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Kyocera TASKalfa 420i User Manual

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  • Page 2: Legal Notes

    Regarding Trademarks 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation Preparing to Install the Driver ......................1-1 Selecting an Installation Method ....................1-2 Installing Utilities ........................... 1-2 Upgrading Driver Components ...................... 1-2 Express Installation ........................1-2 Installing in Windows Vista and Windows XP ................1-2 Custom Installation ........................
  • Page 4 Duplex Printing ..........................4-3 Printing in Duplex Mode ......................4-4 Collation ............................4-4 Printing Collated Documents ....................4-5 EcoPrint ............................4-5 Kyocera Logo ..........................4-5 Displaying Version Information ....................4-5 Displaying Plug-in Information ....................4-5 Chapter 5 Layout Booklet ............................5-1 Printing a Booklet ........................
  • Page 5 Rotate Copies .......................... 6-5 Offset Jobs ..........................6-6 Chapter 7 Imaging Print Quality and EcoPrint ......................7-1 Selecting Print Quality ......................7-1 Selecting EcoPrint ........................7-2 Fonts ............................. 7-2 Font Settings ........................... 7-2 Selecting Font Settings ......................7-3 Font Substitution ........................7-3 Disable Device Fonts .......................
  • Page 6 Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File ..................10-2 Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File ..................10-2 Unassigning a Prologue/Epilogue File ................... 10-2 Specifying the Insertion Point ....................10-2 Watermark ..........................10-3 Adding or Editing a Watermark ....................10-3 Page Selection for Watermark ....................10-5 Security Watermark ........................

  • 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. The following fundamental tasks can be performed during the installation process: Selecting an Installation Method on page 1-2...

  • Page 8: Selecting An Installation Method

    Installation The Installer wizard appears with several installation methods displayed. Selecting an Installation Method The installation differs based on your operating system and connection method. Select your operating system and connection method from the following list and proceed to the reference page to continue the installation. Express Installation Installing in Windows Vista and Windows XP on page 1-2...
  • Page 9 Installation Note: If the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears during the installation process, click Cancel. If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears, click Continue Anyway. On the Installation Method page, click Express Mode. The Discover Printing System page opens to search for your printer. If Discover does not find your printing system, a message appears.

  • Page 10: Custom Installation

    Installation One or more software installations have failed. 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 is an option to install utilities. You can specify the printer port, fonts, and the utilities you want to install.

  • Page 11: Installing In Windows Vista And Windows Xp With A Network Connection

    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. On the Printer Settings page, you can assign a name for the printing system. You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer.
  • Page 12 Installation On the Printing System page, select the model, and then click Next. On the Printer Port page, select the port connected to your printing system, or add a port connected to your system by clicking Add Port. Click Next. 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.

  • Page 13: Optional Printer Components

    Installation Optional Printer Components You can expand the functionality of your printer driver by installing optional components from the Product Library CD > Advanced Tools menu. Installing Optional Printer Components On the Product Library CD menu, select Advanced Tools. On the Advanced Tools page, select Optional Printer Components. Select a printer, and click Next to install optional components.

  • Page 14: Installing A Printer Driver In Windows Xp And Windows 2000

    Installation Click Print a test page if you want to produce sample print output from the newly installed printer. To close the Add Printer Wizard, click Finish. Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 This section describes how to install a printer driver using the Add Printer Wizard in Windows XP and Windows 2000.

  • Page 15: Accessing The Device Settings Tab

    2 Device Settings In the Device Settings tab, you can select installed printing system options so the associated features can be used with the printer driver. Administrator, User, PDL (Page Description Language), and Compatibility settings can also be selected. The following fundamental tasks can be performed from this tab: Setting Device Options on page 2-2 Setting up Custom Boxes...

  • Page 16: Device Options

    Device Settings Right-click the printer icon, and click Properties. Click the Device Settings tab. 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.

