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Product Manual U42006-J-Z795-1-7600
Configuration Configuring the printer
6.4.2 Configuring a local printer
If you want to print to a default Windows printer that was already installed, you
do not need to configure anything else. Proceed as follows to use a printer other
than the installed Windows printer:
Ê Select Local Printer... in the Configuration: Peripherals menu.
Ê In the list of Windows printers displayed, highlight the required printer that is
then defined as the default printer. You can also change the printer format
(line length, page length, character size, etc.). To do this, select Define
Printer... and then Print Format ... You can call up more information in this
dialog box using the Help button.
You can also use the Windows mechanism to configure your Windows printer.
Information on the dialog box for configuring printers can be found in the Win-
dows User Guide or in the reference manual accompanying the printer.
6.4.3 Host printer
The host printer is whatever printer is generated as the printer connected to the
data display terminal in the BS2000 generation. The data that is sent from the
host is in a format that can be understood by the host printer.
Transparent printing
If the formats of the host printer and local (Windows) printer match, you do not
need to make any adjustments to the host printer type in the emulation. In this
case, keep the Printer Data from Host: Transparent default in the Configuration:
Peripherals: Host Printer menu. This method of handling print data is referred to
as transparent printing.
Converting print data
If the formats of the host printer and the local (Windows) printer do not match,
you can convert the print data to GDI format (setting: Printer Data from Host: Non
transparent). To do this, specify the Printer Type generated in the host under Con-
figuration: Peripherals: Host Printer.