KX Driver Version 4.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Installing Optional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4 Layout Booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Left Edge and Right Edge Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2 Booklet Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2 Multiple Pages Per Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 8 Job Job Storage (e-MPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Custom Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2 Quick Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7 Proof and Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation 1 Installation A printer driver is an application that sends documents to a printing system. Install the printer driver from the supplied CD-ROM. Once the printer driver is installed, you can use it to configure variety of printing system settings. Note: In Windows XP or 2000, you must be logged on to the system with administrator privileges to install the printer driver. When installing the printer driver, you must specify the connection method and port.
Installation 3 User Guide The Select Printer Model page appears. From the list, select the Manufacturer and corresponding Printers to install, and click Next. 3 • If the Found New Hardware page appears, click Cancel. • If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears, click Continue Anyway. • If the Network Printer Port Monitor page appears, select Yes to install an email printer port for network printing and click Next.
Installation 4 The Select the Printer Port page appears. If the port you want to use appears in the Use the following port list, select the port, click Next, and then proceed to step 7 on page 1-10. 4 Connections If you are connecting your printer to your computer with a parallel cable, from Use the following port, select LPT1, then click Next, and then proceed to step 7 on page 1-10. 5 If the port is not in the list, select Create a new port, select the port type from the menu, and click Next.
Installation USB Port User Guide 1 If there are no USB ports listed under Use the following port, from the Create a new port list, select KM USB Port, then click Next. 1 2 The KM USB Port monitor dialog box appears. Confirm the Port name and click Advanced. 2 3 The Serial number list appears. Confirm the serial number and click OK. If the Serial number list is blank, click Cancel. Turn off the printer and return to step 1. 3 USB port creation is now complete. Proceed to step 7 on page 1-10.
Installation Network Connection 1 The Local or Network Connection page appears. Select Network Connection and click Next. 5 2 The Locate Your Printer page appears. Select one of the following search methods: 3 • Type the printer name Leave the printer name blank and click Next. All printers available on network servers appear. If you have directly typed in the print server name, click Next.
Installation Create a New Network Port for LPR 1 The Select the Printer Port page appears. From the Create a new port list, select KPrint Port, and then click Next. 1 2 The KPrint Add Port Wizard page appears. Select Print using LPR (Line Printer Remote) and click Next. 2 Note: If the KPrint utility is installed, the following procedure may differ. 3 User Guide In the Enter the IP address or host name of the print server page, enter the IP Address or Host Name and click Next.
Installation 4 Click Search if the IP Address or Host Name is not known. A list of available network printers appears. 4 5 Select the network printer, then click OK. 5 6 Click Next to continue. 6 7 Confirm the Destination printer port name, and click Next. 7 8 Confirm the settings, and click Finish. 8 Network port creation is now complete. Proceed to step 7 on page 1-10.
Installation Create a New Network Port for IPP 1 The Select the Printer Port page appears. From the Create a new port list, select KPrint Port, and then click Next. 1 2 The KPrint Add Port Wizard page appears. Select Print using IPP, and then click Next. 2 Note: If the KPrint utility is installed, the following procedure may differ. 3 User Guide Select Connects using a local area network, and then click Next.
Installation 4 Enter the Printing system URL and then click Next. 4 Note that the syntax for the URL is ipp://xx.xx.xx.xxx/printers/lpx (where x can be 1-4). 5 On the next page of the wizard, enter a name for the port and then click Next, or just click Next to accept the IPP address as the port name. 5 6 Confirm the settings, and click Finish. 6 Network port creation is now complete. Proceed to step 7.
Installation User Guide 7 The Name Your Printer page appears. Select Yes or No to use this printer as the default for Windows-based programs. Click Next. 7 8 The Printer Sharing page appears. If you do not want to share the printer, select Do not share this printer, and then click Next. 8 9 The Print Test Page page appears.
Installation Select Yes (recommended) to print a test page to confirm the proper operation of your printer, and then click Next. If the test page does not print properly, click Troubleshoot to determine the problem. • Select No if you do not wish to print a test page, and then click Next. 10 The Confirm Settings page appears. Verify the settings and click Install. The printer driver installation begins. 11 Once the installation is complete, the Printer Installed Successfully page appears.
Installation Installing Optional Components You can expand the functions of your printer driver by installing optional components that compliment the ways in which you use your printer. Available components may include Auto Configuration, Custom Profiles, and TrueType fonts. Note: The available components may vary depending on the printer model. Once the installation is complete, the Printer Installed Successfully page appears. Select Yes (recommended) and click Next.
Installation 3 The Select Plug-in Modules page appears. To install Security Watermark, select the check box, and click Next. 3 For information on Plug-ins, see About Plug-ins on page 1-13. For information on Security Watermark, see Security Watermark on page 9-7. 4 In the Confirm Settings page, click Install. 5 The Printer Components Installation Completed page appears. Choose from one of the following options. 5 • Select No to complete the installation, and click Finish.
Installation User Guide 2 In the Printers and Faxes window, choose a printer and right-click its icon. A list appears. 2 3 Click Properties in the list. The Properties dialog box appears. 3 4 Click the Device Settings tab, and then click About.
Installation 5 In the About dialog box, click Plug In. 5 6 The Plug-ins dialog box opens. 6 7 1-15 • To add a plug-in, click Add and select the plug-in file, and then click Open. • To remove a plug-in, select the plug-in check box and click Remove. Click Yes in the Remove KX Plug-In confirmation dialog box. Click Close.
