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Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows 2000/XP (Administrator)
Ports Tab
1. Print to the following port(s)
Displays a list of ports that allow printing, their status (description), and printers connected to the ports.
2. / button
Adds/deletes a new port or a new network path.
3. button
Configure the port that is selected. On a parallel port, wait time (in seconds) for retransmission is
specified.(See Note 1)
4. Enable bidirectional support
This setting enables reception of configuration data and status data from the printer. Be sure to check this
checkbox when installing status monitor. Status information reception may be disabled if the checkbox is
left unchecked.
5. Enable printer pooling
Printer pooling allows data sent to one logical printer to be received and printed by two or more printers.
With printer pooling enabled, a transmitted printing job is output to the first printer that is ready for
printing.
NOTE
1. Specify the time (seconds) waiting for the printer to be ready for printing. If the printer is not
ready for printing after the specified time has elapsed, an error message is displayed.
If a timeout error occurs frequently upon printing a large size document, specify a larger value
here.
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