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PERIPHERAL SHARER 4 TO 1
Peripheral Sharer
Bi-directional printing mode
(recommended for systems with low
use where simultaneous printing is
rare)—This is the default printing
mode. When you print a page the
Status Window will be automatically
activated and you can see the
progress of your print job on your
screen. You will also receive any
printer messages such as paper out
signals. However, other users
wishing to print will receive error
messages while the printer is in use
and will not be able to buffer their
print jobs in the print manager.
Consequently, this mode is not
recommended for systems where
users are likely to want to send
print jobs at the same time.
Non bi-directional printing mode
(recommended for systems with
higher use where simultaneous
printing is likely)—Non bi-
directional printing mode allows
you to buffer print jobs in your PC
while the printer is in use by another
computer. You will not see the
progress of the print job on your
screen, but for most small systems,
this is not a problem. For optimum
ease of use, we recommend that you
set a high Windows printing timeout
period of 900 seconds (15 minutes).
This keeps the print jobs from
stalling if the printer is in use for
some time after your print job has
been generated. You will find the
timeout settings under the printer
icon in the
Properties>>Details
menu
. Again, set both timeout
settings to 900.
To select non bi-directional
mode, you will need to run the HP
configuration utility program. This
is installed when you install your
DeskJet printer drivers. Depending
upon your DeskJet model, the
configuration program may be
HPVCNFIG.EXE or HPCFG02.EXE
or similar (you will find the program
in the Windows directory). Run the
program and de-select Bi-directional
Communication to activate non bi-
directional printing mode.
