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TROY Group MAN-EXT2000 User Manual

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2-8 Installation

print servers support this mode, which can result in up to 50
per cent higher performance. To enable this mode using
WebXAdmin, select Configure Port from the main menu,
select port P1 (or P2 for the second parallel port on the
XConnect 100), choose High Speed as the Output Method,
and click Submit. If you are using the print server console,
enter the command

SET PORT P1 FSTB ENABLED

.

WebXAdmin and the print server console are discussed in
Chapter 3 and Appendix B of this manual.

Connecting a TROY XCD Print Server to a
Serial Printer

The Pony 100, XConnect II and XConnect II Lite have an
RJ45 connector for connecting RS-232-compatible serial
printers, while the XConnect 100 has two standard PC-
compatible 9-pin D-connectors (there is no serial port on the
Pony Print Server Plus). The XConnect II and XConnect II
Lite RJ45 connector is marked "Serial"; do not confuse it
with the 10baseT unshielded twisted pair connector, which
is also an RJ45.

Most printers use a DB25 connector for the serial
connection. Unfortunately, there are a number of variations
as to how this connector is implemented on different
printers. For example, some printers have male connectors
configured as a DTE (Receive Data on pin 3), while others
have DCE female connectors (Receive Data on pin 2).
Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, and Apple printers generally
have female DTE connectors. You must consult the manual
for your printer in order to determine what type of adapter
cable you need. TROY XCD sells a variety of adapters for
connecting serial devices to the RJ45 connector. In the case
of the XConnect 100 9-pin connector, a null modem( a