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ExamplesoftheoperationsgiveninthisguidesupporttheWindowsXPprintingenvironment.Essentiallythesame
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UserInterfacescreencapturesshowninthisguidemaydifferdependingonyourprintingdevice.
ModelssupportedbytheKXprinterdriver
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TableofContents
Chapter1 Installation
Chapter2 DeviceSettings
PreparingtoInstalltheDriver........................................................................................................1-1
UtilitiesInstallation........................................................................................................................1-2
UpgradingDriverComponents......................................................................................................1-2
ExpressInstallation.......................................................................................................................1-2
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXP.........................................................................1-2
CustomInstallation.......................................................................................................................1-4
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXPwithaUSBConnection...................................1-4
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXPwithaNetworkConnection.............................1-5
OptionalPrinterComponents........................................................................................................1-7
InstallingOptionalPrinterComponents...................................................................................1-7
InstallingthePrinterWizard..........................................................................................................1-7
InstallingonWindowsVista.....................................................................................................1-7
InstallingonWindowsXPandWindows2000.........................................................................1-8
AccessingtheDeviceSettingsTab...............................................................................................2-1
DeviceOptions..............................................................................................................................2-2
SettingDeviceOptions............................................................................................................2-2
AutoConfigure..............................................................................................................................2-2
EnablingAutoConfiguration....................................................................................................2-2
Memory.........................................................................................................................................2-3
SettingtheMemory.................................................................................................................2-3
RAMDisk......................................................................................................................................2-3
SettingRAMDisk....................................................................................................................2-3
AdministratorSettings...................................................................................................................2-4
JobAccounting........................................................................................................................2-4
ShowQuickPrintTab..............................................................................................................2-5
ColorPageCount....................................................................................................................2-5
Black&WhiteMode................................................................................................................2-6
AdministratorPassword..........................................................................................................2-6
SNMP......................................................................................................................................2-6
UserSettings................................................................................................................................2-8
Identification............................................................................................................................2-8
Units........................................................................................................................................2-8
LanguagePreference..............................................................................................................2-8
PDL(PageDescriptionLanguage)...............................................................................................2-9
PDLOptions............................................................................................................................2-9
WindowsVistaXPSDriver....................................................................................................2-12
CompatibilitySettings.................................................................................................................2-13
MediaSourceEnumeration...................................................................................................2-13
IgnoreApplicationCollation...................................................................................................2-13
CombineSourceandMediaTypeLists.................................................................................2-14
Chapter3 QuickPrint
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Chapter4 Basic
QuickPrintOptions.......................................................................................................................3-1
SpecifyingPrintOptions..........................................................................................................3-1
ColorMode..............................................................................................................................3-2
Collation..................................................................................................................................3-2
DuplexPrinting........................................................................................................................3-2
MultiplePagesperSheet........................................................................................................3-3
ProfileOptions..............................................................................................................................3-3
SelectingProfiles.....................................................................................................................3-3
SavingaProfile.......................................................................................................................3-3
EditingaProfile.......................................................................................................................3-4
DeletingaProfile.....................................................................................................................3-4
ImportingaProfile...................................................................................................................3-4
ExportingaProfile...................................................................................................................3-5
PrinterDriverSettingsAccess.......................................................................................................4-1
ChangingtheDefaultDriverSettings............................................................................................4-1
BasicPaperSettings.....................................................................................................................4-2
SourceandMediaTypes..............................................................................................................4-2
PrintSizeandPageSize...............................................................................................................4-3
CreatingaCustomPageSize.......................................................................................................4-3
PrintingwithCustomSizePages.............................................................................................4-3
DuplexPrinting..............................................................................................................................4-4
PrintinginDuplexMode..........................................................................................................4-4
Collation........................................................................................................................................4-5
PrintingCollatedDocuments...................................................................................................4-5
PrintinginColor,Black&WhiteandEcoPrint...............................................................................4-5
KyoceraLogo................................................................................................................................4-5
DisplayingVersionInformation................................................................................................4-6
DisplayingPlug-inInformation.................................................................................................4-6
Chapter5 Layout
Chapter6 Imaging
Booklet..........................................................................................................................................5-1
PrintingaBooklet....................................................................................................................5-1
MultiplePagesperSheet..............................................................................................................5-2
PrintingMultiplePagesperSheet...........................................................................................5-2
Poster............................................................................................................................................5-2
PrintingaPoster......................................................................................................................5-3
Scaling..........................................................................................................................................5-3
Gutter............................................................................................................................................5-4
PrintQualityandEcoPrint.............................................................................................................6-1
SelectingPrintQuality.............................................................................................................6-2
Trapping........................................................................................................................................6-2
Fonts.............................................................................................................................................6-2
FontSettings...........................................................................................................................6-3
SelectingFontSettings............................................................................................................6-3
FontSubstitution.....................................................................................................................6-3
DisablingDeviceFonts............................................................................................................6-4
Graphics........................................................................................................................................6-4
PatternScaling........................................................................................................................6-4
InversionSettings....................................................................................................................6-5
OptimizationSettings..............................................................................................................6-5
CIEOptimization.....................................................................................................................6-5
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Chapter7 Publishing
Chapter8 Job
ColorMode...................................................................................................................................6-5
PrinterProfile................................................................................................................................6-6
ColorCorrection............................................................................................................................6-6
SettingaDefaultColorProfileinWindowsXP........................................................................6-7
SettingaDefaultColorProfileinWindowsVista.....................................................................6-7
AdjustingColor..............................................................................................................................6-8
AdjustingHSL(Hue,Saturation,Lightness)............................................................................6-9
AdjustingRGB(Red,Green,Blue)..........................................................................................6-9
AdjustingGrayscale......................................................................................................................6-9
TextandGraphicsEffects...........................................................................................................6-10
CoverMode..................................................................................................................................7-1
PrintingCovers........................................................................................................................7-1
CoverModeOptions................................................................................................................7-2
ChoosingCoverMedia............................................................................................................7-5
PageInsert....................................................................................................................................7-5
PrintingPageInserts...............................................................................................................7-5
PageInsertionOptions............................................................................................................7-6
TransparencyInterleaving............................................................................................................7-6
InterleavingTransparencies....................................................................................................7-7
JobStorage(e-MPS)....................................................................................................................8-1
JobStorage(e-MPS)options..................................................................................................8-2
QuickCopy(FS-C5300DN,FS-C5400DN)...................................................................................8-2
PrintingaQuickCopyJob.......................................................................................................8-2
ReprintingaQuickCopyJob(FS-C5300DN)..........................................................................8-3
ReprintingaQuickCopyJob(FS-C5400DN)..........................................................................8-3
ProofandHold..............................................................................................................................8-4
PrintingaProofandHoldJob..................................................................................................8-4
PrintingProofandHoldCopies(FS-C5100DN,FS-C5200DN,FS-C5300DN).......................8-4
PrintingProofandHoldCopies(FS-C5400DN)......................................................................8-5
PrivatePrint..................................................................................................................................8-5
StoringaPrivatePrintJob.......................................................................................................8-6
PrintingaPrivatePrintJob(FS-C5100DN,FS-C5200DN,FS-C5300DN)..............................8-6
PrintingaPrivatePrintJob(FS-C5400DN).............................................................................8-6
JobStorage(FS-C5300,FS-C5400).............................................................................................8-7
StoringaJobStorageJob.......................................................................................................8-7
PrintingaJobStorageJob(FS-C5300DN).............................................................................8-8
PrintingaJobStorageJob(FS-C5400DN).............................................................................8-8
DeletingaJobStorage(e-MPS)Job(FS-C5100DN,FS-C5200DN,FS-C5300DN).....................8-9
DeletingaJobStorage(e-MPS)Job(FS-C5400DN)....................................................................8-9
JobName....................................................................................................................................8-10
Don’tUseApplicationName..................................................................................................8-10
OverwriteJobName..............................................................................................................8-10
SelectingaJobName...........................................................................................................8-10
Chapter9 Advanced
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Prologue/Epilogue.........................................................................................................................9-1
SelectingaPrologue/EpilogueFile..........................................................................................9-1
EditingaPrologue/EpilogueFile.............................................................................................9-2
DeletingaPrologue/EpilogueFile...........................................................................................9-2
AssigningaPrologue/EpilogueFile.........................................................................................9-2
UnassigningaPrologue/EpilogueFile.....................................................................................9-2
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SpecifyingtheInsertionPoint..................................................................................................9-2
Watermark....................................................................................................................................9-3
AddingorEditingaWatermark................................................................................................9-3
PageSelectionforWatermark.................................................................................................9-4
ColorOptimizer.............................................................................................................................9-5
OptimizingRGBColorforPrinting...........................................................................................9-5
ConfiguringStatusMonitor............................................................................................................9-6
SettingStatusMonitorPreferences.........................................................................................9-7
EMFSpooling...............................................................................................................................9-8
EnablingClientProfile...................................................................................................................9-8
Chapter10Profiles
SavingaProfile...........................................................................................................................10-1
EditingaProfile...........................................................................................................................10-2
DeletingaProfile.........................................................................................................................10-2
ImportingaProfile.......................................................................................................................10-2
ExportingaProfile.......................................................................................................................10-3
Glossary...................................................................................................................................................................v
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PreparingtoInstalltheDriver
1 Installation
Aprinterdriverisanapplicationthatmanagescommunicationbetweenaprinter
andyourcomputer.Onceinstalled,theprinterdriversettingsmustbe
configuredintheprinterPropertiesandPrintingPreferences.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheInstallationprocess:
ExpressInstallationonpage1-2
CustomInstallationonpage1-4
InstallingOptionalPrinterComponentsonpage1-7
InstallingthePrinterWizardonpage1-7
Note: InWindowsVista,WindowsXP,andWindows2000,youmustbe
loggedinwithadministratorrightstoinstalltheprinterdriver.Ifyouconnecta
USB(UniversalSerialBus)cablebeforeprinterdriverinstallation,itisstrongly
recommendedthatyoucanceltheFoundNewHardwareWizardandinstallthe
softwarethroughtheProductLibraryCDmenu.BrowsingtheCDand
installingeachdriverseparatelyisnotrecommended.
Thissectiondescribestheinitialstepstotakebeforeyouinstalltheprinter
driver,andbasedonyouroperatingsystem,thenextprocedureyoucanfollow.
Turnonthecomputerandtheprinter.IfyouhaveaUSBconnection,the
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WindowsFoundNewHardwareWizardappears.ClickCancel.
InserttheProductLibraryCDintotheCDdrive.
2
Aftertheinstallationwizardbegins,the MainMenuappears.
Note:IftheProductLibraryfailstostartafterinsertingtheProductLibrary
CDintotheCDdrive,useWindowsExplorertolocateSetup.exeonthelocal
driveanddouble-clicktoopen.
ClickViewLicenseAgreementtoreadthelicenseagreement.
3
Click Accepttoproceed.
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Tobegintheinstallation,click InstallSoftware.
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Note:IftheWindowsSecuritywarningdialogboxappearsatanypoint
duringtheinstallationprocess,clickInstallthisdriversoftwareanyway.
TheInstallerwizardappears.
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Installation
Theinstallationdiffersbasedonyouroperatingsystemandconnectionmethod.
Selectyouroperatingsystemandconnectionmethodfromthefollowinglistand
proceedtothereferencepagetocontinuetheinstallation.
ExpressInstallation
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXPonpage1-2
CustomInstallation
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXPwithaUSBConnectiononpage
1-4
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXPwithaNetworkConnectionon
page1-5
Note:KPrint installsaclientportmonitorthatletsWindowsTCP/IPprintfrom
anynetworkcardconnectedtoaprintingsystem.KPrintsupportsLPRandIPP
printing.FortheKPrintInstallationinstructions,refertoyourProductLibrary
CD.KPrintusesastand-aloneinstaller.
UtilitiesInstallation
OntheInstallationMethodscreen,clickUtilitiestoinstallprinterutilities.You
canalsoselectutilitiestoinstallduringtheCustomInstallationprocedure.
UpgradingDriverComponents
ExpressInstallation
Iftheinstallationwizarddetectsolderdrivercomponents,the Software
ComponentUpgradepageappears.
Choosethecomponenttoupgrade.Click Next.
1
Confirmyourupgradesettings.Tostarttheupgrade,click Upgrade.
2
Whentheupgradecompletes,click Next.TheInstallationMethodpage
3
appears.
Expressmode appliestodriverinstallationforaUSBornetworkconnection
only.Theinstallationwizarddiscoversprintersthatareturnedon,and
connectedbyUSBandnetworkcable.InCustomMode,youareabletoselect
theinstallationpackagesandspecifytheport.
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXP
Thissectiondescribestheexpressinstallationprocedureofthedriversoftware
onWindowsVistaandWindowsXP.
EnsurethatyourprinterandcomputerareturnedonandconnectedbyUSBor
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networkcable.
Note: IftheFoundNewHardwareWizarddialogboxappearsduringthe
installationprocess,clickCancel.IftheHardwareInstallationwarningdialog
boxappears,clickContinueAnyway.
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Onthe InstallationMethodpage,clickExpressMode.
2
The DiscoverPrintingSystempageopenstosearchforyourprinter.If
3
Discoverdoesnotfindyourprintingsystem,amessageappears.Removeand
reinserttheUSBornetworkcable,andensureitisconnectedproperly.Click
Refresh toretrythediscovery.Ifthesystemstillcannotfindyourprinter,contact
yoursystemadministrator.
IfDiscoveryfindsyourprinter,clicktheprinternametoselectit.
SelectUsehostnameforportnametouseahostnamefortheStandard
4
TCP/IPport.IftheinstallationwizardstilldisplaystheIPaddress,contactyour
systemadministrator.(NotavailablewithaUSBconnection.)
ClickInformationifyouwanttoopenadialogboxwithdetailsaboutIP
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Address,HostName,PrinterModel,Contact,Location,andSerialNumber.
ClickOK.ClickNext.(NotavailablewithaUSBconnection.)
OnthePrinterSettingspage,youcanassignanametotheprintingsystem.
6
Youcanalsochoosetosharethisprinterwithothersorsetthisprinterasthe
defaultprinter.Makeyourselections,andthenclickNext.
Installation
Onthe ConfirmSettingspage,clickInstallifthesettingsarecorrect.Click
7
Backtocorrectthesettings.
The InstallationCompletedpageappearsdisplayingthefollowingdriver
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options.
Printatestpage
Thisselectionverifiesaconnectionwiththeprinterandcreatesaprintoutof
theinstalleddrivercomponents.
ShowQuickPrintTab
Thisselectionletsyoudefinebasicprintoptionsintogroupprofilesthatcan
beaccessedeasily.TheShowQuickPrinttaboptionalsoappearsinthe
AdministratorSettingsintheDeviceSettingstab.
EnableStatusMonitor
TheStatusMonitordisplayssystemstatusmessagesonyourcomputer
screenduringprintingtasks.TheStatusMonitorbuttonappearsonthe
Advancedtab.
DeviceSettings
SelectDeviceSettingstoopentheDeviceSettingstabwhereyoucan
chooseinstalledoptionsforyourprintingsystem.(InWindowsVista,orwith
aUSBconnection,theDeviceSettingscheckboxisnotdisplayed).
Whentheinstallationcompletessuccessfully,clickFinishtoexittheinstallation
wizardandreturntotheProductLibraryCDmenu.
Softwareinstallationfailuresgeneratethefollowingmessage:
Oneormoresoftwareinstallationshavefailed.
ClickFinish,andretrytheinstallation.Ifthesamemessageappearsagain,
contactyoursystemadministrator.
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Installation
Theinstallationoftheprinterisnowcomplete.Ifprompted,restartyour
computer.
CustomInstallation
CustomModeisanoptiontoinstallutilities.Youcanspecifytheprinterport,
fonts,andtheutilitiesyouwanttoinstall.
PrinterdriversthatshipwithWindowsoperatingsystemsarecalledminidrivers.
TheminidriverisavailableseparatelyforPCLandKPDLandprovidesbasic
supportforyourprinter.Minidriverfunctionalityisnotdocumentedinthisuser
guide.
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXPwithaUSB
Connection
Thissectiondescribesthecustominstallationprocedureofthedriversoftware
onWindowsVistaandWindowsXPusingaUSBconnection.
Ensurethatyourprinterandcomputerareturnedonandconnectedusinga
1
USBcable.
Note: IftheFoundNewHardwareWizarddialogboxappearsduringthe
installationprocess,clickCancel.IftheHardwareInstallationwarningdialog
boxappears,clickContinueAnyway.
OntheInstallationMethodpage,selectCustomMode.
2
The DiscoverPrintingSystempageappearsdisplayingDiscoverselected.
3
Youcanusethisoption,ortheCustomselectoption.
WiththeDiscoveroption,youcanletthesystemfindallthedevicesavailable
fordriverinstallation.Ifyouusethisoption,proceedtostep4.
WiththeCustomselectoption,youcanchoosetheprintingsystemandprinter
porttoinstall.Proceedtostep6.
IfDiscoverdoesnotfindyourprintingsystem,amessageappears.Ensurethat
yourprinterisproperlyconnectedbythecorrectcableandisturnedon,and
thenclosethemessagebox.RemoveandreinserttheUSBcabletoyour
computerandretrythediscovery.Contactyoursystemadministratorifthe
systemcannotfindyourprinter.
IfDiscoverfindsoneormoreUSBprintingsystems,selectyourmodelfromthe
4
list.ClickNext.
OntheCustomInstallationpage,selectthedriverandsoftwarepackagesyou
5
wanttoinstallfromtheDriverandUtilitytabs,andclearthosenotintendedfor
installation.ClickNext.Proceedtostep10.
OnthePrintingSystempage,selectyourmodel,andthenclickNext.
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Onthe PrinterPortpage,selecttheportconnectedtoyourprintingsystem.
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Onthe CustomInstallationpage,selectthedriverandsoftwarepackagesyou
8
wanttoinstallfromtheDriverandUtilitytabs,andclearthosenotintendedfor
installation.ClickNext.
OnthePrinterSettingspage,youcanassignanamefortheprintingsystem.
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ThisnameappearsinWindowsPrintersandFaxesandinthePrintdialogbox
inapplications.Youcanalsochoosetosharethisprinterwithothersorsetthis
printerasthedefaultprinter.Makeyourselections,andthenclickNext.
OntheConfirmSettingspage,clickInstallifthesettingsarecorrect.Click
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Backtocorrectthesettings.
The InstallationCompletedpageappearsdisplayingtheinstallationdetails.
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Printatestpage
Thisselectionverifiesaconnectionwiththeprinterandcreatesaprintoutof
theinstalleddrivercomponents.
ShowQuickPrintTab
Thisselectionletsyoudefinebasicprintoptionsintogroupprofilesthatcan
beaccessedeasily.TheShowQuickPrinttaboptionalsoappearsinthe
AdministratorSettingsintheDeviceSettingstab.
EnableStatusMonitor
TheStatusMonitordisplayssystemstatusmessagesonyourcomputer
screenduringprintingtasks.TheStatusMonitorbuttonappearsonthe
Advancedtab.
DeviceSettings
SelectDeviceSettingstoopentheDeviceSettingstabwhereyoucan
chooseinstalledoptionsforyourprintingsystem.(InWindowsVista,orwith
aUSBconnection,theDeviceSettingscheckboxisnotdisplayed).
