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:
Feature | PCL 6 |
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Toner save | O | O | X | O | |
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Print quality | O | O | O | O | |
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Poster | O | X | X | X | |
printing |
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Multiple | O | O | O | O | |
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Fit to page | O | O | O | O | |
printing |
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Scale printing | O | O | O | O | |
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Different | O | X | O | O | |
source for |
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first page |
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Watermark | O | X | X | X | |
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Overlay1 | O | X | X | X |
1. The Overay feature is not supported in NT 4.0.
System requirements
Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Windows
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Operating | Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP |
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system |
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CPU | Windows 98/ | Pentium II | Pentium III |
| Me/NT 4.0/2000 | 400 MHz or | 933 MHz |
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| Windows XP | Pentium III | Pentium IV |
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| 933 MHz or | 1 GHz |
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RAM | Windows 98/ | 64 MB or more | 128 MB |
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| Windows XP | 128 MB or more | 256 MB |
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Free disk | Windows 98/ | 300 MB or more | 1 GB |
space | Me/NT 4.0/2000 |
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| Windows XP | 1 GB or more | 5 GB |
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Internet | 5.0 or higher |
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Note
For Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP, users who have an administrator right can install the software.
4.2 <Software overview>
