Controlling With The Esc/P Commands; Available Commands; Serial Cables - Brother TD-4000 Guia Del Usuario

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STEP2 Installing the software
Installing the Software
4 Controlling with the ESC/P
Commands
Fonts and several bar codes are embedded within this machine. You can send
commands to print embedded characters and barcodes.

Available Commands

Commands available are Brother TD proprietary commands based on ESC/P.
The latest command tool can be downloaded from the following website.
http://solutions.brother.com
[Select your region/country] - [Choose your product] - [Downloads]

Serial Cables

The pin assignments for the serial cables (RS-232C cables) which can be used with this
machine are shown in the table below. You can purchase the cables at an electronics
store. Do not use an interface cable that is longer than 6 feet (2.0 meters).
Brother TD side
(D-sub female, lock screw #4-40 inch screw)
Signal
Name
DCD
RXD
TXD
DTR
GND
DSR
RTS
CTS
RI
It is not possible to connect a RS-232C cable and USB cable to the printer at the
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same time.
The RS-232C serial connector part of this equipment is not Limited Power Source.
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Pin
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Pin Assignments
PC side
(D-Sub9P female)
Pin Signal
Number Name
1 DCD
2 RXD
3 TXD
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI