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Dec 9 2010 09:11pm

so i recently purchased a cannon all in one printer but it didn't come with a lan cable or any type of usb to hook it up to my computer. its an imageclassmf4350d. what stores could i go to to get a lan cable for this printer and is there a specific type of cable i have to get?

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Dec 10 2010 09:32am

Don't all printers use the same type of usb cable? It has a usb plug on one side and a little square-ish dealy on the other.

I apologize for my lack of specifics.

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Dec 10 2010 10:55am

Quote (montecito @ Dec 10 2010 10:32am)

Don't all printers use the same type of usb cable? It has a usb plug on one side and a little square-ish dealy on the other.

I apologize for my lack of specifics.

Yeah, nearly all printers use a USB-A to USB-B cable. You can buy one at any store that sells electronics, like Walmart, Target, or Radio Shack. The two ends of the cable will look like this:

Make sure you see something on the back of your printer that's shaped like the bottom of the two in that diagram, though.

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Dec 10 2010 09:22pm

Quote (bentherdonethat @ Dec 10 2010 08:55am)

Yeah, nearly all printers use a USB-A to USB-B cable. You can buy one at any store that sells electronics, like Walmart, Target, or Radio Shack. The two ends of the cable will look like this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/117upyp9fBL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Make sure you see something on the back of your printer that's shaped like the bottom of the two in that diagram, though.

thanks, i see the one on the bottom in the back of my printer.

Quote (montecito @ Dec 10 2010 07:32am)

Don't all printers use the same type of usb cable? It has a usb plug on one side and a little square-ish dealy on the other.

I apologize for my lack of specifics.

thank you very much, for clarifying that they're all the same lol :lol:

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