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Kyocera FS-1028MFP User Manual

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  • Page 2: Legal Notes

    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, Adobe Reader, Photoshop and PostScript® are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation Preparing to Install the Driver ......................1-1 Selecting an Installation Method ....................1-1 Installing Utilities ........................... 1-2 Upgrading Driver Components ...................... 1-2 Express Installation ........................1-2 Installing in Express Mode ....................... 1-2 Custom Installation ........................1-4 Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Discover ........
  • Page 4 Collate ............................4-4 Printing Collated Documents ....................4-5 Quality ............................4-5 Print Preview ..........................4-5 Previewing a Print Job ......................4-5 Kyocera Logo ..........................4-6 Displaying Version Information ....................4-6 Displaying Plug-in Information ....................4-6 Chapter 5 Layout Multiple Pages per Sheet ......................5-1 Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet ...................
  • Page 5 Font Settings ........................... 6-2 Selecting Font Settings ......................6-3 Font Substitution ........................6-3 Disable Device Fonts ....................... 6-4 Graphics ............................6-4 Selecting Graphics Settings ....................6-4 Pattern Scaling ........................6-4 Inversion Settings ........................6-5 Optimization Settings ......................6-5 CIE Optimization ........................6-5 Halftone Screen ........................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Installation

    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.

  • Page 7: Installing Utilities

    Installation Mode for a network or USB connection and either manually select installation packages and specify utilities or let the installation wizard discover your printer. Express Mode Installation Installing in Express Mode on page 1-2 Custom Mode Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Discover page 1-4 Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Discover on page...
  • Page 8 Installation Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with a USB connection, a driver installation will be made from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and the system is connected to the web. We recommend you continue with the steps to install the KX Driver for an expanded feature set.

  • Page 9: Custom Installation

    Installation Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only in Windows XP with a network connection.) When the installation completes successfully, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu.

  • Page 10: Installing In Custom Mode With A Usb Connection Using Discover

    Installation On the Printer Settings page, you can assign a name for your 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.
  • Page 11 Installation On the Installation Method page, select Custom Mode. The Discover Printing System page opens, searching for your printing system. The Discover button is automatically selected. Select your device and click Next. If Discover does not find your printing system, a message appears. Remove and reinsert the USB cable, and ensure it is connected properly.

  • Page 12: Installing In Custom Mode With A Network Connection Using Custom Select

    Installation The installation of the printer is now complete. If prompted, restart your computer. Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select 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.

  • Page 13: Installing In Custom Mode With A Usb Connection Using Custom Select

    Installation 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 the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only with Windows XP.) When the installation completes successfully, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu.

  • Page 14: Optional Printer Components

    Installation On the Printer Settings page, you can assign a name to your 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.

  • Page 15: The Add Printer Wizard

    Installation The Printer Components Installation Completed page appears. Click Finish. When you have completed installing printers and optional components, restart your computer if prompted. The Add Printer Wizard The Add Printer Wizard displays a series of pages that guide you through printer installation.

  • Page 16: Printer Driver Settings Access

    Installation Printer Driver Settings Access The printer driver software can be accessed from 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.

  • Page 17: Device Settings

    2 Device Settings In Device Settings, 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.

  • Page 18: Device Options

    Device Settings Device Options Optional devices extend the capabilities of your printing system for source. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. Setting Device Options You can set the printer driver to match the optional devices installed on your printing system.

  • Page 19: Memory

    Device Settings 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.
  • Page 20 Device Settings Use specific login user name This option can be used to specify a user name and password to use the same User login for every print job. If this option is selected, the user will not have to type the name and password for each print job. Prompt for login user name This option prompts the user for a user name and password.

  • Page 21: Job Accounting

    Device Settings Select Login User Name List to create and manage Login user name lists. Select from the remaining User login options: Prompt for login user name and validate Verify the printing system's login user for each user (PC) Click OK in all dialog boxes. Print the document from the application.

  • Page 22: Show Quick Print Tab

    Device Settings 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.

  • Page 23: Send Count Information

    Device Settings Send Count Information This option lets you embed count information in the print job, which can be used by some applications for accounting purposes. Count information includes the number of copies produced as well as duplex printing, multiple pages per sheet, color mode, color page count, and paper size values.

  • Page 24: Lock Settings

    Device Settings A profile must be created in the Profiles dialog box, accessed from any Printing Preferences tab. An association must be created between a profile and an application in the Application Based Printing dialog box, accessed from the Profiles dialog box.

  • Page 25: Snmp

    Device Settings The administrator can also set a password that is required to temporarily unlock a feature. If selected, this setting prompts you to enter a password and confirm the password. Locking Driver Settings You can select driver settings to lock, so that the settings are applied to all print jobs.

  • Page 26: User Settings

    Device Settings 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. SHA1 is the successor to MD5.

  • Page 27: Identification

    Device Settings Identification Identification lets you identify your print job with a User name and Department name, up to 31 characters. Setting User Identification You can type User name and Department information. In Device Settings > User, type your preferred name in the User name text box.

