Microsoft KB Archive/68657

Works 2.00: DIP Switch Settings on Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500

PSS ID Number: Q68657 Article last modified on 06-12-1996

2.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

The DIP switches on the Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet 500 are located on the lower right side on the front of the printer. In factory default mode, all the settings are in the down position. There are two groups of eight switches: group A (left) and group B (right). The following list describes the function of each switch setting:

DIP Switch Function ———- ——–

A1-A4: Character set settings A5-A6: Paper and envelope size (landscape) A7: Carriage return (CR) definition (up is CR and line feed, down is CR only) A8: Perforation skip B1: Text scale mode (up is 66 lines/page, down is 63 lines/page) B2: Graphics density (up is 300 dpi, down is 75 dpi) B3: Terminal mode (down is disable) B4-B5: Baud rate B6-B7: Parity and word length B8: Handshaking (up is DTR, down is DTR and Xon/Xoff)

Reference(s):

“DeskJet 500 Owner’s Manual.” Appendix A, pages 1-4.

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