IBM 5280 User's Setup Manual page 91

CABLE THRU
EXAMPLE
From IBM 5288
(printer socket 20)
\
(printer socket 21)
Input
19. Set the Terminator switch to 2 on all printers, except for the
last printer; set that switch to 1 (see the following Cable Thru
Example).
Note: The last printer might not have switches.
The following illustration shows an example of cabling and switch settings
when the Cable Thru feature is used.
IBM
5225
(First Printer)
Address
Address
Switch
Setting (0)
Terminator
Switch
Setting (1)
Switch
Setting (0)
':t"2r---+-
Output
IBM' 5256 (last printer connected to socket 20)
20. If you have communications, go to step 21. If not, go to step 22.
84
IBM 5224
(Last Printer)