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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation Preparing to Install the Driver ......................1-1 Selecting an Installation Method ....................1-1 Installing Utilities ........................... 1-2 Upgrading Driver Components ...................... 1-2 Express Installation ........................1-2 Installing in Express Mode ....................... 1-2 Custom Installation ........................1-4 Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Discover ........
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Printing Collated Documents ....................4-5 Printing in Color, Black & White, and EcoPrint ................4-5 Print Preview ..........................4-5 Previewing a Print Job ......................4-5 Kyocera Logo ..........................4-6 Displaying Version Information ....................4-6 Displaying Plug-in Information ....................4-6 Chapter 5 Layout Multiple Pages per Sheet ......................
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Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File ................... 9-2 Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File ..................9-2 Unassigning a Prologue/Epilogue File ..................9-2 Specifying the Insertion Point ....................9-2 Watermark ............................ 9-3 Adding or Editing a Watermark ....................9-3 Selecting Pages for Watermark ....................9-4 Security Watermark ........................
1 Installation A printer driver is an application that manages communication between a printer and your computer. Once installed, the printer driver settings must be configured in the printer Properties and Printing Preferences. Note: In Windows operating systems, you must be logged in with administrator rights to install the printer driver.
Installation Mode for a network or USB connection and either manually select installation packages and specify utilities or let the installation wizard discover your printer. Express Mode Installation Installing in Express Mode on page 1-2 Custom Mode Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Discover page 1-4 Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Discover on page...
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Installation Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with a USB connection, a driver installation will be made from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and the system is connected to the web. We recommend you continue with the steps to install the KX Driver for an expanded feature set.
Installation Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only in Windows XP with a network connection.) When the installation completes successfully, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu.
Installation On the Printer Settings page, you can assign a name for your printing system. You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer. Make your selections, and then click Next. On the Confirm Settings page, click Install if the settings are correct.
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Installation On the Installation Method page, select Custom Mode. The Discover Printing System page opens, searching for your printing system. The Discover button is automatically selected. Select your device and click Next. If Discover does not find your printing system, a message appears. Remove and reinsert the USB cable, and ensure it is connected properly.
Installation The installation of the printer is now complete. If prompted, restart your computer. Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a network connection. Ensure that your printer and computer are connected to a network.
Installation The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your computer screen during printing tasks. The Status Monitor button appears on the Advanced tab. Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only with Windows XP.) When the installation completes successfully, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu.
Installation On the Printer Settings page, you can assign a name to your printing system. You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer. Make your selections, and then click Next. On the Confirm Settings page, click Install if the settings are correct.
Installation The Printer Components Installation Completed page appears. Click Finish. When you have completed installing printers and optional components, restart your computer if prompted. The Add Printer Wizard The Add Printer Wizard displays a series of pages that guide you through printer installation.
Installation Printer Driver Settings Access The printer driver software can be accessed from the Print dialog box of an application, or from Start. If accessed from an application, then changes made to driver settings remain in effect until the application ends. If accessed from Start, changes are maintained as the default printer settings.
2 Device Settings In Device Settings, you can select installed printing system options so the associated features can be used with the printer driver. You can also match the memory setting in the driver with the memory installed in your printing system, which lets the driver manage font downloads more efficiently.
Device Settings 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.
Device Settings In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the Auto Configure dialog box opens. Select from Auto configure options: 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.
Device Settings In the RAM disk text box, type or select the desired RAM disk size. Click the up and down arrows until the text box shows the correct number of megabytes (MB) available physically on the operation panel. The maximum RAM disk size depends on the amount of installed memory. Administrator Settings Administrator Settings lets you set options, varying by your model, that include controlling accessibility, displaying features in the interface and setting a...
Device Settings If a match is not found, the driver checks for administrator or user permissions. A user with administrator permissions is prompted to type a Login user name and User login password to print the job. The driver searches for a Windows Login user name and adds this name with the Login user name and User login password to the Login user names list in the driver.
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Device Settings Note: Job accounting must be set to On at the printing system. A maximum of 20 account ID user names and passwords can be registered at the printing system and 100 account IDs and passwords can be stored in the printer driver for use with multiple printing systems.
Device Settings Prompt for account ID and validate Display account ID list Click OK in all dialog boxes. Print the document from the application. For some options, when the Print Options dialog box appears, type or select an account ID, and click OK. Show Quick Print Tab This option lets you control the display of the Quick Print tab.
