Xerox P12 manual 3Software, DOS Control Panel, DOS Status Monitor

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The Xerox DocuPrint P12 printer comes complete with three diskettes and one CD-ROM containing the software installation programs for the printer. The following is a description of the software you shall get from these installation programs.

■Xerox DocuPrint P12 Windows Printer Driver

In this advanced printer driver, you shall find special features watermark printing, booklet and poster printing, n-up printing, and two-sided printing.

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■Xerox DocuPrint P12 Windows Status Monitor

This status monitor enables you to keep track of the present status of your printer and the progress of your current print jobs. Instead of going to the printer in person to pause or resume a print job, you can now make use of the remote printer control features, such as the pause/resume buttons or the reset printer button, found on the maximized status monitor to issue commands to your printer.

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■DOS Utility software

The DOS utility software consists of two printing utility programs for the DOS environment. You can install them from the Windows environment as well as from a DOS-only environment. See the relevant section for installation.

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•DOS Control Panel

Allows you to specify printer settings under the DOS environment and to print sample pages. It has similar functions as the Windows Printer Driver described above.

•DOS Status Monitor

This is a memory-resident (TSR) program that pops up in DOS applications giving you feedback on the status of your printer in real time. It also enables you to pause/resume a print job, reset the printer, or eject a page.

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