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  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation Preparing to Install the Driver ......................1-1 Installing Utilities ........................... 1-2 Upgrading Driver Components ...................... 1-2 Express Installation ........................1-2 Installing in Windows Vista and Windows XP ................1-2 Custom Installation ........................1-3 Installing on Windows Vista and Windows XP with a USB Connection ........1-4 Installing on Windows Vista and Windows XP with a Network Connection ......
  • Page 4 Printing with Custom Size Pages ..................... 4-3 Duplex Printing ..........................4-3 Printing in Duplex Mode ......................4-4 Collation ............................4-4 Printing Collated Documents ....................4-4 Kyocera Logo ..........................4-5 Displaying Version Information ....................4-5 Displaying Plug-in Information ....................4-5 Chapter 5 Layout Booklet ............................
  • Page 5 Optimization Settings ......................6-4 CIE Optimization ........................6-5 Halftone Screen ........................6-5 Adjusting Grayscale ........................6-6 Selecting Text and Graphics Effects ..................... 6-6 Chapter 7 Publishing Cover Mode ..........................7-1 Printing Covers ........................7-1 Cover Mode Options ........................ 7-2 Choosing Cover Media ......................7-5 Page Insert ............................

  • 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 Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000, you must be logged in with administrator rights to install the printer driver.

  • Page 7: Installing Utilities

    Installation Installing on Windows Vista and Windows XP with a USB Connection on page Installing on Windows Vista and Windows XP with a Network Connection page 1-5 Note: KPrint installs a client port monitor that lets Windows TCP/IP print from any network card connected to a printing system.

  • Page 8: Custom Installation

    Installation 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.

  • Page 9: Installing On Windows Vista And Windows Xp With A Usb Connection

    Installation 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. Minidriver functionality is not documented in this user guide. Installing on Windows Vista and Windows XP with a USB Connection This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software on Windows Vista and Windows XP using a USB connection.

  • Page 10: Installing On Windows Vista And Windows Xp With A Network Connection

    Installation On the Confirm Settings page, click Install if the settings are correct. Click Back to correct the settings. The Installation Completed page appears displaying the installation details. Print a test page This selection verifies a connection with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components.

  • Page 11: Optional Printer Components

    Installation 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. This name appears in Windows Printers and Faxes and in the Print dialog box in applications.

  • Page 12: The Add Printer Wizard

    Installation Select a printer, and click Next to install optional components. On all Select pages, choose your components, and click Next. On the Confirm Settings page, if the displayed settings are correct, click Install. Click Back to correct any settings. The Printer Components Installation Completed page appears.

  • Page 13: Printer Driver Settings Access

    Installation In the Control Panel, click Printers. In the Printers window toolbar, click Add a printer. The Add Printer Wizard appears. The wizard provides you with step by step driver installation instructions. Click either Add a local printer or Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.

  • Page 14: Device Settings

    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.

  • Page 15: Device Options

    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 a restricted user. Setting Device Options You can set the printer driver to match the optional devices installed on your printing system.

  • Page 16: 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 17: Administrator Settings

    Device Settings Administrator Settings Administrator Settings lets you specify Show Quick Print tab, Lock Security Settings, SNMP Settings and set a password to control access. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. Show Quick Print Tab This option lets you control the display of the Quick Print tab.

  • Page 18: Snmp

    Device Settings 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.

  • Page 19: User Settings

    Device 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.

  • Page 20: Language Preference

    Device Settings 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.

  • Page 21: Pdf

    Device Settings 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 5e Enables native TrueType font downloading Supports most Graphics settings options Output to PDF is a plug-in that lets you print or save documents from multiple...
  • Page 22 Device Settings 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.
  • Page 23 Device Settings 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.

  • Page 24: Windows Vista Xps Driver

    Device Settings Open and print the document. Name and save the PDF file. Windows Vista XPS Driver The XML Paper Specification (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.

  • Page 25: Ignore Application Collation

    You can remove an installed plug-in from the driver. When removed, the plug-in features will not appear in the driver interface. In the Device Settings tab, click the Kyocera logo to open the About dialog box. Click Plug-in to open the Plug-in Information dialog box.

  • Page 26: 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 27: Collation

    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. 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 28: Profile Options

    Quick Print Profile Options In the Profiles section, you can select from available profiles to print a job. You can select from predefined profiles, or you can create your own profiles, and import profiles. You can also rearrange the icons and edit and delete profiles. Selecting Profiles 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.

  • Page 29: Deleting A Profile

    Quick Print Click Profiles. In the Select profile section, highlight 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.
  • Page 30 Quick Print In the Select profile section, highlight 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. User Guide...

