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- Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 1
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support the Windows 7 printing environment. Essentially the same operations are used for Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012 environments. This user guide and its contents were developed for the 6.0 driver. © 2013 KYOCERA - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 3
Contents Chapter 1 Installation Preparing to Install the Driver ...1-1 European Default Duplex ...1-2 Express Install ...1-2 Installing with Express Install 1-2 Custom Install ...1-3 Installing with Custom Install 1-4 Custom Installing Utilities Only 1-5 Editing Driver Properties ...1-6 Editing - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 4
User Login ...3-11 Job Accounting ...3-13 Policy Manager ...3-14 User Settings ...3-16 Identification ...3-16 Units ...3-17 Language Preference ...3-17 PDL (Page Description Language 3-17 PDL Options ...3-18 PDF ...3-20 XPS Driver Duplex Printing ...4-2 Manual Duplex ...4-2 Pages per ii User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 5
Duplex Printing ...5-5 Printing in Duplex Mode ...5-5 Manual Duplex ...5-5 Printing with Manual Duplex ...5-5 Chapter 6 Layout Multiple Pages per Sheet ...6-1 ...8-5 Pattern Scaling ...8-5 Line Thinning ...8-5 Halftone Screen ...8-6 Inversion Options ...8-7 Optimization ...8-8 Printer Driver iii - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 6
Color Reproduction ...8-9 Color Correction ...8-10 Selecting Color Correction ...8-11 Setting a Default Color Profile 8-12 Color Adjustment ...8-13 Selecting Custom Color Adjustment 8-13 Adjusting Form Gallery ...10-8 Storing an Image in the Form Gallery 10-8 Job Name ...10-9 iv User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 7
for Printing 11-8 Status Monitor Versions ...11-9 Status Monitor Notification ...11-9 Status Monitor ...11-11 EMF Spooling ...11-13 Enable Client Profile ...11-13 Printer Driver v - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 8
Library window. Click Documents to access the release notes, printing system operation guide, and other materials. With Upgrade you can update the driver and utilities to a newer version. Upgrade is only available if of the Product Library window, select your language from the list. 1-1 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 9
paper that must be purchased. We recommend that printing systems capable of duplex printing use duplex mode by default. This can be set in the printer driver installation list. You can search the discovered devices by model name, IP address, or USB port. The results are displayed in the device list - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 10
are turned on, and connected by USB or network cable, or you can manually select your own printing system model and port name. When you make a selection in the Custom Install window, it is highlighted with a blue background. Drag and drop functionality is supported. You can click an 1-3 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 11
and port name, proceed to step 5. 3 In the Custom Install window, the installer searches for your printing device. Each discovered printing system is displayed in the Devices list as an icon with a model name and location (USB port or IP address). To view the list without icons, under the Devices - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 12
Standard TCP/IP port. (Not available with a USB connection.) 10 For each printing device and driver combination in the Products to Install list, you can click the Edit icon to open a dialog box with installation options for the drivers. Make your selections from the available options. 11 Review your - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 13
Install list, click the Edit pencil icon in one of the device products. If the pencil icon is not visible, scroll to the end of the product description to reveal it. 5 The Device dialog box opens and shows the model name and the IP address or USB. If there is a driver assigned, the following driver - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 14
You can click Reset if you want to return the default name (public) to the text box. 4 Click OK. Note: If you entered a different Read community name, the Devices list is cleared. Click the circular arrow Refresh icon to rediscover devices. The installer can detect older driver or utility components - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 15
the most recent version. If there are upgrades available, Upgrade displays as the default window when the installer starts. 1 In the Product Library window, click Upgrade. 2 From the Products to Upgrade list, select drivers and utilities to upgrade on your computer. 3 To start the upgrade, click - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 16
Driver integration with Policy Manager. Policy Manager is a server-based application that provides centralized user authentication, authorization, user access control, and secure pull printing features. 8 When your settings are correct, click Install dialog box, click Finish. 1-9 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 17
, changes are maintained as the default printer settings. Changing the Default Driver Settings 1 Depending on your operating system: Windows 8 and Windows . Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click your printing system model and click Printing Preferences. - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 18
the lower part of the Printing Preferences dialog box. Each image illustrates different driver settings. Images are changed automatically when some driver settings are selected, or you can click the tabs on the left side the PDL is set to KPDL or PDF, or for some models, PCL XL. 2-1 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 19
pages. To close the preview and make additional changes in driver settings before printing, click the "X" button. If you are satisfied with the preview, click the printer button to print the job. Kyocera Logo The Kyocera logo appears on the bottom portion of any Printing Preferences screen - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 20
