InterfacesType Standard IEEE 1284 Parallel, Centronics Parallel, RS-232/RS-422Serial (optional), Dataproducts Parallel.Optional Coax, Twinax, Dataproducts Long Line, Ethernet10/100Base-TLogic Levels TTL/EIA-232-E, EIA-422-BData Format: ASCIICompatibility EIA-232-E, EIA-422-B, PC Parallel, Dataproducts, IEEE 1284, Twinax,Coax, EthernetTransfer Rates Up to 200K bytes/sec on parallel interfacesUp to 19.2 K baud on RS-232 serial interfaceUp to 115.2K baud on RS-422 serial interfaceBuffer 16 kilobytes on serial interfaces16 kilobytes on parallel interfacesCablesA power line cord is provided with the printer, but no data cables. The followingprovides data cable requirements and ordering information.ASCII Serial/Parallel: The 6500–v printer is connected to personal computers andcontrollers via industry standard EIA-232-E and PC-parallel printer cables. ForDataproducts interfaces, you will need to obtain a Dataproducts cable. Contactyour IBM service representative to order the following:v EIA-232-E Cablev PC-Parallel Cablev Dataproducts Adapter FeatureAS/400: The 6500–v is connected to the AS/400 ASCII Workstation Controller viathe following IBM cables, available through your IBM service representative:v 20 ft. RS-232v 40 ft. RS-232Appendix A. Printer Specifications 257
