USB to DB25 Parallel Female 5ft Printer Cable Adapter

Glen :

Posted 557 days ago

I have an HP 4500 Color Laserjet printer that I need to connect to a new computer. The computer has a USB connection and my printer has a male connector (so the cable has to be female.) It looks like this cable will work but I am not sure. HP's web page says it needs a IEEE
1284 cable. Will this cable work. If so do you have it in 8'? Thank you

TekGems :

Posted 557 days ago

Do you already have the printer cable for your LaserJet? Your HP printer has connector called a "Micro Centronics 36 Male". If you don't, you'll need to get first - Parallel cable that is Micro Centronics 36 Male on one end and DB25 Male on the other end. Then you buy our USB to DB25 Parallel Female 6ft Cable Converter Adapter which connects to the first cable.
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http://www.homeavcables.com/centronics-connectors.html
IEEE-1284 Type C found on some HP printers. The Micro Centronics 36 connector has 36-pins arranged in two rows one on top of the other. The top row has 18 pins and the lower row has 18 pins.
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Cables C2946A 3 m (10 ft) Parallel Cable (IEEE-1284
compliant) with a 25-pin DB Male to a
(IEEE-1284C) Male C-Connector
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Primary/Source Connector (1) DB25 Male
Secondary/Device Connector Micro Centronics 36 Male

john :

Posted 546 days ago

I like this cable very much. It was pretty easy to install. You just plug it in and then you make the printer port for your printer "Virtual Printer Port for USB" - USB001 (or whatever the highest number is).

Melissa :

Posted 526 days ago

Will this cable work with an "all-in-one" fax/copy/printer?

TekGems :

Posted 526 days ago

Yes, it would work with HP 3100 if you have the original cable that came with the printer.

Thomas :

Posted 523 days ago

Will this cable work with an HP PSC 500...I've seen other reviews that say the parallel-to-USB adaptors don't work with "all-in-one" printers.

SUE WOODS :

Posted 514 days ago

I have a hp psc 500 printer and have bought 2 1EE 1284 to usb cables to connect to my new computer but when they arrived both connections were way too big. Does anyone know where I can get a suitable cable.
Thanks.

TekGems :

Posted 514 days ago

We will start to carry the mini C cable required for the HP printer shortly. You would use the mini C cable with this cable to build a suitable connection from your HP printer to you a USB port on your laptop/notebook or desktop/PC computer.

Chad Lambert :

Posted 505 days ago

Is this cable a plug and play with Windows Vista, I have an hp psc with the Mini centronics plug on one end and the male 25 pin plug on the other, will this cable plug into the male end of my existing cable and then into the usb port on the computer. Thanks.

Edward Fletcher :

Posted 505 days ago

I own a HP 500 PSC, I bought the USB to DB25F cable but my computer does not recognize the printer. I tried restarting and repluging, but still does not print. Suggestions please.

TekGems :

Posted 505 days ago

For your computer to recognize is a part issue: 1) you need to install printer software, 2) assign the correct port (in this case USB001) to that printer. The USB to Parallel (DB25F) does not require drivers and will be recognized as USB Virtual Printer device by Windows.

Paul Mac :

Posted 499 days ago

Hi do you have in stock the usb to 25 pin, for the HP PSC 500. I have the original cable, but new laptop only supports USB. Thank You

Steve Brown :

Posted 465 days ago

i have read that the LJ3100 will not work with a parallel to usb cable because the printer is "biosed"... the printer looks only for lpt ports... i desperately need this cable if it will work as my new notebook has only usb ports... you say i only need to use my existing hp cable with your adapter cable and set the printer port to usb001 and all will be work aOK...??? please confirm...

TekGems :

Posted 465 days ago

Yes, that is correct.

TekGems :

Posted 451 days ago

According to the technical specs on the site, the printer has USB 1.1 and regular parallel port. So, you could just use a regular USB cable. Or the other USB to Parallel printer cable, although a USB cable is cheaper.
http://www.minolta-qms.com/products/monochrome/pp1350W/tech.asp
If you are trying to share the printer with two computers (one USB and the other parallel), I don't recommend it. Many printers do not have queue management which will confuse your printer when more than one computer tries to print to it.