Whentheinstallationcompletessuccessfully,clickFinishtoexittheinstallation
wizardandreturntotheProductLibraryCDmenu.
Softwareinstallationfailuresgeneratethefollowingmessage:
Installation
Oneormoresoftwareinstallationshavefailed.
ClickFinish,andretrytheinstallation.Ifthesamemessageappearsagain,
contactyoursystemadministrator.
Theinstallationoftheprinterisnowcomplete.Ifprompted,restartyour
computer.
InstallingonWindowsVistaandWindowsXPwithaNetwork
Connection
Thissectiondescribesthecustominstallationprocedureofthedriversoftware
onWindowsVistaandWindowsXPusingaNetworkconnection.
Ensurethatyourprinterandcomputerareconnectedtoanetwork.
1
Onthe InstallationMethodpage,selectCustomMode.
2
The DiscoverPrintingSystempageappearsdisplayingDiscoverselected.
3
Foran ExpressInstallation,youcanletDiscoverfindyourprintingsystem,
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andproceedwiththestepsinExpressInstallation.Otherwise,youcanchoose
Customselect ,andclickNexttocontinuewithacustominstallation.
OnthePrintingSystempage,selectthemodel,andthenclickNext.
4
Onthe PrinterPortpage,selecttheportconnectedtoyourprintingsystem,or
5
addaportconnectedtoyoursystembyclickingAddPort.ClickNext.
OntheCustomInstallationpage,selectthedriverandsoftwarepackagesyou
6
wanttoinstallfromtheDriverandUtilitytabs,andclearthosenotintendedfor
installation.ClickNext.
OnthePrinterSettingspage,youcanassignanamefortheprintingsystem.
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ThisnameappearsinWindowsPrintersandFaxesandinthePrintdialogbox
inapplications.Youcanalsochoosetosharethisprinterwithothersorsetthis
printerasthedefaultprinter.Makeyourselections,andthenclickNext.
OntheConfirmSettingspage,clickInstallifthesettingsarecorrect.Click
8
Backtocorrectthesettings.
The InstallationCompletedpageappearsdisplayingtheinstallationdetails.
9
Printatestpage
Thisselectionverifiesaconnectionwiththeprinterandcreatesaprintoutof
theinstalleddrivercomponents.
ShowQuickPrintTab
Thisselectionletsyoudefinebasicprintoptionsintogroupprofilesthatcan
beaccessedeasily.TheShowQuickPrinttaboptionalsoappearsinthe
AdministratorSettingsintheDeviceSettingstab.
EnableStatusMonitor
TheStatusMonitordisplayssystemstatusmessagesonyourcomputer
screenduringprintingtasks.TheStatusMonitorbuttonappearsonthe
Advancedtab.
DeviceSettings
SelectDeviceSettingstoopentheDeviceSettingstabwhereyoucan
chooseinstalledoptionsforyourprintingsystem.(InWindowsVista,orwith
aUSBconnection,theDeviceSettingscheckboxisnotdisplayed).
Whentheinstallationcompletessuccessfully,clickFinishtoexittheinstallation
wizardandreturntotheProductLibraryCDmenu.
Softwareinstallationfailuresgeneratethefollowingmessage:
Oneormoresoftwareinstallationshavefailed.
ClickFinish,andretrytheinstallation.Ifthesamemessageappearsagain,
contactyoursystemadministrator.
Theinstallationoftheprinterisnowcomplete.Ifprompted,restartyour
computer.
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OptionalPrinterComponents
Youcanexpandthefunctionalityofyourprinterdriverbyinstallingoptional
componentsfromtheProductLibraryCD>AdvancedToolsmenu.
InstallingOptionalPrinterComponents
Onthe ProductLibraryCDmenu,selectAdvancedTools.
1
Onthe AdvancedToolspage,selectOptionalPrinterComponents.
2
Selectaprinter,andclick Nexttoinstalloptionalcomponents.
3
Onall Selectpages,chooseyourcomponents,andclickNext.
4
Onthe ConfirmSettingspage,ifthedisplayedsettingsarecorrect,click
5
Install.ClickBacktocorrectanysettings.
The PrinterComponentsInstallationCompletedpageappears.ClickFinish.
6
Whenyouhavecompletedinstallingprintersandoptionalcomponents,if
prompted,restartyourcomputer.
Installation
InstallingthePrinterWizard
TheAddPrinterWizarddisplaysaseriesofscreensthatguideyouthrough
printerinstallation.Youarepromptedtomakeinstallationchoicesoneach
screen.
InstallingonWindowsVista
Thissectiondescribeshowtoinstallaprinterdriverusingthe AddPrinter
WizardinWindowsVista.
Clickthe StarticonintheWindowstaskbaratthebottomofthescreen.
1
Inthe Startwindow,clickControlPanel.
2
Inthe ControlPanel,clickPrinter.
3
Inthe Printerswindowtoolbar,clickAddaprinter.
4
The AddPrinterWizardappears.Thewizardprovidesyouwithstepbystep
5
driverinstallationinstructions.Clickeither AddalocalprinterorAdda
network,wirelessorBluetoothprinter.Followtheinstructionsoneachpage,
thenclick Nexttoproceedtothenextpage.
Note:IftheWindowsSecuritywarningdialogboxappears,clickInstallthis
driversoftwareanyway.
Thelastpageofthewizardappearswithamessagethatyou’vesuccessfully
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addedtheprinteryouselected.Installationoftheprinterdriverisnowcomplete.
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ClickPrintatestpageifyouwanttoproducesampleprintoutputfromthe
newlyinstalledprinter.ToclosetheAddPrinterWizard,clickFinish.
InstallingonWindowsXPandWindows2000
Thissectiondescribeshowtoinstallaprinterdriverusingthe AddPrinter
WizardonWindowsXPandWindows2000.
Click StartintheWindowstaskbar,andclickControlPanel.
1
Click PrintersandFaxestoopenthePrintersandFaxeswindow.
2
Click Addaprinterinthewindowareaontheleft.
3
Note:TheAddPrinterWizardcanalsobestartedbyclickingAddprinterin
theFilemenuofthePrintersandFaxeswindow.
TheAddPrinterWizardappears.Thewizardprovidesyouwithstepbystep
4
driverinstallationinstructions.Followtheinstructionsoneachpage,andthen
clickNexttoproceedtothenextpage.
Note:IftheFoundNewHardwareWizardpageappears,clickCancel.Ifthe
HardwareInstallationwarningdialogboxappears,clickContinueAnyway.
Whenthe CompletingtheAddPrinterWizardpageappears,installationof
5
theprinterdriverisnowcomplete.ToclosetheAddPrinterWizard,clickFinish.
Ifprompted,restartyourcomputer.
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2 DeviceSettings
DeviceSettingstabletsyouselectinstalledprintingsystemoptionssothe
associatedfeaturescanbeusedwiththeprinterdriver.Youcanalsomatchthe
memorysettinginthedriverwiththememoryinstalledinyourprintingsystem,
whichletsthedrivermanagefontdownloadsmoreefficiently.Administrator,
User,PDL(PageDescriptionLanguage),andCompatibilitysettingscanalsobe
selected.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheDeviceSettingstab:
DeviceOptionsonpage2-2
AutoConfigureonpage2-2
Memoryonpage2-3
AdministratorSettingsonpage2-4
UserSettingsonpage2-8
PDL(PageDescriptionLanguage)onpage2-9
CompatibilitySettingsonpage2-13
AccessingtheDeviceSettingsTab
TheDeviceSettingstabcanbeaccessedfromthePrinters(WindowsVista),
orPrintersandFaxes(WindowsXP)folder.
ClickStart,thenclickControlPanelanddouble-clickPrinters(Windows
1
Vista),orPrintersandFaxes(WindowsXP).
Right-clicktheprintericon,andclickProperties.
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DeviceSettings
Clickthe DeviceSettingstab.
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DeviceOptions
Optionaldevicesextendthecapabilitiesofyourprintingsystemforsourceand
jobstorage.
Inaclient/serverenvironment,thisfeatureisunavailabletoaclientloggedinas
arestricteduser.
SettingDeviceOptions
Youcansettheprinterdrivertomatchtheoptionaldevicesinstalledonyour
printingsystem.
InthePrinterPropertiesdialogbox,clicktheDeviceSettingstab.
1
In DeviceSettings>Deviceoptions,selectthecheckboxesforallinstalled
2
devices.
AutoConfigure
AutoConfiguredetectsthedevicesinstalledontheprintingsystemifitis
connectedoveranetwork.Whenyourcomputerisconnectedtotheprinting
systemthroughaTCP/IPport,theAutoConfigurebuttonappearsinthe
DeviceSettings tab.AutoConfigureupdatestheDeviceoptionslistand
previewimagestokeeptheprinterdriverconsistentwiththeprintingsystem
configuration.
NotallinstalleddevicesaredetectedbyusingAutoConfigure.Before
selectingOKintheDeviceSettingstab,checkthesettingstomakesurethat
theyarecorrect.
Note: ThedefaultsettingforWindowsXPServicePack2isfortheWindows
FirewalltobesettoOn.Thesettingcanbechangedtoallowcommunication
betweentheprintingsystemandyourcomputer.IntheWindowsSecurity
Alertdialogbox,clickUnblock.
SilentAutoConfigure
SilentAutoConfigurecheckstheprintingsystemevery10minutesfor
changesinoptionaldevicesormemory.Whenachangeisdetected,thedriver
isautomaticallyupdatedwiththenewsettings.SilentAutoConfigureis
availableonlyforWindowsVistaOSforprintingsystemsconnectedtoa
network.
Inaclient/serverenvironment,thisfeatureisunavailabletoaclientloggedinas
arestricteduser.
EnablingAutoConfiguration
TheAutoConfigurebuttoncanbeusedtodetectallavailabledeviceoptions
whentheprintingsystemisconnectedtoanetworkthroughaTCP/IPport.
Verifythatalloptionaldevicesareattachedtotheprintingsystem,andthatitis
1
turnedonandreadytoprint.
IntheDeviceSettingstab,clickAutoConfigure.
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DeviceSettings
InWindows2000andWindowsXP,thedriversettingsareupdated
immediately.
InWindowsVista,theAutoConfiguredialogboxopens.SelectfromAuto
configureoptions:
AutoConfigureNow
Clickthebuttonatanytimetoretrievethecurrentsettingsfromtheprinting
system.Itisrecommendedtodothiswhenthedriverisfirstinstalledand
whenSilentautoconfigurationisturnedoff.
Silentautoconfiguration
Selecttoletthedriverchecktheprintingsystemevery10minutesforany
changesinoptionaldevicesormemory.Whenachangeisdetected,the
driverisautomaticallyupdatedwiththenewsettings.
Memory
Memoryistheamountofstandardandoptionalmemoryinstalledintheprinting
system.Tomaximizethedownloadingofprintingsystemfonts,thedrivermust
besettomatchthetotalprintingsystemmemory.
SettingtheMemory
Bydefault,theMemorysettingmatchesthestandardmemoryintheprinting
system.Ifoptionalmemoryisinstalled,setthememoryintheprinterdriverto
matchthetotalamountofmemory.
InstalloptionalDIMMmemoryintheprintingsystem.
1
In DeviceSettings,attheMemorytextbox,selecttheamountoftotalinstalled
2
memorybyclickingtheupanddownarrowsuntilthetextboxshowsthecorrect
numberofmegabytes(MB).
YoucanusetheAutoConfigurefeaturetoobtainmemoryinformationfromthe
printingsystem.
RAMDisk
Ifaharddiskisnotinstalled,theRAMdiskfunctionsasavirtualharddisk,
savingprintrequestsintotheprintingsystem’smemory.BecausetheRAMdisk
isvolatilememory,alldatasenttotheprintingsystemislostwhenthepoweris
turnedoff.
Note: Whenaharddiskisinstalled,theRAMdiskfeatureisinactive.
SelectingIgnoreapplicationcollationintheCompatibilitySettingsdialog
boxletsthedrivercontrolcollation.RAMdiskcanthenincreasetheprintspeed
ofcollatedmultiplecopiesbysendingtheprintjobjustonce.
Inaclient/serverenvironment,thisfeatureisunavailabletoaclientloggedinas
arestricteduser.
SettingRAMDisk
Ifaharddiskisnotinstalled,youcansettheRAMdisktosaveprintrequests
intotheprintingsystem’smemory.
InDeviceSettings,intheDeviceoptionslist,selectRAMdisk.
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DeviceSettings
AdministratorSettings
Atthe RAMdisktextbox,typeorselectthesizeoftheRAMdiskbyclickingthe
2
upanddownarrowsuntilthetextboxshowsthecorrectnumberofmegabytes
(MB).
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,turnonRAMdiskandsetitssize.
3
ThemaximumRAMdisksizedependsontheamountofinstalledmemory.
AdministratorSettingsletsyouspecifyJobaccountingIDs,displaythe
QuickPrinttab,selectSNMPsettings,andsetapasswordtocontrolaccess.
Inaclient/serverenvironment,thisfeatureisunavailabletoaclientloggedinas
arestricteduser.
JobAccounting
Jobaccountinggivesanadministratorcontrolusageofaprintingsystem.With
Jobaccounting,youcanassignaccountIDs(identificationnumbers)tousers
ordepartments,aspecificaccountID,ormakeaccountIDinputmandatoryfor
printing.AfteraccountIDsarecreated,youcanviewfromtheprintingsystem
operationpanelthenumberofcopiesassociatedwithaspecificIDaswellas
limitthenumberofcopiesforindividualIDs.AccountIDscanbeupto8digits.
Note:Jobaccounting mustbesettoOnattheprintingsystem.Amaximum
of100accountIDscanbeassignedattheprintingsystemandstoredinthe
printerdriver.
JobAccountingOptions
Jobaccountingsupportsthefollowingoptions:
UsespecificaccountID
SelectthisoptiontotracktheprintjobsofauserorgroupwithanaccountID.
ItwillsendtheaccountIDwitheachprintjob.Anadministratorcanrestricta
userorgroupfromchangingtheiraccountIDbyusingthePassword
protectadministratorsettingsintheAdministratorSettingsdialogbox.
PromptforaccountID
SelectthisoptiontotracktheprintjobsofauserorgroupwithanaccountID
aswellaspromptforanaccountID.Atthetimeaprintjobissent,theuser
willbepromptedtoenteraJobAccountingID.
PromptforaccountIDandvalidate
SelectthisoptiontopromptforanaccountIDthatissavedinthedriver.
Whensendingaprintjob,typeanaccountIDwhenprompted,thenclickOK
toprint.TheaccountIDisvalidatedagainsttheaccountIDlist.Iftyped
incorrectly,youwillbepromptedtotypeitagain.
DisplayaccountIDlist
SelectthisoptiontodisplaytheaccountIDlistatthetimeofprinting.The
printjobcanbeassignedtoauserorgroup.TheaccountIDlistisstoredin
thedriverandmorethanoneIDmustbeestablishedforthelisttoappear.
AccountIDList
SelectthisoptiontodisplaytheaccountIDtomanagetheAccountIDlist.
Add,editordeleteaccountIDsfromtheliststoredinthedriver.AccountIDs
descriptionsmatchtheuserorgroupwithanaccountID.AfteranaccountID
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listiscreated,thelistcanbeexportedasagroupbysavingitasatextfile
(.CSV).ToimportanaccountIDlist,browseforanexistinglistandopenit.
PrintingwithJobAccounting
AfteraccountIDsareassignedandJobaccountingissettoOnattheprinting
system,thenumberofpagesprintedisaddedtotheselectedaccountIDtotal.
IntheDeviceSettingstab,clickAdministrator.
1
Inthe AdministratorSettingsdialogbox,selectJobaccounting.
2
Selecta Jobaccountingoption:
3
UsespecificaccountID
PromptforaccountID
PromptforaccountIDandvalidate
DisplayaccountIDlist
Select AccountIDListtocreateandmanageaccountIDlists.
4
DeviceSettings
Click OKinalldialogboxes.
5
Printthedocumentfromtheapplication.
6
Forsomeoptions,whenthe PrintOptionsdialogboxappears,typeorselect
7
anaccountID,andclick OK.
ShowQuickPrintTab
ThisoptionletsyoucontrolthedisplayoftheQuickPrinttab.Youcandefine
basicprintoptionsintogroupprofilesthatcanbeaccessedquicklyandeasily.
•WithaclearedShowQuickPrinttabcheckbox,thetabdoesnotappearin
thePrintingPreferencesdialogbox.
•WithaselectedShowQuickPrinttabcheckbox,thetabappearsinthe
PrintingPreferencesdialogbox.WhenyouselecttheShowQuickPrint
tabcheckbox,youcanalsoaccesstheothertwocheckboxes,Hideother
tabs,andSetQuickPrinttabasdefault.
•SelectingHideothertabsdisplaysonlytheQuickPrinttabtotheuser.
•SelectingSetQuickPrinttabasdefaultopenstothistabwhenyou
accessPrintingPreferences.
ColorPageCount
Colorpagecountrecordscolorandblackandwhitepagesineachprintjob.
Thistrackingfeaturecanbeusedbybillingoraccountingapplications.Optional
thirdpartyaccountingsoftwarecanreadandprocesstheprintinformation
embeddedineachpage.
Ittracksoutputusingthefollowingmethod:
•Apagewithanycoloriscountedasacolorpage.
•Apagewithblackonlyiscountedasablackandwhitepage.
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•Ablankpageiscountedasablackandwhitepage.
AccessingColorPageCount
Colorpagecountrecordsthenumberofcolorandblackandwhitepagesin
eachprintjob.Itembedsthecountinformationinthedocument.
IntheDeviceSettingstab,clickAdministrator.
1
Select Colorpagecount.
2
Black&WhiteMode
Black&Whitemodedisablesallcolorsettingsinthedriver’sImagingtaband
printswithblacktoneronly.
Toenablethisfeature,openDeviceSettingsandclickAdministrator>Black
&Whitemode.
AdministratorPassword
Youcanset PasswordprotectadministratorsettingsintheAdministrator
Settingsdialogboxtopreventunauthorizedchangesinthisdialogbox.When
selected,thissettingwillpromptyoutoenterapasswordandconfirmthe
password.ThispasswordprotectionblocksaccesstotheJobaccounting,
SNMPSettings,ShowQuickPrinttab,andBlack&Whitemodesettings.
SettingtheAdministratorPassword
In DeviceSettings>AdministratorSettings,selectPasswordprotect
1
administratorsettings.
Inthe Passworddialogbox,enterapassword,usingatleast4andnomore
2
than16characters.Reenterthepasswordin ConfirmpasswordandclickOK.
ClearingtheAdministratorPassword
Inthe DeviceSettingstab,clickAdministrator.
1
Inthe EnterPassworddialogbox,typethepasswordandclickOK.
2
Inthe AdministratorSettingsdialogbox,clearthePasswordprotect
3
administratorsettingscheckbox.
Click OK.
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SNMP
SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP )isasetofrulesthatgovernthe
managementofnetworkdevices,suchasprintingsystems.SNMPsettings
determinethelevelofsecuritywhenusingtheAutoConfigurefeature,and
preventunauthorizedprintingtotheSNMPv3printingsystem.SNMPsettings
mustbesetintheprinterdriverandintheprintingsystem’sCommandCenter.
