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3. The Edit button lets you make changes to an existing profile The Factory Default profile cannot be edited Click Profiles In the Select profile section select the profile to be edited and click Edit Any of the three options can be edited name icon and description Click OK to save the edited changes The newly edited profile appears in the Profiles dialog box Click Apply to activate the selected profile to the current print job or click OK to save the profile Deleting a Profile 1 2 3 4 The Delete button lets you remove an existing profile The Factory Default profile cannot be deleted Click Profiles In the Select profile section select the profile to be deleted and click Delete A message appears confirming the removal of the profile Click Yes to remove Click OK to close the Profile dialog box Importing a Profile The Import button lets you import a copy of a profile from other printer drivers into your printer driver Click Profiles gt Import Browse for the existing profile KXP select it and click Open A message appears if any of the profile settings in the imported file are not available in the existing driver Select Yes to import the profile or No to cancel the import If you selected Yes in the previous step the newly imported file appears in the Profile dialog box 10 2 User Guide Profiles 4 Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current pri
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5. Scaling 100 202 5002 Reset cf KYOCERA Cancel Booklet prints a two page layout on both sides of each sheet of paper You can fold and bind the booklet in the center Folded booklets are half the size of the selected paper For example if you select Letter in Basic gt Paper gt Print size the printed output can be folded into a 5 5 x 8 5 inch size booklet When Booklet is selected Multiple pages per sheet Poster and Scaling are unavailable A different paper source can be selected for the booklet cover To include a cover on the booklet select the Publishing tab then select Cover mode Printing a Booklet Booklet printing requires that you choose left edge binding or right edge binding as in the following In the Layout tab select Booklet and one of the two binding options Left Edge Binding This selection prints text that reads from left to right Right Edge Binding This selection prints text that reads from right to left KX DRIVER Layout 2 3 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box Click OK to begin printing Multiple Pages per Sheet Poster Multiple pages per sheet prints several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper The size and readability of the multiple pages decrease as the number of pages per sheet is increased You can set the arrangement of the pages from the Layout tab as well as print
6. Select Private print In the Access code box type four numbers Click OK in both dialog boxes to print User Guide Job Job Storage Job Name Job storage is a Job storage e MPS option that lets you store a print job permanently on the hard disk for printing later You also have the option of protecting the print job from unauthorized printing by using an Access code This feature is available when a hard disk is installed and selected in the Device Settings tab Job storage is useful for jobs that need to be available for printing at any time even if the printing system has been turned off and turned on again Job storage jobs can only be removed manually from printing system memory If desired you can attach a four digit Access code to a Job storage job so that you can print a job without anyone else seeing it or restrict printing to approved users When the access code is used the job is not printed until a user prints it at the printing system s operation panel After the job is printed it remains in printing system memory The number of Job storage jobs that can be stored is limited only by the storage capacity of the hard disk You can manually delete a job at the operation panel Warning A print job can replace a job on the hard disk having the same User name and Job name To prevent this select Use job name date and time under Overwrite job name Storing a Job Storage Job Job storage lets
7. Storage location Access code When job is When job is required printed deleted from memory Custom box Optional password When printed from When manually operation panel deleted or up to 31 days continued KX DRIVER 8 1 Job Quick copy Proof and hold Private print Job storage Custom Box When sent from the When printing computer system is turned off or hard disk is full Hard disk or RAM No One copy when job When printing disk is sent remaining system is turned off copies later Hard disk or RAM When access code When printing disk is entered at system is turned off operation panel or after printing Optional When printed from When manually operation panel deleted Custom Box lets you store print jobs until they are printed from the printing system s operation panel You can print one or more jobs from the hard disk Print jobs can be deleted after printing or saved on the hard disk for 1 31 days Custom boxes must be set up for each user at the printing system s Command Center and in the Hard Disk Settings dialog box accessed from the Device Settings tab The maximum number of custom boxes is 1000 Note Custom boxis not available for some models Storing a Job in a Custom Box After custom boxes are assigned you can send print jobs to custom boxes where print jobs are stored on the printing system s hard disk 4 In the Job tab select Job storage e MPS then select Custo
8. In the Device Settings tab click Auto Configure In Windows XP and Windows 2000 the driver settings are updated immediately In Windows 7 and Windows Vista the Auto Configure dialog box opens Select from Auto configure options Auto Configure Now Click the button at any time to retrieve the current settings from the printing system It is recommended to do this when the driver is first installed and when Silent auto configuration is turned off Silent auto configuration Select to let the driver check the printing system every 10 minutes for any changes in optional devices or memory When a change is detected the driver is automatically updated with the new settings Memory is the amount of standard and optional memory installed in the printing system To maximize the downloading of printing system fonts the driver must be set to match the total printing system memory User Guide Device Settings RAM Disk Setting the Memory By default the Memory setting matches the standard memory in the printing system If optional memory is installed set the memory in the printer driver to match the total amount of memory 1 Install optional DIMM memory in the printing system 2 In Device Settings at the Memory text box type or select the amount of total installed memory by clicking the up and down arrows until the text box shows the correct number of megabytes MB You can use the Auto Configure feature to obtain m
9. Note Custom boxis not available for some models 4 In the Device Settings tab select Hard disk Or if already selected double click Hard disk 2 Inthe Hard Disk Settings dialog box click Add A new Box number and Box name appear in the Defined custom boxes list 3 In the Defined custom boxes list a new Box number and Box name appear If desired change the number and name in the Box number and Box name boxes The number must be within a range of 1 to 1000 and the name length can be up to 32 characters You can also type a user name up to 20 characters Note Shared box is selected by default to enable all network users to save jobs in the box 4 To require users of a shared box to type a password before printing select Require password and type a password up to 16 characters 5 Click OK in the Hard Disk Settings and Properties dialog boxes The new custom box appears in the Custom Box dialog box when printing You can remove a custom box by selecting it in the Defined custom boxes list and clicking Delete You can import a custom box list by clicking Import and browsing for a valid custom box list file CSV or KXU You can save the current custom box list CSV or KXU in your computer or network by clicking Export A saved list can be imported into another printer driver KX DRIVER Device Settings Auto Configure Auto Configure detects the devices installed on the printing system if it is co
10. Page Sizes Drientation Duplex O Portrait a Print on both sides O Landscape Flip on long edae Rotated Flip on short edge Quality Es EcoPrint Collate Rezet Oy KYOCERA a J Caca Basic Paper Settings The Basic tab contains several settings for the most commonly used printing tasks Print size This setting sets the size of the area that the printer prints to regardless of the actual paper size that is used by the printing system Source This setting specifies the cassette or tray that the printing system draws paper from Unless you are using a custom paper type you can leave it set to Auto source selection Media type This setting selects the Source based on the types of media that are specified in the printing system In general you can leave it set to Auto media selection Destination This setting specifies which output tray is used for the print job output Orientation This setting specifies the paper orientation of the print job If Rotated is selected the print job orientation is rotated 180 degrees 4 1 User Guide Basic Copies This setting specifies the number of copies to print For collating multiple copies select Collate If Reverse is selected the printed pages appear in reverse order Reverse is available when Printer default is not selected under Destination in the Basic tab Reverse can be disabled in Device
11. The command file is inserted as the first page of the print job The document starts printing on the second page End of the print job The command file is inserted as the last page of the print job which prints after the last page of the document Start of the page The command file is inserted at the top of each page of the print job End of the page The command file is inserted at the bottom of each page of the print job Only on odd pages If Start of the page or End of the page is selected this option can be selected to insert the command file into all odd numbered pages Only on even pages If Start of the page or End of the page is selected this option can be selected to insert the command file into all even numbered pages Pages If Start of the page or End of the page is selected this option can be selected to insert the command file into specified pages In the text box type individual page numbers separated by commas or a page range separated by a hyphen For example if you type 2 in the text box the command file is inserted only into page 2 If you type 1 3 5 12 the command file is inserted into page 1 page 3 and pages 5 through 12 If the Pages option is selected and you click OK without typing any numbers you will be prompted to specify page numbers A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern that can be placed on a page or throughout a document You can choose one of the standard watermarks or create
12. 1 7 Installation Optional Printer Components You can expand the functionality of your printer driver by installing optional components from the Product Library CD Advanced Tools menu Installing Optional Printer Components 4 On the Product Library CD menu select Advanced Tools On the Advanced Tools page select Optional Printer Components Select a printer and click Next to install optional components On the Confirm Settings page if the displayed settings are correct click Install Click Back to correct any settings 2 3 4 Onall Select pages choose your components and click Next 5 6 The Printer Components Installation Completed page appears Click Finish When you have completed installing printers and optional components if prompted restart your computer Adding a Printer Driver Through the Wizard The Add Printer Wizard displays a series of screens that guide you through printer installation You are prompted to make installation choices on each Screen Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista This section describes how to install a printer driver using the Add Printer Wizard in Windows 7 and Windows Vista 4 Click Start and click Devices and Printers Windows 7 or click Control Panel and double click Printers Windows Vista 2 Click Add a printer 3 The Add Printer Wizard appears The wizard provides you with step by step driver installation instructions Click either Add
13. Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection on page 1 4 Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection on page 1 5 Installing in Custom Mode with a Parallel Connection on page 1 6 Note KPrint installs a client port monitor that lets Windows TCP IP print from any network card connected to a printing system KPrint supports LPR and IPP printing For the KPrint Installation instructions refer to your Product Library CD KPrint uses a stand alone installer Installing Utilities On the Installation Method screen click Utilities to install printer utilities You can also select utilities to install during the Custom Installation procedure Upgrading Driver Components If the installation wizard detects older driver or utility components the Software Component Upgrade page appears Choose the component to upgrade Click Next Confirm your upgrade settings To start the upgrade click Upgrade When the upgrade completes click Next The Installation Method page appears Express Installation Express Mode applies to driver installation for a USB or network connection only The installation wizard discovers printers that are turned on and connected by USB and network cable In Custom Mode you are able to select the installation packages and specify the port Installing in Express Mode This section describes the express installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems Ensure that your print
14. A command file is a set of instructions the printing system interprets to produce a given output For example a Prologue Epilogue command file may contain a macro that places a graphic object such as a logo at the top of a letterhead document Selecting a Prologue Epilogue File A Prologue Epilogue file must be available on your system before it can be added to a print job To create this file use a text editor like Windows Notepad In the Prologue Epilogue dialog box select a Prologue Epilogue file to insert into the print job If no file names are visible in the list you must click Add to browse for files on your computer or network to add to the list After the file is selected insertion point options become available Editing a Prologue Epilogue File 4 Inthe Prologue Epilogue dialog box select a command file name from the list and then click Edit Notepad opens for editing the text file 9 1 User Guide Advanced Make your changes to the file Save the file and exit Microsoft Notepad Note Editing and saving a command file overwrites the contents of the existing local or network file Deleting a Prologue Epilogue File 1 2 In the Prologue Epilogue dialog box select a Prologue Epilogue file name from the list and then click Delete In the delete confirmation box click Yes to accept Note Only the file name is removed from the command file list The file itself is not deleted but remains
15. The administrator can ensure that a security watermark is printed on all jobs by locking the selected security watermark 4 In the Advanced tab select security watermark options and adjust the calibration 2 Select Device Settings gt Administrator gt Lock Security Settings 3 Inthe Lock Security Settings dialog box type a 4 16 character password and type again to confirm 4 nall dialog boxes click OK To unlock the security watermark clear Lock Security Settings and type the password To unlock the security watermark temporarily to change settings in Advanced gt Security Watermark click Unlock and type the password After changing the settings the security watermark remains locked until it is unlocked in Device Settings Administrator Settings Configuring Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays printing system status messages in the lower right corner of the window during printing You can start a status monitor for each supported printing system More than one status monitor can be displayed at one time 1 In the Advanced tab click Status Monitor 2 If you want the Status Monitor image to appear during a print job in the Status Monitor dialog box select the Status Monitor check box 3 To view the print job status without changing the Status Monitor setting click Open Status Monitor The Status Monitor image appears in the lower right corner of your computer screen KX DRIVER Advanced 4
16. You can specify the printer port fonts and the utilities you want to install Printer drivers that ship with Windows operating systems are called minidrivers The minidriver is available separately for PCL and KPDL and provides basic support for your printer The KX XPS DRIVER and XPS minidriver is only available for printing systems used with Windows 7 and Windows Vista The XPS driver is discussed in the Device Settings chapter Minidriver functionality is not documented in this user guide Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a USB connection 4 Ensure that your printer and computer are turned on and connected using a USB cable 2 On the Installation Method page select Custom Mode 3 The Discover Printing System page appears displaying Discover selected You can use this option or the Custom select option With the Discover option you can let the system find all the devices available for driver installation If you use this option proceed to step 4 With the Custom select option you can choose the printing system and printer port to install Proceed to step 6 If Discover does not find your printing system a message appears Ensure that your printer is properly connected by the correct cable and is turned on and then close the message box Remove and reinsert the USB cable to your computer and r
