Nikon LS-10 Installation Guide for Macintosh - Manual (Page 27)

The SCSI Interface Chapter 3
To use the LS-lOE with all other Macintosh computers, the TERM PWR switch
must be set to the OFF position.
Please proceed to the section “SCSI Cables.”
Terminating the IS* 10
Setting termination on the LS-10 is simple. Termination is controlled by the
position of the #4 switch of the configuration DIP switch block. If you recall, setting
the SCSI ID number required use of only the #1, #2, and #3 switches.
Configuration
DIP Switch —
SCSI termination off-
SCSI termination on ■ -im;r
Figure 3.4 SCSI termination using configuration DIP switch #4 on the rear of the LS-10.
If switch #4 is in the ON position, Coolscan is internally terminated. If switch #4
is in the OFF position (the factory default setting), Coolscan is «or internally terminat­
ed. These two settings are shown in Figure 3.4.
SCSI Cables
There are three basic types of SCSI cables that can be used with Coolscan. These
are all 50 conductor cables, i.e. they have 50
contacts,
or ‘pins.’ These three cables are
described below.
If you are installing an LS-10, please proceed to the section “SCSI Cables
Used With the LS-10.”
SCSI Cables Used With the LS-10E
Three different types of SCSI connectors exist on Macintosh computers. The first
is a
25-pin DB-25
type connector, the second is a
Centronics 50-pin
type connector, and
the third is the
HDI-30 connector,
found on Macintosh Powerbooks. To use Coolscan
(or any other SCSI device) with a Powerbook, you should purchase the Apple HDI-30
SCSI Cable, which plugs into the Powerbook’s SCSI connector and provides a
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