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Printing from DOS 6 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. If your application does not offer the HP DeskJet 500C printer driver, install the DeskJet 500 printer driver. You will not be able to print in color with the DeskJet 500 printer driver. For help installing a printer, 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: - copy is the DOS copy command. - filename is the name of the print file you cre- ated. - lptn is the port where your printer is connected. For example, lpt1 or lpt2. - /b instructs the computer to send the data in binary form. Note: Avoid using the DOS Print command to send a job to the printer port. The Print command causes printing delays and may corrupt the print job. 40 Printing from DOS

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Printing from DOS
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Printing from DOS
6
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.
If your application does not offer the HP DeskJet
500C printer driver, install the DeskJet 500 printer
driver. You will not be able to print in color with
the DeskJet 500 printer driver.
For help installing a printer, 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:
–
copy
is the DOS copy command.
–
filename
is the name of the print file you cre-
ated.
–
lpt
n
is the port where your printer is connected.
For example, lpt
1
or lpt
2
.
–
/b
instructs the computer to send the data in
binary form.
Note:
Avoid using the DOS
Print
command to send a
job to the printer port. The Print command causes
printing delays and may corrupt the print job.