Lexmark Universal Driver User's Manual
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1. Brightness Adjust the darkness of the document A negative value will darken text images and graphics while a positive value will lighten text images and graphics in the document Contrast Adjust the degree of difference between levels of gray in the document A higher setting shows more difference between levels of gray Saturation Increase the intensity of all color levels in the document A higher saturation setting will intensify all colors but will not increase detail in the document Supported when Color Printing is available Understanding the Universal Print Driver 11 Select Enhance fine lines amn Print your document with finer detail Use printer settings The printer driver applies this setting as needed On This setting is used for the print job Off This setting is not used for the print job Note Using this option may result in color shifts and artifacts being more easily exposed Toner darkness Lighten or darken text and images Conserve toner by choosing a lighter setting Note Using this option may result in a decrease in print quality or artifacts being more easily exposed Resolution Specify the printing resolution in dots per inch dpi L Su pported when Color Printing is available Finishing options Select To Staple Staple the paper Offset Offset a set of pages from the previous set of pages at selected times Hole punch Pu2. 10 Page LAYOUT OPTIONS RC 10 Print Quality Ga TS acco 2 ER t ecco ev nd OMA HERREN E QR nM RN dO A ANDERE RUM UI Ke 11 FN SRNG OPTION m RE 12 HP AE I TS dbi S si nein ar OR DUNG dI fO rU QR NN 12 ORION c 13 Frequently asked questions 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 14 Frequently askeg quisst DPISi sandstone o Rt a i UD RUD sens denas esi susan guna ERR DAR HE Du RH M eR Ru 14 Contents 2 Introduction This document introduces the Lexmark Universal Print Driver UPD describes its capabilities and provides an overview of the devices it supports This edition applies to the Lexmark Universal Print Drivers for Windows version 1 3 What are the Lexmark Universal Print Drivers The Lexmark Universal Print Drivers provide users and administrators with a standardized one driver solution for their printing needs Instead of installing and managing individual drivers for each printer model administrators can install the Lexmark Universal Print Drivers for use with a variety of both mono and color laser printers Benefits Allows versatility The Lexmark Universal Drivers are available in 19 languages supporting more than 100 printer models whether attached locally or over a network All packages have been tested in cluster server environments Microsoft Terminal Server and Citrix Presentation Server
3. environments and are Microsoft WHQL certified digitally signed PCL 5 emulation and PostScript 2 and 3 emulations are available for Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP and Windows 2000 in both 32 and 64 bit versions Enables bidirectional communication Bidirectional capability automatically detects and updates the installed options both at install time and upon user request This allows the driver to adapt to the various capabilities of our different printers but unlike other universal print drivers the network traffic is minimal Reduces cost for IT support With only one package to manage testing and internal certification of print drivers is simplified by the use of the Lexmark Universal Driver packages Time spent on installation both on servers and workstations is greatly reduced and hard drive space formerly occupied by many product specific drivers is now diminished significantly Enables increased user efficiency The Lexmark Universal Driver packages use the same graphic user interface as the product specific drivers the users are accustomed to and now all queues will share that same interface decreasing calls to the help desk Users can create and save profiles for their most frequently used settings or use profiles that were created for them by IT Facilitates corporate sustainability initiatives Administrators can use the Lexmark Universal Driver packages to encourage or enforce their or
4. Device E321 E323 PCL emulation PS emulation T420 T430 T520 T522 T620 T622 T630 T632 T634 T640 T642 T644 T650 T652 T654 W820 W840 a ja jaja ja ja ja a a a Optra S 1625 Optra S 1855 Optra S 2420 Optra S 2450 Optra S 2455 ae J2 j2 jaja ja jaja ja a a ja a a Mono Multifunction Printers X340n2 X342n X422 X642e X644e X646e X646ef X651de X652de X654dte X656de X658de X820e X830 X832 X850e X852e X854e a ja ja jaja ja ja jea ja L amp L Ja ja ja ja Ja ja ja Color Laser Printers C510 C520 C522 C524 C530 C532 C534 C540 C543 C544 C750 C760 C762 C770 C772 EMEN MM MEM ja L lt Ja ja RI 1 The duplex function is not supported s Custom forms collation booklet printing Print and Hold and most print quality controls are not available Before you begin 5 Device PCL emulation PS emulation C780 C782 C782 XL y y C912 y V C920 J y C935 J y Color Multifunction Printers X543 X544 X762e X772e X782e X782e XL X912 l ja ja ja jaja L amp L ja ja ja jaja X940e X945e 1 The duplex function is not supported be Custom forms collation booklet printing Print and Hold and most print quality controls are not available Connectivity The Lex
