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 or network print server.

2.Alternatively, you can connect the printer with a serial cable to the RS-232C port of your computer or terminal. (For PC compatibles, the RS-232C port is COM1, COM2 or COM3.)

Parallel Port

Serial Port

Figure 8 – Communication Cable

3.If you use the serial port with your own cable, refer to the Appendix B and check the pin connection.

Caution: Pin 9 on the serial port is directly connected to +5volts DC. Do not connect this pin in your cable.

4.Be sure that the speed (baud rate) and protocol are the same between printer and host.

Note: Refer to the section Feature Management Mode for instructions on how to change communication features.

Default serial port settings:

Speed (baud rate)

9600

 

 

Data format

1 start bit, 8 data bits and 1 stop

 

bit.

 

 

Parity

None

Handshaking (Flow control) XON/XOFF and RTS/CTS

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