Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 System Administration Manual

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Confirming Printer Configuration313Refer to Figure 33.7, “Selecting a Printer Model”.Figure 33.7. Selecting a Printer ModelAfter choosing an option, click Forward to continue. Figure 33.7, “Selecting a Printer Model” appears.You now have to choose the corresponding model and driver for the printer.The recommended printed driver is automatically selected based on the printer model you chose. Theprint driver processes the data that you want to print into a format the printer can understand. Since alocal printer is attached directly to your computer, you need a printer driver to process the data that issent to the printer.If you have a PPD file for the device (usually provided by the manufacturer), you can select it bychoosing Provide PPD file. You can then browse the filesystem for the PPD file by clicking Browse.33.5.1. Confirming Printer ConfigurationThe last step is to confirm your printer configuration. Click Apply to add the print queue if the settingsare correct. Click Back to modify the printer configuration.After applying the changes, print a test page to ensure the configuration is correct. Refer toSection 33.6, “Printing a Test Page” for details.33.6. Printing a Test PageAfter you have configured your printer, you should print a test page to make sure the printer isfunctioning properly. To print a test page, select the printer that you want to try out from the printer list,then click Print Test Page from the printer's Settings tab.If you change the print driver or modify the driver options, you should print a test page to test thedifferent configuration.