Connecting The Printer; Connecting To A Centronics Port - Oce 5250 User Manual

Connecting the printer

This section explains how to connect your printer to your computer. You can
connect the Océ 5250 via two connections:
Centronics
1
Ethernet
2
There are several steps in the connection sequence:
Connect the appropriate cable to the computer and the printer
Install and configure the appropriate drivers (see the driver installation
instructions)
Additionally, if required, you must do the following for the ethernet
connection:
Configure the printer IP parameters (address, subnet mask and default
gateway).
Configure the printer for the SMB protocol.

Connecting to a Centronics port

The Centronics port is located at the rear of the printer. It is an Amphenol 36
pin female connector. The maximum Centronics cable length is 4 meters.
To connect to a Centronics port
Switch off the printer.
1
Connect one end of the Centronics cable to the computer's Centronics parallel
2
port.
Connect the other end to the printer's Centronics parallel port [1] (see
3
figure 68).
Switch on the printer, and wait for the auto tests to complete.
4
You can set the Centronics port connection to either Compatible or ECP.
Note:
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