SATO DR308e Operator's Manual page 73

7.2 RS232C HIGH SPEED SERIAL INTERFACE (cont'd)
7.2.4 X-ON/X-OFF
This transmission protocol informs the host if the printer can receive data or not, by sending the "XON" (Hex
11H) or "XOFF" (Hex 13H) code.
Data received cannot be guaranteed, when print data (ESC+"A"~ESC+"Z") is sent from the host, under the
following conditions:
1) When the printer is Offline
2) When an error has occurred in the printer
Pin Assignments
1) DB-25 P
Printer
FG 1
SD 2
RD 3
RS 4
CS 5
DR 6
SG 7
ER 20
Note:
In the connections, it may be necessary to loop (usually kept "High") CS and RS on the host side depending
on the type of host. Therefore, make sure to re-check the host before use.
Input/Output Signals
Pin no. Signal Type
1 FG
2 SD
3 RD
7 SG
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Host
1 FG
3 RD
2 SD
5 CS
4 RS
20 ER
7 SG
8 DR
Direction
- Frame Ground
Output Send Data from the printer to host computer
Input Receive Data from the host computer
- Signal Ground
Section 7: Interface Specifications
2) DB-9P
Printer
FG 1
SD 2
RD 3
RS 4
CS 5
DR 6
SG 7
ER 20
Contents
Host
2
3
8
7
4
5
6
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