Tally T8106, T8406 Operation Manual

Color Page Printer

Macintosh

PostScript® Printer Driver

Operation Manual

Read this manual thoroughly and keep it at hand.

T8406

T8106

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· Carefully read and understand this manual before using the printer.

· Keep this manual at hand for quick reference.

Tally T8106 / T8406

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Introduction

This manual describes how to use the Macintosh-compatible PostScript® (referred to as
PS hereinafter) printer driver supplied with the Tally T8106 / T8406, as well as precau­tions related to its use. Read this manual thoroughly to ensure optimum use of the
printer driver.

See the hardware instruction manual of the printer as necessary.

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Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction ..................................................................................1

1.1 Distribution Medium .......................................................................................3

1.2 System Requirements......................................................................................3

Chapter 2. Installation ....................................................................................5

Chapter 3. Setting Up a Printer with the AdobePS Driver ..........................9

Chapter 4. Setting Printer Driver.................................................................15

4.1 Specifying the Settings from the Printer Driver ............................................17

4.1.1 Paper.................................................................................................................. 17

4.1.2 Orientation......................................................................................................... 18

4.1.3 Scale.................................................................................................................. 18

4.1.4 Booklet.............................................................................................................. 19

4.1.5 Watermark ......................................................................................................... 20

4.1.6 Visual Effects.....................................................................................................22

4.1.7 Image & Text.....................................................................................................23

4.1.8 Custom Page...................................................................................................... 24

4.2 Specifying the Settings from Application......................................................25

4.2.1 Copies................................................................................................................ 25

4.2.2 Pages ................................................................................................................. 26

4.2.3 Paper Source...................................................................................................... 27

4.2.4 Background Printing.......................................................................................... 28

4.2.5 Cover Page ........................................................................................................ 29

4.2.6 Color Matching..................................................................................................30

4.2.7 Layout................................................................................................................31

4.2.8 Print on Both Sides............................................................................................32

4.2.9 Color Mode ....................................................................................................... 33

4.2.10 PS Color Matching ............................................................................................ 34

4.2.11 MultiPrint.......................................................................................................... 35

4.2.12 Resolution.......................................................................................................... 36

4.2.13 Media Type........................................................................................................37

4.2.14 Jam Recovery .................................................................................................... 38

4.2.15 Idiom Recognition............................................................................................. 39

Chapter 5. Options Settings ........................................................................41

Chapter 6. Precautions ................................................................................45

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction

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1.1 Distribution Medium

The printer driver software is distributed in one CD-ROM disk.

1.2 System Requirements

The system requirements for performing PS color printing with the Tally T8106 / T8406
printer driver are as shown below. Apart from the Operating System (abbreviated to OS
hereinafter), the hardware shown below varies with the application (abbreviated to AP
hereinafter) software that runs with the printer driver. The values given are therefore for
reference purposes only.

Operating System MacOS 8.1 and later

This driver depends on the OS only.
There are no hardware restrictions.

Microprocessor PowerPC

(R)

and higher are recommended, however.

Memory size 32MB or more is recommended, however.

Free hard disk space 200MB or more

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Chapter 2

Installation

Chapter 2. Installation

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Before installation, connect the printer to the personal computer, as explained in the hardware
instruction manual.

If the printer driver software is to be upgraded, first uninstall the old version of the software.

Installation procedure

1. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and double-click the CD-ROM
icon displayed on the desktop screen.

2. Double-click in order of Driver-PostScript-Macintosh-English-AdobePS, double-click on
the "AdobePS Installer" icon in the CD-ROM, to begin the proess.

3. Click once on the "Continue" button to continue with the installation.

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4. A license agreement is displayed.. After the contents are confirmed, click "Accept" but­ton to continue with installation.

5. The software must be installed on the disk with the active System software. Click once
on "Install" to continue the process.

6. Click the "Quit" button to leave the Installer.

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Chapter 3

Setting Up a Printer with the AdobePS Driver

Chapter 3. Setting Up a Printer with the AdobePS Driver

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After installation, the AdobePS Printer Driver is found in the Chooser.

Installation procedure

1. Point to Apple icon, drag the mouse to Control Panels, and then choose "AppleTalk" from
the Control Panels.

2. Choose "Ethernet", then close the dialog.

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3. Select the "Chooser" from Apple menu.

4. To select the "AdobePS" printer driver, click on it once. Once you have done this, a list­ing of all printers will show up in the window on the right. If you are connected to a sin­gle network zone, the window will look like the one shown here; multiple zone networks
will show an additional Zones: window. For help with your network or its zones, please
see your network administrator. Click once on the name of the printer you wish to set-up
Click once on the "Create" button.

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5. The AdobePS driver will configure your printer automatically. It will find a PPD file that
matches the printing device. A PPD for that printer must be present.
If it fails, or if you wish to override its choice, click once on the Setup button at the bottom
of the Choose windows. Select a PPD file (T8106G.ppd). Click once on the "Select"
button.

