DOS Installation

DOS Remote Control Panel

 

1.

Place the compact disc in the CD-ROM drive.

 

2.

From the DOS prompt, type x: (where x is the drive letter of

 

 

the CD-ROM drive), and press Enter.

 

3.

Change to the appropriate language directory

 

 

(for example: cd\english).

 

4.

Type install and press Enter.

 

If DOS applications are going to be used with the printer and the DOS

 

Remote Control Panel was not installed, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file

 

needs to be modified to prevent communication timeout errors. To

 

modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, use any DOS editor, or any word-

 

processing program that edits ASCII text files, and follow the

 

instructions below.

 

For DOS versions 4.0 and later, add:

 

MODE LPT1:,,B

 

For DOS versions earlier than 4.0, add:

 

MODE LPT1:,,P

 

 

Note

The preceding examples assume you are using printer port LPT1. If

 

you are using LPT2 or LPT3, replace LPT1 in the preceding examples

 

with the appropriate printer port number.

 

 

 

Using the Remote Control Panel

The Remote Control Panel (RCP) enables you to change printer settings if the DOS software application does not support the printer feature you want to use. To start the RCP from DOS, follow these steps:

1. Make sure that the RCP is in the computer’s path statement. This can be checked by typing PATH at a DOS prompt at the root directory and pressing Enter. If the Remote Control Panel directory is not in the path statement, change to the default directory C:\HPLJUTIL.

2. At the DOS prompt, type RCP and press Enter.

3. For additional information, select Help.

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