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12 Chapter 1 Printer Basics
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DOS Installation
DOS Remote Control Panel
1. Place the compact disc in the CD-ROM drive.
2. From the DOS prompt, type x: (where x is the drive letter of
the CD-ROM drive), and press Enter.
3. Change to the appropriate language directory
(for example: cd\english).
4. Type install and press Enter.
If DOS applications are going to be used with the printer and the DOS
Remote Control Panel was not installed, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
needs to be modified to prevent communication timeout errors. To
modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, use any DOS editor, or any word-
processing program that edits ASCII text files, and follow the
instructions below.
For DOS versions 4.0 and later, add:
MODE LPT1:,,B
For DOS versions earlier than 4.0, add:
MODE LPT1:,,P
Note The preceding examples assume you are using printer port LPT1. If
you are using LPT2 or LPT3, replace LPT1 in the preceding examples
with the appropriate printer port number.
Using the Remote Control Panel
The Remote Control Panel (RCP) enables you to change printer
settings if the DOS software application does not support the printer
feature you want to use. To start the RCP from DOS, follow these
steps:
1. Make sure that the RCP is in the computer’s path statement. This
can be checked by typing PATH at a DOS prompt at the root
directory and pressing Enter. If the Remote Control Panel
directory is not in the path statement, change to the default
directory C:\HPLJUTIL.
2. At the DOS prompt, type RCP and press Enter.
3. For additional information, select Help.