To direct spool files to destinations, you must define a Windows printer to process the files and send the files to the destination device.
Click Devices and Printers, and then click Add a printer. On the Choose a device or printer to add to this PC window, select your printer, click Next, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver. If your printer is not in the list, continue with these steps. Go to “Device manager”, click on the View tab, choose “Show hidden devices”. Then check if there are any USB devices yellow, right click and choose 'Update Driver Software', choose windows check auto. If it updated then restart computer, if no change, go to “Device manager” again and chosse “Uninstall”, then restart computer.
Output port and device driver choices
You can use these ports and device drivers to route data from the spool to a destination device. The following lists show the available output ports and the available device drivers.
Ports | Device Drivers |
Barr File port | Barr ASCII driver |
Barr FTP port | Barr EBCDIC drive |
Barr IP port | Barr Jobs to Mainframe driver |
Barr LPR port | Barr PRINT390 driver |
Barr NJE port | Printer-Specific driver |
Barr PRINT390 port | |
Barr RJE port | |
Local port | |
Windows port |
Valid output port and device driver combinations
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Output port and device driver examples
These examples show common uses for Windows printers defined with a specified port and device driver pair.
Port and Device Driver Pairs | Common Uses |
Barr File port and Barr ASCII printer driver | Archive files to disk in the user-specified format |
Barr FTP port and Barr Jobs to Mainframe printer driver | Route files to an FTP host |
Barr IP port and Barr ASCII printer driver | Transfer files in a user-specified format to a client application |
Barr LPR port and printer-specific driver | Print to a specific-type of printer receiving data with LPD |
Barr LPR port and Barr ASCII printer driver | Route ASCII files to a TCP/IP LPD host |
Barr LPR port and Barr ASCII printer driver | Route files to another BARR/SPOOL |
Barr NJE port and Barr Jobs to Mainframe printer driver | Route files to an NJE host |
Barr PRINT390 port and Barr PRINT390 printer driver | Print to an S/390 channel-attached printer |
Barr RJE port and Barr Jobs to Mainframe printer driver | Route files to an RJE host |
Local port ( LPT1 Computer parallel printer port 1.) and Barr ASCII printer driver | Print to a line printer |
Local port (NUL) and Barr ASCII printer driver | Print to a NUL printer |
Local port (LPT1) and printer-specific driver | Print to a specific printer |
Windows port and Windows driver | Print to any Windows printer |
Windows port and printer-specific driver | Print to an AFP printer |