Digital Equipment LA310, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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Installing the Printer
1.5 Connecting the Printer to a Computer System
1.5 Connecting the Printer to a Computer System
You need to consider the following elements when connecting LA310
MultiPrinter to a computer system:
• Physical connection
• Communication modes
• Protocols
• Protocol selection
1.5.1 Physical Connection to a Computer System
To connect the printer to a computer system:
1. Plug the interface cable into the back of the printer.
To connect the LA310 MultiPrinter to your Digital PC or PC-compatible
machine through parallel communication, use the parallel data cable
BC19M-10. See Figure 1–13, part A.
To connect the LA310 MultiPrinter to your Digital VAX system, Digital PC
or PC compatible, or video terminal, through serial communication, use one
of the following:
• the non-shielded serial data cable BC16E-10. See Figure 1–13, part B.
• the shielded serial cable DD16E-10, and attach the grounding hook –
see Figure 1–13, part C.
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