Sharing Your Printer - Epson 1000 Reference Manual

Sharing Your Printer

You can connect your printer to more than one computer at the
same time. Simply connect interface cables from the computers
to the interfaces on your printer.
Your printer comes with a built-in parallel interface
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The ActionLaser 1500 also has a built-in serial (RS-232C)
interface. If you want to install an optional interface, see
Chapter 5, "Options," for instructions.
Note:
If you use the ActionLaser 1500's built-in serial interface, you will
need to configure it to match your computer. See the INTERFACE
option in Chapter 4, "SelecType" for information on settings.
AUTOSENSE setting
By default, your printer uses AUTOSENSE, a SelecType setting
that automatically detects which interface channel (parallel,
serial, or optional) is receiving data from the computer and
allocates all of the printer's available memory to that channel.
In the unlikely event that you have problems with files from
different computers interfering with each other, you may wish
to try the INDIVIDUAL setting which allocates a separate area
of memory for each channel. For information on how to use the
INDIVIDUAL setting, see the USER option in Chapter 4,
"SelecType."
By pressing A when you are sharing the printer with two or
three interface channels, you can manually switch between
channels P, S, or O as applicable to your printer.
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compatible) and a slot for an optional interface.