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Printing from DOS

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Printing from DOS Printing from DOS Appendix B You must install the following before you can print from DOS applications: • Lexmark 1000 Series printer software • PCL 3 printer driver for each DOS application Appropriate drivers in order of preference are: - HP DeskJet 500C - HP DeskJet 500 You must use the HP DeskJet 500C for color output. If your application does not include drivers for the HP DeskJet 500C or the HP DeskJet 500, contact the software manufacturer for a compatible driver replacement. Printing from a DOS application in Windows Use these instructions only if your application runs from the DOS prompt in Windows. When you print from a DOS application, your printer uses PCL 3 emulation. You must install a printer driver for PCL 3 emulation in each DOS application. In Windows 3.1, 3.11, avoid switching from your DOS application to another application while your job is printing. See the README file for your Lexmark printer for more information. 1 Make sure you are in Windows, not native DOS. 2 From the Control Program, click the Options tab. For help opening the Control Program, see "Opening the Control Program" on page 7. 3 Make sure Disable CJ1000 DOS Printing (Enable DOS Printing to other Printers) is not checked. Note: To print to non-Lexmark printers, you must reselect this option. 4 Start your application from DOS. For help, see your Windows documentation. 5 Install the HP DeskJet 500C as the current printer in the DOS application from which you are printing. Some applications offer a color or black (mono) version of the HP DeskJet 500C driver. Choose the black (mono) version if you are printing in black only. Choose the color version if you are printing in color and black. Printing from DOS 53

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Printing from DOS
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Appendix B
Printing from DOS
Printing from DOS
You must install the following before you can
print from DOS applications:
Lexmark 1000 Series printer software
PCL 3 printer driver for each DOS
application
Appropriate drivers in order of preference
are:
HP DeskJet 500C
HP DeskJet 500
You must use the HP DeskJet 500C for color
output. If your application does not include
drivers for the HP DeskJet 500C or the HP
DeskJet 500, contact the software
manufacturer for a compatible driver
replacement.
Printing from a DOS
application in Windows
Use these instructions only if your application
runs from the DOS prompt in Windows.
When you print from a DOS application, your
printer uses PCL 3 emulation. You must install
a printer driver for PCL 3 emulation in each
DOS application.
In Windows 3.1, 3.11, avoid switching from
your DOS application to another application
while your job is printing. See the README
file for your Lexmark printer for more
information.
1
Make sure you are in Windows, not native
DOS.
2
From the Control Program, click the
Options tab
.
For help opening the Control Program,
see “Opening the Control Program” on
page 7.
3
Make sure
Disable CJ1000 DOS Printing
(Enable DOS Printing to other Printers)
is
not
checked.
Note:
To print to non-Lexmark printers,
you must reselect this option.
4
Start your application from DOS.
For help, see your Windows
documentation.
5
Install the HP DeskJet 500C as the
current printer in the DOS application
from which you are printing.
Some applications offer a color or black
(mono) version of the HP DeskJet 500C
driver. Choose the black (mono) version
if you are printing in black only. Choose
the color version if you are printing in
color and black.