HP Designjet 700 Series Printers - How to Configure the Interface for Serial

The following table shows the settings available for the printer's serial interface parameters, the factory defaults, and the most likely requirements for different computers.

Serial (RS-232-C) Settings		Likely requirement for ...
Parameter	Available settings	PC	UNIX (R)
Baud rate	1200 2400 4800 9600* 19200 38400	9600*	9600*
Parity (1)	None (0)* Even Odd	None*	None*

* = factory default

note:
Parity of None = 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

Parity of Even or Odd = 7 data bits, 1 stop bit

The settings on the printer must match those of the computer and software sending the data. Use their documentation to find the requirements. If in doubt, try with the above suggestions. If the printer's defaults already match the requirements, then you can skip the rest of this task.

To Change the Printer’s Serial Interface Settings

Through the front-panel display, you can create and save two sets of configurations for the serial interface, called Configurations A and B. By default, they are set to the factory defaults shown in the table above. The factory default configuration is always available as well, giving you up to three stored configurations to choose from.

The instructions that follow explain how to specify and apply Configuration A.

On the front-panel display, change the Menu mode from Short to Full.
1. Press ENTER.
2. Press the DOWN ARROW key twice to the Utilities menu. Press ENTER.
  
  Menu Mode = Full
  
  Press ENTER.
  
  Press the DOWN ARROW key to the Short menu mode. Press ENTER to save settings.
  
  In Short Menus
3. Choose Queuing and Nesting and press the Down Arrow key
4. Choose Demos and press the Down Arrow key
5. Choose Utilities and press the Down Arrow key
  
  In the Utilities menu
  
  Short
  
  Press ENTER
6. In the Menu mode
  
  Short *
  
  Press the Down Arrow key then press ENTER.
7. In the Utilities menu
  
  Full
  
  Press the Previous button
8. In the Full Menus mode
  
  Utilities
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
Go to the routine for defining a new serial configuration.
1. In the Full Menus mode
  
  I/O setup
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
  
  Press ENTER
2. In the I/O Setup menu
  
  Modular
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
  
  Press ENTER
3. In the I/O Setup menu
  
  RS-232-C
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
  
  Press ENTER
4. In the RS-232-C menu
  
  Config=Factory
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
  
  Press ENTER
5. In the RS-232-C Setup menu
  
  Define Config
  
  Press ENTER
6. In the Define Config menu
  
  Config A
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
  
  Press ENTER
7. In the Config A menu
  
  Baudrate=9600
  
  Press ENTER
Configure the serial interface to match your software configuration. This example changes the configuration to 19200 Baud and Even parity.
1. In the Config A menu
  
  Baudrate=9600
  
  Press ENTER
2. In the Baud Rate menu
  
  9600*
  
  Press the Up Arrow key
3. In the Baud Rate menu
  
  19200
  
  Press ENTER
4. In the Config A menu
  
  Baudrate=19200
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
5. In the Config A menu
  
  Parity=None(0)
  
  Press ENTER
6. In the Parity menu
  
  None(0)*
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
7. In the Parity menu
  
  Even
  
  Press ENTER
8. In the Config A menu
  
  Parity=Even
  
  Press ENTER
Press Previous twice and the Down Arrow key once to return to RS-232-C Setup menu

Config=Factory
Switch to the new configuration.
1. In the RS-232-C Setup menu
  
  Config=Factory
  
  Press ENTER
2. In the RS-232-C CONFIGmenu
  
  Factory*
  
  Press the Down Arrow key
3. In the RS-232-C CONFIG menu
  
  Config A
  
  Press ENTER
4. In the RS-232-C SETUP menu
  
  Config A
  
  Press PREVIOUS until you return to
  
  STATUS
  
  Ready

HP Designjet 700 Series Printers - How to Configure the Interface for Serial

Configuring the Interface for Serial

To Change the Printer’s Serial Interface Settings

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