8LocalTalk Connection (Macintosh)ConnectorBoxConnectorBox TerminatingResistorRJ-11 CableDIN-8 ConnectorFig. 20 LocalTalk Connector Boxes, Resistors,and Cable1. Turn off your computer.2. Plug the DIN-8 connector on oneLocalTalk connector box into theprinter’s 8-pin LocalTalk port.Getting Started (continued)3. Plug the DIN-8 connector on thesecond LocalTalk connector box intothe Macintosh’s printer port.4. Connect the two LocalTalk connec-tor boxes with the RJ-11 phone cable(standard phone cable).5. Plug the terminating resistors intothe open sockets in the connectorboxes.Note: iMacs and Power Mac G4s donot have LocalTalk ports. Thesecomputers can be connectedusing Crossover/patch cablesand the Ethernet port or theycan be connected to LocalTalknetworks using Ethernet toLocalTalk adapters. Check youruser’s manual for more informa-tion.Parallel Connection (PC)36-pin ConnectorTo Printer25-pin ConnectorTo Host ComputerFig. 21 Bidirectional Parallel Cable1. Turn of your computer.2. Plug the cable’s 36-pin connectorinto the printer’s parallel port andthe 25-pin connector into thecomputer’s parallel port.Serial Connection (PC)Connector to Printer: 9-pin Connector to PC: 25-pinor9-pinFig. 22 Serial Cables1. Turn off your computer.2. Plug the serial cable’s 9-pin maleconnector into the printer’s serialport.