Fiery EX12 Getting Started Manual page 30

10 Installing User Software on a Windows Computer
3. If you want to spool files to the Fiery, set Port Timeout in Seconds to 10.
If you want to print directly to the Fiery, set Port Timeout in Seconds to 5.
Setting this option to 10 seconds ensures that spooling is not interrupted due to
timeout.
4. In your computer's BIOS settings, set Parallel Port Mode to ECP.
To access the BIOS settings, restart the computer and press the key indicated on your
monitor as soon as the computer starts up. You may have to scroll through several
screens to reach the parallel port settings. After setting the Parallel Port Mode to ECP,
save your changed setting and exit.
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O PREPARE THE PRINTER FOR PARALLEL PORT PRINTING
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers.
2. Click the Fiery printer icon and choose Properties from the File menu.
3. Click the Details tab, and in the "Print to the following port" menu, select LPT 1: (ECP
Printer Port).
Check this selection carefully. It may read LPT 1: (Printer Port), which is not
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equivalent to LPT 1: (ECP Printer Port).
If this box does not read LPT 1: (ECP Printer Port), change the port setting now, as
described in "To prepare the port for parallel port printing" on page 12, and then
return to this procedure. You may need your Windows 95/98 system CD.
4. If you changed the selection in the "Print to the following port" menu, click Apply.
A Warning dialog box may appear, stating that fonts you downloaded to the previously
selected port may be lost; click OK.
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