About The Printer Cable - Canon BJC 3000 Reference Manual

About the Printer Cable

The printer is equipped with a parallel interface and USB interface. To connect the printer to
your computer, you need a commercially available parallel or USB printer cable(interface
cable) that supports bi-directional communication. The bi-directional communication capa-
bility is required for the Printer Status feature to operate.
Check the interface connector of your computer, read a brief description
about the interface below, and follow the instructions in the "Getting
Started" manual to set up the printer.
Recommended printer cable specifications are as follows.
Recommended printer cables (parallel):
Recommended printer cables (USB):
Material: AWG28 or larger
Type: Twisted-pair shielded cable
Length: Up to 2.0m (6.5 ft)
Connectors: Amphenol 30360 or equivalent
Material: AWG28 (data wiring pair) or AWG20 to 28
(distribution pair)
Type: Twisted-pair shielded cable
Length: Up to 5.0m (16.4 ft)
Connectors: USB standard Series B pluggable
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