User guide

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Print Engine Setup
Select a Communication Interface
1/10/06 170PAX4 User Guide 57516L-002 Rev. A
Select a Communication Interface
The way that you connect your print engine to a data source depends on the communication
options installed in the print engine. You may use any available connection to send commands
and label formats from a host computer to the print engine.
Connector Locations
Refer to Figure 13. The print engine comes standard with both an Electronics Industries
Association (EIA) RS-232 serial interface (DB-9 connector) and an IEEE 1284 bidirectional
parallel interface. You may use either of these interface methods to send commands and label
formats from a host to the print engine.
Figure 13 • Cable Connections
Caution • Connecting a data communications cable while the power is ON may damage
the print engine.
Note • You must supply all interface cables for your application. Refer to Data Cable
Requirements on page 26 for specific cable requirements.
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