Printer Properties 2 Printer Properties This chapter explains how to customize the following printer driver settings: • • • • • • • Accessing Printer Properties Installing Optional Devices User Settings Page Description Language (PDL) Administrator Settings Compatibility Settings Auto Configuration Follow the steps below to set your preferred options as the default settings. These default settings can be changed temporarily when printing from Windows-based applications.
Printer Properties the Device Options list. Depending upon the model, available devices include finishers, paper feeders, side feeders, high-capacity feeders, hard disk and RAM disk, tandem unit, booklet stitcher, and duplex unit. For models connected to a network, the Auto Configure button can be used to select all available devices. See Auto Configuration on page 2-13 for more information.
Printer Properties If you don’t know the memory capacity of your printing system, you can use Auto Configure so the information can be automatically selected. If Auto Configure is not available, then printing system memory can be seen on the status page. To generate a status page, select this option from operation panel. See Auto Configuration on page 2-13 for more information.
Printer Properties RAM Disk The RAM disk functions as a hard disk saving print requests into the printing system’s memory if a hard disk for printing is not installed. When a hard disk is installed, the RAM disk function is inactive. Note: Because the RAM disk is volatile memory, all data sent to the printing system is lost when the power is turned off. The size of the RAM disk is specified in settings at the printing system’s operation panel.
Printer Properties Identification In this dialog box, enter user name and department information to be shown at the operation panel during printing. For some printing system models, the User name can be used with the Job Storage feature. For further details, see Job Storage (e-MPS) on page 8-1. 1 In the Device Settings tab, click User. 2 The User Settings dialog box appears. In the User name and Department boxes, enter up to 31 characters. 2 • • 3 1 Enter the preferred name in User name box.
Printer Properties for most printing purposes. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the 3-D image. PDL Settings 2-6 1 In the Device Settings tab, click PDL. 1 2 The PDL Settings dialog box appears. Select the desired language from the Select PDL list. See the table below for options and descriptions. 2 Option Description PCL XL (color and monochrome printing systems) The most recent version of HP PCL and PCL 6. This PDL includes PCL 5e features.
Printer Properties Option Description PCL 5e (monochrome printing systems) Specifies PCL 5e as the PDL. • Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions • Bidirectional communication support • Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows applications • Allows more options for utilizing PRESCRIBE commands within applications • Complex graphics might not print as well KPDL (color and monochrome printing systems) Specifies KPDL as the PDL.
Printer Properties Administrator Settings The following settings can be specified by selecting Administrator in the Device Settings tab. • • • User Login Job Accounting Administrator Password Note: The Administrator Settings dialog box appearance and options may vary depending on your printing system. User Login Use User Login to add users with a user name and password. Use this feature to limit printing privileges to specified users, for secure printing and job accounting.
Printer Properties names and passwords can be registered at the printing system. One hundred user names and passwords can be stored in the printer driver. Note: Job accounting and User login can not be used at the same time. Users added in the printer driver should also be manually registered at the printing system’s operation panel. The settings selected here are applied to every print job sent from this computer.
Printer Properties 2 Click Login User Name List. 5 3 Click Add. 6 The name and password are case-sensitive. The name and password can each be up to 64 alphanumeric characters. The user name is automatically filled in with the Login User Name by default, but can be changed. The user name can be up to 20 characters. Import and Export the Login User Name List This section explains how to import and export your Login User Name lists.
Printer Properties 2 Use Look in to browse for the file to import, or enter the file name, and click Open.2 3 You can then select the imported file from the list of Login user names.. 3 Export 1 In the Administrator Settings dialog box, click Login User Name List, then click Export. 1 2 In Login User names, select a file to export, and click Export. 2 3 Use Save in to browse to a location to save the file, enter the file name, and click Save.
Printer Properties Set the Password 1 In the Administrator Settings dialog box, select the Password protect check box to open the Password dialog box. 1 2 In the Password dialog box, enter the new password in the Password box. Reenter the password in the Confirm password box and click OK. 2 Note: Use a password from 4 to 16 characters. Change the Password 1 In the Device Settings tab, click Administrator. 1 2 The Enter Password dialog box appears. Enter the password and click OK.
Printer Properties exist for the older driver, then the alignment of media source values will maintain support without the need to change the macros. Use the Driver Info utility, available on the Kyocera Software Library CD, to compare the source values for all installed drivers. If the values for a given media source differ between the old and new printer drivers, reassign the value in the new driver to match the value in the previous driver.
Printer Properties Auto Configure can detect printing system devices such as input devices, output devices, RAM disk size, and hard disk size. Then it updates the Device options list in the Device Settings properties page. Auto Configure keeps the printer driver’s Device Settings consistent with the actual printing system devices. Note: Not all installed devices are detected by using Auto Configuration. Before selecting OK in the Device Settings tab, check the settings to make sure they are correct.
Printer Properties • The printing system is powered off or is in the middle of the startup process. In such cases, Auto Configure will display the following message after the time out. • The Windows XP firewall prevents the communication. It generates the following message: The Microsoft Windows XP Firewall settings can be changed to allow communication between the printing system and your computer. The default setting for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is for the Windows Firewall to be set to On.
