User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- COVER
- COPY RIGHT
- INTRODUCTION
- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- OPERATING PRECAUTIONS
- 1 PREPARATION
- 2 NAMES OF PARTS
- 3 POWER CONNECTING
- 4 PAPER SETUP
- 5 ATTACHING AND DETACHING THE BELT CLIP AND STRAP
- 6 TEST PRINTING
- 7 FUNCTION SETTINGS
- 8 CONNECTING TO THE HOST COMPUTER
- 9 CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
- 10 THERMAL HEAD/PLATEN ROLLER MAINTENANCE
- 11 TROUBLESHOOTING
- 12 SPECIFICATIONS
- 13 OPTIONAL UNITS AND CONSUMABLES
- REAR COVER
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8.
CONNECTING TO THE HOST COMPUTER
The MPU-L465 thermal printer supports serial and USB transmissions via an interface cable. The
Bluetooth-mounted printer supports Bluetooth (Ver.1.1, Serial port profile)-compliant wireless
transmission.
The printer function setting differs depending upon a transmission method to be used. See Section 7,
Function Settings, for details.
An interface cable is needed for serial or USB transmission. An appropriate interface cable must be
selected in accordance with the host computer. See Section 12, Specifications, for details of interface
specifications.
The communication speed might be reduced depending on data processing by software as well as print
type and size.
QSerial/USB Transmission via an Interface Cable
Follow the steps shown below:
(1) Power the printer off.
(2) Select a transmission method to be used. See Section 7, Function Settings, for details.
(3) Open the interface connector cover and connect the interface cable to the connector of the printer.
The interface cable connector for serial transmission is provided with a lock. Push the connector in
until it is locked.
(4) Power the printer on and send data from the host computer to the printer.
(5) Verify that the data is correctly printed.
(6) The interface cable connector for serial transmission is provided with a lock. To disconnect the
cable, pull it out, while holding the connector hook.
Interface cable for serial communication
USB cable
Lock