Setting Up Serial Printing - Dell B3465DN User Manual

Additional printer setup

Setting up serial printing

Use serial printing to print even when the computer is far from the printer, or to print at a reduced speed.
After installing the serial or communication (COM) port, configure the printer and the computer. Make sure you have
connected the serial cable to the COM port on your printer.
1
Set the parameters in the printer.
a
From the printer control panel, navigate to the menu for the port settings.
b
Locate the menu for the serial port settings, and then adjust the settings, if necessary.
c
Save the modified settings, and then print a menu settings page.
2
Install the printer driver.
a
Insert the Software and Documentation CD.
If the installation dialog does not appear after a minute, then launch the CD manually:
1
Click , or click Start and then click Run.
2
In the Start Search or Run dialog, type D:\setup.exe, where D is the letter of the CD or DVD drive.
3
Press Enter, or click OK.
b
Click Install.
c
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
d
Select Advanced, and then click Continue.
e
From the Configure Printer Connection dialog, select a port.
f
If the port is not in the list, then click Refresh, or navigate to:
Add port > select a port type > enter the necessary information > OK
g
Click Continue > Finish.
3
Set the COM port parameters.
After installing the printer driver, set the serial parameters in the COM port assigned to the printer driver.
Note: Make sure the serial parameters in the COM port match the serial parameters you set in the printer.
a
Open Device Manager.
1
Click , or click Start and then click Run.
2
In the Start Search or Run dialog, type devmgmt.msc.
3
Press Enter, or click OK.
b
Click + beside "Ports" to expand the list of available ports.
c
Right‑click the COM port where you attached the serial cable to your computer (example: COM1), and then
click Properties.
d
On the Port Settings tab, set the serial parameters to the same serial parameters set in the printer.
Check the serial heading of the menu settings page for the printer settings.
e
Click OK, and then close all the dialogs.
f
Print a test page to verify printer installation.
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