Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Printer Section
Ports Tab
1. Print to the following port(s)
Displays a list of available ports for printing (Port), their status (Description) and printers that are
connected to these ports (Printer).
2. / button
Adds/deletes a new port or a new network path.
3. button
Configures the selected port. In case of a parallel port, Transmission Retry should be specified. (See
Note 1, 2)
4. Enable bidirectional support
This setting enables reception of configuration data and status data from the printer.
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 time (seconds) waiting for the printer to be ready for printing. If a printer is not ready for
printing after the specified time has elapsed, an error message is displayed.
2. If a timeout error occurs frequently upon printing a large size document, specify a larger value
here.
Add Port...
Delete Port
Configure Port...