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Getting Started
Connecting a local printer
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for use. Refer to your printer documentation for further
instructions.
TECHNICAL NOTE: To determine if your printer supports Plug
and Play, check its documentation.
If your printer does not support Plug and Play, you must set
up the printer as described in “Setting up a printer” on
page 71.
To connect a USB printer to your computer:
1 Connect the printer cable to the printer and then connect the
other end to one of the computer’s USB ports.
2 Plug the printer’s power cable into a live AC outlet.
Connecting a parallel printer
To connect a parallel printer:
Connecting the parallel printer cable while the computer is on
may damage the printer, the computer, or both.
1 Connect the printer cable to the printer and to the
computer’s parallel port.
Sample identifying the ends of a parallel printer cable
2 Plug the printer’s power cable into a live AC outlet.
To the computer
To the printer