Printing Basics 3 Printing Basics This chapter describes the following printing tasks when printing from Microsoft Windows applications. • • • • • Basic Printing Tasks Printing on Paper of Non-Standard Sizes Duplex Printing Reverse Order Printing Collating Modes Basic Printing Tasks The steps required to print a document created with an application are explained below. You can select the printing paper size and output destination. Note: The Print dialog box does not look the same in every application.
Printing Basics When using Microsoft Word, we recommend that you click Options, and for default tray select Use printer settings. 5 User Guide Click Properties to open the Properties dialog box.
Printing Basics 6 In the Basic tab, click Page Sizes to open the Page Sizes dialog box. In the Select page size list, select a page size for the print job. 6 7 Click OK to return to the Basic tab. Click OK to return to the Properties dialog box.7 For best results when printing on transparencies or recycled paper (the back side of paper which has already been printed on), from the Media type list select the media type. For further details, see Media Types on page 3-4.
Printing Basics 2 In the Page Sizes list, select the document’s paper size and click OK. 2 3 In the Basic tab, click the Print Size list and select the preferred output paper size.3 4 Confirm the proper paper size is loaded. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 5 Click OK to start printing. 5 The source document is automatically scaled to fit the output paper size.
Printing Basics Automatic selection of media types can be disabled in the PCL XL settings dialog box. For further details, refer to Page Description Language (PDL) on page 2-5. Labels, transparencies, and envelopes must be printed using the MP tray. Ensure the paper is properly loaded by following the instructions outlined in the printing system's Operation Guide.
Printing Basics Options available in the Media type list are as follows.
Printing Basics 4 Click Printing Preferences to open the Printing Preferences dialog box. 4 5 Click Page Sizes. The Page Sizes dialog box appears. 5 6 Click New. Custom_size_1 will appear in the Name box. Replace Custom_size_1 with the name for your new custom paper size. The name can be up to 31 characters. 6 7 Enter the measurements in the Height and Width boxes in millimeters or inches.
Printing Basics To add more custom paper sizes, repeat the steps above (Maximum 20 custom paper sizes). Printing with Custom Paper Sizes 1 Select Print from the File menu. From the application’s Print dialog box, open Print Properties. 1 2 In the Basic tab, select the name of your saved paper size in the Print Size list. 2 3 From the Source list, select the source cassette for the custom page size. 3 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 5 Click OK to start printing.
Printing Basics 2 From the Basic tab, select Print on Both Sides. Choose Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge. 2 Flip on Long Edge Portrait Landscape Flip on Short Edge Portrait Landscape 3 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 3 4 Click OK to start printing. 4 Manual Duplex Manual duplex enables printing on both sides of a sheet for some models that do not have a duplex unit.
Printing Basics The Print dialog boxes of some applications allow you to print just the odd or even pages so that you can use manual duplex, as shown in the examples below. Adobe Framemaker Adobe Acrobat Microsoft Word The Microsoft Word Print dialog box has a Manual Duplex check box, as shown above.
Printing Basics Manual Duplex cannot be used on a network port in Windows 9x. See Compatibility Settings on page 2-12 for instructions on changing compatibility settings. • The Source selection must be Cassette 1 or Cassette 2. Print on Both Sides 1 In the Basic tab, select Cassette 1 or Cassette 2 from the Source list. 1 2 Select the Print on both sides (manual duplex) check box. 2 3 Select Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge.
Printing Basics 5 Click OK in the Properties dialog and Print dialog. 5 The even-numbered pages will be printed. 6 When printing stops, remove all printed sheets from the output tray. 6 With Flip on Long Edge selected, turn the stack over on the long edge and put the pages into the cassette. With Flip on Short Edge selected, turn the stack over on the short edge and put the pages into the cassette. 7 Click OK in the Manual Duplex Instruction dialog box. 7 The odd-numbered pages will be printed.
Printing Basics 3 Select Reverse page order. If Reverse page order is not present, you can change the Destination output tray to enable this feature. 3 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 5 Click OK to start printing. 5 Collating Modes By attaching a sorter to your printing system, you can specify how printed documents are stacked in the output trays after printing. The number of output trays and their receiving capacity (the number of sheets) varies depending on the sorter model.
Printing Basics Sorter Modes There are three sorter modes available. These modes are selected in the Basic tab: Collating Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Tray 4 Tray 5 Page 2 Page 1 Page 2 Page 1 • Collating in sorter mode produces the specified number of copies as complete sets of documents in each tray. • The document is printed following the page order and received in each tray. The number of document copies must not exceed the number of trays.
Printing Basics Collate 1 Open the Properties dialog box. 1 2 From the Destination list, select a face-down destination, such as Finisher (facedown) or Top Tray (face-down). 2 3 Select the Collate check box. 4 Select the number of complete sets in the Number of copies box. When printing using the collate option, specify the number of copies not to exceed the number of trays. The document page length must not exceed the tray capacity (for example, 200 sheets).
Layout 4 Layout In the Layout tab you can arrange document data on printed pages without changing the original document. • • • • • Booklet prints a multi-page document in a book format that can be folded and stapled. Multiple pages per sheet prints more than one document page on a single sheet. Use Poster to print a large banner using several sheets of paper. Scaling increases or decreases the print size.
