Setting Up Parallel Port Printing - Xerox 2006NPC - DocuColor Color Laser User Manual

9. Installing user software in a Windows 95/98 environment

Setting up parallel port printing

1. Ensure that the printer is configured for parallel port printing. For
more information, refer to the chapters Connecting to the network
and Performing the setup from the Printer Control Panel.
2. To spool files directly to the printer, set Port Timeout in Seconds
to 10. To print directly to the DocuColor 2006, set Port Timeout
in Seconds to 5.
Setting this option to 10 seconds ensures that spooling is not
interrupted due to timeout.
3. At the workstation, perform the following to change the BIOS
settings:
a.
b.
c.
4. Select the Start, Settings, and Printers.
5. Select the DocuColor 2006 printer icon and select Properties
from the File menu.
6. Select the Details tab. In the Print to the following port drop down
list, select LPT1: (ECP Printer Port).
Check this selection carefully. It may read LPT1 (Printer Port), which is not
equivalent to LPT1: (ECP Printer Port).
If this box does not read LPT1: (ECP Printer Port), change the
port setting now, as described in the section To prepare the port
for parallel port printing and then return to this step. You may
need your Windows 95/98 system CD.
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Restart the workstation and press the key indicated on the
monitor as soon as the workstation starts up. You may have
to scroll through several screens to reach the parallel port
settings.
Set Parallel Port Mode to ECP.
Save the changed setting and exit.
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