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Printing from non-Windows DOS, applications

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Printing from DOS Printing from non-Windows DOS applications Follow these steps if your application runs from the native DOS prompt, but does not run from the DOS prompt in Windows. Note: This section does not apply to Windows NT 4.0 users. 1 From Windows, open the printer's Control Program. For help opening the Control Program, see "Opening the Control Program" on page 6. 2 Click the Options Tab. 3 Make sure Disable CJ5000 DOS Printing (Enable DOS Printing to other Printers) is not checked. 4 Exit Windows. 5 Start your DOS application. 6 Install an ESC/P24 J84 compatible driver as the current printer in the DOS application from which you are printing. For help installing a printer driver, see your application user's documentation. 7 Create a print file using the "Print To File" function of your application. For help on printing to a file, see your application user's documentation. 8 Exit the DOS application. 9 Start Windows. 10 Double-click the MS-DOS icon in the Main group of Windows. 11 Use this DOS command to copy the print file to the port where the printer is connected: copy filename lptn /b In the command example: 38 Printing from DOS

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Printing from DOS
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Printing from DOS
Printing from non-Windows DOS
applications
Follow these steps if your application runs from the
native DOS prompt, but does not run from the DOS
prompt in Windows.
Note:
This section does not apply to Windows NT 4.0
users.
1
From Windows, open the printer's
Control
Program
.
For help opening the Control Program, see
“Opening the Control Program” on page 6.
2
Click the
Options Tab
.
3
Make sure Disable CJ5000 DOS Printing (Enable
DOS Printing to other Printers) is
not
checked.
4
Exit Windows.
5
Start your DOS application.
6
Install an ESC/P24 J84 compatible driver as the
current printer in the DOS application from which
you are printing.
For help installing a printer driver, see your
application user's documentation.
7
Create a print file using the "Print To File"
function of your application. For help on printing
to a file, see your application user's
documentation.
8
Exit the DOS application.
9
Start Windows.
10
Double-click the MS-DOS icon in the Main group
of Windows.
11
Use this DOS command to copy the print file to
the port where the printer is connected:
copy
filename
lpt
n
/b
In the command example: