Brother PT-9500PC Printer User Manual


 
20
Connecting to a serial port
A personal computer running Windows
®
95/
NT 4.0 must be connected to the serial port.
To connect to personal computers running
Windows
®
98/98 SE/Me/2000 Pro/XP using
the serial port, select “Connecting to a serial
port” ( P.40).
1
Prepare the included serial interface
cable.
2
Make sure that both the PT-9500PC and
the personal computer are turned off.
If the power is on, turn them off.
3
Insert the plug on the end of the serial
interface cable into the serial port on the
back of the PT-9500PC.
4
Insert the plug on the end of the serial
interface cable into the serial port on the
personal computer.
The location and shape of the serial
port varies according to the personal
computer. For details, refer to the
instruction manual for the personal
computer.
Note
When the USB interface cable is
connected to the PT-9500PC, the serial
port cannot be used for communication.
Remove the USB interface cable from the
PT-9500PC.
When connecting the PT-9500PC to a
personal computer using a serial
connection, connect the PT-9500PC to
the personal computer with the serial
interface cable before installing the
software.
The serial ports (RS-232C) of some
computers are shaped so that the serial
interface cable cannot be connected. In
this case, use a commercially available
adapter.
Macintosh computers cannot be
connected to the serial port of the
PT-9500PC.
Connect to PT-9500PC
serial port.
Connect to personal
computer serial port.