3 Software overview
This chapter gives you an overview of the software that comes with your machine. Further details about installing and using the software are explained in the Software Section.
This chapter includes:
•Supplied software
•Printer driver features
•System requirements
Supplied software
You must install the printer and scanner software using the supplied CDs after you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer.
Each CD provides you with the following software:
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| • | Printer driver: Use this driver to take full advantage | |
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| • Scanner driver: TWAIN and Windows Image | ||
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| Acquisition (WIA) drivers are available for scanning | |
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| documents on your machine. | |
| • | Status Monitor: Appears when printing errors occur. | |
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| the Status Monitor program. | |
• | Printer Setting Utility: You can configure print | ||
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| • | Network Scan: This program allows you to scan a | |
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| • | Set IP: Use this program to set your machine’s TCP/ | |
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| • | User’s Guide in PDF | |
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Linux | • | Printer driver: Use this driver to run your machine | |
| from a Linux computer and print documents. | ||
| • | SANE: Use this driver to scan documents. | |
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| • | Printer driver: Use this driver to run your machine | |
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| from a Macintosh. | |
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Printer driver features
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
•Paper orientation, size, source and media type selection
•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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Print quality option | O |
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Multiple pages per | O |
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Poster printing | O |
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Booklet Printing | O |
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Fit to page printing | O |
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Scale printing | O |
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Different source for | O |
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Watermark | O |
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Overlay | O |
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3.1 <Software overview>
