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WMI class ' Win32_PrinterConfiguration ' reference for C# and VB.NET

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[Description("The Win32_PrinterConfiguration class defines the configuration for a printer device.  This includes capabilities such as resolution, color, fonts, and orientation."): ToSubClass, AMENDMENT, LOCALE(1033)]
class Win32_PrinterConfiguration : CIM_Setting
{
	[Description("The BitsPerPel property contains the number of bits per pixel for the output device Win32 printer.  This member is used by display drivers and not by printer drivers.\nExample: 8.  \n This property has been deprecated because it is not applicable to printers.  There is no replacement value."): ToSubClass] uint32 BitsPerPel;
	[Description("The Collate property specifies whether to collate the pages that are printed. To collate is to print out the entire document before printing the next copy, as opposed to printing out each page of the document the required number times. This property is ignored unless the printer driver indicates support for collation.\nValues: TRUE or FALSE. If TRUE, the printer collates all documents."): ToSubClass] boolean Collate;
	[Description("The Color property indicates whether the document is to be printed in color or monochrome.  Some color printers have the capability to print using true black instead of a combination of Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta.  This usually creates darker and sharper text for documents.  This option is only useful for color printers that support true black printing."): ToSubClass, Values{"Monochrome", "Color"}: ToSubClass] uint32 Color;
	[Description("The Copies property indicates the number of copies to be printed. The printer driver must support printing multi-page copies.\nExample: 2"): ToSubClass] uint32 Copies;
	[Description("The DeviceName property specifies the friendly name of the printer.  This name is unique to the type of printer and may be truncated because of the limitations of the string from which it is derived.\nExample PCL/HP LaserJet"): ToSubClass] string DeviceName;
	[Description("The DisplayFlags property contains two bits of information about the display. This member communicates whether the display device is monochrome or colored, and interlaced or non-interlaced, by masking its value with the DM_GRAYSCALE and DM_INTERLACED masks respectively. \nThis property has been deprecated because it is not applicable to printers.  There is no replacement value."): ToSubClass] uint32 DisplayFlags;
	[Description("The DisplayFrequency property indicates the refresh frequency of the display The refresh frequency for a monitor is the number of times the screen is redrawn per second. \nThis property has been deprecated because it is not applicable to printers.  There is no replacement value."): ToSubClass] uint32 DisplayFrequency;
	[Description("The DitherType property indicates the dither type of the printer.  This member can assume predefined values of 1 to 5, or driver-defined values from 6 to 256.  Line art dithering is a special dithering method that produces well defined borders between black, white, and gray scalings.  It is not suitable for images that include continuous graduations in intensity and hue such as scanned photographs."): ToSubClass, Values{"No Dithering", "Coarse Brush", "Fine Brush", "Line Art", "Greyscale"}: ToSubClass] uint32 DitherType;
	[Description("The DriverVersion property indicates the version number of the Win32 printer driver.  The version numbers are created and maintained by the driver manufacturer."): ToSubClass] uint32 DriverVersion;
	[Description("The Duplex property indicates whether printing is done on one or both sides.\nValues: TRUE or FALSE. If TRUE, printing is done on both sides."): ToSubClass] boolean Duplex;
	[Description("The FormName property indicates the name of the form used for the print job.  This property is used only on Windows NT/Windows 2000 systems.\nExample: Legal"): ToSubClass] string FormName;
	[Description("The ICMIntent (Image Color Matching Intent) property indicates the specific value of one of the three possible color matching methods (called intents) that should be used by default.  ICM applications establish intents by using the ICM functions.  This property can assume predefined values of 1 to 3, or driver-defined values from 4 to 256.  Non-ICM applications can use this value to determine how the printer handles color printing jobs."): ToSubClass, Values{"Saturation", "Contrast", "Exact Color"}: ToSubClass] uint32 ICMIntent;
	[Description("The ICMMethod (Image Color Matching Method) property specifies how ICM is handled.  For a non-ICM application, this property determines if ICM is enabled or disabled.  For ICM applications, the system examines this property to determine which part of the computer system handles ICM support. "): ToSubClass, Values{"Disabled", "Windows", "Device Driver", "Device"}: ToSubClass] uint32 ICMMethod;
	[Description("The LogPixels property contains the number of pixels per logical inch.  This member is valid only with devices that work with pixels (this excludes devices such as printers).\nThis property has been deprecated because it is not applicable to printers.  There is no replacement value."): ToSubClass] uint32 LogPixels;
	[Description("The MediaType property specifies the type of media being printed on. The property can be set to a predefined value or a driver-defined value greater than or equal to 256. For Windows 95 and later; Windows 2000."): ToSubClass, Values{"Standard", "Transparency", "Glossy"}: ToSubClass] uint32 MediaType;
