Connecting Your Printer To A Pc; Connecting The Printer To A Pc Serial Port - Intermec EasyCoder 3400 User Manual

Connecting Your Printer to a PC

3400, 3440, and 3600 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual
Printer ports: This illustration shows you where to connect your system to the printer.
You can connect your printer to either a serial port or parallel port (if you
have the option installed) on your PC. You must provide the correct cables
for connecting the printer. See the following sections for cable
information. Contact your Intermec representative for ordering assistance
if you do not have the appropriate cables.

Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port

To connect the printer to your PC serial port, you need a shielded EIA
RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 electrical interface with a 25-pin D-style
subminiature connector. It must have pins on the printer end and an
appropriate serial port connector on the other end.
To connect to an IBM PC, you can use these Intermec cables:
• 25-pin printer to 25-pin serial port null modem (P/N 048668)
• 25-pin printer to 9-pin serial port null modem (P/N 048693)
You cannot order an Intermec cable for the RS-422 interface, but there is a
schematic on page 101 that you can use to purchase or make your own
cable. Also see Appendix C for the RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 serial
port pin assignments.
To connect your printer to a PC serial port
1 Turn the On/Off switch to the off position.
2 Plug the 25-pin connector into the serial communications port on the
rear of the printer.
3 Plug the other end of the cable into a serial (COM) port on the PC.
4 If necessary, change the PC serial port configuration to match your
printer. See "Configuring the Serial Port for Communications" on page
11. for more information.
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