Brother PT-9600 - Manual (Page 73)

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Ch. 4 Advanced Functions
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Printing from a computer
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(RS-232C connection)
The PT-9600 is also equipped with a serial port,
allowing you to use an RS-232C cable to con-
nect the P-touch to a computer running Win-
dows
®
.
To connect a computer to the PT-9600
though the RS-232C port:
1 Turn off both the P-touch and the computer.
2 Attach the enclosed core to a serial (RS-
232C) interface cable, and then connect the
9-pin or 25-pin plug on the cable to the
serial (COM) port of your computer and
tighten the screws to lock it in place.
3 Insert the 9-pin plug on the interface cable
into the RS-232C port of the PT-9600 and
tighten the screws to lock it in place.
4 Turn on the P-touch, and then start up the
computer.
To install the serial printer driver:
1 Connect the PT-9600 to the computer’s
serial port using the enclosed serial inter-
face cable as described on page 59, and
then turn on the P-touch.
2 In the dialog box that appears, allowing you
to select whether the P-touch will be con-
nected with a USB cable or an RS-232C
cable, select “Serial cable”, and then click
the OK button. A dialog box appears,
allowing you to select whether to install or
uninstall the printer driver.
3 Select “Install”, and then click the Next but-
ton.
4
Skip to step 5.
A dialog box appears, allowing you to add a
P-touch (PTCOM) port.
NOTE
The core reduces electromagnetic interference to
other equipment.
NOTE
☞
Consult your computer supplies dealer when
purchasing the serial (RS-232C) interface cable.
☞
We recommend that the interface cable have a
length of 3 m or less. In addition, the cable
should be a shielded cross cable.
Pin
No.
Signal
Name INPUT/
OUTPUT Explanation
1 Not connected
2 INPUT
Receive Data
Receives data transmit-
ted from the computer
3 OUTPUT
Send signal Xon/Xoff
when Busy is set to
Xon/Xoff
Only in the ESC/P inter-
face mode: Sends X-off
when the printer is busy,
X-on when not busy
4 DTR OUTPUT Data Terminal Ready
5 SG Signal Ground
6 Not connected
7 RTS OUTPUT Request To Send
8 Not connected
9 Not connected
RD
TD
For Windows
®
98 and 98 SE users:
For Windows
®
Me, 2000 and XP users: