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1.2 Setting Communication Environment 
1.2.1 Transmission Specifications 
  (1) Communication method :Half duplex 
  (2) Startup method:Started up by host 
  (3) Synchronization method :Asynchronous 
  (4) Transmission method :Bit serial transmission 
  (5) Baud rate:150, 300, 600, 1,200, 2,400, 4,800, 9,600, 19,200, 38,400, 
         57,600, 115,200(bps) 
 (6) Codes transmitted : Alphabet, Numbers, Symbols, Special characters, Registered 
           characters, Half-width characters 
  (7) Data format : Formats A through J are selectable (see the table below). 
No other formats can be chosen. 
      Data format table
 
Selecting a data length of 7 bits allows you to transmit alphanumerical characters and 
symbols but inhibits you from transmitting punctuation characters and using 2-byte codes 
to send dedicated characters and user pattern characters.