Setting Up The Communications Port Using Windows 2000 - Lexmark Printer User Manual

Setting Up the Communications Port Using Windows 2000

In your Windows 2000 application:
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On the Menu bar, click Start.
Click Settings.
Click Control Panel. The Control Panel screen displays.
Double-click the System icon. The System Properties screen displays.
Select the Hardware tab.
In the Device Manager area of the Hardware tab screen, click the Device
Manager button. The Device Manager screen displays.
Scroll down to Ports and click the + once to expand the list of available Ports.
Select the communications port you want to configure and double-click.
The Communications Port Properties screen for this specific port displays. For
example, if you select the COM1 port, then the Communications Port [COM1]
Properties screen displays.
Select the Port Settings tab.
Fill out the fields for the following printer settings to make them match your
printer settings:
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Bits per second
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Data bits
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Parity
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Stop bits
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Flow Control
Note: For Flow Control, select Hardware if you want DTR protocol or Xon/
Xoff for Xon/Xoff protocol.
Click OK.
Close all windows now that the port is set up.
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