Instruction Manual
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Manual Revision: 02/06/2015
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ICUSB1284D25
6 ft. USB to DB25 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable
*actual product may vary from photos
Packaging Contents
• 1 x USB to Parallel Printer Cable
System Requirements
• Intel-compatible 486DX-66 MHz CPU or higher with an available
USB port
• Windows® 8 (32/64bit), 7 (32/64), Vista (32/64), XP(32/64), 2000,
ME, 98SE; Windows® Server 2008 R2; Mac OS 10.0 – 10.8; Linux
2.6.x – 3.9.x
Installation
Windows / Mac OS
NOTE:
Installation on a computer that is running Windows 2000
and later), or Mac OS 10.4 (and later) is automatic
1. Connect the USB to Parallel cable to an available USB port - do
not connect the printer to the cable yet.
2. The OS will detect the cable and install the necessary software
automatically.
Windows 98SE
1. Open a web browser and go to www.startech.com/downloads.
2. Enter the product ID “ICUSB1284D25” and click Search.
3. Select the product from the search results, and download the
available Prolific_PL2305.zip file.
4. Once downloaded, extract the contents using your preferred
utility.
5. Connect the USB to Parallel cable to an available USB port - do
not connect the printer to the cable yet.
6. Windows will detect the adapter and prompt for drivers.
7. Browse to the location that the download was saved and select
the “Prolific_PL2305.zip\MS_pl2305_Win98” folder as the location
to search for drivers.
8. Windows will automatically install the drivers from the download.
Setting Up a Printer Device
1. Turn off your printer. Plug the DB25 connector of the USB to
Parallel Printer cable into your printer or printer cable.
2. Turn your printer and computer on.
3. Plug the USB connector of the cable into the USB port of your
computer.
4. If you have already installed a printer device before click “Start”,
“Settings”, “Printers”. Right-click the default installed printer and
click on “Properties”. The properties dialog box of the installed
printer will appear on your screen.
5. Click the details folder tab and change the printer port to
LPT2:USB to Parallel Port (Win98SE) or USB001 (WinXP *Note that
there may be other USB00x ports, so you may need to try each
one).
6. If you do not have a printer installed yet, click “Start”, “Settings”,
“Printers”, “Add Printer”. The Add Printer Wizard will start and
assist you in installing a new printer device. Select the printer
manufacturer and model name from the list provided by the
wizard or use the driver disk supplied with your printer.
7. When prompted which port the printer will use, click on LPT2:USB
to Parallel Port (Win98SE) or USB001 (WinXP *Note that there may
be other USB00x ports, so you may need to try each one).
