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Device Settings Auto Configure Auto Configure detects the devices installed on a printing system that is connected over a network. Auto Configure can detect input devices, output devices, storage devices, memory, and RAM disk size. When your computer is connected to the printing system through a TCP/IP or WSD port, the Auto Configure button appears in Device Settings. Auto Configure updates the Device options list, Memory, RAM disk, and overview images to keep the printer driver consistent with the printing system configuration. Auto Configure varies by operating system. 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 the Windows Firewall to be set to On. The setting can be changed to allow communication between the printing system and your computer. In the Windows Security Alert dialog box, click Unblock. Silent Auto Configuration Silent auto configuration checks the printing system every 10 minutes for changes in optional devices or memory. When a change is detected, the driver is automatically updated with the new settings. Silent auto configuration is only available for printer drivers installed in Windows Vista, and later. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. Enabling Auto Configuration 1 Verify that all optional devices are attached to the printing system, and that it is turned on and ready to print. 2 In Device Settings, click Auto Configure. In Windows XP, the driver settings are updated immediately. In Windows Vista and later, the Auto Configure dialog box opens. Select from Auto configure options: Auto Configure Now Click the button at any time to retrieve the current settings from the printing system. It is recommended to do this when Silent auto configuration is turned off. Silent auto configuration Select to let the driver check the printing system at every occurrence of a fixed time period. The driver regularly checks for any changes in optional devices or memory. Memory 3 Click OK in all 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. By default, the Memory setting matches the standard memory in the printing system. Depending on Printer Driver 3-2

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
1 Installation	7
The Driver	7
Preparing to Install the Driver	7
Resource and Energy Saving	8
Communication Settings	8
Specifying Communication Settings	8
Express Install	8
Installing with Express Install	9
Custom Install	10
Installing with Custom Install	10
Installing Utilities Only	12
Editing Driver Properties	12
Editing Utility Properties	13
Upgrade	14
Upgrading Driver Components	14
Maintenance	14
Optional Printer Components	14
Installing Optional Printer Components	14
Documents	15
Uninstall	15
Uninstalling Driver Components	15
Printer Driver Settings Access	16
Changing the Default Driver Settings	16
2 Driver Overview	17
Overview Images	17
Selecting a PDL in Printing Preferences	18
Settings List	18
Print Preview	18
Previewing a Print Job	19
Kyocera Logo	19
Displaying Version Information	19
Displaying Plug-in Information	19
3 Device Settings	20
Accessing Device Settings	20
Device Options	20
Setting Device Options	20
Auto Configure	21
Enabling Auto Configuration	21
Memory	21
Setting the Memory	22
RAM Disk	22
Setting RAM Disk	22
Administrator Settings	22
General	22
Show Quick Print Tab	22
Send Count Information	23
Send Application Name	23
Associate Profile with Application	23
Password Protect Administrator Settings	23
Setting the Administrator Password	24
Clearing the Administrator Password	24
Hide Factory Default Profile	24
Hide Lower Pane	24
SNMP Settings	24
SNMPv3 Options	25
Selecting SNMP Settings	25
Job E-mail Notification	26
Selecting E-mail Notification Options	26
Lock Settings	26
Lock Settings Options	26
Locking Driver Settings	27
User Login	27
User Login Options	28
Printing with User Login	28
Job Accounting	29
Job Accounting Options	29
Adding or Editing an Account ID	30
Printing with Job Accounting	31
Net Manager	31
Selecting Net Manager Options	32
Printing with Net Manager	32
User Settings	33
Identification	33
Setting User Identification	33
Units	33
Selecting a Unit of Measurement	34
Language Preference	34
Setting Language Preference	34
Page Description Languages (PDL)	34
PDL Options	34
PDL Settings	35
Selecting a PDL in Device Settings	36
PDF	36
PDF Options	37
Printing and Saving to PDF	38
XPS Driver	38
XPS Options	38
Printing and Saving to XPS	39
Compatibility Settings	39
Media Source Enumeration	39
Setting Media Sources	39
Ignore Application Collation	40
Selecting Printer Driver Collation	40
Combine Source and Media Type Lists	40
Creating a Combined Source List	40
Removing a Plug-in	40
4 Quick Print	41
Quick Print Options	41
Orientation	41
Collate	42
Duplex	42
Pages per Sheet	42
EcoPrint	43
Edit Quick Print Options	43
Selecting Quick Print Options	43
Profiles	44
Selecting a Profile	44
Saving a Profile	44
Editing a Profile	45
Deleting a Profile	45
Importing a Profile	46
Exporting a Profile	46
Application Based Printing	46
Adding an Association	46
Deleting an Association	47
Editing an Association	47
5 Basic	48
Print Size	48
Page Sizes	48
Creating a Custom Page Size	49
Deleting a Custom Page Size	49
Printing with Custom Size Pages	49
Media Type	49
Source	50
Destination	50
Copies	50
Carbon Copies	50
Printing Carbon Copies	51
Collate	51
Printing Collated Documents	51
Orientation	52
Duplex Printing	52
Printing in Duplex Mode	53
EcoPrint	53
Selecting EcoPrint	53
6 Layout	54
Multiple Pages per Sheet	54
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet	54
Scaling	55
Setting Scaling on the Page	55
Gutter	55
Creating a Gutter	55
Poster	56
Printing a Poster	57
Booklet	57
Printing a Booklet	57
7 Imaging	59
Print Quality and Custom Quality	59
Print Quality Selection	59
Selecting Print Quality	60
Font Settings	60
Font Settings Options	60
Selecting Font Settings	61
Setting Font Substitution	61
Disabling Device Fonts	62
Graphics Settings	62
Pattern Scaling	62
Line Thinning	63
Inversion Options	63
Optimization	63
CIE Option	64
Halftone Screen	64
Setting the Halftone Screen	64
Half Speed Mode	65
EcoPrint	65
Selecting EcoPrint	65
Black and White Adjustment	65
Adjusting Black and White Settings	65
Text and Graphics Effects	66
8 Publishing	67
Cover Mode	67
Cover Mode Options	68
Printing Covers	70
Transparency Interleaving	71
Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies	71
Page Insert	71
Page Insertion Options	72
Printing Page Inserts	73
Chapter Page Insert	73
Printing with Chapter Page Insert	73
9 Job	75
Job Storage (e-MPS)	75
Job Storage (e-MPS) options	76
Quick Copy	76
Printing a Quick Copy Job	76
Proof and Hold	77
Printing a Proof and Hold Job	77
Private Print	77
Storing a Private Print Job	78
Job Storage	78
Storing a Job Storage Job	79
User Login	79
Printing with User Login	79
Job Accounting	79
Printing with Job Accounting	79
Job Name	80
Don’t Use Application Name	80
Overwrite Job Name	80
Selecting a Job Name	80
10 Advanced	82
Prologue/Epilogue	82
Insertion Point Options	83
Selecting and Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	83
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File	84
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File	84
Watermark	84
Adding or Editing Watermark Text	85
Adding or Editing a Watermark Image	86
Security Watermark	87
Adding or Editing a Security Watermark	87
Status Monitor Notification	89
Setting Status Monitor Notification	89
Viewing Status Monitor	90
EMF Spooling	90
Selecting EMF Spooling	91

