Xante 3 Series warranty Two terminating resistors, LocalTalk Connector Boxes, Resistors, and Cable

•Two terminating resistors

DIN-8 Connector

RJ-11 Cable

Connector	Terminating	Connector
Box	Resistor	Box

Fig. 2.28 LocalTalk Connector Boxes, Resistors, and Cable

1.Turn off your printer and your computer.

2.Plug the DIN-8 connector on one LocalTalk connector box into the printer’s 8-pin LocalTalk port.

3.Plug the DIN-8 connector on the second LocalTalk connector box into the Macintosh’s printer port (refer to your Apple Macintosh manual).

4.Connect the two LocalTalk connector boxes with the RJ-11 phone cable.

5.Plug the terminating resistor(s) into the open socket(s) in the connector box(es) (fig. 2.28).

Note: Terminate open sockets on the ends of your LocalTalk network with terminators supplied with your LocalTalk connectors (fig. 2.28). Closing open sockets helps speed data transmission and ensure the printer is available in the Chooser.

6.Turn on your printer and Macintosh.

7.Verify that Macintosh is set up to communicate using LocalTalk.

•For operating systems prior to 7.5, go to Control Panels: Network. Select LocalTalk.

•For operating systems 7.5 and later, go to Control Panels: AppleTalk. From the Connect via menu, select Printer Port.

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