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Connecting the printer to your Macintosh
IMPORTANT
The serial cable must connect the printer directly to the computer.
Use only the cable that comes with the printer. Replace the cable only with
another Apple System/Peripheral-8 cable that contains special shielding to
prevent interference with radio and television signals.
If your computer is connected to a network, a network cable may already be
connected to the printer port ([). In that case, use the modem port (W).
Remember which port you use. Later, you must tell the printer software where
to look for the printer.
Some PowerBook computers that have an internal modem installed cannot
tell that the printer is plugged in. You must change a setting in the PowerBook
Setup or Express Modem control panel. For details, see “Telling Your
Computer to Use the Color StyleWriter 2400” later in this chapter.
Connect the other end of the
cable to either the printer port
or the modem port, which are
labeled with these icons.
Plug one end of the
cable into the printer.
(Both ends of the cable
are the same.)
Some Macintosh computers have a
combined serial port with two icons.
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