Cable specification

The connector on the printer is a 36-pin female connector. Most existing parallel cables support IEEE-1284 compatible communication, but for use with this printer, the cable must meet the specifications in the following table:

Parallel (IEEE-1284 compatible/Centronics) Interface

Pin

Wire/Signal Name

Source

 

 

 

1

Strobe

computer

 

 

 

2 … 9

D0 … D7 (data lines)

both

 

 

 

10

Ack

printer

 

 

 

11

Busy

printer

 

 

 

12

PError

printer

 

 

 

13

Select (SelectOut)

printer

 

 

 

14

AutoFd

computer

 

 

 

16

GND

 

 

 

 

19 … 30

GND

 

 

 

 

31

Init

computer

 

 

 

32

Fault

printer

 

 

 

36

SelectIn

computer

 

 

 

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HP 510PS manual Cable specification, Parallel IEEE-1284 compatible/Centronics Interface