Star Micronics LC-1521, LC-1511, HA15 80825072 Using the printer with Windows, Printing a document

56Using the printer with Windows 95

❏Double-click on the icon bearing the name of the printer (Star LC-1511or Star LC-1521) in the Printers window. A window appears listing any documents that are currently being printed on the printer.

❏Click on the Printer menu.

❏To set the printer as the default printer, click on the Set As Default command so that a tick mark appears in the check box. This denotes that the selected printer is the default printer.

❏Click on the Printer menu and click on the Properties command.

❏Click on any of the five index-card type buttons and change the parameter settings as you require. For a detailed explanation of any of the settings, click on the “?” button on the top right of the window and then click on the relevant parameter field. Click once more to clear the help message from the screen.

Note:

Paper, Graphics and Device option settings can also be made when you select the Print command in an application. However, settings made within an application only apply to printing from that application.

❏Click on the Close (X) button on the top right of the Properties window.

❏Click on the Close (X) button on the top right of the printer’s window

This concludes the printing preparation. The printer which you selected is now the default printer, and the page size, paper source setting and any other settings which you made for the printer, apply to printing from all applications. To override these settings for a specific application, refer to the next section,

Printing a document.