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Kyocera TASKalfa 250ci User Manual

500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci printer driver user guide rev 12.23.2010.9
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  • Page 2: Legal Notes

    Microsoft Windows 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 is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., PANTONE® is the property of Pantone, Inc., Adobe, Acrobat, Adobe Reader, Photoshop and PostScript®...

  • 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 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 ..................6-4 Custom Finishing Edge Settings ..................... 6-4 Gutter ............................6-4 Creating a Gutter ........................
  • Page 6 Storing a Job in a Custom Box ....................9-2 Quick Copy ........................... 9-3 Printing a Quick Copy Job ....................... 9-3 Proof and Hold ..........................9-3 Printing a Proof and Hold Job ....................9-4 Private Print ..........................9-4 Storing a Private Print Job ....................... 9-4 Job Storage ...........................

  • 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 Installing in Express Mode on page 1-2 Custom Mode Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Discover page 1-4 Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Discover on page...
  • Page 9 Installation Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with a USB connection, a driver installation will be made from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and the system is connected to the web. We recommend you continue with the steps to install the KX Driver for an expanded feature set.

  • Page 10: Custom Installation

    Installation Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only in Windows XP and Windows 2000 with a network connection.) When the installation completes successfully, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu.

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

    Installation On the Printer Settings page, you can assign a name for your printing system. You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer. Make your selections, and then click Next. On the Confirm Settings page, click Install if the settings are correct.
  • Page 12 Installation The Discover Printing System page opens, searching for your printing system. The Discover button is automatically selected. Select your device and click Next. If Discover does not find your printing system, a message appears. Remove and reinsert the USB cable, and ensure it is connected properly. Click Refresh to retry the discovery.

  • Page 13: Installing In Custom Mode With A Network Connection Using Custom Select

    Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a network connection. Ensure that your printer and computer are connected to a network. On the Installation Method page, select Custom Mode.

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

    Installation Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only in Windows XP and Windows 2000.) When the installation completes successfully, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and return to the Product Library CD menu.

  • Page 15: Optional Printer Components

    Installation On the Confirm Settings page, click Install if the settings are correct. Click Back to correct the settings. Note: If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears, click Continue Anyway. The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options.

  • Page 16: The Add Printer Wizard

    Installation The Add Printer Wizard The Add Printer Wizard displays a series of pages that guide you through printer installation. You are prompted to make installation choices on each page. Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista This section describes how to install a printer driver using the Add Printer Wizard in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

  • Page 17: Changing The Default Driver Settings

    Installation Changing the Default Driver Settings Default driver settings apply to print jobs initiated from any application, but they are overwritten by setting changes made within each application. Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP).

  • 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: Auto Configure

    Device Settings boxes. The number must be within a range of 1 to 1000, and the name length can be up to 32 characters. You can also type a user name up to 20 characters. Select Shared box to enable the box for multiple users. Check box selected: All network users can save jobs in the box.

  • Page 21: Memory

    Device Settings Verify that all optional devices are attached to the printing system, and that it is turned on and ready to print. In Device Settings, click Auto Configure. In Windows XP and Windows 2000, the driver settings are updated immediately.
  • Page 22 Device Settings list. When sending a print job, type a Login user name and User login password when prompted, then click OK to print. If you type a login user name that is not registered in the printing system, the job prints only if Unknown User ID Job is set to Permit at the printing system.

  • Page 23: Job Accounting

    Device Settings Click OK in all dialog boxes. Print the document from the application. When the Print Options dialog box appears, type or select a Login user name and User login password, and click OK. Login is required for some options. Job Accounting Job accounting gives an administrator the ability to control usage of a printing system.

  • Page 24: Show Quick Print Tab

    Device Settings Select a Job accounting option: Use specific account ID Prompt for account ID The remaining Job accounting options become available when you create an account ID list. If you select the Use specific account ID or Prompt for account ID option, proceed to step 5.

  • Page 25: Send Application Name

    Device Settings Send Application Name This option lets you send the application name with a print job, so that a different printing process is used for each application. Some third party print accounting programs use this information to calculate print totals based on application type.

  • Page 26: Lock Settings

    Device Settings Lock Settings An administrator can specify settings at the tab or feature level in the driver, and then lock them (so that the settings are applied to all print jobs, and changes are restricted). The settings are locked in the Device Settings > Administrator Settings >...

  • Page 27: Snmp

    Device Settings The administrator can also set a password that is required to temporarily unlock a feature. If selected, this setting prompts you to enter a password and confirm the password. Locking Driver Settings You can select driver settings to lock, so that the settings are applied to all print jobs.

  • Page 28: User Settings

    Device Settings This option provides a cryptographic hash function with a 128–bit hash value. It adds security and protection against Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)-spoofing software. SHA1 This option produces a message digest that is 160 bits long. SHA1 is the successor to MD5.

