SATO 408E Manuel D’Utilisation
Section 5: Interface Specifications
Page 5-4 LM Basic 408e/412e Operator’s Manual
5.5 EXTERNAL SIGNAL INTERFACE
Unlike the more advanced SATO printers such as the CL4XXe series, the LM printer cannot be
fitted with an EXT Signal Interface card for sending printer information status to any device or
LAN. If you need this functionality in future, please consider purchasing a SATO printer featuring
the EXT signal interface as an option.
fitted with an EXT Signal Interface card for sending printer information status to any device or
LAN. If you need this functionality in future, please consider purchasing a SATO printer featuring
the EXT signal interface as an option.
5.6 SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS (RS-232C)
The serial interface of this printer conforms to the RS-232C standard.
There are two types of receive modes: 1. Single Job Buffer 2. Multi Job Buffer
These can be set using the dip switches.
There are two types of receive modes: 1. Single Job Buffer 2. Multi Job Buffer
These can be set using the dip switches.
Basic Specifications
S tandard
Interfa ce
Interfa ce
O n the inte rfac e boa rd
D ip S w itch
1) C h aracter
1) C h aracter
configuration
2) T ran sm ission
speed
3) P rotocol
O F F 8
b its
1 -
1
D a ta bit
len gth
O N 7
b its
D S W 1-
2
D S W 1 -3
O F F O F F
N O N E
O F F O N
E V E N
O N O F F
O D D
1 -
2
1 -
3
P arity bit
(2 -3 )
O N O N
N o t
u se d
O F F 1
b it
1 -
4
S to p bit
O N 2
b its
D S W 1-
5
D S W 1 -6 D IP S W 2-8
O F F *
D IP SW 2 -8
O N
O N
O F F
O F F
9 60 0b ps
96 00 bp s
O F F O N
19 20 0b ps 1 92 00 bp s
O N
O F F
38 40 0b ps
48 00 bp s
1 -
5
1 -
6
B au d rate
(5 -6 )
O N
O N
57 60 0b ps
24 00 b ps
D S W 1-
7
D S W 1 -8 D IP S W 2-8
O F F *
D IP SW 2 -8
O N
O N
O F F O F F
R e ad y/B u sy
R ea dy/B us y
O F F O N
X -on -X o ff X -o n-X o ff
O N
O F F
S tatus 3 e ch o
S ta tus 3 ec ho
1 -
7
1 -
8
P ro toc ol
(7 -8 )
O N O N
D rive r
pro to co l
pro to co l
S ta tus 2 ec h o
N o te : T he sw itch betw ee n S ingle Jo b B uffer and M ulti Job
B uffe r ca n be sp ecified by softw are. *V alid if C om patible M ode
is disabled in the p rinter via the S e rvic e M od e m enu .
B uffe r ca n be sp ecified by softw are. *V alid if C om patible M ode
is disabled in the p rinter via the S e rvic e M od e m enu .
S ynch ro nization
m od e
m od e
A s yn chron ous
M ax im um
R eceiva ble B uffer
ca pacity
R eceiva ble B uffer
ca pacity
2 .9 5M byte
C ode used
A S C II(7 bit) G ra phics(8 bit)
C onnectors
P rinter side D B -25S (Fem ale)
C a ble side D B -25 P (M ale)
C a ble leng th 5 m e ters or les s
C a ble side D B -25 P (M ale)
C a ble leng th 5 m e ters or les s
T ransm ission
form at
form at
S tart
b1 b 2 b 3 b4 b 5 b6 b7 b 8
S to p
N o te b8 is not app lic able w h en u sing 7 bits.
S ign al level
H igh le vel: +5 ~ +1 2V
L ow leve l: -5 ~ -12 V
L ow leve l: -5 ~ -12 V
N e ar fu ll
R ele as e N e ar F u ll
S tatus
S tatus
2 .9 5M byte
0 .95 M byte rem a inin g
1 .9 5M byte rem a ining
0M byte