Application Software; Testing The Parallel Connection - Epson Action Laser II User Manual

Testing the parallel connection

To make sure you properly connected your computer to your
printer, follow these steps before you begin working with your

application software:

1. Turn on your computer; then turn on your printer.
2. Bring up a DOS prompt on your computer screen such as:
c:>
If you do not have a C drive, A:> or B:> may appear.
3. Type DIR and press
the files in the designated drive.
Press the
4. Print Screen
Press
5. RESET
what is on your screen, as shown below.
C:\EPL>dir
Volume in drive C has no label
Directory
PRNTWIN3 BAT
READWIN3 BAT
READWIN2 BAT
PRNTWIN2 BAT
READOS2
PRNTOS2
WIN2C
WIN3B
WIN3C
OS2
WIN2A
WIN3A
WIN2B
C:\EPL>
The screen shows a directory listing of
Enter.
button on your keyboard once.
on your printer control panel. The printer prints
of C:\EPL
<DIR>
<DIR>
BAT
BAT
TXT
TXT
TXT
TXT
TXT
TXT
TXT
15 File(s)
Testing and Connecting Your Printer
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer
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166 11-20-90
33 11-20-90
97 11-20-90
372 11-20-90
685 11-20-90
642 11-20-90
667 11-20-90
1058 11-20-90
1079 11-20-90
530 11-20-90
8093696 bytes free
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6:26p
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