Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows 2000 (Administrator)
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Ports Tab
1. Print to the following port(s)
Displays a list of ports that allows printing, their status (description), and printers connected to the ports.
2.
/
button
Adds/deletes a port or a network path.
3.
button
Configure the port that is selected. On a parallel port, wait time (in seconds) for retransmission is
specified.
4. Enable bidirectional support
On a printer, this setting enables reception of configuration data and status data from computer. Be sure
to check this checkbox when installing status monitor (See page 102). Printing may be disabled without
checking on the checkbox.
5. Enable printer pooling
Printer spool allows outputting data from one logical printer to two or more printers. With printer spool
enabled, a transmitted printing job is output to the first printer that is available for printing.
NOTE
1. Specify the time (seconds) waiting for the printer to be ready for printing. If a printer is not
ready for printing after the specified time has elapsed, an error message is displayed.
2. If a timeout error occurs frequently upon printing a large size document, specify a larger value
here.
Add Port...
Delete Port...
Configure Port...
