Connecting The Printer To Your Host Computer - Toshiba B-SA4TP SERIES Owner's Manual

2. PRINTER SETUP
2.5 Connecting the
Printer to Your Host
Computer
NOTE:
When using the USB interface, fix
the USB Interface Cable to the
printer back with the supplied
Cable Clamp and the SMW-3x8
screw.
Cable Clamp
SMW-3x8
The following paragraphs outline how to connect your host computer to
the printer, and will also show how to make cable connections to other
devices. Depending on the system configuration you use to print labels,
there are 5 possibilities for connecting the printer to your host computer.
These are:
• A parallel cable connection between the printer's standard parallel
connector and your host computer's parallel port (LPT).
• An Ethernet connection using the standard LAN board.
• A USB cable connection between the printer's standard USB
connector and your host computer's USB port. (Conforming to
USB 2.0 Full Speed)
• A serial cable connection between the printer's optional RS-232C
serial connector and one of your host computer's COM ports.
<Option>
• Wireless LAN using an optional Wireless LAN board. <Option>
For details of each interface, refer to APPENDIX 2.
After connecting the necessary interface cables, set an operating
environment of the printer. Refer to Section 2.7.2 Parameter Setting.
The diagram below shows all the possible cable connections to the
current version of the printer.
E2-14
ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33048

2.5 Connecting the Printer to Your Host Computer

Serial Interface Connector
(Option)
Wireless LAN Interface Board
(Option)
Parallel Interface Connector
(Centronics)
USB Interface Connector
LAN Interface Connector
Power Inlet