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Using the machine as a
printer
Using the FMF3100 printer driver
A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used
by a computer into the format required by a particular printer, using
a printer command language or page description language.
The printer drivers are on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the
drivers first by following the Quick Setup Guide.
Windows
The dedicated printer driver and TrueType
Microsoft
Windows NT
supplied with your machine. You can install them easily into your
Windows
our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in
Windows
settings, including economy printing mode and custom paper size.
Popular Printer Emulation Support
The machine supports HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3
(PostScript
software, you can use HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3
(PostScript
®
Printing
™
®
Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP and
®
workstation 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM
®
system using our installer program. The driver supports
®
applications, and allows you to set various printer
®3™
) printer emulation mode. If you use DOS application
®3™
) emulation mode for printer operations.
compatible fonts for
1 - 1 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
How to print your document
When the machine receives data from your computer, it begins
printing by picking up paper from the paper tray. The paper tray can
feed many types of paper and envelopes.
1
From your computer select the Print command.
If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select
PB FMF3100 (USB) Printer as your printer driver from the Print
or Print Settings menu in your software application, and then
click on OK to begin printing.
2
Your computer sends a print command and data to the machine.
3
The LED blinks in yellow and the machine starts to print.
You can select the paper size, and orientation in your
application software.
If your application software does not support your custom paper size,
select the next largest paper size.
Then adjust the print area by changing the right and left margins in
your application software.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 2
Simultaneous printing and faxing
Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving
a fax, and scanning the original into the computer. Fax sending will not
be stopped during PC printing.
Two-sided printing (Duplex Printing)
The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. (For more
information, see Duplex Printing on page 2-7.)
Automatic Duplex Printing
In this mode, the machine prints on both sides of the A4,
Legal
paper automatically.
1
Open the Properties dialog box in the printer driver.
2
Select Duplex Printing mode in the Advanced tab, make sure
that ‘Use Duplex Unit’ has been selected, and then click the OK
button. (See Duplex Printing on page 2-7.) The printer will print
on both sides of the paper automatically.
■
When you select Use Duplex Unit, HQ1200 is not available.
■
If you also want to use Duplex Printing for fax and copy
operations, see
and print operations on page 2-8 in the User’s Guide.
To use Automatic Duplexing for fax, copy
Letter
or
1 - 3 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
Manual Duplex Printing
The machine prints all the
even-numbered pages on one
side of the paper first.
®
Then, the Windows
driver
instructs you (with a pop-up
message) to reinsert the paper.
Before reinserting the paper,
straighten it well, or you may get
a paper jam. Very thin or very
thick paper is not recommended.
We recommend 20 to 24 lb (75 to 90 g/m2) paper.
Face-down output tray
The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the
output tray in the front of the machine. Unfold the support flap to
support the printed pages.
When printing transparencies, remove each one from the
support flap after it exits the machine.
Support Flap
with Extension
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Printing on plain paper
The MP tray
1
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other
settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Plain Paper
Paper Source: MP Tray
2
Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
3
Pull out the MP tray support flap.
4
When loading paper in the MP tray, make sure it touches the
back of the tray.
Paper-guide
Release Lever
Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position
on the MP tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly,
resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.
5
While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper
guide to fit the paper size.
When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the
following:
■
The side to be printed on must be face up.
■
During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the
machine.
■
Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it
gently into the tray.
6
Send the print data to the machine.
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Printing on thicker paper and card stock
When the back output tray is pulled down, the machine has a straight
paper path from the manual feed tray or the MP tray through to the
back of the machine. Use this paper feed and output method when
you want to print on thicker paper or card stock.
The multi-purpose tray (MP tray)
1
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other
settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper
Paper Source: MP Tray
2
Open the back output tray, and then unfold the face-up output
tray support if necessary.
3
Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
4
Pull out the MP tray support flap.
5
When putting paper in the MP tray, make sure it touches the
back of the tray.
Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position in
the MP tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly,
resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 6
6
While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper
guide to fit the paper size.
When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the
following;
■
During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the
machine.
■
The side to be printed on must be face up.
■
Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it
gently into the tray.
7
Send the print data to the machine.
8
When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray.
Caution
Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking the sheets
may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl.
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Printing on envelopes
To print on envelopes use multi-purpose tray.
All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or
creases.
1
Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other
settings in the printer driver.
Media Type: Envelope, Env.thin or Env.thick
2
Open the back output tray, and then unfold the face-up output
tray support if necessary.
3
Open the MP tray and lower it gently.
4
Pull out the MP tray support flap.
If envelopes are creased after they have been printed:
At the back of the machine, open the back output tray and push
down the blue tabs at the left and right hand sides (as shown in
the figure on the next page). When you have finished printing
your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue
tabs back to their original position.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 8
5
Put the envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of
the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at any
one time, or it may cause a jam.
