This chapter explains common printing tasks.
This chapter includes:
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> > >This program helps users to adjust color as they like. Users can adjust the printout color as they see them on the monitor. The adjusted color can be stored on the printer driver and applied to printouts. Download this program from http://solution.samsungprinter.com/personal/colormanager.
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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Some models or operating system may not support the certain feature(s) in the following table. |
Feature |
Windows |
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Print quality option |
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Poster printing |
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Multiple pages per sheet |
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Fit to page printing |
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Reduce and enlarge printing |
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Different source for first page |
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Watermark |
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Overlay |
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Double-sided printing (duplex)[a] |
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Toner save |
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Glossy printing (simplex)[a] |
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Darkness (CLP-620 Series only) |
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[a] For CLP-670N, optional duplex unit needs to be installed to use this option (Some features and optional goods may not be available depending on models or countries). |
( ●: Supported, Blank: Not supported)
Feature |
Windows |
Linux |
Macintosh |
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Print quality option |
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Poster printing |
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Multiple pages per sheet |
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Fit to page printing |
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Reduce and enlarge printing |
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Different source for first page |
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Watermark |
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Double-sided printing (duplex) [a] |
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Toner save |
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[a] For CLP-670N, optional duplex unit needs to be installed to use this option (Some features and optional goods may not be available depending on models or countries). |
( ●: Supported, Blank: Not supported)
Your machine allows you to print from various Windows, Macintosh, or Linux applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application you use.
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The following procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications.
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The following
window is for Notepad in Windows XP. Your window may differ, depending on your operating system or the application you are using.Open the document you want to print.
Select
from the menu. The window appears.Select your printer driver from the
list.The basic print settings including the number of copies and print range are selected within the
window.
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To take advantage of the printer features provided by your printer driver, click Opening printing preferences). or in the application’s window to change the print setting (See |
To start the print job, click
or in the window.
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If the print job is waiting in a print queue or print spooler, cancel the job as follows:
Click the Windows
menu.For Windows 2000, select
> .For Windows XP/2003, select
.For Windows 2008/Vista, select
> > .For Windows 7, select
> > .For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
> > .For Windows 2000, XP, 2003, 2008 and Vista, double-click your machine.
For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, right click your printer icon > context menus >
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If item has ► mark, you can select other printer drivers connected with selected printer. |
From the
menu, select .
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You can also access this window by simply double-clicking
the machine icon ( You can also cancel the current job by pressing |
You can preview the settings you selected on the upper right of the
.Open the document you want to print.
Select
from the file menu. The window appears.Select the printer driver you want to use from the
.Click
or .
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The window may differ depending on the driver you are using. |
The option, which is visible on each preferences tab except for tab, allows you to save the current preferences settings for future use.
To save a
item:Change the settings as needed on each tab.
Enter a name for the items in the
input box.Click
. When you save , all current driver settings are saved.If you click
, the button changes to button. Select more options and click , settings will be added to the you made.To use a saved setting, select it from the
drop down list. The machine is now set to print according to the setting you selected.To delete saved setting, select it from the
drop down list and click .You can also restore the printer driver’s default settings by selecting
from the drop down list.Click the question mark from the upper-right corner of the window and click on any option you want to know about. Then a pop up window appears with information about that option's feature which is provided from the driver.
If you want to search information via a keyword, click the
tab in the window, and enter a keyword in the input line of the option. To get information about supplies, driver update or registration and so on, click appropriate buttons.Special print features include:
You can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper. To print more than one page per sheet, the pages will be reduced in size and arranged in the order you specify. You can print up to 16 pages on one sheet.
To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab, select in the drop-down list.Select the number of pages you want to print per sheet (2, 4, 6, 9, or 16) in the
drop-down list.Select the page order from the
drop-down list, if necessary.Check
to print a border around each page on the sheet.Click the
tab, select the , , and .Click
or until you exit the window.This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of paper, for the purpose of pasting the sheets together to form one poster-size document.
