Zebra Technologies 2844 user manual Female DB-25 to Male Centronics Cable

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Appendix A - Troubleshooting

Parallel Interface The figure below displays the cable wiring Cable Wiring required to use the printer's Centronics parallel

interface.

	HOST	DB-25	Centronics	PRINTER
	HOST	Pin No.	Pin No.	PRINTER
	STROBE	1	1	STROBE
	DATA 0	2	2	DATA 0
	DATA 1	3	3	DATA 1
	DATA 2	4	4	DATA 2
	DATA 3	5	5	DATA 3
	DATA 4	6	6	DATA 4
	DATA 5	7	7	DATA 5
	DATA 6	8	8	DATA 6
	DATA 7	9	9	DATA 7
	ACK/	10	10	ACK/
	BUSY	11	11	BUSY
	PAPER ERR.	12	12	PAPER ERR.
	READY	13	13	READY
	INIT	14	14	INIT
	ERROR/	15	15	ERROR/
	N/A	16	16	N/A
	N/A	17	17	N/A
	N/A	18	18	+5V
	SIG. GND	19	19	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	20	20	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	21	21	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	22	21	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	22	22	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	23	22	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	23	23	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	24	23	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	24	24	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	25	24	SIG. GND
	SIG. GND	25	25
			25

Female DB-25 to Male Centronics

(Cable)

+5 volts at 300 mA for external device (e.g. KDU or scanner)

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Contents Thermal Printer User’s Manual 2844 980348-001 Rev. a LP 2844 and TLP 2844 Thermal Printers ForewordShock Hazard Warning Table of Contents 980348-001 Rev. a Installation and Operation Unpack Your Printer Know Your Printer Installation and Operation Step ➊ Attach Power Supply To The Printer Serial Parallel Step ➋ Attach Interface CablePower on Step ➌ Load MediaOpen Cover Open Guides Load Media Install RollClose Cover Release CoverStep ➍ AutoSense Media Gap Sensing Power OFFAutoSense Gap Sensor Adjustment Step ➎ Install Software Direct or Transfer? Using Options Step ➊ Prepare Ribbon Thread Ribbon Through Carriage Step ➋ Install Supply RollStep ➌ Install Take-Up Core Attach Ribbon to Take-Up Core Remove Slack From Ribbon Step ➍ Tighten RibbonPush Supply Roll Out Partially UsedOpen Door Using the Label DispenserInsert Media Using Fan-Fold MediaUsing the Media Cutter 980348-001 Rev. a Problem Solution or Reason Appendix a TroubleshootingRED Troubleshooting Media Handling Host Female DB-25 to Male Centronics Cable Bus USB For the cable connectorsRub CleaningPen Across Dark AreaCleaning the Platen Before Loading Preparing MediaLabel Rolls Tag Stock Rolls980348- 001 a