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- Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 1
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environments. User Interface screen captures shown in this guide may differ depending on your printing device. This user guide and its contents were developed for the 5.1 driver. Models supported by the KX printer driver TASKalfa 250ci TASKalfa 300ci TASKalfa 400ci TASKalfa 500ci © 2010 KYOCERA MITA - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 3
Printer Components 1-9 The Add Printer Wizard ...1-10 Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista 1-10 Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 1-10 Printer Driver Settings Access ...1-10 Changing the Default Driver Settings 1-11 Chapter 2 Device Settings - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 4
XPS Driver a Profile ...3-5 Importing a Profile ...3-5 Exporting a Profile ...3-6 Application Based Printing ...3-6 Color, Black & White, and EcoPrint 4-5 Print Preview ...4-5 Previewing a Print Job ...4-5 Kyocera Finishing Separation ...6-1 Rotate Copies ...6-1 Offset Jobs ...6-2 ii User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 5
Color Mode ...7-6 Printer Profile ...7-6 Color Correction ...7-7 Setting a Default Color Profile 7-8 Adjusting Color ...7-9 Adjusting HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness 7-10 Adjusting RGB (Red, Green, Blue 7-10 Storage (e-MPS) ...9-1 Job Storage (e-MPS) options 9-1 Custom Box ...9-2 KX DRIVER iii - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 6
Selecting Pages for Security Watermark 10-7 Color Optimizer ...10-8 Optimizing RGB Color for Printing 10-8 Configuring Status Monitor ...10-9 Setting Status Monitor Preferences 10-10 EMF Spooling ...10-11 Selecting EMF Spooling ...10-11 Enable Client Profile ...10-11 Glossary ...v iv User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 7
is available and the system is connected to the web. We recommend you continue with the steps to install the driver for an expanded feature set. In Windows, if the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears during the installation process, click Cancel. If the Hardware Installation warning dialog - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 8
manually Windows TCP/IP print from any network card connected to a printing system. KPrint supports RAW mode, LPR and IPP printing. For the KPrint Installation instructions Driver Components If the installation wizard detects older driver applies to driver installation for driver software in Windows - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 9
steps to install the KX Driver for an expanded feature set. In Windows, if the Found want to open a dialog box with details about IP Address, Host Name, Printer Model, Contact, Location, and printer with others or set this printer as the default printer. Make your selections, and then click Next. - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 10
and provides basic support for your printer. The KX XPS DRIVER and XPS minidriver is only available for printing systems used with Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The XPS driver is discussed in the Device Settings chapter. Minidriver functionality is not documented in this user guide. Installing in - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 11
box appears only in Windows XP and Windows 2000.) When the installation Windows Vista, a driver installation will be made from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and the system is connected to the web. We recommend you continue with the steps to install the KX Driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 12
Custom Installation page, select the driver and software packages you want to install from the Driver and Utility tabs, and clear choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer. Make your selections, and then click Next. 6 On the Confirm . 1-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 13
KX DRIVER Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer. Make your selections, and then click Next. 8 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 14
Device Settings check box appears only in Windows XP and Windows 2000.) When the installation completes successfully, driver software in Windows operating systems using a USB connection. With the Custom select option, you manually default printer. Make your selections, and then click Next. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 15
restart your computer. Optional Printer Components You can expand the functionality of your printer driver by installing optional components from the Product Library CD menu > Advanced Tools menu. installing printers and optional components, restart your computer if prompted. KX DRIVER 1-9 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 16
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. 1 Click Start and Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a printer. 3 The Add Printer Wizard appears. Follow the instructions on each - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 17
click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on your printing system icon. 3 Click Printing Preferences. 4 In the Printing Preferences dialog box, select the desired features in all tabs. 5 Click OK to save the settings. KX DRIVER - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 18
click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 2000), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click the desired printing system model. 3 Click Printer properties (Windows 7) or Properties (Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000). 4 Click Device Settings. 2-1 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 19
to 1000 custom boxes for storing print jobs. Custom boxes can be assigned to users who can print the jobs later from the printing system's operation panel. 1 In Device Settings, select Hard disk. Or if selected, double-click , change the number and name in the Box number and Box name KX DRIVER 2-2 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 20
to keep the printer driver consistent with the printing system configuration. Not all installed devices are detected by using Auto Configure. Before selecting OK in Device Settings, check the settings to make sure that they are correct. Note: The default setting for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is for - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 21
