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Cables Unlimited USB-1475-06 6-Feet USB to Parallel DB25 Female Printer Cable


  • CABLE, USB TO PARALLEL DB25 FEMALE

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Cables Unlimited’s 6′ USB to IEEE-1284 Printer Cable allows you to easily connect a parallel printer to your USB port. Forget the hassles of IRQ sharing, this Plug and Play adapter installs in seconds and is perfect for use with modern USB only laptops and desktops…. More >>

Cables Unlimited USB-1475-06 6-Feet USB to Parallel DB25 Female Printer Cable

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  1. #1 by Humberto Sequeira on June 1, 2010 - 2:50 am

    Using Windows XP Pro SP3

    - Installation runs smooth

    - Creates an LPTx port (What I wanted)

    - Printing a text file using notepad, will result in:

    * Missing lines. One yes, the other no

    * Seems some CR/LF cannot be printed, so next line continues on the same line and/or empty lines are not printed.

    * Last line missing (printed on the next file you print)

    * Driver update from Cablesdirect, is the same that comes with in the CD with the adapter, so don’t bother.

    Using it on a Point of Sale printer (Epson TM-U950P) it gets even worse.

    So, this is a waste of time.

    Seems there is no USB adapter that truly replicates a Parallel port on Windows. It is bad as most new PC’s does not come with an integrated Parallel port.

    I will try to see if I can tweak something else as I already tried the Status Poll and the Clock frequency to no avail.

    Keep you posted.

    Last update: Indeed if you are into Point of Sale (POS) hardware this is not for you. Parallel port cannot be emulated by USB. If you are into POS get a system with an integrated Parallel port or add PCI Parallel card.
    Rating: 1 / 5

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  2. #2 by Ritz on June 1, 2010 - 4:16 am

    Bought and returned this to TigerDirect. Pkg states it is plug-n-play and Vista compatible. After 5 hours…with Vista 64bit: Advanced options when booting (F8) lets you “disable driver signature enforcement”, which you must do every time you reboot in order to install or USE this cable that has unsigned drivers (which Vista 64bit does not allow). The CD instructions have you download the driver from the microchip’s website where you find more instructions. Admin control must be disabled to install or you can install as admin. et cetera. Five hours of this and my laptop will still not accept the driver. Thanks to another reviewer who warned us to be prepared for returns.
    Rating: 1 / 5

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