5. Legal 216 x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 in Letter 216 x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 in Statement 140 x 216 mm 5 5 x 8 5 in Tabloid 279 x 432 mm 11 x 17 in Universal 100 x 148 mm 3 9 x 5 8 in up to 305 x 483 mm 7 3 4 Envelope Monarch 98 x 191 mm 3 9 x 7 5 in B5 Envelope 176 x 250 mm 6 9 x 98 in C5 Envelope 162 x 229 mm 6 4 x 9 in 9 Envelope 98 x 225 mm 3 9 x 8 9 in 10 Envelope 105 x 241 mm 4 1 x 9 5 in DL Envelope 110 x 220 mm 4 3 x 8 7 in Paper types and weights supported by the printer e Plain Bond e Transparency e Glossy Card stock Before you begin 7 Labels Letterhead Preprinted Colored paper Envelope Light paper Heavy paper Rough paper Recycled Note The Universal Printer Driver also supports six user defined custom paper types Language support The Lexmark Universal Print Drivers support 19 languages Chinese simplified Chinese traditional Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese Brazilian Romanian Russian Spanish Swedish Turkish Before you begin 8 Installing the Universal Print Driver Depending on the needs of the individual administrator the Universal Print Driver may be installed through the Windows Add Printer Wizard or through the System Administrator installaton package available on the Lexmark Web site Installing the Unive
6. Profiler and Script Install are both supported when using the Lexmark Universal Driver System Administrator Package The Lexmark Universal Driver System Administrator package is available at www lexmark com Is the UPD based on Microsoft system driver technology TheWindows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP and Windows 2000 Universal Drivers are based on Microsoft system driver technology Frequently asked questions 14
7. Welcome to the Lexmark U nive rsal Driver version 1 3 LEXMARK Contents IEP OCUIC TION ERR RR 3 What are the Lexmark Universal Print Drivers scsssssssssssssssscssccsscsssssssssssscsssccsssssssseesscsucssscsesseesssaseeneessesscesseesees 3 Benefits nenna ana MOD RRN ARRE R AR ARREN ES 3 Before you begin 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 4 Operating system SUppOtt nemici iR ttc tr t tese ERIS ERR ENES betae Siero dea at lote ERR nda tee eoo reet 4 DEVICE ompatibiliQy secte etes arta vut uper rk Er tp DH pct D vi e Plc vtt TVETER SESLE S pecia ra HEY NUR P a LEE en 4 EODD E VI ooi E OR ERRER ORO BUR OUO DN Vd VOD eH EID RARI REDE 6 Supported paper sizes and types oed etit pde EH p bn Rescue ka E rette E AERE 7 Paper sizes supported by the Universal Printer Driver eee tesis eee ttennte nnt tenttenn tents tttnntnstenns 7 Paper types and weights supported by the printer ee etes rteeen tentent tento rto ttnnttnttonnttotttsonnotonoe 7 language SUPPO oreste Neer DM dU Dd NORMEN E dan NE 8 Installing the Universal Print Driver 9 Installing the Universal Printer DITVOE irae oor E EAR PHP RER e HEE He ER HEAT RIVERA ERN VE EAR PE EAE 9 Configuring installed ODEOTIS ideis Opp C cba EE DEMO DK hes Ri HH D DIDI D E tox oH KE Dn patr Dd 9 Understanding the Universal Print Driver
8. e Orientation n Specify that multiple copies of a document are collated For example if a document has five pages and two copies are requested then the collated output would be 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 The non collated output would be 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 If there is insufficient memory installed to collate the document then the collated output is generated for each page already stored in memory so the output might be 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 Note Collate settings are not saved if the Printer based collation setting is set to Off on the Install Options tab Specify the alignment of the paper or form when it is printed Portrait Vertical page orientation where the page is taller than it is wide Landscape Horizontal page orientation where the page is wider than it is tall Rotate 180 Turning the document upside down on the page This option can be used with any other orientation option Mirror Rotate the document around its center line The printed image will appear as though it were held up to a mirror Scaling Reduce or enlarge the document A value smaller than 100 produces a smaller document and a value greater than 100 produces a larger document Note Some Windows programs offer a scaling option Using the two options simultaneously may produce unexpected results Automatic duplex Print on both sides of the paper If the optional duplex unit is installed then th
