Pc: Dos And Setting Up Ports - Tektronix Phaser 550 User Manual

PC: DOS and setting up ports

Check the list of supported printers in your DOS application for support of a
Phaser 550 printer. If the list does not include this printer, check to see if
other Tektronix Phaser series printers are listed and choose one of those.
Otherwise, use a generic color PostScript driver. Refer to the Phaser 550
Drivers and Utilities Printing Reference for more information.
Note
Generic PostScript printer drivers do not have information about
this particular printer, for example, its page sizes or its image area
size. Using a standard Letter or A4 paper size selection should
produce acceptable results.
Setting up the parallel port
If you are using the printerÕs parallel port, disable timeouts on your
computerÕs parallel port to ensure that large Þles will print, even if data
transmission is slow.
Use the DOS command to disable timeouts on your computerÕs
MODE
parallel port.
Type the following command at the DOS prompt (if LPT1 is not
1.
available, use LPT2):
MODE LPT1:,,P > NUL
See your DOS documentation for details on the
You can add the
2.
MODE
that it takes effect every time you turn on your computer. Refer to
your PC user documentation.
Setting up optional interface ports
For instructions on setting up any of the optional interface ports, refer to the
PhaserShare Network Cards and Software System Administrator User Manual.
command to your AUTOEXEC.BAT Þle, so
Getting Set Up
command.
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