Henry Reif :

Posted 446 days ago

Product No: 18030
Can you tell me the manufacturer and model number of this parallel to USB interface cable? I live in England and wish to ensure that it will work prior to purchase. Thank you.

TekGems :

Posted 440 days ago

We have heard from other customers that since this cable acts as a "USB Virtual Printer Port" it is bi-directional, but the cable is not capable of ECP nor EPP. For ECP or EPP support, you would need to buy a parallel port PCI card that would provide a true parallel port versus a Virtual Printer Port.

TekGems :

Posted 432 days ago

You can buy a new router with USB printer support. I do not know if USB to Parallel cables will work with the router - that would depend on the router and what kind of support it has for USB to Parallel cables (if at all).

pete g :

Posted 417 days ago

I have a hp nx9600 laptop, and I just bought an all in one office jet R80. I just need to use it to print. Is this usb-1284 cable my solution?, or do i need to see if I can get my $ back.
thanks for your time and experience.
pete

TekGems :

Posted 416 days ago

We reviewed the documentation for the HP OfficeJet R80:
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http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?product=60989&lc=en& cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&cc=us
http://tinyurl.com/2y3f9k
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Based on the cable shown in the manual, you would buy this cable to fit on your laptop that has a USB port and other end fits with the cable supplied by HP.

Sydney :

Posted 412 days ago

Will your Part No.18030 USB to Parallel work well with an HP 4550 Colour LaserJet and a Dell XPS410 Vista Home Premium operating system? We do have the original cable with the HPCN 36 male Type C IEEE-1284 for the printer Centronics C connector with a DB25 male at other end.

fotonut :

Posted 411 days ago

I couldn't get this cable to work with a fairly vanilla parallel port scanner. This is on Vista (didn't try XP). I tried installing the drivers that came with the cable, but it wasn't clear which one, and the install didn't seem to succeed anyway. Is this config supposed to work?

TekGems :

Posted 411 days ago

The drivers on the CD are for Windows 98SE only. The cable uses the native operating systems and Windows recognizes the device as a USB Virtual Printer Port. The product is designed to be used only for printers.

Sue F :

Posted 408 days ago

Will this cable work with a Pentax PockJet II printer?

Robert :

Posted 389 days ago

Hey i got this to work with my vista, i am able to print! You just need to change the port settings under propertys for your printer. Working fine now!

Diane :

Posted 379 days ago

We purchased this part to try to connect the HP500 printer/scanner to my new Dell computer. Had the IT person working on it for awhile but this is not going to work. I see in one of your answers posted 135 days ago as of 7/25/07, that you will soon be carrying the Mini C cable that can go directly from the printer into the USB port so I guess my question is are you now carrying this as it has been over 4 months since your comment? Thanks!

TekGems :

Posted 379 days ago

Yes, it is our product number 20133:
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http://tekgems.com/Products/mp-257-db25-minic36-hpcn36.htm
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or
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http://tinyurl.com/2rsf5d

ns :

Posted 376 days ago

Will this product work to connect an HP LaserJet 3100 to a new Dell desktop running Vista (if I have the original printer cable)? Thank you.

TekGems :

Posted 374 days ago

We've had several customers that let us they were able to use this cable on Vista.

Gerard :

Posted 363 days ago

HP laser jet 1100 Need new cable to go mini micro to usb. I do not have any cable for it.What do I order?

TekGems :

Posted 363 days ago

If you have your old HP cable that is Mini Centronics to DB25 Male, then continue using that and buy our DB25 Female to USB printer cable. If you need the Mini-C to DB25 Male cable, then you can buy that here:

http://tinyurl.com/2rsf5d

TekGems :

Posted 356 days ago

You should know many older HP printers (without USB) will likely not work on Vista. The HP printers are too old. Instead of providing drivers for these older models, HP is encouraging upgrade to newer products with USB ports that is supported in Vista. Here is what HP had to say on the matter:

"We are sorry to inform you that there will be no Windows Vista support available for your HP product. Therefore your product will not work with Windows Vista. If you are using the Windows Vista operating system on your computer, please consider upgrading to a newer HP product that is supported on Windows Vista. HP has numerous products on the market that support Windows Vista."

Madt M. :

Posted 353 days ago

This cable works with my HP 1100 under Windows Vista.

