Sharp AL-840 Printing from AN MS-DOS Application, Print setting from the MS-DOS prompt, About

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Printing

SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER

DOS Emulation

A PCL4 DOS Emulation setup program can be started by clicking the Setup button. This is an independent program that configures the PCL4 DOS emulation.

DOS Emulation Setup

DOS Copies

Specifies the number of sets to be printed. Any number from 1 to

 

50 can be selected. (default setting: 1)

 

 

DOS Orientation

Sets the page orientation. Portrait or Landscape can be selected.

 

(default setting: Portrait)

 

 

DOS Paper Source

Specifies a paper feed station in the printer. (default setting: Paper

 

Tray)

 

 

DOS Paper Size

Specifies the size of paper to be printed. (default setting: Letter

 

or A4 depending on the countries or regions)

 

 

DOS A4 Width

Specifies the number of columns in a line in the width direction of

 

A4 size. (default setting: 77 Columns)

 

 

DOS Lines Per Page

Specifies the number of lines per page. (default setting: 60 lines

 

or 64 lines depending on the countries or regions)

 

 

DOS Fonts

Specifies the font to be used for printing. (default setting: Courier

 

Regular)

 

 

DOS Font Size

Specifies the font size. (default setting: 10 CPI)

 

 

DOS Symbol Set

Specifies the symbol set to be used for printing. (default setting:

 

Roman-8)

 

 

About

There are no settings on the About tab page. This page displays the installed printer driver version and copyright statements.

PRINTING FROM AN MS-DOS APPLICATION

You can execute printing from an MS-DOS application which has been executed from the MS- DOS prompt in Windows.

This printer can only print from applications run from the MS-DOS prompt in Windows. It cannot print when running in native MS-DOS mode.

Print setting from the MS-DOS prompt

Windows 95/Windows 98 has the item, “Spool MS-DOS print jobs” in the port settings. If this setting is not selected, the printer will not operate properly. Use the following procedure to check the setting.

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Contents AL-840 Page Contents Conventions used in this manual Getting StartedIntroduction Trademark acknowledgmentsWindows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT Main FeaturesMaking floppy disks from CD-ROM WindowsDescription of the printer driver Installing the Printer Driver SoftwareInstalling the printer driver Checking the hardware and software requirementsWindows 95/Windows NT To step Click the Next button Next button. Proceed to step Turn on the printer and then start Windows on your computer AL-800 Series printer driver group DOS Emulation Help DOS Emulation SetupUninstall AL-800 Series ReadmePrinting Printing aExecuting printing Ready indicator Setting Print Conditions from Printer DriverIndicators on the operation panel On Line indicatorSetting Print Conditions from Printer Driver Paper/Output Image QualityTricks DOS Emulation Print setting from the MS-DOS promptPrinting from AN MS-DOS Application AboutManager Settings on the front panelSoftware printer setting HP LaserJet Series II PCL4Problem Possible cause Solution See TroubleshootingPrinting problems Printer TROUBLE?Normal Messages See the section on Connecting the Interface CableStatus Monitor Message DescriptionMessage Solution See Using Other Installed Drivers Select AL-800 Series, and then click the Connect button Uninstalling Printer Driver AL-800 Series , and Uninstall AL-800 SeriesSpecifications AppendixConnector Pin configurationParallel Interface Print Area 600 dpi300 dpi Specifications IndexPage Sharp Corporation
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