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ŠLexmark International, Inc. 1997

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Product Type: Inkjet Printers
Model: 4077-001, 4077-201, 4077-202, 4077-301, 4090-001, 4091-001, 4092-001, 4092-002, 4092-003, 4092-004, 4092-005, 4092-006, 4093-D01, 4093-D02, 4093-D03, 4093-S01, 4093-S02, 4093-S03, 4094-D01, 4094-D02, 4094-S01, 4094-S02, 4096-001, 4096-003, 4096-004
Model Description: WinWriter 150C, Color Jetprinter 2050, Color Jetprinter 2055, Color Jetprinter 2070, Color Jetprinter 2030, Color Jetprinter 7000, Color Jetprinter 7200, Color Jetprinter 7200V, Color Jetprinter 5700, Color Jetprinter 5000, Color Jetprinter 1000, 1100 Color Jetprinter
Headline: Setup for DOS printing
Operating System(s): DOS, Top Questions
Date: 05/28/98
   

Article Text:
Printing from a DOS application

Use these instructions only if your application runs from the DOS prompt in Windows. For Windows 3.1 it is
recommended to have 8 mg of RAM.

When you print from a DOS application, your printer uses PCL 3 emulation. You must install a printer driver for PCL 3 emulation in each DOS application. In Windows 3.1, avoid switching from your DOS application to another application while your job is printing. See the README file for your Lexmark printer for more information.

 

A. To print from DOS applications that run from the Windows DOS prompt:

1. Make sure the Lexmark Colorjet Printer is the Default printer.
2. Make sure you are in Windows, not native DOS.
3. From the printer's Control Program, click the Options Tab.
4. Make sure Disable CJXXXX DOS Printing (Enable DOS Printing to other Printers) is not checked.
5. Double-click the MS-DOS icon located in the Main group of Windows 3.x under Program Manager. In Win95, click Start, then go to MS-DOS found under Programs.
6. Start your application from the MS-DOS prompt.
7. Install the HP DeskJet 500C as the current printer in the DOS application from which you are printing.

Some applications offer a color or black (mono) version of the HP DeskJet 500C driver. Choose the black (mono) version if you are printing in black only. Choose the color version if you are printing in color and black. If your application does not offer the HP DeskJet 500C printer driver, install the DeskJet 500 printer driver. You will not be able to print in color with the DeskJet 500 printer driver.

For help installing a printer, see your application user's documentation.

7. If you need to change printer settings that are not in your application, use the DOS Printing Tab in the printer's Control Program.
8. Print as you normally would from your application.

Note: When you make changes to the DOS Printing Tab, they apply to DOS print jobs only. When you make changes on other tabs, they apply to all print jobs.

TSC Today Newsletter

ŠLexmark International, Inc. 1997

______________________________

Product Type: Inkjet Printers
Model: 4077-001, 4077-201, 4077-202, 4077-301, 4078-002, 4090-001, 4091-001
Model Description: WinWriter 150C, Color Jetprinter 2050, Color Jetprinter 2055, Color Jetprinter 1020, Color Jetprinter 2070, Color Jetprinter 2030
Headline: Problems printing from a DOS application
Operating System(s): DOS
Date: 05/26/98
   

Article Text:

If you have followed the setup instructions contained in the DOS section of the Frequently Asked Questions and are still having problems printing from your DOS application check the following:

1. Select the appropriate "compatible" driver in your application's printer setup. The preferred driver is the HP Deskjet 500 or 500C (for color). If these are not available, an HP LaserJet II will work as well. If none of these are available you can select for the application to output as ASCII text (this may not achieve the correct document formatting).

2. Assuming that the Lexmark ColorJet driver is already installed you can disable Windows' print spooling.

Windows 3.1X
Go to Main, Control Panel, Printers, and remove the "X" from the Print Manager selection at the bottom left of the window.

Windows 95
Select Start, Settings, Printers and click your right mouse button on the Lexmark Color Jetprinter icon and choose Properties in the menu that appears. Go to the Details tab and select the Port Settings button. Once here, remove the "X" from both selections and click OK. Then select Spool Settings and choose Print Directly to Printer.

3. Verify that the correct components are loaded in your system files. In Program Manager, go to File, Run (Start, Run in Windows 95) and type NOTEPAD WIN.INI. Once Notepad opens go to Search, Find and type LXDBOXCP and click on Find Next. It should find the following statement: run=lxdboxcp.exe.* If that line is there close Notepad and go back to File, Run and type NOTEPAD SYSTEM.INI. Select Search, Find and type LEXSW2, and click on Find Next. This should lead you to the following line: DEVICE=LEXSW2.386.* it should be in the [386Enh] section, and you should only have 1 section with that title.

* - If these lines are not present, you should completely remove the driver per instructions included in the readme file provided with the driver and then reinstall the driver.

4. For applications that will not run in Windows, or if everything is setup according to this sheet and it is still not printing correctly, exit Windows and run your application from True Dos and configure that application to print to a file (contact software vendor for instructions). Once you have that file, start Windows and go back to the MS-Dos Prompt through Windows. Go to the directory where that file is contained and copy it to LPT1, or to whatever port your printer is attached. This will initiate the Control Program in Windows and print the file (ex. COPY TEST.PRN LPT1 /b).

Should you have any more questions please contact us via the Web or at our Customer Support Center at (800) 539-6275 anytime between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM EST, Monday - Friday or on Saturday and Sunday between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM.


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