TekGems :

Posted 342 days ago

The product is designed for printing only. Your all-in-one will still perform copy since that is not dependent on the computer. Scanning will not work, unless you buy a PCI card with a parallel port. Well sell those too. We have a great one by HP that has a Oxford chipset (one of the best quality chipsets available) that works in all OS including 2000, XP, and Vista.

Eric :

Posted 339 days ago

I am trying to use an old officejet R80xi with a new acer laptop (USB cables only) and Windows XP. I have the original ieee 1284 compliant printer cable and I know that the cable you sell (Product No: 18030) will fit convert its db25 output into USB. So my question is this - what if my computer does not recognize this "new" combined cable as a plug and play printer? (I don't need the scan function). I have never installed the printer on this laptop, so drivers are not already resident. Also, I just tried going through the manual process and it shows me the r80Xi printer icon, but I don't see how I can select the option for "Virtual Printer Port for USB" - USB001. My only options are LPT 1,2,3, COM 1-5, File, microsoft document imaging writer port and IR. So again, i'm stumped how this will work with the R80xi, unless you're telling me that I just plug in your cable into my old printer and it will become "plug and play" and instantly recognize my printer and install everything i need?

TekGems :

Posted 339 days ago

You plug the USB cable by itself into the Acer laptop. That will allow the laptop to recognize the USB cable. You will also need to install the printer software which is a separate procedure. Once the printer software is installed, you can connect the two printer cables together then select USB001 (or whatever is greatest) as the printer port for the newly installed printer.

nimesh :

Posted 339 days ago

I hav a hp laser jet 1100 printer.my pc is compaq one and it doesnt hav a paralel port.can i use this cable to convert it? o/s is XP

TekGems :

Posted 338 days ago

Yes, you can use this cable to connect your existing parallel printer cable to it. The USB cable is automatically detected in Windows XP. You just need to make sure you have the printer software & driver loaded for your HP LJ 1100 in Windows XP.

edroy :

Posted 338 days ago

I have an HP Laser 5 p and want to convert to USB port on my dell laptop. The cable with the printer is hardwired to the printer and is male IEEE1284. Which cable do you recommend?

TekGems :

Posted 338 days ago

Hi, the IEEE 1284 is an interface standard and does not specifically state the connector type, so I will assume you have a DB25 Male. Our USB to DB25 Female cable is an add-on to your existing cable. Also, your printer cable is probably not hardwired. Your HP printer should have a plastic flap that is removable giving you access to the end of the cable should you need to replace it for any reason.

Mike :

Posted 336 days ago

I have a psc 500 with a bi-directional parallel Ieee 1284 complianant printer cable with 1284-c connector will this work for me?

TekGems :

Posted 336 days ago

Yes, we have many customers with PSC 500 that successfully use this cable on Windows Vista, XP, 2000, or ME. You just need to confirm that there is printer software available for the operating system you use. Also, you should know that scanning function will not work.

john :

Posted 334 days ago

i have a HP DESKJET 890C printer can i use this cable to connect to my notebook HP PAVILION dv8000 plz someone reply soon

TekGems :

Posted 333 days ago

According to HP, they recommend - DB-25 Male-to-36-pin Centronics Male:
http://tinyurl.com/37scee
That means you can use our la-par03 USB to Parallel (Centronics 36 Male) cable.

Desparate :

Posted 332 days ago

I have the HP 4550, I have the 36 pin to 25 pin cable which came with the printer. And I have the DB25 female to USB extension cable. I am trying to connect to a new computer with only USB connections. The printer is still printing trash. HP is telling me it is a cable problem and to get a connectivity card. Can you help me?

TekGems :

Posted 332 days ago

It is possible the cable is defective. We, unfortunately, can not vouch for the quality of cable you purchase from another business. If you want a connectivity card (PCI card), we do sell one with the Oxford chipset that will work in Vista (32-bit or 64-bit), XP, 2000, etc.

Ralph :

Posted 331 days ago

I purchased this cable to connect an HP R80xi all-in-one with a new Dell desktop with Vista. Took a bit of work, but all is working well. Thanks for the fast shipping.

