MUTOH Rockhopper II Series, User Manual

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Rockhopper II series printers – User’s Guide
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AP-75095, Rev. 2.0, 24/10/03
4.8. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR PC
How to connect the printer to your PC.
4.8.1. System requirements
To use your printer with the driver, you need a PC that fulfills the following system requirements.
System OS
Windows 2000 Professional
CPU Pentium III 1 GHz or higher
Memory (RAM) 512 MB or more
Hard disk space 10 GB or more
Notes :
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The memory requirements may vary depending on the type of applications you are
using and the complexity of the document you want to print.
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MUTOH recommends you to use a hard disk and bulk memory as large as possible.
4.8.2. Selecting cables
This printer is compatible with following interfaces :
¾ Centronics interface
¾
Network interface
The following cables are necessary to connect your printer to the computer. Prepare appropriate cables
according to the computer to be connected.
¾ Centronics interface: Centronics interface cable
¾
Network interface: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet cable that is compatible with both.
(Category 5)
Notes :
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See below for the connection procedure.
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Refer to ‘Connecting the Centronics interface’
o
Refer to ‘Connecting the network interface’
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Refer to "Interface Specifications" for the connection procedure.
4.8.3. Connecting the Centronics interface
The procedure for connecting the Centronics interface is explained below.
To connect the printer to your computer, follow the steps below.
Step 1 :
Turn off the printer and your computer.
Step 2 :
Plug the cable connector of the interface cable into the interface connector at the back of the printer.
Squeeze the wire clips together until they lock into place.