Basic Printing
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Use Printer Fonts
: When Use Printer Fonts is checked, the
printer uses the fonts that are stored in its memory (resident
fonts) to print your document, rather than downloading the
fonts used in your document. Because downloading fonts takes
time, selecting this option can speed up your printing time.
When using Printer fonts, the printer will try to match the fonts
used in your document to those stored in its memory. If,
however, you use fonts in your document that are very different
from those resident in the printer, your printed output will
appear very different from what it looks like on the screen.
This feature is available only when you use the PCL
printer driver.
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Save as Form for Overlay
: Select Save as Form for Overlay to
save the document as a form file (C:\FORMOVER\*.FOM). Once
this option is selected, the printer driver requires the file name
and the destination path each time you print. If you want to
preset the file name and specify the path, click on the button in
the Output to area, and type the file name and specify the path.
This feature is available only when you use the PCL
printer driver.
Job Setting
Job Setting dialog allows you to select how to print or save the
printing file by using the HDD.
Some printers do not support
this feature.
Using Onscreen Help File
• For more information about
Job Setting
, click at the
top right corner of the window. The
Job Setting
Help
window opens and allows you to view onscreen help supplied
on the
Job Setting
.
About Tab
Use the
About
tab to display the copyright notice and the
version number of the driver. If you have an Internet browser,
you can connect to the Internet by clicking on the web site icon.
See “Printing a Document” on page 13 for more information
about accessing printer properties.
Printer Tab
If you access printer properties through the
Printers
folder,
you can view the
Printer
tab. You can set the printer
configuration.
The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other Windows
OS, refer to the corresponding Windows User's Guide or online
help.
1
Click the Windows
Start
menu.
2
Select
Printers and Faxes
.
3
Select
your printer driver
icon.
4
Right-click on the printer driver icon and select
Properties
.
5
Click the
Printer
tab and set the options.
Using a Favorite Setting
The
Favorites
option, which is visible on each properties tab,
allows you to save the current properties settings for future
use.
To sa ve a
Favorites
item:
1
Change the settings as needed on each tab.
2
Enter a name for the item in the
Favorites
input box.
3
Click
Save
.
When you save
Favorites
, all current driver settings are
saved.
To use a saved setting, select the item from the
Favorites
drop
down list. The printer is now set to print according to the
Favorites setting you selected.
To delete a Favorites item, select it from the list and click
Delete
.
You can also restore the printer driver’s default settings by
selecting
Printer Default
from the list.
Using Help
Your printer has a help screen that can be activated by clicking
the
Help
button in the printer properties window. These help
screens give detailed information about the printer features
provided by the printer driver.
You can also click from the upper right corner of the window,
and then click on any setting.