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C
ONTENTS
3
C
ONTENTS
I
NTRODUCTION
5
Terminology and conventions
5
About this document
6
Setting up printing
6
User software
7
System requirements
7
I
NSTALLING
P
RINTER
D
RIVERS
8
Installing printer drivers by Point and Print
9
Downloading printer drivers using WebTools
11
Installing printer drivers
13
Installing and connecting to a virtual printer
16
S
ETTING
U
P
P
RINTING
C
ONNECTIONS
17
Printing connections
17
Completing the SMB printing connection
17
Completing TCP/IP and LPR printing connections
18
Completing IPX (Novell) connections
21
Completing IPP connections
23
C
ONFIGURING
I
NSTALLABLE
O
PTIONS
25
Configuring installable options manually
25
Configuring installed options and updating print options settings automatically
27
C
ONTENTS
C
ONTENTS
4
P
RINTING
U
TILITIES
29
Configuring the connection for Job Monitor
29
Installing printing utilities
31
Using Printer Delete Utility
31
Configuring the connection for Mail Port
32
Using E-mail Service
34
How E-mail Service works
35
Printing using an e-mail client
35
Job Control
37
Printing using Mail Port
37
Printing from a USB device
39
FTP Printing
41
P
RINTING
42
Printing from applications
43
Setting options and printing
43
Using presets
50
Customizing the Basic icon
54
Defining and printing custom page sizes
56
Working with custom page sizes for Windows PCL printer driver
59
Viewing the MFP status
61
Saving files to print at a remote location
62
I
NDEX
63
I
NTRODUCTION
5
I
NTRODUCTION
This document describes how to install the printer drivers and printer description files for the
Fiery Print Controller MX-PEX1 and how to set up printing from Microsoft Windows
computers. It also describes several printing utilities and how to print to the Fiery Print
Controller MX-PEX1. For information about setting up network servers and clients to use the
Fiery Print Controller MX-PEX1, see
Fiery Print Controller MX-PEX1 and how to set up printing from Microsoft Windows
computers. It also describes several printing utilities and how to print to the Fiery Print
Controller MX-PEX1. For information about setting up network servers and clients to use the
Fiery Print Controller MX-PEX1, see
Configuration and Setup
. For general information about
using the MFP, your computer, application software, or your network, see the documentation
that accompanies those products.
that accompanies those products.
The Fiery Print Controller MX-PEX1 supports the MX-3500/4500 series.
Terminology and conventions
This document uses the following terminology and conventions.
The Fiery X3eTY2 includes support for WebTools, which allow you to download printer
drivers and printer description files to your desktop for installation on your Windows
computer.
drivers and printer description files to your desktop for installation on your Windows
computer.
Term or convention
Refers to
Aero
Fiery X3eTY2 (in illustrations and examples)
Fiery X3eTY2
Fiery Print Controller MX-PEX1
MFP
(multifunctional peripheral)
(multifunctional peripheral)
MX-3500/4500 series
Windows
Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Titles in
italics
Other documents in this set
Topics for which additional information is available by starting
Help in the software
Help in the software
Tips and information
Important information
Important information about issues that can result in physical harm
to you or others
to you or others
I
NTRODUCTION
6
About this document
This document covers the following topics:
• Installing printer files on Windows computers
• Setting up printing connections on Windows computers
• Installing Fiery X3eTY2 printing utilities
• Printing from Windows computers
Setting up printing
The following table lists the procedures for installing printer drivers and setting up the
printing connections for each Windows platform supported by the Fiery X3eTY2.
printing connections for each Windows platform supported by the Fiery X3eTY2.
Action
Reference
Installing printer drivers
“Installing printer drivers by Point and Print”
on page 9
“Downloading printer drivers using WebTools”
on page 11
“Installing printer drivers”
on page 13
“Installing and connecting to a virtual printer”
on page 16
Setting up SMB printing
“Completing the SMB printing connection”
on page 17
Setting up TCP/IP printing
“Completing TCP/IP and LPR printing connections”
on page 18
Setting up IPX/SPX or IPX
(Novell) printing
(Novell) printing
“Completing IPX (Novell) connections”
on page 21
Setting up IPP printing
“Completing IPP connections”
on page 23
