
Configuring Virtual Machine 185
Parallel Port Options
The Parallel Port Options tab of Configuration Editor lets you choose the type of emulation for a
parallel port. Parallels Desktop allows up to three parallel ports to be connected to a virtual
machine.
Note. Configuration Editor is available only when the virtual machine is stopped.
Device Status:
If you wish to temporarily disable operations with a parallel port without deleting it from
the configuration, clear the Enabled check box. If the parallel port is enabled, it can be
connected or disconnected at runtime.
Note: If you start the operating system with the parallel port disabled, you cannot change
this option when the virtual machine is running.
If you have enabled a port, you can select the Connect at startup check box to start the guest
OS with this port connected.
Emulation:
Use Printer. Select this option to connect printer via virtual machine's parallel port.
Printer input field. If the Use printer option is selected, you can choose a printer from the
the list of printers available for the Macintosh computer, including network printers.
Use output file option. Select this option to emulate a parallel port by using an output file.
The new output file with the default name is created in the virtual machine folder.
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