9. e printer can print on both sides of the paper automatically Manual duplex Print on both sides of the paper Manual duplex printing may be available without the optional duplex unit Check the documentation that came with the printer to determine which options are supported Booklet Poster Print a multiple page document on both sides of the paper so that when the printed sheets are folded along the long edge the page numbers are sequential Note While the sheets have landscape orientation the page images remain in portrait orientation printed on one half of the sheet Print a document in a larger format The printer produces a poster by dividing the document into an equal number of sections and then printing each of those sections on a separate sheet The sheets can then be trimmed and assembled into the enlarged document graphic or chart PS emulation compatible only PCL emulation is not available Not enabled by default if bidirectional communication is unavailable E Supported in printer models with duplex capability Understanding the Universal Print Driver 10 Select Pages per sheet N up roan Specify the number of page images to print on one sheet By default the printer prints one page image per sheet To print two page images per sheet select 2 up and so on Print last page first Print the document in sequential order The feature ensures that the pages of the pri
10. ganization s environmental policies The default settings can be modified to include duplex multi page printing N up toner darkness and other resource saving measures Introduction 3 Before you begin Operating system support The Lexmark Universal Print Drivers are available for the following operating systems in 32 bit and 64 bit versions where available Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Windows Server 2000 Windows 2000 The Universal Print Drivers are also compatible with the following Citrix implementations in 32 bit and 64 bit versions where available Windows Server 2003 with Citrix Presentation Server 4 0 Windows Server 2003 with Citrix Presentation Server 3 0 Windows Server 2000 with Citrix Presentation Server 4 0 Windows Server 2000 with Citrix Presentation Server 3 0 Device Compatibility The Universal Print Drivers are compatible with the following devices PCL emulation PS emulation Mono Laser Printers E120n E220 E230 E232 E234 E238 E240 E240n E340 E342n E250d E250dn E350d E352dn E450dn E260d E260dn E330 E332 E360d E360dn E460dn E460dw E320 E322 lt Jajaja js L Ja ja jajaja a a a aa a 1 The duplex function is not supported E Custom forms collation booklet printing Print and Hold and most print quality controls are not available Before you begin 4
11. lation only PostScript emulation is not available Options Select Flash memory card LEO Save digital data such as texts pictures and formatting Paper input drawers Increase the printer input capacity Options may include the following Trays 1 5 Multipurpose feeder Envelope feeder Paper exit bins Increase the printer output capacity Options may include the following Bins 1 10 Top bin Rear bin Side bin Finisher Support various finishing options including offset staple and hole punch Duplex unit Print on both sides of the paper Printer hard disk Increase the printer memory Understanding the Universal Print Driver 13 Frequently asked questions Frequently asked questions What are the benefits of using the Universal Print Driver The main benefit is the amount of time saved in deploying and administering a large fleet of printers The Universal Print Driver can be used to print to multiple devices therefore minimizing the number of printer drivers in the network environment Is the Universal Print Driver Microsoft certified The Universal Print Drivers for Windows 2000 and later are certified for all Windows operating systems for which Microsoft offers certification programs Is Point and Print available with this driver Point and Print works the same way with the Universal Print Drivers as with any other Lexmark driver Will Lexmark stop providi
12. mark Universal Print Drivers support direct printing to IP ports parallel ports and USB ports in all supported operating systems Standard IP Ports Printing to standard IP ports is supported via the Windows native TCP port monitor and Port 9100 in all supported operating systems Lexmark Enhanced TCP IP Ports Lexmark Enhanced TCP IP ports are not included as part of the Lexmark Universal Print Driver package If enhanced port capability is installed separately on the host system printing to an enhanced port is supported in Lexmark Universal Print Drivers UNC Ports UNC ports are supported LPR Ports LPR ports are supported if available in the operating system Locally Attached Devices USB and parallel connections are supported Before you begin 6 Supported paper sizes and types Note To use a paper size that is unlisted configure a Universal Paper Size Paper sizes supported by the Universal Printer Driver Dimensions A3 297 x 420 mm 11 7 x 16 5 in A4 210 x 297 mm 8 3 x 11 7 in A5 148x 210 mm 5 8x 83 in A6 105 x 148 mm 4 1 x 5 8 in B4 250 x 254 mm 9 8 x 10 in B5 182 x 257 mm 7 2 x 10 1 in Executive 184 x 267 mm 7 3 x 10 5 in Banner 1 216 x 914 mm 10 1 x 36 0 in Banner 2 216 x 1219 mm 10 1 x 48 0 in Banner 3 297 x 914 mm 11 7 x 36 0 in Banner 4 297 x 1219 mm 11 7 x 48 0 in Folio 216 x 330 mm 8 5 x 13 in
