If the application does not give you a list of printers and does not ask for your printer's specifications, the document will be sent according to the specifications in the Control Panel for the port your printer is connected to.
Here are the standard settings for the printer port and the modem port.
Device Connected
Line Length
Delete First LF After CR
Add LF After CR
Echo
Buffering
Baud
Data/Stop Bits
Parity
DCD handshake
DSR/DTR handshake
XON/XOFF
Printer
Unlimited
No
Yes
No
No
3600
8/1
None
Yes
Yes
No
Modem
Unlimited
No
No
No
No
1200
8/1
None
Yes
Yes
No
Try using your printer or modem before changing any of the settings. If it works, you'll save yourself some time. If it doesn't, you'll have some information (unintentional double-spacing. absence of carriage returns. lost characters. and so on) that will help you figure out which settings need to be adjusted.
If you need to reconfigure one of the ports, check the manual that came with your printer or the service you're trying to exchange information with to see what its specifications are. Then use that information to fill in the baud, the number of data bits, and so on. The following sections explain what the various specifications mean and how to decide what settings to choose.
