Appendix A:print Options; About Printer Drivers And Printer Description Files - Sharp AR-C360P Printing Manual

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Appendix A: Print
Options
Print options give you access to the special features of your Fiery
and Sharp AR-C360P. Print options can be specified in several
places—in Fiery Setup, or from the printing application, Fiery
Downloader, ColorWise Pro Tools, or the job management tools.
The table in this appendix briefly describes each print option and
default setting, and provides information on any constraints or
requirements in effect.

About printer drivers and printer description files

The Fiery receives files from computers on the network, processes
(RIPs) them, and then prints them. Windows and Mac OS
computers communicate with the Fiery by means of a printer
driver and printer description (PPD) files. The driver allows you to
use special features of the Fiery from the Print dialog box.
A printer driver manages printing communication between your
application and the printer. It interprets the instructions generated
by the application, merges those instructions with printer-specific
options you specify, and translates all information into PostScript,
a language the printer understands. In other words, the printer
driver writes a PostScript file based on your original file and the
options you set from the Print dialog box.
A printer driver also allows you to select print options for the
Fiery. To do this, the printer driver must be matched with a PPD
file for the Fiery.
A PPD file contains information about the features and capabilities
of a particular device (for example, what paper sizes and media
types are supported). The printer driver reads the information in
this file and presents that information to you in the form of
options you can choose from the Print dialog box. For information
on the specific print options for the Fiery, see the table on
page A-113.
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