Summary of Contents for Kyocera ECOSYS FS-C2126MFP
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation Preparing to Install the Driver ......................1-1 Selecting an Installation Method ....................1-2 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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Gutter ............................5-2 Creating a Gutter ........................5-2 Booklet ............................5-3 Printing a Booklet ........................5-3 Poster ............................5-3 Printing a Poster ........................5-4 Chapter 6 Imaging Print Quality and EcoPrint ......................6-1 Selecting Print Quality ......................6-1 Selecting EcoPrint ........................6-1 Trapping ............................
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Private Print ........................... 8-2 Storing a Private Print Job ....................... 8-3 Job Name ............................8-3 Don’t Use Application Name ....................8-3 Overwrite Job Name ........................ 8-3 Selecting a Job Name ......................8-4 Chapter 9 Advanced Prologue/Epilogue ......................... 9-1 Selecting a Prologue/Epilogue File ..................9-1 Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File .....................
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 Selecting an Installation Method You can select Express Mode for a network or USB connection and the installation wizard will discover your printers. You can also select Custom Mode for a network or USB connection and either manually select installation packages and specify utilities or let the installation wizard discover your printer.
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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 This selection lets you define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed easily. The Show Quick Print tab option also appears in the Administrator Settings in Device Settings. Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for your printing system.
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 Click Finish, and retry the installation. If the same message appears again, contact your system administrator. 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.
Installation The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your computer screen during printing tasks. The Status Monitor button appears on the Advanced tab. Show Quick Print Tab This selection lets you define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed easily.
Installation If you only select software packages from the Utility tab, you will skip to the Confirm Settings page. 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.
Installation On the Confirm Settings page, click Install if the displayed settings are correct. Click Back to correct any settings. 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 through a TCP/IP or WSD port, the Auto Configure button appears in Device Settings. Auto Configure varies by operating system, see Enabling Auto Configuration for details. Not all installed devices are detected by using Auto Configure. Before selecting OK in Device Settings, check the settings to make sure that they are correct.
Device Settings Install optional DIMM memory in the printing system. In Device Settings > Memory, type or select the amount of total installed memory by clicking the up and down arrows until the text box shows the correct number of megabytes (MB). If your printing system includes the Auto Configure feature, you can use it to obtain information about the memory size.
Device Settings Show Quick Print Tab This option lets you control the display of the Quick Print tab. You can define basic print options into group profiles for improved accessibility. With a cleared check box for Show Quick Print tab, the tab does not appear in the Printing Preferences dialog box.
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 > General, select Password protect administrator 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 The administrator can also set a password that is required to temporarily unlock a feature. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. Lock Settings Options The Lock Settings tab displays driver settings that an administrator can lock. Once locked, user changes are restricted and the settings are applied to all print jobs.
Device Settings This feature limits printing privileges to specified users for secure printing and accounting. The number of pages printed by each user will be tracked by the printing system. Users added in the printer driver must also be manually registered at the printing system’s operation panel.
Device Settings In Device Settings > Administrator Settings > User Login, select User Login. Select a User Login option: Use specific name Prompt for name The remaining User Login options become available when you create a login user name list. Note: If you select the Use specific name or Prompt for name option, proceed to step 5.
Device Settings A client computer in a client/server environment can accept the default account ID set by the administrator or type another account ID. Clicking Reset restores the default values. Prompt for account ID Select this option to track the print jobs of a user or group with an account ID as well as prompt for an account ID.
Device Settings 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. Policy Manager Policy Manager is a server-based application that provides centralized user authentication, authorization, user access control, and secure pull printing features.
Device Settings You can select No notification message for policy conflicts if you do not want a message to appear when policy conflicts occur during printing. When selected, choose a printing result: Continue printing Applies the policy and prints the job Cancel printing Cancels the print job A restricted user in a client/server environment can click Reset to change the...
Device Settings Identification Identification lets you identify your print job with a User name and Department information, to a maximum of 31 characters. They can appear in the Operation panel message, or User name can be used to identify a print job stored on RAM disk memory.
Device Settings Command Language XL), PCL 5c, KPDL (an emulation of PostScript printing), or PDF (Portable Document Format). The printer default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes. When using the XPS driver in Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, XPS is the only PDL selection. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the Preview image.
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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, 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 in Device Settings >...
Quick Print This icon changes between portrait, landscape, portrait rotated, landscape rotated printing formats. Color Mode This icon changes between color and black and white printing. Collate This icon changes the ordering of the printed pages. The page ordering sequence can either be 123, 123, or 111, 222 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 Duplex Printing Duplex printing is printing on both sides of each page. Select Print on both sides to start duplex printing. The printing system contains a duplex unit that 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.
