(IEEE 1284 is indicated on the cable). This cable must be 6.5
feet/2 meters or less in length.
If your computer supports only Centronics (IEEE 488) unidirec-
tional communication, you may use either an Centronics parallel
cable (unmarked on cable) or an IEEE 1284 bidirect ional parallel
cable (IEEE 1284 is indicated on the cable). However, we recom-
mend an IEEE 1284 cable. The IEEE 1284 cable must be 6.5
feet/2 meters or less in length while the Centronics cable may be
longer.
Serial cable—If the printer is more than about 6.5 f eet/2 meters from
the computer, we recommend using a serial cable for better commu-
nication. For best results, the serial cable should be less than 25 feet/
7.6 meters long.
1 Attach the cable to the printer and the PC.
Parallel Cable