Contents
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Enabling Job Buffering.............................................................. 6-14
Disabling Job Buffering............................................................. 6-15
Recovering from a Power Loss................................................. 6-15
Printer Specifications .........................................7-1
Airflow Requirement ................................................................... 7-1
Noise Emission Levels................................................................ 7-1
Electrical Specifications.............................................................. 7-2
Power Requirements .................................................................. 7-3
Physical Specifications ............................................................... 7-4
Clearance Requirements ........................................................... 7-5
Environmental Conditions........................................................... 7-6
Altitude Specifications................................................................. 7-7
Atmospheric Pressure ................................................................ 7-7
Power On to Ready State Time Period ...................................... 7-7
Time to Print the First Page ....................................................... 7-8
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 OS/2 ...................... 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 ............................................ 8-12
Computer-to-Printer Communications ...................................... 8-12
Printer-to-Computer Communication (Advanced Status) ......... 8-18
Parallel Mode 1......................................................................... 8-19
Parallel Mode 2......................................................................... 8-20
Signal Descriptions................................................................... 8-20
Serial Interface............................................................................... 8-31
Using the RS-232C Serial Interface.......................................... 8-31