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The [Properties] Screen of the Fax Driver

How to display the [Properties] window

The fax driver has two screens for configuring settings: the [Properties] screen and the [Printing Preferences] screen. The following explains the [Properties] screen.

In the [Properties] screen, you can set the optional environment of this machine and Windows OS functions.

You can open the [Properties] screen as follows.

  1. Display the printer screen.

    • In Windows 8.1, click [] in the Start window, then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [View devices and printers].

    • In Windows 8, right-click the Start window, then click [All apps] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [View devices and printers].

    • In Windows Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, open the Start window, then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware] - [View devices and printers].

    • In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click the Start menu, then select [Devices and Printers].
      If Devices and Printers is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound], and click [View devices and printers].

    • In Windows Vista/Server 2008, click the Start menu, and select [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printer].
      When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].

    • In Windows Server 2003, open the Start menu, then click [Printers and Faxes].
      If [Printers and Faxes] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Printers and Other Hardware] - [Printers and Faxes]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].

  2. Open the printer properties.

    • In Windows 7/8/8.1/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, right-click the icon of the installed printer, and from [Printer Properties], click the displayed printer name.

    • In Windows Vista/Server 2003/Server 2008, right-click the icon of the installed printer, then click [Properties].

    The [Properties] screen appears.

Tabs provided by Windows

The [General], [Sharing], [Port], [Advanced], [Color Management], and [Security] tabs are provided by Windows.

You can print a test page, configure printer sharing, configure printer ports, etc. For details, refer to the Windows manuals.