Oki C9600hdn Printing Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Oki Manuals
  4. Printer
  5. C9600hdn
  6. Printing manual

Oki C9600hdn Printing Manual

Guide: printing c9600
Hide thumbs Also See for C9600hdn:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual See also: Troubleshooting Manual, Printing Manual

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Related Manuals for Oki C9600hdn

Summary of Contents for Oki C9600hdn

  • Page 2: Copyright Information

    The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the web site: http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com Trademark Information _______________________________ Oki and Oki Printing Solutions are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd. Adobe and PostScript are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems. Apple, Macintosh, Mac, and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction ............5 About this book ............5 How to access the driver screens ......6 Windows drivers..........6 PCL saved driver settings........8 Setting the driver device options......9 Windows ............9 Mac OS9 ............9 Mac OS X in Classic Mode ........ 11 Mac OS X ............
  • Page 4 Chapter 4: Finishing options..........66 Booklet printing (imposition) ........ 67 Collating ............70 color separation..........74 Separating queued print jobs........ 77 Windows separator page ......... 77 Mac OS 9 cover page ........78 Mac OS X cover page ........78 Cover print ............

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    1: I HAPTER NTRODUCTION BOUT THIS BOOK This book is delivered as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. It provides a convenient on-screen reference to the many features of the driver software supplied with your C9600. There are many cross-references within this book, each highlighted blue text.

  • Page 6: How To Access The Driver Screens

    OW TO ACCESS THE DRIVER SCREENS Most of the features described are accessed via the printer driver screens. How you access them depends on your computer and its operating system. INDOWS DRIVERS The driver windows are tabbed dialogue boxes, offering a wide range choices about how you want to print your documents.
  • Page 7 HANGING THE DRIVER DEFAULTS Windows XP/2000/Server 2003 Click [Start] → [Settings] → [Printers and Faxes] to open the Printers and Faxes window. In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click on the appropriate printer driver icon, and choose [Printing Preferences] from the context menu. Windows 98/Me/NT Click [Start] →...

  • Page 8: Pcl Saved Driver Settings

    SAVED DRIVER SETTINGS This feature, unique to the Windows PCL drivers, allows you to save the printer driver settings and reuse them later. This could be useful if you frequently print many different types of document that require different printer driver settings. Recalling saved settings in the PCL drivers is a simple task that must be done first, before any job-specific changes are made.

  • Page 9: Setting The Driver Device Options

    ETTING THE DRIVER DEVICE OPTIONS This section explains how to ensure that your printer driver can utilize all of the hardware features installed in your printer. Accessories such as hard disk, duplex unit (two sided printing), additional paper trays, etc., will only be usable if the printer driver on your computer knows they are there.
  • Page 10 ONFIGURING HARDWARE OPTIONS FROM THE DESKTOP Use this method if you have a printer icon on your desktop. Select the printer icon on the Desktop for your printer. From the [Printing] menu, choose [Change Setup…]. In the [Change] menu, select the hardware item(s) that you have installed, and change the [To] values as appropriate.

  • Page 11: Mac Os Xin Classic Mode

    Click [OK], and close the Chooser window to save your settings. OS X LASSIC Printers connected via AppleTalk: Launch a Classic application (such as SimpleText). Click the Apple menu and point to [Chooser]. Select your printer driver on the left-hand pane of Chooser (for example “LaserWriter 8”).
  • Page 12 Select all hardware options appropriate to your printer, and click [Apply Changes]. C9600 Printing Guide> 12...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Blacks And Greys

    2: B HAPTER LACKS AND GREYS LACK OVERPRINT Black overprint eliminates the white edge between the printed fonts and the colored background. Black overprint can only be used when printing 100 percent black text over a background color. Black Overprint may not be available with some software applications.
  • Page 14 OS 9 Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [color Options] (2). Select the [Black Overprint] checkbox (3). OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2).

