HP 2932A Dot Matrix Printer

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HP 2932A Dot Matrix Printer

This document provides basic information on printer setup and use for the HP 2932A, 2933A, and 2934A printers (called 293X for short) which are HP's 12-pin dot matrix impact printers introduced in October 1983. The primary hosts were HP mainframes and terminals. On October 31, 1993, the HP 2934A, the last of the 293X printers, became the final printer in this series to be discontinued. The support life for the 293X printers ended November 1, 1998. This means that HP will no longer repair these printers and does not have spare parts available.

This document contains important product information about the HP 2932a Dot Matrix printer.

Printer operation
A printer owner's manual is necessary for operating the HP 2932A, 2933A, and 2934A printers. One manual covers operation of all three HP 2932A, 2933A, and 2934A printers.

Print speed
200 cps (2932A, -33A, -34A) or 67 cps and 40 cps (2933A and 2934A with supplemental font cartridge)

Common interfaces
RS-232-C, RS-422, Centronics parallel, and HP-IB

Printer operation
PC connect issues

NOTE:

HP 2932A, 2933A, and 2934A printers were not designed to connect to IBM PCs or compatibles. This configuration is not supported by HP; however, with proper cabling and system configuration with both PC and printer, you may be able to get simple text output. Results will vary by application.

Several issues need to be considered when connecting HP 2932A, 2933A, and 2934A printers to an IBM PC or compatible:

• Connecting to an IBM PC or compatible requires a Serial interface or Centronics interface on the printer and PC.
  

  Recommended HP cabling	Serial	Parallel
  Input/output jack	RS-232C	Centronics-Type
  Cabling	24542G for 9-pin port 13242H for 25-pin port	C2912B 24542D

• Driver availability: although the HP 2932A, 2933A, or 2934A printers are able to establish electrical connectivity with PCs through proper cabling, there are no known printer drivers available for common DOS applications and there are no printer specific drivers for Windows available from Microsoft (R) or HP. "Generic," "Standard," "Unlisted," or plain "ASCII text" printer drivers may work as an alternative in some applications. The printers are programmable within a programming language like BASIC, and with the help of an HP 2930 Series printer owner's manual.
  

  Windows Driver	Generic/Text only
  DOS Application Driver	Standard or Generic

Interface Input/Output notes
PCs normally have one Centronics parallel interface as the default printer port (called LPT1:). It is a 25-pin D-style female connector. It looks like a Serial port, but internally it is wired as a parallel connector. Because a male Serial cable can plug into this port, it is often times thought to be the Serial (Com:) port. The Centronics parallel port is not a Serial port. Centronics data is transmitted on eight different lines (wires), while Serial data is transmitted on one wire. Centronics parallel ports and Serial ports are electrically incompatible. The printer will not receive data on improperly matched ports and cables.