6. In the Configure window, you can make the AdobePS driver aware of any optional fea­tures that have been added to your printer, such as duplex unit, paper trays, or hard disk.

7. It is returned to Chooser. The window closes.

You’re finished. After selecting your PPD file and settings for optional hardware, the
driver will create a new desktop printer icon for your printer. This icon will be placed
automatically on your desktop.

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Chapter 4

Setting Printer Driver

Chapter 4. Setting Printer Driver

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4.1 Specifying the Settings from the Printer Driver

You can specify the print settings as you desire, using the File-Page Setup on the menu bar provided by
printer driver.

4.1.1 Paper

Set a paper size. Select the size you want from the drop-down list box. The following shows the paper
sizes available.

• Executive • B5-ISO

• Letter • Commercial#10

• Legal • International DL

• A4 • Custom

• B5-JIS

Procedure

Note

• Not support "Legal", " Commercial #10", "International DL", "Hagaki", and

"Custom" in option Tray2. (Printer Specification)

• “Hagaki” is displayed. This printer does not “Hagaki” paper size. Do not

select “Hagaki”.

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4.1.2 Orientation

To specify the document print orientation, select a desired button (Portrait or Landscape).

Procedure

MEMO

• Portrait prints text and images on tall pages. Landscape prints text and

images on wide pages.

4.1.3 Scale

You can enlarge or reduce a print image. To enlarge or reduce the print the image, enter a number in the
Edit box for scale. The enlargement or reduction rate ranges from 25% to 400% and you can specify it
in increments of one per cent.

Procedure

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4.1.4 Booklet

When this checkbox is selected, your document is set up so that pages are printed 2-up of booklets.
When "Portrait" is selected, the document is set up so that the booklet is printed for a vertical fold.
When "Landscape" is selected, the document is set up so that the booklet is printed for a horizontal fold.

Procedure

MEMO

• See the Help for details of each setting. For seeing the Help, select “Ba-

loon” from “Help” in the Menu bar. Then move the mouse pointer on the
item you want to see.

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4.1.5 Watermark

Select the Watermark file you would like to modify from this menu.

Watermark File Draft
Watermark Font System fonts
Watermark Size 12, 18, 24, 48, 72, Other (size of 4 to 1000 points is selectable.)
Watermark Style Plain, Bold, Italic, Underline, Outline, Shadow
Color

MEMO

• When the "Plain" in the " Style" is selected, the "Bold", "Italic", "Under-

line", "outline", and "Shadow" are not available.
On the other hand, all values that except "Plain" can be checked at the sa

me

time.

Procedure

6 The Watermark window appears.

6 The Watermark Specification window appears.

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MEMO

• See the Help for details of each setting. For seeing the Help, select “Ba-

loon” from “Help” in the Menu bar. Then move the mouse pointer on the
item you want to see.

4. Select a type of watermark here.

5. Select the watermark font, size and

style.

6. Select the color of the watermark.

7. To enter the user-specific character
string of watermark, type the character
string in the watermark text.

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4.1.6 Visual Effects

You can flip an image from a document vertically and horizontally or invert the image pattern, that is,
create a negative image from a positive image or vice versa. To do so, use the vertical image flip, hori­zontal image flip, and pattern inversion check boxes.

Flip Horizontal When this checkbox is selected, the docu-

ment will be printed as a mirror image.

Flip Vertical When this checkbox is selected, the docu-

ment will be printed as an upside-down
mirror image.

Invert Image When this checkbox is selected, white ar-

eas of the document will be printed as
black and black areas as white.

MEMO

• In case of selecting “Flip Horizontal” or “Flip Vertical”, can not use the “n

pages/sheet” printing.

Procedure

6 The PostScript™ Options window appears.

MEMO

See the Help for details of each setting. For seeing the Help, select “Baloon”

from “Help” in the Menu bar. Then move the mouse pointer on the item
you want to see.

No specification

Flip Horizontal Flip Vertical Invert Image

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4.1.7 Image & Text

Other minor settings can be specified by options.
Substitute Fonts When this checkbox is selected, the printer substitutes the Times

font for New York, Helvetica for Geneva, and Courier for
Monaco, producing higher-quality text.

Smooth Text When this checkbox is selected, the printer will print bitmapped

fonts with improved appearance.

Smooth Graphics When this checkbox is selected, the printer will improve the

appearance of printed graphic images by smoothing jagged
edges.

Precision Bitmap Alignment The printed document will be reduced to correct for distortions

that sometimes occur in printed graphic images.

Unlimited Downloadable Fonts When this checkbox is selected, you can use a large number of

downloadable fonts in a document. The document may print
more slowly.