  • Page 15: Black Printing (Black Generation)

    LACK PRINTING BLACK GENERATION To use Black Generation, Office color or Graphic Pro must be the selected Print Mode. Your printer prints the color black in one of two ways: Composite Black or True Black. OMPOSITE BLACK The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners are combined to create composite black.
  • Page 16 INDOWS FFICE COLOR On the driver’s [color] tab, select [Office color] and click the [Options] button. On [Black Finish] (2), make your selection: [Auto] (allow printer to choose the best method depending on page content), [True Black] or [Composite Black]. INDOWS RAPHIC On the driver’s [color] tab, select [Graphic Pro]...
  • Page 17 OS 9 (O FFICE COLOR From the [File] menu, select [Print]. From the [Printer] menu select your printer. In the next menu (2), select [color – Office color]. For [Black Finish] menu, choose your preferred setting. OS 9 (G RAPHIC From the [File] menu, select [Print].
  • Page 18 OS X (O FFICE COLOR From the [File] menu, select [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer. In the next menu (2), select [Printer Features]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [color – Office color]. For [Black Finish] menu (4), choose your preferred setting. OS X (G RAPHIC From the [File] menu, select [Print].

  • Page 19: Fine Lines Enhancement

    INE LINES ENHANCEMENT This feature can be used to emphasize the pen width of very fine lines (minimum line width). With some software applications, if this feature is turned ON, the spaces in bar codes may become too narrow. If this happens, turn [Adjust Ultra Fine Lines] OFF.

  • Page 20: Greyscale Printing

    REYSCALE PRINTING If you select Greyscale, the printer converts all colors into shades of grey, and prints using only black toner. Use Grayscale to speed up printing of proof copies or when you do not need to print a color document in color. INDOWS If using the PCL driver, in the driver’s [Setup] tab, choose any previously saved [driver settings] you need.
  • Page 21 On the [color] tab, click [Greyscale], and then click [Options] if you want to adjust brightness and contrast. C9600 Printing Guide> 21...
  • Page 22 OS 9 In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer. From the next menu (2), select [color Options]. From the [color Mode] menu (3), select [Greyscale]. Select [Always Use Printer Halftone] checkbox (4). This ensures best quality when using greyscale.
  • Page 23 OS X In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer. From the next menu (2), select [Printer Features]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [color Options]. From the [color Mode] menu (4), select [Greyscale]. Select [Always Use Printer Halftone] checkbox (5).

  • Page 24: Chapter 3: Color Matching

    HAPTER COLOR MATCHING ASICS There are three methods by which your document’s color can be managed and adjusted: Windows / Macintosh Application color Management (1). Some graphics and desktop publishing programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Quark Xpress have their own built-in color management systems.

  • Page 25: What This Guide Describes

    MPORTANT Only use one color management system if you want the best results from your printer. If you wish to use your printer’s color management system, ensure that your application or operating system color management is switched off. Applying color management in multiple places will give unpredictable results.

  • Page 26: Printer Color Management

    RINTER COLOR MANAGEMENT NTRODUCTION Your printer has two separate color management systems – Office color and Graphic Pro. Windows / Macintosh > Office color (3a) – See page 28. This is a simpler color management system designed for ease of use. Office color is recommended for users who are not experts in color but want good results when printing from programs such as Microsoft Office.

  • Page 27: About Rgb And Cmyk Color

    CMYK BOUT COLOR Some application programs give you the choice to create and edit documents using either RGB color or CMYK color. Typically, only professional graphics and desktop publishing software support CMYK color. Most application programs only support RGB color, for example Microsoft Office programs or web browsers.

  • Page 28: Office Color

    FFICE COLOR This section describes the features in the printer driver for “Office color” printer color management. There are two different sets of options in Office color: CMYK O PTIONS RGB O PTIONS CRIPT ONLY Monitor (6500K) – Auto SWOP Monitor (6500K) –...

