IBM 5280 User's Setup Procedures page 81

CABLE THRU
EXAMPLE
From 5288
(printer socket 20)
\
(printer socket 21 )
Input
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 because they are not
required for the Cable Thru feature.
20. If you have communications, go to step 21. If not, go to step
22.
5225 (First Printer)
Address
2
Address
Switch
Setting (0)
~,
Terminator
~y
Switch
, Setting (1)
5256 (last printer connected to socket 20)
5256 (Second Printer)
Address
. . . . ,.-;.----"'- Output
Address
Switch
Setting (0)
5256 (Last Printer)
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