Windows 98 or Windows Me
1
From a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window, type Mode lpt1:,,p
If the product is attached to a parallel port other than LPT1, then substitute the proper LPT
port number in the mode command.
2 Press Enter on the keyboard. The response that you receive should be similar to these
examples: > LPT1 Not Rerouted , > Resident portion of MODE loaded, > Infinite retry
on parallel printer time-out
3
At a command prompt, type copy/b <FILENAME> <PORTNAME>, where <FILENAME> is
the name of the print-ready file (including the path) and <PORTNAME> is the name of the
appropriate product port (such as LPT1). For example, at the c:\> command prompt, type
copy/b c:\4650fw.pdf lpt1
If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path in quotation
marks. For example, type C:\>copy/b "c:\My Documents\4650fw.pdf"
4 Press Enter on the keyboard. The message PROCESSING JOB appears on the control
panel, and the job prints.
5
At the command prompt, type exit to close the command window.
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003
The print-ready file can be sent directly to the product by typing a copy command at a command
prompt or in an MS-DOS window.
1
At a command prompt, type copy/b <FILENAME> <PORTNAME>, where <FILENAME> is
the name of the print-ready file (including the path) and <PORTNAME> is the name of the
appropriate printer port (such as LPT1). For example, type C:\>copy/b c:\4650fw.pdf
lpt1
2 Press Enter on the keyboard.
If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path in quotation
marks. For example, type C:\>copy/b "c:\My Documents\4650fw.pdf". The message
PROCESSING JOB appears on the control panel, and the job prints.
3
At the command prompt, type exit to close the command window.
Print-ready file printing in a Windows network
If the product is shared on a Windows network, complete the following steps.
1
From a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window, type copy/b <FILENAME> \
\<COMPUTERNAME>\<SHARENAME>, where <FILENAME> is the name of the print-ready file
(including the path), <COMPUTERNAME> is the name of the computer from which the
product is being shared, and <SHARENAME> is the product share name. For example, type
C:\>copy/b c:\4650fw.pdf \\your_server\sharename
If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path in quotation
marks. For example, type C:\>copy/b "c:\My Documents\4650fw.pdf" \
\your_server\sharename
2 Press Enter on the keyboard. The message PROCESSING JOB appears on the control
panel, and the job prints. The message 1 file(s) copied appears on the computer screen.
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