HP 5200dtn HP LaserJet 5200 Series Printer - Software Technical Reference (Ext - Page 283

Mopier mode and collation, Postscript Passthrough (PS Emulation Unidriver only), Mopy Mode, Disabled

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When you disable the mopier, you are not necessarily disabling mopying, which the driver can still perform through the software rather than the device hardware (the mopying path that is disabled when you change the Mopy Mode setting to Disabled). However, a multiple-copy print job that is sent when the mopier is disabled loses the advantage of transmitting the print job once, because the job is sent through the network for each copy. Mopier mode and collation Mopying and collating print jobs are independent but closely related functions. Mopying, the ability to send original print jobs to the device, is performed by the print driver. Collating can be controlled by either the print driver or the document software program. The mopying mode is selected by default in the driver, and can be disabled by changing the Mopier Mode setting on the Device Settings tab to Disabled. Control collation through the print driver by selecting or clearing the Collated check box on the Advanced tab. You can clear the check box, which is available only when the Copy Count option is set to more than 1 copy, to allow the software program to control collation. To receive uncollated multiple copies of a print job, you must clear the Collated check box and make sure that the software program collation feature is not selected. The following table shows the relation between mopier mode settings and collation settings in the software program and the driver. The first three columns show the settings; the last column, "Expected result", shows how a 3-page print job would appear. Table 5-5 Driver mopier mode and collation settings Mopier mode Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Application collation Not selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected Not selected Selected Selected Driver collation Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Expected result 3 copies uncollated 3 copies uncollated 3 copies collated 3 copies collated 3 copies uncollated 3 copies uncollated 3 copies collated 3 copies collated Postscript Passthrough (PS Emulation Unidriver only) Postscript Passthrough is enabled by default, and must be enabled for most print jobs. Postscript passthrough provides additional capabilities for some software programs when printing to a postscript driver. Options such as Watermarks, n-up and Booklet Printing might not print correctly from some software programs with Postscript Passthrough enabled, because such programs send postscript information to the printer that cannot be controlled by the driver. Other programs might print using these options without problems. Select Disabled and print the document again if you encounter problems. NOTE In some cases, disabling Postscript Passthrough can cause unexpected results within a software program. HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Device Settings tab features 261

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When you disable the mopier, you are not necessarily disabling mopying, which the driver can still
perform through the software rather than the device hardware (the mopying path that is disabled when
you change the
Mopy Mode
setting to
Disabled
). However, a multiple-copy print job that is sent when
the mopier is disabled loses the advantage of transmitting the print job once, because the job is sent
through the network for each copy.
Mopier mode and collation
Mopying and collating print jobs are independent but closely related functions. Mopying, the ability to
send original print jobs to the device, is performed by the print driver. Collating can be controlled by
either the print driver or the document software program. The mopying mode is selected by default in
the driver, and can be disabled by changing the
Mopier Mode
setting on the
Device Settings
tab to
Disabled
.
Control collation through the print driver by selecting or clearing the
Collated
check box on the
Advanced
tab. You can clear the check box, which is available only when the
Copy Count
option is
set to more than 1 copy, to allow the software program to control collation.
To receive uncollated multiple copies of a print job, you must clear the
Collated
check box
and
make
sure that the software program collation feature is not selected.
The following table shows the relation between mopier mode settings and collation settings in the
software program and the driver. The first three columns show the settings; the last column, "Expected
result", shows how a 3-page print job would appear.
Table 5-5
Driver mopier mode and collation settings
Mopier mode
Application collation
Driver collation
Expected result
Disabled
Not selected
Not selected
3 copies uncollated
Disabled
Not selected
Selected
3 copies uncollated
Disabled
Selected
Not selected
3 copies collated
Disabled
Selected
Selected
3 copies collated
Enabled
Not selected
Not selected
3 copies uncollated
Enabled
Not selected
Selected
3 copies uncollated
Enabled
Selected
Not selected
3 copies collated
Enabled
Selected
Selected
3 copies collated
Postscript Passthrough (PS Emulation Unidriver only)
Postscript Passthrough
is enabled by default, and must be enabled for most print jobs. Postscript
passthrough provides additional capabilities for some software programs when printing to a postscript
driver. Options such as
Watermarks
,
n-up
and
Booklet Printing
might not print correctly from some
software programs with
Postscript Passthrough
enabled, because such programs send postscript
information to the printer that cannot be controlled by the driver. Other programs might print using these
options without problems. Select
Disabled
and print the document again if you encounter problems.
NOTE
In some cases, disabling
Postscript Passthrough
can cause unexpected results within
a software program.
ENWW
Device Settings tab features
261
HP unidrivers for
Windows