Toshiba 9100 User Guide
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Connecting Other External Devices
Connecting a local printer
Connecting a local printer
Connecting a local printer
NOTE: Read the documentation that came with your printer.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions when connecting a
local printer.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions when connecting a
local printer.
NOTE: You must supply the proper printer cable. If one did
not come with your printer, you may purchase one from an
electronics or computer store.
not come with your printer, you may purchase one from an
electronics or computer store.
If your printer is ECP- or IEEE-compliant, make sure your
printer cable is an IEEE 1284 cable.
printer cable is an IEEE 1284 cable.
CAUTION: Your printer documentation may require you to
install the printer software before physically connecting the
printer to your computer. If you do not install the software as
instructed by the printer manufacturer, the printer may not
function correctly.
install the printer software before physically connecting the
printer to your computer. If you do not install the software as
instructed by the printer manufacturer, the printer may not
function correctly.
CAUTION: Never connect the printer cable while the
computer’s power is on. Doing so may damage the printer,
the computer, or both.
computer’s power is on. Doing so may damage the printer,
the computer, or both.
These instructions assume you have a parallel printer.
To connect the printer:
1
If the computer is on, turn it off.
2
Connect the printer cable to the printer and to the computer’s
parallel port. Use the printer cable illustration as a connection
guide.
parallel port. Use the printer cable illustration as a connection
guide.