	[key, Description("The Name property indicates the name of the printer with which this configuration is associated."): ToSubClass] string Name;
	[Description("The Orientation property indicates the printing orientation of the paper."): ToSubClass, Values{"Portrait", "Landscape"}: ToSubClass] uint32 Orientation;
	[Description("The PaperLength property indicates the length of the paper.\nExample: 2794"): ToSubClass] uint32 PaperLength;
	[Description("The PaperSize property indicates the size of the paper.\nExample: A4 or Letter"): ToSubClass] string PaperSize;
	[Description("The PaperWidth property indicates the width of the paper.\nExample: 2159"): ToSubClass] uint32 PaperWidth;
	[Description("The PelsHeight property indicates the height of the displayable surface. \nThis property has been deprecated because it is not applicable to printers.  There is no replacement value."): ToSubClass] uint32 PelsHeight;
	[Description("The PelsWidth property indicates the width of the displayable surface.  \nThis property has been deprecated because it is not applicable to printers.  There is no replacement value."): ToSubClass] uint32 PelsWidth;
	[Description("The PrintQuality property indicates one of four quality levels of the print job.  If a positive value is specified, the quality is measured in dots per inch.\nExample: Draft"): ToSubClass, Values{"Draft", "Low", "Medium", "High"}: ToSubClass] uint32 PrintQuality;
	[Description("The Scale property specifies the factor by which the printed output is to be scaled.  For example a scale of 75 reduces the print output to 3/4 its original height and width."): ToSubClass] uint32 Scale;
	[Description("The SpecificationVersion property indicates the version number of the initialization data for the device associated with the Win32 printer."): ToSubClass] uint32 SpecificationVersion;
	[Description("The TTOption property specifies how TrueType(r) fonts should be printed.  There are 3 possible values:\nBitmap -  Prints TrueType fonts as graphics. This is the default action for dot-matrix printers.\nDownload -  Downloads TrueType fonts as soft fonts. This is the default action for printers that use the Printer Control Language (PCL).\nSubstitute -  Substitutes device fonts for TrueType fonts. This is the default action for PostScript(r) printers."): ToSubClass, Values{"Bitmap", "Download", "Substitute"}: ToSubClass] uint32 TTOption;
	[Description("The XResolution property has been deprecated to theHorizontalResolution property.  Please refer to the description of that property."): ToSubClass] uint32 XResolution;
	[Description("The YResolution property has been deprecated to theVerticalResolution property.  Please refer to the description of that property."): ToSubClass] uint32 YResolution;
	[Description("The HorizontalResolution property indicates the print resolution along the X axis (width) of the print job. This value is only set when the PrintQuality property of this class is positive and is similar to the XResolution property."): ToSubClass] uint32 HorizontalResolution;
	[Description("The VerticalResolution property indicates the print resolution along the Y axis (height) of the print job. This value is only set when the PrintQuality property of this class is positive, and is similar to the YResolution property."): ToSubClass] uint32 VerticalResolution;
};

Class properties:

Win32_PrinterConfiguration.BitsPerPel
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Caption
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Collate
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Color
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Copies
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Description
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.DeviceName
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.DisplayFlags
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.DisplayFrequency
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.DitherType
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.DriverVersion
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Duplex
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.FormName
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.HorizontalResolution
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.ICMIntent
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.ICMMethod
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.LogPixels
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.MediaType
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Name
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Orientation
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.PaperLength
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.PaperSize
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.PaperWidth
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.PelsHeight
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.PelsWidth
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.PrintQuality
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.Scale
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.SettingID
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.SpecificationVersion
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.TTOption
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.VerticalResolution
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.XResolution
Win32_PrinterConfiguration.YResolution

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WMI class ' Win32_PrinterConfiguration ' reference for C# and VB.NET

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