Pc Verification; Dos Connection Verification; Windows 95 Driver Verification - Tektronix Phaser 550 Service Manual

PC verification
DOS connection verification
Windows 95 driver verification
Verify that the PC can communicate with the printer.
1.
Power up the printer and the PC. If the PC is running under
Windows, exit Windows so the PC is operating under DOS alone.
2. At the DOS prompt, type (in lowercase) the following:
echo showpage > port:
Substitute port: with LPT1 :, LPT2 :, or COM1 : etc. or whichever
corresponds to the port the printer is attached to.
If the printer port is set to adaptive:
echo %! > port
echo showpage > port:
The printer should respond by picking, processing, and ejecting a sheet of paper.
If this does not happen, check your cabling. Ensure that you have the port
properly configured as explained in the Chapter 2 topic "Cabling the printer" on
page 2-8.
Using the Windows Write application, verify that the PC, running under
Windows 95, can print to the printer.
1. If it is not already running, start Windows 95
2. Launch a simple text program such as one of the Windows 95
programs Notepad or WordPad. (If Notepad or WordPad is not
available, you can use any other text editor-type program.)
3.
Type in a line of text such as THIS IS A TEST .
4. Click the File menu item and select Printer Setup... from the menu list.
Select Phaser 550 from the displayed list of available printer drivers.
Click OK .
5.
Click File and select Print . A print file will be transmitted to the
printer.
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