17. equivalent system fonts in which case the TT TrueType icon remains Disabling Device Fonts To disable device fonts follow these steps KX DRIVER 6 3 Imaging Graphics In the Imaging tab click Fonts In the Fonts Settings dialog box select the Disable device fonts check box Click OK to save your settings Graphics are pictorial representations of information Graphics can be functional charts diagrams or artistic drawings photographs Graphics Settings let you select options for your printed graphics Note Some options are available only when a specific PDL is selected Selecting Graphics Settings In the Imaging tab click Graphics to open the Graphics Settings dialog box In the dialog box select from the available options and then click OK to save your selections Pattern Scaling Pattern scaling is a feature that can help improve visual compatibility between screen and print output Graphics objects such as a shape or a path often include patterns and fills that are composed of collections of printed dots A pattern is a planned or random repetition of colors shapes lines values and textures to create a visual arrangement A fill is the application of a color or grayscale to a graphics object If printed patterns and fills do not match the appearance of that on the screen use Pattern scaling to select a different density of printed dots In the Imaging tab click Graphics to open the G
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19. Move the pointer over the Status Monitor image to display balloon style status 5 messages containing information about printing system activity and the printer port To display a list of options right click the Status Monitor icon in the system tray Hide the status monitor Show the status monitor Switches between hiding and showing the Status Monitor image Note You can also hide the Status Monitor image by right clicking on the image then clicking Hide the status monitor or let the Status Monitor close on its own after 5 minutes if there is no printing activity Configure Opens a web browser to display a printer web page Note If your printer is connected with a USB cable this feature cannot be used Define settings using the operation panel of the printing system Preferences Opens a dialog box with options for Status Monitor sound notification and appearance choices www kyoceramita com Opens a web browser to the Kyocera Mita home page Exit Closes the Status Monitor Setting Status Monitor Preferences a pb O N You can configure printing system alerts with accompanying sound or speech in the Status Monitor Preferences dialog box You can also change the appearance of the Status Monitor image Right click the Status Monitor icon in the system tray Click Preferences Click the Sound Notification tab Click the Enables Event Notification check box Select an event for a Status Monitor ale
20. Tab This selection lets you define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed easily The Show Quick Print tab option also appears in the Administrator Settings in the Device Settings tab Enable Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your computer screen during printing tasks The Status Monitor button appears on the Advanced tab When the installation completes successfully click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu Software installation failures generate the following message One or more software installations have failed Click Finish and retry the installation If the same message appears again contact your system administrator The installation of the printer is now complete If prompted restart your computer Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a network connection Ensure that your printer and computer are connected to a network On the Installation Method page select Custom Mode The Discover Printing System page appears displaying Discover selected For an Express Installation you can let Discover find your printing system and proceed with the steps in Express Installation Otherwise you can choose Custom select and click Next to continue with a custom installation On the Printing Sys
21. Transparency Interleaving Transparency interleaving inserts a backing sheet between printed transparencies The backing sheet also known as an interleaf helps keep transparencies clean and prevents them from clinging together This feature is only available when printing on transparencies supplied from the MP tray You can print the same content on the backing pages as on the transparencies Transparency interleaving cannot be used together with Cover mode or Page insert Interleaving Transparencies To insert backing sheets between transparencies follow these steps 4 Inthe Basic tab in the Media type list select Transparency If the Source and Media type lists have been combined by a selection in the Device Settings tab in the Compatibility Settings dialog box Media type does not appear Instead in the Source list select Auto Transparency KX DRIVER 7 6 Publishing 2 Click the Publishing tab 3 In the Publishing tab select the Transparency interleaving check box To print the transparency content on the inserted pages as well select the Print onto backing check box 4 Inthe Media for backing list select the Media type of the backing sheet or the Source paper cassette When you choose the Media type the Source cassette where that media is loaded is automatically selected 5 Click OK to begin printing The printing system s operation panel prompts you to load transparencies into the MP tray and if necessa
22. a local printer or Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer Follow the instructions on each page then click Next to proceed to the next page Note If the Windows Security warning dialog box appears click Install this driver software anyway 4 The last page of the wizard appears with a message that you ve successfully added the printer you selected Installation of the printer driver is now complete Click Print a test page if you want to produce sample print output from the newly installed printer To close the Add Printer Wizard click Finish 1 8 User Guide Installation Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 This section describes how to install a printer driver using the Add Printer Wizard in Windows XP and Windows 2000 1 Click Start and Printers and Faxes 2 Click Add a printer 3 The Add Printer Wizard appears The wizard provides you with step by step driver installation instructions Follow the instructions on each page and then click Next to proceed to the next page Note If the Found New Hardware Wizard page appears click Cancel If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears click Continue Anyway 4 When the Completing the Add Printer Wizard page appears installation of the printer driver is now complete To close the Add Printer Wizard click Finish If prompted restart your computer Printer Driver Settings Access The printer driver software can be accessed fr
23. automatically selected Click OK to return to the Print dialog box Click OK to start printing A Page insert is a preprinted page or a page of a different paper type that is inserted at specified points in a print job The inserted page can also be printed on during the print job Both sides of the page insert can be printed on by using the duplex unit Although the Page insert and Cover mode options can be used together neither of them can be used with Transparency interleaving Printing Page Inserts There are several ways to arrange page inserts you can print on one or both sides or insert a blank sheet In the Publishing tab select the Page insert check box Select the option corresponding to your desired page arrangement To print on both the front and back of the inserted page select the Print onto front and Print onto back check boxes Page Insertion Options Check Box Selection Page Insertion Type Page insert Inserts a blank page continued User Guide Publishing Check Box Selection Page Insertion Type Page insert Prints on the front side of the inserted page Print onto front pp 1 Page insert Prints on the back side of the inserted page Print onto back Prints on both sides of the inserted Page insert page Print onto front Print onto back
24. borders around each of the pages When Multiple pages per sheet is selected Poster and Scaling are unavailable Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet O oa bb oco N 2 To set the pages per sheet border printing around each page and layout of the pages follow these steps In the Layout tab select Multiple Pages per sheet In Pages per sheet select the number of pages to print on each sheet of paper If you want to print a border around each page select Print borders In the Layout list select the horizontal direction the pages should flow Click OK to return to the Print dialog box Click OK to begin printing The Poster feature lets you create a document to a size that is larger than the paper your printer can support You can print a poster or banner up to 25 times larger than the original document Segments of the poster document are printed on several sheets of paper and with the assistance of poster settings you can reassemble the sheets easily to create a poster When Poster is selected Booklet Multiple pages per sheet and Scaling are unavailable Use Sheets per page to select the poster size in relation to the original document size Each option shows the number of sheets to be printed and the maximum poster size Note The Sheets per page displays the unit of measurement in inches or millimeters To change the Units setting open the Printers and Faxes folder right click your printer Click Properties
25. correct Click Back to correct the settings The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options Print a test page This selection verifies a connection with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components Show Quick Print Tab This selection lets you define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed easily The Show Quick Print tab option also appears in the Administrator Settings in the Device Settings tab Enable Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your computer screen during printing tasks The Status Monitor button appears on the Advanced tab Device Settings Select Device Settings to open the Device Settings tab where you can choose installed options for your printing system In Windows 7 Windows Vista or with a USB connection the Device Settings check box is not displayed When the installation completes successfully click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu Software installation failures generate the following message One or more software installations have failed Click Finish and retry the installation If the same message appears again contact your system administrator The installation of the printer is now complete If prompted restart your computer KX DRIVER Installation Custom Installation Custom Mode is an option to install utilities
26. is available when KPDL is selected as the PDL It is unavailable if GDI compatible mode is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box Setting the Halftone Screen Halftone Screen provides a means to apply shades of gray to black and white printed output KX DRIVER 6 5 Imaging 4 In the Imaging tab click Graphics gt Halftone Screen 2 Clear the Use printer s default screens check box 3 Set the available options to the desired values Ink Lists the halftone screens available For black and white printers this option appears unavailable and is permanently set to Black Frequency Displays the number of rows of dots per inch or centimeter Set the range from 2 0 to 999 9 and select lines inch or lines cm Angle Sets the angle at which rows are aligned Set the range from 180 to 180 degrees Shape Select the shape of the halftone dot Ellipse Resists optical jump An optical jump occurs when an area of an image suddenly become darker An ellipse shape provides a smooth gradation of tones Select Ellipse for images with dark areas Round Resists moir formation and dot gain Moir formation is an unintended pattern that occurs when two or more colors are printed atthe wrong angles The correct angles depend on the number of colors being printed Dot gain is when the halftone dots increase when printed causing a moir pattern Select Round for images with light tints and highlighted areas Line Used for s
27. lengths of 128 192 and 256 bits It is more secure than DES Selecting SNMP Settings O nh O SNMP settings in the driver must be set to match the settings in the printing system s Command Center In Device Settings Administrator click SNMP Settings Select SNMPv1 v2c or SNMPv3 For SNMPv1 v2c type the Read community name and Write community name up to 32 characters and click OK For SNMPv3 type a User name up to 32 characters and a Password from 8 to 32 characters To set authentication and privacy options for SNMPv3 click Settings In the SNMPv3 dialog box select from the available options Click OK in the SNMPv3 dialog box Optional You can click Apply to other models and select from available models The SNMP settings are applied to all selected models User Settings lets you specify user and department names select the default unit of measure and change the driver display language In a client server environment this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user Identification Identification lets you identify your print job with a User name and Department name up to 31 characters The User name can be used to identify a print job stored on the hard disk Setting User Identification You can type User name and Department information to be used with the Job Storage e MPS feature In Device Settings gt User type your preferred name in the User name text box Type your
28. maintains support without the need to change the macros Setting Media Sources Use the Driver Info utility Utility Driver Info DrvInfo exe to compare the source values for all installed drivers If the values for a given media source differ between printer drivers you can reassign an enumerated value to create a match between the drivers 4 In the Device Settings tab select Compatibility 2 From the Media source enumeration list select the paper supply method The current value is listed in the Enumerated value box 3 Type an Enumerated value for the media source and click Apply To align settings with a different driver this value should align with those in the other driver You can restore all the options in Compatibility Settings to the default by clicking Reset Disable Face Up Reverse Page Order With Disable face up reverse page order selected the face up job produces the first page on top and the last page on the bottom With the check box selected face up reverse page order is disabled With the check box cleared the default reverse page order is enabled Note Disable face up reverse page order is not available for some models Ignore Application Collation This option bypasses the Collate setting in software applications and gives priority to the printer driver setting With the check box selected the printer driver Collate setting is used With the check box cleared the application Collate setti
29. on the network or local computer Assigning a Prologue Epilogue File 2 In the Prologue Epilogue dialog box select a Prologue Epilogue file name from the list Under Insertion Point select a place to insert the Prologue Epilogue file Unassigning a Prologue Epilogue File 2 If you designate a Prologue Epilogue file as unassigned you are removing it from the print job It remains in the list Unassigned selections are useful when the list contains several Prologue Epilogue files and you want to use some but not others In the Prologue Epilogue dialog box select a Prologue Epilogue file name from the list Under Insertion Point select Unassigned Specifying the Insertion Point The insertion point is the location in the print job where the selected Prologue Epilogue command file is processed by the printing system Each file in the list can be assigned only one insertion point Note The Start of the page and End of the page insertion point options are available only when PCL 5e is selected as the PDL With a command file selected in the list choose one insertion point option Unassigned The selected command file is not inserted into the print job This selection can be used when you are working with multiple command files and want to use some but not others Select Unassigned for the command files you do not want to use in the print job Beginning of the print job KX DRIVER Advanced Watermark
