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3. Printer
3.1 Printing from Windows
applications
You can print a file created in a Windows application. For
example, to print from WordPad, proceed as follows:
1
Open the document you want to print.
2
Select [Print] from the menu.
R The [Print] dialogue box will appear.
3
Select the unit's name as the active printer.
R If you have changed the name of the unit when
installing, select that name from the list.
R When mode restriction (feature #154 on
page 78) is activated, enter the department
code in the printer settings using [Job Type]
beforehand (page 28). If the department code
does not match, or the department code restricts
the print mode, printing will be cancelled.
R To change the printer settings, click
[Preferences], then click the desired tab.
Change the printer settings, then click [OK].
4
Click [Print].
R The unit will start printing.
Note:
R To stop printing from the unit, see page 78.
R To load paper, see page 14,15.
R For details about the paper specifications, see
page 110.
R If a printing error occurs, the Device Monitor
(page 77) will start automatically and display the
error information.
Setting the printer properties
You can change the printer setting in step 3.
You can change or display the settings on the following
tabs.
[Basic]: Paper size, media type, pages per sheet, etc.
[Output]: Number of prints, collate, etc.
[Job Type]: Entering the department code.
R The department code is held for future printing jobs
and only has to be entered once.
[Quality]: Quality, contrast, toner save feature, etc.
[Effects]: Watermark, overlay.
[Profile]: Saving the desired settings, selecting the
saved settings, etc.
[Support]: Version information.
28
Note:
R Select the desired media type on the [Basic] tab
according to the recording paper.
Recording paper type
Plain paper
75 g/m² to 90 g/m²
Thin paper
64 g/m² to 75 g/m²
Label
R When printing from a computer, the printer properties
setting overrides the following unit's programming
features:
– Media type setting (feature #383 on page 58
and feature #384 on page 58)
– Toner save setting (feature #482 on page 59)
To print on labels
You can print not only on plain paper but also on special
media (labels).
R Please refer to page 110 for information on recording
paper.
R To load paper, see page 15.
Use labels designed for laser printing. We recommend
the following:
®
Avery
5163/L7160
R Use the manual input tray to print labels.
R Load label sheets one page at a time for printing,
print-side down.
R Remove each label after printing.
R Do not use the following types of labels:
– Labels that are wrinkled, damaged or separated
from the backing sheet.
– Any sheet of labels that has spaces in it where
some of the labels have been removed.
– Labels that do not completely cover the backing
sheet as follows:
3.2 Easy Print Utility
By printing using the Panasonic Easy Print Utility instead
of the printer driver, you will have access to many useful
and convenient printing features:
Media type
[Plain Paper]
[Thin Paper]
[Label]
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