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  • Page 1 205c/255c Printer Driver User Guide...

  • Page 2: Legal Notes

    Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows 7®, Windows Vista®, Windows XP®, Windows Server®, Word®, Powerpoint® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. KPDL is a trademark of Kyocera Corporation. PCL® is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. TrueType® and Mac OS® are registered trademark of Apple Inc., Adobe®, Acrobat®, Adobe Reader®, Photoshop®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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 ........
  • Page 4 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 ......................
  • Page 5 Printing a Poster ........................5-3 Chapter 6 Finishing Separation ............................. 6-1 Rotate Copies .......................... 6-1 Offset Jobs ..........................6-2 Staple ............................6-2 Stapling a Print Job ......................... 6-3 Finishing Edge ..........................6-3 Finishing Edge Combinations ....................6-3 Setting the Finishing Edge ....................... 6-3 Positioning Options for Finishing Edge ..................
  • Page 6 Transparency Interleaving ......................8-6 Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies ..............8-7 Chapter 9 Job Storage (e-MPS) ........................9-1 Job Storage (e-MPS) options ....................9-1 Proof and Hold ..........................9-2 Printing a Proof and Hold Job ....................9-2 Private Print ..........................9-2 Storing a Private Print Job .......................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Installation

    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.

  • Page 8: Installing Utilities

    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 on page 1-2 Installing in Express Mode Custom Mode Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Discover page 1-4 on page 1- Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Discover...
  • Page 9 Installation On the Installation Method page, click Express Mode. The Discover Printing System page opens, searching for your printing system. If Discover finds your printing system, select your model from the list and click Next. If Discover does not find your printing system, a message appears. Remove and reinsert the USB or network cable, and ensure it is connected properly.

  • Page 10: Custom Installation

    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. Custom Installation Custom Mode applies to driver installation for a USB or network connection. The installation wizard can discover printers that are turned on, and connected by USB and network cable, or you can manually select the driver from drivers that are available.

  • Page 11: Installing In Custom Mode With A Usb Connection Using Discover

    Installation The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options. Print a test page This selection verifies a connection with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components. Enable Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your computer screen during printing tasks.

  • Page 12: Installing In Custom Mode With A Network Connection Using Custom Select

    Installation On the Custom Installation page, select the driver and software packages you want to install from the Driver and Utility tabs, and clear those not intended for installation. Click Next. If you only select software packages from the Utility tab, you will skip to the Confirm Settings page.
  • Page 13 Installation The Discover Printing System page opens, searching for your printing system. The Discover button is automatically selected. Choose Custom select and click Next. The Printing System page appears. Select your printing system model from the list and click Next. If there is only one driver model, this page does not appear.

  • Page 14: Installing In Custom Mode With A Usb Connection Using Custom Select

    Installation The installation of the printer is now complete. If prompted, restart your computer. Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a USB connection. With the Custom select option, you manually select the printing system and printer port to install.

  • Page 15: Optional Printer Components

    Installation This selection verifies a connection with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components. Enable Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your computer screen during printing tasks. The Status Monitor button appears on the Advanced tab.

  • Page 16: Installing A Printer Driver In Windows Xp

    Installation Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista). Click Add a printer. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Click either Add a local printer or Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. Follow the instructions on each page, and then click Next to proceed to the next page.
  • Page 17 Installation Click Printing Preferences. In the Printing Preferences dialog box, select the desired features in all tabs. Click OK to save the settings. KX DRIVER 1-11...

  • Page 18: Device 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.

  • Page 19: Device Options

    Device Settings Device Options Optional devices extend the capabilities of your printing system for source, finishing, 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.

  • Page 20: Memory

    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.

  • Page 21: Administrator Settings

    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...

