Star Micronics TCP2000 Series Manuale Utente

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(Housed unit TCP100/2000 series)

<Connecting the interface cable>

1 Turn OFF the power of the host computer and the reader/writer.
2 Plug in an end of the interface cable to the reader/writer connector and

the other end to the serial port of the host computer.

3 Fasten two screws located at both the shoulders of the interface cable

connectors.

4 Modular connector: Connects to Star original stand-alone terminal

MCD2000 by specified cable.
Please set the interface convert switch to the left side.
Note) Do not connect to any external devices other than MCD2000.

[TCP100]

      [TCP2000]

<Serial Interface (RS-232C)>

1 Applicable connector :

D-sub 9 pin (female)

2 Mating connector :

D-sub 9 pin (male)

3 Connector terminals :

See the table below

4 I/O circuit :

See the table below

5 Level :

RS232C

6 Cable :

Cross (reverse) cable

Pin No. Signal name

Direction

Function

2

RXD

IN

Received data

3

TXD

OUT

Transmitted data

4

DTR

OUT

Data-terminal-ready (always ON after reset)

5

S-GND

-

Signal ground

6

*

CTS/DSR

IN

Clear-to-send / Data-set-ready (no detection)

7

RTS

OUT

Request-to-send (always ON after reset)

*

 CTS is assigned to pin #8 at TCP2000.(no detection)

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