Connecting The Printer To A Workstation; Direct Connection To The Workstation; Networked Connection To A Workstation; Networked Connection Using The Token Ring Port - Tektronix Phaser 550 Service Manual

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Installing the Printer and Drivers

Connecting the printer to a workstation

2-10 Phaser 550 Color Printer

Direct connection to the workstation

1.
Turn off the printer. Turn off the host computer.
2. Attach the parallel interface cable to the workstation. Attach the other
end to the printer. Alternatively, attach the serial cable to the
workstation's serial port. Attach the other end to the printer's serial
port. The serial connections requires that the Serial/LocalTalk
network card be installed.
3.
Turn on the printer and the computer.

Networked connection to a workstation

Note For an Ethernet connection, the printer must have the Ethernet option
card installed.
1.
Turn off the printer.
2. In the case of an Ethernet network, connect the interface cable to the
printer's Ethernet ThinNet or TwistedPair connector. Use only one
connector.
3. Turn on the printer.

Networked connection using the Token Ring port

Note For Token Ring networks, the Phaser 550 must have the optional
Token Ring network card installed.
1. Turn off the printer.
2.
Ensure the transmission speed jumper on the printer's Token Ring
network card is set for the speed of the token ring network. Not
installed set the card for 16 Mbps (the most common configuration);
installed set the card for 4 Mbps.
3. Connect the network interface cable to the printer's appropriate Token
Ring connector.
4. Turn on the printer.