Agilent Technologies 5250 user manual Connecting the First Printer via Serial

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Due to the OPTIMA’s internal port priority system, if connecting a single serial printer to the 5250 OPTIMA, it should be connected to SERIAL I/O PORT 1. If connecting two serial printers to the OPTIMA, the printers may be connected to either of the OPTIMA’s two serial ports.

Connecting the First Printer via Serial

The first (and perhaps only) serial printer connected to the 5250 OPTIMA should be connected via the OPTIMA’s SERIAL I/O PORT 1. The cable necessary to connect SERIAL I/O PORT 1 to a printer may be ordered from AGILE.

SERIAL I/O PORT 1 has a DB-9 connector that is compatible with the serial ports found on IBM PC/AT and PS/2 computers. If the SERIAL I/O PORT 1 output cable was not ordered from AGILE, a cable designed to interface such a computer with the printer may be used instead.

To connect the printer to the OPTIMA:

1.Insert the DB-25 device end of the serial printer cable into the connector on the rear of the printer.

2.Tighten the thumbscrews until the connection is firm, but do not overtighten.

PARALLEL OUT	PARALLEL IN	SERIAL I/O	SERIAL I/O
PRINTER	ALT HOST	PORT 1	PORT 0
PC COMPATIBLE	PC COMPATIBLE	PC-AT COMPATIBLE	DCE

117 VAC 0.5A 50/60 Hz 35W FUSE: 250v 0.5A

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CAUTION: FOR CONTINUED

PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE,

REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME

TYPE AND RATING OF FUSE.

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®		This equipment complies with the requirements
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		device. Operation of this equipment in a
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	Y	interference to radio and TV reception requiring
		the operator to take whatever steps are
		necessary to correct the interference.

3.Insert the DB-9 end of the AGILE printer cable into the SERIAL I/O PORT 1 connector on the rear panel of the OPTIMA.

4.Tighten the thumbscrews until the connection is firm, but do not overtighten.