You can connect the 3240 printer to almost any system available and establish
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Connecting the Printer to Your System
You can connect your 3240 printer to a PC, a local area network, an AS/400 (or
other midrange computer), or a mainframe. This section provides the
information necessary for connecting to any of these systems.
Connecting the 3240 to a PC
You can connect the 3240 to either a serial port or parallel port (if you have the
parallel option installed in your printer) on your PC. You must provide the
correct cables for connecting the printer.
Serial and Parallel Connector Location
A Connect to a serial port.
B Connect to a parallel port.
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connecting the printer to your system.
verifying communications between the printer and your system.
configuring the serial port.
customizing the printer for your applications.
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