Installing drivers for local printing

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:

1Set serial parameters in the printer.

2Install a printer driver on the attached computer.

3Match the serial settings in the COM port.

Setting parameters in the printer

1Press on the operator panel.

2Press until Network/Ports appears, and then press .

3Press until Serial Option X appears, and then press .

4Press until <Parameter> appears, and then press (where <Parameter> is the parameter required for a change).

5Press until <Setting> appears, and then press (where <Setting> is the setting required for a 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.

6Press repeatedly to return the printer to the Ready state.

7Print a Menu Settings page, and verify that the serial parameters are correct.

Note: Keep this page for later use.

aPress on the operator panel.

bPress until Reports appears, and then press .

cPress until Menu Settings Page appears, and then press .

dLook 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).

1Insert the drivers CD. It should launch automatically. If the CD does not launch automatically, click Start Æ Run, and type the following in the Run dialog:

D:\Setup.exe

Where D is the letter of the CD-ROM drive.

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IBM 1585 (MT 4539) manual Serial printing, Setting parameters in the printer, Installing a printer driver
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1585 (MT 4539) specifications

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