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Selecting a PDL, PDF, PDF Options, Output to PDF

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Device Settings PCL XL Settings Skip printing blank pages This option prevents the printing system from outputting any page that contains no data, or that has, at most, one space character. Selecting this option can save paper, and result in comparatively faster printing times. This feature is for regular printing (not for booklet, duplex or multiple pages per sheet). KPDL Settings Allow data passthrough This option reduces errors when printing complex jobs from applications that use PostScript formatting. When selected, EMF spooling is not available in the Advanced tab. PDF Settings Provides options for printing and saving documents to Adobe PDF format. See PDF topics for details. Selecting a PDL You can select a page description language from PDL options. 1 In Device Settings > PDL > PDL Settings, select the desired page description language from the Select PDL list. 2 You can select the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of graphics created by your application. 3 Select Settings when the PDL is set to PCL XL, KPDL or PDF. If you select PCL XL, you can select Skip printing blank pages and Enable smart duplex printing. If you select KPDL, you can select Allow data passthrough and Enable smart duplex printing. If you select PDF, you can select from the available PDF Settings. 4 Click OK in the PDL Settings and Properties dialog boxes. PDF 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® 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. Note: With PDF selected in the PDL Settings dialog box, only a limited set of driver options are available. 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: 2-13 User Guide

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
1 Installation	7
Preparing to Install the Driver	7
Selecting an Installation Method	7
Installing Utilities	8
Upgrading Driver Components	8
Express Installation	8
Installing in Express Mode	8
Custom Installation	10
Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Discover	10
Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Discover	11
Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select	13
Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Custom Select	14
Optional Printer Components	15
Installing Optional Printer Components	15
The Add Printer Wizard	16
Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista	16
Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000	16
Printer Driver Settings Access	17
Changing the Default Driver Settings	17
2 Device Settings	18
Accessing Device Settings	18
Device Options	19
Setting Device Options	19
Auto Configure	19
Enabling Auto Configuration	19
Memory	20
Setting the Memory	20
Administrator Settings	20
User Login	20
User Login Options	21
Printing with User Login	21
Job Accounting	22
Job Accounting Options	22
Printing with Job Accounting	23
Show Quick Print Tab	23
Send Count Information	24
Send Application Name	24
Administrator Password	24
Setting the Administrator Password	24
Clearing the Administrator Password	24
Associate Profile with Application	25
Lock Settings	25
Lock Settings Options	25
SNMP	26
SNMPv3 Options	26
Selecting SNMP Settings	27
User Settings	27
Identification	27
Setting User Identification	27
Units	28
Selecting a Unit of Measurement	28
Language Preference	28
Setting Language Preference	28
PDL (Page Description Language)	28
PDL Options	28
PDL Settings	29
Selecting a PDL	30
PDF	30
PDF Options	30
Printing and Saving to PDF	32
XPS Driver	32
Compatibility Settings	33
Media Source Enumeration	33
Setting Media Sources	33
Ignore Application Collation	33
Selecting Printer Driver Collation	33
Combine Source and Media Type Lists	34
Creating a Combined Source List	34
Removing a Plug-in	34
3 Quick Print	35
Quick Print Options	35
Common Printing Options	35
Collate	36
Duplex Printing	36
Multiple Pages per Sheet	37
Edit Quick Print	37
Editing Quick Print Options	37
Profile Options	38
Selecting Profiles	38
Saving a Profile	38
Editing a Profile	39
Deleting a Profile	39
Importing a Profile	39
Exporting a Profile	39
Application Based Printing	40
Adding an Association	40
Editing an Association	40
Deleting an Association	41
4 Basic	42
Basic Paper Settings	42
Source and Media Types	43
Print Size and Page Size	43
Creating a Custom Page Size	44
Printing with Custom Size Pages	44
Duplex Printing	44
Printing in Duplex Mode	45
Collate	45
Printing Collated Documents	46
Quality	46
Print Preview	46
Previewing a Print Job	46
Kyocera Logo	47
Displaying Version Information	47
Displaying Plug-in Information	47
5 Layout	48
Multiple Pages per Sheet	48
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet	48
Scaling	49
Setting Scaling on the Page	49
Gutter	49
Creating a Gutter	49
Booklet	50
Printing a Booklet	50
Poster	50
Printing a Poster	51
6 Imaging	53
Print Quality and Custom Quality	53
Selecting Print Quality	53
Selecting EcoPrint	54
Half Speed Mode	54
Fonts	54
Font Settings	55
Selecting Font Settings	55
Font Substitution	55
Setting Font Substitution	56
Disable Device Fonts	56
Disabling Device Fonts	56
Graphics	56
Selecting Graphics Settings	56
Pattern Scaling	57
Inversion Settings	57
Optimization Settings	57
CIE Optimization	58
Halftone Screen	58
Setting the Halftone Screen	58
Adjusting Grayscale	59
Selecting Text and Graphics Effects	59
7 Publishing	61
Cover Mode	61
Printing Covers	61
Cover Mode Options	62
Choosing Cover Media	65
Page Insert	65
Printing Page Inserts	65
Page Insertion Options	66
Transparency Interleaving	67
Interleaving Transparencies	67
8 Advanced	68
Prologue/Epilogue	68
Selecting a Prologue/Epilogue File	68
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File	69
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File	69
Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	69
Unassigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	69
Specifying the Insertion Point	70
Watermark	70
Adding or Editing a Watermark	71
Selecting Pages for Watermark	72
Security Watermark	72
Adding or Editing a Security Watermark	73
Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration	74
Selecting Pages for Security Watermark	75
Configuring Status Monitor	75
Setting Status Monitor Preferences	76
EMF Spooling	77
Selecting EMF Spooling	77
Enable Client Profile	77
9 Profiles	79
Saving a Profile	79
Editing a Profile	80
Deleting a Profile	80
Importing a Profile	80
Exporting a Profile	81
Application Based Printing	81
Adding an Association	81
Editing an Association	82
Deleting an Association	82

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Device Settings

PCL XL Settings

Skip printing blank pages

This option prevents the printing system from outputting any page that

contains no data, or that has, at most, one space character. Selecting this

option can save paper, and result in comparatively faster printing times. This

feature is for regular printing (not for booklet, duplex or multiple pages per

sheet).

KPDL Settings

Allow data passthrough

This option reduces errors when printing complex jobs from applications that

use PostScript formatting. When selected,

EMF spooling

is not available in

the

Advanced

tab.

PDF Settings

Provides options for printing and saving documents to Adobe PDF format.

See PDF topics for details.

Selecting a PDL

You can select a page description language from

PDL

options.

Device Settings

PDL

PDL Settings

, select the desired page description

language from the

Select PDL

list.

You can select the

GDI compatible mode

option to improve the output quality

of graphics created by your application.

Select

Settings

when the PDL is set to

PCL XL

KPDL

PDF

If you select

PCL XL

, you can select

Skip printing blank pages

and

Enable

smart duplex printing

If you select

KPDL

, you can select

Allow data passthrough

and

Enable

smart duplex printing

If you select

PDF

, you can select from the available PDF Settings.

Click

in the

PDL Settings

and

Properties

dialog boxes.

PDF

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® 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.

Note:

With

PDF

selected in the

PDL Settings

dialog box, only a limited set of

driver options are available.

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:

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