Cable Pinouts

LocalTalk (Optional Interface)

The following table provides the pinouts for the printer’s optional 8-pin LocalTalk interface:

Pin

Name

Pinout View from Printer Interface

1,2,7

Reserved

 

3

Transmit Data - (TXD)

 

4

Signal Ground (GND)

 

5

Receive Data - (RXD)

 

6

Transmit Data + (TXD)

 

8

Receive Data + (RXD)

 

Macintosh to Serial

The following table provides the pinouts for a cable connecting the Macintosh printer or modem port to the printer’s serial port:

»Note: To download printer system software from a Macintosh, you must have this type cable.

To Macintosh

 

 

 

To Printer

DB-9 Female

 

 

 

DIN-8 Male

 

 

 

 

 

HandshakeOut

1

7

RTS

HandshakeIn

2

8

CTS

TXD-

3

3

TXD

RXD-

5

2

RXD

GND,RXD+

4,8*

 

5

GND

 

6Not Used

7Not Used

*Pins 4 and 8 must be connected together on the DIN-8 cable.

Technical Specifications

B-11