Procedure

6 The PostScript™ Options window appears.

MEMO

• See the Help for details of each setting. For seeing the Help, select “Ba-

loon” from “Help” in the Menu bar. Then move the mouse pointer on the
item you want to see.

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4.1.8 Custom Page

You can set or enter an irregular paper size, or change the paper size that was entered before.

Procedure

6 The Custom Page Default window appears.

MEMO

• See the Help for details of each setting. For seeing the Help, select “Ba-

loon” from “Help” in the Menu bar. Then move the mouse pointer on the
item you want to see.

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4.2 Specifying the Settings from Application

Open your application and choose File – Print. Then, the printer dialog box opens, in which you can
specify the settings.

MEMO

“Printer Specific Options” are 2 in the setting menu. However, the contents of

them each other is different, then there is no problem for the settings and
printing.

4.2.1 Copies

Specify the number of copies when you want to print multiple copies from the same original.
Any number that falls within the range of 1 to 999 can be specified.
When you choose Collated as ON on the Check Box, you can print the document by each copy.

l Collate

Collates requested copies, so that one full set is printed, followed by additional sets.

l Reverse Order

Reverses the relative order that each page will be printed.

Procedure

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4.2.2 Pages

You can specify the printing of all pages or of specified pages by selecting a radio button. Specify the
printing of all pages or of specified pages on the dialog box. To specify the pages, enter the page num­bers in the Edit box.

Procedure

MEMO

• To print one page, type its number in both boxes.

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4.2.3 Paper Source

Select the paper feeder which will feed the paper on which the images are printed. As the paper feeder,
Tray1 standard, Tray2, or Auto Select can be selected.

When selecting “Tray2”, setting of “Tray2” should be set to “Installed” in Options settings. (See the
Chapter 5 Options settings.)

MEMO

• “Tray1 Hagaki adapter” is displayed. This printer does not support “Hagaki

adapter”. Do not select “Tray1 Hagaki adapter”.

Procedure

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4.2.4 Background Printing

Select the Print in "Foreground" or "Background", and select the Print Time.
When the "Foreground" is selected, you must wait for the document to finish printing before you can use

the computer. The document may be sent to the printer faster when this button is selected.
When the "Background" is selected, you can continue to use the computer while a document prints.
As the settings of the Print Time, “Urgent”, “Normal”, “Print at: time and date” and “Put Document on

Hold” can be set.

Procedure

6 The Background Printing window appears.

MEMO

• See the Help for details of each setting. For seeing the Help, select “Ba-

loon” from “Help” in the Menu bar. Then move the mouse pointer on the
item you want to see.

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4.2.5 Cover Page

Select the Print Cover Page.

None When the "None" is selected, no cover page will be printed with the

document.

Before Document When the "Before Document" is selected, a cover page will be printed

as the first page of a document.

After Document When the "After Document" is selected, a cover page will be printed as

the last page of a document.
Cover Page Paper
Source

When “Before Document” or “After Document” is selected, Tray for

printing cover page can be set.

Procedure

6 The Cover Page window appears.

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4.2.6 Color Matching

Sets a document for printing in black and white, in color or shades of gray, using ColorSync color
matching of PostScript color matching.

In case of selecting “ColorSync Color Matching” or “PostScript Color Matching”, Printer Profiles can be
set from “Printer Profile”.

Black and White In case of selecting the "Black and White", sets a document to be printed in

black and white. Black and white printing is faster than printing in color.

Color/Grayscale In case of selecting the "Color/Grayscale", sets a document to be printed in

color on a PostScript color printer or in grays on a monochrome PostScript

printer.
ColorSync Color
Matching

In case of selecting the "ColorSync Color Matching", sets a document to be

printed using the color characteristics of a specific PostScript Level 1 or

Level 2 printer. Choose this option when a profile for the printer is avail-

able in the "Printer Profile" pop-up menu.
PostScript Color
Matching

In case of selecting the "PostScript Color Matching", sets a document to be

printed using the color characteristics of a specific PostScript Level 2 printer.

Procedure

6 The Color Matching window appears.

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4.2.7 Layout

You can print pages by changing Layout. The image of two or four original pages can be compressed and
printed on a single sheet. And sets the type of line to appear aroud the page.

l Page layout when images are printed vertically (Portrait).

2 x 2 sheets/pg 3 x 3 sheets/pg 4 x 4 sheets/pg 5 x 5 sheets/pg 6 x 6 sheets/pg

1 2 pgs/sheet 4 pgs/sheet 6 pgs/sheet 9 pgs/sheet 16pgs/sheet

Procedure

6 The Layout window appears.

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4.2.8 Print on Both Sides

Set the printing method in case of having been installed Duplex unit and printing as required. The
printing method are Vertical and Horizontal. Before setting the Print on Both Sides, setting of “Duplex
unit” should be set to “Installed” in Options settings.

