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printing
6.
This chapter explains common printing tasks.
This chapter includes:
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Printer driver features
•
Basic printing
•
Using special print features
•
Understanding Printing Preferences
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Using direct printing utility
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Changing the default print settings
The procedures in this chapter are mainly based on Windows XP.
PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
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Paper orientation, size, source, and media type selection
•
Number of copies
In addition, you can use various special printing features. The following
table shows a general overview of features supported by your printer
drivers:
Some models or operating system may not support the certain
feature(s) in the following table.
PCL printer driver
FEATURE
Machine quality option
Poster printing
Multiple pages per sheet
Fit to page printing
Reduce and enlarge printing
Different source for first page
Watermark
Overlay
Double-sided printing (duplex)
PostScript printer driver
FEATURE
WINDOWS
Machine quality option
Poster printing
Multiple pages per sheet
Fit to page printing
Reduce and enlarge
printing
WINDOWS
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
LINUX
MACINTOSH
O
O
O
X
X
X
O
O
O
(2, 4)
O
X
O
O
X
O
•
Setting your machine as a default machine
•
Printing to a file (PRN)
•
Macintosh printing
•
Linux printing
•
Printing with PS driver
FEATURE
Different source for first
page
Watermark
Overlay
Double-sided printing
a
(duplex)
a. The machine with Duplex feature prints both side of a paper.
BASIC PRINTING
Your machine allows you to print from various Windows, Macintosh, or
Linux applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary
depending on the application you use.
•
Your Printing Preferences window that appears in this user's
guide may differ depending on the machine in use. However, the
composition of the Printing Preferences window is similar. Check
the operating system(s) that are compatible with your machine.
Refer to the OS compatibility section of Printer Specifications .
(See "Printer specifications" on page 128.)
•
When you select an option in Printing Preferences, you may see
a warning mark,
you can select that certain option but it is not recommended, and
(
) mark means you cannot select that option due to the
machine's setting or environment.
The following procedure describes the general steps required for printing
from various Windows applications.
Macintosh basic printing. (See "Macintosh printing" on page 59.)
Linux basic printing. (See "Linux printing" on page 60.)
The following Printing Preferences window is for Notepad in Windows XP.
Your Printing Preferences window may differ, depending on your
operating system or the application you are using.
1. Open the document you want to print.
2. Select Print from the File menu. The Print window appears.
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WINDOWS
LINUX
MACINTOSH
X
X
X
X
X
X
O
O
, or
. An exclamation mark (
O
X
X
O
) means
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