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Software overview, Supplied software, Printer driver features

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3 Software overview This chapter gives you an overview of the software that comes with your printer. 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 software using the supplied CD-ROM after you have set up your printer and connected it to your computer. The CD provides you with the following software: Contents Windows • Printer driver: Use this driver to take full advantage of your printer's features. • Status Monitor: This program allows you to monitor the printer's status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing. • Printer Settings Utility: This program is automatically installed when you install the Status Monitor. • PCL6 driver: Use this driver to print documents in the PCL6, PCL5e language. • PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file: Use the PostScript driver to print documents with complex fonts and graphics in the PostScript language. • Set IP: Use this program to set your printer's TCP/ IP addresses. • User's Guide in PDF Macintosh • Printer driver: Use this driver to run your printer from a Macintosh computer and print documents. • Printer Settings Utility: This program allows you to configure various printer settings. • Set IP: Use this program to set your printer's TCP/ IP addresses. Printer driver features Your printer drivers support the following standard features: • Paper source selection • Paper size, orientation and 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 Toner save Print quality option Poster printing Multiple pages per sheet (N-up) Fit to page printing Scale printing Watermark Overlay PCL 6 Windows O O O O PostScript Windows Macintosh O O O O X X O O O O O O O O O X X O X X 3.1

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Software overview
This chapter gives you an overview of the software that comes with your
printer. 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 software using the supplied CD-ROM after
you have set up your printer and connected it to your computer.
The CD provides you with the following software:
Contents
Windows
Printer driver
: Use this driver to take full advantage
of your printer’s features.
Status Monitor
: This program allows you to monitor
the printer’s status and alerts you when an error
occurs during printing.
Printer Settings Utility
: This program is
automatically installed when you install the Status
Monitor.
PCL6 driver
: Use this driver to print documents in
the PCL6, PCL5e language.
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file
: Use the
PostScript driver to print documents with complex
fonts and graphics in the PostScript language.
Set IP
: Use this program to set your printer’s TCP/
IP addresses.
User’s Guide
in PDF
Macintosh
Printer driver
: Use this driver to run your printer
from a Macintosh computer and print documents.
Printer Settings Utility
: This program allows you to
configure various printer settings.
Set IP
: Use this program to set your printer’s TCP/
IP addresses.
Printer driver features
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
Paper source selection
Paper size, orientation and 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
PostScript
Windows
Windows
Macintosh
Toner save
O
O
O
Print quality option
O
O
O
Poster printing
O
X
X
Multiple pages per
sheet (N-up)
O
O
O
Fit to page printing
O
O
O
Scale printing
O
O
O
Watermark
O
X
X
Overlay
O
X
X