Appendix C Host Computer Interface

Verifying the Setting

The procedure described below should be followed to verify that the RS-422A mode had been correctly set. Print the service status page to verify that the RS-422A mode has been correctly set.

1.Make sure the power switch is off. Plug the power cord into the printer and turn power on.

2.If the printer is on-line, select >>Print Status page in the Mode Select menu (refer to Mode Select Menu at the end of this document), and print the service status page.

3.Verify whether the setting is corrected by checking the status printed at the bottom of the page. The following sample indicates that “RS-422A” is set “RS4”. If “RS-232C” is set, “RS2” appears.

[Printer Status Page]

Indicates the current serial interface mode.

 

Interface Signals

The pins in the printer’s RS-422A interface connector carry the signals listed in Table C. 3.

Table C. 3. RS-422A Signal Pin Assignments

Pin

In/out

Signal

Description

1

FG

Frame ground

3

In

RDA

Receive data Inverted

7

SG

Signal ground

9

Out

SDA

Send data Inverted

10

Out

SDB

Send data

11

+5 V DC

18

In

RDB

Receive data

C-12

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