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  • Page 1 C9600 PRINTING GUIDE C9600n/C9600dn/C9600hdn/C9600hdtn C9000...
  • Page 2 Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. OKI assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. OKI also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it.

  • 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..........67 Booklet printing (imposition) ........ 68 Collating ............71 Colour separation ..........75 Separating queued print jobs........ 78 Windows separator page ......... 78 Mac OS 9 cover page ........79 Mac OS X cover page ........79 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 as 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 Choose [Printers] → [Show Info] → [Installable Options]. Select all hardware options appropriate to your printer, and click [Apply Changes]. Setting the driver device options...

  • 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 coloured background. Black overprint can only be used when printing 100 percent black text over a background colour. 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 [Colour 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 Colour or Graphic Pro must be the selected Print Mode. Your printer prints the colour 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 OLOUR On the driver’s [Colour] tab, select [Office Colour] 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 [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro]...
  • Page 17 OS 9 (O FFICE OLOUR From the [File] menu, select [Print]. From the [Printer] menu select your printer. In the next menu (2), select [Colour – Office Colour]. For [Black Finish] menu, choose your preferred setting. OS 9 (G RAPHIC From the [File] menu, select [Print].
  • Page 18 OS X (O FFICE OLOUR 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 [Colour – Office Colour]. For [Black Finish] menu (4), choose your preferred setting.

  • 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 colours 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 colour document in colour. INDOWS If using the PCL driver, in the driver’s [Setup] tab, choose any previously saved [driver settings] you need.
  • Page 21 On the [Colour] tab, click [Greyscale], and then click [Options] if you want to adjust brightness and contrast. Greyscale printing...
  • 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 [Colour Options]. From the [Colour 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 [Colour Options]. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4), select [Greyscale]. Select [Always Use Printer Halftone] checkbox (5).
  • Page 24 Greyscale printing...

  • Page 25: Chapter 3: Colour Matching

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

  • Page 26: What This Guide Describes

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

  • Page 27: Printer Colour Management

    RINTER COLOUR MANAGEMENT NTRODUCTION Your printer has two separate colour management systems – Office Colour and Graphic Pro. Windows / Macintosh > Office Colour (3a) – See page 29. This is a simpler colour management system designed for ease of use. Office Colour is recommended for users who are not experts in colour but want good results when printing from programs such as Microsoft Office.

  • Page 28: About Rgb And Cmyk Colour

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

  • Page 29: Office Colour

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

  • Page 30: Office Colour - Rgb Options

    - RGB FFICE COLOUR OPTIONS Office Colour provides a collection of several different colour matching presets for RGB data. These presets each change the colour of your print in a slightly different way. These RGB colour matching options are available in all printer drivers.
  • Page 31 INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Office Colour] (1) and click the [Options] button. Select a preset from [Colour matching options] (2). Office colour...
  • Page 32 OS 9 Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Colour Options] (2). From the [Colour Mode] menu (3), select [Office Colour]. Select [Colour - Office Colour] (4). Select the Office Colour Preset you wish to use. Office colour...
  • Page 33 OS X MPORTANT When printing from some applications on Mac OS X, these RGB colour match options may not affect the colour of your print. If you discover that the colour of your print has not changed after applying one of the Office Colour Match presets, then the application is incompatible with this type of printer colour matching.
  • Page 34 From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [Colour – Office Colour]. Select the [Office Colour] Preset you wish to use. Office colour...

  • Page 35: Customising Rgb Office Colour With The Colour Correct Utility (Windows)

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

  • Page 36: Graphic Pro

    RAPHIC PRO This section describes the colour matching options available for Graphic Pro. The Graphic Pro colour matching system is based around ICC profiles. These profiles are downloaded to the printer using the Profile Assistant utility and then selected in the printer driver. When a job is sent to the printer, the ICC profiles are applied to the print job on the printer.

  • Page 37: Types Of Icc Profile Supported

    CMYK INK SIMULATION Your printer can be used to simulate the colour output of a commercial printing press (SWOP, Euroscale or Japan Color inks). ORE ACCURATE PRINTER COLOUR 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 38: Graphic Pro Workflow - Overview

    – RAPHIC PRO WORKFLOW OVERVIEW There are three steps to using the Graphic Pro colour matching system: Gather or create ICC profiles (see below) Download ICC profiles to the printer hard disk (page Select the ICC profiles in the printer driver when printing (page 1 - G ATHER OR CREATE THE...
  • Page 39 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 40 3 - S ELECT PROFILES IN THE PRINTER DRIVER What you select in the printer driver depends on the colour matching task that you wish to perform. Examples of selecting ICC profiles for different colour matching tasks are shown in the next sections of this guide. Graphic pro...

  • Page 41: Matching The Colour Of

    ATCHING THE COLOUR OF A MONITOR SCANNER OR CAMERA The Graphic Pro colour matching system can be used to match the printer colour 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 42 INDOWS This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. To match the colour 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 [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro] and click [Options].
  • Page 43 profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile Assistant” on page 38. 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 44 Select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1] (4). From the [Colour Matching Task] menu (5), select [ICC Profile Colour 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 45 a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, select it here and choose a rendering intent (see page 62). 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 [Colour Options].
  • Page 46 From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [Colour - Graphic Pro 1]. From the [Colour Matching Task] menu (6), select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (7), select [Colour - Graphic Pro 2]. Graphic pro...

