Connecting Peripherals - Winbook XL3 User Manual

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User's Manual
If you connect to your
printer via a network,
contact your network
administrator for details on the
printer and the specific setup for
your network connection.
You might need to have
the driver disk that came
with your printer available
for the installation of the
printer drivers.
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Connecting Peripherals

Your WinBook XL3 has ports (serial, parallel, PS/2, infrared, USB), slots
(PCMCIA) and jacks (AC power, microphone, audio in and out) that allow
you to connect peripheral devices to your computer. You can also use the
docking port to connect your computer to a port replicator.
Printer
Whether you purchase a portable computer or a desktop model, you will
probably connect the printer to the computer via the parallel cable. You
might also connect to a printer via a network connection, a serial connec-
tion, a USB connection, or via the IR (infrared) port (see Chapter Three
for information on using the
infrared printing option).
Whatever the nature of the
connection, you will need to set
up the necessary drivers for the
printer. You can vary the port
connection (or network setup)
at the step where it is requested.
If you will be connecting the
device to a parallel or serial port
instead of a virtual port (IR), you
should shut down the system
before connecting the printer (you
do not need to shut down to con-
nect a USB printer). If your print-
er is Plug and Play compliant,
your system will detect the new
hardware on boot and begin the
process of setting up the printer.
Figure 4.6: Add Printer Window