Bi-directional Parallel Interface, Pin Assignment | Brother HL-960

USER’S GUIDE

INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

Bi-directional Parallel Interface

Interface Connector

A shielded cable with the following pin assignment should be used. Most existing parallel cables support bi-directional communication, but some might have incompatible pin assignments.

18 15 12 9 6 3 1

36	33	30	27		24	21	19
Fig. A-1		Parallel Interface Connector
Pin Assignment

Pin No.	Signal					Pin No.		Signal

1	DATA STROBE					19		Twisted pair ground
2	DATA 0					20		Twisted pair ground
3	DATA 1					21		Twisted pair ground
4	DATA 2					22		Twisted pair ground
5	DATA 3					23		Twisted pair ground
6	DATA 4					24		Twisted pair ground
7	DATA 5					25		Twisted pair ground
8	DATA 6					26		Twisted pair ground
9	DATA 7					27		Twisted pair ground
						28		Twisted pair ground
10	ACKNLG					28		Twisted pair ground
11	BUSY					29		Twisted pair ground

12	PE					30		INPUT PRIME RET

13	SLCT					31		INPUT PRIME

14	AUTO FEED					32		FAULT
15	N.C.					33		N.C.
16	0V					34		N.C.
17	0V					35		N.C.

18	+5V					36		SELECT IN

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Brother HL-960 manual Bi-directional Parallel Interface, Interface Connector, Pin Assignment

