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Changing print settings, for DOS applications, Printing to a file, Printing from non, Windows DOS

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1 Make sure you are in Windows, not native DOS. 2 From the Control Program, click the Options tab. 3 For help opening the Control Program, "Using the Control Program" on page 10. 4 Make sure Disable DOS Printing is not checked. 5 Start your application from DOS. For help, see your Windows documentation. 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. Changing print settings for DOS applications If possible, use options in your DOS application to change printer settings. Use the following steps only if you want to change a printer setting that does not exist in your DOS application. Settings in your DOS application override settings in the driver. 1 From the Control Program, click the DOS Printing tab. For help opening the Control Program, see "Using the Control Program" on page 10. 2 Change settings as needed. Note: When you make changes on the DOS Printing tab, they apply to DOS print jobs only. When you make changes on other tabs, they apply to all print jobs. Printing to a file To print a document that has been processed by the driver and stored in a file (that is, printed to file): 1 Make sure you are in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Start your application from DOS. For help, see your Windows documentation. 3 Create a print file using the "Print to File" function of your application. For help printing to a file, see your application's user's documentation. 4 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 created. - 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. Printing from nonWindows DOS applications Follow these steps if your application runs from the native DOS prompt, but does not run from the DOS prompt in Windows. 1 From the printer's Control Program, click the Options tab. For help opening the Control Program, see "Using the Control Program" on page 10. 2 Make sure Disable DOS Printing is not checked. 3 Exit Windows. 4 Start your DOS application. 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. If your application does not offer the HP DeskJet 500C printer driver, install the HP DeskJet 500 printer driver. You will not be able to print in color with the HP DeskJet 500 printer driver. For help installing a printer, see your application's user documentation. Appendix 35

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Appendix
35
1
Make sure you are in
Windows, not native DOS.
2
From the Control Program,
click the
Options
tab.
3
For help opening the Control
Program, “Using the Control
Program” on page 10.
4
Make sure
Disable DOS
Printing
is
not
checked.
5
Start your application from
DOS.
For help, see your Windows
documentation.
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.
Changing print settings
for DOS applications
If possible, use options in your
DOS application to change printer
settings. Use the following steps
only if you want to change a
printer setting that does not exist
in your DOS application. Settings
in your DOS application override
settings in the driver.
1
From the Control Program,
click the
DOS Printing
tab.
For help opening the Control
Program, see “Using the
Control Program” on page
10.
2
Change settings as needed.
Note:
When you make changes
on the DOS Printing tab,
they apply to DOS print
jobs only. When you
make changes on other
tabs, they apply to all
print jobs.
Printing to a file
To print a document that has been
processed by the driver and stored
in a file (that is, printed to file):
1
Make sure you are in
Windows, not native DOS.
2
Start your application from
DOS. For help, see your
Windows documentation.
3
Create a print file using the
“Print to File” function of
your application. For help
printing to a file, see your
application’s user's
documentation.
4
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 con-
nected. 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.
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.
1
From the printer's
Control
Program, click the
Options
tab.
For help opening the Control
Program, see “Using the
Control Program” on page
10.
2
Make sure
Disable DOS
Printing
is
not
checked.
3
Exit Windows.
4
Start your DOS application.
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.
If your application does not
offer the HP DeskJet 500C
printer driver, install the HP
DeskJet 500 printer driver.
You will not be able to print
in color with the HP DeskJet
500 printer driver.
For help installing a printer,
see your application’s user
documentation.