2. Setting Up the Printer Driver
This chapter explains the printer properties and how to make changes to the printer settings.
PCL - Accessing the Printer Properties
Windows 2000 - Accessing the Printer Properties
Making printer default settings - the printer properties
• To change the printer's default settings (including settings for options), log on using an account that
has Manage Printers permission. Members of the Administrator and Power Users groups have
Manage Printers permission by default.
• You cannot change the printer default settings for individual users. Settings made in the [Printer
Properties] dialog box are applied to all users.
1. On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].
The [Printers] window appears.
2. Click the icon of the printer you want to use.
3. On the [File] menu, click [Properties].
The [Printer Properties] dialog box appears.
4. Make the settings you require, and then click [OK].
• The settings you make here are used as the default settings for all applications.
• For details, see the printer driver Help.
Making printer default settings - printing preferences
• When the printer driver is distributed from the print server, the setting values specified by the server
are displayed as the default for [Printing Defaults...].
1. On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].
The [Printers] window appears.
2. Click the icon of the printer you want to use.
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