3.4 Connecting an External Device

1.Turn off the power.

2.Remove the protective seal from the external device connecter.

3.Confirm the orientation of the external device cable connecter and connect it to the external device connecter at the back of the printer.

External device

connector

External device cable

connector

Protective seal

CAUTION

Use only the specified external device cable to connect to the external device connector (do not use phone, LAN, or USB cables).

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Connector pin configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

Signal

I/O

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

FG

Frame ground

 

 

 

2

TXD

Output

Data sent to printer

 

 

 

3

RXD

Input

Data received from external device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

DSR

Input

Indicates that the printer can receive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARK: Printer cannot receive

 

 

 

 

SPACE:Printer can receive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

DTR

Output

Indicates that the external device can

 

 

 

 

receive.

 

 

 

 

MARK: External device cannot receive

 

 

 

 

SPACE:External device can receive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

SG

Signal ground (common ground on

 

 

 

 

circuits)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

PS

Power supply terminal (24 VDC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

PG

Flyback line for power supply

 

Connector used: RJ-45 Applicable connector: RJ-45

Transmission to external devices done at 19200 bps, 8-bit, no parity.

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