DataCard ImageCard Magna User Manual page 110

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Connect a parallel port data cable
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Attach the parallel port cable to the ECP parallel port on the printer.
The parallel port cable must be a shielded, Type C, IEEE 1284 parallel port cable,
up to a maximum of 6.5 feet or 2 meters long.
Figure 7-6: Connect the parallel port cable
Attach the other end of the cable to the parallel port on the PC (see
Press the cable connector all the way onto the port, and then turn the posts to
secure the cable to the PC.
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Some parallel communication devices use a cable with a plug that allows
another device to be attached, so that two parallel devices are attached to
one PC parallel port, known as a pass-through or piggy-back plug. The printer
and printer driver cannot communicate reliably through such a plug. Install an
additional parallel port in the PC if needed.
User's Guide for ImageCard® Magna™ and UltraGrafix® Magna™ Printers
Install the printer
Figure 7-6).