17Connecting and Switching On the Printer
About the Printer Cable
The printer is equipped with a parallel interface and USB interface. To connect the printer to
your computer, you need a commercially available parallel or USB printer cable(interface
cable) that supports bi-directional communication. The bi-directional communication capa-
bility is required for the Printer Status feature to operate.
Check the interface connector of your computer, read a brief description
about the interface below, and follow the instructions in the "Getting
Started" manual to set up the printer.
Recommended printer cable speciļ¬cations are as follows.
Recommended printer cables (parallel):
Material: AWG28 or larger
Type: Twisted-pair shielded cable
Length: Up to 2.0m (6.5 ft)
Connectors: Amphenol 30360 or equivalent
Recommended printer cables (USB):
Material: AWG28 (data wiring pair) or AWG20 to 28
(distribution pair)
Type: Twisted-pair shielded cable
Length: Up to 5.0m (16.4 ft)
Connectors: USB standard Series B pluggable
