System Configuration

MS-DOS System Configuration

To communicate properly with the printer, the MS-DOS environment requires the addition or modification of MODE commands in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Add or modify the MODE command(s), depending on the interface configuration, as follows:

 

Parallel DOS Commands

 

Most IBM and AT compatible computers default to a parallel printer

 

port. To ensure that information is sent to your parallel printer port,

 

type the following MS-DOS command at your MS-DOS prompt or

 

include it in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

 

MODE LPT1: , , P

 

For MS-DOS version 4.0 and above, enter:

 

MODE LPT1: , , B

 

 

Note

This example assumes that you are using parallel printer port LPT1. If

 

you are using LPT2 or LPT3, replace LPT1 in the example with the

 

printer port that you are using.

 

Since the MODE command is an external MS-DOS command (a

 

 

program named MODE.COM is run when the MODE command is

 

invoked), the program file must be contained in the root directory, or in

 

a directory specified in a preceding PATH command in the

 

AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

 

After changing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, reboot the computer to

 

initiate the changes.

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