MODE (Configure Printer)--Examples

Suppose you want to be able to print 80 characters per line and 8 lines per
inch on a parallel printer that is connected to the second parallel printer
port (LPT2). To do this, type the following command:

    mode lpt2:80,8

Because 80 characters per line is the default setting, you could achieve the
same result by typing the following command:

    mode lpt2:,8

Suppose that, when printing a file, you want your system to keep trying to
print the file until it is successful. To do this, type the following
command:

    mode lpt2:,8,b

To stop your system from continually retrying to print, press CTRL+BREAK or
type the MODE command without specifying a value for r.