driver information dialog boxes. Displaying Plug-in Information 1 In Device Settings or the Printing Preferences dialog box, click Kyocera logo > Plug-in to view the following plug-in information: Module Description Version 2 Click OK to close the driver information dialog boxes. 2-3 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 21
driver. You can also match the memory setting in the driver with the memory installed in your printing system, which lets the driver manage font downloads more efficiently. Administrator, User and Windows Server 2003: click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click your printing system model, then: - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 22
In Device Settings > Device options, select a finishing device that supports punch. Or if already selected, double-click the blue text. a Virtual mail box, they can be printed from the printing system's operation panel. 1 In Device Settings > Device options, select Hard disk. driver. 3-2 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 23
by default. Check box selected: All network users can save jobs in the box. Check box clear: Only the box owner and network administrator can save jobs in the box. 5 To require users of a shared box to type a password before printing, select Require password, and type a password to a maximum - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 24
or memory. 3 Click OK in the Auto Configure and Properties dialog boxes. Memory is the amount of standard and optional memory installed in the printing system. To maximize the downloading of printing system fonts, the driver must be set to match the total printing system memory. 3-4 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 25
Device Settings Setting the Memory By default, the Memory setting matches the standard memory in the printing system. If optional memory is installed, set the memory in the printer driver to match the total amount of memory. 1 Install optional DIMM memory in the printing system. 2 In Device - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 26
Quick Print tab and the operation panel message. Some SNMP settings user. Set Quick Print tab as default opens to this tab when you access Printing Preferences. Hide Edit Quick Print control prevents users from customizing the Quick Print tab. Operation and paper size values. When PDF is selected - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 27
This option lets you set all printing from each installed application to use the same driver settings as defined in a profile. Before using the Password protect administrator settings check box and click OK. Hide Factory Default Profile This option lets you hide or show the Factory Default profile - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 28
Factory Default installed. These settings must match the network card settings. The network card has settings for both an authentication password and an encryption password, but they must both match the driver password (The network card does not support AES encrypted communication.) DES This option - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 29
/v2c, type the Read community name and Write community name, to a maximum of 32 characters. For SNMPv3, type a User name to a maximum of 32 characters, and a Password from 8 to 32 characters. 3 To set authentication and privacy options for SNMPv3, click Settings. 4 In the SNMPv3 Settings dialog - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 30
tab displays driver settings that an administrator can lock. Once locked, user changes are restricted and the settings are applied to all print jobs. Once the settings are made, the Password settings option can be accessed. This lets an administrator control usage of paper and toner amounts. Black - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 31
IDs and supports a maximum of 20 User IDs and passwords in the printing system, and 100 User IDs and passwords in the printer driver for use with multiple printing systems. Users are identified by user name and password. The user name can be in the user principal name UPN format: [email protected] - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 32
a job. If the Windows User name exists in the Login user name list, the associated driver Login user name and password from the list are used for the print job. To release the print job, the user must enter the Login user name and password at the printing system's operation panel. If a match is - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 33
Printer Driver Device Settings Prompt for name and validate Validate user name (computer) or prompt for login user name 5 Click OK in all dialog boxes. 6 Print the document from the application. 7 When the Print Options or Identity Settings dialog box appears, type or select a name and password, - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 34
feature is installed as an optional component of the driver. The XPS driver does not support Policy Manager. For more information about Policy Manager, please contact your printing system dealer. An administrator can set the Policy Manager server and user information for users and groups to print - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 35
to step 4. 4 Type the Login user name and Password. For some models, type the user name after the domain name that appears automatically, or you can remove the domain name. The Login user name can be in the user principal name (UPN) format to support multiple domains: [email protected] 5 You can - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 36
system's operation panel, enter the Login user name and password to print all jobs under the Login user name. You can print from any printing system managed by the KYOCERA Net Policy Manager server. User Settings User Settings lets you specify user and department names, select the default unit of - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 37
of 31 characters in the User name and Department text boxes. 3 Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes. Kyocera Page Description Language), 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 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 38
/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 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 39
operating PDL, only a limited set of driver options is available PDL Settings For automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through the duplex faster printing times. Some models support this feature and bypass the duplex Settings You can select a default page description language (PDL - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 40
