7
Connecting the Printer
Your printer connects to your computer via a shielded, twisted-
pair parallel interface. Make sure that the parallel cable supports
bidirectional communication. Otherwise, the printer will not
work. Depending upon your geographic location, you may need
to obtain the appropriate cable. See "Options and Consumable
Products" in the
Daily Use
guide for details.
Follow these steps to connect the printer to your PC.
1. Make sure that the computer is turned off, and the printer’s
power cord is unplugged.
2. Plug the cable connector securely
into the printer's interface
connector. Then squeeze the wire
clips together until they lock in
place on both sides. If your cable
has a ground wire, connect it to
the ground connector below the
interface connector.
3. Plug the other end of the cable into the computer's parallel
interface. If there is a ground wire at the computer end of the
cable, connect it to the ground connector at the back of the
computer.
Installing the Printer Software
After connecting the printer to your computer, you need to install
the software included on the “Printer Software for EPSON Stylus
COLOR 480” CD-ROM shipped with your printer.
If you wish to make a floppy disk version of the printer software
on your CD-ROM, you can use the driver disk creation utility
included on the CD.
