Contents
TOC-4
Printer Specifications ......................................................7-1
Airflow Requirement......................................................................................7-1
Noise Emission Levels..................................................................................7-1
Electrical Specifications ................................................................................7-2
Power Requirements.....................................................................................7-2
Physical Specifications..................................................................................7-3
Clearance Requirements .............................................................................7-3
Environmental Conditions.............................................................................7-4
Altitude Specifications...................................................................................7-4
Atmospheric Pressure...................................................................................7-4
Power On to Ready State Time Period ........................................................7-5
Time to Print the First Page .........................................................................7-5
Printer Interfaces..............................................................8-1
Setting Up the Communications Port .................................................................8-2
Setting Up the Communications Port Using Windows 95/98/Me..................8-2
Setting Up the Communications Port Using Windows NT 4.0 ......................8-3
Setting Up the Communications Port Using Windows 2000 .........................8-4
Setting Up the Communications Port Using Windows XP ............................8-5
Deciding Which Interface to Use........................................................................8-6
Parallel Interface.................................................................................................8-7
Standard Parallel Connector.........................................................................8-8
Optional Parallel Connector..........................................................................8-8
Parallel Connector Pin Assignments.............................................................8-8
Using the INIT* Signal to Initialize...............................................................8-11
Computer-to-Printer Communications.........................................................8-11
Printer-to-Computer Communication (Advanced Status)............................8-17
Parallel Mode 1...........................................................................................8-18
Parallel Mode 2...........................................................................................8-19
Signal Descriptions .....................................................................................8-19
Serial Interface .................................................................................................8-24
Using the RS-232C Serial Interface............................................................8-25
Using the RS-422 Serial Interface...............................................................8-35
Network Support...............................................................................................8-41
Input Buffer.......................................................................................................8-42