|  | Serial printer connector pinout and signals|  | DB25 pin D-SUB male (at the printer) | 
 | Pin | Name | Direction | Description | 
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 | 1 | SHIELD |  | Shield Ground |  | 2 | TXD | → | Transmit Data |  | 3 | RXD | ← | Receive Data |  | 4 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 5 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 6 | DSR | ← | Data Set Ready |  | 7 | GND |  | System Ground |  | 8 | DCD | ← | Data Carrier Detect |  | 9 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 10 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 11 | ? | → | Reverse Channel |  | 12 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 13 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 14 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 15 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 16 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 17 | TTY-TXD | → | TTY Receive Data |  | 18 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 19 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 20 | DTR | → | Data Terminal Ready |  | 21 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 22 | n/c | - | Not connected |  | 23 | ? | → | TTY Receive Data Return |  | 24 | ? | ← | TTY Transmit Data Return |  | 25 | TTY-RXD | ← | TTY Receive Data | 
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