The Eltron Company P500 Printer User Manual


 
Parallel Interface
Cable Wiring
The following diagram shows the cable wiring
required to use the printer’s parallel interface.
Supported Card
Media and Ribbon
The card printers support awide varietyof card
media and ribbon types. The card media
should be matched to the ribbon type to avoid
ribbon burning, sticking and to achieve proper
dye sublimation. For optimum performance
and printer (Print Head) life
, always use Eltron
approved card media and ribbons.
980179-001 Rev. A 65
Appendix A
PRINTER
DB-25
Pin No.
DB-25
Pin No.
Female DB-25 to Male DB-25
HOST
STROBE
DATA 0
DATA 1
DATA 2
DATA 3
DATA 4
DATA 5
DATA 6
DATA 7
ACK/
BUSY
PAPER ERR.
READY
INIT
ERROR/
N/A
N/A
N/A
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
STROBE
DATA 0
DATA 1
DATA 2
DATA 3
DATA 4
DATA 5
DATA 6
DATA 7
ACK/
BUSY
PAPER ERR.
READY
INIT
ERROR/
N/A
N/A
N/A
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
SIG. GND
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