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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.
Installation Selecting an Installation Method You can select Express Mode for a network or USB connection and the installation wizard will discover your printers. You can also select Custom Mode for a network or USB connection and either manually select installation packages and specify utilities or let the installation wizard discover your printer.
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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.
Installation 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 Device Settings. Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for your printing system.
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.
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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.
Installation 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 using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a network connection.
Installation The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your computer screen during printing tasks. The Status Monitor button appears on the Advanced tab. Show Quick Print Tab This selection lets you define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed easily.
Installation If you only select software packages from the Utility tab, you will skip to the Confirm Settings page. 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.
Installation On the Confirm Settings page, click Install if the displayed settings are correct. Click Back to correct any settings. 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.
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.
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.
Device Settings through a TCP/IP or WSD port, the Auto Configure button appears in Device Settings. Auto Configure varies by operating system, see Enabling Auto Configuration for details. Not all installed devices are detected by using Auto Configure. Before selecting OK in Device Settings, check the settings to make sure that they are correct.
Device Settings Install optional DIMM memory in the printing system. In Device Settings > Memory, 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). If your printing system includes the Auto Configure feature, you can use it to obtain information about the memory size.
Device Settings 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 for improved accessibility. With a cleared check box for Show Quick Print tab, the tab does not appear in the Printing Preferences dialog box.
Device Settings password. This password protection blocks access to all Administrator Settings options. Setting the Administrator Password You can set a password to prevent unauthorized changes in the Administrator Settings dialog box. In Device Settings > Administrator > General, select Password protect administrator 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.
Device Settings The administrator can also set a password that is required to temporarily unlock a feature. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. Lock Settings Options The Lock Settings tab displays driver settings that an administrator can lock. Once locked, user changes are restricted and the settings are applied to all print jobs.
Device Settings Users added in the printer driver must also be manually registered at the printing system’s operation panel. User Login Options User login settings selected in the driver are applied to every print job sent from your computer. Use specific name This option can be used to specify a name and password to use the same User login for every print job.
Device Settings Select a User Login option: Use specific name Prompt for name The remaining User Login options become available when you create a login user name list. Note: If you select the Use specific name or Prompt for name option, proceed to step 5.
Device Settings 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 option to prompt for an account ID that is saved in the driver.
Device Settings For some options, when the Print Options dialog box appears, type or select an account ID, and click OK. Policy Manager Policy Manager is a server-based application that provides centralized user authentication, authorization, user access control, and secure pull printing features.
Device Settings You can select No notification message for policy conflicts if you do not want a message to appear when policy conflicts occur during printing. When selected, choose a printing result: Continue printing Applies the policy and prints the job Cancel printing Cancels the print job A restricted user in a client/server environment can click Reset to change the...
Device Settings Identification Identification lets you identify your print job with a User name and Department information, to a maximum of 31 characters. They can appear in the Operation panel message, or User name can be used to identify a print job stored on RAM disk memory.
Device Settings Command Language XL), PCL 5e, KPDL (an emulation of PostScript printing), or PDF (Portable Document Format). The printer default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes. When using the XPS driver in Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, XPS is the only PDL selection. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the Preview image.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 in Device Settings >...
Quick Print This icon changes between portrait, landscape, portrait rotated, landscape rotated printing formats. Collate This icon changes the ordering of the printed pages. The page ordering sequence can either be 123, 123, or 111, 222 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.
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Quick Print Flip on short edge Turn the short edge of the page to view the content. 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.
Quick Print Profiles In Profiles, you can save printer driver settings as a profile. You can select multiple options in any Printing Preferences tabs, save them as a profile, and 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.
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.
Quick Print In the Export Profile dialog box, 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.
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Quick Print Change desired settings under Association name, File name, or Profile. Click OK in the Edit Association and Application Based Printing dialog boxes to save the revised association. Printer Driver...
4 Basic In the Basic tab, you can specify the most commonly used printer driver settings. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Basic Settings The Basic tab contains several settings for the most commonly used printing tasks.
Basic Destination This setting specifies which output tray is used for the print job output. 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.
Basic You can create a page size with your chosen dimensions for printing on non- standard size paper. For example, you can create a custom banner with a height from 5.82 inches (148.0 mm) to 14.01 inches (356.0 mm) and a width from 2.75 inches (70.0 mm) to 8.5 inches (216.0 mm).
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.
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.
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...
5 Layout In the Layout tab, you can arrange document data on printed pages without affecting the original document. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. 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.
