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USB to Parallel(DB25 Female) Converter Cable - 4ft (DB25)
Plug a parallel printer into an available USB port using this USB to Parallel Converter Cable from Monoprice!
This cable allows you to use a printer with an IEEE-1284 parallel interface on a computer equipped with at least one available USB port. It complies with the USB 1.1 specification with up to 12Mbps data rate, but is compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports. It provides a full duplex, bidirectional communications bus and can be used for any IEEE-1284 application.
This cable is compatible with Windows® 98SE, 2000, XP, Vista®, and 7 (32- and 64-bit versions). It is also compatible with Mac® OS 8, 9, and OS X®, as well as RedHat Linux 7.3 ~ 9.x.
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| USB to Parallel(DB25 Female) Converter Cable - 4ft (DB25) | | | Question: How do I connect this cable to my equipment? | Answer: Make sure that the cable you have has the correct type of connection to be connected to your printer.
Make sure that your printer does not have a built in copier, scanner, or fax function. If your printer does have these types of functions it will not work with a USB to Parallel cable.
Once you have verified that information, use the following setup steps:
While the computer is turned on, plug the USB to Parallel cable into the computer only. (Do not have it connected to the printer)
Wait a couple minutes and then plug the cable into the printer.
Go into the Printers and Faxes menu again and see if your printer has been installed automatically. If it has, try printing. If it hasn’t, continue on with step 4.
Click add a printer. (The following steps should be the same for Windows XP and Vista.)
Click Next. Then select Local Printer. Do not have it automatically detect and install your printer. Then click next again.
Under the section, Use the following port: select the port USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB). (if you have other USB printers installed on your computer you may need to select USB002 or USB003 depending on your setup) Then click next.
Select your printer brand and model from the list that comes up and click next.
If it asks, tell it to replace existing driver. Then name the printer and select if you want it to be the default printer.
If you would like you can have it share the printer. Then tell it to print a test page and finish the setup.
As long as the printer prints at that point, it should be all configured and ready to work. | | Question: I am having trouble with connecting my equipment with this cable, what troubleshooting steps should I try? | Answer: If your printer has already been connected and isn't working, or if it's stopped working for some reason take a look at these suggestions.
First off, you'll want to make sure that it get's re-installed properly.
Follow these steps:
Unplug the USB to Parallel cable from both the computer and the printer.
Go into the Printers and Faxes menu and delete the printer from the menu.
Reboot the computer.
Then go back up and go through the installation steps to make sure it get's set up properly.
If that does not resolve the issue check the following:
In the ports section of the printer properties there are two options, Enable Bi-directional Support and Enable Printer pooling. Make sure neither of those are selected and click OK.
If your computer shows multiple USB00 ports in the ports section of the properties, you may need to try each of the different ports to see if it will print. Select a different port and click OK. Then you'll want to remove all pending documents from the queue and reboot your computer. Once the computer reboots try printing again. |
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 | | Rating:  (2 out of 10) | Reviewer: JT from Alexandria, VA | 3/13/2016 10:06:33 AM |
| | No joy |  Pros: Nada
Cons: Doesn't work
Used this to try and connect my old Panasonic KX-P1123 dot matrix to my home built (Asus mother board) Windows computer under both Win7 and Win10. Sometimes it recognized it as an IEEE-1284 controller and sometimes as an unknown device. When i tried to add a printer manually. Both Win7 and Win10 update pulled up a driver for the KX-P1123, but under both the test page went to the printer queue and NEVER to the actual Printer.
All the combos I tried: swapped out the printer cable tried a motherboard USB port front and back, USB extension card ports both 2.0 and 3.0 tried an Epson LQ Series 1(80) drivers which the Panasonic website recommended. Never printed.
Also did not get a disk with this. Is there such a thing as a user's manual for this? Read all the reviews here and none helped.
 by Monoprice Administrator
Hi JT,
Thank you for your review and sorry to hear of the signal issues you have experienced with this USB to parallel converter cable. If you have not done so already, I would recommend getting in contact with our Tech Support team to see if there may be a solution or if a replacement can be set up for you. They would be best reached via online chat (6:00am - 6:00pm PST) or by phone at 877-271-2592 (6:00am - 5:00pm PST). My apologies again for the trouble and thank you for your feedback.
Gabby V.
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| | Rating:  (10 out of 10) | Reviewer: John Holden from Saint Joseph, MI | 12/1/2015 3:53:17 AM |
| | USB to Parallel(DB25 Female) Converter Cable - 4ft (DB25) | Pros: Works
Connection method for Parallel printer to USB
Cons: One more cable in the mess behind most computers
Cable delivered as promised in good order. Worked 1st time to connect older HP parallel printer to USB. Existing computer did not have a parallel port and the printers USB port had failed years before.
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| | | Rating: (10 out of 10) | Reviewer: Dennis from Brainerd, MN | 11/20/2015 8:42:17 AM |
| | Slow shipping | Pros: Excellent product
7 days to receive item is terrible.
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| | Rating:  (9 out of 10) | Reviewer: Geoff from Palmer, AK | 9/18/2015 5:54:08 PM |
| Pros: The cable arrived in good order and appears to be good, but I haven't tried it yet
Cons: The package refers to an enclosed CD, but there was no such disk inside.
Review will be completed after I have tried the cable with the printer I am awaiting for delivery on.
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| | | Rating: (10 out of 10) | Reviewer: Yuval Chaikin from Piscataway, NJ | 7/24/2015 4:12:33 PM |
| | USB to Parallel(DB25 Female) Converter Cable - 4ft (DB25) | Pros: Good quality, great price, works perfectly, arrived quickly
Cons: None
Good quality, great price, works perfectly, arrived quickly
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