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User Guide: RS-2 3 2C/RS-42 2 Se rial Int er face Option for OKI ® B6 1 00 Print er 593450 0 1 [...]
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i RS-232C/RS-422 Serial Interface Op tion T rademarks The followi ng are trademarks or registered trademarks o f their respect ive owners . Other pr oduct names mentioned i n this manual may also be trademarks or regis tered trademar ks of t h eir respective owner s. Registe red trademarks ar e registered in the United States Patent and T rademark [...]
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RS-232C/RS-422 Serial In terface Option ii How This Guide i s Organized Chapt e r 1 - In stal l ing t he Seri al In terfa ce This chapter explains the procedure fo r installi ng the RS-232C/RS-422 Serial Interface op tion in OKI B6100 Laser Printers. Chapt er 2 - Us ing the RS2 32-C/RS422 Ser ial Interface This chapter lists the Serial Interf ace s[...]
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iii RS-232C/RS-422 Serial Interface Option Safety Pr ecautions Safety Precautions CAUTION: Handling ESD-Se ns itiv e Par ts Many ele ct r on ic parts use part s that are known to be sen sitive to elect ros tatic discha rge (ESD). T o prevent damage to ESD-sens itive parts, follow the instruct ions below in additi on to all the u sual precaut i ons,[...]
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Contents How This Guide i s Organized iii Features of the RS-232C/R S-422 Serial Interface iii Printer Requ irements iii Safety Precautions i v Chapter 1 Installing the Serial Interface in OKI B6100 P r inters 1-1 About this Chapter 1-2 Installing the RS -232C/RS- 422 Serial Interface i n OKI B6100 Printers 1-2 Chapter 2 Using the RS-232C/RS- 422 S[...]
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vi RS-232C/RS-422 Serial In terface Option Seria l Mode 2- 4 Bau d R at e 2 -4 Data Bits 2-4 Sto p Bi t s 2 -4 Pa r i t y 2 - 5 DTR Read y/Busy 2-5 DTR Onl/ Offl 2- 5 DTR Error 2-5 RT S R e a d y / B u s y 2 - 5 R TS Onl/Of fl 2 -5 R TS Error 2-5 XON Re a d y / Bu s y 2- 5 XON Onl/Offl 2 -6 XON E r ro r 2 - 6 DTR P olarity 2-6 RT S Po l a r i t y 2[...]
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Chapter 1 Installing the Seri al Interface in OKI B6100 Printers In this Chapter . . . • “About this Chapter” on page 1-2 • “Installing the RS-232C/RS-422 Serial Interface in OKI B6100 Printers” on page 1-2[...]
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1-2 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option Installing th e RS-2 32 C/RS-422 Seria l Interfa ce in OKI B6100 Pri n ters About this Chapte r This chapter explains the procedure f or installing the RS-2 32C/RS-422 Serial I nterface option in OKI B6100 Prin ters . Installing the RS-232C/RS-422 Seri al Interface in OKI B6100 Printers 1. Carefully revie[...]
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RS-232C/RS-422 Serial In terface Option 1-3 4. Slide the cover towards the rear of the printer and then down war ds to rem ove it. 5. T urnin g thumbscrews counter-clockwise, remove th e blank metal plate covering one of the avail- able network po rts on the controller br acket. NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the contro ller from your printer [...]
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1-4 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option Installing th e RS-2 32 C/RS-422 Seria l Interfa ce in OKI B6100 Pri n ters 6. While aligning the front bracket of the serial in terface assembly to th e two res pective thum bscrews on the contro ller assembly bracket, fir mly seat th e 80-pin male co nnector on the underside of the interface to the 80 -[...]
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RS-232C/RS-422 Serial In terface Option 1-5 8. Insert the top part of the left side cover into t he printer . Ensur e the locking tab ali gns with the hol e in the prin ter ’ s side . 9. Slide the side cover toward s th e front of the printer to install it. 10. Tighten both thiumbscrews in a clockwise direction .[...]
