CHAPTER

2

Using Printer Software

 

PRINTER SOFTWARE

Remote Setup

Utility Program,

PPMENU

This chapter provides information about the two kinds of printer management software stored in the floppy disks supplied with this printer. The topics are:

PPMENU. Explains PPMENU which enables you to remotely control or configure your printer’s features from your computer’s screen.

MarkVision. Explains MarkVision which monitors printer status (status is displayed with text and graphics), displays optional printer’s features, spools print data, and cooperates with printer drivers. It also describes the printer control panel function by which MarkVision allows you to remotely operate your printer from the printer control panel displayed on your computer’s screen.

Note that PPMENU is available in Windows 3.1/3.11 or Windows 95 environments and MarkVision is available in Windows 95 environments.

Generally, the printer driver controls the printer. You can also control the printer using the remote setup utility program called PPMENU, stored in the floppy disk labelled “PPMENU” which is packaged with this manual.

This section focuses on PPMENU, which allows you to easily change your printer’s features directly from your computer. You use it to configure your printer to suit the requirements of your computer, software, and documents to be printed.

The parameters you can change using PPMENU affect page layout, font, and printer control. If your software programs have printer drivers, those printer drivers control the parameters for you. Therefore, it may not be necessary to change the settings using

PPMENU.

For more details and the latest modifications, refer to the “ReadMe.txt” file in the PPMENU disk.

User’s Manual

2-1