  • Page 17: Auto Configure

    Device Settings You can import a custom box list by clicking Import and browsing for a valid custom box list file (.CSV or .KXU). You can save the current custom box list (.CSV or .KXU) in your computer or network by clicking Export. A saved list can be imported into another printer driver.

  • Page 18: Memory

    Device Settings Memory This feature displays the amount of memory in the printing system. Administrator Settings Administrator Settings lets you specify Login user names, Job accounting IDs, display the Quick Print tab, select Lock Security Settings and SNMP Settings, and set a password to control access. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user.

  • Page 19: Job Accounting

    Device Settings Login user name and User login password to print the job. The driver searches for a Windows Login user name and adds this name with the Login user name and User login password to the Login user names list in the driver.
  • Page 20 Device Settings Job Accounting Options Job accounting supports the following options: Use specific account ID Select this option to track the print jobs of a user or group with an account ID. It will send the account ID with each print job. An administrator can restrict a user or group from changing their account ID by using the Password protect administrator settings in the Administrator Settings dialog box.

  • Page 21: Show Quick Print Tab

    Device Settings Print the document from the application. For some options, when the Print Options dialog box appears, type or select an account ID, and click OK. Show Quick Print Tab This option lets you control the display of the Quick Print tab. You can define basic print options into group profiles that can be accessed quickly and easily.

  • Page 22: Snmp

    Device Settings SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a set of rules that govern the management of network devices, such as printing systems. SNMP settings determine the level of security when using the Auto Configure feature, and prevent unauthorized printing to the SNMPv3 printing system. SNMP settings must be set in the printer driver and in the printing system’s Command Center.

  • Page 23: User Settings

    Device Settings Select SNMPv1/v2c or SNMPv3. For SNMPv1/v2c, type the Read community name and Write community name, up to 32 characters, and click OK. For SNMPv3, type a User name up to 32 characters, and a Password from 8 to 32 characters. To set authentication and privacy options for SNMPv3, click Settings.

  • Page 24: Language Preference

    Device Settings Selecting a Unit of Measurement You can select a unit for displaying measurements in the user interface. In the Device Settings tab, click User. Select Inches or Millimeters. Language Preference The Language preference option specifies the user interface language of the Device Settings tab of Printer Properties and all tabs of Printing Preferences.
  • Page 25 Device Settings PCL 5e Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions Bidirectional communication support Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows applications Complex graphics might not print as well 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 5e...

  • Page 26: Pdf

    Device Settings Output to PDF is a plug-in feature that lets you print and save documents from multiple sources to Adobe PDF. This feature can be used as an alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF documents. Documents saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be viewed and printed with Adobe®...
  • Page 27 Device Settings Type an Owner password. Within Adobe Acrobat, this password is required to change the document restrictions in the Files > Properties > Security section. Require password to open document Type a User password. The user password must be entered at the time the PDF document is opened.

  • Page 28: Windows Vista Xps Driver

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

  • Page 29: Disable Face-Up Reverse Page Order

    Device Settings Type an Enumerated value for the media source, and click Apply. To align settings with a different driver, this value should align with those in the other driver. You can restore all the options in Compatibility Settings to the default by clicking Reset.
  • Page 30 Device Settings In the Device Settings tab, click the Kyocera logo to open the About dialog box. Click Plug-in to open the Plug-in Information dialog box. Select a plug-in module from the list and click Delete, then Yes. Click OK in all dialog boxes.

  • Page 31: 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. (Selections vary according to printing system model.) The Administrator can set the view of the Quick Print tab through the Installation process, or Administrator Settings in Properties.

  • Page 32: Collation

    Quick Print This icon changes between portrait and landscape printing formats. If needed, check Rotated to change the orientation of the printed page by 180 degrees. EcoPrint This icon changes the text and graphics to appear lighter in the printed job. EcoPrint does not increase print speed.