To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab, select in the drop-down list.Select the page layout you want.
Specification of the page layout:
: Document will be enlarged and be divided into 4 pages.
: Document will be enlarged and be divided into 9 pages.
: Document will be enlarged and be divided into 16 pages.
Select the
value. Specify in millimeters or inches by selecting the radio button on the upper right of tab to make it easier to paste the sheets together.Click the
tab, select the , , and .Click
or until you exit the window.You can complete the poster by pasting the sheets together.
This feature prints your document on both sides of a paper and arranges the pages so that the paper can be folded in half after printing to produce a booklet.
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If you want to make a booklet, you need to print on Letter, Legal, A4, US Folio, or Oficio sized print media. |
To change the print settings from your software application, access the Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab, select from the drop-down list.Click the
tab, select the , , and .
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The option is not available for all paper sizes. In order to find out the available paper size for this feature, select the available paper size in the option on the tab.If you select an unavailable paper size, this option
can be automatically canceled. Select only available paper. (paper
without |
Click
or until you exit the window.After printing, fold and staple the pages.
You can print on both sides of a paper; duplex. Before printing, decide how you want your document oriented. You can use this feature with Letter, Legal, A4, US Folio, or Oficio sized paper (See Print media specifications).
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To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab.From the
section, select the binding option you want.: If you select this option, this feature is determined by the setting you’ve made on the control panel of the machine (PCL driver only).
: This option is the conventional layout used in bookbinding.
: This option is the conventional layout used in calendars.
: Check this option to reverse the print order when duplex printing.
Click the
tab, select the , , and .Click
or until you exit the window.
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If your machine does not have a duplex unit, you should complete the printing job manually. The machine prints every other page of the document first. After that, a message appears on your computer. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the printing job. |
You can change the size of a document to appear larger or smaller on the printed page by typing in a percentage you want.
To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab.Enter the scaling rate in the
input box.You can also click the up/down arrows to select the scaling rate.
Select the
, , and in .Click
or until you exit the window.This printer feature allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size regardless of the document size. This can be useful when you want to check fine details on a small document.
To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab.Select the paper size you want from the
.Select the
, , and in .Click
or until you exit the window.The watermark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you use it when you want to have large gray letters reading “
” or “ ” printed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document.There are several predefined watermarks that come with the machine. They can be modified, or you can add new ones to the list.
To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab, and select the desired watermark from the drop-down list. You will see the selected watermark in the preview image.Click
or until you exit the print window.To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeFrom the
tab, select from the drop-down list. The window appears.Enter a text message in the
box. You can enter up to 256 characters. The message appears in the preview window.When the
box is checked, the watermark prints on the first page only.Select watermark options.
You can select the font name, style, size, and shade from the
section, as well as set the angle of the watermark from the section.Click
to add a new watermark to the list.When you have finished editing, click
or until you exit the window.To stop printing the watermark, select
from the drop-down list.To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab, select from the drop-down list. The window appears.Select the watermark you want to edit from the
list and change the watermark message and options.Click
to save the changes.Click
or until you exit the window.To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab, select from the drop-down list. The window appears.Select the watermark you want to delete from the
list and click .Click
or until you exit the window.An overlay is text and/or images stored in the computer hard disk drive (HDD) as a special file format that can be printed on any document. Overlays are often used to take the place of letterhead paper. Rather than using preprinted letterhead, you can create an overlay containing exactly the same information that is currently on your letterhead. To print a letter with your company’s letterhead, you do not need to load preprinted letterhead paper in the machine just print the letterhead overlay on your document.
To use a page overlay, you must create a new page overlay containing your logo or image.
Create or open a document containing text or an image for use in a new page overlay. Position the items exactly as you wish them to appear when printed as an overlay.
