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Windows 98 or Windows Me 1 From a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window, type the following:: Mode lpt1:,,p NOTE If the product is attached to a parallel port other than LPT1, then substitute the correct LPT port number in the mode command. 2 Press Enter on the keyboard. The response you receive should be similar to these examples: > LPT1 Not Rerouted > Resident portion of MODE loaded > Infinite retry on parallel printer time-out 3 At a command prompt, type copy /b , where is the name of the print-ready file (including the path) and is the name of the appropriate printer port (such as LPT1). For example, at the c:\> command prompt, type the following: copy /b c:\9050fw.pdf lpt1 NOTE If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path in quotation marks. For example, type C:\>copy /b "c:\My Documents \9050mfpfw.pdf" 4 Press Enter on the keyboard. The message PROCESSING JOB appears on the control panel, and the job prints. 5 At the command prompt, type exit to close the command window. Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 The print-ready file can be sent directly to the product by typing a copy command at a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window. 1 At a command prompt, type copy /b , where is the name of the print-ready file (including the path) and is the name of the appropriate printer port (such as LPT1). For example, type the following: C:\>copy /b c:\9050mfpfw.pdf lpt1 2 Press Enter on the keyboard. NOTE If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path in quotation marks. For example, type C:\>copy /b "c:\My Documents \9050mfpfw.pdf". The message PROCESSING JOB appears on the control panel, and the job prints. 3 At the command prompt, type exit to close the command window. Technology background information 67