Device Settings password. This password protection blocks access to all Administrator Settings options. Setting the Administrator Password You can set a password to prevent unauthorized changes in the Administrator Settings dialog box. In Device Settings > Administrator Settings, select Password protect administrator settings.
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Device Settings Lock Settings Options The Lock Settings dialog box lists the following driver settings that can be locked so that the settings are applied to all print jobs, and changes are restricted: Black & White mode This option disables all color settings in the driver’s Quick Print, Basic, and Imaging tab and prints all jobs with black toner only.
Device Settings Select the check box for each driver feature to be locked, or to protect the settings with a password: Black & White mode Lock EcoPrint Lock Duplex Lock Multiple pages per sheet Lock Profile with Application Lock Job tab Lock Security Settings Password Settings After selecting the Password Settings check box, the Password Settings...
Device Settings This option provides a cryptographic hash function with a 128–bit hash value. It adds security and protection against Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)-spoofing software. SHA1 This option produces a message digest that is 160 bits long. SHA1 is the successor to MD5.
Device Settings Identification Identification lets you identify your print job with a User name and Department name, up to 31 characters. Setting User Identification You can type User name and Department information. In Device Settings > User, type your preferred name in the User name text box.
Device Settings suitable for most printing purposes. When using the XPS driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, PCL XL is the only PDL selection. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the Preview image. In GDI compatible mode, vector graphics are rasterized for printing as bitmap images.
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Device Settings Note: With PDF selected in the PDL Settings dialog box, only a limited set of driver options are available. PDL Settings When you click the Settings button, the available options are: PCL XL Settings or KPDL Settings Enable smart duplex printing This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through the duplex unit if the sheet will only be printed on one side.
Device Settings PDF Options You can select PDF options if you have installed the Output to PDF plug-in. The PDF Settings dialog box contains the following options: PDF Settings Embed fonts This option ensures that document fonts appear accurately in the PDF file on screen.
Device Settings Save to file only A PDF file is created and saved locally. Save to file and print A PDF file is created, saved locally, and sent to print. After you select between these two options, you can choose the following option: Automatically save to default file A PDF file can be saved automatically as a default file to be used again.
Device Settings To view a print to file XPS document, download and install the Microsoft XPS Viewer. Compatibility Settings Compatibility Settings lets you specify media source values and override the application's Collate setting, and combine the Source and Media type lists in the Basic tab.
Note: To remove the Output to PDF module, PDF must not be selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. In Device Settings, click Kyocera logo > Plug-in. Select a plug-in module from the list and click Delete, then Yes. Click OK in all dialog boxes.
3 Quick Print In the Quick Print tab, you can apply basic print settings to print jobs. Any Quick Print settings can be saved as a group, called a profile, and applied to any print job. Profiles support common printing tasks. The administrator can set the view of the Quick Print tab through the Installation process, or Administrator Settings in Properties.
Quick Print This icon changes between color and black & white printing. 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.
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Quick Print turns the paper over to allow printing on the reverse side. Print on both sides must be selected to print on both sides of the cover and insert pages. Flip on long edge Turn the long edge of the page to view the content. Flip on short edge Turn the short edge of the page to view the content.
Quick Print To restore the list to factory default options, click Reset. After making your selections, click OK. Profiles In Profiles, you can save printer driver settings as a profile. You can select multiple options in any Printing Preferences tab, save them to a profile, and use all of them at once when you apply the profile.
Quick Print To identify the profile, type a Name, select an Icon, and type a Description. Click OK to save the profile. The newly added profile appears in the Profiles dialog box. Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job, or click OK to close the dialog box.
Quick Print If you selected Yes in the previous step, the newly imported file appears in the Profile dialog box. Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job, or click OK to close the dialog box. Exporting a Profile The Export button lets you export a copy of a profile from your printer driver for use in other printer drivers.
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Quick Print Select a profile from the list. Click OK in the Add Association and Application Based Printing dialog boxes to create the association. Editing an Association You can change the name, file, and profile for an association. In any tab, click Profiles to open the Profiles dialog box. Click Application to open the Application Based Printing dialog box.
4 Basic In the Basic tab, you can specify the most commonly used printer driver settings. Basic 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.
Basic Copies This setting specifies the number of copies to print. For collating multiple copies, select Collate. Duplex These settings enable printing on both sides of a sheet of paper. Color This setting specifies between Color (CMYK) or Black & White printing. You can also select the EcoPrint check box makes the entire image, text and graphics, appear lighter in the printed job.