  • Page 33: Profile Options

    Quick Print Turn the short edge of the page to view the content, like a tablet bound at the top. 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 readability of the multiple pages decreases as the number of pages per sheet is increased.

  • Page 34: Editing A Profile

    Quick Print Click Apply to activate the selected profile to the current print job, or click OK to save the profile. Note: To reset the printer driver to default settings, select the Factory Default profile, and click Apply. This clears the settings of a selected profile. Editing a Profile The Edit button lets you make changes to an existing profile.

  • Page 35: Exporting A Profile

    Quick Print Click Apply to activate the selected profile to the current print job, or click OK to save the profile. Exporting a Profile The Export button lets you export a copy of a profile from your printer driver for use in other printer drivers.

  • Page 36: Chapter 4 Basic

    4 Basic In the Basic tab, you can specify the most commonly used printer driver settings. The following fundamental tasks can be performed from this tab: Creating a Custom Page Size on page 4-3 Printing with Custom Size Pages on page 4-3 Printing in Duplex Mode on page 4-4 Printing Collated Documents...

  • Page 37: Source And Media Types

    Basic Destination This setting specifies which output tray is used for the print job output. Orientation This setting specifies 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.

  • Page 38: Creating A Custom Page Size

    Basic percentage value shown in brackets indicates the size of the Print Size setting relative to the Page Size setting. If the Page Sizes does not match the page size setting in the application (the size of the original), then, in most cases, the Print Size is ignored and the document prints out based on its original size.

  • Page 39: Printing In Duplex Mode

    Basic Turn the long edge of the page to view the content, like the pages of a book bound at the side. Flip on short edge Turn the short edge of the page to view the content, like a tablet bound at the top.

  • Page 40: Printing Collated Documents

    EcoPrint does not increase print speed. Kyocera Logo The Kyocera logo appears at the bottom of every driver tab. Click the logo to open the About dialog box that displays the driver version number and driver plug-in information.

  • Page 41: Layout

    5 Layout In the Layout tab, you can arrange document data on printed pages without affecting the original document. The following fundamental tasks can be performed from this tab: Printing a Booklet on page 5-1 Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet on page 5-2 Printing a Poster on page 5-3...

  • Page 42: Multiple Pages Per Sheet

    Layout Left Edge Binding This selection prints text that reads from left to right. Right Edge Binding This selection prints text that reads from right to left. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Click OK to begin printing. 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.

  • Page 43: Printing A Poster

    Layout Overlap edges This selection duplicates the edges of document data on adjoining sheets. Poster appearance is improved when the edges overlap slightly. Select the check box, then type or select a value between 0.00 and 1.20 inches (0.0 and 30.4 mm). This option reduces the final poster size slightly. Print crop marks This selection prints a border at the edges of each poster sheet.

  • Page 44: Setting Scaling On The Page

    Layout Setting Scaling on the Page To set scaling values, follow these steps. In the Layout tab, select Scaling. Type or select a percentage between 20 to 500. Scaling adjusts proportionately the height and width of the page. A lower percentage reduces the page and a higher percentage enlarges the page.

  • Page 45: Finishing

    6 Finishing In the Finishing tab, you can specify document finishing features such as punching holes and stapling. The following fundamental tasks can be performed from this tab: Setting the Finishing Edge on page 6-2 Creating a Gutter on page 6-3 Stapling a Print Job on page 6-4 Punching a Print Job...

  • Page 46: Finishing Edge Combinations

    Finishing Selecting Finishing edge makes some other features unavailable, such as Separation and Rotated. Finishing edge cannot be used with the Poster feature. Finishing Edge Combinations Finishing edge can be used with the following page size combinations: A4 and A3 (210 x 297 mm and 297 x 420 mm) B5 (JIS) and B4 (182 x 257 mm and 257 x 364 mm) Letter and Legal (8.5 x 11 in.

