Testing Parallel Communication - QMS Magicolor Magicolor User Manual

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driver take effect, go to PhotoShop's Page Setup dialog box, and
select Use Printer's Default Screen under the Screens option.

Testing Parallel Communication

1. Go to the DOS C:\ prompt.
2. Create a short PostScript test file called PRINTEST.PS by
typing the following commands:
To type ^D and ^Z, press and hold down the Ctrl key while
you type the letters d and z. These are end-of-file characters.
You must type showpage, which is a PostScript command
telling the printer to eject a page, in lowercase letters. The
symbol means press the Enter key, as it does throughout our
documentation.
3. At the DOS C:\ prompt, send PRINTEST.PS to the printer by
typing the following command:
If prompted for the name of the list device, type the name of
the parallel port the printer is connected to, for example,
NOTE: If the computer has more than one parallel port, they're
If the printer and computer are communicating, a blank page should
eject from the printer. You are ready to start printing.
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copy con printest.ps
showpage
^D^Z
print printest.ps
lpt1
probably labeled. I f not, check the computer
documentation for the LPT port names.
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