Summary of Contents for Muratec QUADACCESS MFX-2550 Guide
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Plain-paper digital Fax/Copier/Printer/Scanner Printer Guide Please read this guide before operating this machine. After you finish reading this guide, keep it handy for easy reference.
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Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Installing to Windows Chapter 3 Installing to Mac OS X Chapter 4 Setting a Shared Printer Chapter 5 Updating / Deleting Drivers Chapter 6 Printing From Windows Chapter 7 Printing From Macintosh...
Contents How to Read This Manual ...................v Symbols ........................v Key Descriptions .......................vi Screens ........................vi Chapter 1 Overview Overview of Drivers ....................1-2 Overview of Utilities ....................1-4 System Requirements ....................1-5 Online and Offline Status ..................1-7 Chapter 2 Installing to Windows Installing Via a Network Connection ..............2-2 Installing Drivers and Utilities ................2-2 Installing Via a Local Connection ................2-9 Installing Using the Installer .................2-9...
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Chapter 5 Updating / Deleting Drivers Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows ..............5-2 Updating Using the Installer .................5-2 Manually Updating / Deleting ................5-4 Updating / Deleting Drivers on a Macintosh .............5-12 Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 ............5-12 Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.3 ..............5-13 Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.2 ..............5-14 Chapter 6 Printing From Windows...
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Chapter 7 Printing From Macintosh Basic Printing Operation ..................7-2 Various Printing Methods ..................7-4 Sorting the Output ....................7-4 Selecting the Paper ....................7-5 Printing on a Custom Paper Size ................7-7 Printing on Special Paper ..................7-9 Printing on Both Sides of the Paper ..............7-11 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper ..........7-12 Printing With a Custom Zoom Ratio ..............7-14 Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size ..............7-15...
How to Read This Manual Symbols In this manual, the following symbols are used with the items where important operational and safety information must be observed. Symbol Meaning Describes warnings to protect yourself and others from serious or potentially Warning fatal injury if you handle the machine incorrectly.
Key Descriptions In this manual, the operating keys are described as follows: The key names on the control panel are shown in < >, and the key names on the touch panel are in [ ]. Keys on the control panel ...
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Chapter Overview Overview of Drivers ....................1-2 Overview of Utilities ....................1-4 System Requirements ....................1-5 Online and Offline Status ..................1-7...
Overview of Drivers Drivers are software for executing settings or operations performed on a computer on the machine. By installing drivers in a computer, you can print documents, scan photos, etc., and directly send documents created in applications via fax. Computer Application Network...
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Optional drivers and utilities: Name Description Location PCL 5e Printer Driver This printer driver is for ensuring \Drivers\ENU\M2550\PCL\ compatibility with legacy PCL printers. INSTDATA\Printer\5e To use this driver, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” is required. PCL 6 Printer Driver This printer driver uses the page \Drivers\ENU\M2550\PCL\ discretion language PCL 6.
Overview of Utilities You can use the installer to install the following utilities. • InfoMonitor • CoverPage Editor • Scan to Print Monitor InfoMonitor “InfoMonitor” is a utility application for managing the history of events (scanning and transmission/reception of documents, printing from computers, etc.) that occur in the machine.
System Requirements The installer is used to install the drivers and utilities. Installation can be performed in a network environment, or a local environment with a USB connection. Windows Environment The system requirements for the installer are as follows. ®...
Macintosh Environment The system requirements for the installer are as follows. Mac OS X 10.2 Mac OS X 10.3 Operating System (OS) Mac OS X 10.4 Mac OS X 10.5 Same as the requirement for the OS Memory Memory capacity recommended for the OS Interface (Network) Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX) Interface (Local)
Online and Offline Status The “online” status of the machine refers to when it can receive and print data from computers. The machine must be “online” in order to receive print data from computers. Confirm that the machine is “online” when performing printing. The “offline”...
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Chapter Installing to Windows Installing Via a Network Connection ..............2-2 Installing Drivers and Utilities ................2-2 Installing Via a Local Connection ................2-9 Installing Using the Installer .................2-9 Installing Without Using the Installer ..............2-14 Installing From the Add Printer Wizard .............2-16 Using the Printer Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port ........2-16 Using the Printer Driver With IPP ..............2-18 Using the Fax Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port ...........2-21...
Installing Via a Network Connection There are two types of installation via a network connection; “typical installation” and “custom installation”. With a “typical installation”, the standard drivers and utilities are automatically installed in the computer. With a “custom installation”, the required drivers and utilities are manually installed in the computer.
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Click [I agree]. • Click [I disagree] to cancel the installation. • Click [< Back] to return to the installation top screen. Select “Network (connected via LAN cable)”, and click [Next >]. • Click [< Back] to return to the “License Agreement” screen. •...
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Select the installation type, and click [Next >]. If you selected “Typical Installation (Recommended)”, proceed to step 11. Select the drivers or utilities to install, and click [Next >]. This screen is displayed when installing a standard driver. The screen is different when installing an optional driver.
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This screen may be displayed, depending on the selected drivers and utilities. • When registering utilities in the Start menu, specify the program category you want them to belong to. By default, the utilities are registered in a folder named “Muratec”. Installing Via a Network Connection...
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Select the utilities to start automatically, and click [Next >]. The shortcut creation screen is displayed. • This screen may be displayed, depending on the selected drivers and utilities. • The utilities registered here are automatically started when the computer starts. Select the utilities to create a shortcut for, and click [Next >].
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Enter the IP address of the machine to connect to, and click [Next >]. • Enter the IP address in the “XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX” format (where XXX is a number between 0 and 255). • You cannot enter “0.0.0.0”. • If you do not know the IP address, you can detect the IP address of connected devices on the “Device Search”...
