 9 pin D-SUB male connector | Pin
| Description |
1 | Unused |
2 | Battery power |
3 | Unused |
4 | Common (same as 7) |
5 | Low battery |
6 | RS-232 level shutdown |
7 | Common (same as 4) |
8 | Ground level shutdown (A500 and above, reserved on <A500) |
9 | Reserved |
Pins 2 and 5 are connected to Common when they are true. On pin 6, an rs-232 high level (>9V) will shutdown, when running off the battery. On pin 8, shorting to ground will shutdown. |  9 pin D-SUB female connector |