Brother DCP1200 - Manual (Page 45)

C O N N E C T I N G T O A P C 4 - 3
2 Connect the USB cable to both the copier/printer and the PC.
Connecting the Bundled Parallel Cable
(For Windows
® Only)
You must connect the copier/printer to your PC with the included bi-
directional IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable.
1 Make sure to unplug the machine’s power cord from the electrical outlet
before connecting the parallel interface cable.
Also, make sure the computer is turned off and unplugged from the
electrical power before you connect the interface cable.
2 Connect the parallel interface cable to the parallel interface port of the
machine and secure the connection with the wire clips.
3 Connect the interface
cable to the printer port of
the computer and secure
with the two screws.
For the location of your
computer’s parallel printer
port, see the User’s Guide
for your computer.
4 Before plugging in your computer and turning it on, plug in the electrical
cord of the Brother machine.