6ft (1.8m) USB to DB25 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable
#16899
C2G
USB to DB25 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable is rated
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$16.99 $25.99 MSRP USD
Use this adapter cable to connect your inkjet, laser or high speed printer to a computer without a parallel port. 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. This adapter cable is a perfect accessory for Microsoft® Surface® products and other leading laptops.
Note: This adapter is designed for use with a standard Parallel printer and is not designed to support multi-function printers or other parallel devices. This adapter uses the USB Printing Support function of the operating system and is not designed to create a LPT port.
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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. This adapter cable is a perfect accessory for Microsoft® Surface® products and other leading laptops.
Note: This adapter is designed for use with a standard Parallel printer and is not designed to support multi-function printers or other parallel devices. This adapter uses the USB Printing Support function of the operating system and is not designed to create a LPT port.
Discover more connectivity solutions for the Microsoft Surface
Connector 1:
(1) USB-A Male
Connector 2:
(1) DB25 Female
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Specifications
General Info
| Product Line | C2G | ||
| Color | Blue | ||
| UPC Number | 757120168997 | ||
| Country Of Origin | China | ||
| Application Sector | Commercial, Residential | ||
| Warranty Type | 5-Year | ||
| Type | Active Device, Adapter, Cable |
Dimensions
| Product Length US | 6.0 FT | ||
| Cable Length | 6 ft |
Technical Information
| Jacket Material | PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) | ||
| Cable Type | Adapter, Parallel, USB |
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Reviews
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Don from
Did the Job
Did what it was supposed to do in making use of an older parallel interface printer from a newer motherboard that had no parallel ports on the backplane.
Date published: 2012-11-22
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Udunge from
Works great.
Connected easily worked right away.
Date published: 2014-08-07
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Carolyn from
excellent product
I have some old zip disks and a drive that doesn't have a USB port. My laptop only has USB ports. How do I get the pictures from the disk to the computer? I went to the store and bought the wrong one. Who knew there are two different types of IEEE-1284 cables? I was able to enlarge the picture on cable-to-go's website to make sure I was ordering the right one this time. It works great.
Date published: 2009-05-04
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Mercer from
Inexpensive solution
This works great for a user that has a reliable printer(HP 1100 series) that has a Hewlett Packard mini centronix port. They can then use this adapter cable on a computer that does not have a paralel port and still utilize their existing cable.
Date published: 2014-02-14
Rated 5 out of
5
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Stefanie from
VERY HAPPY!
I was so happy to get this cable. I have a HP Lazerjet 4000. I have owned the printer since 1998, used in a business setting-never had a problem with it. I bought a new computer that was not compatible with the printer. I was told be Dell that the adapters don't really work and they would be more than happy to sell me a new printer. I could not see getting rid of my current printer for no reason. I checked the local Radio Shack, they did not have the adapters either. I found this adapter, and ordered it. With Windows 7, the driver is already built in. All I had to do was plug it in, wait for it to register, and I was up and running with my old printer. Made my day!
Date published: 2011-11-15
Rated 5 out of
5
by
ES from
Windows 7 & HP Color LaserJet 4500
I needed a cable that could talk an out-of- production HP Color LaserJet 4500 printer.
HP Printers and cables have a non-standard cable connection to the printer with a standard parallel connection to a 25pin parallel hook-up.
This product was able to connect to the 25pin parallel end of the HP cable and provided the appropriate USB drivers to operate with Windows 7 software.
Date published: 2010-09-29
Rated 4 out of
5
by
OldTimeTech from
It Works!!!
I connected a older HP 5L to a Acer Dual Core running Linux Ubuntu 11.10.
Date published: 2012-11-07
Rated 4 out of
5
by
The Mechanic from
This cable worked.
Cable allowed me to connect new PC to old HP Laserjet printer.I did have to contact the customer service tech help to get printer to print any document.Would only print certain documents at first.The tech dept. helped me figure out that I needed to change the printer driver setting on the PC. I set it to the original HP 6P/6MP driver instead of the 6P/6MP postscript driver that was auto-installed when I first connected the cable.Now it prints all documents just like the old computer did.
Date published: 2012-09-10
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Questions & Answers
Is this adapter compatible with windows server 2003?
This cable is compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98, ME®, 2000, XP, Vista®, Windows 7 or Windows 8.
Date published: 2017-10-05
Can this addapter be used for non-printer applications? When connected, this shows up in the device manager as "USB Printing Support." Is there a way to assign it to an LPT or any other static port?
This adapter can only be used with standard printers. It will not appear as an LPT port in device manager. It will only be recognized as USB Printing support.
Date published: 2017-10-05
will this adapter allow an old xp computer (DB25) printer connection to be used with a new EPSON WF-7820 (USB)
it should be it really will come down to the computer and its drivers.
Date published: 2023-03-21
where can i get an adapter for my HP 1100 laser jet to use on my computer. I need an adapter to make it fit using a usb connecter.
We cannot guarantee that our USB adapter will work with the HP 1100 Laserjet printer. It uses a Micro-Centronics connector that is a non-standard connector. We do not have a USB product that we could guarantee compatibility with that printer.
Date published: 2017-10-05
Regarding the USB to DB25 IEEE/1284 Parallel printer adapter. Since i cant see the adr/I&O range for this one in the device manager, could you please tell me what it is ?
This will not be recognized as a LPT port. This will only work as a USB printing support under the Universal Serial Bus Controllers section in Device Manager. It will only work with parallel printers.