ThefollowingSNMPoptionsareavailable:
SNMPv1/v2c
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UserGuide
Thisoptionensuressuccessful AutoConfigurecommunicationusingRead
communitynameandWritecommunityname.
SNMPv3
ThisoptionensuressecureAutoConfigurecommunicationusingauser
nameandpassword.Authenticationandprivacyoptionsareavailableby
selectingSettings.
Applytoothermodels
SelectfromthelistofinstalledprintingsystemstoapplytheselectedSNMP
settings.
SNMPv3Options
YoucanselectSNMPv3optionsforsecurecommunicationwiththeprinting
system.
Authentication
Thisoptionprovidesanalgorithmtocheckthatatransferredfilehasarrived
intact.MessageDigest5(MD5 )andSecureHashAlgorithm1(SHA1 )are
hashalgorithmsusedtoauthenticatepacketdata.
MD5
Thisoptionprovidesacryptographichashfunctionwitha128–bithash
value.ItaddssecurityandprotectionagainstGatewayLoadBalancing
Protocol(GLBP)-spoofingsoftware.
SHA1
Thisoptionproducesamessagedigestthatis160bitslong.SHA1isthe
successortoMD5.
Privacy
Thisoptionusesencryptionforsecurecommunication.Itisavailableafter
youselecttheAuthenticationoption.Youmayselectoneprivacyoption.
(IB-23doesnotsupportAESencryptedcommunication.)
DES
ThisoptionusestheDataEncryptionStandardforencryption.DESturns
cleartextintociphertextviaanencryptionalgorithm.Itencryptsanddecrypts
datausing8-byteblocksanda56-bitkey.
AES
ThisoptionusestheAdvancedEncryptionStandardforencryption.AESisa
symmetricblockcipherthatcanprocessdatablocksof128bits,usingcipher
keyswithlengthsof128,192,and256bits.ItismoresecurethanDES.
DeviceSettings
SelectingSNMPSettings
SNMPsettingsinthedrivermustbesettomatchthesettingsintheprinting
system’sCommandCenter.
InDeviceSettings>Administrator,clickSNMPSettings.
1
Select SNMPv1/v2corSNMPv3.
2
For SNMPv1/v2c,typetheReadcommunitynameandWritecommunity
name,upto32characters,andclickOK.
ForSNMPv3,typeaUsernameupto32characters,andaPasswordfrom
8to32characters.
TosetauthenticationandprivacyoptionsforSNMPv3,clickSettings.
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Inthe SNMPv3dialogbox,selectfromtheavailableoptions.
4
Click OKintheSNMPv3dialogbox.
5
Optional:Youcanclick Applytoothermodelsandselectfromavailable
6
models.The SNMPsettingsareappliedtoallselectedmodels.
UserSettings
UserSettingsletsyouspecifyuseranddepartmentnames,selectthedefault
unitofmeasure,andchangethedriverdisplaylanguage.
Inaclient/serverenvironment,thisfeatureisunavailabletoaclientloggedinas
arestricteduser.
Identification
IdentificationletsyouidentifyyourprintjobwithaUsernameand
Departmentname,upto31characters.TheUsernamecanbeusedtoidentify
aprintjobstoredontheharddisk.
SettingUserIdentification
Youcantype UsernameandDepartmentinformationtobeusedwiththeJob
Storage(e-MPS)feature.
In DeviceSettings>User,typeyourpreferrednameintheUsernametext
1
box.
TypeyourdepartmentorgroupnameinDepartmenttextbox.
2
Youcantypeupto31charactersintheUsernameandDepartmenttext
boxes.
Units
YoucansetInchesorMillimetersastheunitofmeasurement.Thisisusedfor
thefollowingsettings:
•CustompagesizesettinginthePageSizesdialogboxintheBasictab.
•SpacingsettingintheWatermarkAddandEditdialogboxesinthe
Advanced tab.
•PostersettingsandGuttersettingsintheLayouttab.
SelectingaUnitofMeasurement
Youcanselectaunitfordisplayingmeasurementsintheuserinterface.
IntheDeviceSettingstab,clickUser.
1
Select InchesorMillimeters.
2
LanguagePreference
The Languagepreferenceoptionspecifiestheuserinterfacelanguageofthe
DeviceSettingstabofPrinterPropertiesandalltabsofPrinting
Preferences.
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UserGuide
PDL(PageDescriptionLanguage)
DeviceSettings
Availablelanguagesvarydependingonyourlocaleandyourcomputersettings.
SettingLanguagePreference
Youcanselectauserinterfacelanguage.
InDeviceSettings>User,selectthedesiredlanguagefromtheSelect
1
languagelist.
Click OKintheUserSettingsandPropertiesdialogboxes.
2
APageDescriptionLanguage(PDL)specifiesthecontentsandlayoutofa
printedpage.IntheDeviceSettingstab,youcanchoosefromPCLXL,
(PrinterCommandLanguageXL),PCL5c,KPDL(anemulationofPostScript
printing),orPDF(PortableDocumentFormat).Ifyourapplicationsupportsthe
XMLPrintSpecification,thenprintingcanbeperformedbyinstallingtheXPS
driver.WiththeXPSdriver,theonlyPDLoptionisXPS.Theprinterdefaultis
PCLXL ,whichissuitableformostprintingpurposes.AfteryouselectaPDL,
theselectionappearsinthelowercornerofthePreviewimage.
InGDIcompatiblemode,vectorgraphicsarerasterizedforprintingasbitmap
images.UsetheGDIcompatiblemodeoptiontoimprovetheoutputqualityof
thegraphiccreatedbytheapplication.
Note:ToaddPDFtothelistofPDLchoices,youmustinstalltheOutputto
PDFplug-in.
Inaclient/serverenvironment,thisfeatureisunavailabletoaclientloggedinas
arestricteduser.
PDLOptions
ThePDLoptions,availableinthe PDLSettingsdialogbox,areaccessedin
DeviceSettings.
PCLXL
ThemostrecentversionofHPPCLandPCL6.ThisPDLincludesPCL5c
features.PCLXLlacksbackwardcompatibilitywithearlierPCLversions,
thoughitisenhancedoverPCL5cintheseareas:
•Reducedfilesize
•Betterprintspeed
•Fasterreturntoapplication
PCL5c
•FullycompatiblewithearlierPCLversions
•Bidirectionalcommunicationsupport
•WideselectionoffontsforusewithMicrosoftWindowsapplications
•Complexgraphicsmightnotprintaswell
KPDL
KPDLisusedwhenprintingfromapplicationsthatsupportPostScript2or3.
•AnemulationofPostScriptprinting
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•Stronggraphicsreproduction
•PrintspeedsmaybeslowerthanPCL5c
•RequiresmoreprintingsystemmemorythanPCL5c
•EnablesnativeTrueTypefontdownloading
•SupportsmostGraphicssettingsoptions
PDF
OutputtoPDFisaplug-inthatletsyouprintorsavedocumentsfrommultiple
sourcestoAdobePortableDocumentFormat(PDF).ThePDFformatis
independentoftheoperatingsystemandapplicationsoftwareusedtocreate
documents.
Note: WithPDFselectedasthePDL,onlyalimitedsetofdriveroptionsis
available.
•UseasanalternativetoexistingcommercialapplicationsforcreatingPDF
documents.
•DocumentssavedasPDFretaintheiroriginalappearance,andcanbe
viewedandprintedwiththefreeAdobeReaderonWindows,MacOS,and
UNIXplatforms.
•WithPDFselectedasthePDL,onlyalimitedsetofdriveroptionsisavailable.
SelectingPDLOptions
YoucanselectapagedescriptionlanguagefromPDLoptions.
InDeviceSettings>PDL,selectthedesiredPagedescriptionlanguagefrom
1
theSelectPDLlist.
SelecttheGDIcompatiblemodeoptiontoimprovetheoutputqualityof
2
graphicscreatedbyyourapplication.
SettingsisavailablewhenthePDLissettoKPDLorPDF.
3
Ifyouselect KPDLasthePDL,youcanclickSettingstoopentheKPDL
Settingsdialogbox.SelecttheAllowdatapassthroughcheckboxto
reduceerrorswhenprintingcomplexjobsfromapplicationsthatuse
PostScriptformatting.
NotethatifyouselectAllowdatapassthrough,EMFspoolingisnot
availableintheAdvancedtab.
IfyouselectPDFasthePDL,youcanclickSettingstoopenthePDF
Settings dialogbox.
ClickOKinthePDLSettingsdialogbox.
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PDFOptions
YoucanselectPDFoptionsifyouhaveinstalledtheOutputtoPDFplug-in.
ThePDFSettingsdialogboxcontainsthefollowingoptions:
PDFSettings
Embedfonts
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DeviceSettings
ThisoptionensuresthatdocumentfontsappearaccuratelyinthePDFfileon
screen.Thisoptionensuresaccuratereproductionbutsignificantlyincreases
thefilesize.
Compressdata
ThisoptionenablesflatcompressionforthegeneratedPDFdocument.This
optionsignificantlyreducesthefilesize.Additionalcompressionoptionsare
availablewithinAdobeAcrobat.
Security
ThisoptionappliesencryptiontothePDFdocument.ClickSettingsfor
additionalSecuritysettings.Seethenextsectionfordetails.
Printandsave
ThisoptionletsyouprintandsaveadocumentasaPDFfile.ClickSettings
foradditionalPrintandsavesettings.
SecuritySettings
Thisoptionletsyouselectanencryptionlevelandcreatepasswordsforthe
generatedPDFfile.
Thefollowingsecurityoptionsareavailable:
Encryption
Encryptionprovidespasswordprotectionsothatadocumentcannotbe
openedoralteredbyunauthorizedusers.
40-bit
ThisencryptionoptionprovideslowlevelsecurityforaPDFdocument.Itis
supportedforearlierversionsofAdobeAcrobatandAdobeReader3.0-4.x.
128-bit
ThisencryptionoptionprovideshighlevelsecurityforaPDFdocument.Itis
supportedforAdobeAcrobatandAdobeReader5.0orlater.
Passwords
Selectpasswordsforchangingsecuritysettingsandforopeninga
document.Passwordsaresupportedupto16charactersinlength.
Requirepasswordtochangesecuritysettings
TypeanOwnerpassword.WithinAdobeAcrobat,thispasswordisrequired
tochangethedocumentrestrictionsintheFiles>Properties>Security
section.
Requirepasswordtoopendocument
TypeaUserpassword.Theuserpasswordmustbeenteredatthetimethe
PDFdocumentisopened.Thispasswordmustbedifferentfromtheowner
password.
PrintandSaveSettings
ThisoptionletsyouprintandsaveadocumentasaPDFfile.
Savetofileonly
APDFfileiscreatedandsavedlocally.
Savetofileandprint
APDFfileiscreated,savedlocally,andsenttoprint.
Afteryouselectbetweenthesetwooptions,youcanchoosethefollowing
option:
Automaticallysavetodefaultfile
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APDFfilecanbesavedautomaticallyasadefaultfiletobeusedagain.
Youcanthenselectfromthefollowingoptions:
Replacedefaultfilename
Thisoptionletsyourenamethedefaultfilename.
Usedefaultfilename+dateandtime
Thisoptionletsyouusethedefaultnameandaddadateandtimestamp
eachtimethedocumentissaved.
Defaultfiledirectory
ThisoptionletsyoubrowsetoalocationtosaveyourPDF.
PrintingandSavingtoPDF
YoucanprintadocumentandsaveittoAdobePDF,ifyouhaveinstalledthe
OutputtoPDF plug-in.
OpenthePrintersfolder.
1
Right-clickonthedesiredprintingsystemmodel.
2
Click Properties,thenclicktheDeviceSettingstab.
3
Click PDL.
4
Inthe PDLSettingsdialogbox,intheSelectPDLlist,selectPDF.
5
Click Settings.
6
Inthe PDFSettingsdialogbox,selectPrintandsave.
7
Click Settings,andselectfromprintandsaveoptions.SeethePDFOptions
8
topicfordetails.
ClickOKinalldialogboxes.
9
Openandprintthedocument.
10
Nameandsavethe PDFfile.
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WindowsVistaXPSDriver
TheXMLPaperSpecification(XPS )Pagedescriptionlanguageprovidesthe
mostefficientmethodfordisplaying,processing,andprintingdocuments.As
bothaPDLandadocumentformat,XPSrequirescompatibleprinterhardware
andsoftwarewrittenfortheWindowsPresentationFoundation(WPF)
architecture.PCLandKPDLarenotcompatiblewithanXPSenvironment.
Therefore,anXPSdriversupportsasinglePDLsetting,XPS.TheXPSdriver
canbeinstalledfromtheProductLibraryCD.IntheInstallationMethod
menu,clickCustomMode,andontheCustomInstallationscreen,selectKX
XPSDRIVER.
GDIcompatiblemode,PDF,andFontsarenotavailableintheXPSdriver.
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UserGuide
CompatibilitySettings
DeviceSettings
ToviewaprinttofileXPSdocument,downloadandinstalltheMicrosoftXPS
Viewer.
CompatibilitySettings letsyouspecifymediasourcevalues,overridethe
application'sCollatesetting,andcombinetheSourceandMediatypelistsin
theBasictab.
Inaclient/serverenvironment,thisfeatureisunavailabletoaclientloggedinas
arestricteduser.
MediaSourceEnumeration
Mediasourceenumerationsupportscompatibilityformediasourcevalues
uniquetotheprinterdriver,suchasthoseforcassettesorfeeders.Yournewly
installedprinterdrivermaintainsidenticalmediasourcesupportwiththedriverit
replaces,whetherforthisdriveroronefromanothermanufacturer.Ifmedia
sourcemacrosexistfortheolderdriver,thenthealignmentofmediasource
valuesmaintainssupportwithouttheneedtochangethemacros.
SettingMediaSources
Usethe DriverInfoutility(\Utility\DriverInfo\DrvInfo.exe),availableonthe
ProductLibraryCD,tocomparethesourcevaluesforallinstalleddrivers.
Ifthevaluesforagivenmediasourcedifferbetweenprinterdrivers,youcan
reassignanenumeratedvaluetocreateamatchbetweenthedrivers.
IntheDeviceSettingstab,selectCompatibility.
1
Fromthe Mediasourceenumerationlist,selectthepapersupplymethod.The
2
currentvalueislistedintheEnumeratedvaluebox.
TypeanEnumeratedvalueforthemediasource,andclickApply.Toalign
3
settingswithadifferentdriver,thisvalueshouldalignwiththoseintheother
driver.
YoucanrestorealltheoptionsinCompatibilitySettingstothedefaultby
clickingReset.
IgnoreApplicationCollation
ThisoptionbypassestheCollatesettinginsoftwareapplications,andgives
prioritytotheprinterdriversetting.
•Withthecheckboxselected,theprinterdriverCollatesettingisused.
•Withthecheckboxcleared,theapplicationCollatesettingisused.
SelectingPrinterDriverCollation
Youcanignorethecollationsettingintheapplicationandusetheprinterdriver
collationsetting.
IntheDeviceSettingstab,selectCompatibility.
1
Select Ignoreapplicationcollation.
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YoucanrestorealltheoptionsinCompatibilitySettingstothedefaultby
clickingReset.
CombineSourceandMediaTypeLists
Youcanchangethedriver'sBasictabsothatMediatypeandSourceare
combinedintoonelist,labeledSource.Inthecombinedlist,Mediatypesare
listedfirst,followedbycassettesandMPtray.
CreatingaCombinedSourceList
YoucancombinetheSourceandMediatypelistsintheBasictab,tomake
oneSourcelist.
IntheDeviceSettingstab,selectCompatibility.
1
Select Combinesourceandmediatypelists.
2
YoucanrestorealltheoptionsinCompatibilitySettingstothedefaultby
clickingReset.
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UserGuide
3 QuickPrint
Inthe QuickPrinttab,youcanapplybasicprintsettingstoprintjobs.Any
QuickPrintsettingscanbesavedasagroup,calledaprofile,andappliedto
anyprintjob.Profilessupportcommonprintingtasks.
TheAdministratorcansettheviewoftheQuickPrinttabthroughthe
Installation process,orAdministratorSettingsinProperties.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheQuickPrinttab:
QuickPrintOptionsonpage3-1
ProfileOptionsonpage3-3
QuickPrintOptions
KXDRIVER
YoucansetoneormoreprintoptionsontheQuickPrinttab.Youcanalso
selectfromprofilesthathavebeensetwithpredefinedoptionsforfrequentlyrun
printjobs.
SpecifyingPrintOptions
TheuppersectionoftheQuickPrinttabhasseveraliconsthatrepresentthe
mostcommonoptionsforprintjobs.ClickontheQuickPrinticonsandcheck
boxestochangesettingsfortheprintjob.Someoftheseoptionsalsoappearon
theBasic,Layout,andImagingtabs.Thelasttabyoumadeyourselectionis
thedisplayyouseeontheotherrelatedtabs.
Orientation
Thisiconchangesbetweenportraitandlandscapeprintingformats.If
needed,checkRotatedtochangetheorientationoftheprintedpageby180
degrees.
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QuickPrint
ColorMode
Thisiconchangesbetweencolorandblack&whiteprinting.Ifdesired,check
EcoPrinttomaketextandgraphicsappearlighterintheprintedjob.
EcoPrintdoesnotincreaseprintspeed.
Collate
Thisiconchangestheorderingoftheprintedpages.Thepageordering
sequencecaneitherbe123,123,123,or111,222,333,andsoon.Youcan
alsoReversetheorderoftheprintedpagesbyselectingthisoption.
(ReverseisavailablewhenPrinterdefaultisnotselectedunder
Destination intheBasictab.ReversecanbedisabledinDeviceSettings
>CompatibilitySettings.)
Printonbothsides
Thisiconchangesbetweenduplexprintingforflippingonthelongedge,
duplexprintingforflippingontheshortedge,orfornotusingduplexprinting.
Multiplepagespersheet
ThisiconchangesbetweenOff,2,and4andforthenumberofsheets
printedononepage.Formorethan4sheetsperpage,definethesesettings
inLayout>Multiplepagespersheet.
AnybasicprintoptionscanbeResettothedefaultvaluesintheQuickPrint
tab.Thisbuttononlyappearswhenitisaccessedfromanapplication’sPrint
dialogbox.
ThefollowingsectionsdescribesomeoftheQuickPrinttaboptionsinmore
detail.ColormodecanalsobefoundintheBasicandImagingtabs,Collate
andDuplexprintingintheBasictabandMultiplepagespersheetinthe
Layouttab.TheProfilesoptionsisaccessedfromPrintingPreferences.
ColorMode
Colormodeletsyouchoosefull-colorprinting(CMYK)orprintingwithblack
toneronly.Whentheselectionappearsincolor,allcolorsettingsinthedriver
areenabled.ColorcannotbechosenifBlack&WhiteisselectedintheDevice
Settings>AdministratorSettings>Black&Whitemode.
Collation
Collatespecifiestheorderinwhichthepagesofamultiplecopyjobareprinted.
