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Installing drivers for local printing, Setting parameters in the printer, Reports, Menu Settings - driver for windows 7

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Installing drivers for local printing Before you can print, you must establish communication between the printer and computer. To do this: 1 Set serial parameters in the printer. 2 Install a printer driver on the attached computer. 3 Match the serial settings in the COM port. Setting parameters in the printer 1 Press on the operator panel. 2 Press until Reports appears, and then press . Note: For information about serial menus and messages, see the publications CD that shipped with the printer. 3 Press until Menu Settings Page appears, and then press . The printer returns to Ready. 4 Press . 5 Press until Network/Ports appears, and then press . 6 Press until Serial Standard or Serial Option X appears, and then press . (x) is the number of the serial port. 7 Press until press . appears (where is the parameter required for a change), and then 8 Press until appears (where is the setting required for a change), and then press . Note the following restrictions: • Maximum baud rate supported is 115,200. • Data Bits must be set to 7 or 8. • Parity must be set to Even, Odd, or None. • Stop Bits must be set to 2. • Flow Control recommended protocol setting is Xon/Xoff. 9 Press . The printer returns to Serial or Serial x. 10 Print a Menu Settings page, and verify the serial parameters are correct. Note: Keep this page for later use. a Press on the operator panel. b Press until Reports appears, and then press . c Press until Menu Settings Page appears, and then press . d Look under the Standard Serial (or Serial Option X if a serial interface card is installed) heading to find the serial parameters. Windows 13

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Windows
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Installing drivers for local printing
Before you can print, you must establish communication between the printer and computer. To do this:
1
Set serial parameters in the printer.
2
Install a printer driver on the attached computer.
3
Match the serial settings in the COM port.
Setting parameters in the printer
1
Press
on the operator panel.
2
Press
until
Reports
appears, and then press
.
Note:
For information about serial menus and messages, see the publications CD that shipped with the
printer.
3
Press
until
Menu Settings Page
appears, and then press
.
The printer returns to
Ready
.
4
Press
.
5
Press
until
Network/Ports
appears, and then press
.
6
Press
until
Serial Standard
or
Serial Option X
appears, and then press
.
(
x
) is the number of the serial port.
7
Press
until
<Parameter>
appears (where
<Parameter>
is the parameter required for a change), and then
press
.
8
Press
until
<Setting>
appears (where
<Setting>
is the setting required for a change), and
then press
.
Note the following restrictions
:
Maximum baud rate supported is 115,200.
Data Bits must be set to 7 or 8.
Parity must be set to Even, Odd, or None.
Stop Bits must be set to 2.
Flow Control recommended protocol setting is Xon/Xoff.
9
Press
.
The printer returns to
Serial
or
Serial x
.
10
Print a Menu Settings page, and verify the serial parameters are correct.
Note:
Keep this page for later use.
a
Press
on the operator panel.
b
Press
until
Reports
appears, and then press
.
c
Press
until
Menu Settings Page
appears, and then press
.
d
Look under the Standard Serial (or Serial Option X if a serial interface card is installed) heading to find the
serial parameters.