Interfaces
8-2
Setting Up the Communications Port
You must establish communication between your printer and computer. To do this, you
define your communications port in the operating system you are using.
Setting Up the Communications Port
1
Do one of the following:
For Windows NT 4.0
a
Click
Start
, and then click
Settings
.
b
Click
Control Panel
.
c
From the Control Panel dialog, double-click the
Ports
icon.
The Ports dialog appears.
d
Select the port you want to configure, and then click
Settings
.
For all other Windows operating systems
a
Click
, or click
Start
and then click
Run
.
b
In the Start Search or Run box, type
devmgmt.msc
, and then press
Enter
.
The Device Manager opens.
c
Expand the list of ports, and then double-click the port you want to
configure.
2
Configure the following settings to match your printer by filling out the fields:
•
Bits per second (unavailable in Windows NT 4.0)
•
Data bits
•
Parity
•
Stop bits
•
Flow Control
Note:
For Flow Control, select Hardware if you want DTR protocol or Xon/
Xoff for Xon/Xoff protocol.
3
Click
OK
.
