User`s guide
72 
Parallel (Centronics) 
The parallel port is a standard 36-pin Centronics connector. Pin assignments are 
as follows: 
Pin 
Direction 
Definition 
Pin 
Direction 
Definition 
1 
In 
/STROBE 
13 
Out 
SELECT 
2 
In 
Data1 
14,15 
NC 
3 
In 
Data 2 
16 
- 
Ground 
4 
In 
Data3 
17 
- 
Ground 
5 
In 
Data4 
18 
6 
In 
Data5 
19~30 
- 
Ground 
7 
In 
Data6 
31 
NC 
8 
In 
Data7 
32 
Out 
/Fault 
9 
In 
Data8 
33~36 
- 
NC 
10 
Out 
/ACK 
11t 
Out 
BUSY 
12 
Out 
PE 
Auto Polling 
Both the serial port and parallel port of this printer can be active at the same 
time, i.e. the printer can simultaneously communicate with two PCs via different 
ports. However as no port contention is made for this printer, if both PCs transmit 
data at the same time the data may become damaged in the receiving buffer. 










