8 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.

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

50-pin low-density plug to

 

cable

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.

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.

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