Contents

HL-960 Series Brother Laser Printer Trademarks Compilation and Publication Laser Printer For USA & Canada Only Definitions of Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Table of Contents Display and Lamps Ready Data Alarm On LinePaper Handling Switches in Normal Mode Switches in Shift Mode Power Save ModeHEX Dump Mode Lower Tray Unit LT-1200 Appendix-1 Index-1 SYMBOL/CHARACTER SetsQuick Reference of Commands Important Information Regulations Important About the Interface Cable Laser Safety 110-120 V model only Cdrh Regulations 110-120 V model only Declaration of Conformity Europe EMC IEC 825 220-240 V model only For Your Safety Wiring Information For U.K. only Xiv Chapter General USER’S Guide About Chapters on the Floppy Disk Features Resolution of 600 DPIMaintenance-Free Toner Cartridge High Speed and Quiet Laser Printing Universal Paper Cassette and Manual Loading Two InterfacesAutomatic Interface Selection Four Emulation Modes Automatic Emulation Selection Data Compression TechnologyMemory Expansion Scalable and 10 Bitmapped Fonts Power Save Mode High Speed Printing with Microsoft WindowsBar Code Print Isbn Flash Memory Card and HDD Card Saving User SettingsReprint Function Options USER’S Guide Checking the Components Printer Carton Toner Cartridge Toner Cartridge General View Front View Environment Power SupplyOperating and Storage Environment Setting UP the Printer Opening and Closing the Printer Removing the Protective Parts Removing the Protective Parts Installing the Toner Cartridge No Cartridge 10 Rocking the Toner Cartridge 12 Pulling Out the Sealing Tape Toner Empty Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette 14 Removing the Paper Cassette 15 Switching the Adjustment lever by Paper Size 17 Adjusting the Paper Cassette Sizes Getting Started 20 Placing Paper on the Multi-purpose Tray Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 21 Connecting the Printer and Computer Plugging in the Power Cord Turning the Printer On and Off LJ Ready 001P T1 Pressing the Power SwitchSelf Test Print Config Printing the Test Patterns or ListsLJ Ready 001P T1 LJ Ready 001P MP Test Print Exit Print Fonts CPrint Fonts P ABC Checking the Printed Test Pattern Chapter Before Working with the Printer OCR-A LJ Ready 001P GL Ready 001PReady 001P USER’S Guide DTR ER OFF USER’S Guide Adjusting the Control Panel Angle About the Control Panel Selecting the Local Language Display Using the Panel Switches Switch Operation in Normal and Shift Modes Factory Settings Printer SettingsUser Settings Print Media Paper Size USER’S Guide Using Envelopes Envelope Information Envelopes Size Cassette FeedLoad Paper Manual Feed Cassette Feed Face Down Print Delivery Face Up Print Delivery USER’S Guide Chapter Control Panel Display Wait Printer Status Messages Control Panel Lamps SEL Switch Auto LaserJet SET Switch UP or Down Switch Interface Mode Format ModeResolution Mode Advanced Mode Interface Mode =PARALLEL High SPEED=ON Control Panel Card List Mode Switch Settings in HP-GL Mode Graphics Mode PEN Setting SETTING=PEN1 Protection PROTECT=AUTO Basic Operation Procedures =AUTO =PARALLEL=RS-232C Operation Example Selecting the Parallel Interface Interface Mode Time OUT= 5s High SPEED=ON BI-DIR=ON Dtrer =ON ORI=PORTRAIT ORI=PORTRAIT Portrait ORI=LANDSCAPE Landscape Auto LF =OFF Auto CR =OFFAuto Wrap =OFF Auto Skip =ON Epson IBM Auto LFAuto CR Auto Wrap Paper =LETTER Left MRight M = 80C P TOP M USER’S Guide Lines Gray 1=100% SETTING=PEN1Size 1=3 dots Ansi Ascii Standard SETAlternate SET Resolution Setting Print Overrun PROTECT=AUTOPROTECT=LETTER PROTECT=A4 Card Operation Execute Data Card ListSave Delete Save Data Save MacroPrimary Font Secondary Font SET KEY -- END Macro ID=##### Font ID=##### USER’S Guide Font ID=##### Macro ID=##### Auto FF=ON Format CardSET--DELETE ALL LOCK=OFF LOCK=ONPass NO= Incorrect Wait TIME=99s Auto FF=OFFWait TIME= 1s Continue Mode Factory setting = Input Buffer Squares SizeSquare RAM Size Counter COUNT= Font Switch Symbol SETSetting the Font and Symbol Set in the HP LaserJet 4 Mode Select Font p Primary Font Secondary Font Select Font sTable Print s Exit Internal Font Slotfont aSlotfont B Permanent Font Brougham Reg p Reg PITCH= Roman Table Print Select FontCharacter SET Internal Font Brougham Brougham Reg PITCH= US Ascii OCR-B LETTERGOTH16.6Connecticut Utah Roman US Ascii ISO LATIN1 GermanISO LATIN2 UK Ascii ISO LATIN5 French Form Feed Switch Reprint Switch Print 001P T1FF Pause No Data Control Panel Continue Switch Switches in Shift Mode Shift Switch Auto HP LaserJetHP-GL Epson FX-850 EPSON/IBM=EPSON Keep PCL=OFF About Emulation Modes ESC CR HESC CR GL1B HP-GL ESC CR E Epson FX-850 Control Panel Economy Switch Time OUT=30m MP Tray Setting Duplex ModeFEEDER=AUTO MP FIRST=OFF FEEDER=TRAY2 FEEDER=MP TrayFEEDER=TRAY1 AUTO=T1MP MP First MP Tray Setting MP SIZE=LETTER Paper IN=CONT Media Type BIND=LONG RegularDUPLEX=OFF BIND=LONGBIND=SHORT Copy Switch Ready 003P T1Copy PAGES= Copy Reset Switch Reset PrinterReset Setting Factory Settings Reset to User Settings Reset to Setting #Reset to Factory Settings List of Factory Settings Mode Interface Mode =AUTO Paper Left M Right M TOP M A6, Landscape Offset OFFSET=0 Format Mode HP-GL Paper Letter Emulation Auto Economy Power Save Power SAVE=ON Mode Test Switch Control Panel Print Fonts HEX Dump Mode USER’S Guide Chapter Options Loading Paper from the Lower Paper Cassette Font CARTRIDGE/CARD, Flash MEMORY/HDD Card MCM33708DFB MCM33709DFBAMD AMC001FLKA AMD AMC002FLKA Selecting the Optional Fonts Find the font slot and font ID number on the list RAM Expansion Unlocking the Left Side Cover Loosen the screws and then slide and remove the metal cover Simm Duplex Unit DX-1200 For Duplex DL ISO B5 USER’S Guide Toner Cartridge Toner Empty Message Replacing the Toner Cartridge Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth USER’S Guide Cleaning Cleaning the Printer Exterior Cleaning the Printer Interior Cleaning the Paper Access Cover Transfer Guide USER’S Guide Operator Call Messages CheckCover Open 13 JAM No Cartridge XX Load Paper Manual Feed Check Font Font Removal No DX Unit No DX Tray DX Open Error Messages Buffer ErrorLine Error Memory Full Error Message Service Call Messages Possible Problems Paper Jam JAM Rear Paper Jam at Paper Exit Paper Jam at Rear Access Cover JAM Inside Paper Jam at Fixing Roller Paper Jam at the Paper Access Cover Inside the Printer JAM Trays Paper Jam at Paper Cassette Unsatisfactory Printouts White Stripes or Faint Images Removing the Toner Cartridge 10 Distributing the Toner Evenly 11 Dark Stripes or Toner Stains 12 White Spots Black 16 Dropout For USA & Canada Only USER’S Guide Appendices Printing RAM FunctionsCPU Electrical and Mechanical Paper Specifications Paper Paper Types to Avoid Labels and Overhead Transparencies Pin Assignment Interface ConnectorBi-directional Parallel Interface Signal Description Data Acknlg Busy Slct Auto Feed GND Fault RS-232C Serial Interface Standard SpecificationsInterface Connectors Signal NameIN/OUTExplanation Frame Ground DR DSR ER DTR Computer Female SYMBOL/CHARACTER Sets OCR Symbol Sets HP LaserJet 4 Mode PC-8 10U PC-8 D/N 11U PC-850 12U PC-852 17U Appendix-17 Legal 1U Ventura Math 6M Ventura Intl 13J Ventura US 14J PS Math 5M PS Text 10J Math-8 8M Pi Font 15U MS Publishing 6J Windows 3.0 9U Desktop 7J MC Text 12J Following table shows characters available only Epson Mode US Ascii PC-8 PC-8 D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC-860 PC-863 PC-865 PC-8 Turkish IBM Mode Appendix-26 HP-GL Mode Ansi Ascii 9825 CHR. SET FRENCH/GERMAN Scandinavian SPANISH/LATIN JIS Ascii ROMAN8 EXT ISO IRV ISO Swedish ISO Swedishn ISO Norway ISO German ISO French ISO U.K ISO Italian ISO Spanish ISO Portuguese ISO Norway These symbol sets are variations of the Roman-8 symbol set Appendix-33 Quick Reference of Commands PCL Command Sets Appendix-35 Appendix-36 Appendix-37 Appendix-38 Appendix-39 Appendix-40 Appendix-41 Appendix-42 Appendix-43 Appendix-44 Appendix-45 Ccitt G3/G4 original command Appendix-47 Appendix-48 Appendix-49 Printer Job Language Commands Syntax DEC HEX Epson FX-850 Mode BEL Appendix-52 Appendix-53 IBM Proprinter XL Mode Appendix-55 Appendix-56 Appendix-57 Appendix-58 Bar Code Control Print Bar Codes or Expanded Characters Appendix-60 Appendix-61 UPC-E Appendix-63 Appendix-64 Appendix-65 Lprint CHR$12 END Index Index-2 Simm Index-4 III