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• When you click [Finish], a screen describing the settings required after installation (Security Print test print and InfoMonitor Settings) may be displayed, depending on the settings. • To execute a test security print, it is necessary to complete user authentication. In the screen displayed after the installation is complete, click “Security Print test print”, and perform the operation on the machine.
Installing Via a Local Connection There are two types of installation via a local connection; “typical installation” and “custom installation”. With a “typical installation”, the standard drivers and utilities are automatically installed in the computer. With a “custom installation”, the required drivers and utilities are manually installed in the computer.
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Click [I agree]. • Click [I disagree] to cancel the installation. • Click [< Back] to return to the previous screen. Select “Local (connected via USB)”, and click [Next >]. 2-10 Installing Via a Local Connection...
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Select the installation type, and click [Next >]. If you selected “Typical Installation (Recommended)”, proceed to step 7. Select the drivers to install, and click [Next >]. This screen is displayed when installing a standard driver. The screen is different when installing an optional driver.
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Click [Install]. If a message regarding the certificate is displayed, click [Install this driver software anyway], [Continue Anyway] or [Yes]. (The displayed message and button names may differ according to the version of the operating system you are using.) When the installation is complete, a cable connection notification screen is displayed. Connect the computer and the machine with a USB cable.
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Click [Finish]. Remove the disc from the CD-ROM drive. Preparation for Windows 7 users Before you start the installation, please change the setting of Windows not to download the driver from the web site. If you do not change this setting, installation may take longer time.
Select “No, let me choose what to do” and choose “Never install driver software from Windows Update”. Click [Save Changes], and close the “System Properties” screen. Installing Without Using the Installer Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer. Connect the computer and the machine with a USB cable.
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Click [Browse], select the driver to install, and click [OK]. For details on the types and locations of the printer drivers to install, refer to “Overview of Drivers”. (See page 1-2.) Click [Next], and follow the instructions on the screen. If a message regarding the certificate is displayed, click [Continue].
Installing From the Add Printer Wizard When installing the printer driver or the fax driver, you can use the Add Printer Wizard in addition to the installer. This is effective for installing the required printer drivers or fax driver. This section describes the installation procedure using Windows Vista. For details on the installation procedure for other operating systems, refer to the manuals for the other operating systems.
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Select “Create a new port”, and select “Standard TCP/IP Port” from the pull-down menu. Click [Next]. Enter the IP address or DNS name in “Hostname or IP address”, enter a unique port name in “Port name”, and click [Next]. If a device is not found with the specified IP address, the “Additional Port Information Required”...
To specify the printer name, confirm in advance that your network environment can use DNS. • When using the printer driver (Muratec MFX-2550) via IPP, you cannot use the enlarge/reduce function. Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
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Click “Add a printer” on the toolbar. Click “Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer”. Click [Stop], and then click “The printer that I want isn’t listed”. Installing From the Add Printer Wizard 2-19...
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Select “Select a shared printer by name”, enter the printer name or IP address, and click [Next]. Enter the printer name or IP address as indicated below. To enter the printer name: http://printer name/ipp To enter the IP address: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ipp Click [Have Disk].
Using the Fax Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port Note If you want to enable the SNMP function for the printer driver, it is necessary to create a separate port for the fax driver. Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer. Click [Start] ...
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Select “Create a new port”, and select “Standard TCP/IP Port” from the pull-down menu. Click [Next]. Enter the IP address or DNS name in “Hostname or IP address”, enter a unique port name in “Port name”, and click [Next]. If a device is not found with the specified IP address, the “Additional Port Information Required”...
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Click [Browse], select the fax driver to install, and click [OK]. For details on the location of the fax driver to install, refer to “Overview of Drivers”. (See page 1-2.) Click [Next], and follow the instructions on the screen. • If the “User Account Control”...
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Chapter Installing to Mac OS X Installing Via a Network Connection ...................3-2 Installing to Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 ...............3-2 Installing to Mac OS X 10.3 ..................3-6 Installing to Mac OS X 10.2 ..................3-9 Installing Via a Local Connection ................3-12...
Installing Via a Network Connection With a Macintosh, perform the installation by using the installer to install a PPD file (printer description file). The installation procedure may slightly vary according to the version of the operating system. This section describes the installation procedure for each version. Installing to Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 Note The procedure is described using the screens for OS X 10.5, but the procedure is the...
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Click “Print & Fax” in “Hardware”. Click [+]. If the screen is locked, click the key and enter the user name and password to unlock the screen. Installing Via a Network Connection...
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If necessary, enter the name to display in the print job list in the “Queue” field, and enter the location that the printer is installed in the “Location” field. Select “Select a driver to use” (“Muratec” for OS X 10.4) from the pull-down menu in the “Driver” (“Driver to Use” for OS X 10.4) field.
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For OS X 10.5, select the name of the driver to install from “Model” Click [Add]. The optional unit selection screen for the printer is displayed. If an optional paper supply unit is installed in the machine, select the unit name from the pull-down menu.
Click [Continue]. • The printer name is added to the list of registered printers on the left of the “Print & Fax” screen. • If you click [Cancel], the settings are canceled and the display returns to the optional unit selection screen.
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Click “Printer Setup Utility”. Click [Add]. Select “IP Printing” from the pull-down menu on the top of the screen. Installing Via a Network Connection...
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Address” field. If necessary, enter the name to display in the print job list in the “Queue Name” field. Select “Muratec” from the “Printer Model” pull-down menu. Select the name of the driver to install from “Model Name”. Click [Add].
