Star Micronics LC24-30 user manual Setting up the printer in MS-DOS

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Setting up the printer in MS-DOS

IBM PC’s and compatibles running MS-DOS will usually work with a printer connected to the parallel port with- out any special set-up.

Try printing out some text as follows:

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Turn on the printer and start up your computer.

Type “PRINT” followed by the name of a text file, for example, “AUTOEXEC.BAT”, and then press Enter or Return. If a message “Name of list device [PRN]:” comes up on the screen, press Enter or Return again.

. The printer should print out the named text file.

If you cannot print, refer to the section Setting up the printer with an MS-DOS computer on page 48 of Chapter 4.

To print from specific MS-DOS applications, refer to the section Setting up the printer with an MS-DOS computer on page 48 of Chapter 4 and, if necessary, to the appli- cation’s own manual.

Note: Unlike Windows applications, MS-DOS application programs select printers individually. For each application that you use, you will have to select the printer in the application before you can print a file from it.

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