Appendix B — Default Settings
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Virtual COM Settings
This section describes the virtual COM port settings. To view these
settings:
• From the printer Main Menu, select Settings > Communications
> Serial > Virtual COM.
• From the printer web page, click the Configure tab,
Communications > Serial.
Note: These settings are not accessible unless the virtual COM port is
enabled.
Virtual COM Settings
Setting Description Default
Baud Rate Transmission speed in bits per second
(bps) for the serial port.
115200
Data Bits Number of bits that define a character or
byte.
8
Parity Specifies how the printer checks the
integrity of the transmitted data.
None
Stop Bits Number of bits sent at the end of every
character to allow the receiving signal
hardware to detect the end of a character
and to resynchronize with the character
stream.
1
Hardware Specifies if hardware flow control
(RTS/CTS) is used to manage the rate of
data transmission between the device and
the host.
Disable
ENQ/ACK Specifies if software flow control
(ENQ/ACK) is used to manage the rate of
data transmission between the device and
the host.
Disable
XON/XOFF To Specifies if software flow control
(XON/XOFF) is used to manage the rate of
data transmission to the host.
Disable
XON/XOFF From Specifies if software flow control
(XON/XOFF) is used to manage the rate of
data transmission from the host.
Disable