Printronix P8000 Series, Administrator'S Manual

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Is located within the maximum allowable cable length to the host
computer. This distance depends on the type of interface you plan to use,
as shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Maximum Interface Connection Cable Length
Interface Type Maximum Cable Length
Centronics Parallel 5 meters (15 feet)
IEEE 1284 Parallel 10 meters (32 feet)
Serial RS-232 15 meters (50 feet)
USB 2.0 Universal Serial Bus 5 meters (15 feet)
Twisted Pair / Type 3 300 meters (985 feet)
Ethernet 10/100Base-T 100 meters (328 feet)