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DOS Remote Control Panel

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Note DOS Remote Control Panel Configuring the Parallel Ports If DOS applications will be used with the printer and the DOS Remote Control Panel was not installed, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file needs to be modified to prevent communication timeout errors. To modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, use any DOS editor, or any word-processing program that edits ASCII text files, and follow the instructions below. For DOS versions 4.0 and later, add: MODE LPT1:,,B For DOS versions earlier than 4.0, add: MODE LPT1:,,P The preceding examples assume that you are using printer port LPT1. If you are using LPT2 or LPT3, replace LPT1 in the preceding examples with the appropriate printer port number. • Remote Control Panel The Remote Control Panel (RCP) enables you to change printer settings if the DOS software application does not support the printer feature you want to use. To start the RCP from DOS, follow these steps: 1 Make sure that the RCP is in the computer's path statement. This can be checked by typing PATH at a DOS prompt at the root directory and pressing [Enter]. If the Remote Control Panel directory is not in the path statement, change to the default directory C:\HPLJUTIL. 2 At the DOS prompt, type RCP and press [Enter]. For additional information, select Help. 2-18 Printer Basics EN

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DOS Remote Control Panel
Note
Configuring the Parallel Ports
If DOS applications will be used with the printer and the DOS Remote
Control Panel was
not
installed, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file needs to be
modified to prevent communication timeout errors. To modify the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, use any DOS editor, or any word-processing
program that edits ASCII text files, and follow the instructions below.
For DOS versions 4.0 and later, add:
MODE LPT1:,,B
For DOS versions earlier than 4.0, add:
MODE LPT1:,,P
The preceding examples assume that you are using printer port LPT1. If
you are using LPT2 or LPT3, replace LPT1 in the preceding examples
with the appropriate printer port number.
•
Remote Control Panel
The Remote Control Panel (RCP) enables you to change printer settings
if the DOS software application does not support the printer feature you
want to use. To start the RCP from DOS, follow these steps:
1
Make sure that the RCP is in the computer’s path statement. This
can be checked by typing
PATH
at a DOS prompt at the root
directory and pressing
[Enter]
. If the Remote Control Panel
directory is not in the path statement, change to the default
directory
C:\HPLJUTIL
.
2
At the DOS prompt, type
RCP
and press
[Enter]
.
For additional information, select
Help
.
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Printer Basics
EN