Connecting The Printer To A Pc Through The Ieee 1284 Port - Intermec PD41 Manual

Connecting the Printer to a PC Through the IEEE 1284 Port

PD41 and PD42 Commercial Printer User's Manual
Make sure the serial port settings on the printer match the settings on
the connected device. The default serial communication settings on
the printer are: 9600 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and no
flow control.
You can use a serial connection to communicate with your PC and
run PrintSet, LabelShop, or InterDriver. You can also use the serial
port to send commands directly to the printer through a terminal
connection, for instance with Telnet.
To connect the printer to a PC through the serial port, you need:
• DB9 to DB9 RS-232 cable (P/N 1-974024-018)
To connect the printer to a PC through the serial port
1 Connect one end of the RS-232 cable to the back of the printer and
connect the other end of the cable to a serial COM port on the PC.
2 If necessary, change the PC serial port configuration to match
your printer.
You can use the parallel connection with LabelShop or the Intermec
InterDriver. The parallel port supports Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP) and additional status reporting through IEEE 1284 nibble ID
mode.
If you are using a parallel port to communicate with the printer, you
need:
an IEEE 1284 interface adapter installed in the printer.
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• a parallel cable to run between the printer and the PC.
If you did not have the parallel interface installed at the factory, you
can install the field installable option (P/N 1-971164-800) in the
optional I/O board port of your printer. You can purchase a parallel
cable from Intermec (P/N 1-974022-018) or from your local computer
store.
To connect your printer to a PC parallel port
• Connect the IEEE 1284 cable connector to the interface adapter
port on the back of the printer and connect the other end of the
cable into a parallel port on the PC.
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