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:
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Toner save | O | O | O | 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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Watermark | O | X | X | X | |
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Overlay | O | X | X | X | |
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System requirements
Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Windows
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System | CPU | RAM | free HDD |
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Windows | Pentium II 400 MHz | 64 MB | 650 MB |
2000 | (Pentium III 933 MHz) | (128 MB) |
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Windows | Pentium III 933 MHz | 128 MB | 1.5 GB |
XP | (Pentium IV 1 GHz) | (256 MB) |
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Windows | Pentium III 933 MHz | 128 MB | 1.25 GB to |
2003 | (Pentium IV 1 GHz) | (512 MB) | 2 GB |
Server |
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Windows | Pentium IV 3 GHz | 512 MB | 15 GB |
Vista |
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Notes
•Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is the minimum
requirement for all Windows operating systems.
•Users who have an administrator right can install the software
Macintosh
Operating | Requirement (recommended) |
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Mac OS X | Intel | 128 MB for a | 1 GB |
10.4 or | Processor | based Mac (512 MB) |
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lower | Power PC | 512 MB for an Intel- |
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Mac OS X | Intel | 512 MB (1 GB) | 1 GB |
10.5 | Processor |
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| PC G4 / G5 |
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3.2 <Software overview>