Brother TD4000, TD4100N Controlling with the ESC/P Commands, Available Commands, Serial Cables

26STEP2 Installing the software

4 Controlling with the ESC/P Commands

Fonts and several bar codes are embedded within this machine. You can send commands to print embedded characters and barcodes.

Available Commands

Commands available are Brother TD proprietary commands based on ESC/P. The latest command tool can be downloaded from the following website. http://solutions.brother.com

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Serial Cables

The pin assignments for the serial cables (RS-232C cables) which can be used with this machine are shown in the table below. You can purchase the cables at an electronics store. Do not use an interface cable that is longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters).

Brother TD side	PC side
(D-sub female, lock screw #4-40 inch screw)	(D-Sub9P female)

Signal	Pin	Pin Assignments	Pin	Signal
Name	Number		Number	Name
DCD	1		1	DCD
RXD	2		2	RXD
TXD	3		3	TXD
DTR	4		4	DTR
GND	5		5	GND
DSR	6		6	DSR
RTS	7		7	RTS
CTS	8		8	CTS
RI	9		9	RI

•It is not possible to connect a RS-232C cable and USB cable to the printer at the same time.

•The RS-232C serial connector part of this equipment is not Limited Power Source.