Belkin F5U002-MAC User's Manual
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1. P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd rey 6 28 PM Page 1 USB Parallel Printer Adapter for Mac p User Manual P73177 A F5U002 MAC 4 P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd se 01 6 28 PM Page 2 P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd zat 01 6 28 PM Page 1 Introduction To ensure the best operation and experience with this product please read this manual thoroughly and follow the procedures 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 print to most parallel Ink Jet or LaserJet printers refer to compatibility list for details Simply plug the USB connector into the computer s USB port and the Centronics connector into the printer The Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter is ideal for use with Macintosh computers which do not come equipped with traditional parallel and serial ports but rather come equipped with USB ports These new computers are referred to as Legacy Free This Belkin product will allow you to continue using your traditional printer with your Legacy Free Mac Belkin provides a full line of USB adapter solutions for Legacy Free PCs and Macs For the latest in USB technology visit belkin com The Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter is supported by a lifetime warranty and free technical support should you have questions regarding installation or use of the product P73676 F5U002 m2. hia Chive i Scot mee dasal feed Mi a G tel Sines mer fol rare p ag D ed Pes te Fa Pree hae Eoo Cim rage af ried amj 4 J Frami a Ppa 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 printing of images lighter or darker 19 P73676_F5U002 mac_man qxd soften 6 28 PM Page 20 LaserJet Print Menu Bite Eei G Geet Diem re j hia Gir Im ll e Sela LLST TT ee Drews Jiwa cm E arem Paps ia Fai J Dik ma ighi L af Pril ump i Color Menu Color Brightness J rmi wisa Pagan 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 Use this slider to make the printing of images lighter or darker km bran tiptoe E ia tee ier J Mea Page tie ier Pem rem l Damma z EEJ immi impr errei m femmi see De Lii Lenii ja Dipa a pie peie ana BAE pee ph Pp aE ieee isana Mamaa ra 20 P73676 F5U002 mac _ man qxd 10 01 6 28 PM Page
3. Installation 1 Make sure 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 Double click on the LaserJet Print Driver Installer if you have a laser printer or double click on the Ink Jet Print Driver Installer if you have an Ink Jet Printer You can install both drivers if you wish Read the End User License Agreement If you agree click Accept to continue to install the software If you do not accept the installation will not continue After accepting the agreement the print driver installer window will open In the drop down box Easy Install is selected This option will install the printer driver and the Background Printing Software Select Install to install the software A warning window will appear reminding you that no other applications can be running during this installation Make sure all other applications are closed and click Continue A window will appear telling you that the installation was successful You must restart your computer Click Restart When your computer restarts the drivers are finished installing Go to the next section to learn how to select your printer P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd se 01 6 28 PM Page 7 Parallel Printer Adapter Installation Selecting Your Printer lt 5 1 Click on the Apple menu and select me Chooser p 2 In the Chooser window select
4. the first and ending with the last Every Page Prints every page Even Pages Prints even numbered pages only Odd Pages Prints odd numbered pages only Printer Options Sub Menu Headers and Footers Select to print headers and footers g ee a imi II Breer reer be thers eh ress a eee t Pee tae w j ise i jusa Jipa ie Jman a raun Be B iire tmp ir GE eet ee roel Lem Sinks Freres aj rman magai Do eas ri P73676_F5U002_ mac_man qxd soften 6 28 PM Page 18 LaserJet Print Menu 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 co a e EA F T a a aN Tre prsim Ppa Gira ie Des Ce ee ff Se pase ee re Peels Pree hinge f J Dri E Pigi fal Pai ngn hi J Frami eee Pagan Printer Options Menu Front to Back Select this to print from the first to last page Back to Front Select this to print from the last page to the first page Cover Page Select First to print a cover page before printing begins Select Last to print a cover page after printing is ended Select None for no cover page to be printed Brimi iar Sirem abari I ieh Ti ee ane ee ies Gim Qist Bg j eee bp L E 18 P73676_F5U002_ mac_man qxd soften 6 28 PM Page 19 LaserJet Print Menu Sse Bite Eei G Geet ime Ci ir a l Drees een
5. 21 Information FCC Statement DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY We Belkin Components of 501 West Walnut Street Compton CA 90220 declare under our sole responsibility that the product F5U002 MAC to which this declaration relates Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE Declaration of Conformity We Belkin Components declare under our sole responsibility that the F5U002 MAC to which this declaration relates is in conformity with Generic Emissions Standard EN50081 1 and with Generic Immunity Standard EN50082 1 1992 Belkin Components Limited Lifetime Product Warranty Belkin Components warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for its lifetime If a defect is discovered Belkin will at its option repair or replace the product at no charge provided it is returned during the warranty period with transportation charges prepaid to the authorized Belkin dealer from whom you purchased the product Proof of purchase may be required This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident abuse misuse or misapplication if the product has been modified without the written permission of Belkin or if any Belkin serial n