  • Page 29: Office Color - Rgb Options

    - RGB FFICE COLOR OPTIONS Office color provides a collection of several different color matching presets for RGB data. These presets each change the color of your print in a slightly different way. These RGB color matching options are available in all printer drivers. RESET XPLANATION Monitor (6500K) –...
  • Page 30 INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. On the printer driver [color] tab, select [Office color] (1) and click the [Options] button. Select a preset from [color matching options] (2). C9600 Printing Guide> 30...
  • Page 31 OS 9 Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [color Options] (2). From the [color Mode] menu (3), select [Office color]. Select [color - Office color] (4). Select the Office color Preset you wish to use. C9600 Printing Guide>...
  • Page 32 OS X MPORTANT When printing from some applications on Mac OS X, these RGB color match options may not affect the color of your print. If you discover that the color of your print has not changed after applying one of the Office color Match presets, then the application is incompatible with this type of printer color matching.
  • Page 33 From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [color – Office color]. Select the [Office color] Preset you wish to use. C9600 Printing Guide> 33...

  • Page 34: Customizing Rgb Office Color

    USTOMIZING OFFICE COLOR WITH THE COLOR CORRECT UTILITY INDOWS If the Office color presets are not sufficient for your needs, the color Correct utility provides a means of further adjustment. The color Correct utility provides two methods for adjusting the Office color settings: You can adjust the overall appearance of the print by modifying Hue, Saturation and Gamma.

  • Page 35: Graphic Pro

    Note The printer’s internal hard disk is an optional accessory for C9600n and C9600dn, and standard equipment on C9600hdn and C9600hdtn. HAT CAN YOU DO WITH GRAPHIC PRO COLOR MATCHING The Graphic Pro color matching system is both powerful and flexible.

  • Page 36: Types Of Icc Profile Supported

    CMYK INK SIMULATION Your printer can be used to simulate the color output of a commercial printing press (SWOP, Euroscale or Japan Color inks). ORE ACCURATE PRINTER COLOR If you have created your own profiles with third-party ICC profile creation software, these can be downloaded to the printer and used when printing.

  • Page 37: Graphic Pro Workflow - Overview

    – RAPHIC PRO WORKFLOW OVERVIEW There are three steps to using the Graphic Pro color matching system: Gather or create ICC profiles (see below) Download ICC profiles to the printer hard disk (page 37) Select the ICC profiles in the printer driver when printing (page 39) 1 - G ATHER OR CREATE THE...
  • Page 38 Select the connection types that you wish to search – Parallel, USB or Network (TCP/IP), and click [Start]. If you know the Printer’s IP address, you can enter it manually. The main screen of Profile Assistant displays the profiles resident on the selected printer’s hard disk. To download a new profile to the printer: a.
  • Page 39 3 - S ELECT PROFILES IN THE PRINTER DRIVER What you select in the printer driver depends on the color matching task that you wish to perform. Examples of selecting ICC profiles for different color matching tasks are shown in the next sections of this guide. C9600 Printing Guide>...

  • Page 40: Matching The Color Of

    ATCHING THE COLOR OF A MONITOR SCANNER OR CAMERA The Graphic Pro color matching system can be used to match the printer color to an RGB input device such as a monitor, scanner or digital camera. RGB data Printed document RGB source profile Scanner, monitor, camera, etc.
  • Page 41 INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. To match the color of an input RGB device such as a monitor, scanner or digital camera, make the following selections in the printer driver: On the printer driver [color] tab, select [Graphic Pro] click [Options].
  • Page 42 Select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor, scanner or digital camera (3). Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the profile using Profile Assistant.
  • Page 43 Select [color – Graphic Pro 1] (4). From the [color Matching Task] menu (5), select [ICC Profile color Matching]. From the RGB Profile source, select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor, scanner or digital camera (6).
  • Page 44 OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2). From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [color Options]. From the [color Mode] menu (4), select [Graphic Pro]. C9600 Printing Guide> 44...
  • Page 45 From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [color - Graphic Pro 1]. From the [color Matching Task] menu (6), select [ICC Profile color Matching]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (7), select [color - Graphic Pro 2]. C9600 Printing Guide> 45...
  • Page 46 From the [RGB Profile source] (8), select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor, scanner or digital camera. Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the profile using Profile Assistant.

