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Parallel Devices
You can attach a parallel device to the FDD/Parallel port on the left side of your NEC
Versa FXi system. To install a parallel device you need the cable with a female
25-pin connector that ships with your system and, for most parallel printers, a
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through the Windows Control Panel.
Connect a parallel device to your NEC Versa as follows.
Check that power to both the NEC Versa and the device is off.
1.
2.
Open the FDD/Parallel port cover on the left side of the system and locate the
FDD/Parallel port.
3.
Align and connect the 25-pin parallel cable (small end) connector to the port on the
system and lock the connector clips.
Align and connect the other end of the cable to the parallel port on the device.
4.
Lock the connector clips.
A – FDD/Parallel Port
Connect the power cable to the device and a properly grounded wall outlet.
5.
6.
Turn on power to the system and the device.
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-compatible 36-pin connector.
When you connect a printer, be sure to install the appropriate printer driver
Connecting a parallel device
B – Parallel Connector Cable
Using External Devices 8-3
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