paper sizes, all pages in the PDF use the size of the first page. Note: With PDF selected as the PDL, only a limited set of driver options are available. PDF Options You can select PDF options if you have installed as a PDF file. Click Settings for additional Print and save settings. User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 41
password protection so that a document cannot be opened or altered by unauthorized users. Arc4 40 (some models, 40 bit) This encryption option provides low level security for a PDF document. This option supports save to default file A PDF file can be saved automatically as a default file to be - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 42
compatibility for media source values unique to the printer driver, such as those for cassettes or feeders. Your newly installed printer driver maintains identical media source support with the driver it replaces, whether for this driver or one from another manufacturer. If media 3-22 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 43
in the other driver. 3 Click OK in the Compatibility and Properties dialog boxes. You can restore all the options in Compatibility to the default by clicking Reset. Disable Face-Up Reverse Page Order Disable face-up reverse page order produces the first page of a face-up job on top and the last - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 44
-in features do not appear in the driver interface. Note: To remove the Output to PDF module, PDF must not be selected as the PDL. 1 In Device Settings, click Kyocera logo > Plug-in. 2 Select a plug-in module from the list and click Delete, then Yes. 3 Click OK in all dialog boxes. 3-24 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 45
user interface. Any Quick Print settings can be saved as a group, called a profile, and applied to any print job. Profiles support common printing tasks. Selections vary according to printing system model, optional devices, or driver version. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 46
content. The manual duplex instruction sheet is printed by default. If you do not want to use this feature, clear the Print manual duplex instructions check box in the Basic tab. Pages per Sheet Pages per sheet prints several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 47
Quick Print The assortment of icons at the top of the Quick Print tab can be customized driver is accessed from an application's Print dialog box. Editing Quick Print Options 1 Depending on your operating Server 2003: click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click your printing system model - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 48
at the top appears on the left in the Quick Print tab. To restore the list to factory default options, click Reset. 6 Click OK to save your settings. You can save printer driver settings by opening Printing Preferences and selecting all your driver settings. 2 In any tab, click Save as. User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 49
the profile. The newly added profile appears in the Profiles dialog box and the Quick Print tab. Note: To reset the printer driver to default settings, select the Factory Default profile, if available, and then click Apply. This clears the settings of a selected profile. You can remove a profile by - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 50
profile settings in the imported file are unavailable in the existing driver. Select Yes to import the profile, or No to cancel be applied to all spreadsheet printing to save paper, or reports in Microsoft Word can be for 32-bit operating systems. In a client/server environment, a user on a client - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 51
, choose an application by one of the following methods: Select Application name, and select an installed application from the list. Select Filename (*.exe), and enter a valid executable file name (.EXE Application Based Printing dialog boxes to save the revised association. Printer Driver 4-7 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 52
Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver dimensions for printing on nonstandard size paper. User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. Creating a Custom Page Size 1 In Basic > Print size, select Custom. 2 In the Page Sizes dialog box, click New. 3 A default User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 53
paper for a print job. The default is Auto source selection, which instructs the printer to search for the media requested by the application or the printer driver Ensure that the paper is properly loaded by following the instructions outlined in the printing system's Operation Guide. Note: Source - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 54
the desired media types or colored paper into additional paper sources. 3 Click the Carbon to the printing system. With On selected, the driver prints the complete job set by set. With Off of these options are available when Printer default is not selected under Destination in the Basic User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 55
driver. The choices shown may change depending on the selection in Source. For some models, the default is Unspecified and if selected, the driver paper is properly loaded by following the instructions outlined in the printing system's Operation Guide mode prints with black toner only, suppressing all - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 56
toner paper manual duplex on network port in the Compatibility Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. The Source selection must be Cassette 1 or Cassette 2. Printing with Manual Duplex For some models with no duplex unit, you can print on both sides using manual duplex. 5-5 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 57
the Print manual duplex instructions check box to print an instruction sheet. Follow the printed instructions for placing save a sheet of paper, clear the Print manual duplex instructions check box and follow steps Manual Duplex Instructions dialog box. The odd-numbered pages are printed. Printer - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 58
Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Multiple Pages per Sheet Multiple pages per sheet prints several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper of paper. 3 manual stapling or manual - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 59
and graphics on the left side and at the top of the printed sheet. Gutter is often used for User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. Note: For models that support paper than the original, and then letting you trim the edges. Trimming the document after printing ensures that the toner - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 60
lets you create a document to a size that is larger than the paper your printing system can support. You can print a poster, or banner, up to 25 times larger in the User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. Use Print format to print a proof sheet, along with the poster, to guide you - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 61
OK to return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. Booklet prints a two-page layout on both sides of each sheet of paper. You can fold and bind the booklet in the center. Folded booklets are half the size of the selected - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 62
driver the booklet. This option is available when a folding unit is installed. None Prints the booklet without stapling and folding. Staple and Booklet is selected, other Layout tab options are unavailable. A different paper source can be selected for the booklet cover. To include a 6-5 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 63
selected. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application users printing to the same printing system should select Offset jobs as the default Paper size selections are limited to Letter, A4, 16K, or B5 (JIS). The selected paper size must be loaded into two paper - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 64
a brochure or a pamphlet. Paper sizes A4 and Letter can be used. You can choose to print on the inside or the outside of your document. You can select the direction of the folds. You can also select the number of pages produced as output. This feature is available when a folding unit is installed - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 65
feature lets you produce a document folded in half, like a brochure or a pamphlet. The paper sizes that can be used are Letter, Legal, Ledger, A3, when a folding unit is installed. Printing with Bi-Fold 1 In the Basic tab, under Destination, select Printer default or Folding tray. 2 In Driver 7-3 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 66
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 size into the cassette with the correct orientation. User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 67
the Units setting in the User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. Note: For models that do not support Finishing edge, Gutter is the top and left margins to accommodate the location of the staples. Staple and Separation features cannot be used together. If Printer default is - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 68
, Finishing edge might change any settings that you previously made for 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 unit installed on the device and selected. User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 69
select the setting for punch position: Left, Right, or Upper. 3 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 Click OK to start printing. Printer Driver 7-7 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 70
original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print 300 dpi. (Selections vary according to printing system installed.) Kyocera image refinement Kyocera image refinement smoothes the edges of text and options. 8-1 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 71
box and select from available Resolution and Kyocera image refinement options. In color printing, color inks or toners are applied separately to a page. or enlarged. Native fonts are the basic or original fonts installed with the computer operating system. TrueType fonts are the native fonts used by - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 72
of the print job: Download as outlines This method is fonts. Allow native download This method improves as the PDL. Download as bitmaps Downloading fonts as bitmaps GDI compatible mode does not support Substitute with device fonts. not well supported by a large on your operating system: Windows - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 73
Faxes. installed on your computer. The Available device fonts list shows the printing system fonts. 4 Select the system font, and then the available device font to be substituted. 5 You can click Reset to restore the default toner adheres better when printing on small size, thick, or textured paper - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 74
dots. In Imaging > Graphics, select Pattern scaling settings. Auto (default setting) This setting prints patterns and fills to match the on-screen the PDL Settings dialog box, Line thinning is not available. Off (default setting) Line thinning is not applied. Barcodes This setting reduces the pen - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 75
driver, to improve the quality of barcode printing. This feature is available only on supported models. Halftone Screen For some color models, Halftone screen appears near the top . This feature lets an experienced user print different shades of gray as default screens check box. Printer Driver 8-6 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 76
negative, reversing black and white areas of the image. Mirror print This setting prints the page content backwards, as it would appear in a mirror image. 8-7 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 77
saturation in the print job, making the entire print image, including text and graphics, appear lighter. The amount of toner varies based upon your printing system model and the type of data printed (text, graphics, or both). EcoPrint and Gloss mode cannot be used together. Printer Driver 8-8 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 78
box. Color 4 Click OK to start printing. Color lets you choose full-color printing or printing with black toner only. In Imaging > Color, the following color modes are available: Full color This mode prints full four- this option to print close to the color shade of the screen. 8-9 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 79