's operation panel. User Login Options User login settings selected in the driver are applied to every print job sent from this computer. The available options are as follows: Use specific login user name This option can be used to specify a user name and password to use the same User login for - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 22
permissions is prompted to type a 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. With user permissions, the print job is - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 23
KX DRIVER Device Settings 5 Click OK in all dialog boxes. 6 Print the document from the application. 7 When the Print Options dialog box appears, type or select a Login user name and User login password, and click OK. Login is required for some options. Job Accounting Job accounting gives an - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 24
lets you control the user. Selecting Set Quick Print tab as default opens to this tab when you access Printing Preferences. Selecting Hide Edit Quick Print control prevents users color mode, color page count, and paper size values. When PDF is selected in the PDL settings dialog box, only color - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 25
the Password protect administrator settings check box. 4 Click OK. Associate Profile with Application This option lets you set all printing from each installed application to use the same driver settings in Device Settings, click Administrator > Associate Profile with application. KX DRIVER 2-8 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 26
are restricted: Black & White mode This option disables all color settings in the driver's Quick Print, Basic, and Imaging tab and prints all jobs with black toner only. Lock Lock Security Settings also prevents any user changes in the Security Watermark dialog box. Password Settings User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 27
KX DRIVER Device Settings The administrator can also set a password that is required to temporarily unlock a feature. If selected, this setting prompts you to enter a password and confirm the password. Locking Driver Settings You can select driver using a user name and password. Authentication and 10 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 28
digest that is 160 bits long. SHA1 is the byte blocks and a 56-bit key. AES This option SNMPv3, type a User name to a maximum of 32 characters, and a Password from 8 to 32 User Settings User Settings lets you specify user and department names, select the default unit of measure, and change the driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 29
depending on your locale and your computer settings. Setting Language Preference You can select a user interface language. 1 In Device Settings > User Settings, select the desired language from the Select language list. 2 Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes. KX DRIVER 2-12 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 30
default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes. When using the XPS driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, XPS client logged in as a restricted user. PDL Options The PDL options, support Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows font downloading Supports most Graphics - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 31
KX DRIVER Device Settings saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be viewed and printed with Adobe® Reader® on Windows, Mac OS®, and per sheet). KPDL Settings Allow data passthrough This option reduces errors when printing complex jobs from applications that use PostScript formatting - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 32
security options are available: Encryption Encryption provides password protection so that a document cannot be opened or altered by unauthorized users 40 Bit This encryption option provides low level security for a PDF document. It is supported for earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 33
7 and Windows Vista, the XML Paper Specification (XPS) Page description language provides the most efficient method for displaying, processing, and printing documents. As both a PDL and a document format, XPS requires compatible printer hardware and software written for the Windows KX DRIVER 2-16 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 34
XPS driver supports a single PDL setting. The XPS driver can be installed from the Product Library CD. In the Installation Method menu, click Custom Mode, and on the Custom Installation page, select KX XPS DRIVER. To view a print to file XPS document, download and install the Microsoft XPS default - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 35
Compatibility Settings to the default by clicking Reset. Combine Source and Media Type Lists You can change the driver's Basic tab so in the driver interface. Note: To remove the Output to PDF module, PDF must not be selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. 1 In Device Settings, click Kyocera logo > - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 36
Settings in Properties. This chapter can be used as a separate Quick Print user guide when KX Driver support is controlled by an administrator. Quick Print Options You can set one or more between portrait, landscape, portrait rotated, landscape rotated printing formats. Color Mode 3-1 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 37
KX DRIVER Quick Print This icon changes between color and black Printer default is Color Mode Color mode lets you choose full-color printing (CMYK) or printing with black toner only. When the selection appears in color, all color settings in the driver are enabled. Color cannot be chosen if Black - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 38
You can select from a limited set of driver features to appear in the Quick Print tab. 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 2000), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on the desired printing - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 39
