Zebra DA402 - Parallel Interface Requirements; Serial and Parallel Cabling Requirements

ParallelInterfaceRequirements
Therequiredcable(IEEE1284-compliantisrecommended)musthavea
standard36-pinparallelconnectorononeend,whichispluggedintothe
parallelportlocatedonthebackoftheprinter(refertoFigure20).The
otherendoftheparallelinterfacecableconnectstotheprinterconnectorat
thehostcomputer.
Forpinoutinformation,refertopage48.
SerialandParallelCablingRequirements
Datacablesmustbeoffullyshieldedconstructionandfittedwithmetalor
metalizedconnectorshells.Shieldedcablesandconnectorsarerequiredto
preventradiationandreceptionofelectricalnoise.
Tominimizeelectricalnoisepickupinthecable:
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Keepdatacablesasshortaspossible(6’[1.83m]recommended).
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Donottightlybundlethedatacableswithpowercords.
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Donottiethedatacablestopowerwireconduits.
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Connectsto
ParallelPorton
HostComputer
Parallel
Port
Serial
Port
Connectsto
SerialPorton
HostComputer
Figure20