Layout In the Layout list, select the direction the pages should flow. 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 manual stapling or manual hole punch.
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.
Layout 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.
6 Imaging In the Imaging tab, you can manage print quality and grayscale settings. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Print Quality and Custom Quality Print quality lets you set the resolution for the print job.
Imaging Fine 1200, Fast 1200 (unavailable for the PCL 5e Page description language), 600 dpi, or 300 dpi. Kyocera image 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.
Imaging 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 method is best suited for large documents or print jobs using multiple fonts and font sizes.
Imaging Right-click on the desired printing system model and click Printing Preferences. In Imaging > Fonts, select Substitute with device fonts, and then click Fonts. In 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.
Imaging 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.
Imaging Mirror print This setting prints the page content backwards, as it would appear in a mirror image. Optimization Optimization is a process or methodology of improving a printing system's function or effectiveness. In Imaging > Graphics Settings, select Optimization. The settings are available when KPDL is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box.
Imaging 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.
Imaging 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.
7 Publishing In the Publishing tab, you can create covers and inserts for a print job, and add backing sheets between transparencies. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Cover Mode Cover mode lets you add cover pages for the front and back of your document.
Publishing Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 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...
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Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on the outside and inside Front surfaces of the front cover. Front outside Front inside 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 Front outside cover.
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Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on both sides of the front cover Front and back and inserts a blank back cover. Front outside Front inside Prints on the inside surface of the Front and back back cover and inserts a blank front Back inside cover.
Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on both sides of the front and Front and back back covers. Front outside Front inside Back inside Back outside Choosing Cover Media You can select media for the cover. 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.
Publishing From the Media for page list, select the media type of the inserted page or the source paper cassette. 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. Click OK to start printing.
Publishing Check Box Selection Page Insertion Type Prints on both sides of the inserted Page insert page. Print onto front Print onto back 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.
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.
Proof and hold RAM disk One print when job When printing is sent; remaining system is turned off prints later Private print RAM disk When access code When printing is entered at system is turned off operation panel or after printing Note: This printing system does not support Quick copy and Job storage features.
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 RAM disk.
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...
9 Advanced In the Advanced tab, you can choose special features that extend the capabilities of the printing system. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Prologue/Epilogue The Prologue/Epilogue feature lets you insert a command file at the beginning of a print job or at the end.
Advanced Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File You can edit a Prologue/Epilogue file on your computer. 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.
Advanced Note: The Start of the page and End of the page insertion point options are available only if PCL 5e is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. 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.
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Advanced In Advanced > Watermark, click Add to create a user defined (custom) watermark; or under Select watermark, select a default or custom watermark and click Edit. Under Watermark name, type a name, up to 39 characters. A default watermark cannot be renamed. Under Watermark text, type your preferred text.
Advanced Selecting Pages for Watermark The Page selection option for Watermark lets you choose the location for watermarks in your document. In Advanced > Watermark > 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.
Advanced Kyocera Image Refinement in Imaging > Print Quality > Custom > Custom Quality is set to Off. EcoPrint in Quick Print, Basic > Quality, or Imaging > Quality is set to Off. Adjustment Settings (Brightness and Contrast) in Imaging > Grayscale >...
Advanced 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 Explorer 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.
Advanced Selecting Pages for Security Watermark The Page selection options for security watermark determine where the security watermarks are placed in the print job. In Advanced > Security Watermark > 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.
Select to increase the size of the Status Monitor image. Notification Opens a dialog box with options for Status Monitor event notifications and sound files. www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.com Opens a web browser to the KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. home page. Exit Closes the Status Monitor image. Setting Status Monitor Preferences You can configure printing system alerts with accompanying sound or speech in the Status Monitor Preference dialog box.
Advanced Toner low Not connected Printing completed Others 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 sound file located on your computer.
Glossary Access code A four-digit code that you must enter at the printing system’s operation panel to print a Private print job. 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.
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Grayscale Range of gray tones varying from black at the darkest to white at the lightest. Gutter Blank space on the left side or top of a printed page that can be increased by scaling down text and graphics. When used with Duplex printing, the enlarged blank space lines up evenly on both sides of the sheet.
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Multiple pages per sheet This feature lets you print several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper. 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 in RAM disk memory.
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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. Prologue/Epilogue Advanced feature that allows you to insert a macro into specific locations in the print job.
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User login Registers users with a user name and password. User login provides job restriction by user, in contrast to the Job accounting feature, which assigns privileges by division or department. 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.