Windows Nt 4.0 Operating Systems; Opening The Driver Properties Window - NEC SuperScript 1800 User Manual

Status Monitor Window
The Status Monitor has a Current State tab, Preferences tab,
About tab, and a status bar for displaying information.
The Current State tab displays information, in a visual way,
about the connection between the computer and printer, and
the status of the printer.
The Preferences tab contains options for displaying the Status
Monitor.
The About tab displays what version of the Status Monitor is
installed and how to contact NEC.
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Listed below is printer software for computers running the
Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
• NEC SuperScript 1800 PCL6 printer driver
• NEC SuperScript 1800 PCL5e printer driver
• Windows PostScript printer driver
NEC recommends using the PCL6 driver. Use the PCL5e
driver for legacy applications. If the PostScript 2 Upgrade Kit
has been installed in the printer, use the Windows PostScript
driver.

Opening the Driver Properties Window

The properties window for the PCL6, PCL5e, or Windows
PostScript driver can be opened from the Windows Start
button, a word processor, spreadsheet, drawing, or other
software application.
Driver properties that are opened from the Printers window
are known as general properties, and affect all applications.
Driver properties opened from an application, known as
Document Defaults, affect only the open document.
To open the general properties window:
1. Click the Windows Start button.
2. Select Settings then Printers to open the Printers
window.
3. Select NEC SuperScript 1800 . The drivers will be
identified using PCL6, PCL5e, or PS in their name.
4. Click the right mouse button and from the pop-up menu
select Properties to open the properties window.
To open the document default properties window:
1. Start the software application.
2. Open the document (file) you want to print.
3. From the File menu, select Print to open the Print dialog
box.
4. Assure that NEC SuperScript 1800 is selected in the
Name drop-down list.
5. Click Properties to open the properties window.

Windows NT 4.0 Operating Systems

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