Epson 9600 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

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The optional FireWire card allows multiple printers to be daisy-chained to your system, and can keep them all running at the full speed of the print engine.

EPSON’s optional Ethernet card keeps your printer running at full speed, limited only by the bandwidth of your network. To provide adequate bandwidth, you need a switched

100 Mbit hub on your network.

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

Depending on your system, you can connect the printer to your computer using any of the following:

•USB interface—for Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, and Macintosh (see page 46)

•Parallel interface—for Windows (see page 47)

•Optional IEEE 1394 FireWire interface card—for Windows Me, 2000, XP, and Macintosh (see page 48)

•Optional 10/100 BaseT Ethernet interface card—network connectivity for all systems (see page 48)

In some cases, it may be to your advantage to use an optional interface card instead of the built-in port (see note to the left). If you choose to purchase an optional interface card, see page 10 for ordering information.