Printing on a local printer attached to the computer!
The printer must be compatible with the Hewlett Packard PCL printer language. Some of the newer inexpensive printers support postscript printing only. Please check the capability of your printer in the printer manual or online at the manufacturer's website. The description of your printer model contains the capabilities and features. Look for the PCL printer language compatibility. Some printers require a driver that must be downloaded and installed. Other printers are not compatible.
A printer connected directly to the work station computer may require changes in the port interface or other setting in order to print. The default setting will print to LPT1 on your computer. If the printer is connect to a different port proceed with the following steps to reset the software to print to your printer port.
Run PRO-BELT and select the desired program.
Go to Commands on the Main Menu. Select Worksheet - Global - Default - Printer - Interface.
Select one of the following depending on the computer port to which the printer is attached.
2 - COM1
4 - COM2
5 - DOS Device LPT1
6 - DOS Device LPT2
7 - DOS Device LPT3Press enter on the selection. Press ESC several times to return to the Main Menu to test the printer.
Select Print - Select any page to test.
IMPORTANT - After a positive print test the settings must be saved to become the new default setting. Go to the Main Menu and select File - Save - Enter - Replace to save any data file. This saves the printer settings as a new default value. The program will print accordingly each time it is run unless changed again.
IMPORTANT - Each program in the PRO-BELT package operates as an independent program. The default printing setting must be reset in each program separately, tested and a data file saved. Failure to reset all of the programs at this time will create problems later when the other program fails to print correctly. These changes do not apply to network printing. The network printing setup need only be done once for the entire set of programs by adding a new command to the batch line. See Technical Support on the home page for setting the software to print to a network printer.
Printing Problems of Page Orientation or Fancy Print Command
The PRO-BELT "Setup String" can be changed to resolve some of the printer problems. Correcting other problems may require changes to the printer "default" settings.
PRO-BELT Setup String:
The Setup String sends commands to the printer before the print job is started.
Step No. 1 - The Setup String can be changes by going to the Main Menu and selecting Commands - Worksheet - Global - Default - Printer - Setup. Change the Setup String and press enter. The common example settings are:
\027 This is the default setting. This uses a zero, not an "O".
\027\027(10U This setting add the extended character set for printing in "Fancy Mode."
Step No. 2 - Press Enter after changing the Setup String. Then press ESC to back out until the Main Menu appears.
Step No. 3 - Select Print - 1 Page - Fancy Text to test the printer.
Step No. 4 - If the printed page looks like those in the manual the Setup String is correct and must be saved as a new default setting. Select File - Save from the Main Menu. Save any file or the default data file. If the default data file appears press Enter and Replace to save the Setup String changes.
Step No. 5 - Each of the programs in both the English and Metric versions must be changed individually and the corresponding data files saved. Do this step to each of the programs to prevent printer problems in the future.
Step No. 6 - Record the Setup String that works properly and place a note in the manual.
Printer Page Orientation:
The PRO-BELT program should print in portrait mode on standard size paper. Some printers will print in the landscape mode instead or print from the wrong paper tray. These conditions must be changed in the printer default settings, not in PRO-BELT. Review the manual for your printer and change the default setting to print from the standard paper tray in portrait mode.
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