Parallel Interface
Cable Wiring The figure below displays the cable wiring

required to use the printer's Centronics parallel

interface.

+5 volts at 300 mA for external device (e.g. KDU or scanner)
Appendix A - Troubleshooting
18 980293-001Rev. A
PRINTER
DB-25
Pin No. Centronics
Pin No.

FemaleDB-25toMaleCentronics

(Cable)

HOST
STROBE
DATA0
DATA1
DATA2
DATA3
DATA4
DATA5
DATA6
DATA7
ACK/
BUSY
PAPERERR.
READY
INIT
ERROR/
N/A
N/A
N/A
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
STROBE
DATA0
DATA1
DATA2
DATA3
DATA4
DATA5
DATA6
DATA7
ACK/
BUSY
PAPERERR.
READY
INIT
ERROR/
N/A
N/A
+5V
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
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