Layout Left Edge and Right Edge Binding Select left edge or right edge binding of the booklet to match the direction of your written language: • • Select Left edge binding for languages that read left to right. Select Right edge binding for languages that read right to left. Left Edge Binding Outside Outside Outside Inside Inside Right Edge Binding Outside Outside Outside Inside Inside Booklet Printing 4-2 1 In your application, select Print from the File menu and open Print Properties.
Layout 3 Select Booklet. 3 4 Choose either Left edge binding or Right edge binding. 4 To use the stapling feature, complete the following steps: 5 Click the Basic tab, and under Destination, select a face-down finishing tray. 5 If the Staple check box is not available in the Finishing tab, change the setting for Destination in the Basic tab to an output tray that has a stapler. 6 Select the number of copies to print. 6 7 Click the Finishing tab, and select the Staple check box.
Layout 4 In the Pages per sheet list, select the number of source pages . 13 5 From the Layout list, select the horizontal and vertical direction for the page layout. 14 Examples: • • 6 If you select six pages per sheet and select Top to bottom and left, the pages will be arranged from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. If Auto is selected, the pages will be arranged from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.
Layout Available Poster Sizes • • • • Select 2 x 2 to print a poster 4 times larger than the original. Select 3 x 3 to print a poster 9 times larger than the original. Select 4 x 4 to print a poster 16 times larger than the original. Select 5 x 5 to print a poster 25 times larger than the original. 2x2 3x3 4x4 5x5 The dimensions shown after each option are based on the selected Page size in the Basic tab. For further details on selecting a page size, refer to Basic Printing Tasks on page 3-1.
Layout You can use any combination of the following options in the Poster Settings dialog box. • • • Overlap edges Select this option to duplicate 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 will reduce the final poster size slightly. Print crop marks Select this option to print a border at the edges of each poster sheet.
Layout to add extra margin space to the page for staples or hole punches. When used with duplex printing, the enlarged gutter lines up evenly on both sides of the sheet. For further details on duplex printing, refer to Duplex Printing on page 3-8. • • • • To increase outside margins on the left side of the page, enter a number into the Left box. The Left option may not be available, depending on your Orientation and Print on both sides settings in the Basic tab.
Finishing 5 Finishing This chapter describes the uses of finishing equipment. The Finishing tab is available for models that support optional finishing devices such as Multi finisher or Booklet stitcher. Note: For some features in the Finishing tab, the symbol appears when the feature is unavailable. Place the pointer over the symbol for a message that tells how to activate the feature in the driver. • Staple binds multiple document pages together with one or more staples.
Finishing Using the Stapler 1 From the application’s Print dialog box, open Properties. (Select Print from the File menu, and select Properties.) 1 2 In the Basic tab, under Destination, select a face-down finishing tray, such as Finisher (face-down) or Tray A (face-down). 2 3 Click the Finishing tab, then select Staple. 3 4 Select one of the available stapling positions: Upper left, Upper right, or Booklet. (Some models support multiple booklet positions.
Finishing Using Hole Punch 1 In your application, open the Print dialog box, then open Properties. (Select Print from the File menu, and select Properties.) 1 2 In the Basic tab, under Destination, select a face-up or face-down finishing tray. 2 3 Click the Finishing tab, then select Punch. 4 Select the number of hole punches: 2 hole, 3 hole, or 4 hole. Available punch options are set in the Device Settings tab and depend on the punch unit installed.
Finishing Position the Hole Punch Note: Some models do not support the punch position option. 1 With Punch selected in the Finishing tab, click the Settings button. 1 2 In the Punch Position Settings dialog box, select where to place the hole punches on the page: Left, Right, or Upper. 2 3 In the Punch Position Settings dialog box, click OK. 3 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 5 Click OK to start printing.
Finishing 1 From the application’s Print dialog box, open Properties. (Select Print from the File menu, and select Properties.) 1 2 In the Basic tab, under Destination, select a face-down finishing tray, such as Finisher (face-down) or Tray A (face-down). 2 3 Click the Finishing tab, then select Separation. The Offset jobs option is selected. 3 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 5 Click OK to start printing.
Finishing 3 Select a number of copies greater than 1. 3 4 Click the Finishing tab, then select Separation. The Rotate copies option is selected. 4 5 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 5 6 Click OK to start printing. 6 Your print job will be stacked in the output tray with each copy alternating horizontally and vertically.
Imaging 6 Imaging The Imaging tab contains options for print job Quality and Grayscale for monochrome models. Color models offer these features plus Color adjustments. Print Quality 1 From the Print dialog box of the application, click Properties. 1 2 In the Properties dialog box, click the Imaging tab. 2 3 Select a Print quality from the list. 3 4 If you select Custom as the Print quality, next to the list click Custom Quality to open the Custom Quality Settings dialog box.
Imaging Custom Print Quality Settings You can select one or more Custom Quality Settings: • • • Resolution Kyocera Image Refinement EcoPrint These settings can extend the life of toner cartridges by adjusting print resolution to reduce the amount of toner used. Note: The availability of EcoPrint on color printers depends on the printer model and PDL (Page Description Language). For further details on changing the page description language, refer to PDL Settings on page 2-6.