TekGems :

Posted 331 days ago

For list of supported HP LaserJet & HP Color LaserJet supported under Vista, please go to this link : http://tinyurl.com/2nf4p3

For Vista compatibility for DesignJet products:
http://tinyurl.com/2gzfs5

For other printer models, an easy way to check Vista compatibility is to Add A Printer (Settings, Control Panel, Hardware & Sound, Printers) and see if your printer model is supported. Detailed steps are available here: http://tinyurl.com/2k8o84

Brian :

Posted 330 days ago

Just letting you know, the USB to DB25 cable worked perfect with my HP LaserJet 1100 and OS X 10.4.10. All I had to do was download and install HPIJS. The instructions I followed were at: http://www.electrictao.net/mac.shtml

Thanks a bunch!

Brian

p.s. HPIJS also works lots of other printers besides HP printers.

Patty :

Posted 324 days ago

I purchased this cable but am having trouble getting my HP laserjet 1100 to print properly. When I click print the first thing I get is a printer error box that disapears in a few seconds and the printer prints the page. I assume that this is because the USB port is coveying information quicker than the DB25 is responding. But the main issue is that the page doesn't print right. Several letters are missing and many are garbled. Is there something I can do to correct this?

TekGems :

Posted 324 days ago

The most common cause of gibberish is using the wrong printer driver. For example, if you use a driver for an inkjet printer to print to a laser printer, the resulting print will be gibberish. This will also be the case if you send postscript codes to a printer that doesn’t support postscript printing.

But why do you sometimes get gibberish even when you’re using the right driver? Laser printers hold a print job in memory until the entire page has been received before printing that page. If the person who printed before you used the wrong driver, then it’s likely that some remnants of that print job remain in memory. When you send your print job, your job is appended to what’s already in the printer’s memory, resulting in gibberish. The standard solution to this problem is to reboot the printer.

Occasionally, you may run into a situation in which no one has used a bad driver, but the printer is spewing out garbage anyway. There are several reasons why this can happen. One is that the printer cable is loose (this usually only applies to parallel printing). Check both ends of the cable, reboot the printer, and then reboot the PC that’s hosting the printer.

JAMES TURBEK :

Posted 324 days ago

I have a HP LaserJet 1100 with the original cable connection. I would like to know if ther is an adapter you can buy to connect it to usb.

Eric :

Posted 324 days ago

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I purchased this cable and hooked it up to my new windows XP (I just couldn't stand the slow speed of Vista) and after it was recognized as a "virtual printer cable" I connected my VERY old HP R80xi and it instantly recognized and worked perfectly. I only use this for printing, copying and faxing and all 3 work great. Thanks again.

TekGems :

Posted 316 days ago

Your plotter should install okay as the following:
HP Business Inkjet 2250 (PCL5C)
HP Business Inkjet 2250 (PS)
We do not have much experience with the cable being used with a plotter.

Bruce :

Posted 314 days ago

Wish to connect HP 450C large format printer to a Mac laptop running Mac 10.4.10. Will use Gimp-Print driver (Has anyone tried this?). Will this cable work? Thank you.

Renee :

Posted 293 days ago

I successfully connected my hp officejet R80xi to a new HP laptop running Vista. Connect this cable to your old printer cable, plug in USB, assign printer to USB virtual port and you are good to go for printing. Without the suggestions on this page I would have used the wrong port. THANK YOU TEKGEMS for fast shipping, great prices and products, and all the help you offer here!

Ken :

Posted 225 days ago

Has anyone successfully used this cable to connect a usb port to a HP designjet large format plotter. I have a HP 450c that I need to connect directly with a new Hp laptop that only has USB ports. I purchased this cable to connect to the existing parallel cable. The cable installs ok, but when I attempt to plot, the plotter never responds.

prajak :

Posted 206 days ago

hello
I want to datasheet and diagram can
the db25 to usb

thank you

Joel :

Posted 204 days ago

I'm trying to connect an HP Laserjet 1100 to my IMac. Will this cable work and are there any driver issues I need to be aware of for the Mac? Any information is appreciated.

AlanB :

Posted 197 days ago

I'm trying to resolve an HP T65xi with a new laptop that does not have a parallel port. The Belkin USB-2-Parallel is not recommended for multi-function devices; so that item's going back. Will this cable, in conjunction with the original cable to my T65xi, allow my system to utilize the multifunctions of my T65xi? Or, is this only going to buy me printing capabilities? Thanks!