  • Page 47: Simulating Another Printer - Rgb Source Data

    – RGB IMULATING ANOTHER PRINTER SOURCE DATA The Graphic Pro color matching system can be used to simulate the color output of another printer. RGB data Printed document RGB source profile Scanner, monitor, camera, etc. Printer output profile Leave on Auto or select your custom profile. MPORTANT Be aware that if the device you are trying to simulate has different color capabilities from your own printer,...
  • Page 48 INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. If you are using a source RGB document, simulate the output of another printer by making the following selections in the printer driver: On the printer driver [color] tab, select [Graphic Pro] click [Options].
  • Page 49 Select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device used to capture or display your source document - this could be a monitor, scanner or digital camera (3). Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the profile using Profile Assistant.
  • Page 50 OS 9 / C LASSIC If you are using a source RGB document, simulate the output of another printer by making the following selections in the printer driver: Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [color Options] (2).

  • Page 51: Choose [File] → [Print]

    From the [RGB Profile source] (6), select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor, scanner or digital camera. Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the profile using Profile Assistant.

  • Page 52: From The [Printer] Menu (1), Select Your Printer Model

    From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2). From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), [color Options]. From the [color Mode] menu (4), select [Graphic Pro]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [color – Graphic Pro 1].
  • Page 53 From the [Feature Sets] menu (7), select [color – Graphic Pro 2]. From the [RGB Profile source] (8), select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as your monitor, scanner or digital camera. Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB Source 2”...
  • Page 54 From the [Feature Sets] menu (10), select [color – Graphic Pro 3]. From the [Printer Output Profile] menu (11), select your printer profile. If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here and choose a rendering intent (see page...

  • Page 55: Cmyk Ink Simulations - Cmyk Source Data

    CMYK – CMYK INK SIMULATIONS SOURCE DATA The ICC-based color matching system can be used to simulate the output on commercial printing presses. You can select from the ink types most commonly used in different regions of the world: > Euroscale – Europe >...
  • Page 56 INDOWS Note This information applies to the Windows PostScript driver only. If you are using a source CMYK document, use the following printer driver settings to perform a CMYK Ink Simulation: On the printer driver [color] tab, select [Graphic Pro] click [Options].
  • Page 57 disabled, the grey components may be printed using a mixture of CMYK toner, instead of just K (black) toner. Select a Printer Output Profile (4). If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here.
  • Page 58 Select [color – Graphic Pro 1] (4). From the [color Matching Task] menu (5), select [ICC Profile color Matching]. From the [CMYK Input Profile source] (6), select the CMYK Input profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as a SWOP or Euroscale Press.

  • Page 59: From The [Feature Sets] Menu (3), Select [Color Options]

    OS X If you are using a source CMYK document, use the following printer driver settings to perform a CMYK Ink Simulation: Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2). From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [color Options]. From the [color Mode] menu (4), select [Graphic Pro].
  • Page 60 From the [Feature Sets] menu (7), select [color – Graphic Pro 2]. From the [CMYK Profile Type] menu (8), select [CMYK Input Profile]. From the [CMYK Input Profile source] (9), select the CMYK Input profile that corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as a SWOP or Euroscale Press.

  • Page 61: Rendering Intents

    ENDERING INTENTS When selecting the Printer Output Profile, if you select any other profile apart from [Auto], you can select the Rendering Intent. The rendering intents are essentially a set of rules that determine how colors that fall outside of the printable colors are treated. Select the rendering intent that best suits the document you are printing.

  • Page 62: Pure Black Text / Graphics

    URE BLACK TEXT GRAPHICS When your document is printed, often the pure black colors will not be printed using 100% black toner. Instead, these pure black colors are sometimes converted and printed using a mixture of CMYK toner. Using the Pure Black Text / Graphics feature ensures that 100% black text or graphics in your document is printed using pure black toner.

  • Page 63: Printer Driver Settings For Icc Profile Creation Or No Color Matching

    RINTER DRIVER SETTINGS FOR PROFILE CREATION OR NO COLOR MATCHING If you are creating ICC profiles using third-party software, select [Disable color Matching for ICC Profile Creation]. This option switches off all printer color management and also prevents the printer from restricting toner layer thickness. If you are using your application color matching, select [Use Application color Matching].
  • Page 64 OS 9 Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [color Options] (2). From the [color Mode] menu (3), select [Graphic Pro]. Select [color – Graphic Pro 1] (4). From the [color Matching Task] menu (5), select [Disable color Matching for Profile Creation] if you are creating an ICC profile using third-party profile creation software.
  • Page 65 OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2). From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [color Options]. From the [color Mode] menu (4), select [Graphic Pro]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [color – Graphic Pro 1].

