__________________________________________ Installation 2-21
Printer Ports
All the Accel-a-Writer 3 series printers have standard LocalTalk,
serial, parallel, and Ethernet ports. These simultaneously active
interfaces can receive jobs from different operating environments
without hardware switching.
(Coaxial)
(UTP)
Fig. 2.27 Printer Ports
Selecting the Printer Interface
Connect to the printer interface that is appropriate for your host
computer or network environment:
Macintosh without Ethernet LocalTalk Port
PC without Ethernet
PC/Printer distance < 10 ft. (3 m) Parallel Port
PC/Printer distance > 10 ft. (3 m),
< 25 ft. (7.6 m) Serial Port
Ethernet connection UTP or Coaxial
Connecting to the LocalTalk Port
Use the following equipment to connect your printer to a Macintosh
computer via the LocalTalk port (fig. 2.27).
• Two LocalTalk connector boxes with DIN-8 connectors
• A standard phone cable (RJ-11)