6. TT z UN Legal Gister C aee ey Frinies Bagi E Papar H raed Are Save the current 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 restore your settings if you made changes Restore factory default settings Select this to restore the factory settings Ser ee ret eer a ee ner eee WS i ee eE fe G LA H P73676 F5U002 mac_man gxd ago 6 28 PM Page 10 The Ink Jet Page Setup Menu Pape EU eee Leer ieee iiber e eee T bee h Pewter Erh lode mar frases F libers TG Setting Custom Paper Size Click on New and enter the width and height of the paper you wish to use You can also customize the margins by selecting the radio button next to Custom and entering your margin values When you are finished click Set Your custom paper size will appear in the paper size list Make sure your custom paper size is selected and click OK to use the paper size To print Click File then select Print and click the Print button Leda T E mirn aht ria J ith i fii Et we BS ies 10 P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd oe 01 6 28 PM Page 11 The Ink Jet Page Setup Menu Reduce or Enlarge the Printed Document To reduce the size of the print enter a number less than 100 in the box To enlarge the print enter a
7. ac_man qxd ee 01 6 28 PM Page 2 Features Features e Connect your existing parallel printer to your Mac e Background printing lets you print while you work on other tasks e Convenient printing options including even odd pages printing front to back and back to front printing and cover page header printing e Brightness and dithering adjustments ensure control over the sharpness of your image printing Dithering adjustment available for Ink Jet only e Allows connection of multiple printers additional USB to Printer adapter required e Supports most IEEE 1284 compliant Ink Jet and LaserJet printers e Supports most PCL level 3 Ink Jet printers e Supports most PCL level 4 LaserJet printers Hardware Requirements e Apple Macintosh computers with USB ports built in This includes G3 iMac G4 G4 Cube G3 PowerBook G4 PowerBook and iBook computers e 32MB of RAM e One free USB port P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd ogor 6 28 PM Page 3 Ink Jet Printer Driver Compatibility e 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 manufacturer to determine if your printer broadcasts a Device ID via the printer s parallel port This driver is capable of printing up to a maximum res
8. e or Enlarge the Printed Document To reduce the size of the print enter a number less than 100 in the box To enlarge the print enter a number greater than 100 in the box T as mrar a Paper beter Cai Hii reaa Eh HL j Jep Gaher A a Lf ny Preston Bei Lotte Delage 1 ketlings H raed ree Select the Document Print Orientation For portrait select the icon with the head up orientation For landscape orientation select the sideways icon Printer Effects Photocopy Reduction When selected will center the document on the page when reduced 50 Reduction Normal 50 Reduction with Photocopy 100 Reduction ON Fractional Widths Helps your computer determine proper spacing of words It is recommended that you leave this option ON 16 4 P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd oe 01 6 28 PM Page 17 LaserJet 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 resolution copy of your document Preview Select this to see a preview of your document on the computer screen before it prints Pages Select All to print all pages If you wish to print only a portion of your document select the radio button next to From and enter the range of pages you want printed starting with
9. g 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 select the type of dithering you want An example of the dithering style will be displayed in the right of the window Brightness Use this slider to make the printing of images lighter or darker 14 4 P73676_F5U002_ mac_man qxd soften 6 28 PM Page 15 LaserJet Page Setup a _ _ i ree rr C US Laer Lp aa Lae e 115 Lege Cater Sf irha ree 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 To print Click File then select Print and click the Print button O Pip Henremisi O fap venirs O imari mapt Cie re Pa de Ape i Flip Horizontal Prints a mirror image Flip Vertical Prints upside down mirror image Invert image Changes black to white and white to black Precision Bitmap Alignment Canon printers only Allows for sharper printing of graphics and fonts Not needed when printing TrueType fonts 15 a P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd oe 01 6 28 PM Page 16 LaserJet Page Setup Reduc
10. number greater than 100 in the box Pape EU LHe Ba beter Jbp Jir ol Femin Barth ia AHi Select the document print orientation For portrait select the icon with the head up orientation For landscape orientation select the sideways icon Printer Effects Photocopy Reduction When selected will center the document on the page when reduced 50 Reduction Normal 50 Reduction with Photocopy 100 Reduction ON Fractional Widths Helps your computer determine proper spacing of words It is recommended that you leave this option ON 11 4 P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd oe 01 6 28 PM Page 12 The Ink Jet Printing Menu Select File then Print to get to the Print Menu Prerna Pe banem o in cassai El Prine C Piper a iii Orem Jre Mil rj Taar Cone bef beads sedi leeery a na a D Fret Baer Em 3 Grep Ae Peed Bf Frist kesgan A fnm ake Pipe 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 preview of your document on the computer screen before it prints Pages Select All to print all pages If you wish to print only a portion of your document select the radio but
