Star Micronics NX-2460C Using the Printer with MS-DOS, Setting up for printing with MS-DOS

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Chapter 6: Using the Printer with MS-DOS

This chapter contains information about how to use the printer with applications software running under MS-DOS. In this chapter, you will learn about:

❏How to set up for printing with MS-DOS

❏How to select fonts from within an application

Setting up for printing with MS-DOS

To print from an application running under MS-DOS, you must first select the printer from within the application. Typically, the program will feature an INSTALL or SETUP command for selection of printers. Refer to the manual for the application you are using for details on how to select a printer for it.

Note:

Remember that you must select a printer for each individual application before you can print from it.

The following procedure describes the basics of selecting a printer.

❏Start up the application and use the correct procedure for that application to select a printer. The following is a list of printers that can be used. If your application lists more than one of these, select the printer that is nearest to the top of this list. Use User Setup Utility to select Standard emulation (page 20).

Star LC-240C / NX-2460C

Star LC-240 / NX-2460

Star LC24-30 / NX-2450

Epson LQ-860/1060

Epson LQ-850/1050

The shaded printers are not color printers, so you will not be able to print in color if you select one of them.