2.6 Importing Printer Information to a Print Driver 51
2.6 Importing Printer Information to a Print
Driver
If your printer is networked, you can import printer information (such as accessory
configuration, and sizes and types of paper in the paper trays) into your print driver using
SNMP protocol. This can be done on the [Options] tab on your print driver. The following
procedure is described based on Windows XP. After installing the print driver, use this
procedure to add options and configure paper settings.
Note
• This function is not available when the printer is being used as a local printer. In this case, configure
settings of the applicable print driver items manually. Also note that during use as a local printer, the
paper types and paper sizes loaded in the trays are not displayed.
• To use this function, the control panel must be used to enable the printer’s SNMP port (Initial default:
[Enabled]).
• With Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista, settings can be changed only by a user with
administrator privileges. Users without administrator privileges can only view the settings.
1. On the [Start] menu, select [Printers and Faxes] and display the properties of the
printer being used.
2. Click the [Options] tab.
3. Click [Get Information from Printer].
The printer information is imported to the print driver.
4. Click [OK].
The contents of the [Options] tab are updated using the information obtained from the
printer.
Note
• The paper sizes and orientations displayed in [Paper Tray Attributes] are those automatically detected
by the printer.
• The paper type and color in [Paper Tray Attributes] is based on readings of settings configured with the
control panel.
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