Chapter 3 — Connect the Printer
48 PM23c, PM43, and PM43c Mid-Range Printer User Manual
Connect the Printer Using a USB Cable
Intermec recommends that you only connect one printer to your PC,
either directly or through a hub. You do not need to set up any
parameters for USB communications.
1 Download and install the InterDriver software on your PC.
2 Connect one end of the USB Type A cable to the back of the printer
and connect the other end to your PC.
About the Parallel Port
If you want to use a parallel port on the printer, you can choose to have
the IEEE 1284 parallel port installed either at the factory or by an
authorized Intermec service technician. You can use the parallel port
with InterDriver. The parallel port supports Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP), compatibility, nibble, byte, ECP, and additional status
reporting through IEEE 1284 nibble ID mode.
If you are using a parallel port to communicate with the printer, you
need:
• an IEEE 1284 interface adapter installed in the printer.
• a parallel cable to run between the printer and the PC.
Connect the Printer Using an IEEE 1284 Cable
You can connect the printer to your PC using an IEEE 1284 cable if you
have the parallel port option installed in your printer.
1 Connect one end of the IEEE 1284 cable to the interface adapter
port on the back of hte printer.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to to parallel port on the PC.
Note: You must configure all printer settings through the printer
Main Menu, the printer web page, or with PrintSet 5 and a USB
connection before you use the parallel connection to the printer.