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31. the page to view the content like the pages of a book bound at the side Flip on short edge Turn the short edge of the page to view the content like a tablet bound at the top User Guide Basic Flip on long edge Flip on short edge 5 Printing in Duplex Mode 4 In the Basic tab select Print on both sides 2 Select either Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge Collation Collate specifies the order in which the pages of a multiple copy job are printed With Collate selected the first time the print job is sent to the printing system the data is rendered as page images in the printing system s memory The remaining job copies are printed from the stored data This avoids the extra processing involved in sending every copy from the computer to the printing system With Collate selected the driver prints the complete job set by set With Collate cleared it prints each page by set For example with Collate selected three copies of a five page document outputs as pages one through five in succession three times Printing Collated Documents When printing multiple copies of a multiple page document the printer can assemble the pages of each copy in numerical order 4 In your application open the Print dialog box and click Properties KX DRIVER 4 4 Basic 2 In the Basic tab select the Collate check box 3 Type or select the number of complete sets of the print job in the Copi
32. your own text The preview area at the left of the dialog box shows how the watermark appears on a page This is useful for making adjustments to the appearance and location of the watermark Adding or Editing a Watermark You can create a new watermark that displays your chosen text Any watermark can be edited though a limited number of options can be changed for default watermarks 1 In the Advanced tab click Watermark 2 In the Watermark dialog box click Add to create a user defined watermark or under Select watermark select a default or custom watermark and click Edit 3 Under Watermark name type a name up to 39 characters A default watermark cannot be renamed 4 Under Watermark text type your preferred text This option is not available when editing a default watermark 5 Select the desired font style and size of the text User Guide Advanced 10 11 Select the color of the watermark from the list The options available are black and shades of gray Select the watermark Count to a maximum of 20 In the Spacing spin box select the distance between two or more watermarks in tenths of an inch or in millimeters Select the Position of the watermark with one of the following options Centered default This option places the center of the watermark text in the center of the page User defined This option lets you manipulate the x and y coordinate boxes to move the text around the page You can als
33. 3 EN Paper feeder cassette 4 O Envelope feeder C Bulk feeder XI Hard disk RAM disk Auto Configure 25 H me fe Hm Administrator User DED Compatibility EA KYOCERA and Accessing the Device Settings Tab The Device Settings tab can be accessed from Devices and Printers Windows 7 Printers Windows Vista or Printers and Faxes Windows XP folder Click Start and click Devices and Printers Windows 7 or click Control Panel and double click Printers Windows Vista or Printers and Faxes Windows XP Right click on the desired printing system model Click Printer properties Windows 7 or Properties Windows Vista Windows XP Click the Device Settings tab User Guide Device Settings Device Options Optional devices extend the capabilities of your printing system for source and job storage In a client server environment this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as arestricted user Setting Device Options You can set the printer driver to match the optional devices installed on your printing system 4 In the Printer Properties dialog box click the Device Settings tab 2 In Device Settings gt Device options select the check boxes for all installed devices Setting up Custom Boxes You can create up to 1000 custom boxes for storing print jobs Custom boxes can be assigned to users who can print the jobs later from the printing system s operation panel
34. Device Settings User Use Poster Settings to select options in any combination to make it easier to create a poster These options print visual cues on the poster sheets that provide help in cropping and assembling the pages Overlap edges User Guide Layout Scaling This selection duplicates the edges of document data on adjoining sheets Poster appearance is improved when the edges overlap slightly Select the check box then type or select a value between 0 00 and 1 20 inches 0 0 and 30 4 mm This option reduces the final poster size slightly Print crop marks This selection prints a border at the edges of each poster sheet You can crop each sheet on the border before assembling the sheets This option ensures that data on adjoining sheets matches precisely Print assembly marks This selection prints numbers at the edges of each sheet matching numbers on adjoining sheets Assemble each sheet edge to the same numbered edge on another sheet Use Print format to print a proof sheet along with the poster to guide you in assembling the printed poster sheets Poster pages This selection prints all of the sheets to be assembled as a poster Proof sheet This selection prints all the poster pages on one sheet with markings that display the sheet assembly Poster pages and proof sheet This selection prints all poster sheets and a one page proof sheet Printing a Poster To print a poster or banner follow
35. Settings Compatibility Settings Duplex This setting lets you print on both sides of a page and select the printed page to appear oriented from a long edge as bound by a book or a short edge as a tablet bound at the top Quality EcoPrint makes the entire image text and graphics appear lighter in the printed job This setting does not increase print speed Note Some applications may override print settings made in the driver Usually the application can be set to follow the settings In Microsoft Word 2007 ensure that Default tray in Options is set to Use printer settings Source and Media Types In the Basic tab Source specifies which tray or cassette the printer uses for a printing job The default is Auto source selection which instructs the printer to search for the media requested by the application or the printer driver If the selected tray or cassette empties during a print job then the printer searches for another source and continues the job Media type instructs the printer to search for the type of paper or media that is requested by the application or the printer driver The choices shown may change depending on the selection in Source If Auto media selection is selected then the printer searches for another tray or cassette using the same media Transparencies labels and envelopes must be supplied from the MP tray Ensure the paper is properly loaded by following the instructions outlined in the p
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37. ation XPS Page description language provides the most efficient method for displaying processing and printing documents As both a PDL and a document format XPS requires compatible printer hardware and software written for the Windows Presentation Foundation WPF architecture PCL and KPDL are not compatible with an XPS environment Therefore an XPS driver supports a single PDL setting The XPS driver can be installed from the Product Library CD In the Installation Method menu click Custom Mode and on the Custom Installation screen select KX XPS DRIVER To view a print to file XPS document download and install the Microsoft XPS Viewer Compatibility Settings Compatibility Settings lets you specify media source values disable reverse order printing for face up output override the application s Collate setting and combine the Source and Media type lists in the Basic tab In a client server environment this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user Media Source Enumeration Media source enumeration supports compatibility for media source values unique to the printer driver such as those for cassettes or feeders Your newly installed printer driver maintains identical media source support with the driver it replaces whether for this driver or one from another manufacturer If media User Guide Device Settings Source macros exist for the older driver then the alignment of media source values
38. ce Settings Select Device Settings to open the Device Settings tab where you can choose installed options for your printing system In Windows 7 and Windows Vista the Device Settings check box is not displayed When the installation completes successfully click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu Software installation failures generate the following message One or more software installations have failed Click Finish and retry the installation If the same message appears again contact your system administrator The installation of the printer is now complete If prompted restart your computer Installing in Custom Mode with a Parallel Connection This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a parallel connection User Guide Installation Ensure that your printer and computer are turned on and connected using a parallel cable On the Installation Method page select Custom Mode The Discover Printing System page appears displaying Discover selected Check the Custom select option and click Next On the Printing System page select your model and then click Next On the Printer Port page select the local port connected to your printing system Click Next On the Custom Installation page select the driver and software packages you want to install from the Driver and Utility tabs and clear tho
39. ck OK to close the Profile dialog box Importing a Profile 4 The Import button lets you import a copy of a profile from other printer drivers into your printer driver Click Profiles gt Import Browse for the existing profile KXP select it and click Open A message appears if any of the profile settings in the imported file are not available in the existing driver Select Yes to import the profile or No to cancel the import If you selected Yes in the previous step the newly imported file appears in the Profile dialog box Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job or click OK to save the profile Exporting a Profile The Export button lets you export a copy of a profile from your printer driver for use in other printer drivers The Factory Default profile cannot be exported User Guide Quick Print Click Profiles In the Select profile section select the profile to be exported and click Export The Export Profile dialog box appears Name and save the profile kh WO N Click OK to close the Profiles dialog box KX DRIVER 3 5 4 Basic In the Basic tab you can specify the most commonly used printer driver settings 2 Printing Preferences Quick Print Basic Layout Imaging Publishing Job Advanced Paper Print size Media type e etter 100 Unspecified Source Destination Auto source selection Printer default
40. crease print speed KX DRIVER Quick Print Collate This icon changes the ordering of the printed pages The page ordering sequence can either be 123 123 123 or 111 222 333 and so on You can also reverse the order of the printed pages by selecting the Reverse check box Reverse is available when Printer default is not selected under Destination in the Basic tab Reverse can be disabled in Device Settings gt Compatibility Settings Print on both sides This icon changes between duplex printing for flipping on the long edge duplex printing for flipping on the short edge or for not using duplex printing Multiple pages per sheet This icon changes between Off 2 and 4 for the number of pages printed on one sheet For more than 4 pages per sheet define these settings in Layout gt Multiple pages per sheet Any basic print options can be Reset to the default values in the Quick Print tab This button only appears when it is accessed from an application s Print dialog box The following sections describe some of the Quick Print tab options in more detail Collate Duplex printing and EcoPrint can also be found in the Basic and Imaging tabs and Multiple pages per sheet in the Layout tab The Profiles options are accessed from Printing Preferences Collation Collate specifies the order in which the pages of a multiple copy job are printed With Collate selected the first time the print job is sent to the printing
41. d by your computer to tell the printing device how to print a document Availability of some printing options depends on the selected PDL KX DRIVER vi Plug in An accessory program that integrates with the printer driver to enhance or extend the driver s capabilities Poster Layout feature for printing a document in a larger size than the maximum supported by the printer so the cumulative sheets can be assembled as a poster Use this feature to print a document in a large eye catching poster format up to 25 times larger than the original document size PRESCRIBE An internal printer language that embeds commands into specified locations in a print job Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics and text with black rather than grayscale This feature is intended for CAD applications Printtext as black Prints all color text as black It produces faster printing of color print jobs by reducing the amount of data sent to the printer In black and white printing it increases the detail for light colored text printed White text and image colors are unaffected Private print Job option that saves print jobs on the hard disk for printing until a four digit access code is entered Private print jobs are deleted when the printing system is reset or turned off Profile A set of user defined driver settings that are saved as a group Once saved you can select a profile by name and apply its settings to a print job wi
42. department or group name in Department text box KX DRIVER Device Settings You can type up to 31 characters in the User name and Department text boxes Units You can set Inches or Millimeters as the unit of measurement This is used for the following settings Custom page size setting in the Page Sizes dialog box in the Basic tab Spacing setting in the Watermark Add and Edit dialog boxes in the Advanced tab Poster settings and Gutter settings in the Layout tab Selecting a Unit of Measurement You can select a unit for displaying measurements in the user interface 4 In the Device Settings tab click User 2 Select Inches or Millimeters Language Preference The Language preference option specifies the user interface language of the Device Settings tab of Printer Properties and all tabs of Printing Preferences Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings Setting Language Preference You can select a user interface language 4 In Device Settings gt User select the desired language from the Select language list 2 Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes PDL Page Description Language A Page Description Language PDL specifies the contents and layout of a printed page In the Device Settings tab you can choose from PCL XL Printer Command Language XL PCL 5e KPDL an emulation of PostScript printing or PDF Portable Document Format The prin
43. e Enables native TrueType font downloading Supports most Graphics settings options PDF Output to PDF is a plug in that lets you print or save documents from multiple sources to Adobe Portable Document Format PDF The PDF format is independent of the operating system and application software used to create documents Note With PDF selected as the PDL only a limited set of driver options is available Use as an alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF documents Documents saved as PDF retain their original appearance and can be viewed and printed with the free Adobe Reader on Windows Mac OS and UNIX platforms Selecting PDL Options You can select a Page Description Language from PDL options In Device Settings PDL select the desired Page Description Language from the Select PDL list Select the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of graphics created by your application KX DRIVER Device Settings 3 Settings is available when the PDL is set to KPDL or PDF If you select KPDL as the PDL you can click Settings to open the KPDL Settings dialog box Select the Allow data passthrough check box to reduce errors when printing complex jobs from applications that use PostScript formatting Note that if you select Allow data passthrough EMF spooling is not available in the Advanced tab If you select PDF as the PDL you can click Settings to open the PDF Settin
44. e 9 7 Selecting Pages for Security Watermark sssssssee eene enne 9 7 Locking the Security Watermark Settings oonnooconnnicinnnnonncccnnoncnnoccnnnnrncn nar eee 9 8 KX DRIVER iii Configuring Status oro 9 8 Setting Status Monitor Preferences sssssssssseeeeee emen emen enne 9 9 eese 9 10 Selecting alice 9 10 Enable Ghent Profile s 9 11 Chapter 10 Profiles SAWING a Profile aiii ada cie 10 1 Iupruirse 10 2 Ip eerie 10 2 Importing a Profile rire iia 10 2 Exportingia POMO gem 10 3 Loi o T y BER RENE EIER E E TR NRI ee ONE MERE v iv User Guide 1 Installation A printer driver is an application that manages communication between a printer and your computer Once installed the printer driver settings must be configured in the printer Properties and Printing Preferences Note In Windows operating systems you must be logged in with administrator rights to install the printer driver If you connect a USB Universal Serial Bus cable before printer driver installation it is strongly recommended that you cancel the Found New Hardware Wizard and install the software through the Product Library CD