Basic Creating a Custom Page Size To use custom page sizes, they must be created and added to the Print size list. The driver supports a maximum of twenty custom sizes. In the Basic tab, click Page Sizes. Click New. A default custom name appears in the Name box.
Basic Flip on long edge Flip on short edge Printing in Duplex Mode You can print on both sides of each page. In the Basic tab, select Print on both sides. Select either Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box.
Basic The printer driver automatically overrides the application's Collate setting and uses the printer driver setting. You can use the application's Collate setting by clearing the Ignore application collation check box in the Compatibility Settings dialog box accessed from Device Settings. Printing Collated Documents When printing multiple copies of a multiple page document, the printer can assemble the pages of each copy in numerical order.
Device Settings screen. Click the logo to open the About dialog box that displays the driver version number and driver plug-in information. Displaying Version Information In Device Settings or any tab, click Kyocera logo > Version to view the following driver information: File Name...
5 Layout In the Layout tab, you can arrange document data on printed pages without affecting the original document. Multiple Pages per Sheet Multiple pages per sheet prints several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper. The size and readability of the multiple pages decrease as the number of pages per sheet is increased.
Layout Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Click OK to start printing. Scaling Scaling increases or decreases text and graphics on a page. You can also select a gutter setting that enlarges the margins to accommodate stapling or hole punch.
Layout If text extends too close to the edge of the page, select Reduce image to fit. The text appears slightly reduced and away from the edge of the page. If text does not extend beyond the page when the gutter increases, clear Reduce image to fit.
Layout Use Poster Settings to select options, in any combination to make it easier to create a poster. These options print visual cues on the poster sheets that provide help in cropping and assembling the pages. Overlap edges This selection duplicates the edges of document data on adjoining sheets. Poster appearance is improved when the edges overlap slightly.
6 Imaging In the Imaging tab, you can manage print quality and color settings. Print Quality and EcoPrint Print quality lets you select between High quality or Custom (EcoPrint). EcoPrint makes the entire image, text and graphics, appear lighter in the printed job.
Imaging In the Imaging tab, in the Print Quality list, select Custom. Click EcoPrint to open the EcoPrint dialog box. To start EcoPrint, select On; to stop it, select Off. Click OK to close the EcoPrint dialog box. Trapping In color printing, color inks or toners are applied separately to a page. A color image has its component colors applied in color separations of cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
Imaging Font Settings The Font Settings dialog box lets you specify how TrueType fonts are sent to the printing system. The chosen method affects the speed and quality of the print job: Download as outlines This method is best suited for large documents or print jobs using multiple fonts and font sizes.
Imaging In the Fonts Substitution dialog box, the System fonts list shows the fonts installed on your computer. The Available device fonts list shows the printing system fonts. Select the system font, and then the available device font to be substituted. Click OK to save your settings.
Imaging Auto (default setting) This setting prints patterns and fills to match the on-screen appearance. Coarse This setting prints patterns and fills with the fewest number of lines, patterns, or dots. Coarse is the same as Auto when PCL XL or PCL 5c is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box.
Imaging In the Imaging tab, click Graphics to access the CIE optimization check box. CIE optimization is available when KPDL is selected in PDL Settings. Note: If you are using the XPS driver in Windows 7 or Windows Vista, CIE optimization is unavailable.
Imaging Printer settings This option uses the printer settings only. Text and Graphics This option is for printing documents that contain many graphs, charts or drawings. Text and Photos This option is for printing documents with many photographic images. Vivid colors This option increases the color saturation of graphics and photos.
Imaging This option is for matching colors precisely in all print jobs, such as colors in a corporate logo. Optimize for color contrast (best for images) This option optimizes for color contrast by adjusting contrast to preserve detail throughout the tonal range. Select it for images or scanned photographs containing many colors or shades of color.
Imaging Right-click on the desired color printer. Select Properties. Select the Color Management tab. Click Add. In the Add Profile Association dialog box, select a color profile from the list and click Add. In the Color Management tab, select Manual. Select the desired color profile from the list and click Set as Default.
Imaging For coordinated hue adjustment, from the Modify list select Master. Drag the Hue slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the value between -180 and +180. For specific hue adjustment, from the Modify list select Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, or Magenta.
Imaging Drag the Contrast slider right or left to increase or decrease proportion of light to dark in the graphic images of the print job. A high contrast setting decreases the grayscale spectrum, making light grays lighter and dark grays darker. A low contrast setting increases the grayscale spectrum, making light grays darker and dark grays lighter.