WithCollateselected,thefirsttimetheprintjobissenttotheprintingsystem
thedataisrenderedaspageimagesintheprintingsystem'smemory.The
remainingjobcopiesareprintedfromthestoreddata.Thisavoidstheextra
processinginvolvedinsendingeverycopyfromthecomputertotheprinting
system.
WithCollateselected,thedriverprintsthecompletejobsetbyset.WithCollate
cleared,itprintseachpagebyset.Forexample,withCollateselected,three
copiesofafive-pagedocumentoutputsaspagesonethroughfivein
succession,threetimes.
DuplexPrinting
Duplexprintingisprintingonbothsidesofeachpage.Select Printonboth
sidestostartduplexprinting.Ifitisnotselected,thentheprinterprintsononly
onesideofeachpage.Theprintersystemcontainsaduplexunitthatturnsthe
paperovertoallowprintingonthereverseside.Printonbothsidesmustbe
selectedtoprintonbothsidesofthecoverandinsertpages.
Fliponlongedge
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QuickPrint
Turnthelongedgeofthepagetoviewthecontent,likethepagesofabook
boundattheside.
Fliponshortedge
Turntheshortedgeofthepagetoviewthecontent,likeatabletboundatthe
top.
MultiplePagesperSheet
Multiplepagespersheetprintsseveralpagesonasinglesheetofpaperfor
thepurposeofreviewingthedocumentandconservingpaper.Thereadabilityof
themultiplepagesdecreasesasthenumberofpagespersheetisincreased.
YoucansetthearrangementofthepagesfromtheLayouttabaswellasprint
bordersaroundeachofthepages.
ProfileOptions
IntheProfilessection,youcanselectfromavailableprofilestoprintajob.You
canselectfrompredefinedprofiles,oryoucancreateyourownprofile,and
importprofiles.Youcanalsorearrangetheiconsandeditanddeleteprofiles.
SelectingProfiles
The ProfilesbuttonatthebottomoftheQuickPrinttabalwaysincludesa
FactoryDefaultprofilethatreturnsthedriveroptionstotheirdefaultsettings.
TheprofilescanincludeCommonProfiles,whichareinstalledasoptional
componentsthroughthePrinterInstallationWizard,andanycustomprofiles
created.FactoryDefaultandadministratorprofilescannotbemodified.
ClickProfiles.
1
Inthe Profilesdialogbox,selectaprofile.
2
Click Apply.
3
Thesidepaneldisplaystheoptionsforthatprofile.IfanyoftheQuickPrint
optionsarenotrepresentedinthepredefinedprofile,theQuickPrinticonwill
beunavailable.
ClickOK.
4
SavingaProfile
TheSavebuttonletsyoucreateyourownprofiles.Youcanselecttheprinting
optionsyouwantinthedriver,thensavethedriversettingsincludingyour
customizationsasaprofile.Youcanthenusethatprofiletoprintthesametype
ofprintjobagainwithouthavingtoreselectallthesettings.InPrinting
Preferences ,theProfilebuttonappearsatthebottomofallthetabs.
SettheprintingoptionsyouwantforyourprintjobbyopeningPrinting
1
Preferencesandselectingallyourdriversettings.
Click Profiles>Save.
2
Toidentifytheprofile,typea Name,selectanIcon,andtypeaDescription.
3
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Click OKtosavetheprofile.
4
ThenewlyaddedprofileappearsintheProfilesdialogbox.
ClickApplytoactivatetheselectedprofiletothecurrentprintjob,orclickOKto
5
savetheprofile.
Note: Toresettheprinterdrivertodefaultsettings,selecttheFactoryDefault
profile,andclickApply.Thisclearsthesettingsofaselectedprofile.
EditingaProfile
The Editbuttonletsyoumakechangestoanexistingprofile.TheFactory
Defaultprofilecannotbeedited.
Click Profiles.
1
Inthe Selectprofilesection,highlighttheprofiletobeedited,andclickEdit.
2
Anyofthethreeoptionscanbeedited:name,iconanddescription.Click OKto
3
savetheeditedchanges.
ThenewlyeditedprofileappearsintheProfilesdialogbox.
ClickApplytoactivatetheselectedprofiletothecurrentprintjob,orclickOKto
4
savetheprofile.
DeletingaProfile
TheDeletebuttonletsyouremoveanexistingprofile.TheFactoryDefault
profilecannotbedeleted.
ClickProfiles.
1
Inthe Selectprofilesection,highlighttheprofiletobedeleted,andclick
2
Delete.
Amessageappearsconfirmingtheremovaloftheprofile.Click Yestoremove.
3
Click OKtoclosetheProfiledialogbox.
4
ImportingaProfile
TheImportbuttonletsyouimportacopyofaprofilefromotherprinterdrivers
intoyourprinterdriver.
ClickProfiles>Import.
1
Browsefortheexistingprofile(.KXP),selectit,andclick Open.
2
Amessageappearsifanyoftheprofilesettingsintheimportedfilearenot
availableintheexistingdriver.SelectYes,toimporttheprofile,orNo,tocancel
theimport.
3-4
UserGuide
Ifyouselected Yesinthepreviousstep,thenewlyimportedfileappearsinthe
3
Profiledialogbox.
Click Applytoactivatetheselectedprofiletothecurrentprintjob,orclickOKto
4
savetheprofile.
ExportingaProfile
TheExportbuttonletsyouexportacopyofaprofilefromyourprinterdriverfor
useinotherprinterdrivers.TheFactoryDefaultprofilecannotbeexported.
ClickProfiles.
1
Inthe Selectprofilesection,highlighttheprofiletobeexported,andclick
2
Export.
The ExportProfiledialogboxappears.Nameandsavetheprofile.
3
Click OKtoclosetheProfilesdialogbox.
4
QuickPrint
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4 Basic
IntheBasictab,youcanspecifythemostcommonlyusedprinterdriver
settings.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheBasictab:
PrinterDriverSettingsAccessonpage4-1
ChangingtheDefaultDriverSettingsonpage4-1
CreatingaCustomPageSizeonpage4-3
PrintinginDuplexModeonpage4-4
PrintingCollatedDocumentsonpage4-5
PrinterDriverSettingsAccess
TheprinterdriversoftwarecanbeaccessedfromthePrintdialogboxofan
application,orfromStart.Ifaccessedfromanapplication,thenchangesmade
todriversettingsremainineffectuntiltheapplicationends.Ifaccessedfrom
Start,changesaremaintainedasthedefaultprintersettings.
ChangingtheDefaultDriverSettings
The ResetbuttonisonlyavailablewhenyouaccessPreferencesor
PropertiesfromthePrintdialogboxofanapplication.Defaultdriversettings
applytoprintingjobsinitiatedfromanyapplication,buttheyareoverriddenby
settingchangesmadewithineachapplication.
ClickStart,thenclickControlPanelanddouble-clickPrinters(Windows
1
Vista),or PrintersandFaxes(WindowsXP).
4-1
UserGuide
BasicPaperSettings
Right-clickonyourprintingsystemicon.
2
Click PrintingPreferences.
3
TheBasictabcontainsseveralsettingsforbasicprintingtasks.
Printsize
Thissettingsetsthesizeoftheareathattheprinterprintsto,regardlessof
theactualpapersizethatisusedbytheprintingsystem.
Source
Thissettingspecifiesthecassetteortraythattheprintingsystemdraws
paperfrom.Unlessyouareusingacustompapertype,youcanleaveitset
toAutosourceselection.
Mediatype
ThissettingselectstheSourcebasedonthetypesofmediathatare
specifiedintheprintingsystem.Ingeneral,youcanleaveitsetto
Unspecified.
Destination
Thissettingspecifieswhichoutputtrayisusedfortheprintjoboutput.
Orientation
Thissettingspecifiesthepaperorientationoftheprintjob.IfRotatedis
selected,theprintjoborientationisrotated180degrees.
Copies
Thissettingspecifiesthenumberofcopiestoprint.Forcollatingmultiple
copies,selectCollate.
Printonbothsides
Thissettingenablesduplexprinting.
Color
Thissettingspecifiesfull-colorprinting,printingwithblacktoneronly,andthe
optionalEcoPrintmode.
Basic
SourceandMediaTypes
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Note: Someapplicationsmayoverrideprintsettingsmadeinthedriver.
Usuallytheapplicationcanbesettofollowthesettings.InMicrosoftWord
2007,ensurethatDefaulttrayinOptionsissettoUseprintersettings.
IntheBasictab,Sourcespecifieswhichtrayorcassettetheprinterusesfora
printingjob.ThedefaultisAutosourceselection,whichinstructstheprinterto
searchforthemediarequestedbytheapplicationortheprinterdriver.Ifthe
selectedtrayorcassetteemptiesduringaprintjob,thentheprintersearchesfor
anothersource,andcontinuesthejob.
Mediatype instructstheprintertosearchforthetypeofpaperormediathatis
requestedbytheapplicationortheprinterdriver.Thechoicesshownmay
changedependingontheselectioninSource.IfAutomediaselectionis
selected,thentheprintersearchesforanothertrayorcassetteusingthesame
media.
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Basic
TransparenciesmustbeprintedusingtheMPtray,andlabelsandenvelopes
requiretheMPtray.Ensurethepaperisproperlyloadedbyfollowingthe
instructionsoutlinedintheprintingsystem'sOperationGuide.
Note:Source andMediatypeareseparateitemsinthedialogbox,butcan
becombinedusingtheCombinesourceandmediatypelistssettingin
CompatibilitySettings .Iftheyarecombined,Mediatypeisnotavailableon
theBasictab.Tochangethissetting,openDevicesettings>Compatibility
SettingsandcleartheCombinesourceandmediatypelistsselection.
PrintSizeandPageSize
PrintSizecontrolstheoutputpagesizeofthedocument.Tousethissetting,
ensurethatthePageSizesettingmatchesthepagesizesettinginyour
application.IfthePrintSizeisdifferentfromthepagesizeinyourapplication,
theneachpagewillbeenlargedorreducedtomatchthePrintSize.The
percentagevalueshowninbracketsindicatesthesizeofthePrintSizesetting
relativetothePageSizesetting.IfthePageSizedoesnotmatchthepagesize
settingintheapplication(thesizeoftheoriginal),then,inmostcases,thePrint
Sizeisignoredandthedocumentprintsoutbasedonitsoriginalsize.
CreatingaCustomPageSize
Tousecustompagesizes,theymustbecreatedandaddedtothePrintsize
list.Thedriversupportsamaximumoftwentycustomsizes.
IntheBasictab,clickPageSizes.
1
Click New.
2
Adefaultcustomnameappearsinthe Namebox.Typeanameforyourcustom
3
pagesize.
Typeorselectvaluesfortheheightandwidth.Iftheheightorwidthvalue
4
exceedstheallowablelimit,itautomaticallyadjuststothelimitafter Applyor
OKisclicked.
Whendone,click Apply.
5
ThecustompagesizeappearsinthePrintsizelist,whichisusedforenlarging
andreducingthesizesofprints.
TodeleteacustompagesizefromthePageSizesdialogbox,selectthename
ofthecustompagesizeandclickDelete.
PrintingwithCustomSizePages
Youcanprintoncustom-sizedpages(orothermediasuchastransparencies)
byperformingthesesteps:
Inyourapplication,selectPrintfromtheFilemenu.
1
Inthe Printdialogbox,clickProperties.
2
4-3
UserGuide
Basic
Inthe Basictab,selectthenameofyourcustompagesizeinthePrintSizelist.
3
Fromthe Sourcelist,selecttheMPtrayforthecustompagesize.ClickOKto
4
returntothe Printdialogbox.ClickOKtostartprinting.
DuplexPrinting
Duplexprintingisprintingonbothsidesofeachpage.Select Printonboth
sidestostartduplexprinting.Ifitisnotselected,thentheprinterprintsononly
onesideofeachpage.Theprintersystemcontainsaduplexunitthatturnsthe
paperovertoallowprintingonthereverseside.Printonbothsidesmustbe
selectedtoprintonbothsidesofthecoverandinsertpages.
Fliponlongedge
Turnthelongedgeofthepagetoviewthecontent,likethepagesofabook
boundattheside.
Fliponshortedge
Turntheshortedgeofthepagetoviewthecontent,likeatabletboundatthe
top.
Fliponlongedge
Fliponshortedge
PrintinginDuplexMode
Inthe Basictab,selectPrintonbothsides.
1
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Basic
Selecteither FliponlongedgeorFliponshortedge.
2
Collation
Collatespecifiestheorderinwhichthepagesofamultiplecopyjobareprinted.
WithCollateselected,thefirsttimetheprintjobissenttotheprintingsystem
thedataisrenderedaspageimagesintheprintingsystem'smemory.The
remainingjobcopiesareprintedfromthestoreddata.Thisavoidstheextra
processinginvolvedinsendingeverycopyfromthecomputertotheprinting
system.
WithCollateselected,thedriverprintsthecompletejobsetbyset.WithCollate
cleared,itprintseachpagebyset.Forexample,withCollateselected,three
copiesofafive-pagedocumentoutputsaspagesonethroughfivein
succession,threetimes.
PrintingCollatedDocuments
Whenprintingmultiplecopiesofamultipagedocument,theprintercan
assemblethepagesofeachcopyinnumericalorder.
Inyourapplication,openthePrintdialogboxandclickProperties.
1
Inthe Basictab,selecttheCollatecheckbox.
2
Typeorselectthenumberofcompletesetsinthe Copiesbox.Whenprinting
3
usingthecollateoption,specifythenumberofcopiestoprint.Thedocument
pagecountmustnotexceedtheprintertraycapacity.
ClickOKtoreturntothePrintdialogbox,andclickOKtobeginprinting.
4
PrintinginColor,Black&WhiteandEcoPrint
TheoptionsinColorletyouchoosefull-colorprintingorprintingwithblacktoner
onlyandEcoPrint,whichmakestextappearlighter.Thefollowingcolormodes
areavailable:
Color(CMYK)
Thismodeprintsfullfour-colortextandgraphics.
Black&White
Thismodeprintswithblacktoneronly,constrainingallcolorsettings.
EcoPrint makestheentireimage,textandgraphics,appearlighterinthe
printedjob.EcoPrintdoesnotincreaseprintspeed.
Color ,Black&WhiteandEcoPrintalsoappearintheQuickPrinttabandin
theImagingtab.ChangesinQuickPrint,Basic,orImagingtabsarereflected
intheotherdialogbox.
SelectbetweenColor(CMYK)orBlack&Whiteforyourprintingjob.EcoPrint
isoptional.
KyoceraLogo
4-5
TheKyoceralogoappearsatthebottomofeverydrivertab.Clickthelogoto
opentheAboutdialogboxthatdisplaysthedriverversionnumberanddriver
plug-ininformation.
UserGuide
DisplayingVersionInformation
ClickVersiontoviewthefollowingdriverinformation:
•FileName
•Version
•Description
•Date
•Manufacturer
•Comments
Toviewcopyrightinformation,clickLegalNotices.
ClickOKtoclosethedriverinformationdialogboxes.
DisplayingPlug-inInformation
ClickPlug-intoviewthefollowingplug-ininformation:
•Module
•Description
•Version
Basic
RemovingaPlug-in
Youcanremoveaninstalledplug-infromthedriver.Whenremoved,theplug-in
featureswillnotappearinthedriverinterface.
ClickStart,thenclickControlPanelanddouble-clickPrinters(Windows
1
Vista),orPrintersandFaxes(WindowsXP).
Right-clickthedesiredprintericon.
2
Select Properties.
3
Selectthe DeviceSettingstab.
4
Clickthe KyoceralogotoopentheAboutdialogbox.
5
Click Plug-intoopenthePlug-inInformationdialogbox.
6
Selectaplug-inmodulefromthelistandclick Delete,thenYes.
7
Click OKinalldialogboxes.
8
Note:ToremovetheOutputtoPDFmodule,PDFmustnotbeselectedin
the PDLSettingsdialogbox.
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5 Layout
TheLayouttabisusedtoarrangedocumentdataonprintedpageswithout
affectingtheoriginaldocument.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheLayouttab:
PrintingaBookletonpage5-1
PrintingMultiplePagesperSheetonpage5-2
PrintingaPosteronpage5-3
Scalingonpage5-3
Booklet
Bookletprintsatwo-pagelayoutonbothsidesofeachsheetofpaper.Youcan
foldandbindthebookletinthecenter.Foldedbookletsarehalfthesizeofthe
selectedpaper.Forexample,ifyouselectLetterinBasic>Paper>Printsize,
theprintedoutputcanbefoldedintoa5.5x8.5inch-sizebooklet.
WhenBookletisselected,otheroptionssuchasMultiplepagespersheet,
Poster ,andScalingareunavailable.
Adifferentpapersourcecanbeselectedforthebookletcover.Toincludea
coveronthebooklet,selectthePublishingtab,thenselectCovermode.
PrintingaBooklet
Bookletprintingrequiresthatyouchooseleftedgebindingorrightedgebinding
asinthefollowing:
IntheLayouttab,selectBooklet,andoneofthetwobindingoptions.
1
5-1
UserGuide
MultiplePagesperSheet
LeftEdgeBinding
Thisselectionprintstextthatreadsfromlefttoright.
RightEdgeBinding
Thisselectionprintstextthatreadsfromrighttoleft.
ClickOKtoreturntothePrintdialogbox.
2
Click OKtobeginprinting.
3
Multiplepagespersheetprintsseveralpagesonasinglesheetofpaperfor
thepurposeofreviewingthedocumentandconservingpaper.Thereadabilityof
themultiplepagesdecreasesasthenumberofpagespersheetisincreased.
YoucansetthearrangementofthepagesfromtheLayouttabaswellasprint
bordersaroundeachofthepages.
PrintingMultiplePagesperSheet
Thissectiondescribesselectingandprintinganarrangementofpagesona
singlesheetofpaper.
Layout
Inthe Layouttab,selectMultiplePagespersheet.
1
In Pagespersheet,selectthenumberofpagestoprintoneachsheetofpaper.
2
Ifyouwanttoprintaborderaroundeachpage,select Printborders.
3
Inthe Layoutlist,selectthehorizontaldirectionthepagesshouldflow.
4
Click OKtoreturntothePrintdialogbox.
5
Click OKtobeginprinting.
6
Poster
UsePostertoprintadocumenttoasizethatislargerthanthepaperyour
printercansupport.Youcanprintaposter,orbanner,upto25timeslargerthan
theoriginaldocument.Segmentsoftheposterdocumentareprintedonseveral
sheetsofpaperandwiththeassistanceofpostersettings,youcanreassemble
thesheetseasilytocreateaposter.
UseSheetsperpagetoselectthepostersizeinrelationtotheoriginal
documentsize.Eachoptionshowsthenumberofsheetstobeprintedandthe
maximumpostersize.
Note: TheSheetsperpagedisplaystheunitofmeasurementininchesor
millimeters.TochangetheUnitssetting,openthePrintersandFaxesfolder,
right-clickyourprinter.ClickProperties>DeviceSettings>User.
UsePosterSettingstoselectoptions,inanycombinationtomakeiteasierto
createaposter.Theseoptionsprintvisualcuesonthepostersheetsthat
providehelpincroppingandassemblingthepages.
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Layout
Overlapedges
Thisselectionduplicatestheedgesofdocumentdataonadjoiningsheets.
