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C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable

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Color: Beige
Length: 6ft
USB to IEEE-1284

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Why waste your parallel port on your high-speed printer? With Cables To Go's USB to IEEE-1284 Printer Cable, you can use your USB port on your PC or hub and free-up the parallel port for a Zip drive or scanner. Forget the hassles of IRQ sharing by adapting your high-speed 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.

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Model

Brand: C2G

Model: 16898

Type: Data Transfer Cable

Type: Cable Connectors

Color: Beige

Details

Length: 6 ft.

Connector Number: 2

Connector Detail: Connector 1: USB Type A Male
Connector 2: Centronics 36 Male

Features

Features: Features Don't waste the parallel port on your inkjet, laser, or high speed printer. This cable uses the USB port on your PC or hub, so your parallel port remains free for a zip drive or scanner. 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.

Plug Standards

Electrical Outlet Plug Type: Plug Type “A” (USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan)

Warranty, Returns, And Additional Information

Warranty
Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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Manufacturer Contact Info
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Website: http://www.cablestogo.com/|
Support Phone: 1-800-506-9607
Support Email: customer-service@c2g.com|
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Filter Results Last 2 Weeks (0) Last 6 Months (0) All Reviews (9) 67% (6) 11% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 22% (2) Verified Owners Video Reviews Mfr. Responses keyword Go
George M. 6/19/2014 12:03:55 PM Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Works with Datamax label printer This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: Connects a USB computer port to a Centronix port on a Datamax industrial label printer Cons: none Other Thoughts: We have two of these plugging in our shipping department plugging from new Lenovo computers to old Datamax barcode and label printers. Installing was fast and easy. Note: Running Windows 7 (x64) Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Ruben P. 5/13/2014 10:53:22 AM Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5C2G Cable was a Perfect Fit! This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: I was somewhat learyif the cable would work even with the description being exact, but it was that easy! Plug and basically play with a small amount of tweaking. It was the perfect fit for my applicaiton of going from WIN-XP to WIN-7 and having to connect a very old printer via USB. Price was great and quality was excellent compared to what I had seen on other sites! Cons: None! Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Jerry S. 9/10/2013 10:44:35 AM Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5CTG Parallel to USB Cable W7 This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: Works fine. Plugged into HP 5P, plugged into USB port on HP tower, W7 found it and installed it and it works. Meets expectation. Cons: None Other Thoughts: Have not been able to get combination of CTG cable, HP5P printer, and Linksys WPS54G print server to function. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Claude S. 8/16/2013 11:01:42 AM Ownership: 1/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5Parallel Printer Adapter This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: No pros, can not connect to it. Cons: It is a 1/4" wider port than any parallel printer plug that I have ever had. I go back to about 1992. I don't know what this thing fits, but not any thing that I have and I still have 3 or 4 old printers that use parallel ports Other Thoughts: We live and learn. This was a Cables To Go Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Wayne M. 5/23/2013 9:40:08 AM Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Quick and Easy Setup for HP 5P LaserJet This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: Attached cable to HP 5P, plugged in the USB to computer, turned on printer and Windows 7 picked up new device and automatically installed correct drivers. Got my old trusty HP up and running in minutes. Cons: None Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
T O. 4/26/2013 10:53:57 AM Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Success with Win 8 and HP-6P This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: with Win 8, cost less than $10, and took 5 minutes. See below for simple steps Cons: none Other Thoughts: After reading about a lot of attempts by others to use an HP-6P laserjet printer with Windows 7 and 8, and finding most of them discouraging, I want to share my success. I have not yet tried with Win 7. My solution was with Win 8, cost less than $10, and took 5 minutes. Here are the exact steps I took: Turn on HP-6P Using Cables To Go (C2G) 16898 cable (NewEgg Item #: N82E16812196233): 1. plug IEEE-1284 (parallel) end into printer 2. plug USB end into Windows 8 machine (no visible acknowledgement appeared on screen) 3. manually run Windows Update (Windows found HP-6P driver for Win 8, which appeared in description for download) 4. after Win Update completes, in Control Panel check that HP-6P is installed and appears under "Devices and Printers -> Printers 5. Print Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Tom H. 1/2/2013 2:41:16 PM Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5Save your time This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: None, after multiple attemps to set up printer I gave up. Cons: IT DOESN'T WORK Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Chris G. 5/3/2012 8:30:08 AM Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5Wasn't expecting it to work, but Surprised! This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: Eventually it does what is says. I connected an old HP 895cxi printer to this port, and it is now up and running fine using Windows 7. Cons: Manual is very small print! Get out your magnifying glasses. And follow step by step, missing one step, the printer didn't work. Package says that CD with drivers included, but there was only a manual, no CD in package. Other Thoughts: In the end it ended up working out, but took several tries and following exactly the steps in the manual. Windows 7 recognized the device right away, but then getting the printer engaged, took a little more effort. Overal I'm happy I can still use the printer. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Steven W. 12/6/2010 6:22:54 AM Ownership: 4/5	Rating: 5/5Great Device This review is from: C2G Model 16898 6 ft. 6ft USB to IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable Pros: Had a wireless print server and needed an impct printer,,,problem solved. quick install, quicker config and I was uo and running. Cons: Not available in USB 2.0 Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!