Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand

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To change the printing options, follow the procedure below.


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  • When printing, you can change the settings you configured beforehand. To change the settings, configure them from the application.
  • The display may differ depending on the operating system, as well as the type and version of the printer driver.
  • The following procedures are explained using sample screens from Windows 2000.
  1. From the Windows task bar, click [Start] → select [Settings] → [Printers].

The [Printers] folder is displayed.

  • Windows XP/Server 2003: From the Windows task bar, click [start] → select [Printers and Faxes].
  • Windows Server 2008: From the Windows task bar, click [Start] → select [Control Panel] → double-click [Printers].
  • Windows Vista: From the Windows task bar, click [Start] → select [Control Panel] → [Hardware and Sound] → double-click [Printers].
  • Windows 2000: From the Windows task bar, click [Start] → [Settings] → [Control Panel] → double-click [Printers].
  1. In the [Printers] folder (or [Printers and Faxes] folder), right-click the icon of the printer whose settings you want to change → click [Printing Preferences] from the drop-down menu.

The printer driver screen is displayed.

  • To access the [Printing Preferences] dialog box from [Printers] folder (or [Printers and Faxes] folder), you need to be asigned full control permission for the printer. Full control access is available for users who are registered as Administrators or Power Users in the Windows system setings.
  1. Make the required settings on the [Printing Preferences] screen.

See "Printing Functions " to find what you can configure in each sheet.

  1. Click [OK].

The settings made on the printing preferences screen in this procedure apply to all Windows applications and remain in effect until you change those settings.

  • If you access the printing preferences screen or printer property screen from an application's [Print] dialog box, your selected printing options apply only to the current print job. They will not be stored when you close the application.