Connecting the Printer to Your Host
1.You can connect the printer with any standard Centronics cable to the parallel port of the host computer.
2.Or, you can connect the printer with a serial cable to the
Note : Using Centronics allows for a much higher communication speed than serial.
Figure 8 - Communication Cable
3.If you use the serial port with your own cable, refer to the Appendix A and check the pin connection. Be sure that the speed (baud rate) and protocol are the same between printer and host.
Caution: Pin 9 on the serial port is directly connected to +5volts DC. It is suggested that this pin be not connected in your cable, unless required.
To change the Baud Rate:
FM4402: Send the <STX>KI8n command to the printer. See the System Setting Commands section for more details.
FM4602/4603: The switches on the back control Baud Rate. See the Back Panel Switches section for more details
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