Pin assignments (continued)
Signal
Return
pin
pin
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19–30
31
A-10
Technical Specifications
Signal
29
BUSY
28
PE
28
SLCT
30
AFXT
—
NC
—
GND
—
CHASSIS
GND
—
Logic H
—
GND
30
INIT
Direction
Description
OUT
A HIGH signal indicates the
printer cannot receive data.
The signal goes HIGH in the
following cases:
1) During data entry
(for each character)
2) During initialization
3) During self test,
demonstration, and
default setting printing
4) During a printer-error state
OUT
A HIGH signal indicates the
printer is in a paper-out state
or in an error state.
OUT
Pulled up to +5 V through
1 k resistance
IN
Not used
—
Not used
—
Logic ground level
—
Printer's chassis ground,
which is connected to the
logic ground
OUT
Not used
—
Twisted-pair return signal
ground level
IN
When this signal goes LOW,
the printer controller is reset
to its default state when the
power is first turned on and
the print buffer is cleared.
This level is normally HIGH; its
pulse width must be more
than 50 s at the receiving
terminal.