User guide

Data Ports
Serial Port
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Serial Port
To communicate using the serial data port of the print engine, you must choose the number of
data bits, parity, and handshaking. Parity applies only to data transmitted by the print engine
because the parity of received data is ignored.
The values selected must be the same as those used by the host equipment connected to the
print engine. Default print engine settings are 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and
XON/XOFF. The print engine will accept any host setting for stop bits.
Connect the serial data cable to the female DB-9 connector on the back panel of the print
engine. Use a DB-9 to DB-25 interface module for all RS-232 connections through a DB-25
cable.
Note • For all RS-232 input and output signals, the print engine follows the specifications of
the Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 and the Consultative Committee for
International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT) V.24.