Making the
Connection
QMS 4060 Print System Getting Started
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Making the Connection
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Caution: If you’re connecting the printer to a single PC via the parallel
interface, turn off both systems first.
1
Connect the PC and the printer using a parallel cable.
a
Connect the 25-pin end of the cable to the PC’s parallel
port.
b
Tighten the screws.
c
Attach the 36-pin end of the cable to the printer’s parallel
port (it’s labeled “PARALLEL”).
d
Close the clips.
2
Turn on both the printer and the PC.
A start-up page should print. If it doesn’t, see the “Printer Problem
Checklist” in chapter 9, “Troubleshooting Printer Problems” of the
Operation
guide.
3
Test communication between the printer and the PC.
You can do this by sending a file from one of your applications, or
you can see “Testing Communication” in chapter 9, “Trouble-
shooting Printer Problems” of the
Operation
guide.
Parallel Port