  • Page 47: A Printer Profile Yourself Using Profile Creation Software

    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 48: Simulating Another Printer - Rgb Source Data

    – RGB IMULATING ANOTHER PRINTER SOURCE DATA The Graphic Pro colour matching system can be used to simulate the colour 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 colour capabilities from your own printer,...
  • Page 49 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 [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro] and click [Options].
  • Page 50 profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile Assistant” on page 38. Select a Simulation Target Profile (4). This profile corresponds to the printer you want to simulate. If you wish to produce black and grey colours that are printed using only black toner, enable the [Preserve Black] option.
  • Page 51 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 [Colour Options] (2).
  • Page 52 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 53: Mac Os

    OS X Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Printer Features] (2). From the [Feature Sets] menu (3), [Colour Options]. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4), select [Graphic Pro]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1].
  • Page 54 From the [Feature Sets] menu (7), select [Colour – 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 55 From the [Feature Sets] menu (10), select [Colour – 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 56: Cmyk Ink Simulations - Cmyk Source Data

    CMYK – CMYK INK SIMULATIONS SOURCE DATA The ICC-based colour 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 –...
  • Page 57 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 [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro] and click [Options].
  • Page 58 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 59 Select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1] (4). From the [Colour Matching Task] menu (5), select [ICC Profile Colour 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. If you have another CMYK Ink profile that you wish to use, select it here as the appropriate “CMYK Source x”...

  • Page 60: From The [Feature Sets] Menu (3), Select [Colour 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 [Colour Options].
  • Page 61 From the [Feature Sets] menu (7), select [Colour – 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 62: 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 colours that fall outside of the printable colours are treated. Select the rendering intent that best suits the document you are printing.

  • Page 63: Pure Black Text / Graphics

    URE BLACK TEXT GRAPHICS When your document is printed, often the pure black colours will not be printed using 100% black toner. Instead, these pure black colours 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 64: Printer Driver Settings For Icc Profile Creation Or No Colour Matching

    RINTER DRIVER SETTINGS FOR PROFILE CREATION OR NO COLOUR MATCHING If you are creating ICC profiles using third-party software, select [Disable Colour Matching for ICC Profile Creation]. This option switches off all printer colour management and also prevents the printer from restricting toner layer thickness. If you are using your application colour matching, select [Use Application Colour Matching].
  • Page 65 OS 9 Choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Colour Options] (2). From the [Colour Mode] menu (3), select [Graphic Pro]. Select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1] (4). From the [Colour Matching Task] menu (5), select [Disable Colour Matching for Profile Creation] if you are creating an ICC profile using third-party profile creation software.
  • Page 66 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 [Colour Options]. From the [Colour Mode] menu (4), select [Graphic Pro]. From the [Feature Sets] menu (5), select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1].

  • Page 67: 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 68: 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, A4 (or A3) pages would be reduced to A5 (or A4) and printed side by side on both sides of A4 (or A3) paper, so that the paper can be folded into a booklet.
  • Page 69 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 70 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 68, the number of [pages] per side of paper and the [binding margin] if your document is going to be thick.

  • Page 71: 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 72 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. Click the [Collate] checkbox.
  • Page 73 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 74 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 Enter the number of [copies] you wish to print.

  • Page 75: Colour Separation

    OLOUR SEPARATION The colour separation feature prints each of four primary colours as separate greyscale images. This is a proofing facility that indicates the relative densities of each of the four toner colours in your print document. The darker an area appears, the more of the corresponding toner colour will be used when printing in full colour.
  • Page 76 Choose [File] → [Print]. From the printer menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Colour Options] (2). From the [Separations] menu (3), select the separations you wish to print. Colour separation...
  • Page 77 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 [Colour Options] From the [Separations] menu (4), select the separations you wish to print. Colour separation...

  • Page 78: 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 79: 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 80: 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 81 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 82: 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 83 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 84 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 85 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 86 Click [OK] to accept your chosen size and close the Custom Size window. 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 87 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 88: 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 89 INDOWS CRIPT In the driver’s Layout tab (Windows XP) or Setup tab (Windows 98), 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 90 OS 9 In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. 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.

  • Page 91: Mac Os X

    OS X In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model. Select [Layout] (2). From the [Two Sided Printing] options (3), select either [Long Edge Binding] or [Short Edge Binding]. 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 92: 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 93 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 94 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 95: 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.

  • Page 96: 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 97: 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.
  • Page 98 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, colour, 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 99 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 100 Watermarks...

  • Page 101: 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 102: 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.

  • Page 103: Mac Os 9

    Enter a number from 0000 to 9999 in the [PIN] box. Your PIN must be unique on this printer. Each user should be allocated a PIN by the system administrator. Click [OK] to accept your changes. Click [OK] to close the Printer Properties window. Print your document.

  • Page 104: Printing The Document

    To send the document to the printer: In your application program, choose [File] → [Print]. 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.

  • Page 105: Deleting A Secure Print Document

    Use the ▲▼ buttons to select the name of the print job you wish to print, and press [ENTER] to select it. If necessary, use the ▲▼ buttons to highlight the PRINT option. Press [ENTER] to confirm you wish to print the document. Use the ▲▼...
  • Page 106 Deleting a secure print document...

  • Page 107: 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 108: Sending The Document

    ENDING THE DOCUMENT Follow the same procedures as described in the section starting page 102 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 page 104 in Chapter for printing a secure document.

  • Page 109: Index

    NDEX Custom page size general ......82 Application collate ....71 Windows 98/Me PS .....84 Windows XP/2000 PCL..85 Black Windows XP/2000 PS ..82 printing black ....15 Black, printing black ..16 Grayscale Booklets, printing Mac OS 9.x ......22 Windows PCL ..... 70 Mac OS X ......23 Windows PS ......
  • Page 110 Secure documents Toner printing ......104 Black ........15 sending ......102 True (pure) black ....15 Separator page...... 78 True black ....16 Index...
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