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Phaser 740 and 740L Laser Printers
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Connecting Peripheral Devices
Connecting SCSI devices

Required items

A SCSI peripheral cable for each SCSI device.
The printer uses a SCSI-2, 50-pin connector.
One SCSI cable terminator, unless one of the SCSI devices has an internal
terminator.
To order supplies and accessories, contact your local dealer or visit the Tektronix
web site at www.tek.com/Color_Printers/supplies.

Connection overview

Determine which SCSI device has which SCSI ID number:
The printer is SCSI ID 7.
For the SCSI devices, select SCSI ID numbers 0 – 6.
Turn off the printer.
Turn off the SCSI device.
Connect SCSI cables.
Check termination.
Connect a SCSI device:
Tektronix hard disk
Recommended scanner
Turn on the SCSI device.
Turn on the printer.
Initialize the hard disk drive.
012-1465-00 SCSI-2 HD to SCSI-1 LD cable 50-pin high-density plug to 50-pin
low-density plug;
2.0 meters (6.56 feet)
Connects the printer’s SCSI port to a hard disk drive or a scanner SCSI
port.
012-1299-00 SCSI-1 LD to Macintosh SCSI
cable 50-pin low-density plug to
Macintosh SCSI 25-pin plug
Combine with 013-0297-00 to connect the printer’s SCSI port to a hard
disk drive with Macintosh SCSI 25-pin plug.
013-0297-00 SCSI-1 LD to SCSI-2 HD adapter SCSI adapter: converts 50-pin
low-density plug to 50-pin
high-density plug
Use with either 012-1465-00 or 012-1299-00 to convert a low-density
SCSI connection to a high-density SCSI connection.