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26 Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh
Section 4: Using the CD Color
Printer III with Macintosh
A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER
The CD Color Printer III is designed to be used with any Apple
Macintosh supporting Color QuickDraw™ and running system
software 7.0 or higher. For best performance, a Macintosh with
a 68040 processor and 8MB of RAM (or higher) or a
PowerPC™ with 8MB of RAM (or higher) is recommended.
The printer driver is accelerated for use with a PowerPC/G3.
The printer is equipped with a high-speed serial port. This port
is the means through which the printer receives data from your
computer. This port is not AppleTalk™ compatible. To connect
the printer to your computer, simply obtain a standard serial
cable with an 8 pin mini-DIN connection on each end, and
refer to the following steps:
1. Connect one end of the serial cable to the printer.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to either the Printer or
Modem port of your Macintosh.
NOTE: If your Macintosh does not have a high-speed serial port (Printer or
Modem Port) but has a USB port, then you must purchase a USB-to-
parallel port cable adapter. One end connects to the USB bus of your
computer, and the other to the parallel connector of the printer.
The printer must be powered up and connected to be displayed in the
Chooser.
MacOS 8.6 or higher is recommended, as well as using Apple’s
version of USB Print Driver.
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