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DOS Status Monitor TSR

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Chapter 5: DOS Printing Audible Warnings Choose whether or not you want sound warnings when there is a printer error. The default for audible warnings is on. Hot-key Choose the hot-key used to pop up the DOS Status Monitor. The default hot-key combination is b-a-S. If you want to specify a different hot-key, you can press any combination of the Alt key, Ctrl key, shift key, and any letter or number. Save Settings, Return to Main Menu Select this option when you have selected the settings on this menu set as you want them. The current settings will be saved and you will return to the Main Menu. If you do not want to keep your changes, press ^ to return to the Main Menu without saving your settings. Press pto restore the default settings. Change Printer Port Menu This menu lets you specify which parallel port your SuperScript 870 printer is connected to. The port you select is also the port that the DOS Status Monitor program will monitor. The default printer port is LPT1. DOS Status Monitor (TSR) The DOS Status Monitor is a memory-resident (TSR) program that can pop-up over DOS programs to give you feedback about your printer's status, as well as enabling you to pause/ continue printing, reset the printer, or eject a page. 79

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Chapter 5: DOS Printing
Audible Warnings
Choose whether or not you want sound warnings
when there is a printer error. The default for
audible warnings is on.
Hot-key
Choose the hot-key used to pop up the DOS
Status Monitor. The default hot-key combination
is
b
-
a
-S. If you want to specify a different
hot-key, you can press any combination of the Alt
key, Ctrl key, shift key, and any letter or number.
Save Settings, Return to Main Menu
Select this option when you have selected the
settings on this menu set as you want them. The
current settings will be saved and you will return
to the Main Menu.
If you do not want to keep your changes, press
^
to return to the Main Menu without saving your
settings. Press
p
to restore the default settings.
Change Printer Port Menu
This menu lets you specify which parallel port
your SuperScript 870 printer is connected to. The
port you select is also the port that the DOS Status
Monitor program will monitor. The default printer
port is
LPT1
.
DOS Status Monitor (TSR)
The DOS Status Monitor is a memory-resident
(TSR) program that can pop-up over DOS
programs to give you feedback about your
printer’s status, as well as enabling you to pause/
continue printing, reset the printer, or eject a page.