Xante Colour ScreenWriter, User Manual

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__________________________________________ Installation 2-23
5. Plug the terminating resistors into the open sockets in the
connector boxes (fig. 2.26).
Note: Terminate open sockets (one on each end of your
LocalTalk network) with terminators supplied with
your LocalTalk connectors (fig. 2.26). Closing open
sockets helps speed data transmission and ensure the
printer is available in the Chooser.
6. Go to “Connecting the Power Cord and Verifying Setup” later
in this chapter.
Connecting to the Parallel Port
Use a bidirectional parallel cable to connect your PC and printer via
the parallel port (fig. 2.27). The cable’s printer end has a 36-pin male
connector; the computer end has a 25-pin male connector.
36-pin Connector
To Printer
25-pin Connector
To Host Computer
Fig. 2.27 Bidirectional Parallel Cable
1. Turn off your PC.
2. Plug the cable’s 36-pin connector into the printer’s parallel
port and the 25-pin connector into the computer’s parallel port
(fig. 2.27).
3. Go to “Connecting the Power Cord and Verifying Setup” later
in this chapter.