QMS 2060 Operation - page 83

Testing PC-

Printer 

Communication

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Troubleshooting Printer Problems

3

If the printer and PC are communicating, a blank page ejects 

from the printer. Skip ahead to “PC Printing Software” to fin-

ish connecting the printer.

If a blank page doesn’t eject and you typed the file correctly, you 

may want to check your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to see if LPT1 (the 

parallel port) is being directed to COM1 (the serial port):

a

If the AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains the line

MODE LPT1:=COM1:

delete it.

b

Then type

MODE LPT1:,,P

↵

The “P” represents infinite retry and it tells the PC to send 

print jobs until the printer accepts them.

c

Restart the PC and retry the communication test.

Refer to your DOS documentation for more information.

Serial Communication

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Note: 

The serial interface is an option which must be purchased 

through your QMS vendor. See appendix A, “QMS Customer 

Support,” for a list of locations and telephone numbers.

1

To send the PRINTEST.PS file you just created to the printer, 

type

print printest.ps

↵

2

If you’re prompted for the name of the list device, type

com1

↵

or type the name of the PC’s serial port to which the printer is 

connected (for example, 

com2, com3,

or 

com4

).

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Note: 

If the PC has more than one serial port, they're probably 

labeled. If not, check the PC’s documentation for the COM port 

names.