45. ed First page only This option prints the watermark on the first document page All pages except first page This option prints the watermark on all pages after the first page Only on specified pages This option prints the watermark on page numbers typed in the box Print onto front outside cover This option prints the watermark on the front cover It is available when Cover mode is selected in the Publishing tab If Cover mode and Front outside are both selected in the Publishing tab Print onto front outside cover is selected automatically In all dialog boxes click OK Security Watermark The Security Watermark is a plug in feature that prints a nearly invisible image or text against a background pattern The security watermark appears only when the printed page is photocopied This helps to identify printed pages that should not be photocopied or to distinguish between original prints and photocopies Six standard security watermarks are available as text or image and you can create custom security watermark text A notable feature of Security Watermark is the Document guard pattern which prevents the document from being photocopied scanned faxed or printed from memory If a scan fax or print from memory is attempted the process is stopped and an error message appears on the printer s operation panel The Optional Printer Components wizard offers the opportunity to install the Security Watermark plug in following ins
46. emory information from the printing system The RAM disk functions as a virtual hard disk saving print requests into the printing system s memory Because the RAM disk is temporary memory all data stored there is lost when the power is turned off In a client server environment this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user Note When a hard disk is installed the RAM disk feature is inactive If selected the Ignore application collation feature in the Compatibility Settings dialog box lets the driver control collation RAM disk can then increase the print speed of collated multiple copies by sending the print job just once Setting RAM Disk Setting the RAM disk lets you save print requests into the printing system s memory if a hard disk is not installed 4 In Device Settings in the Device options list select RAM disk 2 At the RAM disk text box type or select the size of the RAM disk by clicking the up and down arrows until the text box shows the correct number of megabytes MB 3 At the printing system s operation panel turn on RAM disk and set its size The maximum RAM disk size depends on the amount of installed memory Administrator Settings Administrator Settings lets you set options varying by your model that include controlling accessibility displaying features in the interface and setting a password to control access to the Administrator Settings options In a client server env
47. er and computer are turned on and connected by USB or network cable Note If the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears during the installation process click Cancel If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears click Continue Anyway On the Installation Method page click Express Mode The Discover Printing System page opens to search for your printer If Discover does not find your printing system a message appears Remove and reinsert the USB or network cable and ensure it is connected properly Click User Guide Installation Refresh to retry the discovery If the system still cannot find your printer contact your system administrator If Discovery finds your printer click the printer name to select it Select Use host name for port name to use a host name for the Standard TCP IP port If the installation wizard still displays the IP address contact your system administrator Not available with a USB connection Click Information if you want to open a dialog box with details about IP Address Host Name Printer Model Contact Location and Serial Number Click OK Click Next Not available with a USB connection On the Printer Settings page you can assign a name to the printing system You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer Make your selections and then click Next On the Confirm Settings page click Install if the settings are
48. es an administrator to control and distribute profiles GDI compatible mode A page description language option that accurately reproduces what is viewed on the screen using the Microsoft Graphical Device User Guide Interface GDI component to render the document It generates data in a raster printing format creating a larger printable file Gutter Blank space on the left side or top of a printed page that can be increased by scaling down text and graphics This supports stapling and hole punching When used with Duplex printing the enlarged blank space lines up evenly on both sides of the sheet The larger blank space is created by shifting the printable area to the right or down as much as one inch 25 4 mm Halftone screen Imaging process that breaks down an image into dots An experienced user can adjust Halftone screen settings to create shades of gray in graphic images Larger dots spaced close together create darker shades and smaller dots spaced farther apart create lighter shades Shading can be varied by adjusting the number of rows of dots the angle at which rows of dots are placed and the shape of the dots Job accounting An accounting system that records and controls the number of pages printed by each account ID Account IDs can be assigned at the printing system and stored in the driver After account IDs are assigned you can use the Job accounting option to print in the Job accounting mode Job storage Job optio
49. es box The document page count must not exceed the printer tray capacity 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box and click OK to begin printing EcoPrint EcoPrint makes the entire image text and graphics appear lighter in the printed job EcoPrint does not increase print speed Kyocera Logo The Kyocera logo appears at the bottom of every driver tab Click the logo to open the About dialog box that displays the driver version number and driver plug in information Displaying Version Information Click Version to view the following driver information File Name Version Description Date Manufacturer Comments To view copyright information click Legal Notices Click OK to close the driver information dialog boxes Displaying Plug in Information A plug in integrates with the printer driver to extend the driver s capabilities Click Plug in to view the following plug in information Module Description Version 4 5 User Guide Booklet 5 Layout In the Layout tab you can arrange document data on printed pages without affecting the original document 2 Printing Preferences Quick Print Basic Layout Imaging Publishing Job Advanced Left edge binding i Right edge binding Multiple pages per sheet al Layout a Pages per sheet 2 Print borders C Poster Sheets per page 2 x 2 17 00 x 22 00 in Print format Poster pages Poster Settings
50. etry the discovery Contact your system administrator if the system cannot find your printer 4 If Discover finds one or more USB printing systems select your model from the list Click Next 5 Onthe Custom Installation page select the driver and software packages you want to install from the Driver and Utility tabs and clear those not intended for installation Click Next Proceed to step 10 6 On the Printing System page select your model and then click Next f On the Printer Port page select the port connected to your printing system Click Next 8 On the Custom Installation page select the driver and software packages you want to install from the Driver and Utility tabs and clear those not intended for installation Click Next User Guide Installation 9 10 11 On the Printer Settings page you can assign a name for the printing system You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer Make your selections and then click Next On the Confirm Settings page click Install if the settings are correct Click Back to correct the settings Note If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears click Continue Anyway The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options Print a test page This selection verifies a connection with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components Show Quick Print
51. ge Sizes Click New A default custom name appears in the Name box Type a name for your custom page size Type or select values for the height and width If the height or width value exceeds the allowable limit it automatically adjusts to the limit after Apply or OK is clicked When done click Apply The custom page size appears in the Print size list which is used for enlarging and reducing the sizes of prints To delete a custom page size from the Page Sizes dialog box select the name of the custom page size and click Delete Printing with Custom Size Pages 1 2 3 4 Duplex Printing You can print on custom sized pages or other media such as transparencies by performing these steps In your application select Print from the File menu In the Print dialog box click Properties In the Basic tab select the name of your custom page size in the Print Size list From the Source list select the MP tray for the custom page size Click OK to return to the Print dialog box Click OK to start printing Duplex printing is printing on both sides of each page Select Print on both sides to start duplex printing If it is not selected then the printer prints on only one side of each page The printer system contains a duplex unit that turns the paper over to allow printing on the reverse side Print on both sides must be selected to print on both sides of the cover and insert pages Flip on long edge Turn the long edge of
52. ge for each pattern shading option From the Text Contrast Sheet find the sample where the security watermark is most nearly invisible In the Adjust Calibration dialog box select options to match the sample chosen in step 4 In all dialog boxes click OK Selecting Pages for Security Watermark The Page selection options for security watermark determine where the security watermarks are placed in the print job In the Advanced tab click Security Watermark In the Security Watermark dialog box under Select security watermark choose a default or custom security watermark to print Under Page selection choose pages for printing the security watermark All pages This option prints the security watermark on each document page First page only This option prints the security watermark on the first document page All pages except first page This option prints the security watermark on all pages after the first page User Guide Advanced Only on specified pages This option prints the security watermark on the page numbers typed in the text box Print onto front outside cover This option prints the security watermark on the front cover This option is available when Cover mode is selected in the Publishing tab If Cover mode and Front outside are both selected in the Publishing tab Print onto front outside cover is selected automatically 4 nall dialog boxes click OK Locking the Security Watermark Settings
53. gement of the pages from the Layout tab as well as print borders around each of the pages When Multiple pages per sheet is selected Poster and Scaling are unavailable In the Profiles section you can select from available profiles to print a job You can select from predefined profiles create your own profile or import profiles You can also rearrange the icons and edit and delete profiles Selecting Profiles 4 The Profiles button at the bottom of the Quick Print tab always includes a Factory Default profile that returns the driver options to their default settings The profiles can include Common Profiles which are installed as optional components through the Printer Installation Wizard and any custom profiles created Factory Default and administrator profiles cannot be modified Click Profiles In the Profiles dialog box select a profile Click Apply The side panel displays the options for that profile If any of the Quick Print options are not represented in the predefined profile the Quick Print icon is unavailable Click OK Saving a Profile The Save button lets you create your own profiles You can select the printing options you want in the driver then save the driver settings including your customizations as a profile You can then use that profile to print the same type of print job again without having to reselect all the settings In Printing Preferences the Profiles button appears at the bottom of all
54. gs dialog box 4 Click OK in the PDL Settings dialog box PDF Output to PDF is a plug in feature that lets you print and save documents from multiple sources to Adobe PDF This feature can be used as an alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF documents Documents saved as PDF retain their original appearance and can be viewed and printed with Adobe Reader on Windows Mac OS and UNIX platforms For a document using mixed paper sizes all pages in the PDF use the size of the first page Note With PDF selected as the PDL only a limited set of driver options are available PDF Options You can select PDF options if you have installed the Output to PDF plug in The PDF Settings dialog box contains the following options PDF Settings Embed fonts This option ensures that document fonts appear accurately in the PDF file on screen This option ensures accurate reproduction but significantly increases the file size Compress data This option enables flat compression for the generated PDF document This option significantly reduces the file size Additional compression options are available within Adobe Acrobat Security This option applies encryption to the PDF document Click Settings for additional Security settings See the next section for details Print and save This option lets you print and save a document as a PDF file Click Settings for additional Print and save settings Secu
55. he process of using one font in place of another when the intended font is not available to a printing system Font substitution may be critical for output of documents to printing systems that are not well supported by a large font inventory Setting Font Substitution To set values for font substitution follow these steps 4 In the Imaging tab click Fonts gt Substitute with device fonts check box gt Fonts button that opens the Fonts Substitution dialog box The System fonts list shows the fonts installed on your computer The Available device fonts list shows the printing system fonts 2 Select the system font and then the available device font to be substituted 3 Click OK to save your settings Ifthe device font does not have similar font characteristics to the system font character spacing in the document may appear incorrect Disable Device Fonts In some cases the printing system substitutes fonts even if you send the TrueType fonts as outline fonts or bitmap images Select Disable device fonts to prevent substitution of device fonts for TrueType fonts This option also improves portability of printable data If cleared device fonts may not match when sent to a different printing system Some Adobe applications have device font limitations To overcome these limitations select Disable device fonts Device fonts are normally visible in the application font lists as printer icons next to the font name unless there are
56. hod is best suited for large documents or print jobs using multiple fonts and font sizes Print speeds are faster because of the optimization features in this setting The repetition of similar font data sent to the printing system is reduced thereby increasing the print speed Print speed is not increased when using Asian fonts such as Japanese Chinese and Korean because of the large amount of font information used for these particular fonts Allow native download This method improves text quality and increases print speed by converting TrueType fonts to Adobe Type 42 font format This feature is available when KPDL is selected as the PDL User Guide Imaging Download as bitmaps Downloading fonts as bitmaps provides more detail however it creates large file sizes This is best suited for print jobs with user defined fonts very small fonts point size 1 4 or Asian fonts Substitute with device fonts System fonts and device fonts are automatically matched based on typeface name This function increases print speed and efficiency It is useful for changing a font used throughout a large document by replacing the old font with the desired font Note GDI compatible mode does not support Substitute with device fonts Selecting Font Settings 4 Click Fonts to open the Font Settings dialog box 2 Select one of the methods for sending TrueType fonts and then click OK Font Substitution Font substitution is t
57. ironment this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user KX DRIVER Device Settings Job Accounting Job accounting gives an administrator the ability to control usage of a printing system With Job accounting you can assign account IDs identification numbers to users or departments a specific account ID or make account ID input mandatory for printing After account IDs are created you can view from the printing system operation panel the number of copies associated with a specific ID as well as limit the number of copies for individual IDs Account IDs can be up to 8 digits Note Job accounting must be set to On at the printing system A maximum of 100 account IDs can be assigned at the printing system and stored in the printer driver Job Accounting Options Job accounting supports the following options Use specific account ID Select this option to track the print jobs of a user or group with an account ID It sends the account ID with each print job An administrator can restrict a user or group from changing their account ID by using the Password protect administrator settings in the Administrator Settings dialog box Prompt for account ID Select this option to track the print jobs of a user or group with an account ID as well as prompt for an account ID At the time a print job is sent the user is prompted to enter a Job Accounting ID Prompt for account ID and validate Select this