Posterappearanceisimprovedwhentheedgesoverlapslightly.Selectthe
checkbox,thentypeorselectavaluebetween0.00and1.20inches(0.0
and30.4mm).Thisoptionreducesthefinalpostersizeslightly.
Printcropmarks
Thisselectionprintsaborderattheedgesofeachpostersheet.Youcan
cropeachsheetontheborderbeforeassemblingthesheets.Thisoption
ensuresthatdataonadjoiningsheetsmatchesprecisely.
Printassemblymarks
Thisselectionprintsnumbersattheedgesofeachsheet,matchingnumbers
onadjoiningsheets.Assembleeachsheetedgetothesamenumberededge
onanothersheet.
UsePrintformattoprintaproofsheet,alongwiththeposter,toguideyouin
assemblingtheprintedpostersheets.
Posterpages
Thisselectionprintsallofthesheetstobeassembledasaposter.
Proofsheet
Thisselectionprintsalltheposterpagesononesheetwithmarkingsthat
displaythesheetassembly.
Posterpagesandproofsheet
Thisselectionprintsallpostersheetsandaone-pageproofsheet.
PrintingaPoster
Toprintaposterorbanner,followthesesteps:
IntheLayouttab,selectPoster.
1
In Sheetsperpage,selectthepostersize.Eachoptiondescribesthenumber
2
ofsheetsittakestorepresentonefinishedposterpage.
ClickPosterSettingstoselectoptionsinanycombination.Theseoptions
3
ensureapreciseassemblyofthepagestocreatetheposter.
InPrintformat,selectoneoftheoptionsforafinishedprintformat.
4
Click OKtoreturntothePrintdialogbox.
5
Click OKtobeginprinting.
6
Scaling
UseScalingtoincreaseordecreasethetextandgraphicsonapage.Youcan
alsoselectaguttersettingthatenlargesthemarginstoaccommodateaneasier
assemblyofthepagesintoabooklet.ScalingisnotavailablewhenBooklet,
Poster orMultiplepagespersheetisselected.
IntheLayouttab,underScaling,typeorselectapercentagebetween20to
500.Scalingadjustsproportionatelytheheightandwidthofthepage.Alower
percentagereducesthepageandahigherpercentageenlargesthepage.
5-3
UserGuide
Layout
Gutter
Aguttercreatesadditionalblankspaceontheleftsideandatthetopofthe
sheet.Itisoftenusedforbinding,holepunchorstaplingtomakeaprintjob
easiertoread.IncreasingthemeasurementsinGutterincreasesthemargins
aroundyourtextandgraphicsontheleftside,ortopoftheprintedsheet.This
createsalargermarginspacebyshiftingtheprintableareatotheright,ordown
asmuchasoneinch(25.4mm).
IntheLayouttab,clickGutter.
1
Inthe Gutterwidthoptions,typeavaluebetween.20to1.00inches(5.0to
2
25.4mm).
Longedge(left)
Thisselectionmodifiestheoutsidemarginontheleft-sideofthepage.
Shortedge(top)
Thisselectionmodifiestheoutsidemarginonthetop-edgeofthepage.
Note:AvailabilityofGuttersettingsvariesdependingonOrientationand
DuplexmodesettingsintheBasictab.
Iftextextendstooclosetotheedgeofthepage,select Reduceimagetofit.
3
Thetextappearsslightlyreducedandawayfromtheedgeofthepage.Iftext
doesnotextendbeyondthepagewhenthegutterincreases,clearReduce
imagetofit .
ClickOKtosaveguttersettings,thenclickOKagaintoreturntothePrintdialog
4
box.
ClickOKtobeginprinting.
5
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6 Imaging
IntheImagingtab,youcanmanageprintqualityandcolorsettings.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheImagingtab:
SelectingPrintQualityonpage6-2
Fontsonpage6-2
Graphicsonpage6-4
ColorModeonpage6-5
PrinterProfileonpage6-6
AdjustingColoronpage6-8
AdjustingGrayscaleonpage6-9
PrintQualityandEcoPrint
6-1
Printquality setstheresolutionfortheprintjob.Resolutionisameasurement,
indotsperlinearinch(dpi),thatdescribesthesharpnessandclarityofprinted
textandimages.SelectHighqualityorCustomfromthePrintqualitylist.
EcoPrint makestheentireimage,textandgraphics,appearlighterinthe
printedjob.EcoPrintdoesnotincreaseprintspeed.FromthePrintqualitylist,
selectCustom,thenclickEcoPrinttoopenthedialogbox.IntheEcoPrint
dialogbox,selectOn.
UserGuide
Imaging
SelectingPrintQuality
IntheImagingtab,selectaPrintqualityfromthelist.Thenumberof
selectionsinPrintqualitydependsonthenumberofresolutionssupportedby
theprintingsystem.
Highquality
Selectthissettingtoprintatthehighestprintingsystemresolution.
Custom
CustomletsyouchooseasettingforEcoPrint.SelectingCustomwithout
EcoPrintresultsinadefaultsettingtothehighestprintingsystemresolution.
Trapping
Incolorprinting,colorinksortonersareappliedseparatelytoapage.Acolor
imagehasitscomponentcolorsappliedincolorseparationsofcyan,magenta,
yellowandblack.Thesecolorseparationsmustbealigned(registered)
preciselytoproduceaqualityfullcolorimage.Duringprinting,thepaperor
mediatypemayshiftslightly.Whiletheshiftmightbeverysmall,thegaps
betweenthecolorsintheimagecanbenoticeable.Colortrappingcorrectsitby
overlappingcolorsslightlysothatminoralignmentissuesarecorrected.
Tousetrappinginadocument,selectavaluefortheprintoverlappixelwidth:
Light,0.5pixeltrapping;Medium,1pixeltrapping;Heavy,1.5pixelstrapping;
VeryHeavy,2pixelstrapping.
Iftrappingdoesnotcorrectthemisalignmentissue,contactyourlocalKyocera
servicedealer.
Note:TrappingisnotavailablewhenthePDLissettoPCL5corPDF.
Fonts
Acomputerfontisadatafilecontainingasetofglyphs(visualrepresentations
oftextualelements),characters,orsymbols.Commontermsforfontsare:
Bitmapfonts defineeachcharacterasapatternofpixels(thesmallest
resolvablerectangularareasofanimage).Suchfontsarenoteasilyscalable
anddistortwhenreducedorenlarged.
Outlinefonts ,incontrasttobitmapfonts,aredefinedasasetof
mathematicallinesandcurves.Anoutlinefontismoreeasilyscalable
(designedtodisplayandprintclearlyatanypointsize)thanabitmapfont.
Nativefonts arethebasicororiginalfontsinstalledwiththecomputer
operatingsystem.TrueTypefontsarethenativefontsusedbyMicrosoft
Windows.
TrueTypefonts areatypeofscalableoutlinefonts.TrueTypehaslongbeen
themostcommonformatforfontsonMicrosoftWindows.
Systemfonts aretheprimaryfontsusedbytheoperatingsystem.Theyare
typicallyaccessedthroughanapplicationinterfaceorthroughacommonfont
dialogbox.
Devicefonts arestoredeitherpermanentlyortemporarilyintheprinting
systemmemory.
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Imaging
FontSettings
TheFontssettingsdialogboxletsyouspecifyhowTrueTypefontsaresentto
theprintingsystem.Thechosenmethodaffectsthespeedandqualityofthe
printjob:
Downloadasoutlines
Thismethodisbestsuitedforlargedocumentsorprintjobsusingmultiple
fontsandfontsizes.Printspeedsarefasterbecauseoftheoptimization
featuresinthissetting.Therepetitionofsimilarfontdatasenttotheprinting
systemisreduced,therebyincreasingtheprintspeed.Printspeedisnot
increasedwhenusingAsianfontssuchasJapanese,Chinese,andKorean,
becauseofthelargeamountoffontinformationusedfortheseparticular
fonts.
Allownativedownload
Thismethodimprovestextqualityandincreasesprintspeedbyconverting
TrueTypefontstoAdobeType42fontformat.Thisfeatureisavailablewhen
KPDLisselected.
Downloadasbitmaps
Downloadingfontsasbitmapsprovidesmoredetail,howeveritcreateslarge
filesizes.Thisisbestsuitedforprintjobswithuser-definedfonts,verysmall
fonts(pointsize1-4),orAsianfonts.
Substitutewithdevicefonts
Systemfontsanddevicefontsareautomaticallymatchedbasedontypeface
name.Thisfunctionincreasesprintspeedandefficiency.Itisusefulfor
changingafontusedthroughoutalargedocument,byreplacingtheoldfont
withthedesiredfont.
Note:GDIcompatiblemodedoesnotsupportSubstitutewithdevice
fonts.
SelectingFontSettings
Click FontstoopentheFontSettingsdialogbox.
1
SelectoneofthemethodsforsendingTrueTypefonts,andthenclick OK.
2
FontSubstitution
Fontsubstitutionistheprocessofusingonefontinplaceofanotherwhenthe
intendedfontisnotavailabletoaprintingsystem.Fontsubstitutionmaybe
criticalforoutputofdocumentstoprintingsystemsthatarenotwellsupported
byalargefontinventory.
IntheImagingtab,clickFonts>Substitutewithdevicefonts>Fontsto
opentheFontSubstitutiondialogbox.
TheSystemfontslistshowsthefontsinstalledonyourcomputer.The
Availabledevicefonts listshowstheprintingsystem.Selectthesystemfont,
andthentheavailabledevicefonttobesubstituted.ClickOKtosaveyour
settings.Ifthedevicefontdoesnothavesimilarfontcharacteristicstothe
systemfont,characterspacinginthedocumentmayappearincorrect.
6-3
UserGuide
Imaging
DisablingDeviceFonts
Insomecases,theprintingsystemsubstitutesfontsevenifyousendthe
TrueTypefontsasoutlinefontsorbitmapimages.SelectDisabledevicefonts
topreventsubstitutionofdevicefontsforTrueTypefonts.
Thisoptionalsoimprovesportabilityofprintabledata.(Ifcleared,devicefonts
maynotmatchwhensenttoadifferentprintingsystem.)
SomeAdobeapplicationshavedevicefontlimitations.Toovercomethese
limitations,selectDisabledevicefonts.Devicefontsarenormallyvisibleinthe
applicationfontlistsasprintericonsnexttothefontname,unlessthereare
equivalentsystemfonts,inwhichcasethe“TT”TrueTypeiconremains.
IntheImagingtab,clickFontstoopentheFontssettingsdialogbox,and
selecttheDisabledevicefontscheckbox.
Graphics
Graphicsarepictorialrepresentationsofinformation.Graphicscanbefunctional
(charts,diagrams)orartistic(drawings,photographs).GraphicsSettingslet
youselectpatternscaling,inversion,optimization,andCIEoptionsforyour
printedgraphics.
Note: SomeoptionsareavailableonlywhenaspecificPDLisselected.
IntheImagingtab,clickGraphicstoopentheGraphicsSettingsdialogbox.
1
Inthedialogbox,selectfrom Patternscaling,Inversionoptions,
2
Optimization,andCIEoption,andthenclickOKtosaveyourselections.
PatternScaling
Patternscalingisafeaturethatcanhelpimprovevisualcompatibilitybetween
screenandprintoutput.Graphicsobjects,suchasashapeorapath,often
includepatternsandfillsthatarecomposedofcollectionsofprinteddots.A
patternisaplannedorrandomrepetitionofcolors,shapes,lines,values,and
texturestocreateavisualarrangement.Afillistheapplicationofacoloror
grayscaletoagraphicsobject.Ifprintedpatternsandfillsdonotmatchthe
appearanceofthatonthescreen,usePatternscalingtoselectadifferent
densityofprinteddots.
Auto (defaultsetting)
Thissettingprintspatternsandfillstomatchtheon-screenappearance.
Coarse
Thissettingprintspatternsandfillswiththefewestnumberoflines,patterns,
ordots.CoarseisthesameasAutowhenPCLXLorPCL5cisselectedin
DeviceSettings>PDL>SelectPDL.
Medium
Thissettingprintspatternsandfillswithagreaternumberoflines,patterns
ordotsthantheCoarsesetting.MediumisthesameasAutowhenKPDLis
selectedinDeviceSettings>PDL>SelectPDL.
Fine
Thissettingprintspatternsandfillswiththegreatestnumberoflines,
patterns,ordots.Printedpatternsandfillsmayappearmoredensethanthe
on-screenappearance.
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Imaging
InversionSettings
Inversionistheoppositeofthenormalorder,arrangement,orpositionofan
imageorprintedcontent.
IntheImagingtab,clickGraphicstoopentheGraphicssettingsdialogbox
andaccesstheInversionoptions.ThesettingsareavailablewhenKPDLis
selectedinDeviceSettings>PDL>SelectPDL.
Reverseimage
Thissettingprintsimageslikeaphotonegative,reversingblackandwhite
areasoftheimage.
Mirrorprint
Thissettingprintsthepagecontentbackwards,asitwouldappearinamirror
image.
OptimizationSettings
Optimizationisaprocessormethodologyofimprovingaprintingsystem's
functionoreffectiveness.
IntheImagingtabclickGraphicstoopentheGraphicssettingsdialogbox
andaccesstheOptimizationsettings.ThesettingsareavailablewhenKPDLor
XPSisselectedinDeviceSettings>PDL>SelectPDL.
Fastprinting
Thissettingincreasesprintspeedanddecreasesspoolsize.Itdelivers
imagesinbinaryformat.Itcanbeusedformosteverydayprintingneeds.
Documentportability
ThissettingcreatesaPostScriptfileinASCIItextencoding.Unlikethebinary
formatcreatedinFastprinting,theASCIItextcreatedwiththisselection
canbeedited.
CIEOptimization
CIEoptimizationbypassesthenormalprocedureofprocessingeveryaspectof
theCIEcolorspaceusedinapplicationssuchasAdobeAcrobatand
Photoshop.Thisfeatureincreasesprintspeedfordocumentsprintedfromthese
applicationsbyoptimizingCIEdata.Ithasnoeffectonprintjobsthatdonotuse
CIEdata.CIEoptimizationshouldbeselectedforspeednotaccuracy,so
printedoutputmaybedifferentfromappearanceonthescreen.
IntheImagingtab,clickGraphicstoopentheGraphicssettingsdialogbox
andaccesstheCIEoptimizationcheckbox.CIEoptimizationisavailable
whenKPDLisselectedinDeviceSettings>PDL>SelectPDL.
Note: IfyouareusingtheKyoceraXPSdriverfortheWindowsVista
operatingsystem,CIEoptimizationisunavailable.
ColorMode
TheoptionsinColormodeletyouchoosefull-colorprintingorprintingwith
blacktoneronly.
Thefollowingcolormodesareavailable:
Color(CMYK)
Thismodeprintsfullfour-colortextandgraphics.
Black&White
6-5
UserGuide
Imaging
Usethismodetoprintwithblackonly,constrainingallcolorsettings.Click
AdjustmenttochangetheAdjustmentsettings.
PrinterProfile
Printerprofileletsyouoptimizethecolorrenderingofphotosandgraphics.
ThisfeatureisavailablewhenColor(CMYK)isselectedastheColormode.
Thefollowingprinterprofilesareavailable:
Printersettings
Thisoptionusestheprintersettingsonly.
TextandGraphics
Thisoptionisforprintingdocumentsthatcontainmanygraphs,chartsor
drawings.
TextandPhotos
Thisoptionisforprintingdocumentswithmanyphotographicimages.
Vividcolors
Thisoptionincreasesthecolorsaturationofgraphicsandphotos.
Publications
Thisoptionisforprintingamixofgraphicsand/orphotos.Selectthisoption
toprintclosetothecolorshadeofthescreen.
Lineart
Thisoptionisforprintingfiguresorgraphicsdrawnwithlines.Selectthis
optiontoprintcoloredlineswithpuresimplecolor.
Advanced
Thisoptionachievesgreaterconsistencyincolorreproductionamong
variousdevices.Itcompensatesforthedifferentcolorspacesofcolor
printingsystems.Selectingandapplyingasetofprofilesiscalledacolor
profile.
ColorCorrection
InPrinterprofile,theAdvancedoptionprovidessomemethodsforcontrolling
howtheprinterprocessescolormatching.
FromPrinterprofile,selectAdvanced.TheColorCorrectiondialogbox
1
appearswiththefollowingoptions:
None(applicationcorrected)
Withthisoption,colordataprocesseswithoutapplyingtheadjustments
containedintheprintingsystem'sinternalcolorlookuptables.Inksimulation
willnotbeexecuted.Thisisusefuliftheapplicationprovidesitsowncolor
correction.
ICM(systemcorrected)
Thisoptionspecifiescolorrenderingintheprintjobtomakeitasclosetothe
originalaspossible.ICMtechnologyreliesuponassociatinganoutput
devicelikeaprintingsystemwithaColorProfile.AnICMProfileforaprinting
systemcontainsinformationaboutrenderingaccuratecolorinformationfor
thatdevice.ThesettingsforICMmustbesetintheColorManagementtabin
theprintingsystemProperties.
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Ifyouselectthe None(applicationcorrected)option,clickOKtoclosethe
ColorCorrectiondialogbox.
IfyouselecttheICM(systemcorrected)option,clickICMSettings,and
proceedtostep2.
IntheICMSettingsdialogbox,selectaRenderingintentoption,thenclickOK
2
tosavetheselection.
Optimizeforexactcolor(Colorimetric)
Thisoptionisformatchingcolorspreciselyinallprintjobs,suchascolorsin
acorporatelogo.
Optimizeforcolorcontrast(bestforimages)
Thisoptionoptimizesforcolorcontrastbyadjustingcontrasttopreserve
detailthroughoutthetonalrange.Selectitforimagesorscanned
photographscontainingmanycolorsorshadesofcolor.
Optimizeforcolorsaturation(bestforgraphs)
Thisoptionoptimizesforcolorsaturationbyadjustinghuetopreservethe
vividnessofpurecolors.Selectforgraphsorchartscontainingsolidcolors.
ClickOKagaintoclosetheColorCorrectiondialogbox.
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SettingaDefaultColorProfileinWindowsXP
WhenusingtheICM(systemcorrected)featureintheColorCorrectiondialog
box,youcansetacolorprofileforyourprintingsystem.
OpenthePrintersandFaxesfolder.
1
Right-clickonthedesiredcolorprinter.
2
Select Properties.
3
Selectthe ColorManagementtab.
4
Click Add.
5
Inthe AddProfileAssociationdialogbox,selectacolorprofilefromthelist
6
andclickAdd.
IntheColorManagementtab,selectManual.
7
Selectthedesiredcolorprofilefromthelistandclick SetasDefault.
8
Click OK.
9
SettingaDefaultColorProfileinWindowsVista
WhenusingtheICM(systemcorrected)featureintheColorCorrectiondialog
box,youcansetacolorprofileforyourprintingsystem.
OpenthePrintersfolder.
1
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Right-clickonthedesiredcolorprinter.
2
Select Properties.
3
Selectthe ColorManagementtab.
4
Click ColorManagementtoopentheColorManagementdialogbox.
5
Selectthe Devicestab.
6
Inthe Deviceslist,selectthedesiredcolorprinter.
