QMS Magicolor 6100, Operation Manual

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2 If the printer and PC are communicating, a blank page ejects from the
printer.
If a blank page doesn’t eject and you typed the file correctly, you may want to
check your AUTOEXEC.BAT file in DOS to make sure that the printer's serial port
settings match those of the PC.
a Look for a command line like this in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P
↵
In this example, the serial port settings are 9600 for baud rate, N (no) parity, 8
data bits, and 1 stop bit. The “P” stands for infinite retry.
» Note: If the mode statement isn’t in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you may
temporarily set these parameters at the DOS prompt to continue this test by
typing the mode statement as shown above. To make this setting permanent,
you’ll need to add this statement to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
b Restart the PC, and then check the startup page, which prints when you turn
on the printer (unless you disabled it). This tells you the current serial port
settings for the printer.
c If the serial settings (baud rate, parity, data bits, and stop bits) shown on the
startup page match those in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you need make no
further changes.
If the printer’s serial port settings are different from your PC’s settings, use the
printer control panel, as described in the following section, “Changing Serial
Settings,” to make them match.
Since your printer is configured at the factory for the most typical printing environ-
ments, the serial settings in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and on the startup page
should be the same. However, if they differ, you must configure the printer to use the
serial settings specified in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Use the information in the follow-
ing table.