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Appendix A
AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00
PARALLEL PRINTER PORTS
AM-6000 computers have four high-speed parallel ports. All the parallel ports on the AM-6000 support
the industry standard Centronics interface. The signal pinouts for the parallel ports are as follows:
To insure the reliability and performance of your parallel ports, avoid using parallel printer
cables longer than six feet.
PIN #
SIGNAL NAME
1
Data strobe
2
Data 1
3
Data 2
4
Data 3
5
Data 4
6
Data 5
7
Data 6
8
Data 7
9
Data 8
10
Acknowledge
11
Busy
12
Paper error
13
Select
14
Auto line-feed (not used)
15
Error
16
Printer reset
17
Select in
18
Ground
19
Ground
20
Ground
21
Ground
22
Ground
23
Ground
24
Ground
25
Ground
Table A-6: Centronics Interface Cabling Signal Pinouts