Installing to Mac OS X 10.2 Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer. Start the installer. The installation screen is displayed. Follow the instructions in the installer to perform the procedure. After the installation is finished, restart the computer. Remove the disc from the CD-ROM drive after restarting the Macintosh.
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Click “Print Center”. Click “Add”. Select “IP Printing” from the pull-down menu on the top of the screen. Enter the IP address or DNS name for the printer to connect in the “Printer’s Address” field. 3-10 Installing Via a Network Connection...
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If necessary, select “Use default queue on server”, enter the name to display in the print job list. Select “Muratec” from the “Printer Model” pull-down menu, and select the name of the driver to install from “Model Name”. Click [Add].
Installing Via a Local Connection You can also install the printer driver by connecting the machine via a USB connection. Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer. Start the installer. The installation screen is displayed. Follow the instructions in the installer to perform the procedure. After the installation is finished, restart the computer.
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Chapter Setting a Shared Printer Overview of Shared Printers ...................4-2 Setting Example in Windows ...................4-3 Specifying the Server Side Settings ...............4-3 Specifying the Client Side Settings ................4-7 Setting Example for a Macintosh ................4-9 Specifying the Server Side Settings ...............4-9 Specifying the Client Side Settings ..............4-12 Sharing a Printer Between Different Operating System Versions.....4-16...
Overview of Shared Printers By setting the machine as a shared printer, you can print created documents from the printer via a server. Client Server Printer Printer driver driver Execute printing Printer driver Client • Share the printer driver set on the server If the server is an operating system in which the printer driver can be installed, a driver CD is not required for installation on the client side.
Setting Example in Windows The shared printer settings must be specified on both the server and the clients. This section describes the procedure for setting a shared printer on a Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) server and a Windows Vista (32-bit) client. Specifying the Server Side Settings Note The following procedure is for a Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) server.
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Click the “Sharing” tab. Select “Share this printer”, and enter the name for the printer to share in the “Share name” entry box. Since the printer may not be displayed correctly if the shared name is too long (depending on the client side operating system), it is recommended that you set the name using 8 characters or less.
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Click [Additional Drivers]. Click the other versions of Windows to share the printer with. • Select the operating systems that can download the driver. • To share with clients that are running a version of Windows that is not displayed here, it is necessary to insert the disc on the client side to perform the installation.
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Specify the location of the disk to install, and click [OK]. When the installation finishes, the “Additional Drivers” dialog box is closed. Click [OK]. The properties dialog box is closed. Click [×] to close the “Printers” screen. Setting Example in Windows...
Specifying the Client Side Settings Note The following procedure is for a Windows Vista (32-bit) client. Click [Start] [Control Panel] [Internet & Network] [Display Network Computers and Devices]. The list of the computers on the network is displayed. Double-click the computer name set on the server.
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Select “Properties” from the “Printer” menu. Click [Print Test Page]. If the print is not performed, install the driver again, or contact your administrator. Click [OK], and close the “Properties” screen. Setting Example in Windows...
Setting Example for a Macintosh The shared printer settings must be specified on both the server and the clients. This section describes the procedure for each operating system version. Specifying the Server Side Settings For Mac OS X 10.5 Select “System Preferences”...
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Select the printer to share in the printer list on the left, and select [Share this printer] on the right. If the screen is locked, click the key and enter the user name and password to unlock the screen. Click [×] to close the “Sharing” screen. For Mac OS X 10.2 to 10.4 ...
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Click “Sharing”. Confirm that “Services” is selected, and select “Printer Sharing” in the list displayed on the left. If the screen is locked, click the key and enter the user name and password to unlock the screen. Click [×] to close the “Sharing” screen. Setting Example for a Macintosh 4-11...
Specifying the Client Side Settings For Mac OS X 10.5 Select “System Preferences” from the menu. Click “Print & Fax”. 4-12 Setting Example for a Macintosh...
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Click the [+] below the list on the left. A screen indicating the names of the printers that can be shared is displayed (for OS X 10.4, the “Printer Browser” screen is displayed). If the screen is locked, click the key and enter the user name and password to unlock the screen.
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For Mac OS X 10.4 Select “Applications” from the “Go” menu. The “Applications” screen is displayed. Click “Utilities”. The “Utilities” screen is displayed. Double-click the “Printer Setup Utility”. The “Printer List” screen is displayed. Click [Add]. Click [Default Browser], select a printer with “Shared Printer” displayed, and click [Add].
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For Mac OS X 10.2 to 10.3 Note The procedure here is described using the screens for OS X 10.3. Select “Applications” from the “Go” menu. The “Applications” screen is displayed. Click “Utilities”. The “Utilities” screen is displayed. Double-click the “Printer Setup Utility” (“Print Center” for OS X 10.2). The “Printer List”...
Sharing a Printer Between Different Operating System Versions When an OS X 10.5 Server is Set When sharing a printer with a server that is running OS X 10.5, clients running OS X 10.2 to 10.4 can access the printer as is. “Bonjour Shared”...
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Chapter Updating / Deleting Drivers Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows ..............5-2 Updating Using the Installer .................5-2 Manually Updating / Deleting ................5-4 Updating / Deleting Drivers on a Macintosh .............5-12 Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 ............5-12 Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.3 ..............5-13 Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.2 ..............5-14...
Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows You can update a printer driver using the installer, or by deleting the old printer driver and then installing the new one manually. Note Administrator privileges are required to update a printer driver installed. Updating Using the Installer Insert the disc for the new version into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
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Select [Update], and click [Next >]. Confirm the software to update, and click [Next >]. Click [Finish]. Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows...
Manually Updating / Deleting Update Method for Windows 7 Click [Start] [Control Panel] [Hardware and Sound] [Devices and Printers]. Right-click the printer, and select “Delete print queue” then select the name of the printer to delete. When only one print driver is installed or to delete all printers, right-click the printer and select “Remove device”.
