Operation Manual
Parallel Interfacing
The
printer
requires a Centronics-equivalent parallel cable
with
the following:
• Amphenol57-30360or AMP 552274-1
plug(orequivalent)
with
36 pins.
• AMP 552073-1 (or equivalent) cover.
• Beldon (or equivalent) SHIELDED cable
with
twisted
pair
conductors. It cannot exceed 1.8 Metres in length
and
must
be
ULand
CSA
approved.
The Cable MUST be shielded.
Pin description
Pin
No. Signal
Name
Direction
Description
1
DATAS
TROB
E
To printer When this signal changes from
low to high level,
input
data
is
sampled
2
DATABITl To pri
nt
er
Input
data
lines. The high l
eve
l
re
pr
ese
nt
s 1, and the
low
level
3 DATABIT 2
repr
ese
nt
s 0
4 DATABIT 3
5
DATABIT 4
6 DATABIT 5
7
OA
TAB
IT6
8 DATA
BIT
7
9
DA
TABIT
8
10
AC
KNOWLEDGE
From Printer
The low level of this signal
indicates comple
ti
on
of
data
input
or
func
ti
on operation
C-
2 Interfacing