Sharp AL-840 - Manual (Page 18)

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Printing
SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER
DOS Emulation
A PCL4 DOS Emulation setup program can be started by clicking the Setup button. This is an
independent program that configures the PCL4 DOS emulation.
DOS Emulation Setup
DOS Copies Specifies the number of sets to be printed. Any number from 1 to
50 can be selected. (default setting: 1)
DOS Orientation Sets the page orientation. Portrait or Landscape can be selected.
(default setting: Portrait)
DOS Paper Source Specifies a paper feed station in the printer. (default setting: Paper
Tray)
DOS Paper Size Specifies the size of paper to be printed. (default setting: Letter
or A4 depending on the countries or regions)
DOS A4 Width Specifies the number of columns in a line in the width direction of
A4 size. (default setting: 77 Columns)
DOS Lines Per Page Specifies the number of lines per page. (default setting: 60 lines
or 64 lines depending on the countries or regions)
DOS Fonts Specifies the font to be used for printing. (default setting: Courier
Regular)
DOS Font Size Specifies the font size. (default setting: 10 CPI)
DOS Symbol Set Specifies the symbol set to be used for printing. (default setting:
Roman-8)
About
There are no settings on the About tab page. This page displays the installed printer driver
version and copyright statements.
PRINTING FROM AN MS-DOS APPLICATION
You can execute printing from an MS-DOS application which has been executed from the MS-
DOS prompt in Windows.
This printer can only print from applications run from the MS-DOS prompt in
Windows. It cannot print when running in native MS-DOS mode.
Print setting from the MS-DOS prompt
Windows 95/Windows 98 has the item, “Spool MS-DOS print jobs” in the port settings. If this
setting is not selected, the printer will not operate properly. Use the following procedure to
check the setting.