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Programming Device PG 740
C79000-G7076-C742-01
You can also connect your printer to the PG 740 through a serial COM port.
You will find information on how to adapt and set your interface and on the
connecting cable you require in your printer manual.
The standard interface for printer output is LPT1. You can reroute printer
outputs to another interface port (COM2). The following table lists examples
of how to change over the interface with the
Mode
command of the MS-DOS operating system:
Interface Command Effect
Reroute LPT1 parallel
interface to
COM2/V24/V28 serial
interface
C:MODE LPT1:=COM2 Printer is assigned
to communication
port 2
Configure COM2 for
printer
C:MODE COM2:96,n, 8,1,p
Mode:9600 bps, no parity,
8 databits, 1 stopbit
COM2 is
initialized for
printer
Switch LPT1 interface back
to parallel interface
C:MODE LPT1: The LPT1 is
switched back to
the parallel
interface
Note
To prevent your having to type in the command sequence every time you
restart or reset the hardware, you are advised to store the command sequence
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or another BATCH file.
Printer Connection
Via a Serial Port
Rerrouting Printer
Outputs
Starting Up the PG 740
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