Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS 1250 IC-309m User Guide - Page 23

2 Setting up your computer for printing Setting up your computer-overview Printing Methods Methods for printing with the IC-309m print controller: ● Submit the job to one of the IC-309m print controller virtual printers. The job is spooled, analyzed, and then processed or printed (according to the selected job flow of the virtual printer). If you use this method, you can print from any software (for example, Adobe Acrobat) and use any file format from any Windows and Mac computer. ● Drag the job to a hot folder. The job is spooled, analyzed, and then processed or printed (according to the selected job flow of the corresponding virtual printer). If you use the hot folder method, you can print most PDL files (for example, PostScript, PDF, EPS, Variable Print Specification, and PPML). ● Drag Microsoft Office files to a special hot folder and then submit the files for printing. Network printers To print your file using a IC-309m print controller virtual printer, you first need to install the virtual printer as a network printer on your computer. After you install a network printer on your computer, you can submit files for printing. By default, the network printers are installed with the Print Driver software. You can change the default settings of the network printer to use the PPD parameters instead of the Print Driver software. The IC-309m print controller supports printing from the following operating systems: ● Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows XP The IC-309m print controller provides default network printers, referred to here as virtual printers.