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Phaser 480 Color Printer
3
Verifying the Printer and Host Connections
PC verification
DOS connection verification
Verify that the PC can communicate with the printer.
1.
Power up the printer and the PC. If the PC is running under
Windows, exit Windows so the PC is operating under DOS alone.
2.
At the DOS prompt, type (in lowercase) the following:
echo showpage >
port:
Substitute
port:
with
LPT1
:,
LPT2
:, or
COM1
: etc. or whichever
corresponds to the port the printer is attached to.
The printer should respond by picking, processing, and ejecting a blank sheet of
paper.
If this does not happen, check your cabling. Ensure that you have the port
properly configured as explained in the Chapter 2 topic “Cabling the printer” on
page 2-10.
Windows 3.1 driver verification
Using the Windows Paint application, verify that the PC, running under
Windows 3.1, can print to the printer.
1.
If it is not already running, launch Windows by typing this command:
WIN
2.
Launch the Program Manager by double-clicking the
Program
Manager
icon.
3.
Open the Accessories window by double-clicking the
Accessories
icon.
4.
Double-click on the
Write
icon. (If Write is not available, you can use
any other text editor-type program.)
5.
Type in a line of text such as “
THIS IS A TEST
.”
6.
Click the
File
menu item and select
Printer Setup...
from the menu
list. Select
Phaser 480
from the displayed list of available printer
drivers. Click
OK
.
7.
Click
File
and select
. A print file will be transmitted to the
printer.
