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Communicating to the Printer
The printer must establish communications with a host
terminal which sends the data to be printed. Communi-
cations occur in three basic ways:
• By a cable between the printer and its host terminal
• Infrared (usually by means of the industry standard
IrDA protocol)
• Short range radio frequency (SRRF)
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Serial
(RS232)
Communications
Port
IrDA
Window
Encore 4 Communications
Cable Communications
All Encore printers can communicate by cable; the
specific cable supplied with your printer will vary with the
host terminal. The 8- pin circular connector on your
communications cable plugs into the serial communica-
tions port on the side of the Encore 4. It is keyed to
assure correct alignment; do not try to force it if it does
not plug in. The other end of the cable must be plugged
into the host terminal. Communications between the
terminal and the printer is controlled by the applications
running on the terminal and the printer.