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Device Settings 3-14 choices, you must install the Output to PDF plug-in. The printer default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the overview image in Device Settings and in all Printing Preferences tabs. You can change the PDL temporarily from any Printing Preferences tab. In GDI compatible mode, vector graphics are rasterized for printing as bitmap images. Use the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of the graphic created by the application. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. If your application supports the XML Print Specification, then XPS printing can be performed after installing the XPS driver. With the XPS driver, the only available PDL is XPS. PDL Options The PDL options, available in the Page Description Languages (PDL) dialog box, are accessed in Device Settings. PCL XL The most recent version of HP PCL and PCL 6. This PDL includes PCL 5c features. PCL XL lacks backward compatibility with earlier PCL versions, though it is enhanced over PCL 5c in these areas: Reduced file size Better print speed Faster return to application Supports Security watermark Supports Line thinning PCL 5c Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions Bidirectional communication support Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows applications Complex graphics might not print as well Start of the page/End of the page available in Prologue/Epilogue KPDL KPDL is used when printing from applications that support PostScript 2 or 3. An emulation of PostScript printing Strong graphics reproduction Print speeds may be slower than PCL 5c Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5c Enables native TrueType font downloading Supports most Graphics settings options EMF Spooling unavailable when Data passthrough is selected. PDF Output to PDF is a plug-in that lets you print or save documents from multiple sources to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The PDF format is User Guide

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
1 Installation	8
The Driver	8
Preparing to Install the Driver	8
Default Duplex	9
Communication Settings	9
Specifying Communication Settings	9
Express Install	10
Installing with Express Install	10
Custom Install	11
Installing with Custom Install	11
Installing Utilities Only	13
Editing Driver Properties	14
Editing Utility Properties	14
Upgrade	15
Upgrading Driver Components	15
Maintenance	15
Optional Printer Components	15
Installing Optional Printer Components	15
Documents	16
Uninstall	16
Uninstalling Driver Components	16
Printer Driver Settings Access	17
Changing the Default Driver Settings	17
2 Driver Overview	18
Overview Images	18
Selecting a PDL in Printing Preferences	19
Settings List	19
Print Preview	19
Previewing a Print Job	19
Kyocera Logo	20
Displaying Version Information	20
Displaying Plug-in Information	20
3 Device Settings	21
Accessing Device Settings	21
Device Options	21
Setting Device Options	22
Setting up Custom Boxes	22
Auto Configure	22
Enabling Auto Configuration	23
Memory	23
Setting the Memory	23
RAM Disk	24
Setting RAM Disk	24
Administrator Settings	24
General	24
Show Quick Print Tab	24
Send Count Information	25
Send Application Name	25
Associate Profile with Application	25
Password Protect Administrator Settings	25
Setting the Administrator Password	25
Clearing the Administrator Password	26
Hide Factory Default Profile	26
SNMP Settings	26
SNMPv3 Options	26
Selecting SNMP Settings	27
Job E-mail Notification	27
Selecting E-mail Notification Options	27
Lock Settings	28
Lock Settings Options	28
Locking Driver Settings	29
User Login	29
User Login Options	29
Printing with User Login	30
Job Accounting	31
Job Accounting Options	31
Printing with Job Accounting	32
User Settings	32
Identification	33
Setting User Identification	33
Units	33
Selecting a Unit of Measurement	33
Language Preference	33
Setting Language Preference	33
Page Description Languages (PDL)	33
PDL Options	34
PDL Settings	35
Selecting a PDL in Device Settings	35
PDF	36
PDF Options	36
Printing and Saving to PDF	37
XPS Driver	37
XPS Options	38
Printing and Saving to XPS	38
Compatibility Settings	38
Media Source Enumeration	38
Setting Media Sources	39
Ignore Application Collation	39
Selecting Printer Driver Collation	39
Combine Source and Media Type Lists	39
Creating a Combined Source List	39
Removing a Plug-in	40
4 Quick Print	41
Quick Print Options	41
Orientation	41
Color	41
Collate	42
Duplex Printing	42
Pages per Sheet	42
EcoPrint	42
Edit Quick Print Options	43
Selecting Quick Print Options	43
Profiles	43
Selecting a Profile	44
Saving a Profile	44
Editing a Profile	45
Importing a Profile	45
Exporting a Profile	46
Application Based Printing	46
Adding an Association	46
Editing an Association	47
5 Basic	48
Print Size	48
Page Sizes	48
Creating a Custom Page Size	49
Printing with Custom Size Pages	49
Media Type	49
Source	50
Destination	50
Mailbox	50
Sending a Print Job to a Mailbox	50
Copies	50
Carbon Copies	50
Printing Carbon Copies	51
Collate	51
Printing Collated Documents	52
Orientation	52
Duplex Printing	52
Printing in Duplex Mode	53
Color	53
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 Finishing	59
Separation	59
Offset Jobs	59
Offsetting Jobs	59
Finishing Edge	60
Positioning Options for Finishing Edge	60
Custom Finishing Edge Settings	60
Setting the Finishing Edge	60
Gutter	61
Creating a Gutter	61
Staple	62
Stapling a Print Job	62
Punch	62
Creating Punch Holes for a Print Job	62
8 Imaging	64
Print Quality and Custom Quality	64
Selecting Print Quality	65
Trapping	65
Setting Trapping Values	65
Fonts	65
Font Settings	66
Selecting Font Settings	66
Font Substitution	67
Setting Font Substitution	67
Disable Device Fonts	67
Disabling Device Fonts	68
Graphics	68
Pattern Scaling	68
Line Thinning	68
Halftone Screen	69
Inversion Options	69
Optimization	69
CIE Option	70
Image Compression Mode	70
Gloss Mode	70
EcoPrint	70
Selecting EcoPrint	70
Color	71
Color Reproduction	71
Color Correction	72
Setting a Default Color Profile	72
Color Adjustment	73
Selecting Custom Color Adjustment	74
Adjusting HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness)	74
Adjusting Color Balance	74
Black and White Adjustment	75
Adjusting Black and White Settings	75
Color Conversion	76
Text and Graphics Effects	76
9 Publishing	77
Cover Mode	77
Cover Mode Options	78
Printing Covers	80
Transparency Interleaving	81
Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies	81
Page Insert	81
Page Insertion Options	82
Printing Page Inserts	83
10 Job	84
Job Storage (e-MPS)	84
Job Storage (e-MPS) options	84
Custom Box	85
Storing a Job in a Custom Box	85
Quick Copy	86
Printing a Quick Copy Job	86
Proof and Hold	87
Printing a Proof and Hold Job	87
Private Print	87
Storing a Private Print Job	88
Job Storage	88
Storing a Job Storage Job	88
Job Name	89
Don’t Use Application Name	89
Overwrite Job Name	89
Selecting a Job Name	89
11 Advanced	91
Prologue/Epilogue	91
Insertion Point Options	92
Selecting and Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	92
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File	93
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File	93
Watermark	93
Adding or Editing Watermark Text	93
Adding or Editing a Watermark Image	94
Selecting Pages for Watermark	95
Security Watermark	95
Adding or Editing a Security Watermark	96
Selecting Pages for Security Watermark	97
Color Optimizer	98
Optimizing RGB Color for Printing	98
Status Monitor Notification	99
Setting Status Monitor Notification	99
Viewing Status Monitor	100
EMF Spooling	100
Selecting EMF Spooling	100
Quiet Mode	100

