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    P73177-A F5U002-MAC U S B P ar allel P rinter Adapter f or Mac User Manual P73676_F5U002_mac_man.qxd 10/31/01 6:28 PM Page 1[...]

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    P73676_F5U002_mac_man.qxd 10/31/01 6:28 PM Page 2[...]

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    1 Introduction T o ensure the best operation and experience with this product, please r ead this manual thoroughly and follow the procedur es to prevent any damage to the Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter and/or to the connected devices. The Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter will allow any USB- equipped Mac ® (running OS 8.6 through OS 9.x) to[...]

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    Features 2 Features • Connect your existing parallel printer to your Mac • Background printing lets you print while you work on other tasks • Convenient printing options including even/odd pages printing, front-to-back and back-to fr ont printing and cover page/header printing • Brightness and dithering adjustments ensure contr ol over the [...]

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    Ink Jet Printer Driver Compatibility • Supports most PCL level 3 DeskJet printers (or printers with PCL level 3 DeskJet emulation), provided that the printers are IEEE 1284-compliant and capable of communicating a Device ID via the printer’ s parallel port. If the compatibility list does not list your printer , check with your printer manufactu[...]

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    Features 4 Recommendations • If you need more USB ports on your computer , Belkin manufactures a variety of 4-port and 7-port USB hubs that will allow you to expand your USB capabilities. Each 4-port or 7-port hub will expand 1 port on your computer to 4 ports or 7 ports. • If you are using this device with a USB hub, the hub must be self-power[...]

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    Parallel Printer Adapter Installation 5 Installation Overview Installation of the Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter involves just a few easy steps. 1. Hardwar e Installation. 2. Installing the Software. 3. Selecting your Printer . Follow the directions that ar e specific to your operating system. An uninstall procedur e is also included in this m[...]

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    6 Parallel Printer Adapter Installation Software Installation 1. Make sur e all applications are closed. Insert the Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter CD into the CD-ROM drive, and open the CD after the icon appears on the desktop. 2. Double-click on the LaserJet Print Driver Installer if you have a laser printer or double-click on the Ink Jet Pri[...]

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    7 Parallel Printer Adapter Installation Selecting Y our Printer 1. Click on the Apple menu and select Chooser . 2. In the Chooser window , select the appropriate Belkin driver icon (i.e., LaserJet driver for laser printers or Ink Jet driver for Ink Jet printers). 3. Under Select a USB printer , select your printer . 4. It is r ecommended that you l[...]

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    8 Click File then select Page Setup . Selecting Paper/Envelope Size: Select the paper size you want by clicking on the radio button next to the desired paper/envelope size. When you have selected the paper/envelope size you want, click OK . T o print, click File then select Print and click the Print button. Flip Horizontal: Prints a mirror image. F[...]

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    9 Save the curr ent settings …..After making your selections in the Page Setup menu, you can save them for future use by selecting this option. These become your user default settings. Restore user default settings: Select this to restor e your settings if you made changes. Restore factory default settings: Select this to restor e the factory set[...]

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    10 The Ink Jet Page Setup Menu Setting Custom Paper Size: Click on New and enter the width and height of the paper you wish to use. Y ou can also customize the margins by selecting the radio button next to Custom and entering your margin values. When you are finished, click Set . Y our custom paper size will appear in the paper size list. Make sure[...]

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    The Ink Jet Page Setup Menu 11 Reduce or Enlar ge the Printed Document: T o r educe the size of the print enter a number less than 100 in the % box. T o enlarge the print, enter a number gr eater than 100 in the % box. Select the document print orientation: For "portrait" select the icon with the head up orientation. For "landscape&q[...]

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    The Ink Jet Printing Menu 12 Select File then Print to get to the Print Menu. Print Menu Print Button: Press this button to print. Print Mode: With Graphics selected, you can choose the resolution you wish to print in. The maximum resolution you can print depends on the maximum resolution of your printer . Draft: Select this to print a low resoluti[...]

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    The Ink Jet Printing Menu 13 Printer Options Sub-Menu Headers and Footers: Select to print headers and footers. Print Background: Select to print backgr ound graphics in your document. Print Images: Select to print images in your document. Shrink Pages to Fit: Scales the document printing to fit to the page. Printer Options Menu Front to Back: Sele[...]

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    The Ink Jet Printing Menu 14 Color Menu Color: Clicking on the drop-down bar next to Print Colors As allows you to select how colors will be printed. Note: If your printer cannot print in color , then selecting grayscale will produce the best output by printing colors in shades of grey . Dithering: Clicking on the drop-down bar next to Dithering to[...]

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    LaserJet Page Setup 15 Selecting Paper/Envelope Size: Select the paper size you want by clicking on the radio button next to the desired paper/envelope size. When you have selected the paper/envelope size you want, click OK . T o print, Click File then select Print and click the Print button. Flip Horizontal: Prints a mirror image. Flip V ertical: [...]

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    LaserJet Page Setup 16 Reduce or Enlar ge the Printed Document: T o reduce the size of the print enter a number less than 100 in the % box. T o enlarge the print, enter a number greater than 100 in the % box. Select the Document Print Orientation: For portrait select the icon with the head up orientation. For landscape orientation, select the sidew[...]

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    LaserJet Print Menu 17 Print Menu Print Button: Press this button to print. Print Mode: With Graphics selected, you can choose the resolution you wish to print in. The maximum resolution you can print depends on the maximum resolution of your printer . Draft: Select this to print a low resolution copy of your document. Preview: Select this to see a[...]

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    LaserJet Print Menu 18 Print Background: Select to print background graphics in your document. Print Images: Select to print images in your document. Shrink Pages to Fit: Scales the document printing to fit to the page. Printer Options Menu Front to Back: Select this to print fr om the first to last page. Back to Front: Select this to print fr om t[...]

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    LaserJet Print Menu 19 Color Menu Color: Clicking on the drop-down bar next to Print Colors As allows you to select how colors will be printed. Selecting grayscale will produce the best output of images by printing colors in shades of grey . This driver does not support color printing on color laser printers. Brightness: Use this slider to make the[...]

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    LaserJet Print Menu 20 Color Menu Color: Clicking on the drop-down bar next to Print Colors As allows you to select how colors will be printed. Selecting grayscale will produce the best output of images by printing colors in shades of grey . This driver does not support color printing on color laser printers. Brightness: Use this slider to make the[...]

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    Information FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 West W alnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the pr oduct: F5U002-MAC to which this declaration relates: Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follo[...]

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    Belkin Components B.V . Starparc Building • Boeing Avenue 333 1119 PH Schiphol-Rijk • The Netherlands T el: +31 (0) 20 654 7300 Fax: +31 (0) 20 654 7349 e-mail: techsupp@belkin.com Belkin Components, Ltd. Unit 13 • Gatelodge Close • Round Spinney Northampton • Northants • NN3 8RX • United Kingdom T el: +44 (0) 1604678300 Fax: +44 (0) [...]