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- Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 1
- Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 2
. User Interface screen captures shown in this guide may differ depending on your printing device. This user guide and its contents were developed for the 5.1 driver. Models supported by the KX printer driver TASKalfa 250ci TASKalfa 300ci TASKalfa 400ci TASKalfa 500ci © 2010 KYOCERA MITA Corporation - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 3
Printer Components ...1-9 Installing Optional Printer Components 1-9 The Add Printer Wizard ...1-10 Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista 1-10 Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 1-10 Printer Driver Settings Access ...1-10 Changing the Default Driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 4
Multiple Pages per Sheet ...5-1 Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet 5-1 Scaling ...5-2 Setting Scaling on the Page ...5-2 Booklet ...5-2 Printing a Booklet ...5-2 Poster ...5-3 Printing a Poster ...5-3 Chapter 6 Finishing Separation ...6-1 Rotate Copies ...6-1 Offset Jobs ...6-2 ii User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 5
Cover Media ...8-4 Page Insert ...8-5 Printing Page Inserts ...8-5 Page Insertion Options ...8-6 Transparency Interleaving ...8-6 Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies 8-7 Chapter 9 Job Job Storage (e-MPS) ...9-1 Job Storage (e-MPS) options 9-1 Custom Box ...9-2 KX DRIVER iii - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 6
Selecting Pages for Security Watermark 10-7 Color Optimizer ...10-8 Optimizing RGB Color for Printing 10-8 Configuring Status Monitor ...10-9 Setting Status Monitor Preferences 10-10 EMF Spooling ...10-11 Selecting EMF Spooling ...10-11 Enable Client Profile ...10-11 Glossary ...v iv User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 7
computer. Once installed, the printer driver settings must be configured in the printer Properties and Printing Preferences. Note: In Windows operating systems, you must be logged in with administrator rights to install the printer driver. Preparing to Install the Driver This section describes the - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 8
the installation packages and specify the port. Installing in Express Mode This section describes the express installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems. 1 Ensure that your printer and computer are turned on and connected by USB or network cable. 1-2 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 9
or set this printer as the default printer. Make your selections, and then click Next. 7 On the Confirm Settings page, click Install if the settings are correct. Click Back to correct the settings. 8 The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options. Print a test page - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 10
and provides basic support for your printer. The KX XPS DRIVER and XPS minidriver is only available for printing systems used with Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The XPS driver is discussed in the Device Settings chapter. Minidriver functionality is not documented in this user guide. Installing in - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 11
KX DRIVER Installation 5 On the Printer Settings page, you can assign a name for your printing system. You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only in Windows XP and Windows 2000.) - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 12
printing system. Note: With a first time USB connection, the Printer Settings page does not appear. You can also choose to share this printer with others or set this printer as the default printer . The installation of the printer is now complete. If prompted, restart your computer. 1-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 13
KX DRIVER Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a network connection. 1 Ensure that your printer and computer are connected to a network. - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 14
Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the driver software in Windows operating systems using a USB connection. With the Custom select option, you manually select the printing system and printer port to install. In Custom mode, Custom Select is not recommended - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 15
Continue Anyway. 9 The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options. Print a test page This selection verifies a connection with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components. Enable Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays system status - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 16
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 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 17
Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on your printing system icon. 3 Click Printing Preferences. 4 In the Printing Preferences dialog box, select the desired features in all tabs. 5 Click OK to save the settings. KX DRIVER 1-11 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 18
click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 2000), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click the desired printing system model. 3 Click Printer properties (Windows 7) or Properties (Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000). 4 Click Device Settings. 2-1 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 19
restricted user. Setting Device Options You can set the printer driver to match the optional devices installed on your printing system. boxes for storing print jobs. Custom boxes can be assigned to users who can print the jobs later from the printing system's operation panel. 1 In KX DRIVER 2-2 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 20
to keep the printer driver consistent with the printing system configuration. 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 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 21
printer driver. User login adds users with a user name and password. This feature limits printing privileges to specified users for secure printing and accounting. The number of pages printed by each user will be tracked by the printing system. Users added in the printer driver must also be manually - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 22
