Printer Ports; Selecting The Printer Interface; Connecting To The Localtalk Port - Xante ScreenWriter 3 Manual

Printer Ports

Your printer has standard LocalTalk, serial, and parallel ports and an
optional Ethernet port. These simultaneously active interfaces can
receive jobs from different operating environments without hardware
switching.

Selecting the Printer Interface

Connect to the appropriate printer interface for your host computer
or network environment:
Macintosh without Ethernet
PC without Ethernet
PC/Printer distance < 10 ft. (3 m)
PC/Printer distance > 10 ft. (3 m),
Ethernet connection

Connecting to the LocalTalk Port

Use the following equipment to connect your printer to a Macintosh
computer via the LocalTalk port (fig. 2.27).
• Two LocalTalk connector boxes with DIN-8 connectors
• A standard phone cable (RJ-11)
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Fig. 2.27 Printer Ports
< 25 ft. (7.6 m)
(UTP)
(Coaxial)
LocalTalk Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
UTP or Coaxial