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6.4 Selecting the printer driver

In the window "Choose driver" you should first select the manufacturer of your printer, then select the model name of your printer in the list below.

The next step is to enter a "configuration name" and a "short name" for the printer queue. In most application programs you can choose your printer using the short name.

Finally click on "OK".

Completing printer setup - Authorization

Setting up the printer in Linux requires administration privileges, so you will be asked for your administrator password.


Depending on the Linux distribution this is either your user password (you must be a user with administrative rights) or the "root" password.

After entering the password a dialog will offer to print a test page – thus you can test if all settings are correct. You can also print the test page later from the TurboPrint printer "Toolbox".

If you have chosen to print a test page the printer should start printing a page that looks like this:


If the printer doesn't print (or doesn't print correctly) read the chapter " 14. Problems and solutions".


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