  • Page 22: Associate Profile With Application

    Device Settings This option is unavailable when PDF is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. To enable this feature, in Device Settings > Administrator Settings > General, select Send Application name. Associate Profile with Application This option lets you set all printing from each installed application to use the same driver settings as defined in a profile.
  • Page 23 Device Settings This option ensures successful Auto Configure communication using Read community name and Write community name. SNMPv3 This option ensures secure Auto Configure communication using a user name and password. Authentication and privacy options are available by selecting Settings. Apply to other models This option displays a list of installed printing systems to apply the selected SNMP settings.

  • Page 24: Lock Settings

    Device Settings In the SNMPv3 Settings dialog box, select from the available options. Click OK in the SNMPv3 Settings dialog box. Optional: Under Apply to other models, you can click Select and choose from available models. The SNMP settings are applied to all selected models. Lock Settings An administrator can specify settings at the tab or feature level in the driver, and then lock them.

  • Page 25: User Login

    Device Settings This option locks the Security Watermark in the Advanced tab. Security Watermark is an optional plug-in. Password settings The password set by the administrator temporarily unlocks driver features. It prompts the user for a password. When the administrator sets the password, the Unlock button appears in the driver tabs or the Application Based Printing dialog box.

  • Page 26: Printing With User Login

    Device Settings prompted to contact an administrator to establish printing permissions. With administrator permissions, the driver prompts for the Login user name and Password. Along with the Windows User name, these are then added to the list so succeeding print jobs do not require the user to enter a Login user name and Password again.

  • Page 27: Job Accounting Options

    Device Settings Note: Job accounting must be set to On at the printing system. A maximum of 100 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.

  • Page 28: User Settings

    Device Settings Select from the remaining Job accounting options: 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.

  • Page 29: Language Preference

    Device Settings Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes. Language Preference The Language preference option specifies the user interface language of Device Settings in Properties and all tabs of Printing Preferences. Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings. Setting Language Preference You can select a user interface language.
  • Page 30 Device Settings KPDL KPDL is used when printing from applications that support PostScript 2 or 3. An emulation of PostScript printing Strong graphics reproduction Print speeds may be slower than PCL 5c Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5c Enables native TrueType font downloading Supports most Graphics settings options Output to PDF is a plug-in feature that lets you print and save documents from...

  • Page 31: Pdf Options

    Device Settings Selecting a PDL You can select a page description language from PDL options. In Device Settings > PDL > PDL Settings, select the desired page description language from the Select PDL list. You can select the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of graphics created by your application.
  • Page 32 Device Settings 128 Bit This encryption option provides high level security for a PDF document. It is supported for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 5.0 or later. Passwords Select passwords for changing security settings and for opening a document. Passwords are supported to a maximum of 16 characters in length. Require password to change security settings Type an Owner password.

  • Page 33: Xps Driver

    Device Settings Click OK in all dialog boxes. Open and print the document. Name and save the PDF file. XPS Driver In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the XML Paper Specification (XPS) Page description language provides the most efficient method for displaying, processing, and printing documents.

  • Page 34: Ignore Application Collation

    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.
  • Page 35 KX DRIVER 2-18...

  • Page 36: Quick Print

    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.

  • Page 37: Color Mode

    Quick Print 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. You can also reverse the order of the printed pages (321, 321) by selecting the Reverse check box in the Basic tab.
  • Page 38 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.

  • Page 39: Profiles

    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.

  • Page 40: Editing A Profile

    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.

  • Page 41: Exporting A Profile

    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. The Export Profile dialog box appears.
  • Page 42 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.

  • Page 43: Chapter 4 Basic

    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.

  • Page 44: Source And Media Types

    Basic 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. If Reverse is selected, the printed pages appear in reverse order.

  • Page 45: Creating A Custom Page Size

    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.

  • Page 46: Printing In Duplex Mode

    Basic 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.

  • Page 47: Printing Collated Documents

    Basic copies of a five-page document output as pages one through five in succession, three times. 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.

  • Page 48: Kyocera Logo

    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...

  • Page 49: Chapter 5 Layout

    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.

  • Page 50: Scaling

    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 in the Finishing tab that enlarges the margins to accommodate stapling or manual hole punching.

