Setting up your printer
Operating the printer
2-8
Connecting the interface cable
The printer by default is provided with a parallel Centronics interface and an USB inter-
face. For further in-formation about the interfaces, refer to Appendix B,
“Interfaces” on
page B-1
.
Switching on the printer
1
Make sure that the printer and the com-
puter are switched off.
2
Connect the data cable between the
printer and the computer, in this exam-
ple a 36-pin centronics parallel cable.
Press the power switch
A
of the printer.
The printer initializes.
When the initialization is completed, the
Power indicator
A
and the Ready indicator
(SEL)
B
light up. If no paper has been
loaded, the Alarm indicator
C
also lights.
For more information on indicators, please
refer to the section
“Operations of the Control
Panel”
on page 2-12.
After loading paper, the printer is in the
online status and ready to accept data from
the system.
A
B
C
A
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