HP UPD - System Administrator's Guide HP UPD 5.6.5

NOTE: If the Printer Auto-Configuration options have been disabled via driver pre-configuration, the
Configuration Status box will show
Administrator Preferences Not Applied
Last Configured xx/yy/zzzz (which is the date of install)
Default Configuration
User interface
Traditional mode installations—The Printer Automatic Configuration is automatically executed at the end
of the installation routine. When the printer’s capabilities have changed the Update Now process can be
launched from the driver user interface to allow the UPD to query the target device: Printer
PropertiesDevice Settings tabInstallable OptionsAutomatic ConfigurationUpdate Now.
Figure 7-4 Setting Automatic Configuration through the user interface
Automatic configuration selectable options
Automatic Configuration:= Off: The update now bidirectional communication is not currently in
progress
Automatic Configuration:= Update Now: The driver is in process of communicating with the target
product; this process can take minutes dependent upon environment and configuration. When finished,
the status will change to Off.
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