To save the document as an overlay, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab, and select from the drop-down list. window appears.In the
window, click .In the
window, type a name of up to eight characters in the box. Select the destination path, if necessary. (The default is C:\Formover.)Click
. The name appears on the .Click
or until you exit the window.The file is not printed. Instead, it is stored on your computer hard disk drive.
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The overlay document size must be the same as the document you print with the overlay. Do not create an overlay with a watermark. |
After an overlay has been created, it is ready to be printed with your document. To print an overlay with a document:
Create or open the document you want to print.
To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab.Select the desired overlay from the
drop-down list.If the overlay file you want does not appear in the
drop-down list, select from the list and click . Select the overlay file you want to use.If you have stored the overlay file you want to use in an external source, you can also load the file when you access the
window.After you select the file, click
. The file appears in the box and is available for printing. Select the overlay from the box.If necessary, check
box. If this box is checked, a message window appears each time you submit a document for printing, asking you to confirm your wish to print an overlay on your document.If this box is not checked and an overlay has been selected, the overlay automatically prints with your document.
Click
or until you exit the window.The selected overlay prints on your document.
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The resolution of the overlay document must be the same as that of the document you will print with the overlay. |
If you feel the color difference between the printout and monitor, you may change the color setting such as color contrast or color level.
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If the option is grayed out or not shown, the option is not applicable with the printer language you are using. |
To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab.
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: You can choose color options between or . Setting to typically produces the best possible print quality for color document. If you want to print a color document in gray scale, select .
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allows you to print in high quality black. If you use this option, it might take longer to print. |
To adjust color manually, select
. Simply slide the color balance slider in the tab to adjust color, or select tab for driver provided color correction for general image processing.: Select or in to print texts darker than on a normal document. Check to print in solid black, regardless of the color it appears on the screen.
To set more advanced font options, select
. Check one of the or .: This option determines the compression level of images for transferring data from computer to a printer. If you set this option to , the printing speed will be high, but the printing quality will be low (PCL driver only).
: It allows user to preserve the details of nature photos, and improve contrast and readability among grayscaled colors, when printing color documents in grayscale (PCL driver only).
: It allows user to emphasize edges of texts and fine lines for improving readability and align each color channel registration in color printing mode.
: Selecting this option extends the life of your toner cartridge and reduces your cost per page without a significant reduction in print quality.
Select
after completing the settings.This option affect the resolution and clarity of your color output. The three screen options are
, and .To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab then select in .Select the
tab.: This mode will generate printouts with smooth tone over the entire page.
: This mode will generate printouts with sharp texts and smooth graphic/photo objects in the page.
: This mode will generate printouts with sharp details over the entire page.
Select
.You can enhance the glossiness of the printout by using this feature.
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To change the print settings from your software application, access Opening printing preferences).
(SeeClick the
tab.Check
in .Select
.Following options are only supported on the Post Script driver.
Open the Opening printing preferences) then click tab > .
(See: This option allows you to select the output format for PostScript files.
: General format for PostScript files.
: Creates a file that conforms to the Adobe Document Structuring Conventions(ADSC). This is a useful format to use when you want to create a PostScript file and print it on a different machine.
: Creates a file as a image. This is a useful format to use if you want include the file as an image in another document that will be printed from a different program.
: Creates a PostScript file you can use it later.
: This option allows you to choose the PostScript language level.
: If this options is checked, the machine prints an error page when an error occurs during printing.
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Most Windows applications will override settings you specify in the printer driver. Change all print settings available in the software application first, and change any remaining settings using the printer driver. |
Click the Windows
menu.For Windows 2000, select
> .For Windows XP/2003, select
.For Windows 2008/Vista, select
> > .For Windows 7, select
> > .For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
> > .Right-click your machine.
For Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista, press
.For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus, select the
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If item has ► mark, you can select other printer drivers connected with selected printer. |
Change the settings on each tab.
Click
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If you want to change the settings for each print job, change it in . |
Click the Windows
menu.For Windows 2000, select
> .For Windows XP/2003, select
.For Windows 2008/Vista, select
> > .For Windows 7, select
> > .For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
> > .Select your machine.