7
Select Usemysettingsforthisdevice.
8
Inthe Profileselectionlist,selectManual.
9
Click Add,toopentheAssociateColorProfiledialogbox.
10
Imaging
AdjustingColor
SelectanICCprofile,orclick Browsetofindaprofile,andclickOK.Theprofile
11
isaddedtotheProfilesassociatedwiththisdevicelist.
SelectthedesiredcolorprofileandclickSetasDefaultProfile.
12
Click Close.
13
ColorAdjustmentenablesyoutocustomizethetwocolorspacesinthedriver
andsaveuptothreecustomgroups.Colorspacechangescanbemadetored,
green,blue(RGB)levelsortohue,saturationandlightness(HSL).
InColormode,selectColor(CMYK).
1
Inthe Imagingtab,intheAdjustmentlist,selectCustom1,Custom2,or
2
Custom3,ifyouhavealreadydefinedcolorsettings.Ifyouhavenotdefined
colorsettings,selectEdittoopentheAdjustmentSettingsdialogbox.
FromtheCustomColorAdjustmentlist,selectCustom1,Custom2,or
3
Custom3.
Toopenthe CustomColorAdjustmentdialogbox,clickSettings.
4
Select HSL(hue,saturation,lightness)orRGB(red,green,blue)toworkwith
5
asthecolorspace.
Clickthearrowbuttonsbeneaththephotographtoselectoneofthreedifferent
6
images.Differentcolorsareemphasizedineachofthephotographstoaidinthe
coloradjustmentprocess.
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AdjustingHSL(Hue,Saturation,Lightness)
HSLcontrolsadjustthefullspectrum,brightness,contrast,andvividnessofthe
color.
UnderSelectcolorspace,selectHSL(hue,saturation,lightness).
1
Adjustthedistributionandbalanceofhues.
2
Forcoordinatedhueadjustment,fromthe ModifylistselectMaster.Dragthe
Hueslidertotherightorlefttoincreaseordecreasethevaluebetween-180
and+180.
Forspecifichueadjustment,fromtheModifylistselectRed,Yellow,Green,
Cyan ,Blue,orMagenta.DragtheHueslidertotherightorlefttoincreaseor
decreasethevaluebetween-10and+10.
Theuppercolorbarindicatestheadjustmentmadewhenthesliderisdragged,
oravalueistypedinthebox.Thehorizontalbracketsaroundtheuppercolor
barshowtherangeofthecolorbaraffectedbytheadjustment.
ThelowercolorbarprovidesareferencepointtothecolorbaraboveitforHue
Adjustment .
DrageachslidertoadjusttheSaturation,LightnessandContrastbetween
3
-10and+10.Youcanalsotypevaluesintheboxes.
IfyouwanttoreturnallHSLsettingstozero,clickReset.
4
Click OKtosavethenewHSLsettings.
5
AdjustingRGB(Red,Green,Blue)
RGBadjustsonlytherelativevaluesofthecolorsred,green,andblue.
UnderSelectcolorspace,selectRGB.
1
Undereachbar,dragtheslidertoadjusttherelativevaluesof Red,Green,and
2
Bluebetween-10and+10.Youcanalsotypevaluesintheboxes.
IfyouwanttoreturnallRGBsettingstozero,click Reset.
3
Click OKtosavethenewRGBsettings.
4
AdjustingGrayscale
TheAdjustmentsettingschangetheBrightnessandContrastofgraphics.
Thesesettingsareusefulifgraphicimagesareprintingtoolight,toogray,ortoo
dark.Textremainsunaffected.
IntheImagingtab,inColormode,selectBlack&White.
1
Inthe Adjustmentlist,selectCustom.
2
ApreviewimageintheAdjustmentSettingsdialogboxillustratesany
brightnessandcontrastchanges.
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TextandGraphicsEffects
Dragthe Brightnesssliderrighttolighten,orlefttodarkenthegraphicimages
3
oftheprintjob.
Youcanalsochangebrightnessbyenteringanumericvalueinthetextboxat
theright.Thebrightestsettingis+100;thedarkestis-100.Zeroisthedefault
mid-levelsetting.Adjustingbrightnessisusefulwhengraphicimagesare
printingtoodarkortoolight.
DragtheContrastsliderrightorlefttoincreaseordecreaseproportionoflight
4
todarkinthegraphicimagesoftheprintjob.
Ahighcontrastsettingdecreasesthegrayscalespectrum,makinglightgrays
lighteranddarkgraysdarker.Alowcontrastsettingincreasesthegrayscale
spectrum,makinglightgraysdarkeranddarkgrayslighter.
Youcanalsochangecontrastbyenteringanumericvalueinthetextboxatthe
right.Thehighestcontrastsettingis+100;thelowestis-100.Zeroisthedefault
mid-levelsetting.Adjustingcontrastisusefulifgraphicimagesareprintingtoo
gray,ortooblackandwhite.
Printtextasblack
Thisoptionprintsallcolortextasblack.Itproducesfasterprintingofcolor
printjobsbyreducingtheamountofdatasenttotheprinter.InBlack&White
printing,itincreasesthedetailforlight-coloredtextprinted.Whitetextand
imagecolorsareunaffected.AvailablewithalloftheColormodeoptions.
Continuoustone
Imagesarerepresentedbyaseriesofevenlygraduatedtones,asina
photograph.Color(CMYK)mustbeselectedastheColormode.
Printgraphicsasblack
Thisoptionprintsallcolorgraphicsandtextwithblack,ratherthan
grayscale.ThisfeatureisimplementedforCADapplications.Black&White
mustbeselectedastheColormode.
Imaging
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InthePublishingtab,youcancreatecovers,inserts,andaddtransparencies
foraprintjob.
ThesefeaturesareavailableinthePublishingtab:
PrintingCoversonpage7-1
ChoosingCoverMediaonpage7-5
PrintingPageInsertsonpage7-5
InterleavingTransparenciesonpage7-7
CoverMode
Covermodeisafeatureforaddingcoverpagesforthefrontandbackofyour
document.Youcanprintoncoverpagesofadifferentweightorcolorthanthe
maindocument.Thesourceofthecoverpaperisspecifiedbyadjustingthe
MediaforcoversettingsinthePublishingtab.
PrintonbothsidesmustbeselectedintheBasictabinordertoprintusingthe
FrontinsideorBackoutsideoptions.
AlthoughCovermodeandPageinsertmaybeusedsimultaneously,they
cannotbeusedwithTransparencyinterleaving.
PrintingCovers
Inthe Publishingtab,selectCovermode.
1
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UserGuide
Select Front,Frontandback,orthePrintontooptionstospecifywhattypeof
2
coverstoprint.
SelecttheMediaforcovertospecifywhattypeofpaperorothermediatouse
3
forthecovers.
CoverModeOptions
CheckBoxSelection CoverInsertionType
Front Insertsablankfrontcover.
Front Printsontheoutsidesurfaceofthe
Frontoutside
frontcover.
Publishing
Front Printsontheinsidesurfaceofthefront
Frontinside
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Publishing
CheckBoxSelection CoverInsertionType
Front
Printsontheoutsideandinside
surfacesofthefrontcover.
Frontoutside
Frontinside
Frontandback
Frontandback
Frontoutside
Insertsblankfrontandbackcovers.
Printsontheoutsidesurfaceofthe
frontcoverandinsertsablankback
cover.
Frontandback
Printsontheinsidesurfaceofthefront
coverandinsertsablankbackcover.
Frontinside
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UserGuide
CheckBoxSelection CoverInsertionType
Frontandback
Printsonbothsidesofthefrontcover
andinsertsablankbackcover.
Frontoutside
Frontinside
Publishing
Frontandback
Backinside
Frontandback
Backoutside
Printsontheinsidesurfaceofthe
backcoverandinsertsablankfront
cover.
Printsontheoutsidesurfaceofthe
backcoverandinsertsablankfront
cover.
Frontandback
Printsonbothsidesofthebackcover
andinsertsablankfrontcover.
Backinside
Backoutside
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Publishing
CheckBoxSelection CoverInsertionType
Frontandback
Frontoutside
Frontinside
Backinside
Backoutside
Printsonbothsidesofthefrontand
backcovers.
ChoosingCoverMedia
Inthe Mediaforcoverlist,selectthemediatypeorsourcecassetteforthefront
1
andbackcovers.
Whenyouchoosethemediatype,asourcecassettematchingthatmediatype
isautomaticallyselected.
ClickOKtoreturntothePrintdialogbox.
2
Click OKtostartprinting.
3
PageInsert
APageinsertisapreprintedpageorapageofadifferentpapertypethatis
insertedatspecifiedpointsinaprintjob.Theinsertedpagecanalsobeprinted
onduringtheprintjob.Bothsidesofthepageinsertcanbeprintedonbyusing
theduplexunit.
AlthoughthePageinsertandCovermodeoptionscanbeusedtogether,
neitherofthemcanbeusedwithTransparencyinterleaving.
PrintingPageInserts
Thereareseveralwaystoarrangepageinserts:youcanprintonone,both,or
neitherside.SelectthePageinsertcheckbox.Selecttheoptioncorresponding
toyourdesiredpagearrangement.Toprintonboththefrontandbackofthe
insertedpage,selectthePrintontofrontandPrintontobackcheckboxes.
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PageInsertionOptions
CheckBoxSelection PageInsertionType
Pageinsert Insertsablankpage.
Pageinsert Printsonthefrontsideoftheinserted
Printontofront
page.
Publishing
Pageinsert Printsonthebacksideoftheinserted
Printontoback
Pageinsert
Printontofront
Printontoback
page.
Printsonbothsidesoftheinserted
page.
TransparencyInterleaving
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Transparencyinterleaving insertsabackingsheetbetweenprinted
transparencies.Thebackingsheet,alsoknownasaninterleaf,helpskeep
transparenciescleanandpreventsthemfromclingingtogether.Thisfeatureis
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onlyavailablewhenprintingontransparenciessuppliedfromtheMPtray.You
canprintthesamecontentonthebackingpagesasonthetransparencies.
TransparencyinterleavingcannotbeusedtogetherwithCovermodeorPage
insert.
InterleavingTransparencies
Inthe Basictab,intheMediatypelist,selectTransparency.IftheSourceand
1
Mediatypelistshavebeencombined(byaselectionintheDeviceSettings
tab,intheCompatibilitySettingsdialogbox),Mediatypedoesnotappear.
Instead,intheSourcelistselectAuto(Transparency).
ClickthePublishingtab.
2
Inthe Publishingtab,selecttheTransparencyinterleavingcheckbox.To
3
printthetransparencycontentontheinsertedpagesaswell,selectthe Print
ontobackingcheckbox.
Inthe Mediaforbackinglist,selecttheMediatypeofthebackingsheetorthe
4
Sourcepapercassette.WhenyouchoosetheMediatype,theSource
cassettewherethatmediaisloadedisautomaticallyselected.
ClickOKtobeginprinting.
5
Theprintingsystem'soperationpanelpromptsyoutoloadtransparenciesinto
theMPtray,and,ifnecessary,loadbackingpaperintotheselectedcassette.
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UserGuide
8 Job
TheJobtabisusedtostoreprintjobsinthememoryinstalledintheprinting
system.YoucanalsoselectaJobnametousewithJobstoragefeatures.You
canusethistabtosetorchangethedefaultsettingsthatapplywhenyouprinta
documentfromaMicrosoftWindowsapplication.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheJobtab:
QuickCopy(FS-C5300DN,FS-C5400DN)onpage8-2
ProofandHoldonpage8-4
PrivatePrintonpage8-5
JobStorage(FS-C5300,FS-C5400)onpage8-7
JobNameonpage8-10
JobStorage(e-MPS)
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Jobstorage(e-MPS) offersasetofoptionsforsavingprintjobsinprinting
systemmemory,sothatyoucanprintorreprintthemlater.Printjobscaneasily
bereprintedlaterusingtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel,andprintingof
sensitivedocumentscanberestrictedtoapprovedusers.
E-MPSisamultitiersolutionthatprovidesadvancedprintmanagement,directly
fromthedesktop.Bystoringajobintheprintingsystem,youcanprintitfrom
theoperationpanelwithoutsendingitagainfromthecomputer.
TousetheJobstorage(e-MPS)features,youcansetaUsernameinthe
UserSettings dialogbox,availableintheDeviceSettingstab.Ifanameisnot
set,thentheusernameoftheconnectedPCisused.
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JobStorage(e-MPS)options
Storage Accesscode Whenjobis Whenjobis Operation
location required printed deletedfrom panele-MPS
memory location
Quickcopy HarddiskNo Whensent Whenprinting JobBox/
fromthe systemisQuickCopy
computer turnedoffor
Harddisk is
full
Proofandhold HarddiskorNo OnecopywhenWhenprinting JobBox/
RAMdiskjobissent; systemis QuickCopy
remaining turnedoff
copieslater
Privateprint HarddiskorYes Whenaccess Whenprinting JobBox/
RAMdiskcodeisenteredsystemis Private/Stored
atoperation turnedoffor
panel afterprinting
Jobstorage Harddisk OptionalWhenprinted Whenmanually JobBox/
fromoperation deletedPrivate/Stored
panel
QuickCopy(FS-C5300DN,FS-C5400DN)
QuickcopyisaJobstorage(e-MPS)optionthatprintsallcopiesofaprintjob
andstoresthejobtemporarilyontheHarddiskforreprintinglater.Thisfeature
isavailablewhenaHarddiskisinstalledandselectedintheDeviceSettings
tab.
Quickcopy isusefulforprintingthejobagainlaterinthedaywhenyouneed
additionalcopiesatshortnotice.Youcansetthenumberofadditionalcopies,
andprintthejobfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanelwithoutsendingthe
jobagainfromthecomputer.
ThenumberofQuickcopyorProofandholdjobsthatcanbestoredissetat
theprintingsystem’soperationpanel,toamaximumof50jobs.Whenthe
designatednumberofjobsisreached,olderjobsarereplacedbynewjobs.All
Quickcopy jobsarestoredintheHarddiskafterprintingbutaredeletedwhen
theprintingsystemisturnedoff.Youcanmanuallydeleteajobattheoperation
panel.
Warning:AprintjobcanreplaceajobintheHarddiskhavingthesameUser
nameandJobname.Topreventthis,selectUsejobname+dateandtime
under Overwritejobname.
PrintingaQuickCopyJob
WithaHarddiskinstalled,Quickcopyletsyouprintadocumentandsaveitin
theprintingsystemuntilthejobismanuallydeletedortheprintingsystemis
turnedoff.
IntheJobtab,selectJobstorage(e-MPS).
1
Select Quickcopy,andthenclickOKinbothdialogboxestoprint.
2
Forexample,useQuickcopywhenyouprintcopiesforameetinglaterinthe
day.Ifyoulearnatthelastminutethatadditionalcopiesareneeded,youcan
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UserGuide
printthemquicklyusingtheprintingsystem'soperationpanelwithoutsending
thejobagainfromyourcomputer.
ReprintingaQuickCopyJob(FS-C5300DN)
YoucanreprintaQuickcopyjobfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel
withoutsendingthejobagainfromyourcomputer.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstherightarrow.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilQuickCopyappearsonthemessage
3
display,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredUsernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay,thenpressthe OKkey.
Job
Presstheupordownarrowstoselectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.You
6
canselectfrom1to999copies.
PresstheOKkeytoprint.
7
ReprintingaQuickCopyJob(FS-C5400DN)
YoucanreprintaQuickcopyjobfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel
withoutsendingthejobagainfromyourcomputer.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilQuickCopyappearsonthemessage
3
display,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredUsernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
Presstheupordownarrowstoselectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.You
6
canselectfrom1to999copies.
PresstheOKkey,thenpressYestoprint.
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ProofandHold
ProofandholdisaJobstorage(e-MPS)optionthatprintsonecopyofaprint
jobsothatyoucanproofitbeforeprintingtheremainingcopies.Thisfeatureis
availablewhenaHarddiskisinstalledintheprintingsystem,orRAMdisk
enabled,andselectedintheDeviceSettingstab.
Aftertheproofcopyisprintedandchecked,remainingcopiescanbeprinted
fromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanelwithoutsendingthejobagainfrom
thecomputer.Ifdesired,youcanchangethenumberofcopiesprinted.
Note:Proofandhold isnotavailableforsomeapplicationssuchasMicrosoft
Excel.
ThenumberofProofandholdorQuickcopyjobsthatcanbestoredissetat
theprintingsystem’soperationpanel,toamaximumof50jobs.Whenthe
designatednumberofjobsisreached,olderjobsarereplacedbynewjobs.All
Proofandhold jobsarestoredintheHarddiskafterprintingbutaredeleted
whentheprintingsystemisturnedoff.Youcanmanuallydeleteajobatthe
operationpanel.
Warning:AprintjobcanreplaceajobintheHarddiskhavingthesameUser
nameandJobname.Topreventthis,selectUsejobname+dateandtime
under Overwritejobname.
PrintingaProofandHoldJob
Proofandholdletsyouprintonecopyofamulticopyjobtoproofbefore
printingtheremainingcopies.ThejobisstoredintheHarddiskorRAMdisk
memoryuntiltheprintingsystemisturnedofforthejobismanuallydeleted.
IntheBasictab,selectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.
1
Openthe Jobtab.
2
Click Jobstorage(e-MPS).
3
Click Proofandhold,andclickOK.
4
PrintingProofandHoldCopies(FS-C5100DN,FS-C5200DN,
FS-C5300DN)
YoucanprinttheremainingProofandholdcopiesfromtheprintingsystem’s
operationpanelwithoutsendingthejobagainfromyourcomputer.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstherightarrow.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilQuickCopyappearsonthemessage
3
display,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredUsernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpressthe OKkey.
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UserGuide
Presstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesired Jobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
Presstheupordownarrowstoselectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.You
6
canselectfrom1to999copies.
PresstheOKkeytoprint.
7
PrintingProofandHoldCopies(FS-C5400DN)
YoucanprinttheremainingProofandholdcopiesfromtheprintingsystem’s
operationpanelwithoutsendingthejobagainfromyourcomputer.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilQuickCopyappearsonthemessage
3
display,thenpressthe OKkey.
Job
PrivatePrint
Presstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesired Usernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
Presstheupordownarrowstoselectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.You
6
canselectfrom1to999copies.
PresstheOKkey,thenpressYestoprint.
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PrivateprintjobsaresavedontheHarddiskorRAMdiskforprintinguntila
four-digitAccesscodeisentered.WhentheHarddiskreachesmaximum
capacityandanewjobissenttobestored,theoldeststoredjobisreplacedby
thenewjob.Privateprintjobsaredeletedwhentheprintingsystemisresetor
poweredoff.Ifyoudonotwantthejobdeleted,selecttheJobstoragefeature.
Whensendingasensitivedocumenttotheprintingsystem,ausermusttypea
four-digitAccesscode,whichisattachedtotheprintjobalongwiththeJob
nameandUsername.ThejobisnotprinteduntilauserenterstheAccess
codeattheprintingsystem’soperationpanel.Afterthejobisprinted,itis
removedfromprintingsystemmemory.
ThenumberofPrivateprintjobsthatcanbestoredislimitedonlybythe
storagecapacityoftheHarddisk.Youcanmanuallydeleteajobatthe
operationpanel.