is prompted to type a Login user name and User login password to print the job. The driver searches for a Windows Login user name and adds this name with the Login user name and User login password to the Login user names list in the driver. With user permissions, the print job is canceled, and the - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 23
KX DRIVER Device Settings 5 Click OK in all dialog boxes. 6 Print the document from the application. 7 When the Print Options dialog box appears, type or select a Login user name and User login password, and click OK. Login is required for some options. Job Accounting Job accounting gives an - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 24
Hide other tabs displays only the Quick Print tab to the user. Selecting Set Quick Print tab as default opens to this tab when you access Printing Preferences. Selecting Hide Edit Quick Print control prevents users from customizing the Quick Print tab. Send Count Information This option lets - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 25
any Printing Preferences tab. An association must be created between a profile and an application in the Application Based Printing dialog box, accessed from the Profiles dialog box. To enable this feature, in Device Settings, click Administrator > Associate Profile with application. KX DRIVER 2-8 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 26
color settings in the driver's Quick Print, Basic, and Imaging tab and prints all jobs with black toner only. Lock EcoPrint printed on all jobs by locking this feature. Selecting Lock Security Settings also prevents any user changes in the Security Watermark dialog box. Password Settings User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 27
printer driver and in the printing system's Command Center. The following SNMP options are available: SNMPv1/v2c This option ensures successful Auto Configure communication using Read community name and Write community name. SNMPv3 This option ensures secure Auto Configure communication using a user - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 28
settings in the driver must be set to match the settings in the printing system's Command SNMPv3, type a User name to a maximum of 32 characters, and a Password from 8 to User Settings User Settings lets you specify user and department names, select the default unit of measure, and change the driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 29
name and Department name, up to 31 characters, that can appear in the Operation panel message. The User name can be used to identify a print job stored on the hard disk or RAM disk. Setting User Identification You can type User name and Department information to be used with the Job Storage (e-MPS - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 30
Command Language XL), PCL 5c, KPDL (an emulation of PostScript printing), or PDF (Portable Document Format). The printer default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes. When using the XPS driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, XPS is the only PDL selection. After you select a PDL - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 31
KX DRIVER Device Settings saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be viewed and printed with Adobe® Reader® on Windows, Mac OS®, and UNIX ). KPDL Settings Allow data passthrough This option reduces errors when printing complex jobs from applications that use PostScript formatting. - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 32
Acrobat, this password is required to change the document restrictions in the Files > Properties > Security section. When a document with this password is opened in Adobe Reader, it cannot be printed or edited, and document data cannot be copied. Require password to open document 2-15 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 33
7 and Windows Vista, the XML Paper Specification (XPS) Page description language provides the most efficient method for displaying, processing, and printing documents. As both a PDL and a document format, XPS requires compatible printer hardware and software written for the Windows KX DRIVER 2-16 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 34
an XPS driver supports a single PDL setting. The XPS driver can be installed from the Product Library CD. In the Installation Method menu, click Custom Mode, and on the Custom Installation page, select KX XPS DRIVER. To view a print to file XPS document, download and install the Microsoft XPS Viewer - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 35
appear in the driver interface. Note: To remove the Output to PDF module, PDF must not be selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. 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. KX DRIVER 2-18 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 36
can be used as a separate Quick Print user guide when KX Driver support is controlled by an administrator. Quick Print Options You can set one or more print options on the Quick Print tab. You can create your own customized view of print options with Edit Quick Print. And you can also select from - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 37
KX DRIVER Quick Print This icon changes between color and black and white printing. Collate This icon changes the ordering of the printed pages. The page ordering sequence can either be 123, 123, or 111, 222 and so on. You can also reverse the order of the printed pages (321, 321) by selecting the - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 38
limited set of driver features to appear in the Quick Print tab. 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 2000), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on the desired printing system model and click - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 39
Profiles KX DRIVER Quick Print Click the up and down arrows to change the position of the features under Selected controls. The feature at the top appears on the left in the Quick Print tab. To restore the list to factory default options, click Reset. 5 After making your selections, click OK. In - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 40
in the Profiles dialog box. 5 Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job, or click OK to close the dialog box. Note: To reset the printer driver to default settings, select the Factory Default profile, and click Apply. This clears the settings of a selected profile. You can - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 41
