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38 Chapter 3– Printing From Your Computer
Using Hot Folders From Your Computer
You can use hot folders to process and print files from any
computer. The following procedures explain how to print using hot
folders from Windows and Macintosh OS X.
To print a job using a hot folder from Windows:
1.
On your Windows desktop, double-click the
Network
Neighborhood
icon.
2.
Find your IC-301 print controller.
3.
Double-click the IC-301 print controller.
4.
Double-click the desired hot folder—for example,
HF_Process
.
You can now drag the desired files to the hot folder. All the files
are processed and printed automatically to the printer,
according to the hot folder workflow.
To print a job using a hot folder from a Mac OS X:
1.
From the
Finder
menu bar, select
Go
>
Connect to Server
.
The Connect to Server window appears.
2.
Find your IC-301 print controller on the network, and click
Connect
.
3.
Select
Guest
, and then click
Connect
.
4.
From the list, select the desired hot folder—for example,
HF_Process
—and then click
OK
.
The hot folder icon appears on your desktop. You can now drag
the desired files to the hot folder icon. All the files are
processed and printed automatically to the printer, according
to the hot folder workflow.
Tip: You can also drag the hot folder icon to your desktop to create and
use a shortcut to the folder in the future.