The format of the data transmission on the printer port of the SI9500 is;
300/1200/9600 Baud - Selectable
8 DATA BITS
NO PARITY BIT
1 STOP BIT
It is possible to change the baud rate as described in section 6.5 below,
however, Sencon recommend the 1200 baud is used.
6.4.1 SETTING UP THE EPSON PRINTER
The Epson printer fitted with the #8143 serial interface has a bank of 8 small
switches on the interface board that are used to select the transmission
format. This switch bank is market SW1 and should be set as below to
achieve the correct format and 1200 baud.
SWITCH NAME SWITCH FUNCTION
NO
1-1 JB3 OFF BAUD RATE
SELECTION
1-2 J8/7 OFF WORD LENGTH
1-3 JB1 OFF BAUD RATE
SELECTION
1-4 JB2 OFF BAUD RATE
SELECTION
1-5 JO/E OFF PARITY ODD/EVEN
1-6 JPDS OFF PARITY ON/OFF
1-7 JB4 ON BAUD RATE
SELECTION
1-8 P/S ON SERIAL/PARALLEL