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The Add Printer Wizard, Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista - series

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Installation The Add Printer Wizard The Add Printer Wizard displays a series of pages that guide you through printer installation. You are prompted to make installation choices on each page. Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista This section describes how to install a printer driver using the Add Printer Wizard in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista). 2 Click Add a printer. 3 The Add Printer Wizard appears. Click either Add a local printer or Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. Follow the instructions on each page, and then click Next to proceed to the next page. Note: If the Windows Security warning dialog box appears, click Install this driver software anyway. 4 The last page of the wizard appears with a message that you've successfully added the printer you selected. Installation of the printer driver is now complete. Click Print a test page if you want to produce sample print output from the newly installed printer. To close the Add Printer Wizard, click Finish. Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 This section describes how to install a printer driver using the Add Printer Wizard in Windows XP and Windows 2000. 1 Click Start and Printers and Faxes. 2 Click Add a printer. 3 The Add Printer Wizard appears. Follow the instructions on each page, and then click Next to proceed to the next page. Note: If the Found New Hardware Wizard page appears, click Cancel. If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box appears, click Continue Anyway. 4 When the Completing the Add Printer Wizard page appears, installation of the printer driver is now complete. To close the Add Printer Wizard, click Finish. If prompted, restart your computer. Printer Driver Settings Access The printer driver software can be accessed from the Print dialog box of an application, or from Start. If accessed from an application, then changes made to driver settings remain in effect until the application ends. If accessed from Start, changes are maintained as the default printer settings. 1-10 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	16
Changing the Default Driver Settings	17
2 Device Settings	18
Accessing Device Settings	18
Device Options	19
Setting Device Options	19
Setting Punch Options	19
Setting up Custom Boxes	19
Auto Configure	20
Enabling Auto Configuration	20
Memory	21
Administrator Settings	21
User Login	21
User Login Options	21
Printing with User Login	22
Job Accounting	23
Job Accounting Options	23
Printing with Job Accounting	23
Show Quick Print Tab	24
Send Count Information	24
Send Application Name	25
Administrator Password	25
Setting the Administrator Password	25
Clearing the Administrator Password	25
Associate Profile with Application	25
Lock Settings	26
Lock Settings Options	26
Locking Driver Settings	27
SNMP	27
SNMPv3 Options	27
Selecting SNMP Settings	28
User Settings	28
Identification	29
Setting User Identification	29
Units	29
Selecting a Unit of Measurement	29
Language Preference	29
Setting Language Preference	29
PDL (Page Description Language)	30
PDL Options	30
PDL Settings	31
Selecting a PDL	31
PDF Options	32
Printing and Saving to PDF	33
XPS Driver	33
Compatibility Settings	34
Media Source Enumeration	34
Setting Media Sources	34
Disable Face-Up Reverse Page Order	34
Ignore Application Collation	34
Selecting Printer Driver Collation	35
Combine Source and Media Type Lists	35
Creating a Combined Source List	35
Removing a Plug-in	35
3 Quick Print	36
Quick Print Options	36
Common Printing Options	36
Color Mode	37
Collate	37
Duplex Printing	37
Multiple Pages per Sheet	38
Edit Quick Print	38
Editing Quick Print Options	38
Profiles	39
Selecting a Profile	39
Saving a Profile	39
Editing a Profile	40
Importing a Profile	40
Exporting a Profile	41
Application Based Printing	41
Adding an Association	41
Editing an Association	42
4 Basic	43
Basic Settings	43
Source and Media Types	44
Print Size and Page Size	44
Creating a Custom Page Size	45
Printing with Custom Size Pages	45
Duplex Printing	45
Printing in Duplex Mode	46
Collate	46
Printing Collated Documents	47
Printing in Color, Black & White, and EcoPrint	47
Print Preview	47
Previewing a Print Job	47
Kyocera Logo	48
Displaying Version Information	48
Displaying Plug-in Information	48
5 Layout	49
Multiple Pages per Sheet	49
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet	49
Scaling	50
Setting Scaling on the Page	50
Booklet	50
Printing a Booklet	50
Poster	51
Printing a Poster	51
6 Finishing	53
Separation	53
Rotate Copies	53
Rotating Copies	53
Offset Jobs	54
Offsetting Jobs	54
Staple	54
Stapling a Print Job	55
Finishing Edge	55
Finishing Edge Combinations	55
Setting the Finishing Edge	55
Positioning Options for Finishing Edge	56
Custom Finishing Edge Settings	56
Gutter	56
Creating a Gutter	57
Punch	57
Creating Punch Holes for a Print Job	57
7 Imaging	59
Print Quality and EcoPrint	59
Selecting Print Quality	59
Selecting EcoPrint	59
Trapping	60
Fonts	60
Font Settings	60
Selecting Font Settings	61
Font Substitution	61
Setting Font Substitution	61
Disable Device Fonts	62
Disabling Device Fonts	62
Graphics	62
Selecting Graphics Settings	62
Pattern Scaling	62
Inversion Settings	63
Optimization Settings	63
CIE Optimization	63
Image Compression Mode	64
CMYK Processing	64
Color Mode	64
Printer Profile	64
Color Correction	65
Setting a Default Color Profile	66
Adjusting Color	67
Adjusting HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness)	68
Adjusting RGB (Red, Green, Blue)	68
Adjusting Grayscale	69
Text and Graphics Effects	69
8 Publishing	70
Cover Mode	70
Printing Covers	70
Cover Mode Options	71
Choosing Cover Media	73
Page Insert	74
Printing Page Inserts	74
Page Insertion Options	75
Transparency Interleaving	75
Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies	76
9 Job	77
Job Storage (e-MPS)	77
Job Storage (e-MPS) options	77
Custom Box	78
Storing a Job in a Custom Box	78
Quick Copy	79
Printing a Quick Copy Job	79
Proof and Hold	79
Printing a Proof and Hold Job	80
Private Print	80
Storing a Private Print Job	80
Job Storage	81
Storing a Job Storage Job	81
Job Name	81
Don’t Use Application Name	81
Overwrite Job Name	82
Selecting a Job Name	82
10 Advanced	83
Prologue/Epilogue	83
Selecting a Prologue/Epilogue File	83
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File	83
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File	84
Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	84
Unassigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	84
Specifying the Insertion Point	84
Watermark	85
Adding or Editing a Watermark	85
Selecting Pages for Watermark	86
Security Watermark	87
Adding or Editing a Security Watermark	88
Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration	89
Selecting Pages for Security Watermark	89
Color Optimizer	90
Optimizing RGB Color for Printing	90
Configuring Status Monitor	91
Setting Status Monitor Preferences	92
EMF Spooling	93
Selecting EMF Spooling	93
Enable Client Profile	93