  • Page 47: Gutter

    Finishing In the Custom Finishing Edge Settings dialog box: The top two settings (A4/Letter) are for the smaller size paper in the mixed page document. The second row of settings (A3/Legal/Ledger) is for the larger size paper in the mixed page document. Select the one setting that best illustrates the edge of the mixed pages you want to align.

  • Page 48: Stapling A Print Job

    Finishing If Printer default is selected as the Destination in the Basic tab, the selection of an option in the Finishing tab results in the automatic selection of a destination compatible with that finishing option. The destination is automatically updated to the first available output tray that supports the selected finishing option.

  • Page 49: Punching A Print Job

    Finishing 2 hole option available in the Finishing tab. 2 & 3 hole 2 hole and 3 hole options available in the Finishing tab (inches based). 2 & 4 hole 2 hole and 4 hole options available in the Finishing tab (metric based). Click OK.

  • Page 50: Offset Jobs

    Finishing 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 51: Chapter 7 Imaging

    7 Imaging In the Imaging tab, you can manage print quality and grayscale settings. The following fundamental tasks can be performed from this tab: Selecting Print Quality on page 7-1 Selecting EcoPrint on page 7-2 Selecting Font Settings on page 7-3 Selecting Graphics Settings on page 7-4 Adjusting Grayscale...

  • Page 52: Selecting Ecoprint

    Imaging High quality Select this setting to print at the highest printing system resolution. Custom Custom lets you choose a setting for EcoPrint. Selecting Custom without EcoPrint results in a default setting to the highest printing system resolution. Selecting EcoPrint EcoPrint changes toner saturation in the printed job, making the entire print image, including text and graphics, appear lighter.

  • Page 53: Selecting Font Settings

    Imaging increased when using Asian fonts such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, because of the large amount of font information used for these particular fonts. Allow native download This method improves text quality and increases print speed by converting TrueType fonts to Adobe Type 42 font format. This feature is available when KPDL is selected.

  • Page 54: Graphics

    Imaging This option also improves portability of printable data. (If cleared, device fonts may not match when sent to a different printing system.) Some Adobe applications have device font limitations. To overcome these limitations, select Disable device fonts. Device fonts are normally visible in the application font lists as printer icons next to the font name, unless there are equivalent system fonts, in which case the “TT”...

  • Page 55: Inversion Settings

    CIE optimization check box. CIE optimization is available when KPDL is selected in Device Settings > PDL > Select PDL. Note: If you are using the Kyocera Mita XPS driver for the Windows Vista operating system, CIE optimization is unavailable.

  • Page 56: Halftone Screen

    Imaging Halftone Screen Halftone Screen lets an experienced user print different shades of gray as are found in photographs. Shades are produced by printing dots of various sizes and shapes, and by spacing them closer or farther apart. Shading can also be adjusted by the number of rows of data, the angle of the rows, and the shape of the data.

  • Page 57: Adjusting Grayscale

    Imaging Adjusting Grayscale The grayscale 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, under Adjustment, select Custom. A preview image in the Adjustment Settings dialog box illustrates any brightness and contrast changes.

  • Page 58: Chapter 8 Publishing

    8 Publishing In the Publishing tab, you can create covers, inserts, and add transparencies for a print job. The following fundamental tasks can be performed from this tab: Printing Covers on page 8-1 Choosing Cover Media on page 8-5 Printing Page Inserts on page 8-5 Interleaving Transparencies on page 8-7...

  • Page 59: Cover Mode Options

    Publishing Select Front, Front and back, or the Print onto options to specify what type of covers to print. Select the Media for cover to specify what type of paper or other media to use for the covers. Cover Mode Options Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Front...
  • Page 60 Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on the outside and inside Front surfaces of the front cover. Front outside Front inside Inserts blank front and back covers. Front and back Prints on the outside surface of the Front and back front cover and inserts a blank back Front outside cover.
  • Page 61 Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on both sides of the front cover Front and back and inserts a blank back cover. Front outside Front inside Prints on the inside surface of the Front and back back cover and inserts a blank front Back inside cover.

