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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 1
AG-2 Assembly Guide 750 Naples Street • San Franc isco, C A 94112 • (415) 584-6360 • http:// www.pumpki ninc.c om create d by Andre w E. K alman on Aug 19 , 2000 update d on Fe b 21, 2 006 All trademarks me ntioned herein are properties of t heir respective companies. Printing to a M ac-only HP DeskWriter ® from a Windows ® PC ® Introducti ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 2
Assembly Guide 2 AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® though -style cable. The pinout can be found by opening the PI CT resources of the Apple Modem Tool with ResEdit: Figure 1: Modem Cable Pinout (from Apple). Differs from Serial Printe r Cab le Pin o u t. Figure 1 shows the pinout of commerciall y available cables ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 3
Assembly Guide AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® 3 DB-9 connector and hood, available at man y electronics stores for a combined cost of around $10. Figure 2: Pinout for mini-DIN-8-to-DB-9 S eri al Printer Cable You can conn ect th e cab le shown in Figure 2 di rectl y between a PC's ser ial/ COM port's ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 4
Assembly Guide 4 AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® More Advice on Cabling Assuming you already have a Mac modem cable (DB-25-to-mini- DIN-8), what you need is also a null-modem cable "inline" on your way to connecting the printer to your PC. Then , you need gender changers bec ause nearl y all null-modem ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 5
Assembly Guide AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® 5 4.00, using hpdskjtb.drv , will provide c olor an d B&W output to the DeskWriter 660C, all ows supports serial printing, but the color output is of very poor qualit y and the driver properties are ver y limited. Later versions of this driver (e. g. v9.02 and v ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 6
Assembly Guide 6 AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® Figure 5: D eskJet 640C P rinter D river In stalled Now change the printer' s Port selection to be the appropr iate COM port on your PC by selecting the pr inter in Start → Settings → Printers , r ight-clic king, and selecting Pr operties → Details → ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 7
Assembly Guide AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® 7 Serial Port Set tings The DeskWrit er series communicates at 57,60 0 baud and with hardware handshaking . 6 Therefore the seri al communicat ions ( COM ) port used on the PC must be configured a ppropriatel y. After the pr inter has been installe d, y ou'll n ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 8
Assembly Guide 8 AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® Under Start → Printers and Fax es , chose Add a printer to launch the Add P rinte r Wizard : Figure 8: Add Printer Wiza rd Click on Next . Select Lo cal printer at tached to this computer : Figure 9: Selecting a Local Pr inter Click on Next . Under Use the follo ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 9
Assembly Guide AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® 9 Figure 10: Choosing the Seria l Port Click on Next . Under Manufacturer select HP and under Printers select HP DeskJet 640C/642C/648C : Figure 1 1: Select ing the Print er Driv er Click on Next . Give the printer a descriptive name, e.g. HP Desk W riter 6 60C : ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 10
Assembly Guide 10 AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® Figure 12: Naming the Printer Click on Next . Decide whether you'll be sharing your printer across a network, and m ake the appropriate sele ction: Figure 13: Choosing to Shar e the Printer Click on Next . Since the printer's serial port has not yet bee ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 11
Assembly Guide AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® 11 Figure 14: Avoiding the Test Page for Now Click on Next . The Add Printer Wizard will dis play a summary page: Figure 15: Add Printe r Wizard S u mmary Page Click on Finish to complete the driver installation. When done, select Star t → Printers and Fax es to v ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 12
Assembly Guide 12 AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® Figure 1 6: Prin ter aft er Succes sful In stallat ion Serial Port Set tings The DeskWrit er series communicates at 57,60 0 baud and with hardware handshaking . Therefore the se rial communications ( COM ) port used on the PC must be configured a ppropriatel y. I ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 13
Assembly Guide AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® 13 Figure 18: Avoiding the Test Page for Now Click on OK . The printer is now configured for us e. Troubleshooti ng Choosing the right HP driver can be difficult. I t's a hit-or-miss affair to ide ntify which HP DeskJet driver(s) will wor k when printing to a s ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 14
Assembly Guide 14 AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® Printing Test Pages In Windows XP, you may receive an error messa ge when printing a test page to your DeskWriter, even when the pag e has printed successfull y. As long as your printer is working properl y, you can safel y ignore this message. Other Operating Sy ...
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HP (Hewlett-Packard) AG-2 - page 15
Assembly Guide AG-2 Printing t o a Mac-onl y HP DeskWriter® fr om a Windows® PC® 15 "Thanks for explaining the cable connections in m ore detail. I was able to track down all the cables and get the printer going. It feels great to be reusing something old, rather than just sending it to a landfill when it is in perfect working order. It&apo ...
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