Color LaserWriter Series: Port Illustrations

This article contains pictures of the communication ports on Color LaserWriter series printers, along with information on the ports' capabilities. The following models are included:
  • Color LaserWriter 12/600PS
  • Color LaserWriter 12/660PS
Color LaserWriter 12/600PS and Color LaserWriter 12/660PS



Figure 1 Ports

The mini DIN-8 connection supports AppleTalk communication with Mac OS compatible computers via LocalTalk connectors. The IEEE-1284 Bi-Directional Centronics (Parallel) Port allows for parallel printing from DOS/Windows computers. The Configuration Switch allows you to change communication rates and protocols. The Ethernet connection supports Ethernet communication via an AAUI-15 connection with transceiver. The HDI-30 connection supports a SCSI hard drive used for font storage. All ports are active which allows for simultaneous communications.

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Published Date: Feb 20, 2012