58. is 100 Zero is the default mid level setting Adjusting contrast is useful if graphic images are printing too gray or too black and white 4 Click OK to save your grayscale adjustment settings Selecting Text and Graphics Effects Print text as black This option prints all color text as black It produces faster printing of color text by reducing the amount of data sent to the printer In black and white printers it increases the detail for light colored text printed White text and image colors are unaffected Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics and text with black rather than grayscale This feature is intended for CAD applications KX DRIVER Cover Mode 7 Publishing In the Publishing tab you can create covers inserts and add transparencies for a print job The features on this tab are available only when PCL XL or KPDL is selected as the PDL E Printing Preferences Quick Print Basic Layout Imaging Publishing Job Advanced lei Eront Print onto Front outside Front inside Front and back Back inside Back outside Media for cover Auto Unspecified C Page insert E Print onto front Print onto back Insert before pages Media for page Auto Unspecified Transparency interleaving El Print onto backing Media for backing Auto Unspecified Reset t KYOCERA Cancel Cover mode is a fea
59. is option ensures secure Auto Configure communication using a user name and password Authentication and privacy options are available by selecting Settings Apply to other models This option displays a list of installed printing systems to apply the selected SNMP settings SNMPv3 Options You can select SNMPv3 options for secure communication with the printing system Authentication This option provides an algorithm to check that a transferred file has arrived intact Message Digest 5 MD5 and Secure Hash Algorithm 1 SHA1 are hash algorithms used to authenticate packet data MD5 This option provides a cryptographic hash function with a 128 bit hash value It adds security and protection against Gateway Load Balancing Protocol GLBP spoofing software SHA1 This option produces a message digest that is 160 bits long SHA is the successor to MD5 Privacy This option uses encryption for secure communication It is available after you select the Authentication option You may select one privacy option User Guide Device Settings User Settings DES This option uses the Data Encryption Standard for encryption DES turns cleartext into ciphertext via an encryption algorithm It encrypts and decrypts data using 8 byte blocks and a 56 bit key AES This option uses the Advanced Encryption Standard for encryption AES is a symmetric block cipher that can process data blocks of 128 bits using cipher keys with
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62. m box 2 Click Settings 3 Selecta Custom Box Settings option Select Use specific box number and type the box number and password Select Prompt for box number and click OK When the Custom Box dialog box appears type a box number If a password was set type the password Select Display box number list and click OK When the Custom Box dialog box appears select a box from the list If a password was set type the password Select Verify box number for each login user and click OK When the Custom Box dialog box appears type a box number To include a password select Require password and type the password With Verify box number for each login user selected the driver searches for a login user name from the custom box list to serve as the custom box name If a match is found the custom box is used for the print job If a match is not found the driver checks for administrator or user permissions With administrator permissions you will be prompted to type a box number and optional password for the print job The driver searches for a Windows login user name and adds this name with the box number and password to the custom box list in the driver With user permissions the print User Guide Job Quick Copy job is canceled You will be prompted to contact an administrator to establish printing permissions Quick copy is a Job storage e MPS option that prints all copies of a print job and stores the job tempora
63. menu Browsing the CD and installing each driver separately is not recommended Preparing to Install the Driver 6 This section describes the initial steps to take before you install the printer driver and based on your operating system the next procedure you can follow Turn on the computer and the printer If you have a USB connection the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard appears Click Cancel Insert the Product Library CD into the CD drive After the installation wizard begins the Main Menu appears Note Ifthe Product Library fails to start after inserting the Product Library CD into the CD drive use Windows Explorer to locate Setup exe on the local drive and double click to open Click View License Agreement to read the license agreement Click Accept to proceed To begin the installation click Install Software Note If the Windows Security warning dialog box appears at any point during the installation process click Install this driver software anyway The Installer wizard appears with several installation methods displayed Selecting an Installation Method The installation differs based on your operating system and connection method Select your operating system and connection method from the following list and proceed to the reference page to continue the installation Express Installation KX DRIVER 1 1 Installation Installing in Express Mode on page 1 2 Custom Installation
64. n that stores a print job permanently on a hard disk for printing later You also have the option of protecting the print job from unauthorized printing by using an access code This feature is available when a hard disk is installed and selected in the Device Settings tab Kyocera image refinement KIR Imaging feature that refines the edges of text and vector graphics Media source enumeration A Device Settings option that maintains compatibility for cassettes and feeders between old drivers and new drivers or when moving from one manufacturer to another Compatibility creates a smooth transition for environments using macros or PRESCRIBE commands to access cassettes and feeders MP tray Source tray used for labels transparencies envelopes and custom printing media Operation panel The keys and display on the printing system Use the operation panel to set options such as media type and EcoPrint and to print jobs stored on the hard disk Optional Printer Components Optional Printer Components include Common Profiles and Plug In Modules and need to be installed separately from the driver installer They are located on the Product Library CD in the Advanced Tools menu PDF The Adobe portable document format PDF is independent of the application Software hardware and operating system used to create documents and also of the output device on which they are displayed or printed PDL Page Description Language This is the language use
65. n the Quick Print tab you can apply basic print settings to print jobs Any Quick Print settings can be saved as a group called a profile and applied to any print job Profiles support common printing tasks The Administrator can set the view of the Quick Print tab through the Installation process or Administrator Settings in Properties 2 Printing Preferences m Quick Print Basic Layout Imaging Publishing Job Advanced T Drientation EcoPrint Collate Print on both Multiple pages sides per sheet Factory Default cf KYOCERA Quick Print Options You can set one or more print options on the Quick Print tab You can also select from profiles that have been set with predefined options for frequently run print jobs Specifying Print Options The upper section of the Quick Print tab has several icons that represent the most common options for print jobs Click on the Quick Print icons and check boxes to change settings for the print job Some of these options also appear on the Basic Layout and Imaging tabs The last tab where you made selections affects the selections you will see on the other related tabs Orientation This icon changes between portrait and landscape printing formats If needed check Rotated to change the orientation of the printed page by 180 degrees EcoPrint This icon changes the text and graphics to appear lighter in the printed job EcoPrint does not in
66. named For Security watermark text type text or leave blank This option is not available when editing a default security watermark Select from the following options None This option leaves the line blank User defined This option inserts your text up to 39 characters All other options display date time or other job information that is obtained from the computer or printer driver when the job is printed Select the desired font size style and angle of the text Select Print as footer also if you want the first available line of watermark text to be printed at the bottom of the page Select the page position from the list This option is useful because the security watermark itself is not normally visible on the printed page Under Background pattern select a design for the security watermark background Standard pattern Select a design for the security watermark background This option prints the selected pattern with the watermark text or image Document guard pattern The document guard design appears as the security watermark background This option prevents the printed page from being photocopied scanned faxed or printed from memory If a photocopy is attempted then gray copy is produced If a scan fax or print from memory is attempted the process is stopped and an error message appears on the printing system s operation panel Select Overprint for applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Internet Ex
67. nd access the Optimization settings The settings are available when KPDL or XPS is selected as the PDL Fast printing This setting increases print speed and decreases spool size It delivers images in binary format It can be used for most everyday printing needs Document portability This setting creates a PostScript file in ASCII text encoding Unlike the binary format created in Fast printing the ASCII text created with this selection can be edited CIE Optimization CIE optimization bypasses the normal procedure of processing every aspect of the CIE color space used in applications such as Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop This feature increases print speed for documents printed from these applications by optimizing CIE data It has no effect on print jobs that do not use CIE data CIE optimization should be selected for speed not accuracy so printed output may be different from appearance on the screen In the Imaging tab click Graphics to open the Graphics settings dialog box and access the CIE optimization check box CIE optimization is available when KPDL is selected as the PDL Halftone Screen Halftone Screen lets an experienced user print different shades of gray as are found in photographs Shades are produced by printing dots of various sizes and shapes and by spacing them closer or farther apart Shading can also be adjusted by the number of rows of data the angle of the rows and the shape of the data Halftone Screen
68. ng is used Selecting Printer Driver Collation You can ignore the collation setting in the application and use the printer driver collation setting 4 In the Device Settings tab select Compatibility 2 Select Ignore application collation You can restore all the options in Compatibility Settings to the default by clicking Reset Combine Source and Media Type Lists You can change the driver s Basic tab so that Media type and Source are combined into one list labeled Source In the combined list Media types are listed first followed by cassettes and MP tray KX DRIVER Device Settings Creating a Combined Source List You can combine the Source and Media type lists in the Basic tab to make one Source list 4 In the Device Settings tab select Compatibility 2 Select Combine source and media type lists You can restore all the options in Compatibility Settings to the default by clicking Reset Removing a Plug in You can remove an installed plug in from the driver If removed the plug in features do not appear in the driver interface Note Toremove the Output to PDF module PDF must not be selected as the PDL 4 In the Device Settings tab click the Kyocera logo to open the About dialog box 2 Click Plug in to open the Plug in Information dialog box 3 Selecta plug in module from the list and click Delete then Yes 4 Click OK in all dialog boxes 2 15 User Guide 3 Quick Print I
69. nnected over a network When your computer is connected to the printing system through a TCP IP port the Auto Configure button appears in the Device Settings tab Auto Configure updates the Device options list and preview images to keep the printer driver consistent with the printing system configuration Not all installed devices are detected by using Auto Configure Before selecting OK in the Device Settings tab check the settings to make sure that they are correct Note The default setting for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is for the Windows Firewall to be set to On The setting can be changed to allow communication between the printing system and your computer In the Windows Security Alert dialog box click Unblock Silent Auto Configure Silent Auto Configure checks the printing system every 10 minutes for changes in optional devices or memory When a change is detected the driver is automatically updated with the new settings Silent Auto Configure is only available for printing systems installed in Windows 7 or Windows Vista In a client server environment this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user Enabling Auto Configuration Memory The Auto Configure button can be used to detect all available device options when the printing system is connected to a network through a TCP IP port Verify that all optional devices are attached to the printing system and that it is turned on and ready to print
70. nt job or click OK to save the profile Exporting a Profile kh WO N 2 The Export button lets you export a copy of a profile from your printer driver for use in other printer drivers The Factory Default profile cannot be exported Click Profiles In the Select profile section select the profile to be exported and click Export The Export Profile dialog box appears Name and save the profile Click OK to close the Profiles dialog box KX DRIVER 10 3 Glossary A Access code A four digit code that you must enter at the printing system s operation panel to print a Private print job An access code can also be used with the Job storage feature Auto configure Device settings feature that queries a printing system through the network and automatically retrieves settings for optional devices memory and RAM disk Driver settings will be updated with information received from the physical printing system Installed devices will be displayed in the Preview image Booklet Layout feature that prints a multi page document in a booklet format by using a duplex unit Two pages are printed on each side of a sheet to create a document that can be read like a book Cassette A removable plastic tray that holds a supply of paper for input to the printer Custom box Job option that stores print jobs in the printing system s memory for later printing from the operation panel Custom box jobs are saved to boxes that are assigned t
71. nt outside Front and back Front inside Front and back Front outside Front inside Cover Insertion Type Inserts blank front and back covers F 1 Prints on the outside surface of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover Prints on the inside surface of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover Prints on both sides of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover continued User Guide Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on the inside surface of the back cover and inserts a blank front Back inside cover Front and back SAM N Prints on the outside surface of the back cover and inserts a blank front Back outside cover Front and back Prints on both sides of the back cover Front and back and inserts a blank front cover Back inside Back outside F Prints on both sides of the front and Front and back back covers Front outside Front inside Back inside Back outside Choosing Cover Media To select media for the cover follow these steps KX DRIVER 7 4 Publishing Page Insert In the Media for cover list select the media type or source cassette for the front and back covers When you choose the media type a source cassette matching that media type is
