Psion netBook, User Manual

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175 Printing
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You can print to a serial printer using the Docking cable supplied
and a Serial Printer Converter to connect to the printer. To set
up your netBook to print via a serial printer:
1. Select the Printer icon from the Control panel in the System
screen, or the Print setup command from the Printing
commands on the File menu in the program you want to
print from.
2. If necessary, press the Printer button. Select the printer
model and select ‘Serial port’ as the method via which you
want to print.
You can change the settings for the serial port and handshaking
by pressing the Settings button.
Using PsiWin to print via a PC Using PsiWin to print via a PC
Using PsiWin to print via a PC Using PsiWin to print via a PC Using PsiWin to print via a PC
You can use PsiWin to connect your netBook to a PC using the
Docking cable. You can then print files from your netBook to
almost any of the printers installed in Windows on your PC,
whether directly connected, or networked to your PC.
1. Select the Printer icon from the Control panel in the System
screen, or the Print setup command from the Printing
commands on the File menu in the program from which
you want to print.
2. If you are printing from within a program, press the Printer
button.
3. Select ‘Printer via PC’ as the method via which you want to
print.
You can now print a file using PsiWin to print via a PC. Refer to
the PsiWin on-line help for more information.
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You can use the netBook to print a document to a file. To set up
your netBook to print to a file:
1. Select the Printer icon from the Control panel in the System
screen, or the Print setup command from Printing
commands on the File menu, in the program from which
you want to print.
2. If necessary, press the Printer button. Select the printer
model and select ‘File’ as the method via which you want to
print.
3. Press the Settings button to specify the name of the file,
and the folder and disk to which you want to print. Press
OK to redisplay the Printer setup dialog.
When you print the file it will be saved in the file you specified in
the Print to file dialog.
Important: Ensure that you use the correct filename, folder and
disk drive. If a file of the same name already exists it will be
deleted and replaced with the new file which you are printing.