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1-6 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option Installing th e RS-2 32 C/RS-422 Seria l Interfa ce in OKI B6100 Pri n ters 11 . Connect the power cord to the wall outlet and tur n the printer power swi tch to the ON [ I ] position. The installation of your RS-232C/RS-422 serial inte rface option in your OKI B6100 p rinter is now com - plete. Proceed t[...]
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Chapter 2 Using the RS-232C/RS-422 Serial Interface In this Chapter . . . • “About this Chapter” on page 2-2 • “Control Panel MENU structure” on page 2-2 • “SER IAL SE TUP Menu ” on pa ge 2- 4 • “Disabling the Serial Interface” on page 2-6 • “References for Op enVMS users” on page 2-7 • “RS-232 C Serial Cable P in [...]
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2-2 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option Control Panel MENU structure About this Chapte r This chapter lists the Serial Interface setup features and available selections via the control panel menus. The Serial Interface con nector pinouts are listed. T roubleshooting error messages appearing on the printer ’ s co ntrol p anel ar e also di scus[...]
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RS-232C/RS-422 Serial In terface Option 2-3 NOTE: The struc ture of y our dis play menu s may vary sli ghtl y dependi ng on the op tions i nstalled in yo ur printer . None Even Odd DTR Ready/Busy On Off DTR Onl/Offl On Off DTR Error On Off R TS Ready/ Bus y On Off R TS Onl/Off l On Off RT S E r r o r On Off XON Ready/Busy On Off XON Onl/Offl On Off[...]
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2-4 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option SERIAL SETUP Menu SERIAL SE TUP Menu The following selections beco mes available with in a SERIAL SETUP submenu o f the INTERF AC E menu when the RS-23 2 C /RS-422 serial interface is installed. Inte rpret er Format Serial Mode Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits A V AILABLE S ELECTIONS Auto Switch PCL Postscri[...]
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RS-232C/RS-422 Serial In terface Option 2-5 Parity Parity DTR Ready/Busy DTR Onl/Offl DTR Erro r R TS Ready/Busy R TS Onl/Offl RT S E r r o r XON Ready/Busy A V AILABLE S ELECTIONS None Even Odd DEF AUL T Non e A V AILABLE SELECT IONS Off On DEF AUL T Off A V AILABLE SELECT IONS Off On DEF AUL T Off A V AILABLE SELECT IONS Off On DEF AUL T Off A V [...]
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2-6 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option Disablin g th e Serial Interface XON Onl/Offl XON Error DTR P olar ity RT S P o l a r i t y Robust XON Disabling the Serial Interface The following selection becomes av ailab le within the POR T submenu of the INTERF AC E menu when the RS-232C/RS- 422 serial interface is installed. Serial The Serial optio[...]
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RS-232C/RS-422 Serial In terface Option 2-7 Seri al References for Open VMS users Y ou can print to your l aser printer via the serial interface op tion from an Open VMS system, either directly connected to the system or thro ugh a network device such as a terminal s erver . It is recommended that DECpri nt Supervisor (DCPS) be used for printing. P[...]
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2-8 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option RS-422 Seri al Cable Pin Assig nm ents[...]
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Chapter 3 T r oubleshooting In this Chapter . . . • “About this Chapter” on page 3-2 • “Control Panel Err or Messages” on page 3-2 • “Obtainin g Help and I nformation” on page 3-2 • “T echnical Support” on page 3-3[...]
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3-2 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option Control Panel Err o r Messages About this Chapte r This c hapte r dis c usses trou bles ho otin g err or me ssa ges appearing on the printer’s control panel. Sources of help, information and techni cal support are also discussed. Contr ol Panel Err or Messages The format of control panel erro r messages[...]
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RS-232C/RS-422 Serial In terface Option 3-3 Y our Point o f Purchase Y our Poi nt of Pu rchas e Y our local v end or from whom y ou pu rchas ed this printe r m a y b e b e st equipped to he lp you. Y our vendor has specially trained serv ice technici an s available to answer questions an d the equip ment to analyze your printer problems. Y our Appl[...]
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3-4 RS-232C/RS-42 2 Serial Interface Option T echnica l Suppor t[...]