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Direct Print: Printing a File by Copying to the Hot Folder

If you create a hot folder in PageScope Direct Print, you can start printing just by copying a file to the hot folder.

• Examples Introduced in This Section

  • You can start printing by putting a file (e.g., PDF/TIFF/PS) in the "hot folder" of PageScope Direct Print.

  • You do not need to start an application or operate the printer driver.

    To create a "hot folder," add "job setting" (print setting) and link it with the folder.

    You can register several job settings and hot folders according to the use applications.

    You can copy multiple files at once.

    By setting a "hot folder" as a share folder, you can use it from a computer on the network.

•Intended Environment

Operating system

Windows 7

Application

PageScope Direct Print

Printer driver

PS Plug-in Driver

Image Controller

Image Controller IC-602

* The sample screen may be different from the actual display depending on your system environment and application version/revision.

•Workflow

STEP 1: Adding the Printer (This Machine) to PageScope Direct Print

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STEP 2: Adding a Job Setting

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STEP 3: Creating Hot Folders

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STEP 4: Printing from a Hot Folder

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•Precautions

  • PageScope Direct Print is supported on each edition (including 64 bit version) of Windows Vista (SP 2 or later) / Windows 7 (SP 1 or later) / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1.

  • The file formats usable in PageScope Direct Print are PDF/TIFF/PS/PCL/ASCII text/XPS.