Tektronix Phasershare Printer manual PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card, LocalTalk connection

2 PhaserShare Series B Network Interfaces

PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card

With the PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card, you can connect the printer to a LocalTalk network. Both the LocalTalk connection on the card and the Ethernet connector on the printer’s rear panel are simultaneously active.

When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased initially with the printer, it is installed at the factory. When a PhaserShare Series B card is purchased later as an upgrade kit, follow the installation instructions that are shipped with the card.

LocalTalk connection

N O T E

LocalTalk is sometimes referred to as AppleTalk. LocalTalk refers to the physical connection; AppleTalk is the protocol.

You can make LocalTalk connections between the printer and a single computer or a LocalTalk network. If your LocalTalk installation is complex, or if you need assistance, contact your network system administrator.

C A U T I O N

Connect your printer to a LocalTalk network before you turn on the printer.

The PhaserShare Series B LocalTalk card has the following connections and indicators on the rear panel:

1.TX indicator (yellow); blinks while the interface is transmitting.

2.RX indicator (green); blinks while the interface is receiving.

3.LocalTalk connector; 8-pin, circular DIN.

N O T E

Both indicators flashing together indicates a fatal software error. Turn the printer off, then on again; if the problem persists, replace the card.

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