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9 - printing messages, Chapter objectives, Connecting to a printer – Rockwell Automation 2705-ND1 Keypad Development Software User Manual

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Printing Messages

This chapter shows how to use the Report function to:

Select a message file to print

Select and configure a printer port

Select messages in the file to print

Printing messages

Before you can print messages, you must connect your computer to a printer
using the appropriate communications cable.

One end of the cable will connect to a communication or printer port on your
computer and the other end will connect to a port on the printer.

The software uses LPT1 as the default printer port. This printer port does not
require that you set any communication parameters.

communications cable

Note: The printer cable is not included in the Keypad Development
Software package.

Chapter Objectives

Connecting
to a Printer