Star Micronics LC24-30 Manual

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Setting the converter’s DIP switches

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Set the DIP switches on the converter so that the

settings match the settings you intend to make on

your computer.

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The DIP switches on the serial-to-parallel converter

correspond to the following settings. The equivalent

settings that you will need to make in MS-DOS’s

AUTOEXEC.BAT file, or in the Ports option in Win-

dows’ Control Panel, are also listed. The converter’s

default settings are shown in gray.

Switch 1 Function

1

Data length

2

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Parity

3 Protocol

4

Protocol

5 Panty

6 Baud rate

7

Baud rate

8

Baud rate

Data length is the length in bits of the data unit (or byte)

that the computer transmits. Normally this is set to 8.

OFF 1

7-bit

7

Parity is a means of checking for transmission errors.

Switch 2 1 Switch 5

Parity DOS/Windows setting

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