Brother PT-9500PC - Manual (Page 21)

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■ Connecting to a serial port
A personal computer running Windows
®
95/
NT 4.0 must be connected to the serial port.
To connect to personal computers running
Windows
®
98/98 SE/Me/2000 Pro/XP using
the serial port, select “Connecting to a serial
port” (
→ P.40).
1
Prepare the included serial interface
cable.
2
Make sure that both the PT-9500PC and
the personal computer are turned off.
If the power is on, turn them off.
3
Insert the plug on the end of the serial
interface cable into the serial port on the
back of the PT-9500PC.
4
Insert the plug on the end of the serial
interface cable into the serial port on the
personal computer.
• The location and shape of the serial
port varies according to the personal
computer. For details, refer to the
instruction manual for the personal
computer.
Note
● When the USB interface cable is
connected to the PT-9500PC, the serial
port cannot be used for communication.
Remove the USB interface cable from the
PT-9500PC.
● When connecting the PT-9500PC to a
personal computer using a serial
connection, connect the PT-9500PC to
the personal computer with the serial
interface cable before installing the
software.
● The serial ports (RS-232C) of some
computers are shaped so that the serial
interface cable cannot be connected. In
this case, use a commercially available
adapter.
● Macintosh computers cannot be
connected to the serial port of the
PT-9500PC.
Connect to PT-9500PC
serial port. Connect to personal
computer serial port.