Connecting A Parallel Printer - Toshiba Satellite 200 Series User Manual

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Connecting a Parallel Printer

The previous illustration shows the correct insertion procedure.
Make sure your fingers are touching the label and that the protec-
tive cover points toward the diskette drive. When the diskette is
almost completely in the drive, you will feel a slight resistance.
Push the diskette gently into place. When the diskette is securely
in the drive, the disk eject button pops out.
Push the disk eject button to remove a diskette from the drive.
Connecting a Parallel Printer
If you've already purchased a printer, now is a great time to con-
nect it to the computer. If you don't have or don't wish to connect a
printer yet, don't worry. You can always connect one later.
The most common type of printer is a parallel printer. To connect a
parallel printer, you'll need a standard parallel printer cable. You
may have received a cable when you purchased your printer. Oth-
erwise, printer cables are available from your dealer and at most
computer and electronics stores.
If your printer is ECP- or IEEE-compliant, make sure your
printer cable is an IEEE 1284 cable.
To connect the printer to the computer, follow these steps:
1 Make sure the computer is off.
Don't connect the printer cable if the computer's power is on.
Doing so may cause damage to the printer, the computer or
both.
2 Identify the two ends of the printer cable.
One end (with the male DB-25 connector) connects to the
computer. The other end connects to the printer.