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Device Settings

choices, you must install the

Output to PDF

plug-in. The printer default is

PCL

, which is suitable for most printing purposes.

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

image in

Device Settings

and in all

Printing Preferences

tabs. You can

change the PDL temporarily from any

Printing Preferences

tab.

GDI compatible mode

, vector graphics are rasterized for printing as bitmap

images. Use the

GDI compatible mode

option to improve the output quality of

the graphic created by the application.

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

a restricted user.

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

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

available PDL is

XPS

PDL Options

The PDL options, available in the

Page Description Languages (PDL)

dialog

box, are accessed in

Device Settings

PCL XL

The most recent version of HP PCL and PCL 6. This PDL includes PCL 5c

features. PCL XL lacks backward compatibility with earlier PCL versions,

though it is enhanced over PCL 5c in these areas:

Reduced file size

Better print speed

Faster return to application

Supports

Security watermark

Supports

Line thinning

PCL 5c

Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions

Bidirectional communication support

Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows applications

Complex graphics might not print as well

Start of the page/End of the page

available in

Prologue/Epilogue

KPDL

KPDL is used when printing from applications that support PostScript 2 or 3.

An emulation of PostScript printing

Strong graphics reproduction

Print speeds may be slower than PCL 5c

Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5c

Enables native TrueType font downloading

Supports most Graphics settings options

EMF Spooling

unavailable when

Data passthrough

is selected.

PDF

Output to PDF

is a plug-in that lets you print or save documents from multiple

sources to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The PDF format is

3-14

User Guide