HP SP 3300 3 Software overview, Supplied software, Printer driver features

3 Software overview

This chapter gives you an overview of the software that comes with your printer. Further details about installing and using the software are explained in the Software Section.

This chapter includes:

•Supplied software

•Printer driver features

•System requirements

Supplied software

You must install the printer software using the supplied CD-ROM after you have set up your printer and connected it to your computer.

The CD provides you with the following software:

		Contents
Windows	•	Printer driver: Use this driver to take full advantage
		of your printer’s features.
	• Status Monitor: This program allows you to monitor
		the printer’s status and alerts you when an error
		occurs during printing.
	•	Printer Settings Utility: This program is
		automatically installed when you install the Status
		Monitor.
	•	PCL6 driver: Use this driver to print documents in
		the PCL6, PCL5e language.
	• PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file: Use the
		PostScript driver to print documents with complex
		fonts and graphics in the PostScript language.
	•	Set IP: Use this program to set your printer’s TCP/
		IP addresses.
	•	User’s Guide in PDF
Macintosh	•	Printer driver: Use this driver to run your printer
		from a Macintosh computer and print documents.
	• Printer Settings Utility: This program allows you to
		configure various printer settings.
	•	Set IP: Use this program to set your printer’s TCP/
		IP addresses.

Printer driver features

Your printer drivers support the following standard features:

•Paper source selection

•Paper size, orientation and 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:

Feature	PCL 6	PostScript
	Windows	Windows	Macintosh
Toner save	O	O	O
Print quality option	O	O	O
Poster printing	O	X	X
Multiple pages per	O	O	O
sheet (N-up)
Fit to page printing	O	O	O
Scale printing	O	O	O
Watermark	O	X	X
Overlay	O	X	X

3.1 <Software overview>