Quick Print Click the up and down arrows to change the position of the features under Selected controls. The feature at the top appears on the left in the Quick Print tab. To restore the list to factory default options, click Reset. After making your selections, click OK.
Quick Print Click Profiles > Save. 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 Exporting a Profile The Export button lets you export a copy of a profile from your printer driver for use in other printer drivers. The Factory Default profile cannot be exported. Click Profiles. In the Select profile section, select the profile to be exported, and click Export. In the Export Profile dialog box, name and save the profile.
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Quick Print 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. Select an association to edit and click Edit to open the Edit Association dialog box.
4 Basic In the Basic tab, you can specify the most commonly used printer driver settings. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Basic Settings The Basic tab contains several settings for the most commonly used printing tasks.
Basic Destination This setting specifies which output tray is used for the print job output. Orientation These settings specify the paper orientation of the print job. If Rotated is selected, the print job orientation is rotated 180 degrees. Copies This setting specifies the number of copies to print. For collating multiple copies, select Collate.
Basic in the application (the size of the original) then, in most cases the Print size is ignored and the document is printed based on its original size. You can create a page size with your chosen dimensions for printing on non- standard size paper.
Basic Flip on short edge Turn the short edge of the page to view the content. 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.
Basic With Collate selected, the driver prints the complete job set by set. With Collate cleared, it prints each page by set. For example, with Collate selected, three copies of a five-page document output as pages one through five in succession, three times.
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. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. 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.
Layout In the Layout list, select the direction the pages should flow. 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 manual stapling or manual 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 Poster pages This selection prints all of the sheets to be assembled as a poster. Proof sheet This selection prints all the poster pages on one sheet with markings that display the sheet assembly. Poster pages and proof sheet This selection prints all poster sheets and a one-page proof sheet.
6 Imaging In the Imaging tab, you can manage print quality and color settings. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Print Quality and EcoPrint Print quality lets you select between High quality or Custom (EcoPrint).
Imaging 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 Right-click on the desired printing system model and click Printing Preferences. In Imaging > Fonts, select Substitute with device fonts, and then click Fonts. 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.
Imaging include patterns and fills that are composed of collections of printed dots. A pattern is a planned or random repetition of colors, shapes, lines, values, and textures to create a visual arrangement. A fill is the application of a color or grayscale to a graphics object.
Imaging Mirror print This setting prints the page content backwards, as it would appear in a mirror image. Optimization Optimization is a process or methodology of improving a printing system's function or effectiveness. In Imaging > Graphics Settings, select Optimization. The settings are available when KPDL is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box.
Imaging This mode prints with black toner only, making all color settings unavailable. Color Reproduction Color reproduction lets you optimize the color rendering of photos and graphics. This feature is available when Full color is selected as the Color mode. In Imaging >...
Imaging device like a printing system with a Color Profile. An ICM Profile for a printing system contains information about rendering accurate color information for that device. The settings for ICM must be set in the Color Management tab in the printing system Properties.
Imaging Click Close. Windows XP Click Start, click Printers and Faxes. Right-click the desired color printer. Select Properties. Select the Color Management tab and click Add. In the Add Profile Association dialog box, select a color profile from the list and click Add.
Imaging In the Adjustment list, select Edit. In Adjustment Settings > Custom color adjustment, select Custom 1, Custom 2, or Custom 3. Select HSL (hue, saturation and lightness). Under Select Preview image, click the icon to select one of three different images.
Imaging Color Conversion Color conversion lets you choose how to apply color processing to your print job depending on how color data is received from the application. This feature is available if KPDL is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. In Imaging >...
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Imaging This option prints all color text as black. It produces faster printing of color print jobs by reducing the amount of data sent to the printer. In black and white printing, it increases the detail for light-colored text printed. White text and image colors are unaffected.
7 Publishing In the Publishing tab, you can create covers and inserts for a print job, and add backing sheets between transparencies. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Cover Mode Cover mode lets you add cover pages for the front and back of your document.
Publishing Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 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...
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Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on the outside and inside Front surfaces of the front cover. Front outside Front inside 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 Front outside cover.
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Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on both sides of the front cover Front and back and inserts a blank back cover. Front outside Front inside Prints on the inside surface of the Front and back back cover and inserts a blank front Back inside cover.
Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on both sides of the front and Front and back back covers. Front outside Front inside Back inside Back outside Choosing Cover Media You can select media for the cover. 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.
Publishing From the Media for page list, select the media type of the inserted page or the source paper cassette. When you choose the media type, a source cassette matching that media type is automatically selected. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Click OK to start printing.
