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COMPACT BIDIRECTIONAL AUTOSWITCH
Description
The Compact Bidirectional AutoSwitch allows 2 or 4
users to share one IEEE 1284 printer. The Switch
also lets you control the printer remotely using the
printer software (which is supplied with your
printer). You can change printer settings, as well as
receive printer messages like “printer busy,” “printer
out of paper,” and “paper jam” directly from your
computer.
The Switch is compatible with Windows 3.x and
Windows 95, is IEEE 1284 compliant, and supports
IEEE 1284 Nibble, Centronics
® , Bi-Tronics, ECP,
and EPP modes.