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3. Theribbonshouldpassbetweentheprintheadandthepnnthead shield
(seeFigure 1-6).
Ffgure 1-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield
Now,holdthetopcoveruprightandengagethetabsattheback.Thenswing
thefrontedgedownuntilthecoveris closed.
Leavethetopcoverclosedduringnormaloperation.Itkeepsoutdustanddirt
andreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronlyto change
theribbonor make an adjustment.
Connection
Connecttheprinterto yourcomputer,usinga standardparallel-typecable.
On a PC or PC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouuse the25-wayD-
type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type36-way
connectoratthepnnterend.Thepinoutsoftheprinter’sconnectoraregiven
in Chapter8 if youneeda cablefor connectionto anothercomputer.
Plugtheprinterintoasuitablemainsoutlet.However,DONOTturnonthe
powerswitchat the frontof theprinteryet.
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