The following information describes how to configure your printer if you are using a dedicated, local printer for the Auto Printing feature. To enable the auto printing feature select Enable Auto Printing in the Print Options window from the Configure Menu.
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There are 3 different print output formats in Talon. When using a dot matrix printer, it is highly recommended you choose the Dot Matrix option in the Print Options. |
Setting up a Local Printer for Auto Printing
Initial Setup
Add a local printer attached to the port the physical printer is attached (usually LPT1).
Configure the local printer so it is using the Generic/Text Only driver.
Check the printer properties to make sure that the paper type is set to “Continuous Feed – No Break.”
Configure the printer driver to print directly to the printer instead of spooling. If spooling is turned on, there may be a delay until the data is printed.
Configuring the Printer
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Paper Type |
Windows 95/98: In the printer properties, go to the Paper tab and select Continuous - No Page Break as the Paper Source. Windows 2000/XP: In the printer properties, press the Printing Preferences button on the General tab. Go to the Paper/Quality tab and select Continuous Feed - No Break as the Paper Source. Windows NT: In the printer properties, go to the Device Settings tab. Select Continuous - No Page Break under Form to Tray Assignment and select the appropriate "Cut Sheet" setting. |
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Turn off spooling |
Windows 95/98: In the printer properties, go to the Details tab and press the Spool Settings button. Select the radio button labeled "Print directly to the printer". Windows 2000/XP: In the printer properties, go to the Advanced tab and select the radio button labeled "Print directly to the printer". Windows NT: In the printer properties, go to the Advanced tab and select the radio button labeled "Print directly to the printer". |
NT/2000/XP Users
When printing to a local printer, the LPT1 port on your PC is often used. Some NT/2000/XP machines may not have the LPT1 port captured to a physical printer. If this is the case, you may experience a "lock up" when trying to print.
To redirect the printer port to the shared printer on the network, follow these instructions:
Start up a command or DOS window.
Type the following at the command prompt:
NET USE LPT1: \\<computer_name>\<printer_share_name> /PERSISTENT:YES
Example:
NET USE LPT1: \\server\p1 /PERSISTENT:YES
Additional Information
/PERSISTENT:YES tells Windows to retain the port capture even when Windows is restarted.
The destination printer must be shared before you may use it on another computer.
Enclose the computer name and/ or printer share name in quotes if it contains spaces. For example:
"\\ACCTG SERVER\LASER PRINTER"
To cancel the port capture issue the net command with a /D option. For example:
NET USE LPT2: \\SERVER\P1 /D