3Com 3CRWPS10075-US User Guide - Page 65

Problem No. 5, Solution No. 5, Control Panel, Printers, Properties, Details, Spool Settings

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Windows Printing Problems 65 Problem No. 5 When printing from some software applications such as Power Point, it takes a long time and the print out is incorrect. Solution No. 5 The problem is due to the printer, which is being configured to Start printing after the first page is spooled. To change this setting: ■ Go to Control Panel - Printers and click on your printer. ■ Then select File - Properties - Details. ■ When the Details screen appears, click the Spool Settings button. ■ When the Spool Settings dialogue box appears, choose Start printing after last page is spooled and click OK. Problem No. 7 How Do I Print to the Print Server's printer from a MS-DOS program? Solution No. 7 Set the MS-DOS program to use LPT1 (parallel port 1) then Capture the output and re-direct it to the Print Server's printer. Windows 98/ME 1 Select Start - Settings - Printers to open the Printers folder. 2 Right-click the Print Server's Printer, and select Properties 3 On the Details tab, click the Capture button to see the Capture Printer Port button, shown below.

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Windows Printing Problems
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Problem No. 5
When printing from some software applications such as Power Point, it
takes a long time and the print out is incorrect.
Solution No. 5
The problem is due to the printer, which is being configured to Start
printing after the first page is spooled. To change this setting:
Go to
Control Panel
-
Printers
and click on your printer.
Then select
File
-
Properties
-
Details
.
When the
Details
screen appears, click the
Spool Settings
button.
When the Spool Settings dialogue box appears, choose
Start printing
after last page is spooled
and click
OK
.
Problem No. 7
How Do I Print to the Print Server's printer from a MS-DOS program?
Solution No. 7
Set the MS-DOS program to use LPT1 (parallel port 1) then
Capture
the
output and re-direct it to the Print Server's printer.
Windows 98/ME
1
Select
Start - Settings - Printers
to open the
Printers
folder.
2
Right-click the Print Server's Printer, and select
Properties
3
On the
Details
tab, click the
Capture
button to see the
Capture Printer
Port
button, shown below.