TekGems :

Posted 195 days ago

You would need to purchase a laptop card that has a parallel port (e.g. CardBus to Parallel Card).

Maurice :

Posted 192 days ago

I am trying to connect an HP 3100 to an Apple Airport Extreme wireless router via USB, so that I can access the printer from my MacBook, and also be able to print from my desktop DELL pc. which is connected to the router via Ethernet. Can I use this cable together with the original printer cable to connect to the router and be able to print?

Bridget :

Posted 189 days ago

Hello, I have an Dell Dimension E521 with Windows Vista Home. I have gotten an Lexmark X1240 All-in-one printer. I also got a USB 2.0 Device Cable GE HO97868. I have tried everything I can think of to get my printer to print to no avail. The printer and computer will not comunicate. I have already uninstaled and reinstaled several times, unpluged everything and repluged everything. Is it possible that it is the USB cable not being compatible?...If so, is there an Windows Vista compatable computer/printer USB cable available? Thank you.

TekGems :

Posted 182 days ago

Yes, if you have to original printer cable which has 25-pins on the end that would normally connect to a computer, you use this cable to finish the connection. The USB side would connect to your laptop or computer. We include a custom installation guide that seems to help most of our customers.

Ann-OR :

Posted 163 days ago

I have used this type cable for my Acer vista notebook to my HPLJ6mp -- worked like a charm for 1 month then 2 days ago suddenly kept getting error messages -- print fies would sit in the queue with error even tho the printer control panel recognized the printer -- which I think is cable failure. Printer works fine through network w/other computers fine. VISTA will load the LJ6 driver when directly connected to the printer.
Probably because I had to consistently unplug the parallel end so another computer on our network could print (dont' have a printer switch)
VISTA will not load the LJ6 network driver, it will only load the LJ6postcript network driver, but large files will bomb out. I'd rather run the plain LJ6 driver.
I'm having to buy a new cable to see if its my 'virtual" USB port driver or actually the cable that went bad. (not to mention other 'vista' issues ;-(

Bill Miller :

Posted 161 days ago

You cannot connect a Hewlett Packard 4500 Color LaserJet printer to an Apple computer using this product. You need to install a JetDirect J311A 600N Ethernet card in one of your printer ports and use an ethernet cable to connect.

Marsha :

Posted 154 days ago

Works perfectly with my HP 1100. Plugged the printer cable into this cable and this cable into my computer's USB port and printed a document all within 2 minutes! Took me longer to get the product out of the packaging than it did to start using it!!! Thanks tekgems! You helped me keep on using my great printer.

Lisa :

Posted 153 days ago

I need a USB to parallel port (25 pin) adapter for my photo scanner component. Are there any available that will work for other components like this besides a printer? Or are all of the USB to parallel port adapters meant only for printers?
Thanks

Rich :

Posted 137 days ago

I can't get a LaserJet 3100 to work with a usb port on a new Dell Inspiron 530. The print driver is installed, I changed the port to the highest virtual usb port and print jobs just sit there in queue until I delete them. In the task bar, the printer says "idele", although it's plugged in a ready to go. Any ideas?
We're about ready to throw out the 3100 laser printer and start over.

Kristy :

Posted 132 days ago

I have an HP Laserjet 1100. Will this connect that printer with my new computer via usb, and is it compatible with Vista?

TekGems :

Posted 113 days ago

Lisa, this cable is only a printer port emulator. For your photo scanner, you need a true hardware parallel port either from a PCI card that you install into your desktop, or a laptop card that you install. We sell both types of devices as well.

Sam :

Posted 53 days ago

I want 2 be thorough about the input & output pins.

Susan :

Posted 31 days ago

Has anyone tried to use this adapter cable with an Husqvarna Viking Designer 1 sewing machine dongle? It fits into a 25 pin female printer port as a security device for the Viking embroidery software. My new Dell with Vista has only USB ports.

TekGems :

Posted 30 days ago

It will not work on a sewing machine dongle. The USB cable will only emulate printers. For laptops, we can sell your a CardBus (card slot is about the thickness of a credit card) which has a true parallel port built-in. For desktops, we can sell you a PCI card which has Parallel port. Both work in Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit. Call us and we'll walk you through the product you need.

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