Brother HL-1020, HL-820, HL-1040 manual Secure the connection with the wire clips. ②

Action 5-1: Connect Your Printer to Your Computers parallel interface

You must connect the printer to your computer with a suitable interface cable. In most cases, a bi-directional IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable is used for this connection.

1

Make sure that the printer power switch is off before connecting or disconnecting the interface cable.

Also, make sure that the computer is turned off.

2

Connect the parallel interface cable to the parallel interface port of the printer. ( ① )

Secure the connection with the wire clips. ( ② )

Connect the interface cable to the printer port of the computer.

✒NOTE

The HL-1040/1050 printer can also operate with an RS-232C/RS-422A serial interface by installing the optional serial interface board. In some countries it might be pre-installed. For more information, see “CHAPTER 4 OPTIONS” in the On-line User’s Guide.

For the location of your computers parallel (or serial, if you are using the optional interface board) printer port, refer to the User’s Guide of your computer.

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