Imaging Note: All of Kyocera's device fonts are TrueType fonts; do not disable them in the driver. 1 Click Fonts to open the Font Settings dialog box. 1 2 Select one of the methods for sending TrueType fonts, and then click OK to save your selection: 2 Fonts 6-3 Option Description Download as outlines Best suited for large documents or print jobs using multiple fonts and font sizes. Print speeds will be faster because of the optimization features in this setting.
Imaging Fonts Option Description Substitute with device fonts System fonts and device fonts are automatically matched based on typeface name. To match a specific device font with a system font, select Substitute with device fonts, then click Fonts to open the Font Substitution dialog box. Select under these circumstances: • To increase print speed and efficiency. • To change a font found throughout a large document. This selection replaces the old font with the desired font.
Imaging This option also improves portability of printable data. (If cleared, device fonts may not match when sent to a different printing system.) The Substitute with device fonts option is disabled if Disable device fonts is selected. Graphics From the Imaging tab, click Graphics to open the Graphics Settings dialog box. Choose your graphics settings, and then click OK to save your selections. See below for descriptions of graphics settings options.
Imaging Inversion options Option Description Mirror print Prints the page content backwards, as it would appear in a mirror image. Optimization Optimization selections are available when KPDL is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. Optimization Option Description Fast printing Delivers images in binary format. Fast printing decreases spool size and increases print speed. Use it for most everyday printing needs. Document portability Creates a PostScript file in ASCII text encoding.
Imaging Custom Color Mode Adjustment To specify custom color settings: 1 Select Custom from the Color mode list. 2 To open the Adjustment Settings dialog box, click Adjustment. A preview image in the dialog box illustrates color changes. 2 Crayons Saturation or RGB adjustment 6-7 Portrait Skin tone and mid-tone adjustment 1 Fruit Hue adjustment 3 From the Custom color adjustment list, select Custom 1, Custom 2, or Custom 3.3 4 To open the Custom Color Adjustment dialog box, click Settings.
Imaging HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) 1 Under Select color space, select HSL (hue, saturation, lightness). HSL lets you adjust the full spectrum, brightness, contrast, and vividness of the color. 1 2 Adjust the distribution and balance of hues. 2 For coordinated hue adjustment, select Master from the Modify list. Drag the Hue slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the value between -180 and +180.
Imaging 2 Under each bar, drag the slider to adjust the relative values of Red, Green, and Blue between -10 and +10. You can also type values in the boxes. 2 3 If you want to return all RGB settings to zero, click Reset. 3 4 Click OK to save the new RGB settings. 4 Color Correction Color Matching is used for greater consistency in color reproduction among various devices. It compensates for the different color spaces of color printing systems.
Imaging Color Correction Option Description None (application corrected) Processes the color data without applying the adjustments contained in the printing system's internal color look-up tables. Ink simulation will not be executed. This is useful if the application provides its own color correction. Color Reproduction 1 In the Color Correction dialog box, select Automatic, then click Color Reproduction. (The Color Reproduction button is enabled only when Automatic is selected.
Imaging 2 In the ICM Settings dialog box, select one Rendering intent, then click OK to save the selection. 2 ICM Settings Option Description Optimize for exact color (Colormetric) Select when colors must match precisely in all print jobs, such as colors in a corporate logo. Optimize for color contrast (best for images) Select for images or scanned photographs containing many colors or shades of color. Optimizes for color contrast by adjusting contrast to preserve detail throughout the tonal range.
Publishing 7 Publishing Note: The properties boxes described here may differ from those for your printing system and are dependent on what optional devices are installed. Cover Mode, Page Insert, and Transparency Interleaving This section describes the Cover mode, Page insert, and Transparency interleaving features of the printer driver. When these options are used with the MP tray, cassette mode (the default setting), must be set. For further details, refer to the printing system's Operation Guide.
Publishing 3 Select the Cover mode check box. Select from the page arrangements described in the table below. 3 Cover Printing Options Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Front Inserts a blank front cover. Front cover Front Prints on the outside surface of the front cover. 5Front Outside Front cover Front Prints on the inside surface of the front cover.
Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Front Prints on the outside and inside surfaces of the front cover. 5Front Outside 5Front Inside Front cover Front and Back Inserts blank front and back covers. Back cover Front cover Front and Back 5Front Outside Prints on the outside surface of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover. Back cover Front cover Front and Back 5Front Inside Prints on the inside surface of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover.
Publishing Check Box Selection Cover Insertion Type Front and Back Prints on the inside surface of the back cover and inserts a blank front cover. 5Back Inside Back cover Front cover Front and Back 5Back Outside Prints on the outside surface of the back cover and inserts a blank front cover. Back cover Front cover Front and Back 5Back Inside Prints on both sides of the back cover and inserts a blank front cover.
Publishing Edit Cover Printing Options 1 From 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 is automatically selected. 1 Note: Heavy, thin, or other special papers must be supplied from the MP tray. Media type selections are not supported for KM-1530. 2 Load the paper for the front and back cover in the paper cassette selected in step 1.
Publishing of the inserted page, enable the Print onto front and Print onto back check boxes. Check Box Options Page Insertion Types 5Page insert Inserts a blank page before the second page. 3 Inserted page 5Page insert Prints on the front surface of the inserted page. 5Print onto Front Inserted page 5Page insert Prints on the inside surface of the inserted page. 5Print onto Back Inserted page 5Page insert Prints on both sides of the inserted page.