  • Page 66: Chapter 4: Finishing Options

    4: F HAPTER INISHING OPTIONS Your printer offers a wide selection of document finishing options that help you to control the final form of your printed document. Depending on the hardware fitted, either as optional upgrades or included as standard, depending on which model you have, your system can offer the choice of double-sided (duplex) printing, booklet printing, stapling and hole punching.

  • Page 67: Booklet Printing (Imposition)

    OOKLET PRINTING IMPOSITION Booklet printing in the Windows drivers printing allows printing of multipage documents with their pages ordered and arranged so that final printed output can be folded into a booklet. Typically, letter (or tabloid) pages would be reduced to half-letter (or letter) and printed side by side on both sides of letter (or tabloid) paper, so that the paper can be folded into a booklet.
  • Page 68 INDOWS CRIPT (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 only) In the driver’s [Layout] tab, choose [Booklet] from the [Pages Per Sheet] drop-down list. Check that the duplex option is set to [Flip on Short Edge]. NOTE If the Booklet choice is not shown, check that the Duplex option is enabled in the driver.
  • Page 69 INDOWS In the driver’s [Setup] tab, recall any saved [driver settings] you may wish to use. Choose [Booklet] from the [Finishing Mode] drop-down list, then click [Options]. In the Options window you can set the [signature] size (see page 67, the number of [pages] per side of paper and the [binding margin] if your document is going to be thick.

  • Page 70: Collating

    OLLATING This feature allows multiple copies of a multipage document to be printed with the pages of each copy in sequence. Uncollated pages print like this Collated pages print like this Application collate—Some application programs have a collate feature in their print options. In this case the application performs the document collation and may send the job multiple times to the printer.
  • Page 71 INDOWS If using the PCL driver, on the [Setup] tab first choose any saved [driver settings] that you wish to use. See “Recalling saved driver settings” on page 8. In the [Job Options] tab, choose how many [copies] you want to print from the scrolling list.
  • Page 72 OS9. Choose [File] → [Print]. From the printer menu (1), select your printer model. Select [General] (2). Enter the number of [copies] you wish to print. Select [Job Options] (4). Select the [Collate] checkbox to enable printer collate. NOTE The illustrations here show the Apple LaserWriter driver, which uses “printer collate”.
  • Page 73 OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the printer menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Copies & Pages] (2). The [Collate] option in the [Copies & Pages] dialogue is for application collate. See page 70. Enter the number of [copies] you wish to print.

  • Page 74: Color Separation

    COLOR SEPARATION The color separation feature prints each of four primary colors as separate greyscale images. This is a proofing facility that indicates the relative densities of each of the four toner colors in your print document. The darker an area appears, the more of the corresponding toner color will be used when printing in full color.
  • Page 75 Choose [File] → [Print]. From the printer menu (1), select your printer model. Select [color Options] (2). From the [Separations] menu (3), select the separations you wish to print. C9600 Printing Guide> 75...
  • Page 76 OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the printer menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2). From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), select [color Options] From the [Separations] menu (4), select the separations you wish to print. C9600 Printing Guide>...

  • Page 77: Separating Queued Print Jobs

    EPARATING QUEUED PRINT JOBS When you share a printer with other users it can be useful to print a special page between print jobs to help locate each user’s job in a paper stack at the printer. In Windows this page is called a “separator page”.

  • Page 78: Mac Os 9 Cover Page

    OS 9 COVER PAGE The cover page is accessed from your application’s print dialogue. Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Cover Page] (2). Select the required options for the cover page (3). OS X COVER PAGE The cover page is accessed from your application’s print dialogue.