  • Page 62: Choosing Cover Media

    Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Prints on both sides of the front and Front and back back covers. Front outside Front inside Back inside Back outside Choosing Cover Media In the Media for cover list, select the media type or source cassette for the front and back covers.

  • Page 63: 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 64: Interleaving 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. Interleaving Transparencies In the Basic tab, in the Media type list, select Transparency.

  • Page 65: 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 66: Job Storage (E-Mps) Options

    Job Storage (e-MPS) options Storage Access code When job is When job is Operation location required printed deleted from panel e-MPS memory location Custom box Hard disk Optional When printed When manually Document Box password from operation deleted or up to > Custom Box panel 31 days Quick copy...

  • Page 67: Quick Copy

    Select Display box number list, and click OK. When the Custom Box dialog box appears, select a box from the list. If a password was set, type the password. This can be selected when Shared box is selected in the Hard Disk Settings dialog box.

  • Page 68: Proof And Hold

    print them quickly using the printing system's operation panel without sending the job again from your computer. 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. This feature is available when a hard disk is installed in the printing system and selected in the Device Settings tab.

  • Page 69: Storing A Private Print Job

    The number of Private print jobs that can be stored is limited only by the storage capacity of the hard disk. You can manually delete a job at the operation panel. Warning: A print job can replace a job on the hard disk having the same User name and Job name.

  • Page 70: Job Name

    Select Job storage. If you want to restrict access to your document, select Access Code and type four numbers in the box Click OK in both dialog boxes to print. Job Name A Job name is a unique identifier for each print job. It helps you find and print your job from the printing system’s operation panel, or display the name on the operation panel while printing.
  • Page 71 The selected Job name is saved with the print job when the job is sent to printing system memory. In the Job tab, select Job storage (e-MPS). Under Job name, select a name: Application defined This option uses the name of the application document as the Job name. For Microsoft Word or PowerPoint documents, selecting Don’t use application name removes the name of the application so that only the document name appears as the Job name.

  • Page 72: Chapter 10 Advanced

    10 Advanced In the Advanced tab, you can choose special features that extend the capabilities of the printing system. The following fundamental tasks can be performed from this tab: Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File on page 10-2 Adding or Editing a Watermark on page 10-3 Adding or Editing a Security Watermark on page 10-6...

  • Page 73: Editing A Prologue/Epilogue File

    Advanced In the Prologue/Epilogue dialog box, select a Prologue/Epilogue file to insert into the print job. (If no file names are visible in the list, you must click Add to browse for files on your computer or network to add to the list.) After the file is selected, insertion point options will become available.

  • Page 74: Watermark

    Advanced Note: The Start of the page and End of the page insertion point options are available only when PCL 5e is selected as the Page Description Language (PDL). With a command file selected in the list, choose one insertion point option: Unassigned The selected command file is not inserted into the print job.
  • Page 75 Advanced In the Watermark dialog box, click Add to create a user defined watermark; or under Select watermark, select a default or custom watermark and click Edit. Under Watermark name, type a name, up to 39 characters. A default watermark cannot be renamed. Under Watermark text, type your preferred text.

  • Page 76: Page Selection For Watermark

    Advanced Page Selection for Watermark The Page Selection option for Watermark enables you to choose the location for watermarks in your document. In the Advanced tab, click Watermark. In the Watermark dialog box, under Select watermark, choose a default or custom watermark to print.

  • Page 77: Adding Or Editing A Security Watermark

    Advanced EcoPrint in Imaging > Quality is set to Off. Adjustment Settings (Brightness and Contrast is set to 0) in Imaging > Grayscale > Custom. 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.

  • Page 78: Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration

    Advanced Select Overprint for applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Internet Explorer where the document content fills the entire page. The security watermark is printed over the document data so that it can appear in a photocopy. When editing an image, or if Device Settings > PDL Settings > GDI compatible mode is selected, Overprint is selected automatically.

