HP CP1215 - Color LaserJet Laser Printer - Change the Printer Driver Settings for Windows

Change the printer driver settings for Windows
Operating System To change the settings for all
print jobs until the software
program is closed
To change the default settings
for all print jobs
To change the device
configuration settings
Windows 2000, XP,
Server 2003, and
Vista
1. On the File menu in the
software program, click
Print.
2. Select the driver, and then
click Properties or
Preferences.
The steps can vary; this
procedure is most common.
1. Click Start, click Settings,
and then click Printers
(Windows 2000) or
Printers and Faxes
(Windows XP Professional
and Server 2003) or
Printers and Other
Hardware Devices
(Windows XP Home).
For Windows Vista, click
Start, click Control Panel,
and then click Printer.
2. Right-click the driver icon,
and then select Printing
Preferences.
1. Click Start, click Settings,
and then click Printers
(Windows 2000) or
Printers and Faxes
(Windows XP Professional
and Server 2003) or
Printers and Other
Hardware Devices
(Windows XP Home).
For Windows Vista, click
Start, click Control Panel,
and then click Printer.
2. Right-click the driver icon,
and then select
Properties.
3. Click the Configure tab.
To gain access to driver settings from within most software programs, click File, click Print, and then
click Properties. The appearance and names of the driver tabs that appear can vary, depending on the
operating system. These settings apply only while the software program is open.
You can also control the driver directly from the Printers folder. These settings change the default
settings for all software programs.
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In Windows 2000, click Start, select Settings, select Printers, right-click the device name, and
then click Printing Preferences to gain access to the same set of driver tabs that the software
program controls.
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In Windows XP, click Start, select Settings, select Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional)
or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home), right-click the device name, and
then click Printing Preferences to gain access to the same set of driver tabs that the software
program controls.
Click Properties after right-clicking the device name to gain access to the Properties tab set, which
controls the driver behavior and driver connections.
Properties tab set
The Properties tab set contains information about and options for configuring the device.
NOTE: Windows also has tabs in the Properties tab set. For information about those tabs, see the
documentation that came with the computer.
Printing Preferences tab set
The HP Color LaserJet CP1210 Series printer host-based Printing Preferences tabs contain options
for formatting documents for the HP Color LaserJet CP1210 Series printer. Gain access to the Printing
Preferences tabs either through the software program or through the Windows Printers folder.
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