HP FESSIONAL P1600 manual Priority for print settings, Change printer-driver settings for Windows

Priority for print settings

Changes to print settings are prioritized depending on where the changes are made.

NOTE: The names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on your software program.

●Page Setup dialog box: Click Page Setup or a similar command on the File menu of the program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed here override settings changed anywhere else.

●Print dialog box: Click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command on the File menu of the program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed in the Print dialog box have a lower priority and do not override changes made in the Page Setup dialog box.

●Printer Properties dialog box (printer driver): Click Properties in the Print dialog box to open the printer driver. Settings changed in the Printer Properties dialog box do not override settings anywhere else in the printing software.

●Default printer driver settings: The default printer driver settings determine the settings used in all print jobs, unless settings are changed in the Page Setup, Print or Printer Properties dialog boxes.

●Printer control-panel settings: Settings changed at the printer control panel have a lower priority than changes made anywhere else.

Change printer-driver settings for Windows

Change the settings for all print jobs	Change the default settings for all	Change the product configuration
until the software program is closed	print jobs	settings

1.On the File menu in the software program, click Print.

2.Select the driver, and then click Properties or Preferences.

The steps can vary; this procedure is most common.

1.Windows Vista and Windows 7: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then in the category for Hardware and Sound click Printer.

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1.Windows Vista and Windows 7: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then in the category for Hardware and Sound click Printer.

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Windows XP, Windows Server	Windows XP, Windows Server
2003, and Windows Server 2008	2003, and Windows Server 2008
(using the default Start menu	(using the default Start menu
view): Click Start, and then click	view): Click Start, and then click
Printers and Faxes.	Printers and Faxes.
-or-	-or-
Windows XP, Windows Server	Windows XP, Windows Server
2003, and Windows Server 2008	2003, and Windows Server 2008
(using the Classic Start menu	(using the Classic Start menu
view): Click Start, click Settings,	view): Click Start, click Settings,
and then click Printers.	and then click Printers.
2. Right-click the driver icon, and then 2.	Right-click the driver icon, and then
select Printing Preferences.	select Properties.
3.	Click the Device Settings tab.

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