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RS232/422 Installation Guide

for the 34PPM Laser Printer

Summary of Contents for 34PPM

Page 1: ...RS232 422Installation Guide for the 34PPM Laser Printer ...

Page 2: ...tered in certain jurisdictions Proprietary Statement The digitally encoded software included with your printer is copyrighted All Rights Reserved This software may not be reproduced modified displayed transferred or copied in any form or in any manner or on any media in whole or in part without the express written permission of the manufacturer Copyright Notice This manual is copyrighted All Right...

Page 3: ...tions via the control panel menus The Serial Interface connector pinouts are listed Troubleshooting error messages appearing on the printer s control panel are also discussed Chapter 3 Troubleshooting This chapter discusses troubleshooting error messages appearing on the printer s control panel Sources of help information and technical support are also discussed Features of the RS232 422 Serial In...

Page 4: ... point This discharges any static electricity in your body to the machine Hold the ESD sensitive part by its edge connector cover do not touch its pins If you are remov ing a pluggable module use the correct tool Do not place the ESD sensitive part on any metal surface if you need to put down the ESD sen sitive part for any reason first put it into its special bag Metal surfaces are electrical gro...

Page 5: ...Chapter 1 Installing the Serial Interface in the 34PPM Printer 1 1 About this Chapter 1 2 Installing the RS232 422 Serial Interface in the 34PPM Laser Printer 1 2 Chapter 2 Using the RS232 422 Serial Interface 2 1 About this Chapter 2 2 Control Panel MENU structure 2 2 SERIAL SETUP Menu 2 4 Interpreter 2 4 Format 2 4 Serial Mode 2 4 Baud Rate 2 4 Data Bits 2 4 ...

Page 6: ...2 5 RTS Error 2 5 XON Ready Busy 2 5 XON Onl Offl 2 6 XON Error 2 6 DTR Polarity 2 6 RTS Polarity 2 6 Robust XON 2 6 Disabling the Serial Interface 2 6 Serial 2 6 RS 422 Serial Cable Pin Assignments 2 7 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 About this Chapter 3 2 Control Panel Error Messages 3 2 Obtaining Help and Information 3 2 Your Point of Purchase 3 3 Your Application Vendor 3 3 Technical Support 3 3...

Page 7: ...lication No GEG 99203 Chapter 1 Installing the Serial Interface in the 34PPM Printer In this Chapter About this Chapter on page 1 2 Installing the RS232 422 Serial Interface in the 34PPM Laser Printer on page 1 2 ...

Page 8: ...installing the RS232 422 Serial Interface option in the color laser printer Installing the RS232 422 Serial Interface in the 34PPM Laser Printer 1 Carefully review the safety precautions in the front of this guide before starting this installa tion procedure 2 Ensure that the printer power switch is set to the OFF O position and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet 3 Disconnect the power cord ...

Page 9: ...ing the RS232 422 Serial Interface in the 34PPM Laser Printer 5 Turn thumbscrews on controller assembly counterclockwise until loose and gently pull cover towards you to remove from printer 6 Once the thumbscrews have been removed pull the side panel away from the printer by the top edge as show below ...

Page 10: ...Printer 7 Gently place the RS232 422 option into the controller assembly as shown below 8 While aligning the front bracket of the serial interface assembly to the two respective thumb screws on the controller assembly bracket firmly seat the 80 pin male connector on the underside of the interface to the 80 pin female connector on the controller assembly ...

Page 11: ... direction 10 Reinstall the option coverplate Once firmly in place push and hand tighten the thumb screws in a clockwise direction 11 Reinstall the plastic side cover and tighten thumb screw to secure the plastic side cover 12 Connect the power cord to the wall outlet and turn the printer power switch to the ON I position The installation of your RS232 422 serial interface option in your 34ppm las...

Page 12: ...Publication No GEG 99203 Nov 04 1 6 RS232 422 Installation Guide for the 34ppm Laser Printer Installing the RS232 422 Serial Interface in the 34PPM Laser Printer ...

Page 13: ...sing the RS232 422 Serial Interface In this Chapter About this Chapter on page 2 2 Control Panel MENU structure on page 2 2 SERIAL SETUP Menu on page 2 4 Disabling the Serial Interface on page 2 6 RS 422 Serial Cable Pin Assignments on page 2 7 ...

Page 14: ...s control panel are also discussed Control Panel MENU structure When the RS232 422 serial interface is installed the printer control panel menu structure is enhanced as shown in the following table The shaded areas denote additional features and settings relevant to the RS232 422 interface Menu Paper Menu Interface Menu Port Parallel Serial Parallel Setup On Serial Setup Off Interpreter Auto Switc...

Page 15: ... menus may vary slightly depending on the options installed in your printer None Even Odd DTR Ready Busy On Off DTR Onl Offl On Off DTR Error On Off RTS Ready Busy On Off RTS Onl Offl On Off RTS Error On Off XON Ready Busy On Off XON Onl Offl On Off XON Error On Off DTR Polarity High Low RTS Polarity High Low Robust XON On Off PS Menu PCL Menu System Menu ...

Page 16: ...when the RS232 422 serial interface is installed Interpreter Format Serial Mode Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Auto Switch PCL Postscript 3 DEFAULT Auto Switch AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Normal Binary Raw DEFAULT Raw AVAILABLE SELECTIONS RS232 RS422 DEFAULT RS232 AVAILABLE SELECTIONS 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 DEFAULT 9600 AVAILABLE SELECTIONS 7 8 DEFAULT 8 AVAILABL...

Page 17: ...usy RTS Onl Offl RTS Error XON Ready Busy AVAILABLE SELECTIONS None Even Odd DEFAULT None AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off ...

Page 18: ... when the RS232 422 serial interface is installed Serial The Serial option enables you to turn off the serial port on the interface This selections is often used to permit uninterrupted communication to other ports such as the parallel or other network ports AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off AVAILABLE SELECTIONS Off On DEFAULT Off AVAILABLE SELECTIONS High Low DEFAULT High AVAILABLE SELECTIO...

Page 19: ...S 422 Serial Cable Pin Assignments RS 422 Serial Cable Pin Assignments Five pins of the 25 pin serial cable are utilized for the RS 422 standard Pin No Signal Direction Description 1 GND Frame Ground 15 RXD In Receive Data 17 RXD In Receive Data 19 TXD Out Transmit Data 25 TXD Out Transmit Data ...

Page 20: ...Publication No GEG 99203 Nov 04 2 8 RS232 422 Installation Guide for the 34ppm Laser Printer RS 422 Serial Cable Pin Assignments ...

Page 21: ...ublication No GEG 99203 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting In this Chapter About this Chapter on page 3 2 Control Panel Error Messages on page 3 2 Obtaining Help and Information on page 3 2 Technical Support on page 3 3 ...

Page 22: ...error Obtaining Help and Information Several sources of help and information are available depending on the type of help you need Error No Description Action Required 1 Overrrun Error Verify that all DTS RTS and XON settings within the SERIAL SETUP menu are configured correctly Check the pinout assignments of cabling between the printer and the host 2 Parity Error Verify that the PARITY setting wi...

Page 23: ...ng information readily available Your phone number fax number and shipping address A description of the problem The printer model The type of host computer you are using The type and version of operating system you are using The application and version you are using The printer emulation you are using e g PCL or PostScript A printout of your printer s Configuration Summary Refer to your printer s ...

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