Ports
A port is a name of the interface you printer is connected to. Normally it is one of the following:
The most common interface for printers is the parallel interface (LPTx). the parallel cable has a 25 pin male connector on one end and a 36 pin special connector on the other end. Most of the PCs have only one parallel connector named LPT1. This is the default used in TextPrinter. The serial interface (COMx) is a bit different in technology from the parallel. It has a different cable with 9 pins. From the point of view of the developer, the serial interface is similar to the parallel. There are some printers with other interfaces, for example a USB interface. Those printers have not been tested with TextPrinter but may work if you specify the correct port or if you use a simulated parallel port. If you have trouble making such a printer work with TextPrinter please contact support. Conflicting ports: On WinNT systems (Win2000 and WinXP) using a port that is assigned to other devices will cause TextPrinter to try and resolve the "port conflict" automatically. The result is that each printing operation will take an additional overhead. We suggest that if you don't need to use the printer for any other purpose except printing with TextPrinter, then you should delete all printers in the "Printers" control panel that use the port you are going to use. For more clarifications regarding this issue please write to support. |