Publishing 255. For duplex printing and if you check print cover front and back, then the range is 3 to 255. If simplex printing, the range is from 2 to 511. 2 To designate several pages in the document for insertion, enter a comma (,) to separate them. For a series of insertions in a range of pages, use a hyphen (-). For example, to insert a page before pages 5, 11, 12, 13, and 18, enter [5,11-13,18].
Publishing 2 If the Source and Media type lists have been combined in the Compatibility Settings dialog box, select Auto (Transparency). 2 If the Source and Media type lists have not been combined, from the Media type list, select Transparency. 3 7-8 3 Click the Publishing tab. 4 4 Select the Transparency interleaving check box. To print the transparency content on the inserted pages as well, select the Print onto backing check box.
Publishing User Guide 6 The printing system’s operation panel will prompt you to load transparencies into the MP tray, and, if necessary, load backing paper into the selected cassette. 7 7 Click OK to begin printing.
Job 8 Job The Job options are available for printing systems with a hard disk installed or a RAM disk enabled. For further details on RAM disk setup, refer to RAM Disk on page 2-4. For some models, Private print and Proof and hold can be used with a RAM Disk. Job Storage (e-MPS) The Job tab offers a variety of features, as listed below. Not all features are available on all printing systems. The Job tab will only show the features that are available on your particular printing system.
Job Printer Driver Menu Options Function Job Deletion after Printing Access Code Panel Message (Category) Default number of copies printed Proof and Hold When you print multiple copies, the printing system produces one copy for proofing and pauses. You can resume printing the remaining copies from the printing system’s operation panel.
Job 1 At the printing system’s operation panel, press the Document Box key. 2 A list of Custom boxes that are already registered, if any, appears on the operation panel. Press the Edit Box key and then on the next screen press the Add key. 2 3 To assign the box number, press the Box Number Change key. Use the + and - keys to enter the box number and then press OK. 3 4 To give the box a name, press the Box Name Change key. Enter a name using the alphanumeric keypad and then press Ok.
Job User Guide 3 Click Properties in the list. The Properties dialog box appears. Click the Device Settings tab, and double-click Hard disk. 3 4 The Hard Disk Settings dialog box appears. Click Add. In Box number, enter a four-digit number between 0001 and 1000. 4 5 Enter a name in the Box name text box. The name can be up to 32 characters in length. 5 6 Enter a User name. 6 7 To share a box, select Shared box.
Job To assign multiple Custom boxes, repeat the steps for setting up custom boxes in the driver. When finished, click OK to close the Hard Disk Settings dialog box. To delete a Custom box that you created, select the Custom box from the Box Number list and click Delete. Import and Export a Custom Box List This section explains how to import and export Custom box lists. You can save the list of Custom boxes created in the previous section onto your personal computer or network.
Job Save Jobs in Custom Boxes 1 From the application’s Print dialog box, open the Properties dialog box, and click the Job tab. 1 2 Select Custom box and click Selection. 2 3 The Custom Box Settings dialog box appears. 3 If no Custom boxes have been created in the driver, the last two options will be disabled. See Set Up Custom Boxes in the Driver on page 8-3 for instructions on adding a Custom box.
Job Verify box number for each login user At print time this option asks for a box number and password for each login user saved to a custom box. The box number and password must have been already added to the Custom box list. See Set Up Custom Boxes in the Driver on page 8-3 for instructions on adding a Custom box. Make a selection, enter a box number and password if needed, and then click OK.5 4 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box, and then click Print.
Job 2 Select the Job storage (e-MPS) check box, and then select Quick copy. 2 3 You can name the job for later reference when printing from the printing system’s operation panel. Under Job name, select Application defined for automatic naming by the application. Or, select Custom to enter a name of your choice. The name can be up to 31 characters. 3 4 Click OK. 5 When you Print from the application, the job will be saved to the hard disk while the specified number of copies prints.
Job 5 Press ENTER to delete the job. 5 Proof and Hold 1 Open the Job tab as indicated in the instructions for Quick Copy on page 8-7. Select Proof and hold. 1 2 Name the job for future reference when printing from the printing system’s operation panel. 2 3 • If you select Application defined in Job name, the application automatically names the document. • In the Job name area, select Custom to enter a name of your choice. The name can be up to 31 characters in length. Click OK.
Job 1 At the printing system’s operation panel, press the MENU key. 1 2 Press the S or T key repeatedly until e-MPS > appears. 2 3 Press the X key to open the submenu. 3 4 Press the S or T key repeatedly until >Private/Stored appears. 4 5 Press the ENTER key, the user name appears with a blinking question mark [ ? ]. 5 6 If the user name is correct, press the ENTER key. Otherwise, press the S or T key until the correct name appears.
Job 1 In the Job tab, click Job storage (e-MPS) and then select Job Storage. 2 Select the Access code check box and enter the desired four-digit access code. When you want to print the saved jobs, enter the access code on the printing system’s operation panel. 2 3 You can name the job for future reference when printing from the printing system’s operation panel. 3 4 1 • If you select Application defined in the Job name box, the application automatically names the document.
Job Select Application defined to allow the application to define the Job name or select Custom and type your own Job name, to a maximum of 79 characters.
Advanced 9 Advanced The Advanced tab contains special features that extend the capabilities of the printing system. Click the button at the left of the feature name to open a dialog box containing options for that feature. • • Prologue/Epilogue inserts PRESCRIBE printing system language commands into specified pages or locations of a print job. Watermark adds semitransparent text to a print job.