Publishing Check Box Selection Page Insertion Type Prints on both sides of the inserted Page insert page. Print onto front Print onto back Transparency Interleaving Transparency interleaving 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.
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.
Proof and hold RAM disk One print when job When printing is sent; remaining system is turned off prints later Private print RAM disk When access code When printing is entered at system is turned off operation panel or after printing Note: This printing system does not support Quick copy and Job storage features.
name and User name. The job is not printed until a user enters the access code at the printing system’s operation panel. After the job is printed, it is removed from printing system memory. The number of Private print jobs that can be stored is limited only by the storage capacity of the RAM disk.
Replace existing file This option lets the current print job replace an existing job in printing system memory, if a job with the same User name and Job name exists. Use job name + date and time This option adds the current date and time to the end of the Job name, in the format: mmddyy hhmmss The previous print job with the same job name remains in the printing system...
9 Advanced In the Advanced tab, you can choose special features that extend the capabilities of the printing system. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Prologue/Epilogue The Prologue/Epilogue feature lets you insert a command file at the beginning of a print job or at the end.
Advanced Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File You can edit a Prologue/Epilogue file on your computer. In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list, and then click Edit. After your text editor opens, make your changes to the file. Save the file and exit.
Advanced Note: The Start of the page and End of the page insertion point options are available only if PCL 5c is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. With a command file selected in the list, choose one insertion point option: Unassigned The selected command file is not inserted into the print job.
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Advanced In the Watermark dialog box, click Add to create a user defined watermark; or under Select watermark, select a default or custom watermark and click Edit. Under Watermark name, type a name, to a maximum of 39 characters. A default watermark cannot be renamed.
Advanced Selecting Pages for Watermark The Page selection option for Watermark lets you choose the location for watermarks in your document. In Advanced > Watermark > Select watermark, choose a default or custom watermark to print. Under Page selection, choose pages for printing the watermark: All pages This option prints the watermark on each document page.
Advanced Adjustment setting (color or black & white) in the Imaging tab is set to None. Color Optimizer in the Advanced tab is set to None. The reverse is also true. If these features are changed, then the Security Watermark selection is set to None, and cannot be used. Adding or Editing a Security Watermark You can create a new security watermark that displays text but not an image.
Advanced Select a Watermark color for the security watermark from the list. The options are Black, Cyan, or Magenta. When selecting Color Mode > Black & White in the Imaging tab, the only option for watermark colors is black. For Security Watermark, Overprint is set by default. The security watermark is printed over the document data so that it can appear clearly in a photocopy.
Advanced In Advanced > Security Watermark > Select security watermark, choose a default or custom security watermark to print. Under Page selection, choose pages for printing the security watermark: All pages This option prints the security watermark on each document page. First page only This option prints the security watermark on the first document page.
Advanced Open the document containing the desired color. From the application's File menu, click Print, then click Preferences or Properties to open the Properties dialog box. In Advanced > Color Optimizer > Color adjustment, select Custom 1, Custom 2, or Custom 3. Under Color reproduction, select from available options.
Select to increase the size of the Status Monitor image. Notification Opens a dialog box with options for Status Monitor event notifications and sound files. www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.com Opens a web browser to the KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. home page. Exit Closes the Status Monitor image. Setting Status Monitor Preferences You can configure printing system alerts with accompanying sound or speech in the Status Monitor Preference dialog box.
Advanced Paper jam Add paper Sleep Add toner Toner low Not connected Printing completed Others You can also add sound or speech to your chosen alert. To add a sound file: Clear the Use Text to speech check box. The Sound file text box becomes available. Type the location of a sound file (.WAV), or Browse to find a sound file located on your computer.
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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. Application based printing An administrator can associate a profile with an application so that all printing from the application uses the same profile settings. This makes profiles easier to use and ensures consistent printing from an application.
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Edit Quick Print This feature lets you customize the Quick Print view with your preferred print job options. Enable client profile Client profile refers to profile settings saved on a server and accessed by clients in a client/server environment. This feature in the Advanced tab lets an administrator control and distribute profiles.
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Multiple pages per sheet This feature lets you print several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper. Operation panel The keys and display on the printing system. Use the operation panel to set options such as media type and EcoPrint, and to print jobs stored in RAM disk memory.
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Profile A set of user defined driver settings that are saved as a group. Once saved, you can select a profile by name and apply its settings to a print job without selecting each feature individually. Prologue/Epilogue Advanced feature that allows you to insert a macro into specific locations in the print job.
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User login Registers users with a user name and password. User login provides job restriction by user, in contrast to the Job accounting feature, which assigns privileges by division or department. Watermark The Watermark feature is available in the Advanced tab. A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern that can be placed on a page or throughout a document.
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