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6. Making Connections • Connecting a Printer. • Connecting an External Display. • Connect an External Mouse and Keyboard. • Making Serial Connections. • Making Parallel Connections. • Making Infrared Connections. Your OmniBook is a powerful computer in its own right-but you'll greatly expand its capabilities by connecting other devices. For information about connecting audio devices, see "To connect a microphone, speakers, or headphones." Connecting a Printer Before you can print from your OmniBook, you have to set up the OmniBook so it knows how to communicate with the printer. You can set up the OmniBook to print on several types of printers. However, you can select only one printer as the default printer. In this section you'll learn how to • Install a printer. • Change printer settings. To install a printer Setting up a printer includes specifying the type of printer, specifying the port where the printer will be connected, and possibly defining other printer options. You don't need to connect a printer in order to install it-you can install printers in advance. 59

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6. Making Connections
•
Connecting a Printer.
•
Connecting an External Display.
•
Connect an External Mouse and Keyboard.
•
Making Serial Connections.
•
Making Parallel Connections.
•
Making Infrared Connections.
Your OmniBook is a powerful computer in its own right—but you’ll greatly expand its
capabilities by connecting other devices.
For information about connecting audio devices, see
“To connect a microphone,
speakers, or headphones.”
Connecting a Printer
Before you can print from your OmniBook, you have to set up the OmniBook so it
knows how to communicate with the printer.
You can set up the OmniBook to print on several types of printers. However, you can
select only one printer as the default printer.
In this section you’ll learn how to
•
Install a printer.
•
Change printer settings.
To install a printer
Setting up a printer includes specifying the type of printer, specifying the port where
the printer will be connected, and possibly defining other printer options. You don’t
need to connect a printer in order to install it—you can install printers in advance.