  • Page 79: Cover Print

    OVER PRINT Cover print is when the first page (cover) of a print job is fed from one paper tray, and the remaining pages of the print job are fed from another paper tray. This feature is not available in the Windows PostScript Drivers. Do not confuse Cover Print with “Cover Page”.
  • Page 80 OS9. Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [General] (2). From [Paper Source] (3), select the trays or paper types you wish to use for the first page and remaining pages. OS X Choose [File] →...

  • Page 81: Custom

    USTOM PAGE SIZE This feature enables printing on non-standard sized print media. The multipurpose tray is used for feeding non-standard media sizes. Print media width can be from approximately 76mm to 328mm, and its length can be from 90mm to 1200mm. Actual limits vary slightly depending on which printer driver you use and your computer’s operating system.
  • Page 82 In the PostScript Custom Page Size Definition window, Choose your [paper feed direction] from the drop-down list. The available choices are: Short edge first The page is portrait (tall) format and you will feed the top of the page into the printer. Long edge first The page is landscape (wide) format and you will feed the top of the page into the printer.
  • Page 83 98/M INDOWS CRIPT The Windows 98 PostScript driver allows up to three custom page sizes to be defined and saved for future use. In the driver’s [Setup] tab, on the [Size] drop-down list, choose one of the available [custom paper sizes]. If this is a previously saved custom size that you wish to use, click [OK] to close the Printer Properties window.
  • Page 84 INDOWS In the driver’s [Setup] tab, select any previously saved settings you wish to use. Click the [Paper Feed Options] button. In the Paper Feed Options window, click [Custom Size]. If you have previously saved any special custom sizes they will be listed in the Custom Size window.
  • Page 85 If this is the size of your document but you want to scale it to fit a standard size of paper, click [Resize document to fit printer page] in the Paper Feed Options window, and choose the printer’s actual paper size from the [Conversion] drop- down list.
  • Page 86 OS X In your application program, choose [File] → [Page Setup]. Select [Custom Page Size] (1). Click the [New] button to define a new paper size and enter a name for the paper size. Enter the [Width] and [Height] of your paper. Specify paper [margins] as required.

  • Page 87: Duplex (Double-Sided) Printing

    UPLEX DOUBLE SIDED PRINTING If your printer has a duplex unit installed you can print on both sides of the paper, to save paper, weight, bulk and cost. > Only paper can be used for duplex printing, not transparencies or other media. >...
  • Page 88 Edge]. Choosing [Off] turns off duplex printing and your document will be printed single-sided. INDOWS In the driver’s Setup tab, under [2-Sided Printing], select the binding edge you want. WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 98 For portrait (tall) page layout the usual choice is [Long Edge]. For landscape (wide) page layout the usual choice is [Short Edge].

  • Page 89: Mac Os X

    Select [Layout] (2). Select the [Print on Both Sides] checkbox (3). Select the binding edge that you want. The graphic shows how you paper will be flipped, either on the short or the long edge. Which choice you make will usually depend on whether your page format is portrait (tall) or landscape (wide), and how you plan to turn the paper over to read the second side.

  • Page 90: Printing Multiple Pages On One Sheet (N-Up)

    RINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE SHEET This feature scales the page size of your document for printing and reproduces several pages per sheet. This is useful when you simply want to proof your page layout, or distribute your document in a more compact format. It saves paper, bulk, weight and cost.
  • Page 91 INDOWS In the driver’s Layout tab (Windows XP) or Setup tab (Windows 98), choose the number of pages (“N-up”) you want to print on each sheet. 1-up is normal, 16-up is maximum. Click [Options] to choose from the available options for this feature.
  • Page 92 From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Layout] (2). From the [Pages per Sheet] menu (3), select the number of pages you want to fit onto a single sheet of paper. If required, change the direction the document pages are laid out on each sheet of paper.

  • Page 93: Poster Printing

    OSTER PRINTING This option allows you to print posters by dividing a single document page into multiple pieces (sometimes called “tiles”). Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then, you combine the separate sheets to create a poster. Poster Print is only available with the Windows PCL printer drivers. INDOWS In the driver’s Setup tab, under [Finishing Mode], choose [Poster Print].

