Preparing The Twinax Interface For Operation; Connecting The Twinax Interface To Your System; Providing Twinax Interface Cables - Intermec EasyCoder 3400d User Manual

Twinax Interface

Preparing the twinax interface for operation

The twinax interface has been installed in your printer at the main
manufacturing plant or by a field service technician. Before you can use the
twinax interface with your Intermec printer, you need to do the following:
• Connect the twinax interface to your host computer.
• Set up twinax communications.
• Understand the meanings of twinax interface status lights.
• Test for communication with the host.
Connecting the twinax interface to your
system
With a twinax interface installed, your Intermec printer can connect directly to a
host computer through the twinax in connector. Other IBM compatible twinax
devices can connect to the host through the twinax out connector.

Providing twinax interface cables

Intermec does not provide a twinaxial cable for you. You need to purchase a
twinaxial cable equivalent to IBM Part No. 7362267 or 7362062. The maximum
cable length allowed for the twinax interface is 5000 feet (1525 meters).
The twinax in connector attaches the twinax interface to a host computer. It can
also attach to the out connector of another twinax device attached nearer to the
host on the twinax cable system. The twinax out connector allows other IBM
compatible twinax devices to be connected to the system cable without the need
for a tee connector. The out connector requires the same twinax cable and
connector assembly that the in connector uses.
When you use the out connector on the twinax interface to connect other devices
to the system, be certain that the slide switch on the twinax interface rear panel
is set in the up (unterminated) position. If the twinax interface is the last device
or the only device on a cable, the out connector is not used. When this is the
case, the slide switch on the twinax interface rear panel must be set in the down
(terminated) position.
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