Konica Minolta bizhub 601 - Manual (Page 263)

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Appendix 15
15.4 PPD driver (for Linux and applications)
15.4.1 PPD driver types
The PPD driver contains the PPD information for Mac OS 9, Linux, and applications.
Driver for Linux: Install for use with Linux
(Contains PPD for Linux and PPD for OpenOffice)
Driver for applications: Install the driver when using applications such as Adobe PageMaker that require the
PPD driver.
15.4.2 About the PPD driver for Linux
Operating environment
Supported operating systems: Red Hat Linux 9/SuSE Linux 8.2
Supported PostScript level: 3.0
CUPS: 1.1.23, 1.2.x
To register the PPD driver for Linux
1
Copy the PPD file to the CUPS model directory. (/usr/share/cups/model when mainly Linux)
2
In CUPS Printing System, click the [Add Printer] button, and then specify PPD to add this machine.
2
Note
For details on CUPS, click the [Help] button in the CUPS Web management page.
To set up the PPD driver for Linux
Specify the functions by clicking the [Configure Printer] button in CUPS Printing System.
To register the PPD driver for OpenOffice
1
In CUPS Printing System, click the [Add Printer] button, and then specify PPD to add this machine.
2
Open the OpenOffice Printer Administrator tool.
3
Click the [New Printer] button.
4
In the Choose a device type dialog box, select "Add a printer", and then click the [Next] button.
5
In the Choose a driver dialog box, click the [Import] button.
6
Select "KONICA MINOLTA 751/601 PPD", and then click the[OK] button.
7
From the "Please Select a Suitable driver." list, select "KONICA MINOLTA 751/601 PPD", and then click
the [Next] button.
8
In the Choose a command line dialog box, select the printer that was added to CUPS, and then click
the [Next] button.
9
Click the [Finish] button.
To print with OpenOffice
1
From the [File] menu in OpenOffice, select "Print".
2
Select "KONICA MINOLTA 751/601 PPD" in "Printer name".
3
Click the [Properties] button.
4
Select the desired setting from the "Page size" drop-down list, and then click the [OK] button. To
specify settings other than the page size, click the [Configure Printer] button in CUPS Printing System.
5
To print, click the [OK] button in the OpenOffice print dialog box.