Configuring the Default Print Settings

This section explains how to access the printer setup screen from the [Control Panel] and how to configure the printing function settings beforehand.
The printer whose settings you have configured will print with those settings every time.
When printing, you can change these settings beforehand whenever required. To change the settings, configure them in the [Print] dialog box from the application (see "Printing").

IMPORTANT
To change the default print settings, you must log on to your computer as a member of the Administrators group.

NOTE
The display may differ according to the operating system, as well as the type and version of the printer driver.

Click [

] (Start) -> [Devices and Printers].

NOTE
For Windows 8 and Server 2012: From the desktop, display the charm bar to the right of the screen, and click or tap [] (Settings) → [Control Panel] → [Devices and printers]. For Windows Vista, click [] (Start) -> [Control Panel] -> [Printers]. For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, click [Start] -> [Printers and Faxes]. For Windows XP Home Edition, click [Start] -> [Control Panel] -> [Printers and Other Hardware] -> [Printers and Faxes]. For Windows Server 2008, on the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel] -> [Printers].

NOTE

For Windows 8 and Server 2012: From the desktop, display the charm bar to the right of the screen, and click or tap [

] (Settings) → [Control Panel] → [Devices and printers].

For Windows Vista, click [

] (Start) -> [Control Panel] -> [Printers].

For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, click [Start] -> [Printers and Faxes].

For Windows XP Home Edition, click [Start] -> [Control Panel] -> [Printers and Other Hardware] -> [Printers and Faxes].

For Windows Server 2008, on the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel] -> [Printers].

Right-click the icon for the machine -> click [Printing preferences] (or [Printing Preferences]).

Specify the desired settings in the printer driver screen -> click [OK].

Click each tab and specify the desired items.

Note
The [Basic Settings] tab comprises a few of the basic settings of the driver. The settings that you can configure in the [Basic Settings] tab can also be configured in other tabs. For information on available printing functions, see the online help to find what you can configure in each tab. (See "Viewing the Online Help.")