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1000 Park Drive   •   Lawrence, PA 15055-1018   •   724-746-5500   •   Fax 724-746-0746

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Summary of Contents for PI130A

Page 1: ...1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Copyright 2000 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Law...

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Page 4: ...operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measu...

Page 5: ...ano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc 6 El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante 7 El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la par...

Page 6: ...contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser l...

Page 7: ...nics is a registered trademark of Centronics Corporation IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to...

Page 8: ...5 CONTENTS Contents Chapter Page 1 Specifications 6 2 Introduction 8 3 Installation 10 4 Self Test Mode 14 5 Troubleshooting 17 5 1 Calling Black Box 17 5 2 Shipping and Packaging 18...

Page 9: ...bits with odd or even parity or 8 data bits with no parity Flow Control Serial X ON X OFF Parallel Busy and Acknowledge Data Rate Serial 115 2000 57 600 38 400 19 200 9600 2400 1200 or 300 bps Throug...

Page 10: ...Power 3 mA typical idle power required at 3 VDC or higher voltage derived from DTR and RTS leads of serial interface or from ACK Pin 10 of DB25 parallel interface Size 0 6 H x 2 1 W x 3 5 D 1 5 x 5 3...

Page 11: ...er is programmed with an 8 position DIP switch for data rate data format and direction of conversion The DIP switch can also activate a self test mode in which the Converter continuously delivers a re...

Page 12: ...and tested it is installed between PCs and printers The Converter should function normally in such environments However the Converter will not work with certain serial devices that do not comply with...

Page 13: ...your serial port is a DB9 male port use an ordinary DB9 female to DB25 male adapter If you re outputting to a parallel printer use a standard PC to parallel printer cable and the included DB25 female...

Page 14: ...hardware set up the Converter by selecting the appropriate DIP switch settings for your application see the chart on the next page Other end plugs into printer One end plugs into Converter Converter...

Page 15: ...N Disabled OFF NOTE The Converter reads DIP switch settings during power up When the self test mode is selected the Converter will continually check the status on or off of this position until the sel...

Page 16: ...tallation The installation is finished now If your connection is working you don t have to do anything else If you want more information on the self test mode read Chapter 4 If you have problems read...

Page 17: ...or both pieces of connected equipment In serial parallel mode the parallel device s input port will not usually be configured so that it can furnish operating power In these situations the Converter m...

Page 18: ...rt the self test 4 Turn on the serial device terminal or serial printer The Converter will send the self test message continuously to the serial device until DIP switch position 6 is turned off Once t...

Page 19: ...power from the PC s parallel port and will remain on even though power has been removed from the serial output port To reset the Converter in parallel serial mode you might have to turn the PC off and...

Page 20: ...viceable parts Contact Black Box at 724 746 5500 Before you do make a record of the history of the problem We will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete desc...

Page 21: ...er VI Package it carefully We recommend that you use the original container If you are shipping the Serial Parallel Converter VI for repair make sure you include everything that came in the original p...

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