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Installation

The Add Printer Wizard

The

Add Printer Wizard

displays a series of pages that guide you through

printer installation. You are prompted to make installation choices on each

page.

Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista

This section describes how to install a printer driver using the

Add Printer

Wizard

in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

Click

Start

and click

Devices and Printers

(Windows 7), or click

Control Panel

and double-click

Printers

(Windows Vista).

Click

Add a printer

The

Add Printer Wizard

appears. Click either

Add a local printer

Add a

network, wireless or Bluetooth printer

. Follow the instructions on each page,

and then click

to proceed to the next page.

Note:

If the

Windows Security

warning dialog box appears, click

Install this

driver software anyway

The last page of the wizard appears with a message that you’ve successfully

added the printer you selected. Installation of the printer driver is now complete.

Click

Print a test page

if you want to produce sample print output from the

newly installed printer. To close the

Add Printer Wizard

, click

Finish

Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000

This section describes how to install a printer driver using the

Add Printer

Wizard

in Windows XP and Windows 2000.

Click

Start

and

Printers and Faxes

Click

Add a printer

The

Add Printer Wizard

appears. Follow the instructions on each page, and

then click

to proceed to the next page.

Note:

If the

Found New Hardware Wizard

page appears, click

Cancel

. If the

Hardware Installation

warning dialog box appears, click

Continue Anyway

When the

Completing the Add Printer Wizard

page appears, installation of

the printer driver is now complete. To close the

Add Printer Wizard

, click

Finish

. If prompted, restart your computer.

Printer Driver Settings Access

The printer driver software can be accessed from the

dialog box of an

application, or from

Start

. If accessed from an application, then changes made

to driver settings remain in effect until the application ends. If accessed from

Start

, changes are maintained as the default printer settings.

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