Interface SelectionInterface selection enables or disables physical interfaces for attachment switching.If an interface is disabled, it is set offline and any data received will be ignored.When coax or twinax is selected, a POR status is sent to the host. SelectingAutoswitching provides automatic interface switching among parallel, serial, andeither coax or twinax communication. Only one interface can be enabled at a time.Configuration of the Auto Switching Hotport is done from the correspondinginterface menu, as shown in the following sections.Note: When used with serial, parallel, and coax or twinax non-IPDS emulations,Autoswitching does NOT save the state of each emulation during interfaceswitching. In this case, it is the responsibility of the host applicationprogram to initialize the emulation to the desired state as the beginning ofeach job. It is also the responsibility of the host application program tocorrectly position the forms at “top of form” and the end of each job. Whenused with coax or twinax IPDS, Autoswitching does save the state of theIPDS emulation during interface switching and will also correctly positionthe forms at “top of form” at the end of each IPDS job.Display LanguageThis parameter selects the language in which the operator panel messages willdisplay.Print DirectionThe PRINT DIRECTION feature affects both print quality and printing speed. Bysetting this feature, you can configure the printer to print in both directions of theshuttle sweep (Bidirectional), or to print in only one direction (Unidirectional).You might want to use Unidirectional when printing bar codes, high quality textand graphics, or other printing that requires precise vertical alignment.Although enabling this feature reduces print speed, it enhances the verticalalignment of dots and produces cleaner, sharper bar codes and text.v Bidirectional (the default) prints all data in both directions of the shuttle sweep.This choice produces higher printing speed.v Unidirectional prints all data in only one direction of the shuttle sweep. Thischoice produces higher print quality.Chapter 4. The Configuration Menus 57
