Connecting the Printer to Your Host
1.You can connect the printer with any standard Centronics Parallel cable to the parallel port of the host computer.
2.Alternatively you can connect the printer with a serial cable to the
Figure 5 - Printer to Host
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 consistent between printer and host.
Caution: Pin 9 on the serial port is directly connected to +5volts DC. It is suggested that this pin is not connected in your cable, unless required.
The factory default parameters of serial port are:
Speed (baud rate) | 9600 |
Data format | 1 start bit, |
| 8 data bits and |
| 1 stop bit. |
Parity | None |
Handshaking | XON/XOFF as well as |
(Flow control) | RTS/CTS |
Note: It is not necessary to set a switch or send a command for the parallel and serial port selection. The printer automatically detects the active port.
Print a SELF-TEST to review serial settings.
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