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Device Settings

Printer Driver

3-2

Auto Configure

detects the devices installed on a printing system that is

connected over a network.

Auto Configure

can detect input devices, output

devices, storage devices, memory, and RAM disk size. When your computer is

connected to the printing system through a TCP/IP or WSD port, the

Auto

Configure

button appears in

Device Settings

Auto Configure

updates the

Device options

list,

Memory

RAM disk

, and overview images to keep the

printer driver consistent with the printing system configuration.

Auto Configure

varies by operating system.

Not all installed devices are detected by using

Auto Configure

. Before

selecting

Device Settings

, check the settings to make sure that they are

correct.

Note:

The default setting for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is for the Windows

Firewall to be set to

. The setting can be changed to allow communication

between the printing system and your computer. In the Windows

Security

Alert

dialog box, click

Unblock

Silent Auto Configuration

Silent auto configuration

checks the printing system every 10 minutes for

changes in optional devices or memory. When a change is detected, the driver

is automatically updated with the new settings.

Silent auto configuration

only available for printer drivers installed in Windows Vista, and later.

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

a restricted user.

Enabling Auto Configuration

Verify that all optional devices are attached to the printing system, and that it is

turned on and ready to print.

Device Settings

, click

Auto Configure

In Windows XP, the driver settings are updated immediately.

In Windows Vista and later, the

Auto Configure

dialog box opens. Select from

Auto configure options:

Auto Configure Now

Click the button at any time to retrieve the current settings from the printing

system. It is recommended to do this when

Silent auto configuration

turned off.

Silent auto configuration

Select to let the driver check the printing system at every occurrence of a

fixed time period. The driver regularly checks for any changes in optional

devices or memory.

Click

in all dialog boxes.

Memory

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. By default, the

Memory

setting matches the standard memory in the printing system. Depending on