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Installing Software for Windows
To print from Windows 95 you need to:
Set up the printer to accept print jobs from your computer.
Configure a port on each Windows 95 computer for the network or
connection type.
Setting up parallel printing with Windows 95
The following procedure describes how to prepare the computer for parallel
printing.
To install the printer for parallel printing:
1
Click [Start], select Settings, and click Printers.
2
Click the Panasonic KX-PS8100 printer icon and select
Properties from the File menu.
3
Click the Details tab and make sure the box “Print to the
following port:” reads as follows: LPT 1 (Printer Port) or
LPT1 (ECP Printer Port).
4
Click [Apply].
You are now ready to print from your applications to the printer with
the parallel port. To confirm the connection, print a test page.
5
Click the General tab.
6
Click [Print\Test\Page] to print a test page.
NOTES:
When problems with printing have occurred or a test page does
not print, see “Troubleshooting” on page 234.
If “timeout error” appears often, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Details tab of the printer properties window, then click
[Spool\Settings...].
2. Click “Print directly to the printer”.
3. Click [OK] twice.
Completing the connection for Windows 95