Printer driver features
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
•Paper source selection
•Paper size, orientation and media type
•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:
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Toner save | O | O | X | O | |
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Print quality | O | O | O | O | |
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Poster | O | X | X | X | |
printing |
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Multiple | O | O | O | O | |
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Fit to page | O | O | O | O | |
printing |
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Scale printing | O | O | O | O | |
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Different | O | X | O | X | |
source for |
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Watermark | O | X | X | X | |
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Overlay | O | X | X | X | |
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Note
• Overlay is not supported in Windows NT 4.0.
System requirements
Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Windows
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Operating | Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003 |
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CPU | Windows 98/ | Pentium II |
| Pentium III |
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| 933 MHz |
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| Windows XP/ | Pentium III |
| Pentium IV |
| 2003 | 933 MHz or |
| 1 GHz |
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RAM | Windows 98/ | 64 MB or more |
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| Windows XP/ | 128 MB or more |
| 256 MB |
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Free disk | Windows 98/ | 300 MB or more |
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space | Me/NT 4.0/2000 |
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| Windows XP/ | 1 GB or more |
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Internet | 5.0 or higher |
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Note
• For Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003, users who have an administrator right can install the software.
3.2 <Software overview>