Toshiba TEC TRST-56 SERIES - Manual (Page 13)

4. SET UP PROCEDURE EO1-13016
4.1 Requirements for Operation
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4. SET UP PROCEDURE
4.1 Requirements for Operation
This printer has the following requirements:
Serial interface Type
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The TOSHIBA TEC POS terminal to be connected must have a serial port.
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To communicate with the TOSHIBA TEC POS terminal, an RS-232C interface cable is required.
RS-232C cable........ 25 pins
Parallel Interface Type
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The TOSHIBA TEC POS terminal to be connected must have a Centronics parallel port.
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To communicate with the TOSHIBA TEC POS terminal, a Centronics interface cable is required.
Centronics cable ..... 36 pins
Interface Cables
For the serial interface model, use the CBLST-50-2-QM serial printer cable available from TOSHIBA
TEC or equivalent. For the parallel interface model, use the Centronics cable which satisfies the
following pin configuration and the specification of the connector.
To prevent the emission and receipt of electrical noise, the interface cable must meet the following
requirements:
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Fully shielded and fitted with metal or metalized connector housings.
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Kept as short as possible.
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Should not be tightly bundled with the power cord.
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Should not be tied to power line conduits.
RS-232C cable pin configuration
POS terminal side Printer side
D-SUB 9-pin female D-SUB 25-pin male
PIN No. Signal PIN No. Signal
Case FG 1 FG
2 RXD 2 TXD
3 TXD 3 RXD
8 CTS 4 RTS
4 DTR 6 DSR
5 GND 7 GND
6 DSR 20 DTR
Centronics cable pin configuration
POS terminal side Printer side
D-SUB 25-pin male IEEE1284-B receptacle
PIN No. Signal PIN No. Signal
1 /STROBE 1 /STROBE
2-9 PD1-8 2-9 PD1-8
10 /ACK 10 /ACK
11 BUSY 11 BUSY
12 PERROR 12 PERROR
13 SELECT 13 SELECT
14 /AUTOFD 14 /AUTOFD
16 /INIT 31 /INIT
15 /FAULT 32 /FAULT
17 /SELECTIN 36 /SELECTIN
18-25 GND 19-30 GND
15-18 N.C.
33-35 N.C.
NOTE: For details of the interface cable, contact your nearest TOSHIBA TEC representative.