Figuru2-4. Installingtheribboncartridge.
Afteryou haveinstalledthe ribboncartridge,closethe frontcover.
Leavethefront coverclosedduringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeeps out
dustanddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly
tochangethe ribbonor make anadjustment.
Connectingtheinterfacecable
Comect theprinter to yourcomputerusingastandard Centronicsparallel
interfacecable.OnaPS/2or PC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouuse
the25-pinD-typecomectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-
pinconnectorattheprinterend.Theconjuration of theprinter’scomector
is givenin Chapter 11should youneed acable for connectingto another
computer.
Ifyouneedtoconnecttoaserialport,usetheoptionalSerialRS-232interface
cartridge,IS-8XL.
Followtheproceduresbelowto connectthe interfacecable:
1. Turnoff the powerswitchboth theprinterand the computer.
2. Connecttheinterfacecableto the printeras shownin Figure 2-5.
Makesurethat you presstheplug fullyinto the interfacecomcctor.
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