Epson 8000 Manual

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interface Boards

Selecting a baud rate

The range of baud rate settings for the

#8143

interface depends on

whether your printer’s input buffer is on or off.

You can select baud rates from

75

to

19,200

bps (bits per second).

When you set the baud rate, use the bit rate selection table for

printers with buffers in the

#8143

interface manual.

Handshake timing

When the vacant area for data in the input buffer

&ps

to

512

bytes, the printer outputs

an$O~

code or sets the

DTR

flag to '1"

(MARK) to indicate that it

&not

raceive

data.

When the vacant area for data in the buffer increases to

784

bytes,

the printer outputs an X-ON code or sets the

DTR

flag to

‘0”

(SPACE) to indicate that it is ready to receive data.

Error

handling

When the printer detects a parity error, it prints an asterisk

(

*

).

The printer ignores all other errors, including framing and overrun

errors.

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Using the

Printer

Options