Select A Site - Printronix ProLine 5 Series Manual

Select a Site

Select a printer site that meets all of the following requirements:
Permits complete opening of the printer cover and doors.
Allows at least three feet of clearance behind the cabinet printer model.
(This permits air to circulate freely around the printer and provides
access to the paper stacking area.)
Has a standard power outlet that supplies 88–135 Volts AC or 178–270
Volts AC power, at 47 to 63 Hz.
Is relatively dust-free.
Has a temperature range of 10 C to 40 C (50 F to 104 F), and a
relative humidity from 15% to 90% non–condensing.
Is located within the maximum allowable cable length to the host
computer. This distance depends on the type of interface you plan to
use, as shown in the following table:
Centronics Parallel
Dataproducts Parallel
IEEE 1284 Parallel
Dataproducts Longlines
Twinax (Shielded cable)
Twisted Pair / Type 3
Ethernet 10Base–T
Ethernet 10Base–2
Setting Up the Printer
Interface Type
Serial RS–232
Serial RS–422
Coax
Twinax
Maximum Cable Length
5 meters (16 feet)
12 meters (40 feet)
10 meters (32 feet)
15 meters (50 feet)
1220 meters (4000 feet)
150 meters (500 feet)
1500 Meters (4920 feet)
1500 Meters (5000 feet)
1500 Meters (5000 feet)
300 Meters (985 feet)
100 meters (328 feet)
185 meters (607 feet)
2–3