Intermec PA30 User Manual page 132

Appendix A — Specifications
S-Style Port Pinouts (continued)
Pin Signal
3 Ribbon out
4 Error
5 Start print
6 End print
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Type Description
Output Goes LOW when the PA30 is out of ribbon.
Output Goes LOW during every status which keeps the
printer from printing:
• Media cover open
• Printhead open
• Ribbon out
• Media out
• General print engine fault
Input Pulse mode - prints one and only one label whenever
this pin is pulled to ground. Signal must be de-
asserted and re-asserted to print another label.
• Printing starts on HIGH to LOW transition if
format is ready.
• De-assert this signal to HIGH to inhibit printing.
Level mode - prints labels continuously when this pin
is pulled to ground. Printing is disabled when signal is
de-asserted. If a label is printing when de-asserted,
printing stops after that label is complete.
• Assert LOW to start printing if format is ready.
De-asserted HIGH when current label has finished
printing. Remains de-asserted while waiting for next
label to be ready to print.
Output Drives an applicator or other external device requiring
synchronization with the print cycle. Choose between
four types of output signals:
• Type 1 (Default): Asserted LOW for 20ms when
label has finished printing and positioned. Not
asserted during continuous printing.
• Type 2: Asserted HIGH for 20ms when label has
finished printing and positioned. Not asserted
during continuous printing.
• Type 3: Asserted LOW only when media is
moving, otherwise de-asserted HIGH.
• Type 4: Asserted HIGH only when media is
moving, otherwise de-asserted LOW.
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