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Select the printer and click [Print server properties]. Click the “Drivers” tab. Select the name of the printer driver selected in step 2, and click [Remove]. Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows...
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Select “Remove driver and driver package”, and click [OK]. A confirmation message is displayed. Click [Yes]. The “Remove Driver Package” dialog box is displayed. Click [Delete]. When the deletion is complete, click [OK]. Click [Close]. Restart Windows. Install the new printer driver. For the installation procedure, refer to “Installing to Windows”.
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Update Method for Windows Vista / Server 2008 Click [Start] [Control Panel] [Hardware and Sound] [Printers]. Right-click the name of the printer to delete in the list of printers, and then select “Delete”. Click [Yes]. The selected printer name is deleted from the list of printers. Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows...
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Right-click the printer name without selecting it, and select [Run as administrator] - [Server Properties]. Click [Continue]. The “Print Server Properties” dialog box is displayed. Click the “Drivers” tab. Select the name of the printer driver selected in step 2, and click [Remove]. Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows...
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Select “Remove driver and driver package”, and click [OK]. A confirmation message is displayed. Click [Yes]. The “Remove Driver Package” dialog box is displayed. Click [Delete]. When the deletion is complete, click [OK]. Click [Close]. Restart Windows. Install the new printer driver. For the installation procedure, refer to “Installing to Windows”.
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Update Method for Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 Note The screens for Windows XP are used, but the procedure is the same for each operating system. Perform the following operation according to the version of the operating system.
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Select “Server Properties” from the “File” menu of the “Printers and Faxes” screen (“Printers” screen for Windows 2000). Click the “Drivers” tab. Select the name of the printer driver selected in step 2, and click [Remove]. Click [Yes]. The printer driver is deleted. Click [Close].
Updating / Deleting Drivers on a Macintosh You can update a printer driver by deleting the old printer driver and then installing the new one. The update procedure may slightly vary according to the version of the operating system. This section describes the update procedure for each version. Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 Note The screens for OS X 10.5 are used, but the procedure is the same for each operating...
Click [-]. If the screen is locked, click the key and enter the user name and password to unlock the screen. Install the new printer driver. For the installation procedure, refer to “Installing to Mac OS X”. (See page 3-1.) Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.3 Select “Utilities”...
Click “Printer Setup Utility”. Select the name of the printer to delete from “Printer List”. Click [Delete]. Install the new printer driver. For the installation procedure, refer to “Installing to Mac OS X”. (See page 3-1.) Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.2 Select “Applications”...
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Select the name of the printer to delete from “Printer List”. Click [Delete]. Install the new printer driver. For the installation procedure, refer to “Installing to Mac OS X”. (See page 3-1.) Updating / Deleting Drivers on a Macintosh 5-15...
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Chapter Printing From Windows Basic Printing Operation ..................6-2 Various Printing Methods ..................6-3 Selecting the Paper ....................6-3 Printing on a Custom Paper Size ................6-5 Printing on Special Paper ..................6-9 Printing on Both Sides of the Paper ..............6-11 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper ..........6-12 Printing With a Custom Zoom Ratio ..............6-14 Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size ..............6-15 Sorting the Output ....................6-17...
Basic Printing Operation From most application software, you can execute printing by selecting “Print” from the “File” menu. Note The “Print” screen differs according to the application software you are using. Open the data in the application software, and select “Print” from the “File” menu.
Various Printing Methods Selecting the Paper You can select the paper size to print on. Note • The paper sizes you can load in the paper cassettes are Letter, Half Letter, and Legal. • The paper sizes must also be set on the machine. For details, refer to the User’s Guide.
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Select the paper size you want to use from the pull-down menu in “Paper Size”. Specify the zoom setting, as necessary. Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box. The print settings dialog box is closed. Click [Print]. Printing starts. Various Printing Methods...
Printing on a Custom Paper Size To print on a custom paper size, it is necessary to register the custom paper size in the printer driver. When you register a custom paper size, you will become able to select it in “Paper Size”...
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Load the custom size paper in the bypass tray. Select “Print” from the “File” menu of the application software. The “Print” dialog box is displayed. Select the driver to use in “Select Printer”. Click [Preferences]. The print settings dialog box is displayed. Various Printing Methods...
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Confirm that the “Paper” tab is selected. Select the custom size to use in “Document Size”. Select the paper type in “Paper Type”. Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box. The print settings dialog box is closed. Click [Print]. Changing a Registered Custom Paper Size ...
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Change the settings for “Width” and “Length”. Click [OK]. Deleting a Registered Custom Paper Settings Click [Custom Paper Settings] on the “Paper” tab in the print settings dialog box. Select the custom paper size to delete. Click [Delete]. Click [OK]. Various Printing Methods...
Printing on Special Paper You can print on special types of paper. The following types of paper can be used. • Plain • Paste Board • • Envelope / Postcard Note When printing on OHP film, the quality may differ according to the type of OHP film and the usage environment.
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Confirm that the “Paper” tab is selected. Select the paper type in “Paper Type”. Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box. The print settings dialog box is closed. Click [Print]. 6-10 Various Printing Methods...
Printing on Both Sides of the Paper You can print on both sides of the paper. Note There are restrictions on the paper you can use. For details, refer to the User’s Guide. Select “Print” from the “File” menu of the application software. The “Print”...
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper A specific number of consecutive pages (two, four, or eight) can be combined and printed on one sheet of paper. This section describes the procedure for printing a four page document on a single sheet of paper as an example.
