SATO M8485S, XL400/410, M8460S, M8490S, M-8400RV, M8459S, CL408/412, CL608/612 Cable, Signal Levels

5. Interface Specifications Programming Manual

Electrical Specifications

Connector

DB-25S (Female)

PIN 13 PIN 1

	PIN 25	PIN 14
Cable		DB-25P (Male), 50 ft. maximum length. For cable configu-
		ration, refer to cable requirements appropriate to the
		RS232C protocol chosen.
Signal Levels		High = +5V to +12V
		Low = -5V to -12V

Pin Assignments

RS232C Interface Signals

PIN	DIRECTION	SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1	Reference	FG (Frame Ground)
2	To Host	TD (Transmit Data) - Data from the printer to the host
		computer. Sends X-On/X-Off characters or status data
		(Bi-Directional protocol).
3	To Printer	RD (Receive Data) - Data to the printer from the host
		computer.
4	To Host	RTS (Request to Send) Used with Ready/Busy flow con-
		trol to indicate an error condition. RTS is high and
		remains high unless the print head is open, (in this case,
		RTS would return to the high state after the print head is
		closed and the printer is placed back on-line) or an error
		condition occurs during printing (e.g., ribbon out, label
		out).

172 SATO RISC Printers