installed in the application. PANTONE must be selected in the Optional Components Wizard when installing the printer driver downloaded to your printing system. All other Color reproduction options use the default in black toner only. Auto 3 Prints black text and graphs in four-color toner. Auto 4 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 80
dialog box. (Selections vary according to printing system installed.) None (application corrected) With this option, color detail throughout the tonal range. Select it for images or scanned photographs containing many colors or shades of color. Optimize for KPDL is selected as the PDL. User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 81
my settings for this device check box. 6 In the Profile selection list, select Manual, and click Add. 7 In the Associate Color Profile dialog box, select an ICC click Set as Default Profile. 9 Click Close. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 1 Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2 Right- - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 82
Management tab, select Manual. 6 Select the desired color profile from the list and click Set as Default. 7 Click Apply. Color Adjustment Color adjustment lets you customize the two color spaces in the driver and save up or Magenta. Type or select the Hue value between -10 and +10. 8-13 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 83
between -10 and +10. 8 You can click Reset to restore the default values. 9 Click OK to save the new HSL -10 and +10. 7 You can click Reset to restore the default values. 8 Click OK to save the new darkest is -100. Zero is the default mid-level setting. Adjusting brightness allows for the customization - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 84
toner only. Full color must be selected as the Color option. Continuous tone Images are represented by a series of evenly graduated tones, as in a photograph. This option is available for color models and is selected by default option replaces the gray component of CMY with black. 8-15 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 85
Imaging Composite overprint This option blends overlapping images into a composite image. This feature is available when KPDL is selected as the PDL. Printer Driver 8-16 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 86
to printing system model.) To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Cover Mode Cover mode lets Prints on the outside surface of the front cover. - continued 9-1 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 87
blank front and back covers. Front and back Front Outside Prints on the outside surface of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover. Printer Driver - continued 9-2 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 88
and inserts a blank front cover. Front and back Back Outside Prints on the outside surface of the back cover and inserts a blank front cover. - continued 9-3 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 89
content on the backing pages as on the transparencies. Transparency interleaving cannot be used together with Cover mode, Page insert, or Index tab dividers. Printer Driver 9-4 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 90
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. Page Insert A Page insert is insert Page Insertion Type Inserts a blank page. - continued 9-5 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 91
. When you choose the media type, a source cassette matching that media type is automatically selected. 5 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Printer Driver 9-6 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 92
up in the Tab Settings dialog box are applied to the current job. Ensure that the paper is properly loaded by following the instructions outlined in the printing system's Operation Guide. Some options selected for Index tab dividers are automatically selected for Publishing > Page insert. Similarly - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 93
Printer Driver Publishing Between tabs Type or select the distance between each of the tabs. For tabs that overlap each other, select a negative value. After last tab Type or select the distance between the edge of the paper and the last tab. Extension Type or select the distance the tab extends - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 94
select from default or custom paper with tabs on the right side, as in the dialog box illustration. Inserting Index Tab Dividers 1 Load tab divider sheets into the MP tray with the long edge facing the direction of the paper feed. The tabs will then be facing outward. Place the sheets with User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 95
dialog box and save the settings as a profile. 11 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 12 Click OK to start printing. Printer Driver 9-10 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 96
to set or change the default settings that apply when you print a document from a Microsoft Windows application. (Selections vary according to printing system model.) To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 97
a Job name and User name to help you find the jobs in the Permanent Code Job List. Permanent jobs can be reprinted by installing and using the KYOCERA Net Viewer utility. Storing a Permanent Print Job You can print a job and store it on the hard disk until it is removed manually. 1 In the Job - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 98
printing. Custom Box Custom Box lets you store print jobs until they are printed from the printing system's operation panel. You can print one or more jobs from the storage device. Print jobs can be deleted after print jobs are stored on the printing system's storage device. 10-3 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 99
password for the print job. The driver searches for a Windows login user name and adds this name with the box number and password to the custom box list in the driver. With user . This feature is available when a storage device is installed and selected in Device Settings. Quick copy is useful for - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 100
