Datacard Group ImageCard SelectTM and UltraGrafix SelectTM Printers - Manual (Page 84)

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Install the printer
User’s Guide for ImageCard® Select™ and UltraGrafix® Select™ Printers
Connect a parallel port data cable
1 Attach the parallel port cable to the ECP parallel port on the printer.
The parallel port cable must be a shielded, Type C, IEEE 1284 parallel port cable,
up to a maximum of 6.5 feet or 2 meters long.
Figure 7-2: Connect the parallel port cable
2 Attach the other end of the cable to the parallel port on the PC ( see Figure 7-2 ).
Press the cable connector all the way onto the port, and then turn the posts to
secure the cable to the PC.
Some parallel communication devices use a cable with a plug that allows
another device to be attached, so that two parallel devices are attached to
one PC parallel port, known as a pass-through or piggy-back plug. The printer
and printer driver cannot communicate reliably through such a plug. Install an
additional parallel port in the PC if needed.
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