Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
To connect you r com p u ter to you r p rinter's bu ilt-in p arallel
interface, you need a shield ed , tw isted -p air p arallel cable w ith a
D-SUB, 25-p in, m ale connector for you r com p u ter and a 36-p in
Centronics
If you r com p u ter requ ires a d ifferent typ e of p rinter interface,
you shou ld be able to u se one of the op tional interfaces d escribed
on p age 5-19.
Follow the step s below to connect the p rinter to you r com p u ter
u sing the bu ilt-in p arallel interface.
1.
Make su re both the p rinter and com p u ter are tu rned off.
2.
Plu g the cable connector secu rely into the p rinter's interface
connector.
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com p atible connector for the p rinter.