Contents
TOC-4
Clearance Requirements ..............................................................................7-4
Environmental Conditions .............................................................................7-4
Altitude Specifications...................................................................................7-5
Atmospheric Pressure...................................................................................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
Using the INIT* Signal to Initialize.................................................................8-8
Computer-to-Printer Communications...........................................................8-8
Printer-to-Computer Communication (Advanced Status)............................8-13
Parallel Mode 1...........................................................................................8-14
Parallel Mode 2...........................................................................................8-15
Signal Descriptions .....................................................................................8-15
Using the RS-232C Serial Interface............................................................8-18
Network Support...............................................................................................8-28
Input Buffer.......................................................................................................8-29