Printer software overview
Supplied printer software
You must install the printer software using the supplied printer driver CD after you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer. For details, see the Software Section.
The printer driver CD provides you with the following software:
Programs for windows
To use your machine as a printer and scanner in Windows, you must install the MFP driver. You can install selectively or all the following components:
•Printer driver- Use this driver to take full advantage of your printer’s features.
•Scanner driver- TWAIN and Windows Image Acquisition
(WIA) driver are available for scanning documents on your machine.
•Smart Panel- This program allows you to monitor the machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing.
•SmarThru- This is the accompanying
like Adobe PhotoShop, from SmarThru.
For details, please refer to the onscreen help supplied on the SmarThru program.
Linux driver
You can print and scan in Linux using your machine. For information about installing the MFP driver in Linux, see the Software Section.
Macintosh printer driver
You can print and scan in Macintosh using your machine. For information about installing the printer driver in Macintosh, see the Software Section.
2.7
Getting started
Printer driver features
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
•Paper source selection
•Paper size, orientation and media type
•Number of copies
The following table lists a general overview of features supported by your printer drivers.
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Feature | Win | Macintosh | Linux | |
2000/XP/ |
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| Vista | OS 10.3 | OS 10.5 |
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| ~ 10.4 |
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Toner save | Y |
| N | Y |
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Print quality option | Y |
| Y | Y |
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Poster printing | Y |
| N | N |
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Multiple pages | Y |
| Y | Y(2,4) |
per sheet |
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Fit to page printing | Y | N | Y | Y |
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Scale printing | Y |
| Y | Y |
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Watermark | Y |
| N | N |
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Overlay | Y |
| N | N |
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TrueType fonts option | N |
| N | N |
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