Zebra Technologies RW 220 Connecting the Printer, Cable Communications, USB Port RS232/USB Port

Connecting the Printer

The printer must establish communications with a host ter- minal which sends the data to be printed. Communications occur in three basic ways:

•By a cable between the printer and its host terminal using either RS232C or USB protocols

•By means of a Bluetooth short-range radio frequency link

•By means of a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) per 802.11b/g specifications

Cable Communications

Caution • The printer should be turned off before connecting or disconnecting the communications cable.

Serial (RS232C) and USB Combination Port

Figure 12: Communications Port

USB Port

RS232/USB Port

AlignLockingPlug featureswiththese cutouts.

Rotate clockwise to lock the cable in place; coun- terclockwise to unlock the cable.

Notes • All RW series printers can communicate by cable; the specific cable supplied with your printer will vary with the host terminal.

For wired communications, Zebra recommends using a serial RJ-45 cable for connection with your RW printer’s RS-232C serial port. A USB to RJ-45 cable is also available for USB cabled file transfers. The RW series USB port is intended for setup and maintenance of the printer only.

The 10- pin modular connector on your communications ca- ble plugs into the combination RS232C/USB communications port on the side of the printer. The protocol used with this port is determined by the communications cable you are us- ing. (Refer to Appendix A for more information on the com-

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