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Printer interfaces, Setting up the communications port, Choosing an interface

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Printer interfaces 133 Printer interfaces Setting up the communications port 1 Open the device manager. 2 Configure the following to match your printer settings: • Bits per second • Data bits • Parity • Stop bits • Flow Control Note: For Flow Control, select Hardware to enable DTR protocol or XON/XOFF to enable XON/XOFF protocol. 3 Apply the changes. Choosing an interface On some printers, you can attach multiple interface cables at the same time. The printer automatically switches to the interface receiving a job. Then it prints the job and begins searching the interfaces for the next job. One or more of the following is built into your printer: a standard parallel connector, USB, or network connector. To use a port, connect a cable from the printer to the computer, then set the appropriate values. For more information, see the documentation that came with your printer. Use a parallel interface when you: • Attach your printer to a personal computer. • Attach your printer to a host system with a Centronics-compatible parallel port. • Attach your printer to a Lexmark external print server. Use a USB interface when you: • Attach your printer to a personal computer, iMac, Sun Ray, or Sun Blade. • Connect the printer to a computer that does not have an available parallel port. • Attach your printer to a Lexmark external print server. Note: Attach network cables to Ethernet print servers installed in your printer.

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Printer interfaces
Setting up the communications port
1
Open the device manager.
2
Configure the following to match your printer settings:
•
Bits per second
•
Data bits
•
Parity
•
Stop bits
•
Flow Control
Note:
For Flow Control, select Hardware to enable DTR protocol or XON/XOFF to enable XON/XOFF
protocol.
3
Apply the changes.
Choosing an interface
On some printers, you can attach multiple interface cables at the same time. The printer automatically switches
to the interface receiving a job. Then it prints the job and begins searching the interfaces for the next job.
One or more of the following is built into your printer: a standard parallel connector, USB, or network connector.
To use a port, connect a cable from the printer to the computer, then set the appropriate values. For more
information, see the documentation that came with your printer.
Use a parallel interface when you:
•
Attach your printer to a personal computer.
•
Attach your printer to a host system with a Centronics-compatible parallel port.
•
Attach your printer to a Lexmark external print server.
Use a USB interface when you:
•
Attach your printer to a personal computer, iMac, Sun Ray, or Sun Blade.
•
Connect the printer to a computer that does not have an available parallel port.
•
Attach your printer to a Lexmark external print server.
Note:
Attach network cables to Ethernet print servers installed in your printer.
Printer interfaces
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