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Tektronix Phaser 840 Color Printer 071-0389-00 User Manual

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Getting Set Up

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Phaser 840 Color Printer

Connecting to the parallel port

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The maximum length for the parallel cable is 3 meters (10 ft.).

Use a high-density, bi-directional, parallel cable or a Tektronix 36-pin
high-density printer-to-25-pin DSUB PC cable (order number
012-1468-00). Otherwise, use a 36-pin to 36-pin parallel cable and the
parallel adapter supplied with the printer.

Connect a parallel interface cable to your computer and to the printer’s
parallel port.

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If you are connecting a peripheral device (scanner or external hard drive),
follow the instructions “Connecting a SCSI peripheral device” on page 12.
Otherwise, refer to “Turn on the printer” on page 14.

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