Appendix A: Print Options; About Printer Drivers And Printer Description Files - Toshiba GA-1120 Printing Manual

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A-1 Print Options
Appendix A:
Print Options
Print options give you access to the special features of your copier and the
GA-1120. Print options can be specified in several places—in GA-1120 Setup, or from
the printing application, Fiery Downloader, ColorWise Pro Tools, Command
WorkStation, Fiery WebSpooler, or Fiery Spooler. The table in this appendix briefly
describes each print option, gives its default setting, and provides information on any
constraints or requirements in effect.
About printer drivers and printer description files
The GA-1120 receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) them,
and then sends them to the copier. Windows and Mac OS computers communicate
with the GA-1120 by means of a printer driver and printer description (PPD) files.
The driver allows you to use special features of the GA-1120 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 your copier. To do this,
the printer driver must be matched with a PPD file for your GA-1120. 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 GA-1120, see the table on
page A-2.