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Fixing Instructions  Doc. version 3

PRN800 MX Printer

MZX Fire alarm system

2 Remove the blanking plate and fit the 

printer assembly. 

3 Re-tighten blanking strips to secure 

printer assembly. 

4 Locate a spare cable entry gland into 

the housing. If none is available, then 
a knockout must be removed. 

5 To remove a knockout, remove any 

fouling PCBs (or wiring) to prevent 
swarf or metal filings damaging them.

6 Holes for the cable entry gland must 

be drilled in the T2000/T2000 battery 
housing gland plates.

7 Connect data lead to printer assem-

bly. Data cable should be connected 
to COM1 on FIM inside the MX/
T2000/MX2 housing. 

8 Locate a spare 24V fused output on 

the FB800 fuseboard. Remove 0.5A 
fuse. Connect red and black wires of 
power cable assembly to +24V and 0V 
respectively. 

– Connect power lead to 24V dc fused 

supply input TB1 (See Item 6 in 
Fig. 2) of printer assembly.
Note: At TB1, c24V to the 
pin VM and -0V to the pin 0V respec-
tively. 

– Power and data cables may be run 

together if required through an 
appropriate conduit and should be 
separated from other field wiring of 
the MX/T2000 panel. 

9 Fit the paper roll to printer mecha-

nism, as described in Paper Roll 
Replacement. 

10 Replace the 0.5A fuse taken from the 

FB800 fuseboard.

11 Check that the jumper links are cor-

rectly fitted on the Printed Circuit 
Board.

– Configure the jumper links as indi-

cated in Fig. 2.

12 Configure the printer using MZX CON-

SYS as follows:

– In the Printers dialog box:

Printer Address - COM1, tick Ena-
bled

Printer Name - PRINTER

Paper Width -Narrow (40)

Printer Type - Standard Printer

Quiescent Logging - tick if required

Default Printer - tick

– In the Communication Ports dialog 

box:

Set the Baud Rate to 9600

13 Save the printer configuration, then 

download the new configuration.

14 The PRN800 is now installed. 

NOTICE

All necessary precautions 
must be taken to protect 
wiring and PCBs.

 

MZX Fire alarm system 

PRN800 MX Printer

Fixing Instructions  Doc. version 3

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Fig. 2: Printer configuration - Jumper setting (1-3) and wiring connections (4-7)
1 –LK6  ON
2 –LK5  OFF
3 –LK1 RIGHT, LK2 OFF, LK4 RIGHT 
4 –Printer connector for RS232 
5 –Cable to paper feed button
6 –Printer header connector for power supply cable
7 –Connection to paper feed button

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