Mini Centronics Parallel Cable

An ieee compliant cable must meet several standards of wiring and quality.

Mini centronics parallel cable.

Centronics officially called micro ribbon 36 pin for the printer or device connection. To attache an old hp color laserjet printer to newer computers that do not have parallel port capabilities. The micro centronics 36 pin connector is arranged in two rows of pins each with 18 contacts. The printer was recognized and setup on the laptop computer during startup.

Customers also shopped for. Db 25 25 pin for the host connection. Adapt your parallel cable to fit the smaller 36 pin mini centronics port with this adapter. Simply plug each end to the printer and computer.

It looks very similar to the centronics 36 pin but is about half the size. Installation is very easy and straightforward. After making the necessary adjustments to the printer configuration a test. This connector can be described more accurately as a mini d ribbon mdr connector.

The usb to db25 adapter provides you with an external db25 female plug and play connection for use with computers notebooks and handheld computing devices that support usb. This connector is held in place by squeeze latches. Vendors soon released printers compatible with both standard centronics and the ibm implementation. Usb to cn36 cable neortx usb 2 0 type a male to centronics 36 cn36 male parallel ieee 1284 printer adapter cable personal computers 9 99 9.

Mini centronics mdr36 36 pin a smaller alternative for the device connection that has not proven popular. This cable adapter has a standard type a usb plug. I purchased sewell usb to mini centronics combo cable set 5 ft. The original ibm parallel printer adapter for the ibm pc was designed to support 8 bit data bidirectionally in 1981.

If you find that your new computer doesn t have a standard parallel port this usb to mini centronics ieee 1284 c or ieee 1284c cable is perfect to connect these older printers to a usb only computer. Yohii 4 5m 14 7 feet db25 male to centronics 36 female parallel printer cable lpt parallel printer ieee 1284 5 0 out of 5 stars 2 4 5m 14 7 feet. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Ibm standardized the parallel cable with a db25f connector on the pc side and the 36 pin centronics connector on the printer side.

Three types of connectors are defined.