Talk:HP DesignJet 755CM Large Format Printer: Difference between revisions

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*Aside from the older Thinkpad, none of our new machines has a parallel port. I am purchasing a parallel-to-USB cable today and will experiment, as I need some large format prints on acetate to shoot silk screens. This appears to be the only way to hook the think up. My research reflects that very few people have success network printing directly from the machine. Sharing it from a networked machine isn't a solution, as it requires the driver and signing workaround.
*Aside from the older Thinkpad, none of our new machines has a parallel port. I am purchasing a parallel-to-USB cable today and will experiment, as I need some large format prints on acetate to shoot silk screens. This appears to be the only way to hook the think up. My research reflects that very few people have success network printing directly from the machine. Sharing it from a networked machine isn't a solution, as it requires the driver and signing workaround.
[[User:Jason|Jason]] ([[User talk:Jason|talk]]) 10:54, 9 December 2014 (CST)
[[User:Jason|Jason]] ([[User talk:Jason|talk]]) 10:54, 9 December 2014 (CST)
== parallel port ==
I believe the machines do have parallel ports in the back. --[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 11:00, 9 December 2014 (CST)
:I checked last night. Tom just texted me to advise that there's an adapter near one of the arts machines. [[User:Jason|Jason]] ([[User talk:Jason|talk]]) 11:09, 9 December 2014 (CST)