Warning:AprintjobcanreplaceajobintheHarddiskhavingthesameUser
nameandJobname.Topreventthis,selectUsejobname+dateandtime
under Overwritejobname.
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StoringaPrivatePrintJob
Privateprintletsyoustoreadocumenttemporarilyinprintingsystemmemory
withoutprinting,andprotectitwithan Accesscode.Thejobisstoredonthe
Harddiskuntilitisprintedormanuallydeleted.ThejobisstoredinRAMdisk
memoryuntilitisprintedortheprintingsystemisturnedoff.
IntheJobtab,selectJobstorage(e-MPS).
1
Select Privateprint.
2
Inthe Accesscodebox,typefournumbersifyouwanttorestrictaccessto
3
yourdocument.
ClickOK.
4
PrintingaPrivatePrintJob(FS-C5100DN,FS-C5200DN,
FS-C5300DN)
YoucanprintaPrivateprintjobfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel
withoutsendingthejobagainfromyourcomputer.Thetopicisprintedand
immediatelydeletedfromtheharddiskorRAMdiskmemory.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstherightarrow.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilPrivate/Storedappearsonthemessage
3
display,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredUsernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
Usetheupandrightarrowstoenterthe4–digitaccesscode,thenpresstheOK
6
key.
Presstheupordownarrowstoselectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.You
7
canselectfrom1to999copies.
PresstheOKkeytoprint.
8
PrintingaPrivatePrintJob(FS-C5400DN)
YoucanprintaPrivateprintjobfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel
withoutsendingthejobagainfromyourcomputer.Thetopicisprintedand
immediatelydeletedfromtheharddiskorRAMdiskmemory.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
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UserGuide
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilPrivate/Storedappearsonthemessage
3
display,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredUsernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
UsetheupordownarrowsandtheOKkeytoenterthe4–digitaccesscode,
6
thenpressEnter.
Presstheupordownarrowstoselectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.You
7
canselectfrom1to999copies.
PresstheOKkey,thenpressYestoprint.
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Job
JobStorage(FS-C5300,FS-C5400)
JobstorageisaJobstorage(e-MPS)optionthatletsyoustoreaprintjob
permanentlyintheHarddiskforprintinglater.Youalsohavetheoptionof
protectingtheprintjobfromunauthorizedprintingbyusinganAccesscode.
ThisfeatureisavailablewhenaHarddiskisinstalledandselectedinthe
DeviceSettingstab.
Jobstorageisusefulforjobsthatneedtobeavailableforprintingatanytime,
eveniftheprintingsystemhasbeenturnedoffandturnedonagain. Job
storagejobscanonlyberemovedmanuallyfromprintingsystemmemory.
Ifdesired,youcanattachafour-digitAccesscodetoaJobstoragejob,so
thatyoucanprintajobwithoutanyoneelseseeingit,orrestrictprintingto
approvedusers.Whentheaccesscodeisused,thejobisnotprinteduntila
userprintsitattheprintingsystem’soperationpanel.Afterthejobisprinted,it
remainsinprintingsystemmemory.
ThenumberofJobstoragejobsthatcanbestoredislimitedonlybythe
storagecapacityoftheHarddisk.Youcanmanuallydeleteajobatthe
operationpanel.
Warning:AprintjobcanreplaceajobintheHarddiskhavingthesameUser
nameandJobname.Topreventthis,selectUsejobname+dateandtime
under Overwritejobname.
StoringaJobStorageJob
Jobstorageletsyoustoreadocumentpermanentlyinprintingsystemmemory
withoutprinting,andgivesyoutheoptiontoprotectitwithanAccesscode.
Thisjobremainsontheharddiskuntilitismanuallydeleted.
IntheJobtab,selectJobstorage(e-MPS).
1
Select Jobstorage.
2
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Job
Ifyouwanttorestrictaccesstoyourdocument,select AccessCodeandtype
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fournumbersinthebox
ClickOKinbothdialogboxestoprint.
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PrintingaJobStorageJob(FS-C5300DN)
YoucanprintaJobstoragejobfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel
withoutsendingthejobagainfromyourcomputer.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstherightarrow.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilPrivate/Storedappearsonthemessage
3
display,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredUsernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
Ifanaccesscodewasset,usetheupandrightarrowstoenterthe4–digit
6
accesscode,thenpresstheOKkey.
Presstheupordownarrowstoselectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.You
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canselectfrom1to999copies.
PresstheOKkeytoprint.
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PrintingaJobStorageJob(FS-C5400DN)
YoucanprintaJobstoragejobfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel
withoutsendingthejobagainfromyourcomputer.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilPrivate/Storedappearsonthemessage
3
display,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredUsernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay,thenpressthe OKkey.
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UserGuide
Ifanaccesscodewasset,usetheupordownarrowsandthe OKkeytoenter
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the4–digitaccesscode,thenpressEnter.
Presstheupordownarrowstoselectthenumberofcopiestobeprinted.You
7
canselectfrom1to999copies.
PresstheOKkey,thenpressYestoprint.
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DeletingaJobStorage(e-MPS)Job(FS-C5100DN,FS-C5200DN,
FS-C5300DN)
Anyprintjobstoredinprintingsystemmemory(Harddisk)canbedeleted
manuallyattheprintingsystem’soperationpanel.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstherightarrow.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilQuickCopy(forQuickcopyorProofand
3
holdjobs)orPrivate/Stored(forPrivateprintorJobstoragejobs)appears
onthemessagedisplay,thenpressthe OKkey.
Job
Presstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesired Usernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay.
Ifanaccesscodewasset,usethearrowkeysandOKkeytoenterthe4-digit
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accesscode,thenpresstheOKkey.
PressthedownarrowuntilDeleteappears.
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Press OKtodeletethejob.
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DeletingaJobStorage(e-MPS)Job(FS-C5400DN)
Anyprintjobstoredinprintingsystemmemory(Harddisk)canbedeleted
manuallyattheprintingsystem’soperationpanel.
Attheprintingsystem'soperationpanel,presstheMenukey.
1
Presstheupordownarrowsuntil JobBoxappearsonthemessagedisplay,
2
thenpresstheOKbutton.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilQuickCopy(forQuickcopyorProofand
3
holdjobs)orPrivate/Stored(forPrivateprintorJobstoragejobs)appears
onthemessagedisplay,thenpressthe OKkey.
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Job
Presstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesired Usernameappearsonthe
4
messagedisplay,thenpresstheOKkey.
PresstheupordownarrowsuntilthedesiredJobnameappearsonthe
5
messagedisplay.
PressDelete.
6
Ifanaccesscodewasset,usethearrowkeysand OKkeytoenterthe4-digit
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accesscode,thenpressEnter.
PressYestodeletethejob.
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JobName
AJobnameisauniqueidentifierforeachprintjob.Ithelpsyoufindandprint
yourjobfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel.Whenyousendaprintjob
usingoneoftheJobstorage(e-MPS)options,youcanassignacustomname
tothejoborusethenameoftheapplicationfile.
ForMicrosoftWordandPowerPoint,youcanchoosetoincludeoromitthe
applicationnamefromtheapplicationdefinedJobname.Youcanalsoensure
thatjobsinprintingsystemmemoryarenotreplacedbynewjobshavingthe
sameJobname.
Don’tUseApplicationName
Don’tuseapplicationnameisanoptiontoremovetheapplicationnamefrom
thejobnameintheoperationpanelmessageandinjobstoragefeatures.By
selectingDon'tuseapplicationname,thefilenameyouchooseappears
clearlyinthejoblist.ThisfeatureisapplicableonlywhenprintingfromMicrosoft
WordorPowerPoint.
OverwriteJobName
Overwritejobnameisanoptiontoensurethatasavedprintjobisnotreplaced
inprintingsystemmemorybyanewjobhavingthesameJobname.Ifauser
sendstwoprintjobswiththesameUsernameandJobname,thesecondjob
replacesthefirstjobwithoutanyprompt.Topreventthis,Overwritejobname
canautomaticallychangetheJobnamebyaddingthedateandtimethejobis
sent.Thisfeaturealsohelpsyoutotrackwhenprintjobsweresentfromthe
computer.
TheselectedoptionappliestoaJobnamewitheitherApplicationdefinedor
Customselected.Overwritejobnameoptionsinclude:
Replaceexistingfile
Thisoptionletsthecurrentprintjobreplaceanexistingjobinprintingsystem
memory,ifajobwiththesameUsernameandJobnameexists.
Usejobname+dateandtime
ThisoptionaddsthecurrentdateandtimetotheendoftheJobname,inthe
format:mmddyyhhmmss.
SelectingaJobName
YoumustselectaJobnametousewithJobstorage(e-MPS)features,sothat
youcanfindyourjobinjoblistsontheprintingsystem’soperationpanel.The
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selectedJobnameissavedwiththeprintjobwhenthejobissenttoprinting
systemmemory.
IntheJobtab,selectJobstorage(e-MPS).
1
Under Jobname,selectaname:
2
Applicationdefined
ThisoptionusesthenameoftheapplicationdocumentastheJobname.
ForMicrosoftWordorPowerPointdocuments,selectingDon’tuse
applicationname removesthenameoftheapplicationsothatonlythe
documentnameappearsastheJobname.
Custom
Thisoptionusesauniquenameforeachjob.Typeanameinthebox,upto
79characters.
SelectanOverwritejobnameoptionincaseajobalreadyexistsinprinting
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systemmemorywiththesame Jobname:
Replaceexistingfile
IfajobwiththesameUsernameandJobnameexists,thecurrentprintjob
replacesanexistingjobinprintingsystemmemory.
Usejobname+dateandtime
AddsthecurrentdateandtimetotheendoftheJobname,intheformat:
mmddyyhhmmss
Job
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9 Advanced
IntheAdvancedtab,youcanchoosespecialfeaturesthatextendthe
capabilitiesoftheprintingsystem.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheAdvancedtab:
Prologue/Epilogueonpage9-1
Watermarkonpage9-3
ColorOptimizeronpage9-5
ConfiguringStatusMonitoronpage9-6
EMFSpoolingonpage9-8
EnablingClientProfileonpage9-8
Prologue/Epilogue
ThePrologue/Epiloguefeatureenablesausertoinsertacommandfileatthe
beginningofaprintjoborattheend.Thecommandfile,preparedinatext
editor,utilizesprogrammingcommandsfromtheprinterresidentPRESCRIBE
language.TheProductLibraryCDincludesaPRESCRIBEcommand
languagereferenceguide.Acommandfileisasetofinstructionstheprinting
systeminterpretstoproduceagivenoutput.Forexample,a
Prologue/Epilogue commandfilemaycontainamacrothatplacesagraphic
objectsuchasalogoatthetopofaletterheaddocument.
SelectingaPrologue/EpilogueFile
APrologue/Epiloguefilemustbeavailableonyoursystembeforeitcanbe
addedtoaprintjob.Tocreatethisfile,useatexteditorlikeWindowsNotepad.
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UserGuide
InthePrologue/Epiloguedialogbox,selectaPrologue/Epiloguefiletoinsert
intotheprintjob.(Ifnofilenamesarevisibleinthelist,youmustclickAddto
browseforfilesonyourcomputerornetworktoaddtothelist.)Afterthefileis
selected,insertionpointoptionswillbeenabled.
EditingaPrologue/EpilogueFile
Inthe Prologue/Epiloguedialogbox,selectacommandfilenamefromthelist,
1
andthenclickEdit.MicrosoftNotepadopensforeditingthetextfile.
Makeyourchangestothefile.
2
Savethefile,andexitMicrosoftNotepad.
3
Note:Editingandsavingacommandfileoverwritesthecontentsofthe
existinglocalornetworkfile.
DeletingaPrologue/EpilogueFile
Inthe Prologue/Epiloguedialogbox,selectaPrologue/Epiloguefilename
1
fromthelist,andthenclick Delete.
Advanced
Inthedeleteconfirmationbox,click Yestoaccept.
2
Note:Onlythefilenameisremovedfromthecommandfilelist.Thefileitself
isnotdeleted,butremainsonthenetworkorlocalcomputer.
AssigningaPrologue/EpilogueFile
Inthe Prologue/Epiloguedialogbox,selectaPrologue/Epiloguefilename
1
fromthelist.
UnderInsertionPoint,selectaplacetoinsertthePrologue/Epiloguefile.
2
UnassigningaPrologue/EpilogueFile
WhenyoudesignateaPrologue/Epiloguefileasunassigned,youare
removingitfromtheprintjob.Itremainsinthelist.Unassignedselectionsare
usefulwhenthelistcontainsseveralPrologue/Epiloguefiles,andyouwantto
usesomebutnotothers.
InthePrologue/Epiloguedialogbox,selectaPrologue/Epiloguefilename
1
fromthelist.
UnderInsertionPoint,selectUnassigned.
2
SpecifyingtheInsertionPoint
Theinsertionpointisthelocationintheprintjobwheretheselected
Prologue/Epilogue fileisprocessedbytheprintingsystem.Eachfileinthelist
canbeassignedtooneinsertionpoint.WithaPrologue/Epiloguefileselected
inthelist,chooseoneinsertionpointoption:
Unassigned
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Advanced
ThisoptiondoesnotinserttheselectedPrologue/Epiloguefileintotheprint
job.Thisisusefulifthelistcontainsseveralfiles,andyouwanttoinsert
somebutnotothers.
Beginningoftheprintjob
Endoftheprintjob
TheStartofthepageandEndofthepageinsertionpointoptionsare
availableonlywhenPCL5cisselectedasthePageDescriptionLanguage
(PDL).
Startofthepage
Endofthepage
WithStartofthepageorEndofthepageselected,chooseoneofthe
followingpageoptions:
Onlyonoddpages
Onlyonevenpages
Pages
Thisoptioninsertsthefileintospecifiedpages.Inthetextbox,type
individualpagenumbersseparatedbycommas,orapagerangeseparated
byahyphen.
IfthePagesoptionisselectedandyouclickOKwithoutenteringany
numbers,youarepromptedtospecifypagenumbers.
Watermark
Awatermarkisarecognizableimageorpatternthatcanbeplacedonapageor
throughoutadocument.Youcanchooseoneofthestandardwatermarksor
createyourowntext.Thepreviewareaattheleftofthedialogboxshowshow
thewatermarkappearsonapage.Thisisusefulformakingadjustmentstothe
appearanceandlocationofthewatermark.
AddingorEditingaWatermark
Youcancreateanewwatermarkthatdisplaysyourchosentext.Anywatermark
canbeedited,thoughalimitednumberofoptionscanbechangedfordefault
watermarks.
IntheAdvancedtab,clickWatermark.
1
Inthe Watermarkdialogbox,clickAddtocreateauserdefinedwatermark;or
2
underSelectwatermark,selectadefaultorcustomwatermarkandclickEdit.
UnderWatermarkname,typeaname,upto39characters.Adefault
3
watermarkcannotberenamed.
UnderWatermarktext,typeyourpreferredtext.Thisoptionisnotavailable
4
wheneditingadefaultwatermark.
Selectthedesiredfont,style,size,andcountofthetext.
5
Selectthecolorofthewatermarkfromthelistofdefaultcolors.Forcustom
6
colors,select Custom,andclickthebuttontoopentheColordialogbox.Click
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UserGuide
oneoftheBasiccolorsandclickOK,orclickDefineCustomColorstoopen
andselectfromthecolorspectrumpanel.
SelectthePositionofthewatermarkwithoneofthefollowingoptions.
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Centered[default]
Thisoptionplacesthecenterofthewatermarktextinthecenterofthepage.
Userdefined
Thisoptionletsyoumanipulatethexandycoordinateboxestomovethe
textaroundthepage.
Youcanalsochangethepositionbyclickingthepositionbuttonatthebottomof
thepreviewarea.Clickandholdasyoudragthepointertomovethewatermark
image.
SelecttheAngleofthewatermarkwithoneofthefollowingoptions.
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Diagonal[default]
Thisoptionplacesthewatermarktextatthedefaultangleonthepage.
Userdefined
Thisoptionletsyoutypeadegreevaluefortheangle.Anangleismeasured
indegrees,from0to360.
Youcanalsochangetheanglebyclickingtheanglebuttonatthebottomofthe
previewarea.Clickandholdasyoudragthepointertomovethewatermark
image
Advanced
The Rotatearoundcentercheckboxatthebottomfarrightofthedialogbox
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determinesthemethodofrotationforthewatermark.Youmustselect User
definedinbothPositionandAngletoenablethisoption.SelectRotate
aroundcentertopositionthewatermarktextwiththecenterofthetextasits
axis,andclearittopositionthewatermarktextwiththeleftendofthetextasits
axis.
Inalldialogboxes,clickOK.
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PageSelectionforWatermark
ThePageSelectionoptionforWatermarkenablesyoutochoosethelocation
forwatermarksinyourdocument.
IntheAdvancedtab,clickWatermark.
1
Inthe Watermarkdialogbox,underSelectwatermark,chooseadefaultor
2
customwatermarktoprint.
UnderPageselection,choosepagesforprintingthewatermark:
3
Allpages
Thisoptionprintsthewatermarkoneachdocumentpage.
Firstpageonly
Thisoptionprintsthewatermarkonthefirstdocumentpage.
Allpagesexceptfirstpage
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Advanced
Thisoptionprintsthewatermarkonallpagesafterthefirstpage.
Onlyonspecifiedpages
Thisoptionprintsthewatermarkonpagenumberstypedinthebox.
Printontofrontoutsidecover
Thisoptionprintsthewatermarkonthefrontcover.Itisavailablewhen
CovermodeisselectedinthePublishingtab.IfCovermodeandFront
outsidearebothselectedinthePublishingtab,Printontofrontoutside
coverisselectedautomatically.
Inalldialogboxes,click OK.
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ColorOptimizer
ColorOptimizerisaplug-infeaturethatletsyoumatchasinglecolor
accuratelyinaprintjob.Toinstallthisoptionalcomponent,seetheInstallation
chapter.Usethisfeaturetoprintadocumentthatcontainsonlyonecolor
besidesblack,suchasaletterheadorcompanylogo.Thecolorshouldbesolid
andconsistent,withnoshading.ColorOptimizerwillnotworkinadocument
withmultiplecolorsorphotographs.
IntheColorOptimizerdialogbox,aneyedroppertoolcanbedraggedintothe
on-screendocumenttoselectthecolor,orRGBvaluescanbeenteredifyou
knowthem.AprintedColorOptimizerTableletsyousee121colorvariations
onpaperandselectthedesiredvariation.HueandLightnesssettingsare
adjustedinthedriveraccordingtotheselectedvariation.
Youcanspecifyuptothreecustomsettingsthatcorrespondtothecustom
settingsintheImaging>Adjustmentfeature.YoucanalsoselectaPrinter
profile option.
Wheninstalled,theColorOptimizerbuttonappearsintheAdvancedtab.The
ColorOptimizer buttonwillnotappearintheuserinterfacewhenPDFisthe
selectedPDLorBlack&WhitemodeisselectedintheAdministrator
Settings dialogbox.ColorOptimizerisunavailableforthefollowingsettings:
•Black&WhiteintheImaging,Basic,orQuickPrinttab.
•Inaclient/serverenvironment.
