Serial Printing; Installing A Printer Driver - Lexmark W840 User Manual

Serial printing

With serial printing, data is transferred one bit at a time. Although serial printing is usually slower than parallel printing, it is
the preferred option when there is a great deal of distance between the printer and computer, or when a parallel interface is
not available.
Note: A serial interface card is required and can be purchased separately.
Before printing, establishing communication between the printer and computer is required. To do this:
1
Set serial parameters in the printer.
2
Install a printer driver on the attached computer.
3
Match the serial settings in the COM port.
Setting parameters in the printer
1
Press on the operator panel.
2
Press until
3
Press until
4
Press until
a change).
5
Press until
change).
Note the following restrictions:
• Maximum baud rate supported is 115,200.
• Data Bits must be set to 7 or 8.
• Parity must be set to Even, Odd, or None.
• Stop Bits must be set to 2.
• Flow Control recommended protocol setting is Xon/Xoff.
6
Press repeatedly to return the printer to the Ready state.
7
Print a Menu Settings page, and verify that the serial parameters are correct.
Note: Keep this page for later use.
a Press on the operator panel.
b Press until
c Press until
d Look under the Standard Serial (or Serial Option X if a serial interface card is installed) heading to find the
serial parameters.

Installing a printer driver

A printer driver must be installed on the computer that is connected to the printer.
Note: Windows 95 and Windows 98 (first edition) users should follow the installation directions in Using Windows 95 and
Windows 98 (first edition).
1
Insert the drivers CD. It should launch automatically. If the CD does not launch automatically, click Start
and type the following in the Run dialog:
D:\Setup.exe
Where D is the letter of the CD-ROM drive.
Installing drivers for local printing
Network/Ports appears, and then press
Serial Option X appears, and then press
<Parameter> appears, and then press
<Setting> appears, and then press
Reports appears, and then press
Menu Settings Page appears, and then press
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Run,