Software Overview; Supplied Software - Ricoh Aficio SP 5100N User Manual

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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 exed
in the Software Section.
This chapter includes:
•

Supplied software

• Printer driver features
• System requirements
Supplied software
You must install the printer software using the supplied CD after you
have set up your printer and connected it to your computer.
The CD provides you with the following software:
Windows • Printer driver: Use this driver to take full
advantage of your printer's features.
• Status Monitor: This program allows you to
monitor the printer's status and alerts you
when an error occurs during printing.
• Direct Printing Utility: This program allows
you to print PDF files easily.
• Postscript Printer Description (PPD) file:
Use the PostScript driver to print documents
with complex fonts and graphics in the
PostScript language.
• SetIP: Use this program to set your printer's
TCP/IP addresses.
• User's Guide in PDF
• Network Printer User's Guide in PDF
Macintosh • Postscript Printer Description (PPD) file:
Use this file to run your printer from a
Macintosh computer and print documents.
• Status Monitor: This program allows you to
monitor the printer's status and alerts you
when an error occurs during printing.
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