Chapter 2 Select A Site
Select A Site
Select a printer site that meets all of the following requirements:
•Permits complete opening of the printer cover and doors.
•For cabinet models, allows at least three feet of clearance behind the printer. (This permits air to circulate freely around the printer and provides access to the paper stacking area.)
•Has a standard power outlet that supplies
•Is relatively
•Has a temperature range of 10° C to 40° C (50° F to 104° F) and a relative humidity from 15% to 90%
•Is located within the maximum allowable cable length to the host computer. This distance depends on the type of interface you plan to use, as shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Maximum Interface Connection Cable Length
Interface Type | Maximum Cable Length |
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Centronics Parallel | 5 meters (15 feet) |
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Dataproducts Parallel | 12 meters (40 feet) |
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IEEE 1284 Parallel | 10 meters (32 feet) |
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Serial | 15 meters (50 feet) |
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Serial | 1220 meters (4000 feet) |
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Coax | 1500 meters (4920 feet) |
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Twinax | 1500 meters (4920 feet) |
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Twinax (shielded cable) | 1500 meters (4920 feet) |
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Twisted Pair / Type 3 | 300 meters (985 feet) |
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Ethernet | 100 meters (328 feet) |
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