Panasonic KX-P8420 - Manual (Page 80)

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Installing Software for Windows
To print from Windows 95 you need to:
• Set up the KX-P8420 to accept print jobs from your computer.
• Configure a port on each Windows 95 computer for the network or
connection type.
■ Setting up parallel printing with Windows 95
The following procedure describes how to prepare the computer for parallel
printing.
To install the printer for parallel printing:
1 Click the Start button, select Settings, and click
Printers.
2 Click the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon and select
Properties from the File menu.
3 Click the Details tab and make sure the box “Print to the
following port:” reads as follows: LPT 1 (Printer Port) or
LPT1 (ECP Printer Port).
4 Click Apply.
You are now ready to print from your applications to the KX-P8420
with the parallel port. To confirm the connection, print a test page.
5 Click the General tab.
6 Click the Print Test Page button to print a test page.
NOTES:
• When problems with printing have occurred or a test page does
not print, see “Troubleshooting” on
page 167 .
• If “time out error” appears often, perform the following.
1. Click the Details tab of the printer properties window, then click
Spool Settings.
2. Click “Print directly to the printer” of the Spool Settings window.
3. Click OK twice.
Completing the
connection for
Windows 95