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Select the page layout order. The image for the page layout order varies according to the number of pages to combine and the orientation of the paper. Click [OK] in the “Layout Settings” dialog box. The “Layout Settings” dialog box is closed. Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box.
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Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size You can automatically set the printing zoom ratio according to a specified paper size. This section describes the procedure for printing an Half Letter size document on Letter size paper as an example. ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG...
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Select “Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 in.)” from the “Document Size” pull-down menu. Select “Legal (8.5 × 14.0 in.)” from the “Paper Size” pull-down menu. Select “Fit to Paper” in “Enlarge / Reduce”. Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box. The print settings dialog box is closed.
Sorting the Output You can sort the sets when outputting multiple print sets. Sorting enabled Select “Print” from the “File” menu of the application software. The “Print” dialog box is displayed. Select the driver to use in “Select Printer”. Click [Preferences]. The print settings dialog box is displayed.
Select “On” for “Sort” to perform sorting. Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box. Click [Print]. Note Depending on the application software you are using, printing may not be performed correctly if you set “Collate” in the “Print” dialog box. In this case, disable “Collate”. Printing With a Margin (Binding Position) You can set the binding position and margin for the paper.
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Click the “Page Layout” tab. Select the binding direction from the “Binding Position” pull-down menu. Click [Advanced]. The “Binding Margin Settings” dialog box is displayed. Select the margin unit, and specify the margin. • If you are performing one-sided printing, only set the margin for the front side. •...
Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box. Click [Print]. Printing a Booklet Use this option for multi-page documents to be printed and stacked to create a booklet when folded in half in the center. 12 page document Duplex print and combine four Fold in the center pages on each sheet of paper (Black text indicates the front side,...
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Select “Duplex” in “Duplex / Booklet”. Select the booklet size from the pull-down menu in “Booklet Printing”. Confirm that “2-up” is selected in “Combine”. Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box. Click [Print]. Various Printing Methods 6-21...
Printing Documents Securely The “Security Print” function temporarily saves the print data in the memory of the machine, and resumes printing after the user has entered a password on the control panel of the machine. This enables you to prevent the content of printed documents being seen by others before you retrieve the documents.
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Click the “Extended Functions” tab. Click [Select User], and specify the user. Select “On” for “Security Printing”. Click [OK] in the print settings dialog box. The print settings dialog box is closed. Click [Print]. The print data is stored in the machine. For details on printing the stored print data, refer to “Printing Security Print Documents”.
Saving Toner The toner saving function enables you to adjust the amount of toner consumed by printing and lengthen the toner replacement cycle, while retaining the quality of printing. Select “Print” from the “File” menu of the application software. The “Print” dialog box is displayed. Select the driver to use in “Select Printer”.
Changing the Resolution You can change the resolution (600 × 600 dpi or 300 × 300 dpi) for printing. Note If you perform combined printing or reduced printing with the resolution set to “300 × 300 dpi”, the text may appear faint, lines may be difficult to see, and watermarks may not be printed correctly.
Click [Print]. Printing starts. Changing the Print Density You can adjust the density level of the printing result. You can set adjust the density level to 50 levels of lightness or darkness. Lighten Darken up to -50 up to +50 Select “Print”...
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Adjust the density in “Print Density”. • To increase the density level, click [Darken]. • To decrease the density level, click [Lighten]. • You can also adjust the density level by dragging the slider in the center to the left or right. •...
Replacing the Font for Printing You can replace the system font used in a document with a font inside the machine. This section describes the procedure using Windows Vista. The procedure may slightly vary according to the version of Windows you are using. Note •...
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Click the “Fonts” tab. A list of the sets of printer fonts to replace and the system fonts that completely match the properties is displayed. Click [New]. The “New Font Overwriting” dialog box is displayed. Select the font before replacing (system font) from the pull-down menu. Select the font after replacing (printer font) from the pull-down menu.
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Click [Edit]. The “New Font Overwriting” dialog box is displayed. Select the printer font to change from the pull-down menu. Click [Add]. The font replacement set is changed and displayed in the list. Deleting an Unnecessary Font Replacement Set From the List ...
Printing With a Computer Font You can print a TrueType font as it is displayed on the screen. Note • To use this function, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” and “PostScript Enabler” are required. • The printing speed may decrease, depending on the settings. Select “Print”...
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(Printing is slower.) • When “Muratec MFX-2550 PCL5e” is selected as the printer driver and “Bitmap” is selected, the text may appear faint if combined printing or reduced printing is performed with the resolution set to “300 × 300 dpi”. In this case, change the resolution to “600 × 600 dpi”.
“Muratec MFX-2550 PLC6”, or “Muratec MFX-2550 PS” is selected for the printer driver. • This function cannot be used when “Muratec MFX-2550” is selected for the pinter driver. • If you enlarge or reduce the document to print with the XPS driver, the watermark is printed with a 100% zoom ratio.
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Registering a Watermark This section describes the watermark registration procedure using Windows Vista. Click [Start] [Control Panel] [Hardware and Sound] [Printers]. Select the printer you want to set, and select “Printing Preferences” from the menu bar. The print settings dialog box is displayed.
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Click [Advanced] in “Watermark”. The advanced settings dialog box is displayed. Click [Add]. Specify the various items in the “Edit Watermark” field. For details on each item, refer to “Watermark Settings Dialog Box”. (See page 6-49.) Click [OK]. The advanced settings dialog box is closed. Click [OK].
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Printing a Watermark Select “Print” from the “File” menu of the application software. The “Print” dialog box is displayed. Select the driver to use in “Select Printer”. Click [Preferences]. The print settings dialog box is displayed. Click the “Page Layout” tab. Select the watermark to print from the pull-down menu in “Watermark”.