72. nting system s Command Center Status monitor Optional feature that displays printing system status messages in the lower right corner of the window during printing You can customize the appearance of the status monitor and determine what messages are displayed and how by selecting preferences and notifications Transparency A clear plastic page sized sheet used as a printing medium Transparency interleaving Publishing feature that inserts a backing sheet between printed transparencies The backing sheet also known as an interleaf helps keep transparencies clean and prevents them from clinging together Watermark The Watermark feature is available in the Advanced tab A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern that can be placed on a page or throughout a document You can choose one of the standard watermarks or create your own text KX DRIVER viii KYOCERA MITA AMERICA INC Headquarters Southeastern Region 225 Sand Road 1500 Oakbrook Drive Fairfield New Jersey 07004 0008 Norcross Georgia 30093 Telephone 973 808 8444 Telephone 770 729 9786 Fax 973 882 6000 Fax 770 729 9873 New York Branch Southwestern Region 1410 Broadway 23rd Floor 2825 West Story Road New York NY 10018 Irving Texas 75038 5299 Telephone 917 286 5400 Telephone 972 550 8987 Fax 917 286 5402 Fax 972 252 9786 Northeastern Region National Operation Center amp 225 Sand Road National Training Center Fairfield New Jer
73. o change the position by clicking the position button at the bottom of the preview area Click and hold as you drag the pointer to move the watermark image Select the Angle of the watermark with one of the following options Diagonal default This option places the watermark text at the default angle on the page User defined This option lets you type a degree value for the angle An angle is measured in degrees from 0 to 360 You can also change the angle by clicking the angle button at the bottom of the preview area Click and hold as you drag the pointer to move the watermark image The Rotate around center check box at the bottom far right of the dialog box determines the method of rotation for the watermark You must select User defined in both Position and Angle to enable this option Select Rotate around center to position the watermark text with the center of the text as its axis and clear it to position the watermark text with the left end of the text as its axis In all dialog boxes click OK Selecting Pages for Watermark The Page selection option for Watermark enables you to choose the location for watermarks in your document In the Advanced tab click Watermark In the Watermark dialog box under Select watermark choose a default or custom watermark to print Under Page selection choose pages for printing the watermark All pages This option prints the watermark on each document page KX DRIVER Advanc
74. o users and can be restricted by password Your printing system must have an installed hard disk to use this feature A maximum of 100 custom boxes can be set up on the printing system s hard disk and up to 1000 custom boxes in the driver Don t use application name Don t use application name is an option to shorten the application defined job name for jobs created in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint The file name will appear clearly in the job list dpi Dots per linear inch Measurement that describes the sharpness and clarity of printed text and images The higher the dpi the more detail there is in the printed output EcoPrint Imaging feature that changes toner saturation making the entire image text and graphics appear lighter in the printed job The actual amount of toner used depends on the printing system mode and the type of data printed text graphics or both EcoPrint does not increase print speed This feature is also available in the Quick Print and Basic tabs e MPS Job storage e MPS is a set of options for saving print jobs in printing system memory so that you can print or reprint them later Print jobs can easily be reprinted later from the printing system s operation panel and printing of sensitive documents can be restricted to approved users Enable client profile Client profile refers to profile settings saved on a server and accessed by clients in a client server environment This feature in the Advanced tab enabl
75. om the Print dialog box of an application or from Start If accessed from an application then changes made to driver settings remain in effect until the application ends If accessed from Start changes are maintained as the default printer settings Changing the Default Driver Settings The Reset button is only available when you access Preferences or Properties from the Print dialog box of an application Default driver settings apply to printing jobs initiated from any application but they are overridden by setting changes made within each application 4 Click Start and click Devices and Printers Windows 7 or click Control Panel and double click Printers Windows Vista or Printers and Faxes Windows XP 2 Right click on your printing system icon 3 Click Printing Preferences KX DRIVER 1 9 2 Device Settings In the Device Settings tab you can select installed printing system options so the associated features can be used with the printer driver You can also match the memory setting in the driver with the memory installed in your printing system which lets the driver manage font downloads more efficiently Administrator User PDL Page Description Language and Compatibility settings can also be selected amp Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Device Settings Preview image Paper feeder cassette 1 L Paper feeder cassette 2 ES Paper feeder cassette
76. oof and hold and click OK in both dialog boxes to print Private print jobs are saved on the hard disk or RAM disk for printing until a four digit Access code is entered When the hard disk reaches maximum capacity and a new job is sent to be stored the oldest stored job is replaced by the new job Private print jobs are deleted when the printing system is reset or turned off If you do not want the job deleted select the Job storage feature When sending a sensitive document to the printing system a user must type a four digit Access code which is attached to the print job along with the Job name and User name The job is not printed until a user enters the Access code at the printing system s operation panel After the job is printed it is removed from printing system memory The number of Private print jobs that can be stored is limited only by the storage capacity of the hard disk You can manually delete a job at the operation panel Warning A print job can replace a job on the hard disk or RAM disk having the same User name and Job name To prevent this select Use job name date and time under Overwrite job name Storing a Private Print Job kh WO N 2 Private print lets you store a document temporarily in printing system memory without printing and protect it with an Access code The job is stored on the hard disk or RAM disk until it is printed manually deleted or turned off In the Job tab select Job storage e MPS
77. oose the following option Automatically save to default file A PDF file can be saved automatically as a default file to be used again You can then select from the following options Replace default file This option lets you rename the default file name Use default file date and time This option lets you use the default name and add a date and time stamp each time the document is saved Default file directory This option lets you browse to a location to save your PDF Printing and Saving to PDF You can print a document and save it to Adobe PDF if you have installed the Output to PDF plug in Click Start and click Devices and Printers Windows 7 or click Control Panel and double click Printers Windows Vista or Printers and Faxes Windows XP KX DRIVER Device Settings oO N 0 N O A A 10 11 XPS Driver Right click on the desired printing system model Click Printer properties Windows 7 and the desired printing system model or Properties Windows Vista Windows XP Click the Device Settings tab and click PDL In the PDL Settings dialog box in the Select PDL list select PDF Click Settings In the PDF Settings dialog box select Print and save Click Settings and select from print and save options See the PDF Options topic for details Click OK in all dialog boxes Open and print the document Name and save the PDF file For Windows 7 and Windows Vista the XML Paper Specific
78. option to prompt for an account ID that is saved in the driver When sending a print job type an account ID when prompted then click OK to print The account ID is validated against the account ID list If typed incorrectly you are prompted to type it again Display account ID list Select this option to display the account ID list at the time of printing The print job can be assigned to a user or group The account ID list is stored in the driver and more than one ID must be established for the list to appear Account ID List Select this option to display the account ID to manage the Account ID list Add edit or delete account IDs from the list stored in the driver Account IDs descriptions match the user or group with an account ID After an account ID list is created the list can be exported as a group by saving it as a text file CSV To import an account ID list browse for an existing list and open it Printing with Job Accounting After account IDs are assigned and Job accounting is set to On at the printing system the number of pages printed is added to the selected account ID total 4 In the Device Settings tab click Administrator 2 In the Administrator Settings dialog box select Job accounting 3 Selecta Job accounting option Use specific account ID Prompt for account ID User Guide Device Settings The remaining Job accounting options become available when you create an account ID list Note If yo
79. pecial effect Select Line to change the effect by selecting a different angle 4 Select Increase accuracy of screens for better print quality possibly increasing print time B Click OK Adjusting Grayscale The grayscale adjustment settings change the Brightness and Contrast of graphics These settings are useful if graphic images are printing too light too gray or too dark Text remains unaffected 4 In the Imaging tab under Adjustment select Custom A preview image in the Adjustment Settings dialog box illustrates any brightness and contrast changes 2 Drag the Brightness slider right to lighten or left to darken the graphic images of the print job 6 6 User Guide Imaging You can also change brightness by entering a numeric value in the text box at the right The brightest setting is 100 the darkest is 100 Zero is the default mid level setting Adjusting brightness is useful when graphic images are printing too dark or too light Drag the Contrast slider right or left to increase or decrease the proportion of light to dark in the graphic images of the print job A high contrast setting decreases the grayscale spectrum making light grays lighter and dark grays darker A low contrast setting increases the grayscale spectrum making light grays darker and dark grays lighter You can also change contrast by entering a numeric value in the text box at the right The highest contrast setting is 100 the lowest
80. plorer where the document content fills the entire page The security watermark is printed over the document data so that it can appear in a photocopy When editing an image or if Device Settings gt PDL Settings gt GDI compatible mode is selected Overprint is selected automatically Adjust the calibration After adjusting calibration in all dialog boxes click OK KX DRIVER Advanced Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration 6 For a security watermark to be effective it must be nearly invisible in a printed page and clearly visible in a photocopied page Because printing systems and driver settings can vary you must adjust the calibration before printing a security watermark Adjusting the calibration is also recommended when changing the background pattern replacing the toner or printing system and after heavy printing activity After all security watermark options are selected in the Add Watermark or Edit Watermark dialog box click Adjust Calibration Under Pattern shading and Text contrast select initial options Light Normal Dark Select the shading density of the background pattern Contrast 1 9 Select the level of contrast against the background pattern from lightest to darkest These selections may need to be changed after printing a sample in the next step Click Print Sample to print a page displaying all nine contrast options against the selected pattern shading It is recommended to print a sample pa
81. raphics settings dialog box and access the Pattern scaling settings Auto default setting This setting prints patterns and fills to match the on screen appearance Coarse This setting prints patterns and fills with the fewest number of lines patterns or dots Coarse is the same as Auto when PCL XL or PCL 5e is selected as the PDL Medium This setting prints patterns and fills with a greater number of lines patterns or dots than the Coarse setting Medium is the same as Auto when KPDL is selected as the PDL Fine This setting prints patterns and fills with the greatest number of lines patterns or dots Printed patterns and fills may appear more dense than the on screen appearance Inversion Settings Inversion is the opposite of the normal order arrangement or position of an image or printed content User Guide Imaging In the Imaging tab click Graphics to open the Graphics settings dialog box and access the Inversion options The settings are available when KPDL or XPS is selected as the PDL Reverse image This setting prints images like a photo negative reversing black and white areas of the image Mirror print This setting prints the page content backwards as it would appear in a mirror image Optimization Settings Optimization is a process or methodology of improving a printing system s function or effectiveness In the Imaging tab click Graphics to open the Graphics Settings dialog box a
82. rating system When a print job is sent from an application it is transferred to the spool file The application writes to and the printer driver reads from the spool file simultaneously For multiple or large documents this quickly returns application control to the user while the printer is still printing the document Note EMF spooling is not available when Allow data passthrough is selected in the KPDL Settings dialog box Selecting EMF Spooling 1 To print with EMF spooling From the Advanced tab select the EMF Spooling check box 2 Click OK and continue the printing process as usual KX DRIVER Advanced Enable Client Profile Client profile refers to profile settings saved on a server and accessed by clients in a client server environment This feature in the Advanced tab enables an administrator to control and distribute profiles on a server You would still have the choice to use your local profiles or the server profiles This function is intended for use on the client side PC side in a client server environment Clear the Enable client profile check box to select profiles from the server to apply to print jobs created by the driver Server profiles are read only Select the Enable client profile check box for using custom profiles locally in the driver 9 11 User Guide 10 Profiles In Profiles you can save printer driver settings as a profile You can select multiple options in the Quick Prin
83. rator Settings in Properties RAM disk A feature that lets you set up an area within the printing system memory as a virtual hard disk for faster printing RAM disk is not an attached device but an allocation of existing printing system memory RAM disk is temporary All data sent to RAM disk memory will be lost when the printing system is reset or turned off vii User Guide Resolution The number of dots printed in one inch Higher resolution improves the quality of detailed printed images Reverse Print output option that sends a print job to a destination from the last page to the first This option is unavailable when Printer default is selected Security Watermark Plug in feature that adds watermark text and a background pattern to a print job The text blends into the background pattern making it nearly invisible when printed The security watermark appears only when the printed page is photocopied A security watermark can be used to help protect against unauthorized reproduction of documents or simply to differentiate original documents from photocopies SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol The standard TCP IP protocol for managing IP network devices including printing devices SNMP settings determine the level of security when using the Auto Configure feature and prevent unauthorized printing to the SNMPv3 printing device SNMP settings must be set in the Administrator settings in the Device Settings tab and in the pri
84. rily on the hard disk for reprinting later This feature is available when a hard disk is installed and selected in the Device Settings tab Quick copy is useful for printing the job again later in the day when you need additional copies at short notice You can set the number of additional copies and print the job from the printing system s operation panel without sending the job again from the computer The number of Quick copy or Proof and hold jobs that can be stored is set at the printing system s operation panel to a maximum of 50 jobs When the designated number of jobs is reached older jobs are replaced by new jobs All Quick copy jobs are stored on the hard disk after printing but are deleted when the printing system is turned off You can manually delete a job at the operation panel Warning A print job can replace a job on the hard disk having the same User name and Job name To prevent this select Use job name date and time under Overwrite job name Printing a Quick Copy Job 2 3 Proof and Hold With a hard disk installed Quick copy lets you print a document and save it in the printing system until the job is manually deleted or the printing system is turned off In the Job tab select Job storage e MPS Select Quick copy Click OK in all dialog boxes Proof and hold is a Job storage e MPS option that prints one copy of a print job so that you can proof it before printing the remaining copies This fea