  • Page 94: Scale To Page

    c. An [overlap] may help you to match adjacent tiles when making up your final poster. CALE TO PAGE Scale to Page allows you to print data formatted for one size page onto a different size page, without modifying the print data. This feature is only available with the Windows PCL drivers.

  • Page 95: Watermarks

    ATERMARKS A watermark is typically faint text that is superimposed on a printed document. This can used to indicate that the document is “Draft”, or perhaps “Confidential”. This feature is not available on Mac OS X. The illustration below shows the Windows PostScript driver. The PCL driver is very similar. INDOWS The Watermarks Feature is found in the driver’s [Job Options] tab.
  • Page 96 O CREATE A NEW WATERMARK In the Watermarks window, click [New…]. Enter the text you want for your watermark. Adjust your watermark’s font, size, color, angle, position and border (trim) as required. Click [OK] to accept your changes. O CHOOSE A PREVIOUSLY CREATED WATERMARK In the Watermarks window, click the watermark in the list.
  • Page 97 OS 9 The illustrations here are for the Adobe PostScript driver. Watermarks are not featured in the Apple LaserWriter driver. In your application program, choose [File] → [Page Setup]. Select [Watermarks] (1). Select which pages you want to print watermarks on (2). [None] (no watermarks), [First] or [All].

  • Page 98: Chapter 5: Secure Printing

    5: S HAPTER ECURE PRINTING Secure printing allows you to print confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users in a network environment. The document does not print until a PIN (Personal Identification Number) is entered through the Printer Control Panel. You must go to the printer and enter the PIN.

  • Page 99: Sending The Document

    ENDING THE DOCUMENT INDOWS If using the PCL driver, in the [Setup] tab choose any saved driver settings you wish to use. See “Recalling saved driver settings” on page 8. In the driver’s [Job Options] tab, click [Secure Print]. The Job PIN (Personal Identification Number) window opens. If the PIN window does not open, click the [PIN] button.

  • Page 100: Mac Os 9

    Click [OK] to accept your changes. Click [OK] to close the Printer Properties window. Print your document. The print job will be sent to the printer, but will not print at this time. OS 9 If you use the Apple LaserWriter driver, the printing plug-in for secure printing must first be enabled in the printer driver.

  • Page 101: Printing The Document

    From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Job Type] (2). Select [Secure Printing] (3). In the [Job Name] field (4), enter a job name to identify the job on the printer’s control panel. Enter a number from 0000 to 9999 in the [PIN] box and click [Print].

  • Page 102: Deleting A Secure Print Document

    If necessary, use the ▲▼ buttons to highlight the PRINT option. Press [ENTER] to confirm you wish to print the document. Use the ▲▼ buttons to select the number of collated copies you require. Press [ENTER] to print your document. When all required copies have been printed your document is automatically deleted from the printer’s hard disk.

  • Page 103: Chapter 6: Store To Hard Disk

    6: S HAPTER TORE TO HARD DISK This feature allows print jobs to be created on the PC and stored on the printer’s hard disk for printing on demand. This is good for forms, generic memos, letterhead, stationery, etc. If you use this feature for standard forms, for example, you can walk up to the C9600 at any time and print off your forms without having to resend them from the PC.

  • Page 104: Sending The Document

    ENDING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in the section starting on page 99 in Chapter for sending a secure document, except that on the [Job Options] tab in step 2, click [Store to HDD]. RINTING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in the section starting on page 101 in Chapter for printing a secure document.

  • Page 105: Index

    NDEX Custom page size general 81 Application collate 70 Windows 98/Me PS 83 Windows XP/2000 PCL 84 Black Windows XP/2000 PS 81 printing black 15 Black, printing black 16, 17, 18 Grayscale Booklets, printing Mac OS 9.x 22 Windows PCL 69 Mac OS X 23 Windows PS 68 ICC profiles 36...
  • Page 106 Secure documents printing 101 sending 99 Separator page 77 Toner Black 15 True (pure) black 15 True black 16, 17, 18 C9600 Printing Guide> 106...

This manual is also suitable for:

C9600nC9600

Table of Contents