KX DRIVER Quick Print Click the up and down arrows to change the position of the features under Selected controls. The feature at the top appears on the left in the Quick Print tab. To restore the list to factory default profile. 3 Click Apply. The side panel displays the options for that profile. 4 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 40
the printer driver to default settings, select the Factory Default profile, and an existing profile. The Factory Default profile cannot be edited. 1 profile from other printer drivers into your printer driver. 1 Click Profiles > are unavailable in the existing driver. Select Yes, to import the - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 41
KX DRIVER Quick Print Exporting a Profile The Export button lets you export a copy of a profile from your printer driver for use in other printer drivers. The Factory Default profile cannot be exported. 1 Click Profiles. 2 In the Select profile section, select the profile to be exported, and click - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 42
settings under Association name, File name, or Profile. 5 Click OK in the Edit Association and Application Based Printing dialog boxes to save the revised association. 3-7 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 43
4 Basic In the Basic tab, you can specify the most commonly used printer driver settings. Basic Settings The Basic tab contains several settings for the most commonly used printing tasks. of the print job. If Rotated is selected, the print job orientation is rotated 180 degrees. KX DRIVER 4-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 44
of paper. Color This setting specifies between Color (CMYK) or Black & White default is Auto source selection, which instructs the printer to search for the media requested by the application or the printer driver Print Size and Page Size Print Size controls the output page size of the User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 45
they must be created and added to the Print size list. The driver supports a maximum of twenty custom sizes. 1 In the Basic tab, click Page Sizes. 2 Click New. 3 A default custom name appears in the Name box. Type a name for your Turn the short edge of the page to view the content. KX DRIVER 4-3 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 46
from the stored data. This avoids the extra processing involved in sending every copy from the computer to the printing system. With Collate selected, the driver prints the complete job set by set. With Collate cleared, it prints each page by set. For example, with Collate selected, three copies of - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 47
printing or printing with black toner only. EcoPrint makes print output appear lighter. The following color modes are available: Color (CMYK) This mode prints full four-color text and graphics. Black & White This mode prints with black toner only, constraining all color settings. EcoPrint makes the - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 48
-in Information A plug-in integrates with the printer driver to extend the driver's capabilities. In Device Settings or any tab, click Kyocera logo > Plug-in to view the following plug-in information: Module Description Version Click OK to close the driver information dialog boxes. 4-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 49
Multiple pages per sheet prints several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper. The size and readability of the multiple pages decrease as the Print borders. 4 In the Layout list, select the direction the pages should flow. KX DRIVER 5-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 50
binding This selection prints text that reads from right to left. 2 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 3 Click OK to start printing. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 51
KX DRIVER Layout The Poster feature lets you create a document to a size that is larger than the paper your printer can support can change the Units setting in the User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device proof sheet, along with the poster, to guide you in assembling the printed poster sheets. - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 52
Print format, select one of the options for a finished print format. 5 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. 5-4 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 53
job at right angles in the output tray. 1 In Basic > Destination, select an option that is not a finishing tray, for example: Top tray (face-down). KX DRIVER 6-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 54
ensure consistent offset stacking, all users printing to the same printing system should select Offset jobs as the default setting. The Offset jobs feature updated to the first available output tray that supports the selected finishing option. Staple selects the Destination Staple. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 55
align the matching sides of two different page sizes in a document. 1 In the Basic tab, set Print size and Page size to the same size. KX DRIVER 6-3 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 56
application's Print dialog box. If the printer driver determines that the specified paper size or direction (short or long edge) is unavailable in the printing system, the operation panel message requests that you load the correct paper on the left side, or top of the printed sheet. This User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 57
Punch KX DRIVER Finishing creates a larger margin space by shifting the printable area to the that you previously made under Punch. Creating Punch Holes for a Print Job The finishing device must support the Punch feature. Available punch options are set in Device Settings and depend on the punch - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 58
Finishing 2 hole or 3 hole (inches based) 2 hole or 4 hole (metric based) 3 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 Click OK to start printing. 6-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 59
quality and color settings. Print default setting to the highest print quality. Selecting EcoPrint EcoPrint changes toner toner varies based upon your printing system model and the type of data printed (text, graphics, or both). EcoPrint is also available in the Quick Print and Basic tabs. KX DRIVER - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 60