Advanced Note: The file name only is removed from the Prologue/Epilogue list. The original file itself is not deleted; it remains in the computer or network directory. Insertion Point Each file in the list can be assigned only one insertion point. Choose one of the following insertion point options: Unassigned The selected command file is not inserted into the print job. This is useful if the list contains several command files, and you want to print some but not others.
Advanced For example, if you type 2 in the text box, the command file is inserted only into page 2. If you type 1, 3, 5-12 the command file is inserted into page 1, page 3, and pages 5 through 12. If the Pages option is selected and you click OK without entering any numbers, you will be prompted to specify page numbers. Watermark Use the Watermark feature to create, arrange, and print semitransparent text in the background of a document.
Advanced In the Publishing tab you can also select different media for the cover than that used for the rest of the print job. For further details, see Printing with Covers on page 7-1. Add Watermark You can create your own custom watermarks with different fonts, styles, colors, sizes, positions, and angles. You can also set Count to have the watermark appear multiple times on the page. 1 Click Add to open the Add Watermark dialog box.
Advanced Position Click the position button to change the position of the watermark without changing the angle. Position the cursor anywhere in the preview area. Click and hold as you move the mouse, adjusting the watermark image as you want it to appear on the printed page. The following options provide additional means for positioning watermark text: Centered [default]: Places the center of the watermark text in the center of the page.
Advanced 3 Click one of the Basic colors and click OK; or click Define Custom Colors to open the color spectrum panel. 3 4 In the color spectrum, click and drag the pointer to different areas of the spectrum to adjust the hue and saturation levels. The corresponding numeric values appear in the Hue, Sat, and RGB (Red, Green, Blue) text boxes. Click and drag the slider at the right side of the color spectrum to adjust the luminosity (relative lightness or darkness) of a color.
Advanced 2 Click Delete. 2 3 In the message box, click Yes to confirm the deletion. To refuse the deletion, click No. 3 Security Watermark Security Watermark is an optional feature that is available with some printing systems. Security Watermark adds watermark text and a background pattern to a print job. The text blends into the background pattern making it nearly invisible when printed. If the printed document is photocopied, the security watermark will be visible.
Advanced Security watermark is available only when these driver features are set as follows: • • • • • • • • • • • • • Scaling set to 100% Print size set to 100% Gutter – Reduce Image to Fit set to Off Multiple pages per sheet set to Off Booklet set to Off Watermark set to Off Poster set to Off Kyocera Image Refinement (KIR) set to Off Resolution set to 600 dpi EcoPrint set to Off Monochrome Brightness and Contrast set to 0 Custom color adjustment set to [None] Color correction set to Automatic The Selec
Advanced Page Selection Page selection options are enabled after a security watermark is selected from the list. Choose one of the following: All pages The security watermark prints on every page of the document. First page only The security watermark prints only on the first page of the document. All pages except first page The security watermark prints on all pages of the document except the first page.
Advanced 1 Click Add to open the Add Security Watermark dialog box. 1 2 Type a descriptive name for your watermark in the Security watermark name text box. The name can be different from the actual watermark text, but the name cannot be the same as one of the standard security watermark names. After the new watermark is added, its name appears in the Select security watermark drop-down list.
Advanced 4 To add the new custom security watermark, click OK. To quit the dialog box without saving the watermark, click Cancel. 4 Additional Options Fonts Select a font for the new watermark from the Font list. The Security Watermark feature uses only TrueType fonts. Select a font Size and Style. To adjust the Angle of the text on the page, select from the list. An angle is measured in degrees, ranging from 0 to 180. The default is 45 degrees.
Advanced In the Device Settings tab’s PDL Settings dialog box, if GDI compatible mode is selected, then Overprint is selected automatically. Adjust Calibration Use this option to set and make adjustments to the Pattern shading and Text contrast for each individual security watermark. You can print sample calibrations to help you determine the appearance of the security watermark.
Advanced 5 For best results, print three separate sample pages using each of the Pattern shading selections, Light, Normal and Dark. This will provide the best range of choices for Pattern shading and Text contrast settings. 5 6 To ensure the security watermark will print and photocopy correctly, select the combination of Pattern shading and Text contrast settings where the text is the most nearly invisible. 6 7 To save your calibration adjustments, click OK.
Advanced Delete Security Watermark The Delete option lets you remove a custom security watermark that was previously added. The standard security watermarks cannot be deleted. If the watermark selected in the list is one of the standard security watermarks, the Delete button is disabled. 1 From the Select security watermark list, select a watermark to delete. 1 2 Click Delete. 2 3 In the message box, click Yes to confirm the deletion. To refuse the deletion, click No.
Profile 10 Profile This feature lets you save printer driver settings as a profile. You can select multiple options in the Printing Preferences tabs, save them to a profile, and use all of them at once when you apply the profile. For example, you can save a profile with selected options for Print on both sides, landscape, and rear tray destination. You can also export profiles to other KX printer drivers on your computer and to other computers.
Profile 3 Click Add to open the Add Profile dialog box. 3 4 Enter a Name for the profile, select an Icon, and enter an optional Description. The name can be up to 31 characters, the description can be up to 255 characters. 4 5 Click OK to save the profile. 5 6 Click Apply to activate the selected profile to the current print job. 6 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.
