Setting Interface; Usb Interface; Network (Lan) Interface - GRAPHTEC FC9000 Series User Manual

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Setting Interface

This section describes how to set the interface.
The plotter has USB, network (LAN) and RS-232C* interfaces, and these interfaces are switched automatically.
To use one of the interfaces on this plotter, you need to install the driver software on the PC.
* RS-232C interface depends on the sales area. For details, please contact the distributor where you purchased.

USB interface

To use the USB interface, the driver software must be installed in the computer. Please the SETUP MANUAL to
install the driver software.
origin point settings for HP-GL (when using HP-GL commands).
CAUTION
Operation cannot be guaranteed in the following cases:
When the plotter is connected to a USB hub or extension port.
When a driver other than the one provided as a standard accessory is used.
Notes when using the USB 3.0 interface
Because that some computer equipped with a USB 3.0 interface is not compatible with USB 2.0 or later interface, you need to check
it.
Do not perform the followings:
Do not connect or disconnect the USB cable while installing the USB driver on the computer.
disconnect the USB cable within a 5-second period of connecting it.
Do not disconnect the cable during data transfer.
Do not connect multiple plotters to a single computer using the USB interface.

Network (LAN) interface

To use the network (LAN) interface, the settings of the computer and the device such as a network hub have been
completed and the environment that can connect the computer to the network must be established.
CAUTION
To connect through a LAN, you need a network (LAN) cable and a network hub. Please purchase them separately.
please see the equipment manual, or consult the manufacturer or network administrator.
Ethernet is compliant with 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX. Please check your network environment.
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