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The Pr
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What is the Printing Environment?
Before using the control panel of the printer you should familiarize yourself with the
keys on the control panel and how they can be used to adjust the various settings of
the printer. After you install the printer driver, you can control most routine printing
tasks from your application software. Software application settings override most of
the control panel settings.
About the Printing Environment
The printing environment is a collection of settings that determine how the printer
operates. These settings affect what kind of data the printer can process and how it
prints on a page. All these settings are already stored in the printer to ensure
optimum operation of your printer. Every time you turn the printer on, a range of
settings called defaults stored in the printer’s memory are enabled. Default settings
are configured at the factory before shipping. When you unpack the printer and set
it up, it is ready for operation using the factory defaults. You can change these
factory defaults to suit your own needs so they are enabled every time you turn the
printer on.
How you use the printer depends on how many built-in features and options you
intend to set up and use. If you are the only person using the printer, then your
printing environment is less complicated than someone who is connected to a
shared network with the printer set up for personality switching. Even if you have no
interest in adjusting the factory default settings or if they have already been done
for you, read through this chapter at least once to familiarize yourself with some of
the printer’s most important features.