Profile 3 The Edit Profile dialog box appears. You can edit the Name, Icon, and Description. 3 4 Click OK to save the profile. 4 Delete Profile 1 Click Profile in the Printing Preferences dialog box. 1 2 Select profiles and click Delete. 2 3 Click Yes to delete the profiles. 3 Import and Export Profile You can export and save a profile on your computer and transfer it to other computers, then use it with other printing systems. Only one profile can be exported at a time.
Profile 3 The Export Profile dialog box appears. Name and save the profile. 3 Import User Guide 1 Click Import in the Profile dialog box. The Import Profile dialog box appears. 1 2 Select a profile and click Open. 2 3 The profile appears in the Select profile list.
Access code Glossary A Access code A four-digit code 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, memory, and RAM disk. Driver settings will be updated with information received from the physical printing system.
Operation panel 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. The larger blank space is created by shifting the printable area to the right or down as much as one inch (25.4 mm). H Halftone screen Imaging process that breaks down an image into dots.
PDL P PDL Page Description Language. This is the language used by your computer to tell the printing system how to print a document. Availability of some printing options depends on the selected PDL. Available page description languages are PCL XL, PCL 5e (monochrome models only), PCL 5c (color models only), and KPDL. Poster Layout feature for printing a document in a larger size than the maximum supported by the printer so the cumulative sheets can be assembled as a poster.
Watermark T Transparency Clear sheet used as printing media. Transparency interleaving A Publishing feature that inserts a backing sheet between printed transparencies. The backing sheet, also known as an interleaf, helps keep transparencies clean and prevents the transparencies from clinging together. U User login Registers users with a user name and password. User login provides job restriction by user, in contrast to the Job accounting feature, which assigns privileges by division or department.
Appendix: Available Fonts MTI (AGFA) 80 FONTS Font Name File Name Font Name Albertus Extra Bold KYCW1_1.TTF ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book Oblique KYCW1_48.TTF Albertus Medium KYCW1_0.TTF ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi KYCW1_49.TTF Antique Olive KYCW1_2.TTF KYCW1_50.TTF Antique Olive Bold KYCW1_4.TTF ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi Oblique ITC Bookman Demi Antique Olive Italic KYCW1_3.TTF ITC Bookman Demi Italic KYCW1_54.TTF Arial KYCW1_5.TTF ITC Bookman Light KYCW1_51.
CourierPS Bold Oblique KYCW1_58.TTF Times Bold Italic KYCW1_78.TTF Garamond Antiqua KYCW1_15.TTF Times New Roman KYCW1_31.TTF Garamond Halbfett KYCW1_17.TTF Times New Roman Bold KYCW1_33.TTF Garamond Kursiv KYCW1_16.TTF Times New Roman Italic KYCW1_32.TTF Garamond Halbfett Kursiv KYCW1_18.TTF Times New Roman Bold Italic KYCW1_34.TTF Helvetica KYCW1_59.TTF Univers Bold KYCW1_37.TTF Helvetica Bold KYCW1_61.TTF Univers Bold Condensed KYCW1_41.TTF Helvetica Oblique KYCW1_60.
Index A Accessing Printer Properties 2-1 Administrator Settings 2-8 job accounting 2-11 password 2-11 Advanced tab 9-1 Assembly marks 4-6 Auto Configuration 2-13 Available device fonts 6-4 B Basic Printing Tasks 3-1 Binding 4-2 Bitmaps 6-3 C Cassettes 3-7 Chart 6-10 CMYK 6-6 Collating Modes 3-13 Color 6-6 adjustment settings 6-7 continuous tone 6-6 correction 6-9 custom 6-7 hue 6-7 – 6-8 ICM correction 6-10 in Watermark text 9-5 lightness 6-7 – 6-8 reproduction 6-10 Command files 9-1 Compatibility settin
H Hard Disk Settings 8-4 Hole Punch 5-3 HSL 6-7 – 6-8 Hue 6-7 – 6-8 I ICM 6-9 ICM Color Correction 6-10 ICM Settings 6-11 Imaging 6-1 Inserting a page 7-5 Installing Components 1-12 Installing Optional Devices 2-1 Inversion Options 6-5 IPP 1-8 J Job Accounting 2-11 administrator password 2-11 password protect 2-11 Job Storage 8-2, 8-10 Jobs 8-1 job storage 8-10 private print 8-9 proof and hold 8-9 quick copy 8-7 K KIR 6-2 KPDL 2-5, 2-7, 6-6 settings 2-7 Kyocera Image Refinement 6-2 L Language Preference
PostScript 6-6 PRESCRIBE 9-1 Print borders 4-4 Print Quality 6-1 Custom settings 6-2 Printer default settings 2-1 Printer Properties accessing 2-1 Printing basic tasks 3-1 covers 7-2 duplex 3-8 on paper of non-standard sizes 3-6 remaining copies of proof and hold jobs 8-9 reverse order 3-12 with Custom Paper Sizes 3-8 Private Print 8-2, 8-9 Profile 10-1 Prologue/Epilogue 9-1 Proof and Hold 8-2, 8-9 Punch positioning 5-4 using 5-2 Punch Settings 2-3 Punch Unit 2-3 S Saturation 6-7 – 6-8 Scaling 4-6 Separati
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