Right-click your machine and select
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This option allows you to print with the given permission.
Install the driver (See Installing USB connected machine’s driveror Installing network connected machine’s driver).
Click the Windows
menu.For Windows 2000, select
> .For Windows XP/2003, select
.For Windows 2008/Vista, select
> > .For Windows 7, select
> > .For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
> > .Right-click your machine.
For Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista, press
.For PS driver, select PS driver and right-click to open
.For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus, select the
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If item has ► mark, you can select other printer drivers connected with selected printer. |
In printer driver properties, select
.Click
and select one of the options.: If you check this option, only users with user permission can start a print job.
: If you check this option, only groups with group permission can start a print job.
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Click
until you exit the window.You will sometimes need to save the print data as a file.
To create a file:
Check the
box at the window.Click
.Type in the destination path and the file name, and then click
.For example c:\Temp\file name.
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If you type in only the file name, the file is automatically saved in . |
This section explains how to print using Macintosh. You need to set the print environment before printing.
When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer driver setting in each application you use. Follow the steps below to print from a Macintosh:
Open the document you want to print.
Open the
menu and click ( in some applications).Choose your paper size, orientation, scaling, other options, and make sure that your machine is selected. Click
.Open the
menu and click .Choose the number of copies you want and indicate which pages you want to print.
Click
.You can use advanced printing features provided by your machine.
Open an application and select
from the menu. The machine name, which appears in the printer properties window may differ depending on the machine in use. Except for the name, the composition of the printer properties pane is similar to the following.
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The following pane is the first pane you will see when you open the printer properties pane. Select other advanced features from the drop down list.
The
tab provides options to adjust how the document appears on the printed page. You can print multiple pages on one sheet of paper. Select from the drop-down list under to access the following features.: This option allows you to select the printing direction on a page similar to the examples on UI.
: This option allows you to print a border around each page on the sheet.
: This option allows you to rotate paper 180 degrees.
The
tab provides options for selecting . Select from the drop-down list under to access the graphic features.: This option allows you to select the printing resolution. The higher the setting, the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics. The higher setting also may increase the time it takes to print a document.
: You can set the color options. Setting to typically produces the best possible print quality for color documents. If you want to print a color document in grayscale, select .
: allows you to print in high quality black. If you use this option, it might take longer to print.
Page Color Setting: This option allows you to print some pages in color and other pages in mono within a document. For example, if you have chosen
in the tab, but you want to print pages 1~4 in color, then select in this option and type in 1-4.This option allows you to print with the given permission.
: If you check this option, only users with user permission can start a print job.
: If you check this option, only groups with group permission can start a print job.
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This option allows you to choose how to print the printing file by using the 512MB optional memory.
: The default is , which is for printing without saving the printing file in the memory.
: This mode prints without storing your document in the optional memory.
: This mode is used for printing confidential documents. You need to enter a password to print.
: This option is used when you need to find a saved file using the control panel.
: This option is used when you need to find a saved file using the control panel.
Set
to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from which you want to print. This will let you get the best quality printout. If you load a different type of print material, select the corresponding paper type.: This option allows you to select general print order compared to duplex print order. If this option does not appear, your machine does not have this feature.
: Select this option to print texts darker than on a normal document.
: This option allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size regardless of the document size. This can be useful when you want to check fine details on a small document.
: This setting determines how colors are rendered. is the most widely used setting which the color tone of this mode is the closest to that of standard monitor (sRGB Monitor). mode is appropriate for printing presentation data and charts. The color tone of mode produces more color images than that of Standard mode. mode is best used for printing fine lines, small characters and color drawings. The color tone of mode may be different from that of monitor, the pure toner colors are used for printing cyan, magenta and yellow colors.
: This option affect the resolution and clarity of your color output.
Fine Edge: This option allows you to emphasize edges of texts and fine lines for improving readability and align each color channel registration in color printing mode.
