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Device Settings Custom page size setting in the Page Sizes dialog box in the Basic tab. Spacing setting in the Add Watermark and Edit Watermark dialog boxes in the Advanced tab. Poster settings in the Layout tab. Gutter settings in the Layout or Finishing tab. Index tab dividers settings in the Publishing tab. Selecting a Unit of Measurement 1 In Device Settings > User, select Inches or Millimeters. 2 Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes. Language Preference The Language preference option specifies the user interface language of Device Settings in Properties and all tabs of Printing Preferences. Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings. Setting Language Preference 1 In Device Settings > User, select the desired language from the Select language list. 2 Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes. PDL (Page Description Language) A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a printed page. In Device Settings, you can choose from PCL XL, (Printer Command Language XL), PCL 5e, KPDL (an emulation of PostScript printing), or PDF (Portable Document Format). To add PDF to the list of PDL choices, you must install the Output to PDF plug-in. The printer default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the overview image in Device Settings and in all Printing Preferences tabs. You can change the PDL temporarily from any Printing Preferences tab. In GDI compatible mode, vector graphics are rasterized for printing as bitmap images. Use the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of the graphic created by the application. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. If your application supports the XML Print Specification, then XPS printing can be performed after installing the XPS driver. With the XPS driver, the only available PDL is XPS. PDL Options The PDL options, available in the PDL Settings dialog box, are accessed in Device Settings. 3-15 User Guide

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
1 Installation	8
Preparing to Install the Driver	8
European Default Duplex	8
Express Install	9
Installing with Express Install	9
Custom Install	10
Installing with Custom Install	11
Custom Installing Utilities Only	13
Editing Driver Properties	13
Editing Utility Properties	14
Specifying Communication Settings	14
Upgrade	15
Upgrading Driver Components	15
Maintenance	15
Optional Printer Components	16
Installing Optional Printer Components	16
Documents	16
Uninstall	17
Uninstalling Driver Components	17
Printer Driver Settings Access	17
Changing the Default Driver Settings	17
2 Driver Overview	18
Overview Images	18
Selecting a PDL in Printing Preferences	19
Settings List	19
Print Preview	19
Previewing a Print Job	20
Kyocera Logo	20
Displaying Version Information	20
Displaying Plug-in Information	20
3 Device Settings	22
Accessing Device Settings	22
Device Options	22
Setting Device Options	22
Setting Punch Options	23
Setting up Custom Boxes	23
Auto Configure	24
Enabling Auto Configuration	24
Memory	25
Administrator Settings	25
General	25
Show Quick Print Tab	25
Send Count Information	25
Send Application Name	26
Associate Profile with Application	26
Password Protect Administrator Settings	26
Setting the Administrator Password	26
Clearing the Administrator Password	26
Hide Factory Default Profile	26
SNMP	27
SNMPv3 Options	27
Selecting SNMP Settings	27
Job E-mail Notification	28
Selecting E-mail Notification Options	28
Lock Settings	28
Lock Settings Options	29
Locking Driver Settings	29
User Login	30
User Login Options	30
Printing with User Login	31
Job Accounting	32
Job Accounting Options	32
Printing with Job Accounting	32
Policy Manager	33
Selecting Policy Manager Options	34
Printing with Policy Manager	34
User Settings	35
Identification	35
Setting User Identification	35
Units	35
Selecting a Unit of Measurement	36
Language Preference	36
Setting Language Preference	36
PDL (Page Description Language)	36
PDL Options	36
PDL Settings	37
Selecting a PDL in Device Settings	38
PDF	38
PDF Options	39
Printing and Saving to PDF	40
XPS Driver	40
Compatibility Settings	41
Media Source Enumeration	41
Setting Media Sources	41
Ignore Application Collation	41
Selecting Printer Driver Collation	42
Combine Source and Media Type Lists	42
Creating a Combined Source List	42
Removing a Plug-in	42
4 Quick Print	43
Orientation	43
Collate	44
Duplex Printing	44
Pages per Sheet	45
EcoPrint	45
Staple	45
Punch	45
Edit Quick Print	45
Editing Quick Print Options	46
Profiles	46
Selecting a Profile	47
Saving a Profile	47
Editing a Profile	48
Importing a Profile	48
Exporting a Profile	49
Application Based Printing	49
Adding an Association	49
Editing an Association	50
5 Basic	51
Print Size and Page Size	51
Creating a Custom Page Size	51
Printing with Custom Size Pages	52
Source	52
Copies	52
Carbon Copies	53
Printing Carbon Copies	53
Collate	53
Printing Collated Documents	54
Orientation	54
Media Type	54
Destination	54
Mailbox	54
Sending a Print Job to a Mailbox	55
EcoPrint	55
Duplex Printing	55
Printing in Duplex Mode	56
6 Layout	57
Multiple Pages per Sheet	57
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet	57
Scaling	58
Setting Scaling on the Page	58
Full Bleed	58
Printing with Full Bleed	59
Poster	59
Printing a Poster	60
Booklet	60
Printing a Booklet	60
7 Finishing	62
Separation	62
Offset Jobs	62
Offsetting Jobs	63
Rotate Copies	63
Rotating Copies	63
Tri-Fold	63
Printing with Tri-Fold	63
Bi-Fold	64
Printing with Bi-Fold	64
Finishing Edge	64
Finishing Edge Combinations	65
Setting the Finishing Edge	65
Positioning Options for Finishing Edge	65
Custom Finishing Edge Settings	66
Gutter	66
Creating a Gutter	66
Staple	67
Stapling a Print Job	67
Punch	67
Creating Punch Holes for a Print Job	68
8 Imaging	69
Print Quality and Custom Quality	69
Selecting Print Quality	69
Fonts	69
Font Settings	70
Selecting Font Settings	70
Font Substitution	71
Setting Font Substitution	71
Disable Device Fonts	71
Disabling Device Fonts	71
Graphics	72
Selecting Graphics Settings	72
Pattern Scaling	72
Line Thinning	72
Inversion Options	73
Optimization	73
CIE Option	73
Halftone Screen	74
Setting the Halftone Screen	74
EcoPrint	75
Selecting EcoPrint	75
Grayscale Adjustment	75
Adjusting Grayscale	75
Text and Graphics Effects	76
9 Publishing	77
Cover Mode	77
Printing Covers	77
Cover Mode Options	78
Transparency Interleaving	81
Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies	81
Page Insert	81
Printing Page Inserts	82
Page Insertion Options	82
Index Tab Dividers	83
Index Tab Dividers Options	83
Inserting Index Tab Dividers	86
10 Job	87
Job Storage (e-MPS)	87
Job Storage (e-MPS) options	87
Custom Box	88
Storing a Job in a Custom Box	88
Quick Copy	89
Printing a Quick Copy Job	89
Proof and Hold	89
Printing a Proof and Hold Job	90
Private Print	90
Storing a Private Print Job	91
Job Storage	91
Storing a Job Storage Job	91
Job Name	92
Don’t Use Application Name	92
Overwrite Job Name	92
Selecting a Job Name	92
11 Advanced	94
Prologue/Epilogue	94
Selecting a Prologue/Epilogue File	94
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File	95
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File	95
Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	95
Unassigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	95
Specifying the Insertion Point	95
Watermark	96
Adding or Editing a Watermark	97
Selecting Pages for Watermark	98
Security Watermark	98
Adding or Editing a Security Watermark	99
Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration	100
Selecting Pages for Security Watermark	100
Status Monitor	101
Selecting Status Monitor Options	101
Setting Status Monitor Preferences	102
EMF Spooling	103
Selecting EMF Spooling	103
Enable Client Profile	103

