Digital Equipment LN17, Setting-Up Manual

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The following table lists cables and adapters available to
support the LN17/LP17ps printers. Contact your dealer or
Digital for ordering information.
Table 1 LN17 printer cable specifications
Port Type Cable Type(s) Connection Type Maximum Length
Parallel P1284 IEEE P1284-B Compliant
Parallel Cable Standard Centronics
36-pin male 2 meters (6 feet)
Ethernet (option) ThinNet (10base2)
(RG-58 coaxial cable) BNC 185 meters (607 feet)
and 30 devices per
segment
10baseT
(24 gauge, unshielded
twisted pair cable) RJ-45 100 meters (330 feet)
per cable
LocalTalk (option) LocalTalk
PhoneNet DIN-8 300 meters (990 feet)
with a maximum of 32
devices
Table 2 PC and Macintosh cables and adapters
Host Connector Type
Cables Length
AppleTalk Cable
DIN 8-pin Male
BCC46-06 1.8 m (6 ft)
Parallel Cables
25-pin Centronics Parallel
25-pin Centronics Parallel
BC19M-06
BC19M-10
1.8 m (6 ft)
3.0 m (10 ft)
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