Installing Remote Printers And/Or Crt; 1: Custom Cable Fabrication; 2: Installing And Configuring The Prn Series Printer; Connecting A Remote Prn Series Printer - Honeywell XLS140 Installation Manual

Installing Remote Printers and/or CRT

3.14 Installing Remote Printers and/or CRT
3.14.1 Custom Cable Fabrication
A custom cable needs to be fabricated to connect the PRN Printer, Keltron Printer or the CRT-2
Monitor to the system. Length of the cable will vary with each installation, but should not exceed a
maximum length of 20 feet (6.1 m). Printer must be installed in the same room as panel in conduit.
Construct cable as follows:
1. Using overall foil/braided-shield twisted-pair cable, properly connect one end to the DB-25
Connector using the wiring specifications shown in the table below. (Custom cable kit P/N
90106 is provided.)
2. Tighten clamp on connector to secure cable.
DB-25 Connector
(Custom cable kit 90106)
3.14.2 Installing and Configuring the PRN Series Printer
When connected to the Control Panel via an EIA-232 interface, the PRN prints a copy of all status
changes within the control panel and time-stamps the printout with the time of day and date the
event occurred. It provides 80 columns of data on standard 9" by 11" tractor-feed paper.
NOTE: You can also use the EIA-232 printer interface with UL-listed information technology
equipment, such as personal computers, to monitor the control panel for supplementary
purposes.
This section contains information on connecting a printer to the control panel and for setting the
printer options.

Connecting a Remote PRN Series Printer

Remote printers require a 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz primary power source. If required for the fire alarm
system configuration (for example, a Proprietary Fire Alarm System), a remote printer requires a
secondary power source (battery backup). Because a secondary power source is not provided, use a
separate Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) that is UL-listed for Fire Protective Signaling. You
may use your building emergency power supply, so long as it meets the power continuity
requirements of NFPA 72. Refer to NFPA 72 for further details.
Connect the remote printer to the Control Panel as follows:
1. Connect the three (3) open leads of the custom cable to the TB14 terminal block on the control
panel as shown in Figure 3.26.
2. Plug the DB-25 connector end of the custom cable into the EIA-232 port of the remote printer.
Tighten securely.
XLS140 Installation Manual Form Number 95-7673-3 P/N 51927:C 12/06/2005
TB14 on Control Panel
Pin 3
Pin 2
Pin 7
TX
RX
REF
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