Cabling The Printer; Connecting The Printer To The Macintosh; Localtalk Connection To The Macintosh; Ethernet Connection To The Macintosh (Requires Ethernet Card Option) - Tektronix Phaser 480 Service Manual

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Installing the Printer and Drivers

Cabling the printer

Connecting the printer to the Macintosh

2-10 Phaser 480 Color Printer
Note
Carry spare serial and parallel cables. You can use them if you
encounter a defective cable or as an alternate means of testing the
printer-to-host communications.
This topic explains making a hardware connection between the printer and its
host computer, setting the communication parameters for the printer's serial and
parallel ports to be compatible with the user's host computer and driver
installation. This topic is divided into three main parts: Macintosh, PC, and
workstation.
A direct connection between the printer and the Macintosh is through the
printer's serial port. A networked connection for a Macintosh will most likely be
either a LocalTalk network or an Ethernet network.

LocalTalk connection to the Macintosh

1. Turn off the printer. LocalTalk protocol requires you to attach the
LocalTalk cable with the printer powered off.
2.
For a LocalTalk network connection, attach the network adapter to the
printer's LocalTalk port. Then attach the network cable (LocalTalk
cable, PhoneNet, etc.) to the network adapter.
3. Turn on the printer.

Ethernet connection to the Macintosh (requires Ethernet card option)

Note
For an Ethernet connection, the printer must have the Ethernet
option card installed. An Ethernet "Installed" label will be attached
to the rear panel next to the Ethernet connector.
1. Turn off the printer. EtherTalk protocol requires you to attach the
Ethernet cable with the printer powered off.
2.
Attach the Ethernet network adapter to the printer's AAUI connector.
Attach the network cable (ThickNet, ThinNet, TwistedPair) to the
network adapter.
3. Turn on the printer. During the printer's boot-up process, the printer's
network name is displayed in the Mac's Chooser and its node address
is resolved with the network. If the network features multiple zones,
the network router assigns the printer a zone name. The printer's
configuration page lists the name. The Section 6 topic "Printing the
configuration page" on page 6-19 explains printing this page.