installed, Quick copy lets you print a document and save it in the printing system until the job is manually is installed, or operation 's operation panel manually delete a job at the operation panel. Warning: A print job replaces a job on the storage device having the same User is manually deleted. 1 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 101
job. Private print jobs are deleted when the printing system is reset or turned off. If you do not want the job deleted, select You can manually delete a job at the operation panel. Warning: A print job replaces a job on the storage device or RAM disk having the same User name and Driver 10-6 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 102
can manually delete a job at the operation panel. Warning: A print job replaces a job on the storage device having the same User name and start printing. Synergy Print Box Synergy print box lets you combine copier documents and print jobs from various applications into one document. The User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 103
jobs and copier documents. 1 job, or accept a default name generated by the scan it on the printing system. At the operation panel, you can modify image information and print or delete an image. A stored form can be combined with an image scanned , or accept a default name generated by the - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 104
to remove the application name from the job name in job storage features and, for some models, in the operation panel message. By selecting Don't use application name, the file name you choose appears clearly in the job so that only the document name appears as the Job name. Custom 10-9 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 105
name: Replace existing file If a job with the same User name and Job name exists, the current print job replaces support. It requires installation of the Tandem unit. The Tandem unit can be installed printing system, due to insufficient toner or a paper jam, the remaining copies are automatically - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 106
Spooling to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. disc includes a PRESCRIBE command language reference guide. A command file is a set of instructions the printing system interprets to produce a - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 107
Printer Driver Advanced 1 In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list, and then click Delete. 2 In the delete confirmation box, click Yes to - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 108
top of default watermark. 11-3 4 Select the desired font, style, and size of the text. 5 Select the color of the watermark from the list. For color models, select from default colors. For custom colors, select Custom, and click the button to open the Color dialog box. Click one of the User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 109
default) This option places the center of the watermark text in the center of the page. User default) This option places the watermark text at the default angle on the page. User watermark. You must select User defined in both Position > Select watermark, choose a default or custom watermark to print. - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 110
scan, fax, or print from memory is attempted, the process is stopped and a message appears on the printing system's operation panel. The Optional Components Wizard offers the opportunity to install the Security Watermark plug-in following installation of the printer driver . Kyocera image User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 111
when editing a default security watermark. Select from the following options: None This option leaves the line blank. User defined This option produced. If a scan, fax or print from memory is attempted, the process is stopped and a message appears on the printing system's operation panel. 7 Select - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 112
page. Because printing systems and driver settings can vary, you must pattern, replacing the toner or printing system, and under Select security watermark, select a default or custom security watermark and click Select security watermark, choose a default or custom security watermark to print - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 113
, and Saturation settings are adjusted in the driver according to the selected variation. You can applied to the print job. When installed, the Color Optimizer button appears in Info icon (i) in the Color Optimizer dialog box for instructions. 1 Open the document containing the desired colors. - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 114
sound and speech notifications for printing system events. You can start a status monitor for each supported printing system. More than one status monitor can be displayed at one time. The status Monitor Notification dialog box, select the Enables event notification check box. 11-9 User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 115
sound or speech notification, select an event from the Available events list: Cover open Paper jam Add paper Sleep Add toner Toner low Not connected Printing completed Others 4 Under Sound file / Text to Speech, . Notification Opens the Status Monitor Notification dialog box. Printer Driver 11-10 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 116
option during driver installation or in the Status Monitor dialog box. This feature is not supported for the KX Driver for Universal check box. It is selected by default if this feature was selected during driver installation. 4 To view the print job status system's configuration tool. User Guide - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 117
the status monitor image on top of other open windows. Opacity Adjusts box. 4 Select an event for a Status Monitor alert. Cover open Paper jam Add paper Sleep Add toner Toner low Not connected Printing completed Others 5 You can also add sound or : Select Use Text to speech. Printer Driver 11-12 - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 118
format used in printing by the Microsoft Windows operating system. When a print job is sent from an driver reads from the spool file simultaneously. For multiple or large documents, this quickly returns application control to the user by the driver. Server profiles are read-only. Select - Kyocera ECOSYS M3550idn | ECOSYS Model Printer Driver User Guide Rev 16.18.2013. - Page 119
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