Using the Printer With Windows 2

This chapter describes how to use the printer with your Windows applications. It includes:

❍Understanding the printer driver

❍Printing a document

❍Using the Printer Driver in Windows

❍The Windows tabs

❍Recommended Print Mode settings

❍Customizing the Print Mode settings

❍Executing a print job

❍Printing speed versus color

Understanding the Printer Driver

Before you can use any type of printer with your computer, you must install software that allows the printer and computer to communicate; the software is called a printer driver. The printer driver tells the computer what kind of a printer you are using. The printer driver also controls the various settings, such as print quality and paper type. You define these settings within the printer driver, and the printer driver then communicates the settings to both the computer and the printer.

NYou must install the BJC-2000 Series Printer Driver for Windows before you can use the printer with your computer. If you are using Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0, see your Quick Start Guide for instructions. If you are using Windows 3.1, see Appendix B for instructions.

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