Confidential
Connection Form and Cables
Serial Connection
When the TM printer is connected to host PC with serial interface, following connection forms
are possible:
•
Stand alone
•
Y-connection
•
Pass-through connection
Connections of available serial cross cables are as follows:
It depends on the operation method and the handshake for the TM printer which types of cable
should be used. You can operate the TM printer by Windows driver, OPOS or ESC/POS
commands. Xon/Xoff, DTR/DSR or RTS/CTS are available as handshake control. See tables in
following sections for the type cable for each connection.
See Appendix D for details of cable connection procedure.
2-2 Setup
Rev. A