85. rinting system s Operation Guide Note Source and Media type are separate items in the dialog box but can be combined using the Combine source and media type lists setting in Compatibility Settings If they are combined Media type is not available on the Basic tab To change this setting open Device Settings gt Compatibility Settings and clear the Combine source and media type lists selection Print Size and Page Size Print Size controls the output page size of the document To use this setting ensure that the Page Sizes setting matches the page size setting in your application If the Print Size is different from the page size in your application then each page is enlarged or reduced to match the Print Size The percentage value shown in brackets indicates the size of the Print Size setting relative to the Page Size setting If the Page Sizes does not match the page size setting in the application the size of the original then in most cases the Print Size is ignored and the document prints out based on its original size You can create a page size with your chosen dimensions for printing on non standard size paper You can then save the custom setting to the Page Sizes and Print Size lists for later selection KX DRIVER Basic Creating a Custom Page Size To use custom page sizes they must be created and added to the Print size list The driver supports a maximum of twenty custom sizes In the Basic tab click Pa
86. rity Settings This option lets you select an encryption level and create passwords for the generated PDF file The following security options are available Encryption 2 11 User Guide Device Settings Encryption provides password protection so that a document cannot be opened or altered by unauthorized users 40 Bit This encryption option provides low level security for a PDF document It is supported for earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 3 0 4 x 128 Bit This encryption option provides high level security for a PDF document It is supported for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 5 0 or later Passwords Select passwords for changing security settings and for opening a document Passwords are supported up to 16 characters in length Require password to change security settings Type an Owner password Within Adobe Acrobat this password is required to change the document restrictions in the Files gt Properties gt Security section Require password to open document Type a User password The user password must be entered at the time the PDF document is opened This password must be different from the owner password Print and Save Settings This option lets you print and save a document as a PDF file Save to file only A PDF file is created and saved locally Save to file and print A PDF file is created saved locally and sent to print After you select between these two options you can ch
87. rt Cover open Paper jam Add paper Sleep Add toner Toner low Not connected User Guide Advanced EMF Spooling 6 Printing Printing completed In the Sound Notification tab you can also add sound or speech to your chosen alert To add a sound file Clear the Use Text to speech check box The sound file text box becomes available Type the location of a sound file WAV or browse to find a file located on your computer To add speech Select Use Text to speech Type your preferred text in the text box The Microsoft Text to Speech utility reads your typed text and plays it back in a spoken voice To change the size placement and transparency of the Status Monitor image click the Appearance tab Enlarge window Select to double the size of the Status Monitor image and text balloons Always on top Select to make the Status Monitor always appear on top of other open windows Transparency This option adjusts the Status Monitor to let a variable amount of background show through the image Type a value from zero to fifty in the box Higher values create greater transparency A zero value creates a completely opaque image In the Preferences dialog box click Apply to save your settings click OK to save your settings and close the dialog box or click Cancel to close the dialog box without saving any settings EMF Enhanced MetaFile is a spool file format used in printing by the Microsoft Windows ope
88. ry load backing paper into the selected cassette 7 7 User Guide 8 Job In the Job tab you can store print jobs in the memory installed in the printing System You can also select a Job name to use with Job storage features You can use this tab to set or change the default settings that apply when you print a document from a Microsoft Windows application L3 Printing Preferences Quick Print Basic Layout Imaging Publishing Job Advanced S Q Custom box Q Buick copy Proof and hold O Private print O Job storage Job name abc Application defined v Don t use application name Custom Overwrite job name Use job name date and time KZ KYOCERA Job Storage e MPS Job storage e MPS offers a set of options for saving print jobs in printing system memory so that you can print or reprint them later Print jobs can easily be reprinted later using the printing system s operation panel and printing of sensitive documents can be restricted to approved users E MPS is a multitier solution that provides advanced print management directly from the desktop By storing a job in the printing system you can print it from the operation panel without sending it again from the computer To use the Job storage e MPS features you must set a user name in the User Settings dialog box available in the Device Settings tab Job Storage e MPS options
89. se not intended for installation Click Next On the Printer Settings page you can assign a name for the printing system This name appears in Windows Printers and Faxes and in the printer lists in applications You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer Make your selections and then click Next On the Confirm Settings page click Install if the settings are correct Click Back to correct the settings Note If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears click Continue Anyway The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options Print a test page This selection verifies a connection with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components Show Quick Print Tab This selection lets you define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed easily The Show Quick Print tab option also appears in the Administrator Settings in the Device Settings tab When the installation completes successfully click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu Software installation failures generate the following message One or more software installations have failed Click Finish and retry the installation If the same message appears again contact your system administrator The installation of the printer is now complete If prompted restart your computer KX DRIVER
90. ser sends two print jobs with the same User name and Job name the second job replaces the first job without any prompt To prevent this Overwrite job name can automatically change the Job name by adding the date and time the job is sent This feature also helps you to track when print jobs were sent from the computer The selected option applies to a Job name with either Application defined or Custom selected Overwrite job name options include Replace existing file This option lets the current print job replace an existing job in printing system memory if a job with the same User name and Job name exists Use job name date and time This option adds the current date and time to the end of the Job name in the format mmddyy hhmmss The previous print job with the same job name remains in the printing system memory Selecting a Job Name You must select a job name to use with Job storage e MPS features so that you can find your job in job lists on the printing system s operation panel The selected job name is saved with the print job when the job is sent to printing system memory In the Job tab select Job storage e MPS Under Job name select a name Application defined This option uses the name of the application document as the job name For Microsoft Word or PowerPoint documents selecting Don t use application name removes the name of the application so that only the document name appears as the job name C
91. sey 07004 0008 2825 West Story Road Telephone 973 808 8444 Irving Texas 75038 5299 Fax 973 882 4401 Telephone 972 659 0055 Fax 972 570 5816 Midwestern Region Latin America Division 201 Hansen Court Ste 119 8240 NW 52nd Wood Dale Illinois 60191 Terrace Dawson Building Suite 108 Telephone 630 238 9982 Miami Florida 33166 7766 Fax 630 238 9487 Telephone 305 421 6640 Fax 305 421 6666 Western Region 14101 Alton Parkway Irvine CA 92618 7006 Telephone 949 457 9000 Fax 949 457 9119 KYOCERA MITA CANADA LTD 6120 Kestrel Road Mississauga Ontario L5T 1S8 Canada Telephone 905 670 4425 Fax 905 670 8116 KYOCERA MITA AMERICA MEXICO S A DE C V Av 16 de Septiembre 407 Col Santa In s Azcapotzalco M xico D F 02130 M xico Telephone 55 5383 2741 Fax 55 5383 7804 KYOCERA MITA EUROPE B V Hacksteen 40 2132 MS Hoofddorp The Netherlands Telephone 31 20 654 0000 Home page http www kyoceramita europe com Email Info kyoceramita europe com Kyocera Mita Nederland B V Beechavenue 25 1119RA Schiphol Rijk The Netherlands Telephone 31 20 58 77 200 Kyocera Mita UK LTD 8 Beacontree Plaza Gillette Way Reading Berks RG2 0BS U K Telephone 44 1189 311 500 Kyocera Mita Italia S p A Via G Verdi 89 91 20063 Cernusco s N Milano Italy Telephone 39 02 92179 1 S A Kyocera Mita Belgium N V Hermesstraat 8A 1930 Zaventem Belgium Telephone 32
92. system the data is rendered as page images in the printing system s memory The remaining job copies are printed from the stored data This avoids the extra processing involved in sending every copy from the computer to the printing system With Collate selected the driver prints the complete job set by set With Collate cleared it prints each page by set For example with Collate selected three copies of a five page document outputs as pages one through five in succession three times Duplex Printing Duplex printing is printing on both sides of each page Select Print on both sides to start duplex printing If it is not selected then the printer prints on only one side of each page The printer system contains a duplex unit that turns the paper over to allow printing on the reverse side Print on both sides must be selected to print on both sides of the cover and insert pages Flip on long edge Turn the long edge of the page to view the content like the pages of a book bound at the side Flip on short edge Turn the short edge of the page to view the content like a tablet bound at the top Multiple Pages per Sheet Multiple pages per sheet prints several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper The size and readability of the multiple pages decrease as the number of pages per sheet is User Guide Quick Print Profile Options increased You can set the arran
93. t Password protect administrator settings in the Administrator Settings dialog box to prevent unauthorized changes in this dialog box When selected this setting prompts you to enter a password and confirm the password This password protection blocks access to all Administrator Settings options Setting the Administrator Password 4 In Device Settings gt Administrator Settings select Password protect administrator settings KX DRIVER Device Settings In the Password dialog box enter a password using at least 4 and no more than 16 characters Reenter the password in Confirm password and click OK Clearing the Administrator Password 4 In the Device Settings tab click Administrator 2 In the Enter Password dialog box type the password and click OK 3 In the Administrator Settings dialog box clear the Password protect administrator settings check box 4 Click OK SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is a set of rules that govern the management of network devices such as printing systems SNMP settings determine the level of security when using the Auto Configure feature and prevent unauthorized printing to the SNMPv3 printing system SNMP settings must be set in the printer driver and in the printing system s Command Center The following SNMP options are available SNMPv1 v2c This option ensures successful Auto Configure communication using Read community name and Write community name SNMPv3 Th
94. t tab and Printing Preferences save them to a profile and use all of them at once when you apply the profile A maximum of 26 profiles can be established in one driver including the Factory Default profile Device options settings made in the Device Settings tab cannot be saved to a profile Profiles 1 Factory Default Er Save Paper 4 up EN it Presentation on Transparency y Cancel Apply Saving a Profile The Save button lets you create your own profiles You can select the printing options you want in the driver then save the driver settings including your customizations as a profile You can then use that profile to print the same type of print job again without having to reselect all the settings In Printing Preferences the Profiles button appears at the bottom of all the tabs 4 Set the printing options you want for your print job by opening Printing Preferences and selecting all your driver settings 2 Click Profiles gt Save 3 To identify the profile type a Name select an Icon and type a Description 4 Click OK to save the profile The newly added profile appears in the Profiles dialog box KX DRIVER 10 1 Profiles Editing a Profile 4 Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job or click OK to save the profile Note Toresetthe printer driver to default settings select the Factory Default profile and click Apply This clears the settings of a selected profile
95. t to open the EcoPrint dialog box To start EcoPrint select On to stop it select Off Click OK to close the EcoPrint dialog box bb OO N A computer font is a data file containing a set of glyphs visual representations of textual elements characters or symbols Common terms for fonts are Bitmap fonts define each character as a pattern of pixels the smallest resolvable rectangular areas of an image Such fonts are not easily scalable and distort when reduced or enlarged Outline fonts in contrast to bitmap fonts are defined as a set of mathematical lines and curves An outline font is more easily scalable designed to display and print clearly at any point size than a bitmap font Native fonts are the basic or original fonts installed with the computer operating system TrueType fonts are the native fonts used by Microsoft Windows TrueType fonts are a type of scalable outline fonts TrueType has long been the most common format for fonts on Microsoft Windows System fonts are the primary fonts used by the operating system They are typically accessed through an application interface or through a common font dialog box Device fonts are stored either permanently or temporarily in the printing system memory Font Settings The Font Settings dialog box lets you specify how TrueType fonts are sent to the printing system The chosen method affects the speed and quality of the print job Download as outlines This met
96. table area to the right or down as much as one inch 25 4 mm Creating a Gutter To create a gutter follow these steps In the Layout tab click Gutter In the Gutter width options type a value between 0 20 to 1 00 inches 5 0 to 25 4 mm Long edge left This selection modifies the outside margin on the left side of the page Short edge top This selection modifies the outside margin on the top edge of the page Note Availability of Gutter settings varies depending on Orientation and Duplex mode settings in the Basic tab If text extends too close to the edge of the page select Reduce image to fit The text appears slightly reduced and away from the edge of the page If text does not extend beyond the page when the gutter increases clear Reduce image to fit Click OK to save gutter settings then click OK again to return to the Print dialog box Click OK to begin printing User Guide 6 Imaging In the Imaging tab you can manage print quality and grayscale settings 2 Printing Preferences Quick Print lI Basic Layout Imaging Publishing Job Advanced Quality Print quality Froof b Custom Quality A EcoPrint Grayscale Adjustment None Settings C Print text as black Print graphics as black Reset ci KYOCERA Cancel Print Quality and Custom Quality Print quality lets you set the resolution for the print job Resol
