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This chapter explains common printing tasks.
This chapter includes:
• Printer driver features
• Basic printing
• Using special print features
• Understanding Printing Preferences
• Using direct printing utility
• Changing the default print settings
• Setting your machine as a default machine
• Printing to a file (PRN)
• Macintosh printing
• Linux printing
• Printing with PS driver
The procedures in this chapter are mainly based on Windows XP.
PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
• Paper orientation, size, source, and media type selection
• Number of copies
In addition, you can use various special printing features. The following
table shows a general overview of features supported by your printer
drivers:
Some models or operating system may not support the certain
feature(s) in the following table.
PCL printer driver
PostScript printer driver
BASIC PRINTING
Your machine allows you to print from various Windows, Macintosh, or
Linux applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary
depending on the application you use.
• Your Printing Preferences window that appears in this user’s
guide may differ depending on the machine in use. However, the
composition of the Printing Preferences window is similar. Check
the operating system(s) that are compatible with your machine.
Refer to the OS compatibility section of Printer Specifications .
(See "Printer specifications" on page 123.)
• When you select an option in Printing Preferences, you may see
a warning mark, , or . An exclamation mark ( ) means
you can select that certain option but it is not recommended, and
( ) mark means you cannot select that option due to the
machine’s setting or environment.
The following procedure describes the general steps required for printing
from various Windows applications.
Macintosh basic printing. (See "Macintosh printing" on page 51.)
Linux basic printing. (See "Linux printing" on page 53.)
The following Printing Preferences window is for Notepad in Windows XP.
Your Printing Preferences window may differ, depending on your
operating system or the application you are using.
1. Open the document you want to print.
2. Select Print from the File menu. The Print window appears.
FEATURE WINDOWS
Machine quality option O
Poster printing O
Multiple pages per sheet O
Fit to page printing O
Reduce and enlarge printing O
Different source for first page O
Watermark O
Overlay O
Double-sided printing (duplex) O
FEATURE WINDOWS LINUX MACINTOSH
Machine quality option OO O
Poster printing XX X
Multiple pages per sheet OO
(2, 4)
O
Fit to page printing OX O
Reduce and enlarge
printing
OX O
Different source for first
page
XX O
Watermark XX X
Overlay XX X
Double-sided printing
(duplex)
a
OO O
a.The machine with Duplex feature prints both side of a paper.
FEATURE WINDOWS LINUX MACINTOSH