You can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper. This feature provides a cost-effective way to print draft pages.
Open an application, and select
from the menu.Select
from the drop-down list under . In the drop-down list, select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper.Select the other options you want to use.
Click
, then machine prints the selected number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper.You can print on both sides of the paper. Before printing in the duplex mode, decide on which edge you will be binding your finished document. The binding options are, as follows:
: This option is the conventional layout used in book binding.
: This option is the type often used with calendars.
From your Macintosh application, select
from the menu.Select
from the drop-down list under .Select a binding orientation from
option.Select the other options you want to use.
Click
, then the machine prints the selected number of pages on a side of a paper.
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There are a lot of Linux applications that allow you to print using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). You can print on your machine from any such application.
Open an application, and select
from the menu.Select
directly using lpr.In the LPR GUI window, select the model name of your machine from the printer list and click
.Change the print job properties using the following four tabs displayed at the top of the window.
: This option allows you to change the paper size, the paper type, and the orientation of the documents. It enables the duplex feature, adds start and end banners, and changes the number of pages per sheet.
: This option allows you to specify the page margins and set the text options, such as spacing or columns.
: This option allows you to set image options that are used when printing image files, such as color options, image size, or image position.
: This option allows you to set the print resolution, paper source, and special print features.
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If an option is grayed out, it means that the grayed out option is not supported. |
Click
to apply the changes and close the window.Click
in the window to start printing.The Printing window appears, allowing you to monitor the status of your print job.
To abort the current job, click
.You can print many different types of files on your machine using the standard CUPS way, directly from the command line interface. The CUPS lpr utility allows you to do that. But the drivers package replaces the standard lpr tool by a much more user-friendly LPR GUI program.
To print any document file:
Type lpr <file_name> from the Linux shell command line and press Enter. The
window appears.When you type only lpr and press
, the window appears first. Just select any files you want to print and click .In the
window, select your machine from the list, and change the print job properties.Click
to start printing.Using the
window provided by the , you can change the various properties for your machine as a printer.Open the
.If necessary, switch to
.Select your machine on the available printers list and click
.The
window opens.The following five tabs display at the top of the window:
: This option allows you to change the printer location and name. The name entered in this tab appears on the printer list in .
: This option allows you to view or select another port. If you change the machine port from USB to parallel or vice versa while in use, you must re-configure the machine port in this tab.
: This option allows you to view or select another machine driver. By clicking , you can set the default device options.
: This option shows the list of print jobs. Click to cancel the selected job and select the check box to see previous jobs on the job list.
: This option shows the class that your machine is in. Click to add your machine to a specific class or click to remove the machine from the selected class.
Click
to apply the changes and close the window.After installing the printer, choose any of the image, text, PS or HPGL files to print.
Execute “
” command.For example, you are printing “
”document1
This will open the UNIX Printer Driver
in which the user can select various print options.Select a printer which has been already added.
Select the printing options from the window such as
.Select how many copies needed in
.
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To take advantage of the printer features provided by your printer driver, press Changing the printer settings). (See |
Press
to start the print job.The UNIX Printer Driver
allows the user to select various print options in printer .The following hot keys may also be used: “H” for
, “O” for and “A” for and “C” for .: Set the paper size as A4, Letter or other paper sizes, according to your requirements.
: Choose the type of the paper. Options available in the list box are , , and .
: Select the source of the page. By default, it is .
: Select the direction in which information is printed on a page.
: Print on both sides of paper to save paper.
: Print several pages on one side of paper.
: Choose any of the border styles (e.g.: , )
: To print all graphics in black.
: Fit the entire graphic into a single page.
: Change value to increase the thickness of pen lines. By default, it is 1000.
: Set the margins for the document. By default, margins are not enabled. The user can change the margin settings by changing the values in the respective fields. Set by default, these values depend on the page size selected.
: Change the units to points, inches or centimeters.