Sony PCG-R505GL User Guide - Page 65

Printers and Other Hardware, Ports COM&LPT - driver

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Printing With Your Computer ❑ You may need to install the printer driver software before you use the printer. See the instructions that came with your printer for information about installing these drivers. ❑ If the printer is not functioning after the computer resumes from a power saving mode (Standby or Hibernate), reset the printer connection. 1 Click Start, and click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware, and click Printers and Faxes. 3 Right-click the printer icon that is not functioning, and select Properties to open the Properties window. 4 Click OK. ❑ Change the default printer port setting, although this setting is generally correct for most printers. 1 Click Start, and click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance, and click System. The System Properties dialog box appears. 3 Select the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. The Device Manager window appears. 4 Double-click Ports (COM&LPT), and double-click ECP Printer Port (LPT1). 5 Select the Port Settings tab, and select a different LPT Port Number. ❑ You may need to enable the computer's printer settings. 1 Click Start, and point to All Programs, Sony Notebook Setup, and click Sony Notebook Setup again. 2 Click the Device tab. 3 In the left panel, make sure the Printer Port check box is selected, and click Setting. 4 In the Printer port mode box, click the ECP option. 5 Click OK. 65

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Printing With Your Computer
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You may need to install the printer driver software before you use the printer.
See the instructions that came with your printer for information about
installing these drivers.
If the printer is not functioning after the computer resumes from a power
saving mode (Standby or Hibernate), reset the printer connection.
1
Click
Start
, and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Printers and Other Hardware
, and click
Printers and Faxes
.
3
Right-click the printer icon that is not functioning, and select
Properties
to open the
Properties
window.
4
Click
OK
.
Change the default printer port setting, although this setting is generally
correct for most printers.
1
Click
Start
, and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
, and click
System
. The
System
Properties
dialog box appears.
3
Select the
Hardware
tab, and click
Device Manager
. The
Device
Manager
window appears.
4
Double-click
Ports (COM&LPT)
, and double-click
ECP Printer Port
(LPT1)
.
5
Select the
Port Settings
tab, and select a different
LPT Port Number
.
You may need to enable the computer’s printer settings.
1
Click
Start
, and point to
All Programs
,
Sony Notebook Setup
, and
click
Sony Notebook Setup
again.
2
Click the
Device
tab.
3
In the left panel, make sure the
Printer Port
check box is selected, and
click
Setting
.
4
In the
Printer port mode
box, click the
ECP
option.
5
Click
OK
.