Minolta PCL6 user manual Ports

Installing the Printer Driver Chapter 2

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2. Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP

Making general settings before using the printer

The printer driver requires setting items that are common to all print jobs, including the port to which the printer is connected and any optional devices configured with the machine. These settings must be made using tabs available in a Properties dialog box after the printer driver has been installed or whenever the operating environment changes.

The most common settings were made when the printer driver was installed, so you do not usually need to change them. Some items must, however, be changed in the following cases.

Cases where changes are necessary	Applicable tabs	Remarks
• You want to add a comment to distinguish the	General
printer from others.
• You want to share the machine with other
computers connected to the same network.	Sharing
(This setting must be made on the computer
that is directly connected to the controller.)
• The connection port has been changed on the
computer.
• You want to change the conditions for the
display of a timeout error.	Ports
• You want to designate a port to which the
machine is connected via a network. (This
setting must be made on a computer that is
connected to the controller via a network.)
• You want to restrict conditions under which		Function avail-
the printer can be used.	Advanced	able only in
• You want to change spool condition settings.		Windows 2000/
• You want to change OS-dependent settings.		XP
• This setting is not related to printing.		Function avail-
	Color	able only in
	Management	Windows 2000/
		XP
• You want to specify a time frame for machine		Function avail-
operation.	Scheduling	able only in
		Windows NT
		4.0