  • Page 29: Identification

    Device Settings Identification Identification lets you identify your print job with a User name and Department name, up to 31 characters, that can appear in the Operation panel message. The User name can be used to identify a print job stored on the hard disk or RAM disk.

  • Page 30: Pdl (Page Description Language)

    Device Settings PDL (Page Description Language) A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a printed page. In Device Settings, you can choose from PCL XL, (Printer Command Language XL), PCL 5c, KPDL (an emulation of PostScript printing), or PDF (Portable Document Format).
  • Page 31 Device Settings saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be viewed and printed with Adobe® Reader® on Windows, Mac OS®, and UNIX® platforms. For a document using mixed paper sizes, all pages in the PDF use the size of the first page.

  • Page 32: Pdf Options

    Device Settings If you select PDF, you can select from the available PDF Settings. Click OK in the PDL Settings and Properties dialog boxes. PDF Options You can select PDF options if you have installed the Output to PDF plug-in. The PDF Settings dialog box contains the following options: PDF Settings Embed fonts...

  • Page 33: Xps Driver

    Device Settings Type a User password. The user password must be entered at the time the PDF document is opened. This password must be different from the owner password. Print and Save Settings This option lets you print and save a document as a PDF file. Save to file only A PDF file is created and saved locally.

  • Page 34: Compatibility Settings

    Device Settings Presentation Foundation (WPF) architecture. PCL and KPDL are not compatible with an XPS environment. Therefore, an XPS driver supports a single PDL setting. The XPS driver can be installed from the Product Library CD. In the Installation Method menu, click Custom Mode, and on the Custom Installation page, select KX XPS DRIVER.

  • Page 35: Combine Source And Media Type Lists

    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 36: Quick Print

    3 Quick Print In the Quick Print tab, you can choose basic print settings that can be applied 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 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. Reverse is available when Printer default is not selected under Destination in the Basic tab. Reverse can be disabled in Device Settings >...

  • Page 45: Creating A Custom Page Size

    Basic You can create a page size with your chosen dimensions for printing on non-standard size paper. You can then save the custom setting to the Page Sizes and Print Size lists for later selection. Creating a Custom Page Size To use custom page sizes, they must be created and added to the Print size list.

  • Page 46: Printing In Duplex Mode

    Basic Flip on long edge Flip on short edge Printing in Duplex Mode You can print on both sides of each page. In the Basic tab, select Print on both sides. Select either Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box.

  • Page 47: Printing Collated Documents

    Basic The printer driver automatically overrides the application's Collate setting and uses the printer driver setting. You can use the application's Collate setting by clearing the Ignore application collation check box in the Compatibility Settings dialog box accessed from Device Settings. Printing Collated Documents When printing multiple copies of a multiple page document, the printer can assemble the pages of each copy in numerical order.

  • 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 an easier assembly of pages into a booklet.

  • 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 like punching holes 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 lets you create stapled document sets. You must first select a finisher under Device options in Device Settings. Staple makes 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 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. Click OK in all driver dialog boxes. Load each paper size into different paper cassettes.

  • Page 57: Creating A Gutter

    Finishing creates a larger margin space by shifting the printable area to the right, or down as much as one inch (25.4 mm). Creating a Gutter You can increase the margins on the left side and at the top of the printed sheet. In the Finishing tab, click Gutter.
  • Page 58 Finishing 2 hole or 3 hole (inches based) 2 hole or 4 hole (metric based) Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Click OK to start printing. User Guide...

  • Page 59: 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). EcoPrint makes the entire image, text and graphics, appear lighter in the printed job.

  • Page 60: Trapping

    Imaging In the Imaging tab, in the Print Quality list, select Custom. Click EcoPrint to open the EcoPrint dialog box. To start EcoPrint, select On; to stop it, select Off. Click OK to close the EcoPrint dialog box. Trapping In color printing, color inks or toners are applied separately to a page. A color image has its component colors applied in color separations of cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

  • Page 61: Selecting Font Settings

    Imaging This method is best suited for large documents or print jobs using multiple fonts and font sizes. Print speeds are faster because of the optimization features in this setting. The repetition of similar font data sent to the printing system is reduced, thereby increasing the print speed.

  • Page 62: Disable Device Fonts

    Imaging In the Fonts Substitution dialog box, the System fonts list shows the fonts installed on your computer. The Available device fonts list shows the printing system fonts. Select the system font, and then the available device font to be substituted. Click OK to save your settings.

  • Page 63: Inversion Settings

    Imaging Auto (default setting) This setting prints patterns and fills to match the on-screen appearance. Coarse This setting prints patterns and fills with the fewest number of lines, patterns, or dots. Coarse is the same as Auto when PCL XL or PCL 5c is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box.

  • Page 64: Image Compression Mode

    Imaging In the Imaging tab, click Graphics to open the Graphics settings dialog box and access the CIE optimization check box. CIE optimization is available when KPDL is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. Image Compression Mode Image compression mode lets you select a method for compressing images depending on the desired quality in printed images.