13. nch holes in each printed page of your job so that the document can be placed in a binder or folder Note The printer must have a finisher installed that supports these options for the options to be available Advanced features Select Watermark To Print a single line of text in the background of the document Watermarks do not require much memory and are always sent to the printer with the document rather than being stored in the printer Confidential Original and Copy are a few of the available watermarks Print and Hold Control how and when a job is printed Account Tracking Track print jobs for accounting purposes by entering an account number each time you send a print job to the printer Use Account Tracking if Many departments in your company share a network printer You can assign each department an account number and then keep track of how many jobs each department prints and charge each department appropriately Your clients request extra copies of documents and contracts You can assign each client an account number to bill the client for the cost of printing PCL emulation only PostScript emulation is not available Understanding the Universal Print Driver 12 Overlay Place a previously stored image like a letterhead graphic or preprinted form on each page of the printed document You can add and store overlays on the printer for later use PCL emu
14. ng model specific drivers There are no plans for the Universal Print Drivers to replace model specific drivers When should use a model specific print driver instead of the UPD Use a model specific driver if you need a PCL XL PCL 6 emulation driver or if your printer is not in the list of supported printers Use model specific drivers if you need resolutions other than 600 dpi Is Plug and Play supported Plug and Play is supported though some preparation is required What printing modes are supported with the PCL Emulation Universal Print Driver Raster and GL 2 modes are supported XL modes and host based printing are not supported havea color laser that is listed in the supported printers but jobs sent to it always print in black and white What is happening In the UPD color printing capability is an installable option but it is disabled in a default installation if bi directional communication is unavailable Installing the Color Printing installable option will resolve this issue For more information see Configuring installed options on page 9 If the printer has bi directional communication force an update by clicking Ask Printer in the Print Properties dialog If the Color Printing option is installed then Print in black and white may be selected To deselect Print in black and white go to the Print Quality tab of the Printing Preferences dialog Are the Driver Profiler utility and Script Install supported Driver
15. nt job are in the correct order when retrieved from the exit bin 1 PS emulation compatible only PCL emulation is not available 2 Not enabled by default if bidirectional communication is unavailable E Supported in printer models with duplex capability Print Quality options Select Color Printing To Print in color if color printing is supported by the printer model Print in black and white Switch between color printing and monochrome printing to save color toner and decrease the amount of time necessary to print the document For color images this feature substitutes black and white grayscale for color Color correction Adjust the printed color to better match the colors of other output devices or standard color systems Color balance Adjust color by individually increasing or decreasing the amount of toner used for each color plane ColorSaver Conserve toner in graphics and images while maintaining high quality text The amount of toner used to print graphics and images is reduced however if text is printed with factory default toner usage If selected this setting overrides Toner darkness settings RGB correction Set the color quality controls Use printer settings The printer driver applies the brightness contrast and saturation settings to the print job This is the default setting Manual This setting lets the user set each control separately
16. rsal Printer Driver Go to www lexmark com Under Drivers and Downloads click Driver Finder Locate your printer 1 2 3 4 From the drop down menu select the appropriate operating system 5 From Download Type select Universal Printer Driver 6 Click Download Now for the Universal Print Driver you want to install or for the Lexmark Universal Driver System Administrator package 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to download the Universal Printer Driver Configuring installed options If bidirectional communication is enabled for the printer available options will be detected and installed automatically If bidirectional communication is not available install options manually Adding an option manually 1 Clickthe Install Options tab 2 From the Available options list select the appropriate option 3 Click Add gt gt to move that option to the Currently installed options list 4 Click OK Removing an option manually 1 Click the Install Options tab 2 From the Currently installed options list select the appropriate option 3 Click Remove to move that option to the Available options list 4 Click OK Note These functions are available only to users with administrative privileges on computers using Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP and Windows 2000 Installing the Universal Print Driver 9 Understanding the Universal Print Driver Page Layout options Select Collat
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