Connecting The Printer To A Pc; Direct Connection To A Pc; Networked Connection To A Pc Using The Printer's Ethernet Port; Connecting The Printer To A Workstation - Tektronix Phaser 440 Service Manual

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Installing the Printer and Drivers

Connecting the printer to a PC

Connecting the printer to a workstation

2-10 Phaser 440 Color Printer

Direct connection to a PC

1.
Turn off the printer. Turn off the host computer.
2. Attach the parallel interface cable to the host computer. Attach the
other end to the printer. Alternatively, attach the serial cable to the
host computer's serial port. Attach the other end to the printer's serial
port.
3.
Turn on the printer first and then the computer.

Networked connection to a PC using the printer's Ethernet port

In the Novell network the printer is connected to the network in the same
manner as the workstations using an Ethernet connection.
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Connect the interface cable to the printer's Ethernet AAUI connector.
You will need to use a network transceiver on the end of the interface
cable to adapt it to the AAUI connector.
3. Turn on the printer.

Direct connection to a workstation

1. Turn off the printer. Turn off the host computer.
2.
Attach the parallel interface cable to the workstation. Attach the other
end to the printer. Alternatively, attach the serial cable to the
workstation's serial port. Attach the other end to the printer's serial
port.
3. Turn on the printer and the computer.

Networked connection to a workstation

1. Turn off the printer.
2.
In the case of an Ethernet network, connect the interface cable to the
printer's Ethernet AAUI connector. You will need to use a network
transceiver on the end of the interface cable to adapt it to the AAUI
connector.
3. Turn on the printer.