  • Page 31: Chapter 4 Basic

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

  • Page 32: Source And Media Types

    Basic Copies This setting specifies the number of copies to print. For collating multiple copies, select Collate. Print on both sides This setting enables duplex printing. EcoPrint This setting makes the entire image, text and graphics, appear lighter in the printed job.

  • Page 33: Printing With Custom Size Pages

    Basic In the Basic tab, click Page 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.

  • Page 34: Printing In Duplex Mode

    Basic Flip on long edge Flip on short edge Printing in Duplex Mode In the Basic tab, select Print on both sides. Select either Flip on long edge (to read pages as a book) or Flip on short edge (to read pages as a tablet bound at the top). Collation Collate specifies the order in which the pages of a multiple copy job are printed.

  • Page 35: Kyocera Logo

    Click OK to return to the Print dialog box, and click OK to begin printing. 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.

  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Layout

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

  • Page 37: Multiple Pages Per Sheet

    Layout Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Click OK to begin printing. 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 readability of the multiple pages decreases as the number of pages per sheet is increased.

  • Page 38: Printing A Poster

    Layout 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.

  • Page 39: Gutter

    Layout 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. Gutter A gutter creates additional blank space on the left side and at the top of the sheet.

  • Page 40: Chapter 6 Imaging

    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.

  • Page 41: Selecting Ecoprint

    Imaging 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 42: Selecting Font Settings

    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.

  • Page 43: Pattern Scaling

    Imaging 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.

  • Page 44: Cie Optimization

    Imaging 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.

  • Page 45: Adjusting Grayscale

    Imaging 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 moiré formation and dot gain. Moiré formation is an unintended pattern that occurs when two or more colors are printed at the wrong angles.
  • Page 46 Imaging 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.

  • Page 47: 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 is a feature 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.

  • Page 48: Cover Mode Options

    Publishing 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. Front inside Prints on the outside and inside Front surfaces of the front cover.
  • Page 49 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 50 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 51: Choosing Cover Media

    Publishing Choosing Cover Media 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. Click OK to start printing.

  • Page 52: Transparency Interleaving

    Publishing Check Box Selection Page Insertion Type 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. Print onto back Prints on both sides of the inserted Page insert page.
  • Page 53 Publishing 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. In the Media for backing list, select the Media type of the backing sheet or the Source paper cassette.

  • Page 54: 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 enables a user to 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 55: Deleting A Prologue/Epilogue File

    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 In the Prologue/Epilogue dialog box, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list, and then click Delete.

  • Page 56: Watermark

    Advanced Beginning of the print job 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.

  • Page 57: Page Selection For Watermark

    Advanced Select the desired font, style, and size of the text. 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.

  • Page 58: 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 59: Adding Or Editing A Security Watermark

    Advanced 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. In the Advanced tab, click Security Watermark.

  • Page 60: Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration

    Advanced 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. Because printing systems and driver settings can vary, you must adjust the calibration before printing a security watermark.

  • Page 61: Locking The Security Watermark Settings

    Advanced 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. Print onto front outside cover This option prints the security watermark on the front cover.

  • Page 62: 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 63: Emf Spooling

    Advanced 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.

  • Page 64: Enabling Client Profile

    Advanced Enabling 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.

  • Page 65: Chapter 9 Profiles

    9 Profiles In Profiles, you can save printer driver settings as a profile. You can select multiple options in the Quick Print 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.

  • Page 66: Editing A Profile

    Profiles Click Apply to activate the selected profile to the current print job, or click OK to save the profile. 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. Editing a Profile The Edit button lets you make changes to an existing profile.

  • Page 67: Exporting A Profile

    Profiles Click Apply to activate the selected profile to 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. Click Profiles.

  • Page 68: Glossary

    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. Kyocera image refinement (KIR) Imaging feature that refines the edges of text and vector graphics.
  • Page 69 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.
  • Page 70 to repeatedly select the same settings. The Administrator can set the view of the Quick Print tab through the Installation process, or Administrator 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.
  • Page 71 Denmark France Telephone: +45.5687.1100 Telephone: +33.1.6985.2600 Kyocera Mita Portugal, IDA. Kyocera Mita España, S.A. Rua do Centro Cultural, 41 (Alvalade) 1700-106 Edificio Kyocera, Avda de Manacor No. 2 Lisbon, 28290 Las Matas (Madrid) Portugal Spain Telephone: +351.21.842.9100 Telephone: +34.91.631.8392 Kyocera Mita Finland OY Kyocera Mita South Africa (PTY) LTD.
  • Page 72 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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