About Postscript Printer Drivers And Ppds; Supported Paper Sizes And Resolutions; Before You Begin - Xerox DocuColor 40 Printing Manual

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About PostScript printer drivers and PPDs

A PostScript printer driver is an application that manages printing communication
between your application software and the printer. It interprets the instructions
generated by the application software, merges those instructions with printer-specific
PPD options you specify (see below), and translates all that 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 PPD file contains information about a particular device's features and capabilities
(for example, what paper sizes and media types are supported). The PostScript printer
driver reads the information in the PPD file and presents that information to you in
the form of options you can choose from the Print dialog box. The PPD for the
DocuColor 40 CP includes information about the features of both the copier and the
DocuColor 40 CP Color Server.
For information on the PPD options for your DocuColor 40 CP, see Appendix A,
"Print Options."

Supported paper sizes and resolutions

You can print all page sizes supported by the DocuColor 40 in Contone mode at
400 dpi in Full Color or Grayscale. Note that you can print on thick paper and
transparencies only from the bypass tray. See the Xerox Materials Usage Guide for
complete information about the page sizes supported.

Before you begin

Before using the DocuColor 40 CP, follow these steps:
1. Confirm that the system administrator has completed Setup as described in the
Configuration Guide.
2. Find out what printer defaults the administrator specified in Setup.
These default settings can affect the results of your print jobs. Check with your
administrator or operator for information on these default settings.
3. Confirm that the user software is installed correctly on your workstation, as described
in Getting Started.