8. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER EO1-33076 8. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER 8. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER The following paragraphs outline how to connect your host computer to the printer, and will also show how to make cable connections to other devices. Depending on the system configuration you use to print labels, there are 5 possibilities for connecting the printer to your host computer. These are: 1. A parallel cable connection between the printer’s standard parallel connector and your host computer’s parallel port (LPT). 2. An Ethernet connection using the standard LAN board. 3.
A USB cable connection between the printer’s standard USB connector and your host computer’s USB port. (Conforming to USB 2.0 Full Speed) 4. A serial cable connection between the printer’s optional RS-232C serial connector and one of your host computer’s COM ports. 5. Wireless LAN using an optional Wireless LAN board. For details of each interface, refer to APPENDIX 2. The diagram below shows all the possible cable connections to the current version of the printer. Serial Interface Board (Option) Wireless LAN Interface Board (Option) Expansion I/O Interface (Option) Parallel Interface Connector (Centronics) USB Interface Connector LAN Interface Connector Fig. 8-1 8-1