Ppd Driver (For Linux And Applications); Ppd Driver Types; Ppd Driver For Linux; Registering The Ppd Driver For Linux - Olivetti d-Color MF551 Printing Manual

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15.4

PPD driver (For Linux and applications)

15.4.1

PPD driver types

The PPD driver contains the PPD information for Mac OS 9, Linux, and applications.
- Driver for Linux: Install for use with Linux (Contains PPD for Linux and PPD for OpenOffice)
- Driver for applications: Install when using applications such as Adobe PageMaker that require the PPD
driver.
15.4.2

PPD driver for Linux

Operating environment
- Supported operating systems: Red Hat Linux 9, SuSE Linux 8.2
- Supported PostScript Level: 3.0
- CUPS: 1.1.17

Registering the PPD driver for Linux

1
Copy the PPD file to the CUPS model directory. (/usr/share/cups/model for major Linux)
2
In [Add Printer] of the CUPS printing system, specify PPD to add this machine.
% For details on CUPS, refer to [Help] in the CUPS Web management page.

Configuring the PPD driver for Linux

In [Configure Printer] of the CUPS printing system, configure the functions.

Registering the PPD driver for OpenOffice

1
In [Add Printer] of the CUPS printing system, specify PPD to add this machine.
2
Open the OpenOfficePrinterAdministrator tool.
3
Click [New Printer].
4
In the "Choose a device type" window, select "add a printer", and then click [Next].
5
In the "Choose a driver" window, click [import].
6
Select "GENERIC 50C-2 OpenOffice PPD", and then click [OK].
7
From the "Please Select a Suitable driver." list, select "GENERIC 50C-2 OpenOffice PPD", and then
click [Next].
8
In the "Choose a command line" window, select the printer registered to CUPS, and then click [Next].
9
Click [Finish].

Printing with OpenOffice

1
In OpenOffice, select File-Print.
2
Select "GENERIC 50C-2 OpenOffice PPD" in "Printer name".
3
Click [Properties].
4
Select the desired setting in "Page size", and then click [OK].
To configure settings other than Page Size, click [Configure Printer] in CUPS.
5
Click [OK] in the OpenOffice print window to print.
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