Canceling Printing When canceling printing, try canceling it in Windows first. If you cannot cancel printing in Windows, cancel it on the machine. Note The procedure may slightly vary according to the version of Windows you are using. This section describes the procedure using Windows Vista. Canceling Printing in Windows Click [Start] ...
Canceling Printing on the Machine Press <Print>. Press [On Line]. If you press [On Line] while the machine is printing, the following screen is displayed. Press [Yes] to cancel printing. • Printing will be completed for the page that is currently being printed. •...
Driver Print Settings The print settings of the printer driver include “Paper” settings, “Page Layout” settings, “Print Quality” settings, “Destination” settings, and “Extended Functions” settings. This section describes each setting. Displaying the Print Settings Screen This section describes the procedure for displaying the print settings screen for setting the printer function.
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Click [Preferences]. Displaying the Print Settings From the “Printers” Screen of Windows This section describes the procedure using Windows Vista. The procedure may slightly vary according to the version of Windows you are using. Note It is necessary to log in with administrator privileges to change the print settings. Click [Start] ...
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(Windows 7) For Windows 7, right-click the printer icon, then select “Printing preferences” and select the printer driver. Driver Print Settings 6-41...
Common Settings This section describes the items displayed for all setting dialog boxes. Item Description Setting Information The following items are displayed of the various setting dialogs you set. Document The setting specified in “Document Size” in the “Paper” settings is reflected / Size displayed.
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Item Description Cancel Click this to close the dialog box without saving the settings. Apply Click this to save the settings. Help Click this to display the help for the driver. Driver Print Settings 6-43...
“Paper” Tab You can specify settings related to the paper of the printer. Item Description Copies This specifies the number of copies printed. Paper Settings This specifies settings related to the paper to print on. Document Select the document size from the pull-down menu. Size You can select the following document sizes: Letter / Half Letter / Legal / A4 / A5 / A6 / F4 / Executive / Postcard / DL /...
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Item Description Paper Source Select a paper source in which the paper to print on is loaded from the pull- down menu. You can select the following paper sources: Auto / Bypass Tray / 1st Paper Cassette / 2nd Paper Cassette (if installed) Paper Type Select the paper type to print on from the pull-down menu.
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“Custom Paper Settings” Dialog Box You can register / edit custom paper sizes. Item Description Custom Paper List A list of the registered custom paper sizes is displayed. Click this to register a new custom paper size. Up to 50 sizes can be registered. When 50 sizes are registered, this button is grayed out.
“Page Layout” Tab You can specify settings related to the layout of the paper. Item Description Combine Select the number of document pages to combine from the pull-down menu. (See page 6-12.) You can select the following number of pages: Off / 2-up / 4-up / 8-up You can set the page order in the advanced settings.
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Item Description Duplex / Booklet You can specify the settings for duplex printing and booklet printing. None / Select whether to perform one-sided or duplex printing. Duplex (See page 6-11.) Booklet Use this option for multi-page documents to be printed and stacked to Printing create a booklet when folded in half in the center.
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Watermark Settings Dialog Box You can click register, edit, or delete watermarks. Item Description Watermark Displays a list of the registered watermarks. Click this to register a new watermark. Edit Click this to edit the selected watermark. Delete Click this to delete the selected watermark. Name Enter the name to register for the watermark.
“Print Quality” Tab You can specify settings related to the printing quality of the printer. Item Description Toner Saving Select “On” to restrict toner consumption. (See page 6-24.) Resolution Select the printing resolution. (See page 6-25.) You can select the following resolutions. 300 ×...
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To use this function, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” is required. This setting can be specified when the optional “Muratec MFX-2550 PS” is selected for the printer driver.
“Destination” Tab You can specify settings related to the output of the printer. Item Description Sort Select “On” to sort the output into copy sets. 6-52 Driver Print Settings...
“Extended Functions” Tab You can specify settings related to the extended functions of the printer. Item Description User Information Displays the name of the user that is currently logged in. To change the user, click [Select User], and change the user in the “User Authentication”...
An optional “PostScript Memory” is required to print PDF files that include JPEG2000 format images. Printing Drag-and-drop the file you want to print to the “Muratec MFX-25xx PDF Printing” (or “Muratec MFX-25xx XPS Printing”) shortcut icon on the desktop. The “Muratec MFX-25xx XPS Direct Print Application” (or “Muratec MFX-25xx XPS Direct Print Application”) screen is displayed.
Print Setting Modifying the Print Setting Double-click the “Muratec MFX-25xx PDF Printing” (or “Muratec MFX-25xx XPS Printing”) shortcut icon on the desktop. Specify the print settings. • This screen is for PDF direct printing. • If you click [Restore Default], all the settings return to their default values.
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• Add a Shortcut to the “Send to” Menu Select this to enable direct printing by selecting “Muratec MFX-25xx PDF Printing” (or “Muratec MFX-25xx XPS Printing”) from “Send” in the menu displayed when a PDF (or XPS) file is right-clicked.
Chapter Printing From Macintosh Basic Printing Operation ..................7-2 Various Printing Methods ..................7-4 Sorting the Output ....................7-4 Selecting the Paper ....................7-5 Printing on a Custom Paper Size ................7-7 Printing on Special Paper ..................7-9 Printing on Both Sides of the Paper ..............7-11 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper ..........7-12 Printing With a Custom Zoom Ratio ..............7-14 Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size ..............7-15...
Basic Printing Operation From most application software, you can execute printing by selecting “Print” from the “File” menu. Note The “Print” screen differs according to the application software you are using. Open the data in the application software, and select “Print” from the “File” menu.
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If necessary, switch to the settings screen to specify the printer driver settings. Click [Print]. Basic Printing Operation...
