■Transparencies and labels

Panasonic has tested and found that the following work satisfactorily:

OHP transparency: 3M CG3710

Labels: AVERY 5163, AVERY 5164, AVERY 5165, Avery L7163, Avery L7165, Avery L7166, Avery L7167, Avery L7168, Avery L7169

BRe-using transparencies that have been fed through the printer once (for example, after jams or if the transparency is ejected without being printed) can reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components.

BWith any label stock, the labels must completely cover the backing material.

YES

Labels cover the entire backing material.

NO

The backing material is exposed.

■Envelopes

It is recommended that you print in black text only and purchase high quality #10 laser envelopes with diagonal seams, as shown in the diagram below:

High quality envelopes have the following characteristics:

BA thin, sharply creased leading edge BPaper weight of 90 g/m2 (24 lbs.) BFlat, free of curls, wrinkles, nicks, etc.

Note:

BWrinkle may occur in some case, even if high quality envelopes are used.

Bidirectional Parallel

Interface

The bidirectional parallel interface is based on the IEEE P1284-B standard.

If your computer has a bidirectional parallel port, the printer driver and printer can take advantage of faster data transfer.

Specifications

Connector Type

IEEE 1284-B type connector

Cable

Use a shielded cable 2 m

(6.6 ft.) or less in length.

 

Pin configuration

 

 

Signal Pin Return side pin

Signal

1

19

Busy

2

20

Select

3

21

nAck

4

22

nFault

5

23

PError

6

24

Data 1

7

25

Data 2

8

26

Data 3

9

27

Data 4

10

28

Data 5

11

29

Data 6

12

30

Data 7

13

31

Data 8

14

32

nInit

15

33

nStrobe

16

34

nSelectin

17

35

nAutoFd

18

+5V(Host)

36

+5V(Peripheral)

Parallel Interface connector (printer side)

18

 

1

36

 

19

Note:

B“Return” denotes the return side wire of a twisted pair cable and is connected to signal ground.

BBe sure to use only a shielded cable. The printer will not operate properly if any of the pins is not connected.

Reference Guide

Appendix

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KX-P8415 specifications

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