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On Left: AC power connection; On Right: Top to Bottom: Serial Port connection; Bar-
code Port connection; Parallel Port connection; Keyboard Port connection.
Required Materials:
•
Compatible external printer
•
Standard Centronics parallel printer cable (or IEEE 1284 Centronics parallel printer cable), 10 ft or
less
•
8½" x 11" (letter) or A4 paper (no envelopes, labels, or custom sizes of paper)
How to attach an external printer:
1
Unpack and set up the printer according to the manufacturer's operating instructions.
2
Connect the printer to the QBC STAR instrument's printer (parallel) port (see Figure 4) using the
cable specifi ed above.
3
Verify that any printer cartridges are installed and that the correct size paper is present.
4
Turn on power to the QBC STAR instrument fi rst.
5
Turn on power to the external printer second.
6
Go to the printer setup menu (see below, More Options) and make sure you: a) disable the internal
printer if you do not want to continue using it; b) enable the external printer; and c) enable or dis-
able color printing.
7
When turning power off, turn off the printer fi rst, then the QBC STAR instrument.
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Figure 4 – External Connections
2 – Installation and Setup
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