Companies sell to dealers ready made cables that connect the Brother HR15 printer to the Apple IIc. One such company is Belkin Components; they suggest a retail cost of $24.95 for the cable.
If you wish to constuct your own cable, here are the pinouts:
Apple IIc Brother printer
1 6,8
2 3
3 7
4 2
5 20
Shield 1
4,5
The switches on the HR15 should be set as follows:
Switch 1 - Rear Switch 2 - Rear
1-CLOSE 1-CLOSE
2-CLOSE 2-CLOSE
3-CLOSE 3-OPEN (read 8 bits, no parity)
4-CLOSE 4-CLOSE
5-CLOSE 5-CLOSE
6-CLOSE 6-CLOSE
7-CLOSE 7-CLOSE
8-CLOSE 8-CLOSE
The serial port on the Apple IIc should be configured as follows:
PIN 146/1111
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