User guide Interfaces133Configuring the serialinterface of the PCDOS mode/Command lineTo use the serial interface of your PC, you must add the followingmode commands to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:mode com1:9600,n,8,1,pmode lpt1:= com1:With the first MODE command, you configure the serial interfaceCom1 of your PC to the printer’s factory defaults. The second MODEcommand redirects the parallel standard output port LPT1 of your PCto Com1.Transmission rate: 9600 baudsParity: noneData bits: 8Stop bits: 1These settings must be modified to use different values.Windows 95/98Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar. Move the mouse toSettings and click on Control Panel. Click on System, followed byDevice Manager. Click on Ports, COM1 and Port Settings.Bits per second: 9600 baudsData bits: 8Parity: noneStop bits: 1These settings must be modified to use different values.Windows 2000/XPClick on the Start button in the Windows taskbar. Click on Printers(Windows 2000) or on Printers and Faxes (Windows XP) to open theprinter folder. In the menu bar, click on File and Server Properties.Click on Ports, then select COM1 and click on Configure.Bits per second: 9600 baudsData bits: 8Parity: noneStop bits: 1These settings must be modified to use different values.
