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 printer.sys(CMD)                19 June 1992                printer.sys(CMD)


 Name

    printer.sys - support code-page switching for the parallel ports PRN,
    LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3

 Syntax


    device=[drive:][path]printer.sys lptx=(type[,[hwcp][,n]])


 Parameters


    [drive:][path]
            Specifies the location of the PRINTER.SYS file.

    lptx    Specifies the number of the parallel port for which you want to
            support code-page switching.

    type    Specifies the printer in use.  The following list shows valid
            values for type and the printers represented by each value:

              4201  IBM Proprinters II and III Model 4201
                    IBM Proprinters II and III XL Model 4202

              4208  IBM Proprinter X24E Model 4207
                    IBM Proprinter XL24E Model 4208

              5202  IBM Quietwriter III Model 5202

    hwcp    Specifies the code page your hardware supports.  The following
            list shows the code pages that MS-DOS supports and the country or
            language for each:

              437   United States

              850   Multilingual (Latin I)

              852   Slavic (Latin II)

              860   Portuguese

              863   Canadian-French

              865   Nordic

    n       Specifies the number of code pages your hardware can support in
            addition to the code page specified in the hwcp parameter.


 Example

    The following command loads the PRINTER.SYS device driver for use with
    the IBM Proprinter X24E Model 4207, loads code page 850, and prepares
    PRINTER.SYS to support two additional code pages:

       device=c:\dos\printer.sys lpt1:=(4208,850,2)