Star Micronics DOT MATRIX PRINTERS Printer User Manual


 
48 Using the Printer with Windows 3.1
In the List of Printers: box of the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer
dialog box, select the Star printer driver and then click OK.
This causes the Printers dialog box to appear. The STAR printer is now
listed in the Installed Printers: list.
Double-click on the name of the printer model you just installed to select it
as the default printer.
Click Close to close the Printers dialog box.
Note:
Windows applications automatically print on the currently selected default
printer. If you want to print on a different printer, you must first select it.
Getting ready to print
Before printing, there are a number of things you must first do to set up the
printer. You must select the printer driver, and the paper source, size, and
orientation. Use the following procedure to make these selections.
Note:
You do not need to perform printer driver and paper selections mentioned
above each time you print, but only if there are any changes to the last
selections you made.
In the Windows Program Manager, open the Main group by clicking on its
icon.
Double-click on the Control Panel icon.
Double-click on the Printers icon in the Control Panel window.
Double-click on the name of the printer model you selected above to
choose it as the default printer.
Click on Setup to display the window for setting up your printer.