Connecting A Parallel Printer - Toshiba Tecra 500CS User Manual

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and gently pull the connector out of the external diskette drive
port.
If you try to access a diskette in the external diskette drive
after disconnecting the drive, you will get a disk error
message.

Connecting a Parallel Printer

If you've already purchased a printer, now is a great time to con-
nect it to the computer. If you don't have printer or don't wish to
connect it yet, don't worry. You can always connect one later.
The most common type of printer connection is through a parallel
printer cable. You may have received this cable when you pur-
chased your printer. Otherwise, printer cables are available from
your dealer and at most computer and electronics stores.
If your printer is ECP compatible and you wish to take advan-
tage of high speed printing, you'll need to connect the printer
to the computer using an IEEE 1284 printer cable.
To connect the printer to the computer, follow these steps:
1 Turn the computer's power off.
2 Identify the two ends of the printer cable.
One end connects to the computer. The other end connects to
the printer.
To the computer
Identifying the ends of the printer cable
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Let's Start at the Very Beginning...
Connecting a Parallel Printer
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