Brother International HL-1070 Service Manual - Page 148

Installing the Remote Printer Console, Printer Status Monitor Program

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t Printer Status Monitor Program This utility program can monitor your printer's status using bi-directional parallel communications. If your printer has no paper, this utility program displays "Paper Empty" error status and instructions for corrective action on your computer screen. This utility program stays resident in your computer memory (Terminate-and-Stay Resident program) and runs in the background. Installing the Remote Printer Console Before you install the program, make sure that you have the following hardware and software: DOS Monitor Option Version 3.3 or later EGA/VGA or compatible Mouse; the mouse driver must be installed. (You can also operate the program with the keyboard.) Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program: 1. Make sure your printer is connected to your computer and is ready (On-line). 2. Start your computer. If you are in Windows, exit and return to the DOS prompt. You must be in the DOS prompt to proceed with installation. 3. Insert the supplied disk into your floppy disk drive (A: or B:). 4. Select drive A or B to be used by typing A: or B: after the DOS prompt and pressing the Enter key. C:\>A: 5. Type RPCSETUP and press the Enter key. A:\>RPCSETUP 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. - 18 -

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Printer Status Monitor Program
This utility program can monitor your printer’s status using bi-directional parallel
communications. If your printer has no paper, this utility program displays “Paper Empty”
error status and instructions for corrective action on your computer screen. This utility
program stays resident in your computer memory (Terminate-and-Stay Resident program)
and runs in the background.
Installing the Remote Printer Console
Before you install the program, make sure that you have the following hardware and software:
DOS
Version 3.3 or later
Monitor
EGA/VGA or compatible
Option
Mouse; the mouse driver must be installed.
(You can also operate the program with the keyboard.)
Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program:
1.
Make sure your printer is connected to your computer and is ready (On-line).
2.
Start your computer. If you are in Windows, exit and return to the DOS prompt. You must
be in the DOS prompt to proceed with installation.
3.
Insert the supplied disk into your floppy disk drive (A: or B:).
4.
Select drive A or B to be used by typing
A: or B: after the DOS prompt and
pressing the Enter key.
C:\>A:
5.
Type RPCSETUP and press the Enter
key.
A:\>RPCSETUP
6.
Follow the instructions on the screen.