Multifunction printers generally install two printer drivers: one for the printer itself, and one for the fax capability. Often these two names are identical, except the word “Fax” is appended to one. For example, these two printers might appear in your Windows printer list:

Lexmark X5070
Lexmark X5070 Fax

The near-identical names can cause problems selecting the correct printer. The solution is to make the names less identical. Renaming the fax driver by moving the word “Fax” to the beginning of the name will take care of the problem. In the above example, you would then have these two printers:

Lexmark X5070
Fax Lexmark X5070

Please note also that any multifunction printer is likely to be a USB printer. More information on using USB printers with TinyTERM is in this knowledge base entry.

(Century Software, Inc., does not endorse particular printer brands or models, nor do we manufacture or sell printers. The use of Lexmark above is intended as an example only. No trademark infringement is intended.)

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