5.Connect the other end of the cable to the printer as shown in the following illustration. To secure the cable, squeeze the clips at each side of the printer connector and push them into place.
6.Plug the printer’s power cable into an electrical outlet.
7.Before starting your computer, be sure to set DIP switch 1 on the back panel to the off position, as described on page 1-8 in “Setting the DIP Switches.” This tells your computer that a printer is connected to the parallel interface.
Note
If you plan to use an external 5 1/4-inch diskette drive with your Equity LT-286, you must connect the external drive to the parallel interface, Therefore, you cannot have both a parallel printer and the diskette drive connected at the same time. If you’re using an external 5 1/4-inch diskette drive, you need to set DIP switch 1 on the back panel to the on position. See “Setting the DIP Switches,” on page 1-8,
1-6Setting Up Your System