color printing, color inks or toners are applied separately to a page. A color image has its component colors applied in color separations of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. These color common format for fonts on Microsoft Windows. System fonts are the primary Download as outlines 7-2 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 61
KX DRIVER Imaging This supported by a large font inventory. Setting Font Substitution You can use one font in place of another. 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 2000), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 62
, shapes, lines, values, and textures to create a visual arrangement. A fill is the application of a color or grayscale to a graphics object. If printed patterns and fills do not match the appearance of that on the screen, use Pattern scaling to select a different density of printed dots. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 63
KX DRIVER Imaging Auto (default . Reverse image This setting prints images like a photo negative, reversing black and white areas of the image. Mirror print This setting prints the the normal procedure of processing every aspect of the CIE color space used in applications such as Adobe Acrobat and - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 64
option if the driver receives CMYK data from the application. Color Mode The options in Color mode let you choose full-color printing or printing with black toner only. The following color modes are available: Color (CMYK) This option prints full four-color text and graphics. Black & White Use - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 65
. Custom table This option lets you select a custom color table that was previously downloaded to your printing system. All other Printer profile options use the default color table. Advanced This option achieves greater consistency in color reproduction among various devices. It compensates for the - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 66
box. Setting a Default Color Profile When using the ICM (system corrected) feature in the Color Correction dialog box, you can set a color profile for your printing system. Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 67
device list. 12 Select the desired color profile and click Set as Default Profile. 13 Click Close. Windows XP 1 Click Start, click Control Panel and double-click Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click on the desired color printer. 3 Select Properties. 4 Select the Color Management tab. 5 Click Add. 6 In - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 68
color space, select RGB. 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. 3 If you want to return all RGB settings to zero, click Reset. 4 Click OK to save the new RGB settings. 7-10 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 69
is the default mid-level Color mode. Continuous tone is selected automatically. Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics and text with black, rather than grayscale. This feature is implemented for CAD applications. Black & White must be selected as the Color mode. KX DRIVER - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 70
for the front and back of your document. You can print on cover pages of a different weight or color than the main document. The source of the cover paper is specified by adjusting the Media for cover settings in to print on the covers. 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 8-1 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 71
on the outside surface of the front cover. Front Front inside Prints on the inside surface of the front cover. Front Front outside Front inside KX DRIVER Prints on the outside and inside surfaces of the front cover. - continued 8-2 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 72
inserts a blank back cover. Front and back Front outside Front inside 8-3 Prints on both sides of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover. - continued User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 73
inside Back inside Back outside Prints on both sides of the front and back covers. Choosing Cover Media You can select media for the cover. KX DRIVER 8-4 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 74
media type, a source cassette matching that media type is automatically selected. 5 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. 8-5 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 75
sheet between printed transparencies. The backing sheet, also known as an interleaf, helps keep transparencies clean and prevents them from clinging together. This feature is KX DRIVER 8-6 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 76
matching that media type is automatically selected. 5 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. The printing system's operation panel prompts you to load transparencies into the MP tray, and if necessary, load backing paper into the selected cassette - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 77
name in the User Settings dialog box, available in Device Settings. Job Storage (e-MPS) options Custom box Storage location Hard disk Access code required When job is printed When job is deleted from memory Optional password When printed from When manually operation panel deleted or up to - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 78
the print job. If a match is not found, the driver checks for administrator or user permissions. With administrator permissions, you will be prompted to type a box number and optional password for the print job. The driver searches for a Windows login user name and adds this name with the box number - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 79
Job password to the custom box list in the driver. With user permissions, the print job is canceled. You will be prompted to contact an administrator to after printing but are deleted when the printing system is turned off. You can manually delete a job at the operation panel. KX DRIVER 9-3 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 80
is manually deleted. Access code user enters the Access code at the printing system's operation panel. After the job is printed, it is removed from printing system memory. The number of Private print jobs that can be stored is limited only by the storage capacity of the hard disk. You can manually - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 81
