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Interface specifications
Below are the parallel and serial interface specifications. On the following page
are the pin configurations for the most common HP cables referenced on page
10–11.
Parallel (Centronics) Interface
Pin Wire/Signal Name Source
The connector on the printer is 36-pin
1 Strobe computer
female.
2 ... 9 D0 ... D7 (data lines) both
Most existin
parallel cables support
11 Busy printer
IEEE-1284-compatible communication,
12 PError printer
but, for use with this printer, the cable
p
ecification in this table
13 Select (SelectOut) printer
.
14 AutoFd computer
16 GND
19 ... 30 GND
31 Init computer
32 Fault printer
36 SelectIn computer
Serial (RS-232-C) Interface
Pin Wire/Signal Name Source
1 Protective Ground
The connector on the printer is 25-pin
2 Transmitted Data DTE
.
3 Received Data DCE
The printer is configured as DTE (data
4 Request to Send DTE
terminal equipment).
6 Data Set Ready DCE
Data is transmitted on Pin 2 and
7 Signal Ground
received on Pin 3.
20 Data Terminal Ready DTE
Localization Note.
Reference
Interface specifications