KX DRIVER Quick Print Exporting a Profile The Export button lets you export a copy of a profile from your printer driver for use in other printer drivers. The Factory Default profile cannot be exported. 1 Click Profiles. 2 In the Select profile section, select the profile to be exported, and click - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 42
Profiles to open the Profiles dialog box. 2 Click Application to open the Application Based Printing dialog box. 3 Select an association to edit and click Edit to open the Edit OK in the Edit Association and Application Based Printing dialog boxes to save the revised association. 3-7 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 43
the Basic tab, you can specify the most commonly used printer driver settings. Basic Settings The Basic tab contains several settings for the most commonly used printing tasks. Print size This setting sets the size of the area that the printer prints to, regardless of the actual paper size that is - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 44
is selected, then the printer searches for another tray or cassette using the same media. Transparencies, labels, and envelopes must be supplied from the MP tray. Ensure the paper is properly loaded by following the instructions outlined in the printing system's Operation Guide. Note: Source and - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 45
Custom Page Size To use custom page sizes, they must be created and added to the Print size list. The driver supports a maximum of twenty custom sizes. 1 In the Basic tab, click Page Sizes. 2 Click New. 3 A default custom name appears in the Name box. Type a name for your custom page size. 4 Type or - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 46
. This avoids the extra processing involved in sending every copy from the computer to the printing system. With Collate selected, the driver prints the complete job set by set. With Collate cleared, it prints each page by set. For example, with Collate selected, three copies of a five-page document - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 47
Previewing a Print Job You can see a print preview before printing. 1 Select desired driver settings in all tabs, or select a profile. 2 In the Basic tab, select Print preview. 3 Click OK in the Printing Preferences and Print dialog boxes. 4 When the Print preview dialog box appears: KX DRIVER 4-5 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 48
-in Information A plug-in integrates with the printer driver to extend the driver's capabilities. In Device Settings or any tab, click Kyocera logo > Plug-in to view the following plug-in information: Module Description Version Click OK to close the driver information dialog boxes. 4-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 49
Multiple pages per sheet prints several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and print on each sheet of paper. 3 If you want to print a border around each page, select Print borders. 4 In the Layout list, select the direction the pages should flow. KX DRIVER - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 50
tab, select Booklet, and one of the two binding options. Left edge binding This selection prints text that reads from left to right. Right edge binding This selection prints text that reads from right to left. 2 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 3 Click OK to start printing. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 51
KX DRIVER Layout The Poster feature lets you create a document to a size that is larger than the paper your printer can support. You can print a poster, or banner, up to 25 times larger than the original document. Segments of the poster document are printed setting in the User Settings dialog box, - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 52
Poster Settings to select options in any combination. These options ensure a precise assembly of the pages to create the poster. 4 In Print format, select one of the options for a finished print format. 5 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. 5-4 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 53
The print job must contain multiple pages and be specified to print multiple copies. Rotating Copies You can stack each copy of a print job at right angles in the output tray. 1 In Basic > Destination, select an option that is not a finishing tray, for example: Top tray (face-down). KX DRIVER 6-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 54
print job in the output tray. To ensure consistent offset stacking, all users printing to the same printing system should select Offset jobs as the default staples. Staple and Separation features cannot be used together. If Printer default is selected as the Destination in the Basic tab, the - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 55
position of staples in a document composed of mixed page sizes. In contrast, if you are printing a mixed page size document without using Finishing edge, staple positions depend on the paper size sizes in a document. 1 In the Basic tab, set Print size and Page size to the same size. KX DRIVER 6-3 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 56
Print size selection in the Basic tab. 5 Click OK in all driver 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 depend on Print size, stapling to make a print job easier to read - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 57
KX DRIVER Finishing creates a larger margin space by shifting the printable area to the right, or down as much as one inch (25.4 mm). Creating a Gutter You can increase the margins on the left side and at the top of the printed for a Print Job The finishing device must support the Punch feature - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 58
Finishing 2 hole or 3 hole (inches based) 2 hole or 4 hole (metric based) 3 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 Click OK to start printing. 6-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 59
in the printed 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 is also available in the Quick Print and Basic tabs. KX DRIVER 7-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 60
fonts are stored either permanently or temporarily in the printing system memory. Font Settings The Font Settings dialog box lets you specify how TrueType fonts are sent to the printing system. The chosen method affects the speed and quality of the print job: Download as outlines 7-2 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 61
