Opened this up, plugged it into our brand new Dell running Windows 7, plugged the other end into our 17 year old Laserjet 4L. Windows instantly recognized everything and installed the necessary drivers. Printed the first page within 2 minutes of plugging in. Glad to have our old reliable laser back in action
The cable shows up under Linux as 'Bi-directional Parallel Printer Port lp1'. The connector is a transparent blue soft plastic, and you can see the circuit board inside. The cable is (standard) shielded USB. I use these thing-a-ma-jigs for control of hobbyist projects, such as, but not limited to, JTAG interfaces. Works for me.
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Product Description
Use this adapter cable to connect your inkjet, laser or high speed printer to a computer without a parallel port. Forget the hassles of IRQ sharing by adapting your printer to USB. If you have multiple printers, you can eliminate the need for a switchbox by connecting each printer to a USB port. The device is fully transparent to the user and is ideal for true bi-directional communication. This adapter auto-negotiates hardware recognition for faster protocol setup, and is fully plug-and-play compatible. System Reqs • Requires Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7. • Please make sure this item is used only with printers. It cannot be guaranteed that any other devices other than printers, such as multi-function printer/scanner/faxes, tapes drives, zip drives, or other non-standard parallel devices will work with this unit. Connector 1: USB Type A Male Connector 2: DB25 Female
Product Features
• Connectors: USB A Male to DB25 Female
• Connects to the parallel cable from your printer to a USB port on your computer
• Perfect for inkjet, laser and other high-speed printers
• Auto-negotiates hardware recognition for faster protocol setup
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