Connecting Hp-Ib Printers - HP 16500B User Reference

Connect i ng H P- I B Pr i nt er s
The HP 16500B i nt er f aces di r ect l y w i t h HP PCL pr i nt er s suppor t i ng t he
pr i nt er com m and l anguage or w i t h Epson pr i nt er s suppor t i ng t he Epson
st andar d com m and set . These pr i nt er s m ust al so suppor t HP- I B and Li st en
Al w ays. Pr i nt er s cur r ent l y avai l abl e f r om Hew l et t - Packar d w i t h t hese
f eat ur es i ncl ude:
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HP Thi nkJet .
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HP Q ui et Jet .
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HP Laser Jet .
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HP Pai nt Jet .
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HP D eskJet .
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HP D eskJet C
The pr i nt er m ust be i n Li st en Al w ays w hen HP- I B i s t he pr i nt er i nt er f ace. I n
addi t i on, t he HP 16500B HP- I B por t does not r espond t o ser vi ce r equest s
(SRQ) w hen cont r ol l i ng a pr i nt er . The SRQ enabl e set t i ng f or t he HP- I B
pr i nt er has no ef f ect on HP 16500B pr i nt er oper at i on.
H P- IB Pri nter Setup
Tur n of f t he H P 16500B and connect an H P- I B cabl e f r om t he pr i nt er
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t o t he H P- I B connect or on t he r ear panel as show n bel ow .
HP-IB Connector on Rear Panel
Connecting a Printer

Connecting HP-IB Printers

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