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Setting up serial printing In serial printing, data is transferred one bit at a time. Although serial printing is usually slower than parallel printing, it is the preferred option when there is a great deal of distance between the printer and computer or when an interface with a better transfer rate is not available. After installing the serial port, you will need to configure the printer and the computer so they can communicate. Make sure you have connected the serial cable to the serial port on your printer. 1 Set the parameters in the printer: a From the printer control panel, navigate to the menu with port settings. b Locate the submenu with serial port settings. c Make any necessary changes to the serial settings. d Save the new settings. e Print a menu settings page. 2 Install the printer driver: a Insert the Software and Documentation CD. It launches automatically. If the CD does not launch automatically, do one of the following: In Windows Vista 1 Click . 2 In the Start Search box, type D:\setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD or DVD drive. In Windows XP and earlier 1 Click Start. 2 Click Run. 3 Type D:\setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD or DVD drive. b Click Install Printer and Software. c Click Agree to accept the Printer Software License Agreement. d Click Custom. e Make sure Select Components is selected, and then click Next. f Make sure Local is selected, and then click Next. g Select the manufacturer of the printer from the menu. h Select the printer model from the menu, and then click Add Printer. i Click the + beside the printer model under Select Components. j Make sure the correctport is available under SelectComponents. This is the port where the serial cable attaches to the computer. If the correct port is not available, select the port under the Select Port menu, and then click Add Port. k Make any configuration changes necessary in the Add a New Port window. Click Add Port to finish adding the port. l Make sure the box next to the selected printer model is checked. m Select any other optional software you want to install, and then click Next. n Click Finish to complete the printer software installation. Connecting to a wireless network using Macintosh 19

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Setting up serial printing
In serial printing, data is transferred one bit at a time. Although serial printing is usually slower than parallel printing,
it is the preferred option when there is a great deal of distance between the printer and computer or when an interface
with a better transfer rate is not available.
After installing the serial port, you will need to configure the printer and the computer so they can communicate.
Make sure you have connected the serial cable to the serial port on your printer.
1
Set the parameters in the printer:
a
From the printer control panel, navigate to the menu with port settings.
b
Locate the submenu with serial port settings.
c
Make any necessary changes to the serial settings.
d
Save the new settings.
e
Print a menu settings page.
2
Install the printer driver:
a
Insert the
Software and Documentation
CD. It launches automatically.
If the CD does not launch automatically, do one of the following:
In Windows Vista
1
Click
.
2
In the Start Search box, type
D:\setup.exe
, where
D
is the letter of your CD or DVD drive.
In Windows XP and earlier
1
Click
Start
.
2
Click
Run
.
3
Type
D:\setup.exe
, where
D
is the letter of your CD or DVD drive.
b
Click
Install Printer and Software
.
c
Click
Agree
to accept the Printer Software License Agreement.
d
Click
Custom
.
e
Make sure Select Components is selected, and then click
Next
.
f
Make sure Local is selected, and then click
Next
.
g
Select the manufacturer of the printer from the menu.
h
Select the printer model from the menu, and then click
Add Printer
.
i
Click the
+
beside the printer model under Select Components.
j
Make sure the correct port is available under Select Components. This is the port where the serial cable attaches
to the computer. If the correct port is not available, select the port under the Select Port menu, and then click
Add Port
.
k
Make any configuration changes necessary in the Add a New Port window. Click
Add Port
to finish adding
the port.
l
Make sure the box next to the selected printer model is checked.
m
Select any other optional software you want to install, and then click
Next
.
n
Click
Finish
to complete the printer software installation.
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