Operations 21

Select a Communication Interface

Select a Communication Interface

The way that you connect your printer to a data source depends on the communication options installed in the printer. You may use any available connection to send commands and label formats from a host computer to the printer.

Caution • Connecting a data communications cable while the power is ON may damage the printer.

Note • You must supply all interface cables for your application. Refer to Data Cable

Requirements on page 24 for specific cable requirements.

Connector Locations

Refer to Figure 9. The printer comes standard with an Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 serial interface (DB-9 connector), an IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel interface (unless replaced with an optional print server port), and a USB 1.1 port. You may use any of these interface methods to send commands and label formats from a host to the printer.

Figure 9 • Cable Connections

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1Parallel interface connector (not available on units that have an optional print server port)

2DB-9 serial interface connector

3USB 1.1 connector

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