Star Micronics LC-7211 user manual Getting ready to print, Using the Printer with Windows

42Using the Printer with Windows 3.1

❏Double-click on the name of the printer model you just installed to select it as the default printer.

❏Click Close to close the Printers dialog box.

Note:

Windows applications automatically print on the currently selected default printer. If you want to print on a different printer, you must first select it.

Getting ready to print

Before printing, there are a number of things you must first do to set up the printer. You must select the printer driver, and the paper source, size, and orientation. Use the following procedure to make these selections.

Note:

You do not need to perform printer driver and paper selections mentioned above each time you print, but only if there are any changes to the last selections you made.

❏In the Windows Program Manager, open the Main group by clicking on its icon.

❏Double-click on the Control Panel icon.

❏Double-click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window.

❏Double-click on the name of the printer model you selected above to choose it as the default printer.

❏Click on Setup to display the window for setting up your printer.