Specifications

Model 9800 Central Station Receiver Installation/Operation Manual
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3.8.1 Printer Cable Pin-Outs
25 pin printer cables are a standard items at most electronic stores, however, if you create your
own cable, use the pin description in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1: External Printer Cable Pin Description
9800 Pin # Signal Direction Description
1 Data Strobe (Low) Out A low strobe pulse to read data in the
pulse width is greater than 0.5
microseconds.
2 Data Bit 1 Out These signals represent information
of the first to eighth bits of parallel
data. Each signal is at high level
when the data is logic 1 and low
when it is logic 0.
3 Data Bit 2 Out
4 Data Bit 3 Out
5 Data Bit 4 Out
6 Data Bit 5 Out
7 Data Bit 6 Out
8 Data Bit 7 Out
9 Data Bit 8 Out
10 /AckNlg In A low pulse from the printer signals
the control that the printer is ready for
additional data.
11 Busy In A high level indicates that the printer
is busy.
12 Paper Empty In A high level indicates that the printer
is out of paper.
13 Select In A low level indicates the printer is
offline or in an error condition.
14 Not used - -
15 Not used - -
16 Logic ground - Logic ground for printer
17 Not used - -
18 to 25 Logic Ground - Ground return for data lines.