Various Printing Methods Note The procedure may slightly vary according to the version of the Macintosh you are using. This section describes the procedure using Mac OS X 10.5. Sorting the Output The sorting function collates print sets together when printing multiple sets. “Collated”...
Selecting the Paper You can select the paper size to print on. (Only Mac OS X 10.4 and later.) Note The paper sizes must also be set on the machine. For details, refer to the User’s Guide. You cannot print on paper sizes that are not loaded in the machine. Select “Print”...
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Select “Paper Handling”. Select “Scale to fit paper size”. “Scale to fit paper size” is not displayed for Mac OS X 10.3 or earlier. Select the paper size you want to use from the pull-down menu in “Destination Paper Size”. When you select a paper size larger than the document size, if you deselect “Scale down only”, the document will be enlarged to fit the paper size when printed.
Printing on a Custom Paper Size To print on a custom paper size, it is necessary to register the custom paper size. When you register a custom paper size, you will become able to select it in “Destination Paper Size” in the “Paper Size” and “Paper Handling” menu. Use the bypass tray for printing.
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Select the custom paper size to print on from the pull-down menu in “Paper Size”. Click [Print]. Various Printing Methods...
Printing on Special Paper You can print on special types of paper. The following types of paper can be used. • Plain • PasteBoard • • Envelope / Postcard Note When printing on OHP film, the quality may differ according to the type of OHP film and the usage environment.
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Select “Printer Features”. Select the paper type to print on in “Paper Type”. Click [Print]. 7-10 Various Printing Methods...
Printing on Both Sides of the Paper You can print on both sides of the paper. Note There are restrictions on the paper you can use. For details, refer to the User’s Guide. Select “Print” from the “File” menu of the application software. The “Print”...
Select the binding position from the “Two-Sided” pull-down menu. Click [Print]. Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper A specific number of consecutive pages (two, four, six, nine, or 16) can be combined and printed on one sheet of paper. This section describes the procedure for printing a four page document on a single sheet of paper as an example.
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Select “Layout”. Select “4” from the “Pages per Sheet” pull-down menu. Select the page layout order in “Layout Direction”. The image for the page layout order varies according to the number of pages to combine and the orientation of the paper. Click [Print].
Printing With a Custom Zoom Ratio You can specify the document zoom ratio when printing. Note You may be able to specify the zoom ratio on the “Print” screen, depending on the application. Original document ABCDEFGHIJ ABCDEFGHIJ ABCDEFGHIJ 130% ABCDEFGHIJ ABCDEFGHIJ ABCDEFGHIJ ABCDEFGHIJ...
Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size You can automatically set the printing zoom ratio according to a specified paper size. (Only Mac OS X 10.4 and later.) This section describes the procedure for printing an Half Letter size document on Letter size paper as an example.
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Select “Paper Handling”. Select “Scale to fit paper size”. “Scale to fit paper size” is not displayed for Mac OS X 10.3 or earlier. Select “US Letter” from the pull-down menu in “Destination Paper Size”. Deselect “Scale down only”. If “Scale down only” is selected, the document will be printed with its original size (100 %). Click [Print].
Printing With a Margin (Binding Position) You can set the binding position and margin for the paper. You can specify these settings for one side or both sides of the paper. Original document ABCDEFGHIJKLM ABCDEFGHIJKLM Front ABCDEFGHIJKLM ABCDEFGHIJKLM “0.8 in.” margin ABCDEFGHIJKLM ABCDEFGHIJKLM ABCDEFGHIJKLM...
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Select “Printer Features”. Specify the margin. • If you are performing one-sided printing, only set Binding Width (Front). • If you are performing two-sided printing, set both Binding Width (Front) and Binding Width (Back). To set the binding width (back), select “JCL 2” in “Feature Sets”. Click [Print].
Printing a Watermark You can overlay a watermark (text printed in the background) when printing print data created in application software. You can select a watermark that has been prepared in advance. Note To use this function, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” is required. Confidential <Angle changed>...
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Select “Printer Features”. Select “Watermark 1” in “Feature Sets”. Select “On” for “Edit Watermark”. Select the text and font, etc. To select the shading and the pages to print on, select “Watermark 2” in “Feature Sets”. (The “Print page” setting is only available for Mac OS X 10.5.) Click [Print].
Canceling Printing When canceling printing, try canceling it on the Macintosh first. If you cannot cancel printing on the Macintosh, cancel it on the machine. Note The procedure may slightly vary according to the version of the Macintosh you are using.
Canceling Printing on the Machine Press <Print>. Press [On Line]. If you press [On Line] while the machine is printing, the following screen is displayed. Press [Yes] to cancel printing. • Printing will be completed for the page that is currently being printed. •...
Driver Print Settings This section describes the functions that can be set with the printer driver. Note The procedure may slightly vary according to the version of the Macintosh you are using. This section describes the procedure using Mac OS X 10.5. Displaying the Print Settings Screen The procedure for displaying the print settings screen for setting the print function is indicated below.
Feature Set: JCL 1 You can specify the settings such as the paper type and margin on the front. Item Description Custom Paper Select this to print custom paper with the same size as a standard size. If you do not select this, standard size custom paper is printed as standard paper.
Feature Set: JCL 2 Specify the binding margin (back) settings. Item Description Binding Width Set the margin on the back (0 to 1.18 in.). (Back) Driver Print Settings 7-25...
Feature Set: Watermark 1 You can specify settings such as the font type and font size for the watermark. Note • To use this function, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” is required. • For details on the procedure for printing watermarks, refer to “ Printing a Watermark”.
