printer problem

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Post 1

ok so i got my pc built and it runs fine! :D :D :D :D

but now its time to connect my new printer (Canon Pixma iP5200) to the pc..

the printer didn't come with a USB Cable but can be used stand alone or with a pc via usb. the only cable holes i can is the power plug at the back and a usb plug on the front.. the problem being that the usb plug at the front is just like the usb plugs on my pc.

Now does anyone know whether i can get a usb cable going from "usb a male to usb a male"? i haven't been able to find one.. all the sites that sell my printer say to buy a "usb a male to usb b male" cable, but the printer doesn't have a hole for the "usb b male" plug..

yeah instruction booklet that came with the printer is shit and doesn't say what type of cable is needed..

thanks anyone who can help!

Post 2

lol.. so after spending half the day searching i finally found a part on the canon website stating where the usb port is..

grr.. they hide it on the side, neatly tucked where it is hardest to see.. lol.

so ignore my post above!