Parallel Interface Specifications

Interface Connector

Printer Side:

Amphenol FCN-685J036-L/X or equivalent

 

 

A shielded cable should be used.

Pin Assignment

Pin No.

 

 

Signal

Direction

Pin No.

 

 

Signal

Direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

DATA STROBE

Input

19

 

0V(S.G.)

-

2

 

 

DATA 1

Input

20

 

0V(S.G.)

-

3

 

 

DTAT 2

Input

21

 

0V(S.G.)

-

4

 

 

DATA 3

Input

22

 

0V(S.G.)

-

5

 

 

DATA 4

Input

23

 

0V(S.G.)

-

6

 

 

DATA 5

Input

24

 

0V(S.G.)

-

7

 

 

DATA 6

Input

25

 

0V(S.G.)

-

8

 

 

DATA 7

Input

26

 

0V(S.G.)

-

9

 

 

DATA 8

 

Input

27

 

0V(S.G.)

-

10

 

 

ACKNLG

Output

28

 

0V(S.G.)

-

11

 

 

BUSY

Output

29

 

0V(S.G.)

-

12

 

 

PE

Output

30

 

0V(S.G.)

-

13

 

 

SLCT

 

Output

31

INPUT PRIME

Input

14

 

AUTO FEED

 

Input

32

 

 

FAULT

 

Output

15

 

 

N.C.

-

33

 

 

N.C.

-

16

 

 

0V (S.G.)

-

34

 

 

N.C.

-

17

 

 

0V (S.G.)

-

35

 

 

N.C.

 

-

18

 

 

+5V

-

36

 

SLCT IN

Input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB (Universal Serial Bus) Interface Specifications

Pin Assignment

Pin No.

Signal

 

 

 

 

1

Vol (+5V)

 

2

- Data

Serial Data -

3

+ Data

Serial Data +

4

Ground

 

 

 

 

Resident Fonts

The following bitmapped fonts are resident in the machine.

Brougham 10 (12 point)

upright/normal

Brougham 12 (10 point)

upright/normal

Letter Gothic 16.66 (8.5 point)

upright/normal

(Portrait and Landscape are available for the above.)

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Brother MFC 8600 Parallel Interface Specifications, USB Universal Serial Bus Interface Specifications, Resident Fonts

MFC 8300, MFC 8700, MFC 8600, FAX 5750 specifications

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