Serial interface RS232 • Interface USB
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GeBE E + F GmbH • www.gebe.net • GeBE Doc.No.: SMAN-E-657-V1.4 Thermal Printer GPT-4672/4673
USB Printer Class:
The USB device class is "Printer Class".
When plugged in, the PC will report "USB printer
support" and install a "USB001"USB port.
Either the standard printer driver of the "system A8" or
the port monitor can be used. During the installation of
the printer driver, it can be easily guided to the USB
port.
9.1 Serial interface RS232 (V.24)
Connector SuB-D 9 pin socket with 1:1 assignment to
the PC, so no 0-modem circuit necessary.
Pin Signal Input/
Output Comment
1
2
GND
TXD
-
I
Connected with CTS and DTR
Print data
3
4
5
RXD
RTS
0
I
CTS
0
Error signals and Xon/Xoff messages
Handshake input of the controllers
Connected with DCD and DTR
LSB
MSB
Start
Stop
Par
Start
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bit
1 Character: (1Start, 8 Data, 1 Parity, 1 Stop)
"1" (Mark)
"0" (Space)
Attention
: the standard configuration has no paritybit
Attention
: the standard configuration has 1 stopbit
Signal
Level on TTL interface
Level on RS-232 interface
"1" (Mark)
+5V (TTL-level)
-3V ... -12V
0V (TTL-level)
+3V ... +12V
"0" (Space)
9 Interfaces
Operating the printer at extremely slow speed (<5 mm/sec.)
special settings might be necessary.
Please contact our technical support.
USB Specification
Device Type
USB
Power Consumption
V1.1 ( V2.0 compatible)
vendor specific device or printer cl
ass
full speed 12 Mbit/s
no printing
USB active /printer active
USB active /printer sleep
USB suspend / printer sleep
Typ.
30 mA
25 mA
300 µA
Never activate an action in the printer driver at the job
end. This can cause a loss of data.
Windows XP and Windows CE handle the numeration
of a printer differently. Therefore, the printer must be
configurated to the operating system before delivery.
9.2 Interface USB
Connection through Molex on USB Type A.
Pin
Signal
Input/Output
1
2
Vcc
GND
-
-
3
4
5
D-
D+
I/0
I/0
GND
-
