North Star DIMENSION Service Manual page 36

PERIPHERAL EQUIPM ENT INSTALLATION
Shared Printers (cont.)
Installation
There is only one specific requirement that must
Requirements
be met when attaching printers to the central
module:
THE CENTRAL MODULE AND ITS PRINTERS MUST SHARE
POWER OUTLETS THAT ARE PART OF A COMMONLY FUSED
AND GROUNDED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.
This precaution eliminates ground loops which
could cause erratic behavior of the printers, or
the central module, or both.
Procedure
The following procedures describe how to:
Summary
o Connect an interface cable between a shared
serial or parallel printer and the central
module.
o Plug in the printer power cord.
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