Connecting A Parallel Printer - Toshiba Portégé 650CT User Manual

Disconnecting the External Diskette Drive
To detach the external diskette drive from the computer, press the
cable connector buttons (on each side of the cable connector) and
gently pull the connector out of the external diskette drive port.
If you try to access a diskette in the external diskette drive
after disconnecting the drive, you will get a disk error
message.

Connecting a Parallel Printer

If you've already purchased a printer, now is a great time to con-
nect it to the computer. If you don't have or don't wish to connect a
printer yet, don't worry. You can always connect one later.
The most common type of printer is a parallel printer. To connect
a parallel printer, you'll need a standard parallel printer cable. You
may have received a cable when you purchased your printer. Oth-
erwise, printer cables are at most computer and electronics stores.
To connect the printer to the computer, follow these steps:
1 Make sure the computer is off.
2 Identify the two ends of the printer cable.
One end (with the male DB-25 connector) connects to the
computer. The other end connects to the printer.
To the computer
Identifying the ends of the printer cable
3 Connect the printer cable to your printer.
If you're unsure how to do this, your printer's documentation
will tell you how.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer
Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Connecting a Parallel Printer
To the printer
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