IDEALScanOS supports direct printing to a number of large format printers along with the standard Windows printer. When this feature is enabled all raster images are printed directly to the print controller instead of through the Windows print driver. This highly improves the speed of the printing operation. It also allows you to utilize some of the unique features of your printer.
This feature is enabled from the PreferenceèPrinting menu clicking the model menu item. When selected a checkmark will be displayed next to the menu item.
When setting up the printer, the combo box labeled Printer contains a list of all installed printers on your system. Please identify your printer by selecting this printer from the list. In the list you will find two special printers labeled “Multi Printer” and “Pool Printer”. These are useful if you have several printers of the same model installed on your system. Choose either “Multi Printer” or “Pool Printer”, hit the Advanced button and select all installed printers. They must all be of the same model.
If you use Multi Printer your print jobs will be distributed to the printers in a cyclic manner. This means that one printer can process one job, while you are sending the next job to the next printer. If you use the Pool Printer, IDEALScanOS will split up your print job between all printers. If you have 2 printers and you have a set of drawings and you want to print 8 copies of the entire set, then this method will request each of your 2 printers to print 4 copies. This will ensure that the job is finished in the fastest way possible