Printing Problems When Using Disney Sound Source

ID: Q96962

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you use Disney Sound Source with Microsoft Windows, you may receive one of the following error messages if you try to print from a Windows- based application while playing sounds through Disney Sound Source:

Printer on LPT1: is busy

-or-

LPT1 is being used by another application

CAUSE

Disney Sound Source is a parallel device for playing waveform (.WAV) sounds and has no MIDI capability. It uses a parallel pass-through adapter to plug into the parallel port on a computer and can go between the parallel port and a parallel printer cable. The above error is caused by a limitation in the hardware design of this product.

WORKAROUND

You may be able to decrease the chances of receiving this error message by setting the printer connection to LPTx.DOS (where <x> is the number of the parallel port) in the Printers dialog box of Control Panel.

MORE INFORMATION

Disney Sound Source is manufactured by a Disney, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 wave sound timeout lpt

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Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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