  • Page 51: Poster

    Layout Poster The Poster feature lets you create a document to a size that is larger than the paper your printer can support. You can print a poster, or banner, up to 25 times larger than the original document. Segments of the poster document are printed on several sheets of paper and with the assistance of poster settings, you can reassemble the sheets easily to create a poster.
  • Page 52 Layout Click Poster Settings to select options in any combination. These options ensure a precise assembly of the pages to create the poster. In Print format, select one of the options for a finished print format. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Click OK to start printing.

  • Page 53: Chapter 6 Finishing

    6 Finishing In the Finishing tab, you can specify document finishing features such as creating a gutter and stapling. Separation The Separation feature stacks print jobs so that one print job can be distinguished from another. There are two Separation methods: Rotate Copies and Offset Jobs.

  • Page 54: Offset Jobs

    Finishing Select a number of copies greater than 1. In Finishing > Separation, select Rotate copies. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Click OK to start printing. Offset Jobs The Offset jobs feature physically shifts each print job in the output tray. To ensure consistent offset stacking, all users printing to the same printing system should select Offset jobs as the default setting.

  • Page 55: Stapling A Print Job

    Finishing Stapling a Print Job The Staple feature in the Finishing tab enables you to create stapled document sets. You must first select a finisher under Device options in the Device Settings tab. Staple will make Separation and Transparency interleaving unavailable. The maximum number of sheets depends upon the finisher model and the selected Page size or Media type.

  • Page 56: Positioning Options For Finishing Edge

    Finishing In the Basic tab, set Print size and Page size to the same size. In Basic > Source, select an Auto source. In the Finishing tab, select Finishing edge. Select from available Position options, or select Custom. Positions are based on the Print size selection in the Basic tab.

  • Page 57: Gutter

    Finishing Gutter A gutter creates additional blank space on the left side and at the top of the sheet. It is often used for binding, hole punch or stapling to make a print job easier to read. Increasing the measurements in Gutter increases the margins around your text and graphics on the left side, or top of the printed sheet.

  • Page 58: Chapter 7 Imaging

    7 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). Selecting Print Quality In the Imaging tab, select a Print quality from the list. High quality Select this setting to print at the highest print quality.

  • Page 59: Trapping

    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.

  • Page 60: Font Settings

    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.

  • Page 61: Disable Device Fonts

    Imaging Right-click on the desired printing system model and click Printing Preferences. In Imaging > Font Settings, select Substitute with device fonts, 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.

  • Page 62: Pattern Scaling

    Imaging Pattern Scaling Pattern scaling is a feature that can help improve visual compatibility between screen and print output. Graphics objects, such as a shape or a path, often 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.

  • Page 63: Cie Optimization

    Imaging This setting creates a PostScript file in ASCII text encoding. Unlike the binary format created in Fast printing, the ASCII text created with this selection can be edited. CIE Optimization CIE optimization bypasses the normal procedure of processing every aspect of the CIE color space used in applications such as Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop.

  • Page 64: Color Correction

    Imaging This option is for printing documents with many photographic images. Vivid colors This option increases the color saturation of graphics and photos. Publications This option is for printing a mix of graphics and/or photos. Select this option to print close to the color shade of the screen. Line art This option is for printing figures or graphics drawn with lines.

  • Page 65: Setting A Default Color Profile

    Imaging 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. Optimize for color saturation (best for graphs) This option optimizes for color saturation by adjusting hue to preserve the vividness of pure colors.

  • Page 66: Color Adjustment

    Imaging 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. Click OK.

  • Page 67: Adjusting Color Balance

    Imaging Select HSL (hue, saturation and lightness). Under Select Preview image, click the icon to select one of three different images. Different colors are emphasized in each of the photographs to aid in the color adjustment process. Adjust the distribution and balance of hues. For coordinated hue adjustment, from the Modify list, select Master.