Date published: 2017-10-05
Will this cable replace the iomega Zip Z250P parallel Port Drive cable.
Without knowing the pinout of the iomega ZIP Z250P parallel cable, we are unable to confirm that this cable would replace it.
Date published: 2017-10-05
Many cables are only for 32bit systems, does this work with 64bit?
This cable will work with 64 bit systems.
Date published: 2017-10-05
I have win8 asus x202e suit me connect to William Programming DB25 PIN
Answered via e-mail by a tech
Date published: 2017-10-06
Is cable USB 1.x or USB 2.0? I need a USB 2.0 adapter not for a printer, but for a parallel DB25 hardware lock for Terramodel software. Software is no longer supported, but we must use it. New laptop does not have parallel port, but has USB 2 & 3. Do y...
Is cable USB 1.x or USB 2.0? I need a USB 2.0 adapter not for a printer, but for a parallel DB25 hardware lock for Terramodel software. Software is no longer supported, but we must use it. New laptop does not have parallel port, but has USB 2 & 3. Do you know if this cable has been used in such a situation?
The USB end of the cable is compliant to USB 1.0 specifications. We do not offer a like cable that is compliant with USB 2.0 at this time.
Date published: 2017-10-05
Do you know of a driver for Linux Ubuntu for this cable?
We do not have a Linux driver for this cable.
Date published: 2017-10-05
I am attempting to connect my Dell Vostro laptop to my HP 4000 laserjet printer, through an A/B switch that requires a DB25M (male) connector. I am connecting the A/B switch because I also want to connect my Dell desktop to the printer. Would either Mo...
I am attempting to connect my Dell Vostro laptop to my HP 4000 laserjet printer, through an A/B switch that requires a DB25M (male) connector. I am connecting the A/B switch because I also want to connect my Dell desktop to the printer. Would either Model# 22429. or Model# 16899, (with an adapter to switch the DB25 Female to a DB25 Male), work to connect the laptop to the A/B switch? The switch works flawlessly between the desktop and the HP printer.
The part number 16899 would work with a db25 parallel cable connected to it. Our part number 22429 is only for serial devices and will not work with parallel devices.
Date published: 2017-10-06
Will this all my new 10.8.4 Mac to be able to print to my legacy Kyocera FS-9500DN printer that I had been using on my PC via parallel?
No. This adapter only supports the Windows operating systems.
Date published: 2017-10-05
I need a cable to connect my HP Scanjet 4C. It is a SCSI DB25 plug. Will this cable work with Win 7 Pro 64?
Unfortunately not if this is a SCSI connection this cable will not work with SCSI.
Date published: 2017-10-05
Will this cable work with HP JetDirect 300x printer server?
This cable will not function with a Print Server
Date published: 2017-10-05
Will this cable work with a HP Laserjet 4 to either a MAC OS 10.13.4 High Sierra or with a PC laptop, HP Envy which I just bought in January.
This cable will NOT work for a MAC but will work for a PC with Windows 10.
Date published: 2021-01-13
This cable does not seem to work properly with Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit. It is seen as an unknown device on several systems I have tried a few of these adapters with. Does it use the Prolific PL2305 chipset? Are there drivers available?
It does use the Prolific chipset. There is not a driver for Windows 7 64bit. The driver that it uses is the USB printing support. You should only need to install the driver for your parallel printer.
Date published: 2017-10-05
Do you have a adapter cable for my old Iomega Zip drive to USB. Trying to recover data files from Zip/
Our Adapter will only work with Parallel Printers, the driver used with the device is known as USB PRINTER SUPPORT
Date published: 2017-10-05
will this work with Win 8.1 64 bit?
Yes, product 16899 will work on Windows 8.1 64bit.
Date published: 2017-10-05
will this work pugging the DB25 into a old computer (pentium and pentium II) and the USB into a new usb printer?
Unfortunately, you will not be able to connect a newer USB printer to a PC with a parallel port using this cable. If possible I would use a USB hub with your PC to add USB ports to allow you to use your printer.
Date published: 2017-10-06
Will this cable work on a HP color laser jet 4500 printer to connect to a new Dell XPS 8500? Thank you for your assistance!
The 16899 will work with your Dell XPS 8500 and HP LaserJet 4500.
Date published: 2017-10-05
Hi, Regarding "6ft USB to DB25 IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable", does it come with drivers for Windows XP/Windows 7. Thanks, Suresh
Part number 16899 does not require any external drivers to be installed. The drivers required for 16899 is built into the Windows XP, Vista, and 7 operating system. You should see our adapter recognized as a USB printing support in the device manager
Date published: 2017-10-05
I am trying to connect a master vinyl cutter with a parallel to my new computer with a usb. I am using windows 8 on a 64 bit system and have tried another cable to adapt it. It sees the device but can't print to it but I was told I need a communication...
I am trying to connect a master vinyl cutter with a parallel to my new computer with a usb. I am using windows 8 on a 64 bit system and have tried another cable to adapt it. It sees the device but can't print to it but I was told I need a communication driver to tell the usb what to do. Will this cable work in this situation ?
Unfortunately this cable will only create a Virtual Printer Port and will not act as a standard Parallel Connection.
Date published: 2017-10-05
will this cable work with an older ink printer - HP Deskject 952C ? The old cable was not a USB but I need a USB cable.
It appears that you can use a USB A Type to USB B Type cable. Please consider our part 28102.
Date published: 2017-10-06
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