  • Page 28: Pdl Options

    Device Settings suitable for most printing purposes. When using the XPS driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, PCL XL is the only PDL selection. 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.
  • Page 29 Device Settings Note: With PDF selected in the PDL Settings dialog box, only a limited set of driver options are available. PDL Settings When you click the Settings button, the available options are: PCL XL Settings or KPDL Settings Enable smart duplex printing This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through the duplex unit if the sheet will only be printed on one side.

  • Page 30: Pdf Options

    Device Settings 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.

  • Page 31: Xps Driver

    Device Settings 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 choose the following option: Automatically save to default file A PDF file can be saved automatically as a default file to be used again.

  • Page 32: Compatibility Settings

    Device Settings 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, override the application's Collate setting, and combine the Source and Media type lists in the Basic tab.

  • Page 33: Combine Source And Media Type Lists

    Note: To remove the Output to PDF module, PDF must not be selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. In Device Settings, click Kyocera logo > Plug-in. Select a plug-in module from the list and click Delete, then Yes. Click OK in all dialog boxes.

  • Page 34: Quick Print

    3 Quick Print In 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.

  • Page 35: Collate

    Quick Print 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. 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.

  • Page 36: Profiles

    Quick Print 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 increased.

  • Page 37: Selecting A Profile

    Quick Print use all of them at once when you apply the profile. The profiles list 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.

  • Page 38: Editing A Profile

    Quick Print Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job, or click OK to close the dialog box. Note: To reset the printer driver to default settings, select the Factory Default profile, and click Apply. This clears the settings of a selected profile. You can remove a profile by selecting it in the Select profile list and clicking Delete.

  • Page 39: Application Based Printing

    Quick Print The Export Profile dialog box appears. Name and save the profile. Click OK to close the Profiles dialog box. Application Based Printing An administrator can associate a profile with an application so that all printing from the application uses the same profile settings. This makes profiles easier to use and ensures consistent printing from an application.
  • Page 40 Quick Print Click OK in the Edit Association and Application Based Printing dialog boxes to save the revised association. User Guide...

  • Page 41: Chapter 4 Basic

    4 Basic In the Basic tab, you can specify the most commonly used printer driver settings. Basic 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.

  • Page 42: Source And Media Types

    Basic Orientation These settings specify the paper orientation of the print job. If Rotated is selected, the print job orientation is rotated 180 degrees. Copies This setting specifies the number of copies to print. For collating multiple copies, select Collate. Duplex These settings enable printing on both sides of a sheet of paper.

  • Page 43: Creating A Custom Page Size

    Basic 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. Creating a Custom Page Size To use custom page sizes, they must be created and added to the Print size list.

  • Page 44: Printing In Duplex Mode

    Basic Flip on long edge Flip on short edge Printing in Duplex Mode You can print on both sides of each page. In the Basic tab, select Print on both sides. Select either Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box.

  • Page 45: Printing Collated Documents

    Basic The printer driver automatically overrides the application's Collate setting and uses the printer driver setting. You can use the application's Collate setting by clearing the Ignore application collation check box in the Compatibility Settings dialog box accessed from Device Settings. Printing Collated Documents When printing multiple copies of a multiple page document, the printer can assemble the pages of each copy in numerical order.

  • Page 46: Kyocera Logo

    Device Settings screen. Click the logo to open the About dialog box that displays the driver version number and driver plug-in information. Displaying Version Information In Device Settings or any tab, click Kyocera logo > Version to view the following driver information: File Name...

  • Page 47: Chapter 5 Layout

    5 Layout In the Layout tab, you can arrange document data on printed pages without affecting the original document. 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 increased.

  • Page 48: Scaling

    Layout Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Click OK to start printing. Scaling Scaling increases or decreases text and graphics on a page. You can also select a gutter setting that enlarges the margins to accommodate stapling or hole punch.

  • Page 49: Booklet

    Layout 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.

  • Page 50: Printing A Poster

    Layout 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 This selection duplicates the edges of document data on adjoining sheets. Poster appearance is improved when the edges overlap slightly.

  • Page 51: Chapter 6 Imaging

    Custom Quality opens a settings dialog box with selections for a more refined resolution: Resolution can be set to Fine 1200, Fast 1200 (unavailable for the PCL 5e PDL), 600 dpi, or 300 dpi. Kyocera image KX DRIVER...

  • Page 52: Selecting Ecoprint

    Imaging refinement smoothes the edges of text and vector graphics and can be set to On, or Off. 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).

  • Page 53: Selecting Font Settings

    Imaging 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 in the PDL Settings dialog box. Download as bitmaps Downloading fonts as bitmaps provides more detail, however it creates large file sizes.

  • Page 54: Disable Device Fonts

    Imaging 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.

  • Page 55: Inversion Settings

    Imaging 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 in the PDL Settings dialog box. Fine This setting prints patterns and fills with the greatest number of lines, patterns, or dots.
  • Page 56 Imaging adjusted by the number of rows of data, the angle of the rows, and the shape of the data. Halftone Screen is available when KPDL is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. It is unavailable when GDI compatible mode is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box.

  • Page 57: Adjusting Grayscale

    Imaging 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. In the Imaging tab, under Adjustment, select Custom. A preview image in the Adjustment Settings dialog box illustrates any brightness and contrast changes.