. 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 2000), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on the desired printing system model and click Printing Preferences. 3 In Imaging > Font Settings, select - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 62
fonts list shows the printing system fonts. 4 Select the printing system substitutes different printing lists as printer icons next your printed graphics. screen and print output. Graphics are composed of collections of printed dots. A pattern is a graphics object. If printed patterns and fills do - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 63
KX DRIVER Imaging Auto (default setting) This setting prints patterns and fills to match the on-screen appearance. Coarse This setting prints PCL 5c is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. Medium This setting prints patterns and fills with a greater number of lines, patterns or dots than - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 64
receives RGB data from the application. 4 channels Select this option if the driver receives CMYK data from the application. Color Mode The options in Color mode let you choose full-color printing or printing with black toner only. The following color modes are available: Color (CMYK) This option - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 65
Settings dialog box. Custom table This option lets you select a custom color table that was previously downloaded to your printing system. All other Printer profile options use the default color table. Advanced This option achieves greater consistency in color reproduction among various devices. It - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 66
, Windows 2000). 4 Select the Color Management tab. 5 Click Color Management to open the Color Management dialog box. 6 Select the Device tab. 7 In the Device list, select the desired color printer. 8 Select Use my settings for this device. 9 In the Profile selection list, select Manual. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 67
list. 12 Select the desired color profile and click Set as Default Profile. 13 Click Close. Windows XP 1 Click Start, click Control Panel and double-click Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click on the desired color printer. 3 Select Properties. 4 Select the Color Management tab. 5 Click Add. 6 In the - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 68
to increase or decrease the value between -10 and +10. The upper color bar indicates the adjustment adjust the Saturation, Lightness and Contrast between -10 and +10. You can also type values in the boxes values of Red, Green, and Blue between -10 and +10. You can also type values in the boxes. - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 69
be selected as the Color mode. Continuous tone is selected automatically. Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics and text with black, rather than grayscale. This feature is implemented for CAD applications. Black & White must be selected as the Color mode. KX DRIVER 7-11 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 70
the front and back of your document. You can print on cover pages of a different weight or color Print on both sides must be selected in the Basic tab or Quick Print tab in order to print used with Transparency interleaving. Printing Covers You can choose cover pages for printing. 1 In the - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 71
Cover Insertion Type Inserts a blank front cover. Front Front outside Prints on the outside surface of the front cover. Front Front inside Prints on the inside surface of the front cover. Front Front outside Front inside KX DRIVER Prints on the outside and inside surfaces of the front cover - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 72
Front outside Prints on the outside surface of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover. Front and back Front inside Prints on the inside surface of the front cover and inserts a blank back cover. Front and back Front outside Front inside 8-3 Prints on both - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 73
and back Back inside Back outside Prints on both sides of the back cover and inserts a blank front cover. Front and back Front outside Front inside Back inside Back outside Prints on both sides of the front and back covers. Choosing Cover Media You can select media for the cover. KX DRIVER 8-4 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 74
that media type is automatically selected. 3 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 Click OK to start printing. Page Insert A Page insert is a preprinted page or a page of selected. 5 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. 8-5 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 75
Prints on both sides of the inserted page. Transparency Interleaving Transparency interleaving inserts a backing sheet between printed transparencies. The backing sheet, also known as an interleaf, helps keep transparencies clean and prevents them from clinging together. This feature is KX DRIVER - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 76
You can print the same > Transparency interleaving. 3 To print the transparency content on the inserted pages also, select the Print onto backing check box. 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. The printing system's operation panel prompts you to load - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 77
box, available in Device Settings. Job Storage (e-MPS) options Custom box Storage location Hard disk Access code required When job is printed When job is deleted from memory Optional password When printed from When manually operation panel deleted or up to 31 days - continued KX DRIVER 9-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 78
is not found, the driver checks for administrator or user permissions. With administrator permissions, you will be prompted to type a box number and optional password for the print job. The driver searches for a Windows login user name and adds this name with the box number and 9-2 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 79
designated number of jobs is reached, older jobs are replaced by new jobs. All Proof and hold jobs are stored on the hard disk after printing but are deleted when the printing system is turned off. You can manually delete a job at the operation panel. KX DRIVER 9-3 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 80
