C.4 rs-232c cable connection, C.4.1 preparing an rs-232c cable, C.4.2 connecting the rs-232c cable – TA Triumph-Adler LP 4024 User Manual

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RS-232C Cable Connection

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C.4 RS-232C Cable Connection

C.4.1 Preparing an RS-232C Cable

After obtaining an RS-232C cable, check that it is wired correctly, referring

to the table in

RS-232C Signal Pin Assignment

on page

C-5

. If you have

an IBM communication adapter cable type 1502067, you will have to

resolder the wiring at the printer end of the cable. The procedure is as

follows.

1

Remove the plastic cover from the printer end of the cable.

2

Next to each of the wires inside the cable is a bare shield wire. Solder

all these shield wires together into a single bundle.

3

Using a section of flat wire about 3 mm wide and 15 mm long,

connect the bundle of shield wires to the metal facing of the

connector. Check that the solder connections are secure.

4

Desolder wires 2 and 3, then resolder them in crossed configuration.

Solder wire 2 to pin 3 and wire 3 to pin 2. Cover the solder joints with

thermofit tube.

5

Cut wires 4, 5, 6, and 20.

6

Solder wires 5 and 6 together and connect them to pin 20. Cover the

solder joints with thermofit tube. Leave wire 4 unconnected.

7

Tape all remaining loose ends, or seal them with thermofit tube.

8

Attach the plastic cover back on.

C.4.2 Connecting the RS-232C Cable

Check that the power of both the printer and the computer is switched off.

1

Discharge yourself of static electricity by touching a metal object

such as a doorknob.

2

Plug the printer end of the RS-232C interface cable into the printer's

RS-232C connector and attach it in place.

3

Plug the other end of the cable into the computer's RS-232C interface

connector.

4

Turn on the printer.

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