7 Publishing In the Publishing tab, you can create covers and inserts for a print job, and add backing sheets between transparencies. Cover Mode Cover mode lets you add 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.
Publishing Click OK to start printing. Cover Mode Options Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Front Inserts a blank front cover. Front Prints on the outside surface of the front cover. Front outside Front Prints on the inside surface of the front cover.
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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.
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.
Publishing In the Publishing tab, select Cover mode. In the Media for cover list, select the media type or source cassette for the front and back covers. When you choose the media type, a source cassette matching that media type is automatically selected.
Publishing Page Insertion Options Check Box Selection Page Insertion Type Page insert Inserts a blank page. 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.
Publishing only available when printing on transparencies supplied from the MP tray. You can print the same content on the backing pages as on the transparencies. Transparency interleaving cannot be used together with Cover mode or Page insert. Interleaving Transparencies You can insert backing sheets between transparencies.
8 Job In the Job tab, you can store print jobs in the memory installed in the printing system. You can also select a Job name to use with Job storage features. You can use this tab to set or change the default settings that apply when you print a document from a Microsoft Windows application.
Private print RAM disk When access code When printing is entered at system is turned off operation panel or after printing Proof and Hold Proof and hold is a Job storage (e-MPS) option that prints one copy of a print job so that you can proof it before printing the remaining copies.
Warning: A print job can replace a job in RAM disk memory having the same User name and Job name. To prevent this, select Use job name + date and time under Overwrite job name. Storing a Private Print Job Private print lets you store a document temporarily in printing system memory without printing, and protect it with an Access code.
mmddyy hhmmss The previous print job with the same job name remains in the printing system memory. Selecting a Job Name You must select a job name to use with Job storage (e-MPS) features, so that you can find your job in job lists on the printing system’s operation panel. The selected job name is saved with the print job when the job is sent to printing system memory.
9 Advanced In the Advanced tab, you can choose special features that extend the capabilities of the printing system. Prologue/Epilogue The Prologue/Epilogue feature lets you 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.
Advanced After your text editor opens, make your changes to the file. Save the file and exit. Note: Editing and saving a command file replaces the contents of the existing local or network file. Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File You can remove a Prologue/Epilogue file from the list. In Advanced >...
Advanced some but not others. Select Unassigned for the command files you do not want to use in the print job. 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.
Advanced Under Watermark text, type your preferred text. This option is not available when editing a default watermark. Select the desired font, style, size, and count of the text. Select the color of the watermark from the list of default colors. For custom colors, select Custom, and click the button to open the Color dialog box.
Advanced This option prints the watermark on each document page. First page only This option prints the watermark on the first document page. All pages except first page This option prints the watermark on all pages after the first page. Only on specified pages This option prints the watermark on page numbers typed in the box.
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.
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.
Advanced This option prints the security watermark on the first document page. 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.
Advanced In Advanced > Color Optimizer, under Color adjustment, select Custom 1, Custom 2, or Custom 3. Under Printer profile, select from available options. Select a color by one of the following methods: Click and drag the eyedropper tool anywhere on the screen to select the desired color.
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.
Advanced 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. To add speech: Select Use Text to speech. Type your preferred text in the text box.
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Advanced In the Advanced tab, clear the Enable client profile check box to select profiles from the server to apply to print jobs created by the driver. Server profiles are read–only. Select the Enable client profile check box for using custom profiles locally in the driver.
Glossary Access code A four-digit code that you must enter at the printing system’s operation panel to print a Private print job. An access code can also be used with the Job storage feature. Application based printing An administrator can associate a profile with an application so that all printing from the application uses the same profile settings.
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GDI compatible mode A page description language option that accurately reproduces what is viewed on the screen using the Microsoft Graphical Device Interface (GDI) component to render the document. It generates data in a raster printing format, creating a larger printable file. Gutter Blank space on the left side or top of a printed page that can be increased by scaling down text and graphics.
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PRESCRIBE An internal printer language that embeds commands into specified locations in a print job. Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics and text with black, rather than grayscale. This feature is intended for CAD applications. Print preview This feature lets you view your document before you send it to print.
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appearance of the status monitor, and determine what messages are displayed and how by selecting preferences and notifications. Transparency A clear plastic, page-sized sheet used as a printing medium. Transparency interleaving Publishing feature that inserts a backing sheet between printed transparencies. The backing sheet, also known as an interleaf, helps keep transparencies clean and prevents them from clinging together.
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