Figum24. Installingtheribboncartridge.
Afteryouhaveinstalledthe ribboncartridge,closethefrontcover.
Leavethefrontcoverclosedduringnormaloperation.Thecoverkeepsout
dustanddirtandreducestheprinter’soperatingsounds.Openthecoveronly
to changethe ribbonor makean adjustment.
Connectingthe interfacecable
Connectthe printerto yourcomputerusinga standardCentronicsparallel
interfacecable.On aPS/2orPC/AT-typecomputer,thismeansthatyouuse
the25-pinD-typecomectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-
pinconnectorattheprinterend.Thecontlgurationoftheprinter’sconnector
is givenin Chapter11shouldyouneed a cable for comecting to another
computer.
Ifyouneedtoconnecttoasenalport,usetheoptionalSerialRS-232interface
cartridge,IS-8XL.
Followthepmedures belowto comect the interfacecable:
1. Turn offthepowerswitchboththeprinterandthecomputer.
2. Connectthe interfacecableto theprinteras shownin Figm. 2-5.
Makesumthat youpresstheplugfullyintotheinterfaceconnector.
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