Match case Limit results 1 per page

Device Settings

Custom page size

setting in the

Page Sizes

dialog box in the

Basic

tab.

Spacing

setting in the

Add Watermark

and

Edit Watermark

dialog boxes in

the

Advanced

tab.

Poster

settings in the

Layout

tab.

Gutter

settings in the

Layout

Finishing

tab.

Index tab dividers

settings in the

Publishing

tab.

Selecting a Unit of Measurement

Device Settings

User

, select

Inches

Millimeters

Click

in the

User Settings

and

Properties

dialog boxes.

Language Preference

The

Language preference

option specifies the user interface language of

Device Settings

Properties

and all tabs of

Printing Preferences

Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings.

Setting Language Preference

Device Settings

User

, select the desired language from the

Select

language

list.

Click

in the

User Settings

and

Properties

dialog boxes.

PDL (Page Description Language)

A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a

printed page. In

Device Settings

, you can choose from

PCL XL

, (Printer

Command Language XL),

PCL 5e

KPDL

(an emulation of PostScript printing),

PDF

(Portable Document Format). To add

PDF

to the list of PDL choices, you

must install the

Output to PDF

plug-in. The printer default is

PCL XL

, which is

suitable for most printing purposes.

After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the overview

image in

Device Settings

and in all

Printing Preferences

tabs. You can

change the PDL temporarily from any

Printing Preferences

tab.

GDI compatible mode

, vector graphics are rasterized for printing as bitmap

images. Use the

GDI compatible mode

option to improve the output quality of

the graphic created by the application.

In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as

a restricted user.

If your application supports the XML Print Specification, then XPS printing can

be performed after installing the XPS driver. With the XPS driver, the only

available PDL is

XPS

PDL Options

The PDL options, available in the

PDL Settings

dialog box, are accessed in

Device Settings

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User Guide