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Preface Contents Chapter 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................1-1 Printer Driver: an Overview..........................................................................1-2 System Requirements .....................................................................................1-2 About This Guide............................................................................................1-4 Conventions Used in This Guide...........................................................1-4 Other User Assistance ....................................................................................1-5 Chapter 2 Installing the Printer Driver.........................................................................2-1 Before You Begin the Installation: a Checklist ............................................2-2 Installing the Software....................................................................................2-4 Setting the Default Printer .............................................................................2-7 Sharing the Printer Installation.....................................................................2-7 Setting Up Your Printer for Sharing......................................................2-8 Installing the Printer Driver on a Client System .................................2-9 Removing the Printer Driver.........................................................................2-9 Changing the Port Connection....................................................................2-10 Changing the Port Connection: Parallel and USB.............................2-10 Changing the Port Connection: USB to USB......................................2-11 Chapter 3 Printing.............................................................................................................3-1 Printing a Document.......................................................................................3-2 Defining Print Settings: an Overview ..........................................................3-2 Viewing a Summary of Print Settings...................................................3-5 Defining Page Settings....................................................................................3-6 Defining a Custom Paper Size ...............................................................3-7 Defining a Print Overlay.......................................................................3-13 Defining Quality Print Settings...................................................................3-15 Conserving Toner When Printing........................................................3-16 Adding a Print Profile ..................................................................................3-17 Using a Print Profile ..............................................................................3-18 Editing a Print Profile...................................................................................3-19 Changing Information About a Print Profile.....................................3-20 Adjusting the Display Order................................................................3-20 Exporting a Print Profile .......................................................................3-21 Importing a Print Profile.......................................................................3-21 Deleting a Print Profile..........................................................................3-22 Displaying Printer Driver Information......................................................3-22 Contents Defining Default Print Settings...................................................................3-23 Chapter 4 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................4-1 Printer Cannot Be Initialized.........................................................................4-2 Installation Is Displaying Unexpected Behavior. .......................................4-2 Documents Are Not Printing Correctly........................................................4-4 Paper Is Not Loading Correctly.....................................................................4-6 The Print Quality Is Not Satisfactory............................................................ 4-7 Appendix A Sharing Your Printer Cross-Platform in Windows NT/2000 .................A-1 Sharing Your Printer in Windows NT.........................................................A-1 Sharing Your Printer in Windows 2000...............................................