Make sure that the envelopes are neatly stacked and in the
proper position in the MP tray. If they are not, the envelopes may
not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.
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6
Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
When you put envelopes in the MP tray, please remember the
following;
■
During printing, the inside tray rises to feed envelopes into
the machine.
■
The side to be printed on must be face up.
■
Put the leading edge (top of the envelope) in first and push
it gently into the tray.
7
Send the print data to the machine.
8
After you finish the print job, close the back output tray.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 10
Printer operation keys
Job Cancel
You can clear data from the memory.
Secure key
Secured data is password protected. Only those people that know
the password will be able to print the data. The machine will not print
secure data until the password is entered. After the document is
printed, the data will be cleared from the memory. To use this
function, you need to set your password in the printer driver dialog
box. (See Device Options on page 2-11.)
The Secure Key function is not available when using the
FMF3100 BR-Script driver.
1
Press
Secure
.
—OR—
The LCD displays
No Data!
if there is no secured data in the
memory.
2
Press or to select the
user name.
Set
Press
. The LCD displays job
selections.
3
Press or to select the
job.
Press
Set
. The LCD prompts you
to enter your four-digit password.
1 - 11 USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER
Secure Print
User?
▲
MIKE
▼
ANDY
▲▼
▲▼
& Set
& Set
Select
Secure Print
Job?
▲
Test1
▼
Test2
Select
4
Enter your password using the
control panel.
Press
5
Press or to select
Print
Press
—OR—
If you want to delete the secured data press or to
select
Press
■
■
Set
.
.
Set
. The machine prints the data.
Delete
Stop/Exit
If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in
memory will be cleared.
After you print the secured data it will be cleared from
memory.
.
.
Secure Print
Test1
Password:XXXX
Enter & Set Key
Setting the Emulation Selection
This machine has an Automatic Emulation Selection function. When
the machine receives information from the PC, it automatically
chooses the emulation mode. This function has been set at the
factory to AUTO.
You can change the default emulation mode manually by using the
control panel.
1
Press
2
Press or to select
HP Laser Jet
Press
3
Press
Menu, 4, 1
or
Set
.
Stop/Exit
.
BR-Script3
.
Auto
41.Emulation
▲
,
.
▼
Select
Auto
HP LaserJet
BS-Script 3
▲▼
& Set
Try this function with your application software or network
server. If the function does not work properly, either select the
required emulation mode manually using the machine panel
buttons or use the emulation selection commands in your
software.
USING THE MACHINE AS A PRINTER 1 - 12
Printing the Internal Font List
You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see
how each font looks before you select it.
1
2
3
Press
Press
the list.
Press
Menu, 4, 2, 1
Start
. The machine prints
Stop/Exit
.
.
42.Print Options
1.Internal Font
Press Start
Printing the Print Configuration List
You can print a list of current printer settings.
1
Press
2
Press
the settings.
3
Press
Menu, 4, 2, 2
Start
. The machine prints
Stop/Exit
.
.
42.Print Options
2.Configuration
Press Start
Restoring factory default settings
You can return the machine to the original factory settings. Fonts and
macros in the temporary settings are cleared.
1
Press
2
Press 1 to restore the factory
settings
—OR—
Press
3
Press
Only the printer settings will be returned to the original factory
settings.
Menu, 4, 3
2
to exit without making a change.
Stop/Exit
.
.
43.Reset Printer
▲
1.Reset
▼
2.Exit
▲▼
Select
& Set
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2
Printer driver settings
(Windows® Only)
Printer driver settings
You can change the following printer settings when you print from
your computer:
Media Type
■
Multiple Page
■
Duplex
■
Watermark*
■
Scaling*
■
Print Date & Time*
■
Quick Print Setup*
■
Secure Print*
■
*1 These settings are not available with the BR-script driver.
2
These settings are not available with the Universal printer driver.
*
1*2
2
1*2
1*2
1
How to access the printer driver settings
1
Select Print from the File menu in your application software.
2
Select PB FMF3100 or PB FMF3100 (USB) Printer as your
printer and click Preferences for Windows
(Properties for Windows
Default for Windows NT
dialog box will appear.
The way you access the printer driver settings depends on your
operating system and software applications.
The screens shown in this section are from Windows® XP.
The screens on your Computer may vary depending on your
Windows Operating System.
®
98/98SE and Me, Document
®
4.0). The Printing Preferences
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 1
®
2000/XP
Features in the Native Driver
The Native driver includes more features than the Microsoft®
Windows
®
Universal printer driver.
Basic tab
1
Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Border Line (if any) and
Orientation.
2
Select number of Copies and Media Type.
3
Select Paper Source (First Page and Other Pages).
