Setup of printers is made easy using graphical tools that automate most of the process of detecting and installing appropriate software for attached printer devices.
Once you have setup your printer, any software with print capabilities will be able to print to it. The list below provides examples:
The procedure below steps you through the process of installing a printer. Before starting, ensure that your printer is connected to the parallel or USB port of your computer and is powered on.
Procedure 2.1. Installing a Printer
Click the Setup the printer(s), the print job queues, ... tool.
Printer detection will start to interrogate your system for printers attached to the system and network shared printer resources.
When prompted to “Start the printing system at boot time”, click the button.
When the list of detected printers is displayed, check the checkbox option
Do not setup this printer automatically again
, then click the
button.
When prompted that you have turned off the automatic printer setup feature, click the button to proceed.
The remainder of the procedure is automatic. Wait for the selected printer to be
configured. Depending on the printer you are installing, additional configuration messages
may be displayed. Follow the instructions provided. The automatic configuration process may
take a few minutes, just wait for it to complete, do not cancel it. You will know it is
finished when the Printers management interface is displayed. The
newly installed printer should be listed and marked as Default
and
Enabled
.
Newly installed printers are automatically configured with default settings provided by the printer driver and regional settings of your system. You may wish to change the default settings to your own preferences.
Procedure 2.2. Configuring a Printer
From the Printers management interface select the Configured on this machine tab.
Select the printer you wish to configure, then click the button.
The Modify printer configuration dialog is displayed. For the
purpose of this procedure, we will change the Page size
parameter
using the item.
The Printer default settings dialog is displayed.
From the drop-list, select the page size you require, then click the button.
It is useful to test newly installed printers to see if they work. It is also useful to test printers when changing printer settings or when changing ink.
Procedure 2.3. Testing a Printer
Select the printer you wish to configure, then click the button.
Select the item, then click the .
Check either or both the test page types, then click the button.
The print job is sent to the printer. Once the job is sent, status messages will provide feedback.
When notified that the print job has been sent and that the printer is printing, click the .
You are returned back to the Modify printer configuration dialog where you can continue to configure and test the printer.
If the selected test page(s) print then your printer is installed and serviceable. If not, then review the printer settings and try again.