LevelOne FPS-3002USB, FPS-2112 manual Printing from MS-DOS Programs, Capture Settings Windows 98/ME

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Printing from MS-DOS Programs

Windows can redirect print data from a parallel port on your PC (e.g. LPT1) to a network printer. This redirection is called "Capture Printer Port", and is useful for MS-DOS programs. The MS-DOS program is configured to use LPT1 (parallel port 1 on the PC), but Windows "captures" the print data and sends it to the network printer.

Capture Settings - Windows 98/ME

1.Select Start - Settings - Printers to open the Printers folder.

2.Right-click the desired Printer, and select Properties

Figure 17: Capture Printer Port - Windows 98/ME

3.On the Details tab, shown above, click the Capture Printer Port button to view the Capture Printer Port dialog, as shown below.

Figure 18: Capture Dialog - Windows 98/ME

4.On this dialog:

•Select the Device (port) on the PC to be captured. Normally, this will be LPT1 (parallel port 1).

•Enter or select the Path to the printer. This will be the same as the path shown as Print to the following port on the Printer Properties window.

•Check the Reconnect at logon checkbox. If this is not done, the capture setting will be lost when Windows is restarted.

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