3
Software overview
This chapter gives you an overview of the software that comes with your
printer. Further details about installing and using the software are
explained in the Software Section.
This chapter includes:
•
Supplied software
•
Printer driver features
•
System requirements
Supplied software
You must install the printer and scanner software using the supplied CDs
after you have set up your printer and connected it to your computer.
Each CD provides you with the following software:
CD
printer
Windows
software CD
Linux
PostScript
Windows
printer
driver CD
Macintosh
network
Windows
utilities CD
3.1
<Software overview>
Contents
• Printer driver: Use this driver to
take full advantage of your printer's
features.
• Smart Panel: This program allows
you to monitor the printer's status
and alerts you when an error
occurs during printing.
• Printing Settings Utility: This
program is automatically installed
when you install the printer driver.
• User's Guide in PDF
• Printer driver: Use this driver to run
your printer from a Linux computer
and print documents.
• Smart Panel: This program allows
you to monitor the printer's status
and alerts you when an error
occurs during printing.
• Postscript Printer Description
(PPD) file: Use the PostScript driver
to print documents with complex
fonts and graphics in the PostScript
language.
• User's Guide in PDF
• Postscript Printer Description
(PPD) file: Use this file to run your
printer from a Macintosh computer
and print documents.
• Smart Panel: This program allows
you to monitor the printer's status
and alerts you when an error
occurs during printing.
• SyncThru™ Web Admin Service:
Use this web-based program to
remotely manage, monitor, and
troubleshoot network printers.
• Set IP: Use this program to set your
printer's TCP/IP addresses.
• Network Printer User's Guide in
PDF