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Getting Started
Setting up your computer
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Connecting a printer
Before connecting a printer, you need to know whether it uses
a USB or a parallel interface. Check the printer’s
documentation.
You also need a suitable printer cable, which may come with
your printer. Otherwise, you can purchase one from a
computer or electronics store.
NOTE: If your printer is ECP- or IEEE-compliant, make sure your
printer cable is an IEEE 1284 cable.
To connect a parallel printer:
CAUTION: Connecting the parallel printer cable while the
computer is on may damage the printer, the computer, or both.
1 Connect the printer cable to the printer and to the
computer’s parallel port.
Identifying the ends of a parallel printer cable
2 Plug the printer’s power cable into a live AC outlet.
To connect a USB printer:
1 Plug the USB connector into one of the USB ports on
your computer.
2 Plug the printer’s power cable into a live AC outlet.
See your printer documentation for additional configuration
steps, or see “Setting up a printer” on page 52.
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