11. olution of 600dpi provided the printer supports a resolution that high LaserJet Printer Driver Compatibility e Supports most PCL level 4 LaserJet printers or printers with PCL level 4 LaserJet 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 manufacturer to determine if your printer broadcasts a device ID via the printer s parallel port This driver is capable of printing up to a maximum resolution of 600dpi provided the printer supports a resolution that high Laser printers must have at least 1 5MB of available RAM in order to print at 600dpi Operating System Requirements e OS 8 6 through OS 9 x with USB support P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd ee 01 6 28 PM Page 4 Features Recommendations e 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 e If you are using this device with a USB hub the hub must be self powered powered from the wall socket If you encounter an error with your hub stating that there is not enough power to run this device please be sure that the hub is self powered All Belkin USB hubs can be configured for self power mode and include an AC wall outlet ada
12. om Belkin Components Ltd 7 Bowen Cresent West Gosford NSW 2250 e Australia Tel 61 2 4325 4666 Fax 61 2 4325 4277 e mail techsupp belkin com Belkin Components B V Starparc Building Boeing Avenue 333 1119 PH Schiphol Rijk e The Netherlands Tel 31 0 20 654 7300 Fax 31 0 20 654 7349 e mail techsupp belkin com 2001 Belkin Components All rights reserved All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed
13. pter for this purpose Package Contents e Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter e Installation CD ROM e This User Guide P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd ee 01 6 28 PM Page 5 Parallel Printer Adapter Installation Installation Overview Installation of the Belkin USB Parallel Printer Adapter involves just a few easy steps 1 Hardware Installation 2 Installing the Software 3 Selecting your Printer Follow the directions that are specific to your operating system An uninstall procedure is also included in this manual if you need to completely remove the device from your system Hardware Installation 1 Make sure your printer is turned off Connect the Belkin Parallel Printer Adapter to the parallel port on your printer Turn you printer on 2 Connect the included USB cable to the Belkin Parallel Printer Adapter 3 Connect the USB connector to a free USB port on your computer or USB hub Note If connecting to a hub the hub must be powered from the wall socket 4 You will see the following message after connecting the adapter 5 Click Cancel Now g ia move on to the Ea ee ara ara te maa et eee E a ra g ras pi aaam pa iaaa Arsia rrr te na arar Software Installation AA Section to install the software After installing the C software the adapter will be configured automatically a P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd zat 01 6 28 PM Page 6 Parallel Printer Adapter Installation Software
14. the TS G appropriate Belkin driver icon i e l LaserJet driver for laser printers or Ink Jet driver for Ink Jet printers oe I 3 Under Select a USB printer select your printer Hemm 4 It is recommended that you leave the Background Printing On however if you need to turn it off you may do so 5 When you have chosen the settings you want close the window 6 Now your printer is selected You can print from any application that supports printing by selecting File then Print For more details on printing go to the next section a P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd zat 01 6 28 PM Page 8 The Ink Jet Page Setup Menu 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 To print click File then select Print and click the Print button Flip Horizontal Prints a mirror image Flip Vertical Prints upside down mirror image Invert image Changes black to white and white to black b Oi area Die ee O estes baby Cie Berg pe Precision Bitmap Alignment Canon printers only Allows for sharper printing of graphics and fonts Not needed when printing TrueType fonts 8 a P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd zat 01 6 28 PM Page 9 The Ink Jet Page Setup Menu Hi ape a Ca Paper LA beer op aa Hii E
15. ton next to From and enter the range of pages you want printed starting with the first and ending with the last Every Page Prints every page Even Pages Prints even numbered pages only Odd Pages Prints odd numbered pages only 12 a P73676 F5U002 mac_man qxd oe 01 6 28 PM Page 13 The Ink Jet Printing Menu O Aware ee ee Tore i gh ite ed ete ao hinia Fret Bans pressed jo Girip Pompe a jpe i J Pra ag HHH Printer Options Sub Menu Headers and Footers Select to print headers and footers 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 Daman e C Frisi Uriar han fe Baci P Bi hi frear l iaasa Direi Fag Seem let GE Printer Options Menu Front to Back Select this to print from the first to last page Back to Front Select this to print from the last page to the first page Cover Page Select First to print a cover page before printing begins Select Last to print a cover page after printing is ended Select None for no cover page to be printed 13 4 P73676_F5U002_ mac_man qxd soften 6 28 PM Page 14 The Ink Jet Printing Menu Fria Lie Ce ee z O ee eed fee i tat E J Od Shii ed ete ree ewes ett T Frem Bans hipaa D riei Fije af Frim amagar D Qima tae Color Menu Color Clickin
16. umber has been removed or defaced THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BELKIN SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE No Belkin dealer agent or employee is authorized to make any modification extension or addition to this warranty BELKIN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DOWNTIME GOODWILL DAMAGE TO OR REPROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH BELKIN PRODUCTS Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or exclusions of implied warranties so the above limitations of exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state P73676 F5U002 mac _ man qxd 10 01 6 28 PM Page 22 BELKIN belkin com Belkin Components 501 West Walnut Street Compton e CA 90220 e USA Tel 310 898 1100 Fax 310 898 1111 e mail techsupp belkin com Belkin Components Ltd Unit 13 Gatelodge Close Round Spinney Northampton Northants NN3 8RX e United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1604678300 Fax 44 0 1604678330 e mail techsupp belkin c
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