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PRINT OPTIONS
This chapter describes printer drivers and PPD (PostScript Printer Description) files, E100
print options, and where to set print options.
About printer drivers and printer description files
The E100 receives files from computers on the network, processes (RIPs) the files, and then
sends them to the copier. Windows and Mac OS computers communicate with the E100 by
means of a printer driver and a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file. A PPD file contains
information about the features and capabilities of a particular device (for example, what paper
sizes and media types are supported). The PPD file for the E100 includes information about
the features of both the copier and the E100.
A printer driver manages printing communication between your application and the printer.
It interprets the instructions generated by the application, merges those instructions with
printer-specific options you set, and then translates all information into Adobe PostScript,
a language the printer understands. In other words, the printer driver writes a PostScript file
based on your original file and the options you set from the Print dialog box.
For information about the specific print options for the E100, see the tables that begin on
page 70.
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