2. PRINTER SETUP
ENGLISH VERSION
2.5 Connecting the Printer to Your Host Computer
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2.5 Connecting the
Printer to Your Host
Computer
The following paragraphs outline how to connect your host computer to
the printer, and will also show how to make cable connections to other
devices. Depending on the system configuration you use to print labels,
there are 6 possibilities for connecting the printer to your host computer.
These are:
•
A parallel cable connection between the printer’s optional parallel
connector and your host computer’s parallel port (LPT). <Option>
•
An Ethernet connection using the standard LAN board.
•
A USB cable connection between the printer’s standard USB
connector and your host computer’s USB port. (Conforming to
USB 2.0 High Speed)
•
A serial cable connection between the printer’s optional RS-232C
serial connector and one of your host computer’s COM ports.
<Option>
•
Wireless LAN using an optional Wireless LAN board. <Option>
•
Connect to the printer via the Standard Bluetooth Interface
For details of each interface, refer to
APPENDIX 1
.
After connecting the necessary interface cables, set an operating
environment of the printer.
The diagram below shows all the possible cable connections to the
current version of the printer.
BT Interface
Parallel Interface
Serial Interface Connector
(Option)
Power Inlet
USB Interface Connector
LAN Interface Connector
Expansion I/O Interface
(Option)
Wireless LAN Interface Board
(Option)
USB Host Connector
