host/PC download command 84. If
no string is specified, it will send the
standard 6 LPI command for the
active output protocol.
VALUE DESCRIPTION
1(up to 25 Defines the 6 LPI
hex bytes) string
1() Deletes the 6 LPI
string
Example: &%Z84,1(1B 32) assigns
the 6 LPI command for an Epson
LQ-2500 printer (hex value 1B 32)
in the PQ-8’s memory.
*Factory-default setting
