This article describes how to connect and enable a StyleWriter II, or other serial printer, to print via the printer port.

You can use your StyleWriter II printer when connected to either serial port in the back of your Macintosh -printer port or modem port. What's important with the StyleWriter II, or any serial printer that isn't shared, is that the cable connections and the Chooser settings are the same, and that AppleTalk is turned off

Try setting up your StyleWriter II with the printer port again:

1. Connect the StyleWriter II cable to the printer port, and be sure that all of the connections are solid. Loose cable connections are the biggest cause of printer failures.

2. Open the Chooser and click on the StyleWriter II icon.

3. Make sure AppleTalk is Inactive.

4. Select the serial port with the picture of the printer.

5. For the time being, turn off Background Printing.

If you have done all of this correctly and are still unable to print, you may be running into a conflict with another program, an extension such as a screen saver, or something may be wrong with the printer port on your computer.