Installing the PostScript 3 Printer Driver
Setting up options
If the machine is installed with certain options, you should set the options using the printer driver.
Limitation
❒Changing the printer settings requires Manage Printers permission. Members
of the Administrators and Power Users groups have Manage Printers permis- |
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Manage Printers permission. |
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A Click [Start] on the taskbar, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers]. |
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The [Printers] window appears. |
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B Click the icon of the machine you want to use. |
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C On the [File] menu, click [Properties]. |
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The Printer Properties window appears.
D Click the [Device Settings] tab.
E Select the options you have installed from the [Installable Options] group. F Click [OK].
-Bidirectional transmission
When bidirectional transmission is enabled, information such as paper size and feed direction is automatically sent to the computer. You can also check the ma- chine's status from your computer.
•Bidirectional transmissions are supported by Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/XP and Windows NT 4.0.
•When bidirectional transmission is running, the machine status and informa- tion can be viewed by opening the printer driver screen.
To support bidirectional transmission, the following conditions are required:
❖When connecting with a parallel cable
•The computer must support bidirectional transmission.
•The machine must be set to bidirectional transmission.
•The machine parallel port and computer parallel port are connected using a parallel interface cable that supports bidirectional transmission.
Note
❒In Windows 95/98/Me, [Enable
❒In Windows 2000/XP, or Windows NT 4.0, [Enable bidirectional support]
must be selected, and [Enable printer pooling] must not be selected on the
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