2 Software overview
This chapter gives you an overview of the software that comes with your machine. Further details on how to use the software are explained in the Software section.
This chapter includes:
•Supplied software
•Printer driver features
•System requirements
Supplied software
You must install the machine software using the supplied CDs after you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer.
Each CD provides you with the following software:
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Printer | Windows | • | Printer driver: Use this driver to |
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| machine’s features. |
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| • | PostScript Printer Description |
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| (PPD) file: Use the PostScript driver |
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| to print documents with complex |
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| fonts and graphics in the PS |
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| language. |
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| • | Smart Panel: This program allows |
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| you to monitor the machine’s status |
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| during printing. |
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| • | SetIP: Use this program to set your |
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| machine’s TCP/IP addresses. |
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| • | User’s Guide in PDF |
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| Linux | • | PostScript Printer Description |
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| (PPD) file: Use this driver to run your |
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| machine from a Linux computer and |
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| print documents. |
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| • | Smart Panel: This program allows |
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| you to monitor the machine’s status |
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| during printing. |
Macintosh • Postscript Printer Description (PPD) file: Use this file to run your machine from a Macintosh computer and print documents.
•Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor the machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing.
Printer driver features
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
•Paper source selection
•Paper size, orientation and media 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:
Printer driver
Feature | Windows | Linux | Macintosh |
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Color mode | O | O | O |
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Machine quality option | O | O | O |
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Poster printing | O | X | X |
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Manual | O | X | X |
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Multiple pages per sheet | O | O (2, 4) | O (2, 4, 6, |
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Fit to page printing | O | X | X |
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Scale printing | O | X | O |
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Booklet printing | O | X | X |
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Watermark | O | X | X |
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Overlay | O | X | X |
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Note
If you want to change the printer language, go to printer properties, and change the printer language in Printer tab.
2.1 <Software overview>