Procedure

6 The Layout window appears.

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4.2.9 Color Mode

Select printing in color or in monochrome.

When the printing data is monochrome, it is printed with color print speed mode (6ppm) if "Color" is se­lected, or it is printed with monochrome print speed mode (24ppm) if "Monochrome" is selected.

Procedure

6 The Printer Specific Options window appears.

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4.2.10 PS Color Matching

Select the settings by "Change setting for :" drop-down selection list, which control what kind of color
adjustment and correction is performed when colored data is printed.

Screen match

"Screen match" reproduces each color from the screen to printed page as

closely as possible.
Presentations

"Presentations" prints with pure bright colors. This is often used for pres-

entations.
Photographs

"Photographs" performs a "perceptual" color match, adjusting all colors to

the printer gamut in order to preserve the overall appearance and relative

color vaues of the page.
No Color Adjustment

"No Color Adjustment" prints the colors without making any adjustment.

Procedure

u The Printer Specific Options window appears.

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4.2.11 MultiPrint

In case of installing hard disk, make the driver print each copy as a set when more than one copy is
printed. As the settings, On or Off can be set. Before setting the MultiPrint, setting of “Hard disk”
should be set to “Installed” in Options settings. (See the Chapter 6 Options settings.) MultiPrint has
the same function as Collate. Printing speed by using MultiPrint is faster than using Collate.

MEMO

• In case of using MultiPrint, Collate setting should be Off.

Procedure

6 The Printer Specific Options window appears.

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4.2.12 Resolution

Specifies the print resokution 600dpi or 1200dpi. (dpi : dot per inch)

"Standard 600 dpi" prints will be slightly faster. (This is faster from giving the print instruction to starting
the printer engine than "Standard 1200dpi".)

"Standard 1200 dpi" produces the highest quality output.

Procedure

6 The Printer Specific Options window appears.

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4.2.13 Media Type

Set a media type on which the images are printed. Select a desired media type from the drop-down list
box. The following shows the available media types.

• Plain

• Transparency

• Label

• Thick

• Envelope

MEMO

In case of setting “Tray2” in Paper Source, can not print to “Transparency”,

“Label” or “Envelope”.

Procedure

6 The Printer Specific Options window appears.

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4.2.14 Jam Recovery

Set which recovery paper jam or not, when paper jam occurred. As the settings, On or Off can be se­lected.

Procedure

6 The Printer Specific Options window appears.

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4.2.15 Idiom Recognition

Set the idiom recognition. As the settings, On or Off can be set.
When "On", it replaces certain PS procedures (idioms) with other procedures, typically ones that have

equivalent behavior but produce better-quality results or execute more efficiently.
This allows applications to take advantage of some new language features without changing the applica-

tions.
When "Off", it does not perform these substitutions.
This is used if "On" caused an undesirable effect.

Procedure

6 The Printer Specific Options window appears.

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Chapter 5

Options Settings

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In case of setting “Duplex unit”, “Tray2”, “Tray3”, “Hard disk” or “Envelope adapter” to
Printer, set the Options.

Procedure

1. Select the “Chooser” from the Apple menu.

2. To select the “AdobePS” printer driver, click on it once. Once you have done this, a list­ing of all printers will show up in the window on the right. Click once on the name of the
printer you wish to set-up. Click once on the “Setup…” button.

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3. Click once on the “Configure” button.

4. Set the Options, and click “OK” button.

Finish the Options Settings.

MEMO

• “Hagaki adapter tray” is displayed in “Tray1 configuration”. This

printer does not support “Hagaki adapter”. Do not select “Hagaki
adapter tray”.

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Chapter 6

Precautions

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Precautions relating to the use of this driver are described below.

(1) MultiPrint

When hard disk is not installed in the printer, even if “MultiPrint” is “ON” on the driver, “Copies”
is invalid.

(2) Custom

Do not print to “Custom” from Tray2 and Tray3. But even if the setting of “Paper source” is
“Tray2” or “Tray3”, these page size are selectable. When selecting “Custom”, the setting of
“Paper source” is “Auto Select” or “Tray1” necessarily.

(3) Color Matching

In Color Matching (See the 4.2.6 for detail.s), even if Print Color is “Black and White”, printed in
color. In case of monochrome printing, set “Monochrome” in Color Mode (See the 4.2.9 for de­tails.)

(4) Layout and Print on Both Sides

In setting “n pgs/sheet”, when selecting Border and Print on Both Sides, print border on the page
that is no printing data.

(5) Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0

When “sheets/pg” is “2x2 sheets/pg” in the Layout, printing 4 same page.

(6) Watermark

When “PICT” is “Confidential.PICT”, the character on the screen is “Red”, but printed in “Black”.

(7) Invert Image

When printing the “Black” character data by “Invert Image”, the character is printed in purple.