7: Using Dos; Overview Of Setup And Printing From A Dos Application; Overview Of Setup And Printing From Dos Command Line - GCC Technologies Elite XL-20/600 User Manual

7: Using DOS

There are two ways to print from DOS — within a DOS application or from the DOS
command line. In some cases you may want to save a file in a form that can be
copied from DOS directly to the printer. This process is called Printing to file or
Printing to disk.

Overview of setup and printing from a DOS application

You cannot configure DOS once for every application, like Windows. You have to
configure every DOS application individually with a printer driver and port setting
information. However, you must configure the port once in every DOS session. You
can do this either in the command line (at the prompt) or include a line in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to do this automatically. See the Port Configuration section.
When you print, the printer driver formats your file so that your GCC printer knows
whether to use PostScript or PCL.
When you want to configure DOS printing from an application:
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This DOS application is now ready to print. You can either print the file directly to
your GCC printer or print it to a disk file; later, you can print this file directly from
DOS.

Overview of setup and printing from DOS command line

If you want to print a file that has been printed to disk, you need to use the DOS
command line:
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Select an emulation mode on the printer's control panel. When you print,
your print job will be formatted for either PostScript or PCL; set the PS/PCL
Sensing submenu to either PostScript Only, PCL Only, or Auto Switch.
Select a printer driver from within the DOS application. DOS applications
typically give you a choice of printer drivers. Select the LaserWriter II NTX
for PostScript printing or the LaserJet III for PCL printing. If the LaserWriter
II NTX driver is not offered by your DOS application, choose LaserWriter II,
or LaserWriter. If the LaserJet III driver is not offered by your DOS applica-
tion, choose LaserJet II, or LaserJet.
Check the application's port settings. The applications's port settings and
your GCC printer's control panel port settings must match.
Check the port settings. The port settings on your GCC printer's control
panel and your computer must match.