  • Page 58: Chapter 7 Publishing

    7 Publishing In the Publishing tab, you can create covers, inserts, and add transparencies for a print job. Cover Mode Cover mode lets you add 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.

  • Page 59: Cover Mode Options

    Publishing Click OK to start printing. Cover Mode Options Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Front Inserts a blank front cover. Front Prints on the outside surface of the front cover. Front outside Front Prints on the inside surface of the front cover.
  • Page 60 Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Inserts blank front and back covers. Front and back Prints on the outside surface of the Front and back front cover and inserts a blank back cover. Front outside Prints on the inside surface of the front Front and back cover and inserts a blank back cover.

  • Page 61: Choosing Cover Media

    Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on the inside surface of the Front and back back cover and inserts a blank front Back inside cover. Prints on the outside surface of the Front and back back cover and inserts a blank front Back outside cover.

  • Page 62: Page Insert

    Publishing In the Publishing tab, select Cover mode. 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 automatically selected. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box.

  • Page 63: Page Insertion Options

    Publishing Page Insertion Options Check Box Selection Page Insertion Type Page insert Inserts a blank page. Page insert Prints on the front side of the inserted page. Print onto front Page insert Prints on the back side of the inserted page.

  • Page 64: Interleaving Transparencies

    Publishing 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 You can insert backing sheets between transparencies.

  • Page 65: Chapter 8 Advanced

    8 Advanced In the Advanced tab, you can choose special features that extend the capabilities of the printing system. Prologue/Epilogue The Prologue/Epilogue feature lets you insert a command file at the beginning of a print job or at the end. The command file, prepared in a text editor, utilizes programming commands from the printer resident PRESCRIBE language.

  • Page 66: Deleting A Prologue/Epilogue File

    Advanced In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list, and then click Edit. After your text editor opens, make your changes to the file. Save the file and exit. Note: Editing and saving a command file replaces the contents of the existing local or network file.

  • Page 67: Watermark

    Advanced 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.

  • Page 68: Selecting Pages For Watermark

    Advanced Under Watermark name, type a name, up to 39 characters. A default watermark cannot be renamed. Under Watermark text, type your preferred text. This option is not available when editing a default watermark. Select the desired font, style, and size of the text. Select the color of the watermark from the list.

  • Page 69: Security Watermark

    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 > Quality is set to Off. Adjustment Settings (Brightness and Contrast is set to 0) in Imaging >...

  • Page 70: Adding Or Editing A Security Watermark

    Advanced 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.

  • Page 71: Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration

    Advanced photocopy. When editing an image, or if Device Settings > PDL Settings > GDI compatible mode is selected, Overprint is selected automatically. Adjust the calibration. After adjusting calibration, in all dialog boxes click OK. Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration For a security watermark to be effective, it must be nearly invisible in a printed page and clearly visible in a photocopied page.

  • Page 72: Configuring Status Monitor

    Advanced 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. Only on specified pages This option prints the security watermark on the page numbers typed in the text box.

  • Page 73: Setting Status Monitor Preferences

    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 You can configure printing system alerts with accompanying sound or speech in the Status Monitor Preferences dialog box.

  • Page 74: Emf Spooling

    Advanced 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.

  • Page 75: Glossary

    Glossary Application based printing An administrator can associate a profile with an application so that all printing from the application uses the same profile settings. This makes profiles easier to use and ensures consistent printing from an application. Auto configure Device settings feature that queries a printing system through the network and automatically retrieves settings for optional devices and memory.
  • Page 76 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.
  • Page 77 printing, it increases the detail for light-colored text printed. White text and image colors are unaffected. 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 without selecting each feature individually.
  • Page 78 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. User Guide...
  • Page 79 KYOCERA MITA CANADA, LTD. 6120 Kestrel Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1S8, Canada Telephone: (905) 670-4425 Fax: (905) 670-8116 KYOCERA MITA MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. Av. 16 de Septiembre #407 Col. Santa Inés Azcapotzalco México, D.F. 02130, México Telephone: (55) 5383-2741...
  • Page 80 91194 GIF-SUR-YVETTE Denmark France Telephone: +45.7022.3880 Telephone: +33.1.6985.2600 Kyocera Mita España, S.A. Kyocera Mita Portugal LDA. Edificio Kyocera, Avda de Manacor No. 2 Rua do Centro Cultural, 41 (Alvalade) 1700-106 28290 Las Matas (Madrid) Lisboa Spain Portugal Telephone: +34.91.631.8392 Telephone: +351.21.843-6780 Kyocera Mita Finland OY Kyocera Mita South Africa (PTY) LTD.
  • Page 81 KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION Headquarters: 2-28, 1-chome, Tamatsukuri, Chuo-ku Osaka 540-8585, Japan Telephone: (06) 6764-3555 http://www.kyoceramita.com Kyocera Mita Australia Pty. LTD. Kyocera Mita Singapore PTE, LTD. Level 3, 6-10 Talavera Road, North Ryde, 121 Genting Lane, 3rd Level N.S.W. 2113 Australia Singapore 349572 Telephone: (02) 9888.9999...
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