MINOLTA magicolor 2 Manual Do Utilizador

Testing PC-Printer 

Communication

QMS magicolor 2 Op

eration

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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

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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.

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 start-up 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 start-up page match those in your 
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you need make no further changes. Go 
to the section “Special PC Concerns” later in this chapter. 

If the printer’s serial port settings are different from your PC’s 
settings, use the printer control panel, as described in the fol-
lowing section, “Changing Serial Port Settings,” to make them 
match.

Changing Serial Settings

Since your printer is configured at the factory for the most typical 
printing environments, the serial settings in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file 
and on the start-up 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 following table.