Communications; Interfaces And Requirements - SATO Argox D4-250 User Manual

3 Printer operation

3.4 Communications

3.4.1 Interfaces and Requirements

This printer comes with USB type A and type B interfaces, a nine-pin Electronics
Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 serial data interface and an Ethernet module.
 USB Interface Requirements
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface is compatible with your existing PC hardware.
The USB's "plug and play" design makes installation easy. Multiple printers can share
a single USB port/hub. The different usage of type A and B as below.
USB type A USB Flash drive, USB keyboard or USB Scanner.
USB type B PC to set printer.
 Serial (RS-232) Port
The required cable must have a nine-pin "D" type male connector on one end, which
is plugged into serial port located on the back of the printer. The other end of the
cable connects to a serial port on the host computer. For technical and pin-out
information, please refer to RS-232C in this manual.
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