  • Page 68: Black & White Adjustment

    Imaging Printer settings Select this option to use the settings currently on the device. Speed priority Select this option if the driver receives RGB data from the application. Quality priority Select this option if the driver receives full-color data from the application. Black &...
  • Page 69 Imaging Images are represented by a series of evenly graduated tones, as in a photograph. Full color must be selected as the Color mode. Continuous tone is selected automatically. Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics and text with black, rather than grayscale.

  • Page 70: Chapter 8 Publishing

    8 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.

  • Page 71: Cover Mode Options

    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.
  • Page 72 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 Front outside cover. Prints on the inside surface of the front Front and back cover and inserts a blank back cover.

  • Page 73: Choosing Cover Media

    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.

  • Page 74: Page Insert

    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. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box.

  • Page 75: Page Insertion Options

    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.

  • Page 76: Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies

    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. Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies You can insert backing sheets between transparencies.

  • Page 77: Chapter 9 Job

    9 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.

  • Page 78: Proof And Hold

    When access code When printing Private print RAM disk 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.

  • Page 79: Storing A Private Print Job

    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.

  • Page 80: Selecting A Job Name

    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.

  • Page 81: Chapter 10 Advanced

    10 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.

  • Page 82: Deleting A Prologue/Epilogue File

    Advanced 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. Note: Editing and saving a command file replaces the contents of the existing local or network file.

  • Page 83: Watermark

    Advanced Unassigned The selected command file is not inserted into the print job. This selection can be used when you are working with multiple command files and want to use some but not others. Select Unassigned for the command files you do not want to use in the print job.

  • Page 84: Selecting Pages For Watermark

    Advanced Under Watermark name, type a name, up to 39 characters. A default watermark cannot be renamed. Under Watermark text, type your preferred text. This option is not available when editing a default watermark. Select the font, style, size, and count of the text. Select the color of the watermark from the list of default colors.

  • Page 85: Security Watermark

    Advanced 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. 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.

  • Page 86: Adding Or Editing A Security Watermark

    Advanced 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. Any security watermark can be edited, though a limited number of options can be changed for default security watermarks.

  • Page 87: Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration

    Advanced 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. Adjust the calibration.

  • Page 88: Color Optimizer

    Advanced 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. All pages except first page This option prints the security watermark on all pages after the first page.

  • Page 89: Status Monitor

    Advanced 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 Printer profile, select from available options. Select a color by one of the following methods: Drag the eyedropper tool anywhere on the screen to select the desired color.

  • Page 90: Setting Status Monitor Preferences

    Sound Notification Opens a dialog box with options for Status Monitor sound notification and display choices. www.kyoceramita.com Opens a web browser to the KYOCERA MITA 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.

  • Page 91: Emf Spooling

    Advanced Add paper Sleep Add toner Toner low Not connected Printing Printing completed 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 file located on your computer.
  • Page 92 Advanced Select the Enable client profile check box for using custom profiles locally in the driver. User Guide 10-12...

  • Page 93: Glossary

    Glossary A four-digit code that you must enter at the printing system’s Access code operation panel to print a Private print job. An access code can also be used with the Job storage feature. An administrator can associate a profile with an Application based printing application so that all printing from the application uses the same profile settings.
  • Page 94 Client profile refers to profile settings saved on a server and Enable client profile accessed by clients in a client/server environment. This feature in the Advanced tab lets an administrator control and distribute profiles. A page description language option that accurately GDI compatible mode reproduces what is viewed on the screen using the Microsoft Graphical Device Interface (GDI) component to render the document.
  • Page 95 Page Description Language. This is the language used by your computer to tell the printing device how to print a document. Availability of some printing options depends on the selected PDL. An accessory program that integrates with the printer driver to enhance or Plug-in extend the driver's capabilities.
  • Page 96 Plug-in feature that adds watermark text and a background Security Watermark pattern to a print job. The text blends into the background pattern making it nearly invisible when printed. The security watermark appears only when the printed page is photocopied. A security watermark can be used to help protect against unauthorized reproduction of documents, or simply to differentiate original documents from photocopies.
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