Outputting to a file without printing on paper
You can export print data to a file and save it without printing on paper.
- To perform this procedure, you will have to login to the PC as a user with administrator privileges.
For Windows
Open "Printers Folder".
Right-click on the icon of your model and select [Printer Properties].
- If you are using B842, please be careful about PCL6/PS.
- Select the [Ports] tab.
- Select [FILE:] from the port list, and click [OK].
- Open the file to be printed.
- Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
- Click [Print].
- Input the file name, and click [OK].
Example: C:\temp\printdata.prn
For macOS
- Open the file to be printed.
- Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
- Click [PDF] on the print screen, and select the file format to be saved as.
- Input a name for the file, select a destination for the file, and then click [Save].