Setting Up the Plotter

Task 7: Connect the Plotter to Your Computer

If You Are Connecting the Plotter Directly to Your Computer

1Decide whether to use the parallel or serial interface.

If your computer and your application software support it, use the parallel interface, as it is faster. You can connect both the parallel and the serial interface simultaneously if you wish: the plotter uses the interface that first receives data.

2Choose an interface cable.

A list of recommended HP cables for various computers starts on page 11-8.

IMPORTANT To achieve the best performance from your plotter, we recommend you only use genuine Hewlett-Packardinterface cables, whose reliability and performance have been thoroughly tested to give trouble-free performance.

3Switch OFF the plotter and then the computer.

4Connect one end of the cable to the appropriate port on the back of the plotter.

Port for parallel-interface

 

cable (plotter end of cable:

Port for serial-interface cable

36-pin male)

(plotter end of cable:

 

25-pin male)

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5Connect the other end of the cable to your computer. For help on choosing the correct port on the computer, refer to your computer documentation.

6Switch ON the computer and then the plotter.

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