  • Page 65: Color Correction

    Imaging This option uses the printer settings only. Text and Graphics This option is for printing documents that contain many graphs, charts or drawings. Text and Photos This option is for printing documents with many photographic images. Vivid colors This option increases the color saturation of graphics and photos. Publications This option is for printing a mix of graphics and/or photos.

  • Page 66: Setting A Default Color Profile

    Imaging that device. The settings for ICM must be set in the Color Management tab in the printing system Properties. If you select the None (application corrected) option, click OK to close the Color Correction dialog box. If you select the ICM (system corrected) option, click ICM Settings, and proceed to step 2.

  • Page 67: Adjusting Color

    Imaging Click Add to open the Associate Color Profile dialog box. Select an ICC profile, or click Browse to find a profile, and click OK. The profile is added to the Profiles associated with this device list. Select the desired color profile and click Set as Default Profile. Click Close.

  • Page 68: Adjusting Hsl (Hue, Saturation, Lightness)

    Imaging Select HSL (hue, saturation and lightness) or RGB (red, green, blue) to work with as the color space. Click the arrow buttons beneath the photograph to select one of three different images. Different colors are emphasized in each of the photographs to aid in the color adjustment process.

  • Page 69: Adjusting Grayscale

    Imaging Adjusting Grayscale The Adjustment settings change the Brightness and Contrast of graphics. These settings are useful if graphic images are printing too light, too gray, or too dark. Text remains unaffected. In the Imaging tab, in Color mode, select Black & White. In the Adjustment list, select Custom.

  • 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 cover. Front outside 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 Windows application.

  • Page 78: Custom Box

    Quick copy Hard disk When sent from the When printing computer system is turned off or hard disk is full Proof and hold Hard disk One copy when job When printing is sent; remaining system is turned off copies later Private print Hard disk When access code When printing...

  • Page 79: Quick Copy

    password to the custom box list in the driver. With user permissions, the print job is canceled. You will be prompted to contact an administrator to establish printing permissions. Quick Copy Quick copy is a Job storage (e-MPS) option that prints all copies of a print job and stores the job temporarily on the hard disk for reprinting later.

  • Page 80: Printing A Proof And Hold Job

    Warning: A print job can replace a job on the hard disk having the same User name and Job name. To prevent this, select Use job name + date and time under Overwrite job name. Printing a Proof and Hold Job Proof and hold lets you print one copy of a multicopy job to proof before printing the remaining copies.

  • Page 81: Job Storage

    Job Storage Job storage is a Job storage (e-MPS) option that lets you store a print job permanently on the hard disk for printing later. You also have the option of protecting the print job from unauthorized printing by using an access code. This feature is available when a hard disk is installed and selected in Device Settings.

  • Page 82: Overwrite Job Name

    Overwrite Job Name Overwrite job name is an option to ensure that a saved print job is not replaced in printing system memory by a new job having the same job name. If a user sends two print jobs with the same user name and job name, the second job replaces the first job without any prompt.

  • Page 83: 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 84: 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 85: 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 86: 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 87: 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 88: Adding Or Editing A Security Watermark

    Advanced Custom box in the Job tab is unavailable. 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 89: 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 90: 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 91: Configuring 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 92: Setting Status Monitor Preferences

    Preferences Opens a dialog box with options for Status Monitor sound notification and appearance choices. www.kyoceramita.com Opens a web browser to the Kyocera Mita home page. Exit Closes the Status Monitor. Setting Status Monitor Preferences You can configure printing system alerts with accompanying sound or speech in the Status Monitor Preferences dialog box.

  • Page 93: Emf Spooling

    Advanced 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. To add speech: Select Use Text to speech.
  • Page 94 Advanced In the Advanced tab, clear the Enable client profile check box to select profiles from the server to apply to print jobs created by the driver. Server profiles are read–only. Select the Enable client profile check box for using custom profiles locally in the driver.

  • Page 95: Glossary

    Glossary Access code A four-digit code that you must enter at the printing system’s operation panel to print a Private print job. An access code can also be used with the Job storage feature. Application based printing An administrator can associate a profile with an application so that all printing from the application uses the same profile settings.
  • Page 96 both). EcoPrint does not increase print speed. This feature is also available in the Quick Print and Basic tabs. Edit Quick Print This feature lets you customize the Quick Print view with your preferred print job options. e-MPS Job storage (e-MPS) is a set of options for saving print jobs in printing system memory, so that you can print or reprint them later.
  • Page 97 MP tray Source tray used for labels, transparencies, envelopes, and custom printing media. Multiple pages per sheet This feature lets you print several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper. Operation panel The keys and display on the printing system.
  • Page 98 embed a PRESCRIBE command that will call a macro to overlay PRESCRIBE form data or a graphic object, such as a logo or a signature, at a specific point in the print job. Proof and hold Job option that prints one copy of a print job so that you can proof it before printing the remaining copies.
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