97. tallation of the printer driver Security Watermark appears in the Advanced tab after selecting Device Settings gt PDL gt Select PDL gt PCL XL The administrator can ensure that a security watermark is printed on all jobs by selecting Device Settings gt Administrator gt Lock Security Settings Selecting Security Watermark sets these driver features to the following values Watermark in the Advanced tab is set to Off Resolution in the Imaging tab is set to 600 dpi Kyocera Image Refinement in the Imaging tab is set to Off EcoPrint in Imaging gt Quality is set to Off Adjustment Settings Brightness and Contrast is set to 0 in Imaging gt Grayscale Custom Custom box in the Job tab is unavailable The reverse is also true If these features are changed then the Security Watermark selection is set to None and cannot be used Adding or Editing a Security Watermark You can create a new security watermark that displays text but not an image Any security watermark can be edited though a limited number of options can be changed for default security watermarks User Guide Advanced In the Advanced tab click Security Watermark In the Security Watermark dialog box click Add to create a new watermark or under Select security watermark select a default or custom security watermark and click Edit For Security watermark name type a name up to 39 characters A default security watermark cannot be re
98. tem page select the model and then click Next KX DRIVER Installation On the Printer Port page select the port connected to your printing system or add a port connected to your system by clicking Add Port Click Next On the Custom Installation page select the driver and software packages you want to install from the Driver and Utility tabs and clear those not intended for installation Click Next On the Printer Settings page you can assign a name for the printing system You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer Make your selections and then click Next On the Confirm Settings page click Install if the settings are correct Click Back to correct the settings Note If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears click Continue The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options Print a test page This selection verifies a connection with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components Show Quick Print Tab This selection lets you define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed easily The Show Quick Print tab option also appears in the Administrator Settings in the Device Settings tab Enable Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your computer screen during printing tasks The Status Monitor button appears on the Advanced tab Devi
99. ter default is PCL XL which is suitable for most printing purposes If the XPS driver is installed then XPS is the only PDL option After you select a PDL the selection appears in the lower corner of the Preview image In GDI compatible mode vector graphics are rasterized for printing as bitmap images Use the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of the graphic created by the application Note Toadd PDF to the list of PDL choices you must install the Output to PDF plug in In a client server environment this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user User Guide Device Settings PDL Options The PDL options available in the PDL Settings dialog box are accessed in Device Settings PCL XL The most recent version of HP PCL and PCL 6 This PDL includes PCL 5e features PCL XL lacks backward compatibility with earlier PCL versions though it is enhanced over PCL 5e in these areas Reduced file size Better print speed Faster return to application PCL 5e Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions Bidirectional communication support Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows applications Complex graphics might not print as well KPDL KPDL is used when printing from applications that support PostScript 2 or 3 An emulation of PostScript printing Strong graphics reproduction Print speeds may be slower than PCL 5e Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5
100. the tabs Set the printing options you want for your print job by opening Printing Preferences and selecting all your driver settings Click Profiles Save To identify the profile type a Name select an Icon and type a Description Click OK to save the profile The newly added profile appears in the Profiles dialog box Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job or click OK to save the profile Note Toresetthe printer driver to default settings select the Factory Default profile and click Apply This clears the settings of a selected profile KX DRIVER Quick Print Editing a Profile 4 The Edit button lets you make changes to an existing profile The Factory Default profile cannot be edited Click Profiles In the Select profile section select the profile to be edited and click Edit Any of the three options can be edited name icon and description Click OK to save the edited changes The newly edited profile appears in the Profiles dialog box Click Apply to activate the selected profile to the current print job or click OK to save the profile Deleting a Profile 1 2 3 4 The Delete button lets you remove an existing profile The Factory Default profile cannot be deleted Click Profiles In the Select profile section select the profile to be deleted and click Delete A message appears confirming the removal of the profile Click Yes to remove Cli
101. these steps In the Layout tab select Poster In Sheets per page select the poster size Each option describes the number of sheets it takes to represent one finished poster page Click Poster Settings to select options in any combination These options ensure a precise assembly of the pages to create the poster In Print format select one of the options for a finished print format Click OK to return to the Print dialog box Click OK to begin printing Scaling increases or decreases text and graphics on a page You can also select a gutter setting that enlarges the margins to accommodate an easier assembly of the pages into a booklet Scaling is not available when Booklet Poster or Multiple pages per sheet is selected Setting Scaling on the Page To set scaling values follow these steps KX DRIVER Layout Gutter In the Layout tab select Scaling Type or select a percentage between 20 to 500 Scaling adjusts proportionately the height and width of the page A lower percentage reduces the page and a higher percentage enlarges the page Click OK A gutter creates additional blank space on the left side and at the top of the sheet It is often used for binding hole punch or stapling to make a print job easier to read Increasing the measurements in Gutter increases the margins around your text and graphics on the left side or top of the printed sheet This creates a larger margin space by shifting the prin
102. thout selecting each feature individually Prologue Epilogue Advanced feature that allows you to insert a macro into specific locations in the print job An advanced user may choose to use this feature to embed a PRESCRIBE command that will call a macro to overlay PRESCRIBE form data or a graphic object such as a logo or a signature at a specific point in the print job Proof and hold Job option that prints one copy of a print job so that you can proof it before printing the remaining copies This feature is available when a hard disk is installed and selected in the Device Settings tab After the proof copy is printed and checked remaining copies can be printed from the printing system s operation panel without sending the job again from the computer Quick copy Job option that prints all copies of a print job and stores the job temporarily on a hard disk for reprinting later This feature is available when a hard disk is installed and selected in the Device Settings tab Quick Print tab The Quick Print tab improves usability by providing an easier way to set print options You can choose basic settings or a predefined printer profile rather than having to go to various tabs Quick Print settings can be captured in a group called a profile Profiles support common printing tasks saving you from having to repeatedly select the same settings The Administrator can set the view of the Quick Print tab through the Installation process or Administ
103. ture for adding cover pages for the front and back of your document You can print on cover pages of a different weight or color than the main document The source of the cover paper is specified by adjusting the Media for cover settings in the Publishing tab Print on both sides must be selected in the Basic tab or in the Quick Print tab in order to print using the Front inside or Back outside options Although Cover mode and Page insert may be used simultaneously they cannot be used with Transparency interleaving Printing Covers To choose cover pages for printing follow these steps 4 In the Publishing tab select Cover mode 2 Select Front Front and back or the Print onto options to specify what type of covers to print 3 Select the Media for cover to specify what type of paper or other media to use for the covers User Guide Publishing Cover Mode Options Check Box Selection Front Front Front outside Front Front inside Front Front outside Front inside Cover Insertion Type Inserts a blank front cover i Prints on the outside surface of the front cover ILLU I Prints on the inside surface of the front cover F Prints on the outside and inside surfaces of the front cover KX DRIVER Publishing Check Box Selection Front and back Front and back Fro
104. ture is available when a hard disk is installed or a RAM disk is set up in the printing system and selected in the Device Settings tab After the proof copy is printed and checked remaining copies can be printed from the printing system s operation panel without sending the job again from the computer If desired you can change the number of copies printed Note Proof and hold is not available for some applications such as Microsoft Excel The number of Proof and hold or Quick copy jobs that can be stored is set at the printing system s operation panel to a maximum of 50 jobs When the designated number of jobs is reached older jobs are replaced by new jobs All Proof and hold jobs are stored on the hard disk after printing but are deleted when the printing system is turned off You can manually delete a job at the operation panel KX DRIVER Job Private Print Warning A print job can replace a job on the hard disk having the same User name and Job name To prevent this select Use job name date and time under Overwrite job name Printing a Proof and Hold Job Proof and hold lets you print one copy of a multicopy job to proof before printing the remaining copies The job is stored on the hard disk or RAM disk until the printing system is turned off or the job is manually deleted Click the Basic tab and select the number of copies to be printed Click the Job tab and select Job storage e MPS Click Pr
105. u select the Use specific account ID or Prompt for account ID option proceed to step 6 4 Select Account ID List to create and manage account ID lists 5 Select from the remaining Job accounting options Prompt for account ID and validate Display account ID list 6 Click OK in all dialog boxes 7 Print the document from the application 8 For some options when the Print Options dialog box appears type or select an account ID and click OK Show Quick Print Tab This option lets you control the display of the Quick Print tab You can define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed quickly and easily With a cleared Show Quick Print tab check box the tab does not appear in the Printing Preferences dialog box With a selected Show Quick Print tab check box the tab appears in the Printing Preferences dialog box When you select the Show Quick Print tab check box you can also access the other two check boxes Hide other tabs and Set Quick Print tab as default Selecting Hide other tabs displays only the Quick Print tab to the user Selecting Set Quick Print tab as default opens to this tab when you access Printing Preferences Lock Security Settings If the Security Watermark plug in is installed Lock Security Settings appears in the Administrator Settings dialog box The administrator can ensure that a security watermark is printed on all jobs by locking this feature Administrator Password You can se
106. ustom This option uses a unique name for each job Type a name in the box up to 79 characters 3 Select an Overwrite job name option in case a job already exists in printing system memory with the same job name Replace existing file If a job with the same user name and job name exists the current print job replaces an existing job in printing system memory Use job name date and time This option adds the current date and time to the end of the job name in the format mmddyy hhmmss The previous print job with the same job name remains in the printing system memory User Guide KX DRIVER 9 Advanced In the Advanced tab you can choose special features that extend the capabilities of the printing system 2 Printing Preferences Quick Print Basic Layout Imaging Publishing Job Advanced d gt Prologue pilogue Insert macros into specific locations in the print job E Watermark i Set Watermark text in the document Security Watermark E Set Security Watermark text in the document B00 dpi only EMF spooling t KYOCERA ox Cancel Prologue Epilogue The Prologue Epilogue feature enables a user to insert a command file at the beginning of a print job or atthe end The command file prepared in a text editor utilizes programming commands from the printer resident PRESCRIBE language The Product Library CD includes a PRESCRIBE command language reference guide
107. ution is a measurement in dots per linear inch dpi that describes the sharpness and clarity of printed text and images Custom Quality lets you set a more refined resolution for the print job Selecting Print Quality In the Imaging tab select a Print quality from the list The number of selections in Print quality depends on the number of resolutions supported by the printing system High quality Proof Draft Select one of these settings to print from the highest to the lowest print resolution Proof is unavailable when PCL 5e is selected as the PDL Custom Custom lets you choose a setting for Custom Quality and EcoPrint Selecting Custom without EcoPrint results in a default setting to the highest printing system resolution Click Custom Quality to open a settings dialog box with selections for a more refined resolution Resolution can be set to Fine 1200 Fast 1200 600 dpi or 300 dpi Kyocera image refinement smoothes the edges of text and vector graphics and can be set to On or Off KX DRIVER Imaging Fonts Selecting EcoPrint EcoPrint changes toner saturation in the printed job making the entire print image including text and graphics appear lighter The amount of toner varies based upon your printing system model and the type of data printed text graphics or both EcoPrint is also available in the Quick Print and Basic tabs In the Imaging tab in the Print Quality list select Custom Click EcoPrin
108. x KYOCERA FS 2020D FS 3920DN FS 4020DN Printer Driver User Guide m Legal Notes Unauthorized reproduction of all or part of this guide is prohibited The information in this guide is subject to change for improvement without notice We cannot be held liable for any problems arising from the use of this product regardless of the information herein Regarding Trademarks Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries KPDL is a trademark of Kyocera Corporation PCL is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Company TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Reader Photoshop and PostScript amp are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated All other brand and product names herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies Examples of the operations given in this guide support the Windows XP printing environment Essentially the same operations are used for Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows 2000 environments User Interface screen captures shown in this guide may differ depending on your printing device Models supported by the KX printer driver FS 2020D FS 3920DN FS 4020DN Copyright 2010 KYOCERA MITA Corporation All rights reserved Table of Contents Chapter1 Installation Preparing to Install the DfIVer ruri ote et
109. you store a document permanently in printing system memory without printing and gives you the option to protect it with an Access code This job remains on the hard disk until itis manually deleted 4 In the Job tab select Job storage e MPS 2 Select Job storage 3 If you want to restrict access to your document select Access Code and type four numbers in the box 4 Click OK in both dialog boxes to print A Job name is a unique identifier for each print job It helps you find and print your job from the printing system s operation panel When you send a print job using one of the Job storage e MPS options you can assign a custom name to the job or use the name of the application file For Microsoft Word and PowerPoint you can choose to include or omit the application name from the application defined Job name You can also ensure that jobs in printing system memory are not replaced by new jobs having the same Job name Don t Use Application Name Don t use application name is an option to remove the application name from the job name in job storage features By selecting Don t use application name the file name you choose appears clearly in the job list This feature is applicable only when printing from Microsoft Word or PowerPoint KX DRIVER Job Overwrite Job Name Overwrite job name is an option to ensure that a saved print job is not replaced in printing system memory by a new job having the same Job name If a u

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