Manage the printers for the application

Printer icons

The [Printer settings] dialog offers you a quick overview of the available printers for this application. The printers in the [Printer settings] dialog are available in the [Production] workspace of the application. Certain printers cannot be used by this application:

• Printers which are shared by another computer.

• Printers that print via the 'FILE:' port.

Icon	Description
	The printer cannot be used by PRISMAprepare. The printer is either not supported or configured as “not available”.
	The printer is available and configured for PRISMAprepare.
	The printer is available but not configured for PRISMAprepare.
	The default printer for printing a document in PRISMAprepare.
	The printer is available on the local system. However, the printer is configured for another printer model or another version of the print server.

Add a printer that does not need a driver

These printers are displayed in the list of printer models. These printers are driven by a PRISMAsync Print Server, Fiery print server, or Canon PS print server.

1. Click the [Add] button.

   The 'Add a printer' window appears.

2. Select [Printing without printer driver].

3. Select the [Printer model:] and [Print server version:] of your printer.

4. Click [Next].

5. Enter the IP address of the printer.

6. Click [Install].

7. The connection to the printer is created and the hardware configuration is retrieved.

   The 'Settings for <printer name>' dialog appears. You can configure the printer in this dialog.

8. The newly added printer is not automatically available in PRISMAprepare. You have to close and then open PRISMAprepare again to load the printer in the application.

Add a printer that needs a printer driver

You have to install a printer driver to be able to use these printers.

1. Click the [Add] button.

   The 'Add a printer' window appears.

2. Select [Printing with printer driver].

3. Click [Next].

4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to install a new printer.

5. The new printer is installed. The 'Settings for <printer name>' dialog appears. You can configure the printer in this dialog.

6. The newly added printer is not automatically available in PRISMAprepare. You have to close and then open PRISMAprepare again to load the printer in the application.