Product Specifications
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| Brand: | Belkin |
| Item Height : | 7.1 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 19.1 centimetres |
Technical Details
- Supports the Hewlett-Packard DeskJet Resolution Enhancement Technology
- Proven faster printing
- Plug-and-Play for a practically effortless installation
- Attaches your printer to your USB port and therefore saves parallel ports for use with scanners and digital cameras
- Use more than one adapter to connect a second or even a third printer to your PC
- Compatible with Windows 95 rev. B, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, and Windows XP
- Belkin lifetime warranty
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Manufacturer's Description
Attach your printer to your USB port and save parallel ports for use with scanners and digital cameras. Simply plug in and print. It's that easy.PRODUCT FEATURES:Supports the Hewlett-Packard DeskJet Resolution Enhancement Technology;Proven faster printing;Plug-and-Play for a practically effortless installation;Attaches your printer to your USB port and therefore saves parallel ports for use with scanners and digital cameras;Use more than one adapter to connect a second or even a third printer to your PC;Compatible with Windows 95 rev. B, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, and Windows XP;When using a HP Officejet or other multifunction product, this cable will only allow access of the printer capability. It will not work with the faxing and scanning capabilities of the multifunction product.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Belkin states it's PC compatible with 98, 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP, but I needed it to interface an Epson Stylus Color 660 printer to my classic iMac. I first downloaded and installed the Epson printer drivers for the iMac from the web; it was then simply a question of opening the 'Chooser' and confirming the USB port and I was up and running, including background printing and access to the printer utilities!
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I bought this some years ago to allow my old laser printer to be used with a PC that only had USB ports. This adapter never worked. I don't know why. I just threw it away.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Rethinking Technology Merging
9 Dec 1999
I purchased this cable a few weeks ago to replace my bi-directional cable for my HP Deskjet 697C. While I agree that the packaging was poor and left much untold. What I found was a product which I was more than satisfied with. Like the others, I am a Computer Tech. A System Administrator to be exact. I was having communication problems with my printer since purchase. Sometimes the bi-directional communications would work-sometimes not. Print jobs would hang after a couple of pages. This cable has resolved that problem. After reading these reviews, I would like to make mention that the packaging does not guarentee complete compatibility. Remember, this cable is designed to merge two types of communication which were NOT meant to be used on the same peripheral. USB is actually a networking technology. When your printer is connected using this cable, it is seen as a networked printer. If they are not designed to be a network printer, then the limitation is with your printer. And, the bi-directional technology in HP products only serves to provide feedback to the computer like paper outages. The printer works just fine without the bi-directional capability. Though it was a little depressing to find this, it isn't the cables fault. It is just the limitations you get when mixing two types of communication technologies. Overall, I am more than satisfied with the product. Just be smart and do the research before buying and buy from someone who has a return policy if it isn't compatible with your particular printer.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
These devices are not bidirectional
26 July 1999
As a computer technician, even I wasn't able to get this to work. USB to parallel adapters are pretty much useless because they are not bidirectional. That means that it won't work with any type of modern printer, such as an HP Deskjet. It's not just Belkin, other types won't work either. They claim compatability with IEEE 1284 standards and some even claim to be bidirectional but are not. To make it work at all, you have to disable bidirectional support in Windows but if the HP software installation is run again it will fail when it trys to communicate with the printer. Also, Belkin has no useful tech support will not respond to questions in e-mail.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Took a long time to install, but now it works great
16 May 2001
I'm not a tech type, but I end up doing all of my own computer troubleshooting by scouring the net until I find the answers I need. That's what I had to do in order to install this cable on my laptop (which has only USB ports--no parallel port) to connect with my HP LaserJet III. The tough part was getting the cable's drivers installed (note that there are updated drivers on Belkin's web site that you should download). The computer kept freezing up just before the driver finished installing, and Belkin's tech support was NO help--they told me that the cable was defective and that I should exchange it for a new one. I did that, but had the same problem with the second cable. I finally found the answer to the problem in a newsgroup on MS's support site. Turns out Norton System Works was the problem. For anyone else who encounters a similar problem, here's how I fixed it: After I disabled Norton System Works (and my antivirus program) I had to do the Belkin uninstall (as listed in Belkin's manual), then go into c:\windows\inf and delete *all* of the files that were 0 k in size (over 14,000 of them!), and delete the following two files (in the same folder listed above): drvidx.bin and drvdata.bin (these files will be recreated when you restart windows). **Note that these instructions may be specific to WindowsME.** After restarting and plugging in the cable, I went through the same install procedure, and voila! Just printed two test pages, and it was speedy and accurate. Although I give low marks to Belkin's tech support, I am happy with the product otherwise. Good luck!
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