Optional equipment and accessories, Connecting a printer, Connecting a printer 80 – Cingular X-C 6250 Pro (300) User Manual

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X-C 6250 Pro (300) NT User’s Manual

Connecting a Printer

You can connect a printer to the mobile computer with the parallel or

serial cable supplied with your printer. This allows you to print

documents that are stored in the computer. See your printer’s user’s

manual for more information.

To connect a printer to the parallel port

1 Open the I/O dust cover on the back of the computer and connect

the male end of the parallel cable to the 25-pin connector (the larger

of the two connectors).
This connector is referred to as LPT1.

2Connect the other end of the cable to your printer.
3 Follow the instructions for your application to use the printer.

To connect a printer to the serial port

1 Open the I/O dust cover on the back of the computer and connect

the male end of the parallel cable to the 9-pin connector (the smaller

of the two connectors).
This connector is referred to as COM1.

2Connect the other end of the cable to your printer.
3 Follow the instructions for your application to use the printer.

BACK VIEW

9-pin

Serial Port

Dust Cover

(open)

25-pin

Parallel Port

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