Technical information

If you are considering connecting an external hard disk to your printer, keep
these points in mind:
m The printer requires a SCSI 40 MB (or larger) hard disk.
m The printer must be able to tell how much storage space is available on
the disk.
m Some hard disks have internal SCSI terminators. There should be no more
than one terminator in addition to the one in the printer.
m The hard disk must be able to deliver at least 5 volts of termination power.
Setting the SCSI ID number
You assign a SCSI ID number by setting the SCSI ID switch on the back
panel of the disk. Follow these steps.
`1Make sure the hard disk and printer are turned off.
2Set the SCSI ID according to the hard disk manufacturer’s specifications.
IMPORTANT Before you turn on the printer, be sure to turn on the external
hard disk. If you turn on the printer first, it will not recognize an external
hard disk drive. When this happens, the printer may not start up properly, and
you won’t be able to print anything. To fix this problem, make sure all the
hard disks are turned on, then restart the printer.
Connecting a previously used hard disk
The printer recognizes disks formatted for use with the Adobe printer file
system (AFS) format. The printer will not recognize disks using other
formats. If you attach such a disk to the printer, you need to reinitialize the
disk before you can use it and then reload any fonts from your computer.
Reinitializing erases everything, including all fonts previously stored on
the disk.
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