access code is used, the job is not printed until a user prints it at the printing system's operation panel. After the job is printed, it remains in printing system memory. The number of Job storage jobs that can be stored is limited only by the storage capacity of the hard disk. You can manually - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 82
Job storage (e-MPS) features, so that you can find your job in job lists on the printing system's operation panel. The selected job name is saved with the print job when the job is sent to printing system memory. 1 job with the same job name remains in the printing system memory. 9-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 83
PRESCRIBE command language reference guide. A command file is a set of instructions the printing system interprets to added to a print job. To create this file, use a text editor like Windows Notepad. In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue , select a Prologue/Epilogue file name to computer. KX DRIVER 10-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 84
Advanced 10-2 1 In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list, and then click Edit. 2 After your text editor opens, make PCL 5c is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. With a command file selected in the list, choose one insertion point option: User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 85
be edited, though a limited number of options can be changed for default watermarks. 1 In the Advanced tab, click Watermark. 2 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. KX DRIVER 10-3 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 86
default colors. For custom colors, select Custom, and click the button to open the Color dialog box. Click one of the Basic colors and click OK, or click Define Custom Colors to open the color spectrum panel. When selecting Color Mode > Black must select User defined in as its axis. 10 In all dialog - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 87
. If a scan, fax, or print from memory is attempted, the process is stopped and an error message appears on the printer's operation panel. The Optional Printer Components wizard offers the opportunity to install the Security Watermark plug-in following installation of the printer driver. Security - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 88
changed for default security watermarks. scan, fax or print from memory is attempted, the process is stopped and an error message appears on the printing system's operation panel. 8 Select a Watermark color for the security watermark from the list. The options are Black, Cyan, or Magenta. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 89
KX DRIVER Advanced When selecting Color Mode > Black & White in the Imaging tab, the only option for watermark colors is black. 9 For Security Watermark, Overprint is set by default. The security watermark is printed over the document data so that it can appear clearly in a photocopy. 10 Adjust the - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 90
match a single color accurately in a print job. Options selected in the Color Optimizer dialog box are also saved in Imaging > Adjustment. At any time, you can click the Info icon in the Color Optimizer dialog box for instructions. 1 Open the document containing the desired color. 10-8 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 91
color. If you know the RGB values of the color, type or select the values. The color appears in the color The description only appears in the Color Optimizer dialog box. 9 Click the window during printing. You can start a status monitor for each supported port. KX DRIVER 5 To display a list - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 92
10-10 cannot be used. Define settings using the operation panel of the printing system. Preferences Opens a dialog com Opens a web browser to the Kyocera Mita home page. Exit Closes the alert. Cover open Paper jam Add paper Sleep Add toner Toner low Not connected Printing Printing completed 6 In the - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 93
transparency of the Status Monitor image, click the Appearance tab. Enlarge window Select to double the size of the Status Monitor image and text driver reads from the spool file simultaneously. For multiple or large documents, this quickly returns application control to the user KX DRIVER 10-11 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 94
Advanced In the Advanced tab, clear the Enable client profile check box to select profiles from the server to apply to print jobs created by the driver. Server profiles are read-only. Select the Enable client profile check box for using custom profiles locally in the driver. 10-12 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 95
Job option that stores print jobs in the printing system's memory for later printing from the operation panel. Custom box jobs are saved to boxes that are assigned to users, and can be restricted by password. Your printing system must have an installed hard disk to use this feature. A maximum of 100 - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 96
panel, and printing of sensitive documents can be restricted to approved users and graphics. This supports stapling and hole controls the number of pages printed by each account ID. Account IDs can be assigned at the printing system and stored in the driver an access code. This drivers and new drivers - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 97
O P KX DRIVER MP tray Source tray used for labels, transparencies, envelopes, and custom printing media. Multiple pages per sheet This feature lets you print several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper. Operation panel The keys and display - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 98
operation panel support window color. W Watermark The Watermark feature is available in the Advanced tab. A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern that can be placed on a page or throughout a document. You can choose one of the standard watermarks or create your own text. viii User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 500ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 99
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