  • Page 79: Locking The Security Watermark Settings

    Advanced 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. Only on specified pages This option prints the security watermark on the page numbers typed in the text box.

  • Page 80: Setting Status Monitor Preferences

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

  • Page 81: Emf Spooling

    Advanced Add paper Sleep Add toner Toner low Not connected Printing Printing completed In the Sound Notification tab 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.

  • Page 82: Enabling Client Profile

    Advanced From the Advanced tab, select the EMF Spooling check box. Click OK and continue the printing process as usual. Note: EMF spooling is not available when Allow data passthrough is selected in the KPDL Settings dialog box. Enabling Client Profile Client profile refers to profile settings saved on a server and accessed by clients in a client/server environment.

  • Page 83: Chapter 11 Profiles

    11 Profiles In Profiles, you can save printer driver settings as a profile. You can select multiple options in the Quick Print tab and Printing Preferences, save them to a profile, and use all of them at once when you apply the profile. A maximum of 26 profiles can be established in one driver, including the Factory Default profile.

  • Page 84: Editing A Profile

    Profiles Click Apply to activate the selected profile to the current print job, or click OK to save the profile. Note: To reset the printer driver to default settings, select the Factory Default profile, and click Apply. This clears the settings of a selected profile. Editing a Profile The Edit button lets you make changes to an existing profile.

  • Page 85: Exporting A Profile

    Profiles Click Apply to activate the selected profile to the current print job, or click OK to save the profile. 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.

  • Page 86: 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. Auto configure Device settings feature that queries a printing system through the network and automatically retrieves settings for optional devices and memory.
  • Page 87 Interface (GDI) component to render the document. It generates data in a raster printing format, creating a larger printable file. Gutter Blank space on the left side or top of a printed page that can be increased by scaling down text and graphics. This supports stapling and hole punching. When used with Duplex printing, the enlarged blank space lines up evenly on both sides of the sheet.
  • Page 88 PRESCRIBE An internal printer language that embeds commands into specified locations in a print job. Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics and text with black, rather than grayscale. This feature is intended for CAD applications. Print text as black Prints all color text as black.
  • Page 89 printing to the SNMPv3 printing device. SNMP settings must be set in the Administrator settings in the Device Settings tab, and in the printing system’s Command Center. Status monitor Optional feature that displays printing system status messages in the lower right corner of the window during printing. You can customize the appearance of the status monitor, and determine what messages are displayed and how by selecting preferences and notifications.
  • Page 90 KYOCERA MITA CANADA, LTD. 6120 Kestrel Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1S8, Canada Telephone: (905) 670-4425 Fax: (905) 670-8116 KYOCERA MITA AMERICA MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. Av. 16 de Septiembre #407 Col. Santa Inés Azcapotzalco México, D.F. 02130, México Telephone: (55) 5383-2741...
  • Page 91 Denmark France Telephone: +45.5687.1100 Telephone: +33.1.6985.2600 Kyocera Mita Portugal, IDA. Kyocera Mita España, S.A. Rua do Centro Cultural, 41 (Alvalade) 1700-106 Edificio Kyocera, Avda de Manacor No. 2 Lisbon, 28290 Las Matas (Madrid) Portugal Spain Telephone: +351.21.842.9100 Telephone: +34.91.631.8392 Kyocera Mita Finland OY Kyocera Mita South Africa (PTY) LTD.
  • Page 92 KYOCERA MITA Corporation Headquarters: 2-28, 1-chome, Tamatsukuri, Chuo-ku Osaka 540-8585, Japan Telephone: (06) 6764-3555 http://www.kyoceramita.com Kyocera Mita Australia Pty, LTD. Kyocera Mita Singapore PTE, LTD. Level 3, 6-10 Talavera Road, North Ryde, 121 Genting Lane, 3rd Level N.S.W. 2113 Australia Singapore 349572 Telephone: (02) 9888.9999...
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