Pin No.

Signal

Name

Direction*

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High impedance (‘SPACE’)

 

 

 

 

 

between pin No. 17 and No

17

TTY-TXD

o u t

24 or an X-on signal sent

across pin No. 17 and No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 indicates that the printer

 

 

 

 

 

is ready to accept data. Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

impedance (‘MARK’) or an

 

 

 

 

 

X-off signal being sent

24

T T F T X D

indicates that the printer is

Return

 

busy. Operator can invert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the polarity of this signal

 

 

 

 

 

with

jumper J5.

 

 

 

 

 

25

T T Y _ R X D

I n

Input

data of serial Current

23

T e

x t

Loop.

 

 

R e t u r n

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

• The column heading “Direction” refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer.

All signals except TTY-TXD and TTY-RXD comply with the EIA RS-232D standard.

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