Printing A Sample Page (Online) - Fujitsu DL7400 User Manual

SETTING UP
PRINTING A
SAMPLE PAGE
(ONLINE)
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Once the self-test verifies that the printer is functioning correctly, try
printing using one of your software packages. This exercise will
ensure that the printer is correctly connected to your computer.
If you are using a parallel interface, the printer usually prints the
correct characters automatically. However, you may need to adjust
the page layout or various print features using your software or the
printer setup mode. If you are using a serial interface, the printer may not
work at all or it may print a lot of "?" characters. In this case, the serial
settings on the printer do not match those of your computer or your
software. Before changing any settings, use the procedure described
below to try printing using the printer's preselected factory settings.
Test communication between the printer and computer as follows:
1. Load a sheet of paper.
2. Check that the printer is online. If the ONLINE indicator is not
green, press the ONLINE button.
3. Try to print using your word processor, a programming
language, or other software.
4. Use your software printer selection menus or the printer setup
mode (described in Chapter 5) to make required changes in the
page layout or other print features.
If the printer does not print or prints the wrong characters,
proceed as follows:
•
Make sure that the interface cable is properly connected.
•
Make sure that the printer emulation selected in your
software is the same as that selected on the printer.
•
If you are using a serial interface, make sure that the printer
serial interface settings are the same as those on the
computer. The printer's preselected factory settings are 8
data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, 9600 baud, and XON/XOFF
protocol.
You can change the serial settings on either the printer or
your computer. To change the printer settings, see Chapter
5. To change the computer settings, use the selection menus
provided by your software or the commands of your
computer operating system.
The following example uses the MS-DOS operating
system:
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