Feature Set: Watermark 2 You can specify settings such as the shading and pages to print for the watermark. Item Description Shading Select the density for the watermark. You can select the following settings: 10 % / 25 % / 50 % / 75 % / 100 % Print Page If you select “All Pages”, the watermark is printed on all the pages to print.
Printing OfficeBridge Box Documents You can print a document stored in the OfficeBridge shared box or in a User Box. Note • Documents inside a User Box are only displayed after performing a user login. For details on performing a user login, refer to Chapter 1, “Logging In / Logging Out” in the Administrator’s Guide.
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Select the file you want to print, and press [Print]. • If you have performed a user login, you can switch between the User Box and Shared Box. To display the documents in the User Box, press [User Box]. To display the documents in the Shared Box, press [Shared Box].
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To specify the paper to use for printing, select a paper cassette. • To use the bypass tray, press the selection box for the bypass paper. • To set the bypass paper, press [Bypass]. For details on the settings, refer to Chapter 1, “Paper Settings”...
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Select the file you want to print, then press [Print]. • You can switch between the User Box and Shared Box. To display the documents in the User Box, press [User Box]. To display the documents in the Shared Box, press [Shared Box]. You can also press <Personal Mode>...
Deleting Documents Press <Print>. Press [Print OB Document]. Select the file you want to delete, then press [Delete]. • If you have performed a user login, you can switch between the User Box and Shared Box. To display the documents in the User Box, press [User Box]. To display the documents in the Shared Box, press [Shared Box].
You can print documents up to 20 MB in size encoded with MH / MR / MMR / JBIG, which are TIFF documents transmitted / received via Internet Fax, or TIFF / PDF documents scanned with a Muratec machine. If the optional “PostScript Enabler” kit is installed, you can also print documents in the Adobe genuine PDF format.
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Press [Browse]. The list of computers or networks is displayed. If the target folder has been registered as a shortcut in advance, select it from the list of shortcuts and proceed to step 4. Select the document you want to print, and press [Enter]. •...
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Enter the number of copies to print using the numeric keys. To specify the paper to use for printing, select a paper cassette. • To use the bypass tray, press the selection box for the bypass paper. • To set the bypass paper, press [Bypass]. For details on the settings, refer to Chapter 1, “Paper Settings”...
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Enter the password, and press [Enter]. Press <Start>. To cancel the printing, press <Stop>. 8-10 Printing Documents Saved in a Shared Folder...
You can print documents up to 20 MB in size encoded with MH / MR / MMR / JBIG, which are TIFF documents transmitted / received via Internet Fax, or TIFF / PDF documents scanned with a Muratec machine. If the optional “PostScript Enabler” is installed, you can also print documents in the Adobe genuine PDF format.
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Press [Browse]. Select the document you want to print, and press [Enter]. To review the document properties, press the located next to the file. You can check the filename, file path, file size, and date and time the file was updated. Enter the number of copies to print using the numeric keys.
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To specify the paper to use for printing, select a paper cassette. • To use the bypass tray, press the selection box for the bypass paper. • To set the bypass paper, press [Bypass]. For details on the settings, refer to Chapter 1, “Paper Settings”...
Printing Security Print Documents You can store print jobs in the machine’s memory and release them by entering a password at the control panel. User authentication is required when printing the documents. Note For details on security print settings, refer to Chapter 6, “Printing Documents Securely”.
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Press [Yes]. If you press [No], printing is not performed. Printing Security Print Documents 8-15...
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Chapter Function Settings Setting the Auto Deletion Time for Security Printing ........9-2 Setting the Print Controller ..................9-4 Setting Example ......................9-4 List of Print Controller Settings................9-6 Printing the Device Settings List ................9-8 Opening the OfficeBridge Administrator Settings ...........9-10...
Setting the Auto Deletion Time for Security Printing You can set the time until stored security print documents are automatically deleted. Note You can also set the auto deletion time for security printing using OfficeBridge. For details, refer to Chapter 3, “Specifying Default Machine Settings” in the OfficeBridge Guide.
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Enter the automatic deletion time using the buttons on the screen or the numeric keys, and press [Enter]. A time between 1 and 24 hours can be set, and the default value is 24 hours. Setting the Auto Deletion Time for Security Printing...
Setting the Print Controller Note • This settings is used only when you cannot specify the settings on the print driver. When settings are available on print driver, those settings will be used. • This setting is displayed only when the optional “ PCL 5e/6 print option”...
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Press [Print Controller Setting]. Press [Orientation]. Select the document you want to print, and press [Enter]. You can continue to set other default values. Setting the Print Controller...
List of Print Controller Settings Function Description Settings Copies Set the number of copies. 1 to 999: 1set Orientation Set the print orientation. Portrait Landscape Paper Size Set the paper size. Letter, Half Letter, Legal, A4, A5, A6, F4, Executive, DL, COM10, Monarch, Postcard, OHP (Letter) Paper Source...
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Function Description Settings CR / LF Set the operation to perform when CR / LF is CR / LF only received. (Only available for PCL5) CR + LF / LF only CR only / LF + CR CR + LF / LF + CR Form Lines Sets the number of lines that can be printed Auto...
Printing the Device Settings List You can check the print function settings in the device settings list. Press <Setting>. Press [List]. Press [Settings List]. Select [ON] to enable duplex printing, or [OFF] to disable it. Printing the Device Settings List...
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Select [ON] to enable page combination, or [OFF] to disable it. Press [Yes]. Printing the Device Settings List...
Opening the OfficeBridge Administrator Settings You can open the Administrator Settings for OfficeBridge from the installer. Note This operation cannot be performed with a local (USB) connection. Click [Machine Settings (for Administrator)]. Set the IP address of the machine that is connected. •...
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