4
Auto Select
Paper Size
tray in the Accessories tab. (See
To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
allows the printer driver to select a suitable tray for
automatically. You can set the paper size for each
Accessories tab
on page 2-15.)
1
2
3
4
2 - 2 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Paper Size
From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using.
Multiple Page
The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page
allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or
enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of
paper.
Ex. 4 in 1Ex. 1 in 2 × 2 pages
Border Line
When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Multiple Page
feature you can select to have a solid border, dash border or no
border around each page on the sheet.
Orientation
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed
(Portrait or Landscape).
PortraitLandscape
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 3
Copies
The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed.
Collate
With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your
document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies
you selected. If the Collate check box is not selected, then each
page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page
of the document is printed.
Collate box checked Collate box not checked
Media Type
You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the
best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use.
Plain Paper
Thin Paper
Thick Paper
Thicker Paper
Bond Paper
Transparencies
Envelopes
Env. Thick
Env. Thin
■
When using ordinary plain paper (19 to 25 lb), select Plain
Paper. When using heavier weight paper, envelopes or
rough paper select Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond
paper, select Bond Paper for OHP transparencies, select
Transparencies.
■
When you use envelopes, select Envelopes. If the toner is
not fixed to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has
been selected, select Env. Thick. If the envelope is crumpled
when Envelopes has been selected, select Env. Thin.
2 - 4 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Advanced tab
12345
To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons:
1 Print Quality
2 Duplex
3 Watermark
4 Page Setting
5 Device Options
Print Quality
Resolution
You can change the resolution as follows:
■
HQ 1200
■
600 dpi
■
300 dpi
When you select Use Duplex Unit, HQ1200 is not available.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 5
Toner Save
You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode,
which reduces the print density.
Print Setting
For Windows
®
98/98SE/Me
Print Setting is used for optimizing your print quality for the type of
original being printed (Photos, Graphics or Scanned Images). When
you choose Auto (Recommended), the printer automatically prints
with the most suitable print settings.
With the Print Setting set to Manual, you can change the Brightness,
Contrast and Graphics Quality options manually.
For Windows
■
Check Use Printer Halftone to print using Halftone.
■
Check Use System Halftone to print using Halftone of the
®
2000/XP/NT® WS 4.0
system. To change the setting, press Setting.
■
If the halftone cannot be printed correctly, check Improve gray
printing.
2 - 6 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Duplex Printing
Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Duplex features
available.
Use Duplex Unit
Check the Duplex box and then select Use Duplex Unit. In this
mode the machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically.
Manual Duplex
Check the Duplex box and then select Manual Duplex. In this mode,
the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the
printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to re-install
the paper. When you click OK the odd numbered pages are printed.
Duplex Type
You can select Duplex Type. There are six types of duplex
directions available for each orientation.
Flip on Left Edge
Flip on Right Edge
Flip on Top Edge
Flip on Bottom Edge
Flip on Top Edge (No Reverse)
Flip on Bottom Edge (No Reverse)
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 7
Binding Offset
Check the Binding Offset option, you can specify the offset value of
the binding side in inches or millimeters (0 - 8 inches) [0 - 203.2 mm].
Watermark
You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark.
You can select one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a
bitmap file or text file that you have created.
Check Use Watermark, and then select the watermark you want to
use.
In background
Check In background to print the watermark image in the
background of your document. If this feature is not checked then the
Watermark will be printed on top of your document.
In Outline Text
(Windows
®
2000 Professional/XP/NT® WS 4.0 Only)
Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the
watermark.
2 - 8 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
Print Watermark
The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices:
On all pages
■
On first page only
■
From second page
■
Custom
■
Apply from second copy (collate only) (For Windows
■
2000/XP/Windows NT
®
4.0)
®
Watermark Setting
You can change the Watermark’s size and position on the page by
selecting the Watermark, and clicking the Edit button. If you want to
add a new Watermark, click the New button, and then select Text or
Bitmap in the Watermark Style.
Title
■
You can select the CONFIDENTIAL, COPY or DRAFT as the
standard title or enter a title you like in the field.
Watermark Text
■
Enter your Watermark text into the Text Box, and then select the
Font, Size, Darkness and Style.
Watermark Bitmap
■
Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File
box, or Browse for the file location. You can also set the scaling
size of the image.
PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS 2 - 9
Position
■
This setting offers you the control for where the Watermark is to
be positioned on the page.
Page Setting
You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling
feature.
■
Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your
screen.
■
Check Fit to Paper Size, if your document has an unusual size,
or if you have only the standard size paper.
■
Check the Free box if you want to manually reduce or enlarge the
output.
■
You can also use the Mirror Print or Reverse Print feature for
your page setting.
2 - 10 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS
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