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Appendix A. Printer Specifications
Cables
A power line cord is provided with the printer, but no data cables. The
following provides data cable requirements and ordering information.
ASCII Serial/Parallel: The 6400 printer is connected to personal computers
and controllers via industry standard EIA–232–E and PC–parallel printer
cables. For Dataproducts interfaces, you will need to obtain a Dataproducts
cable. Contact your IBM service representative to order the following:
• EIA–232–E Cable
• PC–Parallel Cable
• Dataproducts Adapter Feature
AS/400: The 6400 is connected to the AS/400 ASCII Workstation Controller
via the following IBM cables, available through your IBM service
representative:
• 20 ft. RS–232
• 40 ft. RS–232
RISC System/6000: For RS–232 attachment to the IBM RISC
System/6000, the following are required:
• IBM Async cable EIA–232/V.24
• Printer/terminal interposer EIA–232
• Serial Cable Kit (PN 12H1204)
Coax/Twinax Interface Feature: Contact your IBM service representative
for attachment requirements.