Datamax M-Class User Manual

56 M-Class
5.1.6 Communications
SERIAL PORT A ♦
Controls the communications settings for Serial Port A.
BAUD RATE
Determines the serial communication rate.
38400
38400 bits per second
28800
28800 bits per second
19200
19200 bits per second
9600
9600 bits per second
4800
4800 bits per second
2400
2400 bits per second
1200
1200 bits per second
PROTOCOL
Sets the data flow control (handshaking) method.
BOTH
Uses both handshaking methods.
SOFTWARE
XON/XOFF
HARDWARE
CTS/DTR
NONE
No flow control is used.
PARITY
Sets Word parity
NONE
No parity
ODD
Odd parity
EVEN
Even parity
DATA BITS
Sets Word length
7
Seven bit Word length
8
Eight bit Word length
STOP BITS
Sets the number of stop bits
1
One stop bit
2
Two stop bits
PARALLEL PORT A♦
Controls the communications settings for Parallel Port A.
PORT DIRECTION
Determines if data is sent from the printer to the host via the parallel port.
UNI-DIRECTIONAL
One-way printer communication.
BI-DIRECTIONAL
Enables IEEE 1284 back-channel operation.

Datamax M-Class Specifications

General

Print Method	Thermal Transfer/Direct Thermal
Resolution	203 dpi, 300 dpi
Print Speed	6 IPS (152 mm/s)
Interface	USB, Serial, Ethernet, Parallel
Media Sensor	Reflective and Transmissive
Supported Media Types	Labels, Tags
Media Thickness	0.0025" (0.0635 mm)