Using Your Printer in Linux

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Classes Tab

The Classes tab shows a list of available printer classes.
•
Refresh
: Renews the classes list.
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Add Class... :
Allows you to add a new printer class.
•
Remove Class :
Removes the selected printer class.

Ports Configuration

In this window, yo u can view the list of availab le ports, check
the status of each port and release a port that is stalled in busy
state when its owner is terminated for an y reason.
•
Refresh
: Renews the av ailable por ts list.
•
Release port :
Releases the selected port.
Shows the status of the
class and the number of
printers in the class.
Shows all of the
printer classes.
Switches to
ports
configuration.
Shows the port type,
device connected to
the port and status
Shows all of the
av aila ble po r ts.

Configuring Printer Properties

Using the properties window prov ided by the Printers
configuration, yo u can change the v arious pr operties for y our
machine as a printer.
1
Open the Unified Driver Configurator.
If necessary, switch to Printers configuration.
2
Select your machine on the a v ailable printers list and click
Properties
.
3
The Printer Properties window opens.
The following five tabs display at the top of the window:
•
General
: allows you to change the printer location and
name. The name entered in this tab displays on the
printer list in Printers configuration.
•
Connection
: allows you to view or select another port. If
you change the printer p or t from USB to pa rallel or vice
versa while in use, yo u must re-configure the printer port
in this tab.
•
Driver
: allows you to view or select a n other printer
driver. By clicking
Options
, you can set the default
device options.
•
Jobs
: shows the list of print jobs. Click
Cancel job
to
cancel the selected job and select the
Show completed
jobs
check box to see previous jobs on the jo b list.
•
Classes
: shows the class that your printer is in. Click
Add to Class
to add your printer to a specific class or
click
Remove from Class
to remove the printer from the
selected class.
4
Click
OK
to apply the changes and close the Printer
Properties Window.