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Testing the computer-to-printer connection – Epson ActionLaser 1000 User Manual

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Note:

If you connect your printer to a serial or optional interface, you my

need to change some of the printer’s settings. See the SelecType

INTERFACE option in Chapter 4 of the Reference Guide.

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Testing the computer-to-printer

connection

To make sure you properly connected your computer to the

printer, follow these steps before you start working with your

software:

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Turn on your computer; then turn on your printer.

Bring up a DOS prompt on your computer screen such as:

c:>

If you do not have a C drive, A:> or B:> may appear.

Type DIR and press Enter. The screen shows a directory

listing of the files in the designated drive.

Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard once.

(On some systems you may have to press Shift or Ctrl along

with Print Screen.)

Press ON LINE to set your printer off line. Then press the

FEED button to print the data in the printer’s buffer. The

printer prints what is on your screen.

If nothing prints or the results are not what you expect,

make sure you used the proper cable, that the cable is

connected securely to both the computer and the printer,

and that you used the correct interface.

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