OptimizingRGBColorforPrinting
YoucanuseColorOptimizertomatchasinglecoloraccuratelyinaprintjob.
OptionsselectedintheColorOptimizerdialogboxarealsosavedinImaging
>Adjustment.Atanytime,youcanclicktheInfoiconintheColorOptimizer
dialogboxforinstructions.
Openthedocumentcontainingthedesiredcolor.
1
Fromtheapplication's Filemenu,clickPrint,thenclickPreferencesor
2
PropertiestoopenthePropertiesdialogbox.
Clickthe Advancedtab,andclickColorOptimizer.
3
Inthe ColorOptimizerdialogbox,underColoradjustment,selectCustom1,
4
Custom2,orCustom3.
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UserGuide
Selectacolorbyoneofthefollowingmethods:Clickanddragtheeyedropper
5
toolanywhereonthescreentoselectthedesiredcolor.IfyouknowtheRGB
valuesofthecolor,typethevaluesintotheRGBboxes,orclicktheupordown
arrowbuttonstoadjustthevalues.
Thecolorappearsinthecolorpreviewbox.
Clicktheprintericontoprintaone-pagetabledisplayingvariationsofthe
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selectedcolor.FromtheprintedColorOptimizerTable,selectthedesired
variation.
IntheColorOptimizerdialogbox,typethenumberoftheselectedvariation
7
(1–121)inthespinboxnexttothecolorpreviewbox,orclicktheupordown
arrowbuttonstoselectthenumber.
UnderPrinterprofile,selectfromavailableoptions.
8
Ifdesired,typeadescriptionofthecustomsettinginthe Descriptionbox,upto
9
30characters.ThedescriptiononlyappearsintheColorOptimizerdialogbox.
ClickOKorApplytosavethesettings.
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Advanced
ConfiguringStatusMonitor
TheStatusMonitordisplaysprintingsystemstatusmessagesinthelowerright
cornerofthewindowduringprinting.YoucanstartaStatusMonitorforeach
supportedprintingsystem.MorethanoneStatusMonitorcanbedisplayedat
onetime.
IntheAdvancedtab,clickStatusMonitor.
1
Ifyouwantthe StatusMonitorimagetoappearduringaprintjob,intheStatus
2
Monitordialogbox,selecttheStatusMonitorcheckbox.
Toviewtheprintjobstatuswithoutchangingthe StatusMonitorsetting,click
3
OpenStatusMonitor.
TheStatusMonitorimageappearsinthelowerrightcornerofyourcomputer
screen.
MovethepointerovertheStatusMonitorimagetodisplayballoon-stylestatus
4
messagescontaininginformationaboutprintingsystemactivityandtheprinter
port.
Todisplayalistofoptions,right-clicktheStatusMonitoriconinthesystem
5
tray.
•Hide/Show
SwitchbetweenhidingandshowingtheStatusMonitorimage.
Note: YoucanalsohidetheStatusMonitorimagebyright-clickingonthe
image,thenclickingHidetheStatusMonitor,orlettheStatusMonitor
closeonitsownafter5minutesifthereisnoprintingactivity.
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Advanced
•Configure
ToopenawebbrowsertodisplayaprinterWebpage,clickConfigure.
Note: IfyourprinterisconnectedwithaUSBcable,thisfeaturecannotbe
used.Makesettingsusingtheoperationpaneloftheprintingsystem.
•Preferences
ToopenadialogboxwithoptionsforStatusMonitorsoundnotificationand
appearancechoices,clickPreferences.
•www.kyoceramita.com
ToopenaWebbrowsertotheKyoceraMitahomepage,click
www.kyoceramita.com .
•Exit
ToclosetheStatusMonitor,clickExit.
SettingStatusMonitorPreferences
Youcanconfigureprintingsystemalertswithaccompanyingsoundorspeechin
theStatusMonitorPreferencesdialogbox.Youcanalsochangethe
appearanceoftheStatusMonitorimage.
Right-clicktheStatusMonitoriconinthesystemtray.
1
Click Preferences.
2
Clickthe SoundNotificationtab.
3
Clickthe EnablesEventNotificationcheckbox.
4
SelectaneventforaStatusMonitoralert.
5
•Coveropen
•Paperjam
•Addpaper
•Sleep
•Addtoner
•Tonerlow
•Notconnected
•Printing
•Printingcompleted
IntheSoundNotificationtabyoucanalsoaddsoundorspeechtoyour
6
chosenalert.
Toaddasoundfile:
CleartheUseTexttospeechcheckbox.
Thesoundfiletextboxbecomesavailable.Typethelocationofasoundfile
(.wav),orbrowsetofindafilelocatedonyourcomputer.
Toaddspeech:
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SelectUseTexttospeech.
Typeyourpreferredtextinthetextbox.TheMicrosoftTexttoSpeechutility
readsyourtypedtextandplaysitbackinaspokenvoice.
Tochangethesize,placement,andtransparencyoftheStatusMonitorimage,
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clickthe Appearancetab.
Enlargewindow
Selecttodoublethesizeofthe StatusMonitorimageandtextballoons.
Alwaysontop
SelecttomaketheStatusMonitoralwaysappearontopofotheropen
windows.
Transparency
ThisoptionadjuststheStatusMonitortoletavariableamountof
backgroundshowthroughtheimage.Typeavaluefromzerotofiftyinthe
box.Highervaluescreategreatertransparency.Azerovaluecreatesa
completelyopaqueimage.
InthePreferencesdialogbox,clickApplytosaveyoursettings,clickOKto
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saveyoursettingsandclosethedialogbox,orclickCanceltoclosethedialog
boxwithoutsavinganysettings.
Advanced
EMFSpooling
EnablingClientProfile
EMF(EnhancedMetaFile)isaspoolfileformatusedinprintingbytheMicrosoft
Windowsoperatingsystem.Whenaprintjobissentfromanapplication,itis
transferredtothespoolfile.Theapplicationwritestoandtheprinterdriverreads
fromthespoolfilesimultaneously.Formultipleorlargedocuments,thisquickly
returnsapplicationcontroltotheuserwhiletheprinterisstillprintingthe
document.
ToprintwithEMFspooling,intheAdvancedtabselecttheEMFSpooling
checkbox.Continuetheprintingprocessasusual.
Note: EMFspoolingisnotavailablewhenAllowdatapassthroughis
selectedintheKPDLSettingsdialogbox.
Clientprofilereferstoprofilesettingssavedonaserverandaccessedbyclients
inaclient/serverenvironment.ThisfeatureintheAdvancedtabenablesan
administratortocontrolanddistributeprofilesonaserver.Youwouldstillhave
thechoicetouseyourlocalprofilesortheserverprofiles.
CleartheEnableclientprofilecheckboxtoselectprofilesfromtheserver
toapplytoprintjobscreatedbythedriver.Serverprofilesareread-only.
SelecttheEnableclientprofilecheckboxforusingcustomprofileslocally
inthedriver.
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10Profiles
InProfiles,youcansaveprinterdriversettingsasaprofile.Youcanselect
multipleoptionsintheQuickPrinttabandPrintingPreferences,savethemto
aprofile,anduseallofthematoncewhenyouapplytheprofile.Amaximumof
26profilescanbeestablishedinonedriver,includingtheFactoryDefault
profile.DeviceoptionssettingsmadeintheDeviceSettingstabcannotbe
savedtoaprofile.
ThesefeaturesareavailableintheProfilesdialogbox:
SavingaProfileonpage10-1
EditingaProfileonpage10-2
DeletingaProfileonpage10-2
ImportingaProfileonpage10-2
ExportingaProfileonpage10-3
SavingaProfile
10-1
TheSavebuttonletsyoucreateyourownprofiles.Youcanselecttheprinting
optionsyouwantinthedriver,thensavethedriversettingsincludingyour
customizationsasaprofile.Youcanthenusethatprofiletoprintthesametype
ofprintjobagainwithouthavingtoreselectallthesettings.InPrinting
Preferences ,theProfilebuttonappearsatthebottomofallthetabs.
SettheprintingoptionsyouwantforyourprintjobbyopeningPrinting
1
Preferencesandselectingallyourdriversettings.
Click Profiles>Save.
2
Toidentifytheprofile,typea Name,selectanIcon,andtypeaDescription.
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UserGuide
EditingaProfile
Click OKtosavetheprofile.
4
ThenewlyaddedprofileappearsintheProfilesdialogbox.
ClickApplytoactivatetheselectedprofiletothecurrentprintjob,orclickOKto
5
savetheprofile.
Note: Toresettheprinterdrivertodefaultsettings,selecttheFactoryDefault
profile,andclickApply.Thisclearsthesettingsofaselectedprofile.
TheEditbuttonletsyoumakechangestoanexistingprofile.TheFactory
Default profilecannotbeedited.
ClickProfiles.
1
Inthe Selectprofilesection,highlighttheprofiletobeedited,andclickEdit.
2
Anyofthethreeoptionscanbeedited:name,iconanddescription.Click OKto
3
savetheeditedchanges.
ThenewlyeditedprofileappearsintheProfilesdialogbox.
Profiles
DeletingaProfile
ImportingaProfile
Click Applytoactivatetheselectedprofiletothecurrentprintjob,orclickOKto
4
savetheprofile.
TheDeletebuttonletsyouremoveanexistingprofile.TheFactoryDefault
profilecannotbedeleted.
ClickProfiles.
1
Inthe Selectprofilesection,highlighttheprofiletobedeleted,andclick
2
Delete.
Amessageappearsconfirmingtheremovaloftheprofile.Click Yestoremove.
3
Click OKtoclosetheProfiledialogbox.
4
TheImportbuttonletsyouimportacopyofaprofilefromotherprinterdrivers
intoyourprinterdriver.
ClickProfiles>Import.
1
Browsefortheexistingprofile(.KXP),selectit,andclick Open.
2
Amessageappearsifanyoftheprofilesettingsintheimportedfilearenot
availableintheexistingdriver.SelectYes,toimporttheprofile,orNo,tocancel
theimport.
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Profiles
ExportingaProfile
Ifyouselected Yesinthepreviousstep,thenewlyimportedfileappearsinthe
3
Profiledialogbox.
Click Applytoactivatetheselectedprofiletothecurrentprintjob,orclickOKto
4
savetheprofile.
TheExportbuttonletsyouexportacopyofaprofilefromyourprinterdriverfor
useinotherprinterdrivers.TheFactoryDefaultprofilecannotbeexported.
ClickProfiles.
1
Inthe Selectprofilesection,highlighttheprofiletobeexported,andclick
2
Export.
The ExportProfiledialogboxappears.Nameandsavetheprofile.
3
Click OKtoclosetheProfilesdialogbox.
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Glossary
A
B
C
AccesscodeAfour-digitcodethatyoumustenterattheprintingsystem’s
operationpaneltoprintaPrivatePrintjob.Anaccesscodecanalsobeusedwiththe
Jobstoragefeature.
AutoconfigureDevicesettingsfeaturethatqueriesaprintingsystemthroughthe
networkandautomaticallyretrievessettingsforoptionaldevicesandmemory.Driver
settingswillbeupdatedwithinformationreceivedfromthephysicalprintingsystem.
InstalleddeviceswillbedisplayedinthePreviewimage.
Black&whiteWiththisoptionselected,theprintercreatesdocumentswithblack
toneronly.ThisfeatureisavailableintheImaging,QuickPrint,andBasictabs.
BookletLayoutfeaturethatprintsamulti-pagedocumentinabookletformatby
usingaduplexunit.Twopagesareprintedoneachsideofasheettocreatea
documentthatcanbereadlikeabook.Forsomemodels,finishingdevicesare
availabletofoldandstaplebooklets.
CassetteAremovableplastictraythatholdsasupplyofpaperforinputtothe
printer.
ColoroptimizerAdvancedtabplug-infeaturethataccuratelymatchesasingle
colorinaprintjob.Thedocumentsforprintingcancontainonlyonecolorbesides
black,suchasaletterheadoracompanylogo.ColorOptimizerdoesnotworkfora
documentwithmultiplecolorsorphotographs.
ColorpagecountAutomaticallytalliesthenumberofcolorandblackandwhite
pagesineachprintjobforbillingoraccountingpurposes.
ContinuoustoneImagingfeaturethatrepresentsimages,orphotographsina
seriesofevenlygraduatedtones.
D
E
F
Don’tuseapplicationnameDon’tuseapplicationnameisanoptiontoshorten
theapplicationdefinedjobnameforjobscreatedinMicrosoftWordorPowerPoint.
Thefilenamewillappearclearlyinthejoblist.
EcoPrintImagingfeaturethatchangestonersaturation,makingtheentireimage,
textandgraphics,appearlighterintheprintedjob.Theactualamountoftonerused
dependsontheprintingsystemmodeandthetypeofdataprinted(text,graphics,or
both).EcoPrintdoesnotincreaseprintspeed.Thisfeatureisalsoavailableinthe
QuickPrintandBasictabs
e-MPSJobstorage(e-MPS)isasetofoptionsforsavingprintjobsinprinting
systemmemory,sothatyoucanprintorreprintthemlater.Printjobscaneasilybe
reprintedlaterfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel,andprintingofsensitive
documentscanberestrictedtoapprovedusers.
FastprintingPrintingmodethatdecreasesspoolsizeandincreasesprintspeed.
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G
GDIcompatiblemodeApagedescriptionlanguageoptionthataccurately
reproduceswhatisviewedonthescreenusingtheMicrosoftGraphicalDevice
Interface(GDI)componenttorenderthedocument.Itgeneratesdatainaraster
printingformat,creatingalargerprintablefile.
GutterBlankspaceontheleftsideortopofaprintedpagethatcanbeincreased
byscalingdowntextandgraphics.Thissupportsstaplingandholepunching.When
usedwithDuplexprinting,theenlargedblankspacelinesupevenlyonbothsidesof
thesheet.Thelargerblankspaceiscreatedbyshiftingtheprintableareatotheright
ordownasmuchasoneinch(25.4mm).
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JobaccountingAnaccountingsystemthatrecordsandcontrolsthenumberof
pagesprintedbyeachaccountID.AccountIDscanbeassignedattheprintingsystem
andstoredinthedriver.AfteraccountIDsareassigned,youcanusetheJob
accountingoptiontoprintintheJobaccountingmode.
JobstorageJoboptionthatstoresaprintjobpermanentlyonaharddiskfor
printinglater.Youalsohavetheoptionofprotectingtheprintjobfromunauthorized
printingbyusinganaccesscode.Thisfeatureisavailablewhenaharddiskisinstalled
andselectedintheDeviceSettingstab.
MPtraySourcetrayusedforlabels,transparencies,envelopes,andcustom
printingmedia.
OperationpanelThekeysanddisplayontheprintingsystem.Usetheoperation
paneltosetoptionssuchasmediatypeandEcoPrint,andtoprintjobsstoredonthe
harddisk.
PDFTheAdobeportabledocumentformat(PDF)isindependentoftheapplication
software,hardware,andoperatingsystemusedtocreatedocuments,andalsoofthe
outputdeviceonwhichtheyaredisplayedorprinted.
PDLPageDescriptionLanguage.Thisisthelanguageusedbyyourcomputerto
telltheprintingdevicehowtoprintadocument.Availabilityofsomeprintingoptions
dependsontheselectedPDL.
Plug-inAnaccessoryprogramthatintegrateswiththeprinterdrivertoenhanceor
extendthedriver'scapabilities.
PosterLayoutfeatureforprintingadocumentinalargersizethanthemaximum
supportedbytheprintersothecumulativesheetscanbeassembledasaposter.Use
thisfeaturetoprintadocumentinalarge,eye-catchingposterformat,upto25times
largerthantheoriginaldocumentsize.
PRESCRIBEAninternalprinterlanguagethatembedscommandsintospecified
locationsinaprintjob.
PrintgraphicsasblackThisoptionprintsallcolorgraphicsandtextwithblack,
ratherthangrayscale.ThisfeatureisintendedforCADapplications.
PrinttextasblackPrintsallcolortextasblack.Itproducesfasterprintingofcolor
printjobsbyreducingtheamountofdatasenttotheprinter.Inblackandwhite
printing,itincreasesthedetailforlight-coloredtextprinted.Whitetextandimage
colorsareunaffected.
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PrivateprintJoboptionthatsavesprintjobsontheharddiskforprintinguntila
four-digitaccesscodeisentered.Privateprintjobsaredeletedwhentheprinting
systemisresetorturnedoff.
ProfileAsetofuserdefineddriversettingsthataresavedasagroup.Oncesaved,
youcanselectaprofilebynameandapplyitssettingstoaprintjobwithoutselecting
eachfeatureindividually.
Prologue/EpilogueAdvancedfeaturethatallowsyoutoinsertamacrointo
specificlocationsintheprintjob.Anadvancedusermaychoosetousethisfeatureto
embedaPRESCRIBEcommandthatwillcallamacrotooverlayPRESCRIBEform
dataoragraphicobject,suchasalogoorasignature,ataspecificpointintheprint
job.
ProofandholdJoboptionthatprintsonecopyofaprintjobsothatyoucanproof
itbeforeprintingtheremainingcopies.Thisfeatureisavailablewhenaharddiskis
installedandselectedintheDeviceSettingstab.Aftertheproofcopyisprintedand
checked,remainingcopiescanbeprintedfromtheprintingsystem’soperationpanel
withoutsendingthejobagainfromthecomputer.
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QuickcopyJoboptionthatprintsallcopiesofaprintjobandstoresthejob
temporarilyonaharddiskforreprintinglater.Thisfeatureisavailablewhenahard
diskisinstalledandselectedintheDeviceSettingstab.
RAMdiskAfeaturethatletsyousetupanareawithintheprintingsystemmemory
asavirtualharddiskforfasterprinting.RAMdiskisnotanattacheddevice,butan
allocationofexistingprintingsystemmemory.RAMdiskistemporary.Alldatasentto
RAMdiskmemorywillbelostwhentheprintingsystemisresetorpoweredoff.
SNMPSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol.ThestandardTCP/IPprotocolfor
managingIPnetworkdevices,includingprintingdevices.SNMPsettingsdetermine
thelevelofsecuritywhenusingtheAutoConfigurefeature,andpreventunauthorized
printingtotheSNMPv3printingdevice.SNMPsettingsmustbesetinthe
AdministratorsettingsintheDeviceSettingstab,andintheprintingsystem’s
CommandCenter.
StatusmonitorOptionalfeaturethatdisplaysprintingsystemstatusmessagesin
thelowerrightcornerofthewindowduringprinting.Youcancustomizethe
appearanceoftheStatusmonitor,anddeterminewhatmessagesaredisplayedand
howbyselectingpreferencesandnotifications.
TransparencyAclearplasticpage-sizedsheetusedasaprintingmedium.
TransparencyinterleavingPublishingfeaturethatinsertsabackingsheet
betweenprintedtransparencies.Thebackingsheet,alsoknownasaninterleaf,helps
keeptransparenciescleanandpreventsthemfromclingingtogether.
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WatermarkTheWatermarkfeatureisavailableintheAdvancedtab.Awatermark
isarecognizableimageorpatternthatcanbeplacedonapageorthroughouta
document.Youcanchooseoneofthestandardwatermarksorcreateyourowntext.
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