Part 7
8800/8800E, there must be no cable connection at either the serial port or the
parallel port on the printer. Set in setup window the
switch position 1 to OFF,
and position 2 to ON leaving the rest unchanged as factory default setting.
Serial Connection
All the external connectors are in the recessed area at the rear
bottom for PP-
8800/8800E series. The serial connector is a 9-PIN D sub Female connector.
Apply the male connector of RS232 cable to this port for serial application.
Please note that when serial connection is used, there must be no cable
connection at the USB port on the printer. The default protocol used in serial
connection is 115,200 bps, none parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. Set in setup
window the
switch position 1 to OFF, and position 2 to ON leaving the rest
unchanged as factory default setting.
Virtual Serial Port
A virtual serial port is a redirector driver used in USB interface which is
usually used to create a pair of back-to-back virtual COM ports on the same
computer. It can then communicate using virtual serial ports instead of
conventional inter-process communication mechanisms.
Parallel Connection
The parallel connector is a 25-PIN D sub Male connector. Apply the female
end of the parallel cable at this port for parallel application. Please note that
when parallel connection is used, there must be no cable connection at the
USB port on the printer. Please also note that to keep parallel interface in fast
operation, please adjust in setup window the
switch position 1 to OFF, and
position 2 to ON leaving the rest unchanged as factory default setting
.
LAN Connection
The LAN connector is a 8-PIN RJ45 type modular connector. Please use a
LAN cable of CAT 5 with proper length to connect the LAN connector on the
printer to the LAN HUB as appropriate. Please note that for PP-8800/8800E-L,
there must be no cable connection at the USB port on the printer. Please also
note that to keep LAN interface operative, please adjust in setup window the
switch position 1 to OFF, and position 2 to ON leaving the rest unchanged
as factory default setting. Do not connect the peripheral device (cash
drawer) to this port!!
The LAN port is 10/100baset compliant.
Peripheral Connection
The peripheral controller is a 6 pin RJ11 type modular jack. With use of
Posiflex cash drawer cable come with cash drawer, this port can control
Posiflex cash drawer CR2200 or CR3100 or CR4000 or CR4100 or CR-6310.
If a Posiflex special split cable is used instead, this port can control two cash
drawers of above models.
