Power supply ................................. 120VAC. 220VAC. 240VAC, 50/6OHz (varies according to the country of pur- chase)

Options ...........................................Automatic sheet feeder RS-232C interface Color printing kit Character font card (64k)

Battery-backed RAM card (32k) Pull tractor feed

The following describes the pinout of the parallel (Centronics-type) inter- face connector (signals which are low when active are overlined):

Pm

Name

 

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

STROBE

 

Goes

from

high to low (for To.Sps)

when

active

2

DATA0

 

High

when

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

1 DATA1

 

1 Hieh

 

when

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

DATA2

 

High

when

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

DATA3

 

High

when

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

DATA4

 

High

when

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

DATA5

 

High

when

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

DATA6

 

High when

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

DATA7

 

High when

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

ACK

 

5ps

low pulse acknowledges

receipt

of data

11

BUSY

 

Low

when

printer

ready

to receive

data

 

12 .

PAPER

 

High

 

when

paper

out.

Can

be disabled

with Memory

 

 

 

Switch

setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

SELECT

 

High

when

printer

is on-line

 

 

 

14.15

1 N/C

 

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I

16

SIGNAL

GND

Signal

ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

CHASSIS

 

Chassis ground (isolated from signal ground)

18

+5v

 

+5V

IX

outout from

nrinter

 

 

 

19-30

GND

 

Twisted

pair ground

return

 

 

 

31

RESET

 

When

this input signal is low,

printer is reset

32

ERROR

 

Outputs

low when

printer

cannot continue,

due to an error

33

EXT GND

External

ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,35

N/c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

SELECT

IN

Alwavs

hinh

 

 

 

 

 

 

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XB24-15, XB24-10 specifications

Star Micronics, a leader in the manufacturing of point-of-sale (POS) peripherals, has greatly enhanced the user experience with their XB24-10 and XB24-15 models. Known for their robust functionality and reliability, these printers are specifically designed to meet the demands of modern retail and hospitality environments.

The XB24-10 and XB24-15 models boast a high-speed printing capability, reaching up to 300mm per second. This speed is complemented by a print resolution of 203 DPI, ensuring crisp and clear receipts, labels, and tickets. Users can expect high-quality output at any time, significantly improving workflow efficiency.

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