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

Setting Up the Communications Port Using Windows XP

In your Windows XP application:
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On the Menu bar, click Start.
Click Control Panel. The Control Panel screen displays.
Switch the Control Panel to Classic View.
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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