job is not printed until a user enters the Access code at the printing system's operation panel. After the job is printed, it is removed from printing system memory. The number of Private print jobs that can be stored is limited only by the storage capacity of the hard disk. You can manually delete - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 81
access code is used, the job is not printed until a user prints it at the printing system's operation panel. After the job is printed, it remains in printing system memory. The number of Job storage jobs that can be stored is limited only by the storage capacity of the hard disk. You can manually - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 82
current print job replaces an existing job in printing system memory. Use job name + date and time This option adds the current date and time to the end of the job name, in the format: mmddyy hhmmss The previous print job with the same job name remains in the printing system memory. 9-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 83
commands from the printer resident PRESCRIBE language. The Product Library CD includes a PRESCRIBE command language reference guide. A command file is a set of instructions the printing system interprets to /Epilogue File You can edit a Prologue/Epilogue file on your computer. KX DRIVER 10-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 84
Advanced 10-2 1 In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/ you designate a Prologue/Epilogue file as unassigned, you are removing it from the print job. It remains in the list. Unassigned selections are useful when the list contains list, choose one insertion point option: User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 85
be edited, though a limited number of options can be changed for default watermarks. 1 In the Advanced tab, click Watermark. 2 In the Watermark dialog box, click Add to create a user defined watermark; or under Select watermark, select a default or custom watermark and click Edit. KX DRIVER 10-3 - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 86
the list of default colors. For default colors are levels of gray 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 must select User defined in its axis. 10 In all - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 87
scan, fax, or print from memory is attempted, the process is stopped and an error message appears on the printer's operation panel. The Optional Printer Components wizard offers the opportunity to install the Security Watermark plug-in following installation of the printer driver. Security Watermark - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 88
from memory. If a photocopy is attempted, then gray copy is produced. If a scan, fax or print from memory is attempted, the process is stopped and an error message appears on the printing system's operation panel. 8 Select a Watermark color for the security watermark from the list. The options are - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 89
KX DRIVER Advanced When selecting Color Mode > Black & White in the Imaging tab, the only option for watermark colors is black. 9 For Security Watermark, Overprint is set by default. The security watermark is printed over the document data so that it can appear clearly in a photocopy. 10 Adjust the - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 90
driver a Printer profile option print job. Options selected in the Color Optimizer dialog box are also saved in Imaging > Adjustment. At any time, you can click the Info icon in the Color Optimizer dialog box for instructions. 1 Open the document containing the desired color. 10-8 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 91
printing system status messages in the lower right corner of the window during printing. You can start a status monitor for each supported printing balloon-style status messages containing information about printing system activity and the printer port. KX DRIVER 5 To display a list of options, - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 92
printer is connected with a USB cable, this feature cannot be used. Define settings using the operation panel of the printing system. Preferences Opens a dialog box with options for Status Monitor sound notification and appearance choices. www.kyoceramita.com Opens a web browser to the Kyocera Mita - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 93
Windows operating system. When a print job is sent from an application, it is transferred to the spool file. The application writes to and the printer driver reads from the spool file simultaneously. For multiple or large documents, this quickly returns application control to the user while - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 94
Advanced In the Advanced tab, clear the Enable client profile check box to select profiles from the server to apply to print jobs created by the driver. Server profiles are read-only. Select the Enable client profile check box for using custom profiles locally in the driver. 10-12 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 95
clearly in the job list. E EcoPrint Imaging feature that changes toner saturation, making the entire image, text and graphics, appear lighter in the printed job. The actual amount of toner used depends on the printing system mode and the type of data printed (text, graphics, or KX DRIVER v - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 96
of options for saving print jobs in printing system memory, so that you can print or reprint them later. Print jobs can easily be reprinted later from the printing system's operation panel, and printing of sensitive documents can be restricted to approved users. Enable client profile Client profile - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 97
O P KX DRIVER MP tray Source tray used for labels, transparencies, envelopes, and custom printing media. Multiple pages per sheet This feature lets you print several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper. Operation panel The keys and display - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 98
by providing an easier way to set print options. You can choose basic settings or a predefined printer profile, rather than having to go to various tabs. Quick Print settings can be captured in a group called a profile. Profiles support common printing tasks, saving you from having to repeatedly - Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci | 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 99
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