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Device Settings 2 Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes. Language Preference The Language preference option specifies the user interface language of Device Settings in Properties and all tabs of Printing Preferences. Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings. Setting Language Preference You can select a user interface language. 1 In Device Settings > User Settings, select the desired language from the Select language list. 2 Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes. PDL (Page Description Language) A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a printed page. In Device Settings, you can choose from PCL XL, (Printer 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, the selection appears in the lower corner of the Preview image. 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. Note: To add PDF to the list of PDL choices, you must install the Output to PDF plug-in. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. PDL Options The PDL options, available in the PDL Settings 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 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 KX DRIVER 2-12

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
1 Installation	7
Preparing to Install the Driver	7
Selecting an Installation Method	7
Installing Utilities	8
Upgrading Driver Components	8
Express Installation	8
Installing in Express Mode	8
Custom Installation	10
Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Discover	10
Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Discover	11
Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select	12
Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection using Custom Select	14
Optional Printer Components	15
Installing Optional Printer Components	15
The Add Printer Wizard	15
Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista	15
Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP	16
Printer Driver Settings Access	16
Changing the Default Driver Settings	16
2 Device Settings	18
Accessing Device Settings	18
Device Options	18
Setting Device Options	18
Setting Punch Options	18
Setting up Custom Boxes	19
Auto Configure	20
Enabling Auto Configuration	20
Memory	20
Administrator Settings	21
General	21
Show Quick Print Tab	21
Send Count Information	21
Send Application Name	21
Associate Profile with Application	22
Password Protect Administrator Settings	22
Setting the Administrator Password	22
Clearing the Administrator Password	22
SNMP	22
SNMPv3 Options	23
Selecting SNMP Settings	23
Lock Settings	24
Lock Settings Options	24
User Login	25
User Login Options	25
Printing with User Login	26
Job Accounting	26
Job Accounting Options	27
Printing with Job Accounting	27
User Settings	28
Identification	28
Setting User Identification	28
Units	28
Selecting a Unit of Measurement	28
Language Preference	29
Setting Language Preference	29
PDL (Page Description Language)	29
PDL Options	29
PDL Settings	30
Selecting a PDL	31
PDF Options	31
Printing and Saving to PDF	32
XPS Driver	33
Compatibility Settings	33
Media Source Enumeration	33
Setting Media Sources	33
Ignore Application Collation	34
Selecting Printer Driver Collation	34
Combine Source and Media Type Lists	34
Creating a Combined Source List	34
Removing a Plug-in	34
3 Quick Print	36
Quick Print Options	36
Common Printing Options	36
Color Mode	37
Collate	37
Duplex Printing	37
Multiple Pages per Sheet	38
Edit Quick Print	38
Editing Quick Print Options	38
Profiles	39
Selecting a Profile	39
Saving a Profile	39
Editing a Profile	40
Importing a Profile	40
Exporting a Profile	41
Application Based Printing	41
Adding an Association	41
Editing an Association	42
4 Basic	43
Basic Settings	43
Source and Media Types	44
Print Size and Page Size	44
Creating a Custom Page Size	45
Printing with Custom Size Pages	45
Duplex Printing	45
Printing in Duplex Mode	46
Collate	46
Printing Collated Documents	47
Printing in Color, Black & White, and EcoPrint	47
Print Preview	47
Previewing a Print Job	47
Kyocera Logo	48
Displaying Version Information	48
Displaying Plug-in Information	48
5 Layout	49
Multiple Pages per Sheet	49
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet	49
Scaling	50
Setting Scaling on the Page	50
Full Bleed	50
Printing with Full Bleed	51
Booklet	51
Printing a Booklet	51
Poster	51
Printing a Poster	52
6 Finishing	54
Separation	54
Rotate Copies	54
Rotating Copies	54
Offset Jobs	55
Offsetting Jobs	55
Bi-Fold	55
Printing with Bi-Fold	55
Tri-Fold	55
Printing with Tri-Fold	56
Finishing Edge	56
Finishing Edge Combinations	56
Setting the Finishing Edge	57
Positioning Options for Finishing Edge	57
Custom Finishing Edge Settings	57
Gutter	58
Creating a Gutter	58
Staple	58
Stapling a Print Job	59
Punch	59
Creating Punch Holes for a Print Job	59
7 Imaging	61
Print Quality and EcoPrint	61
Selecting Print Quality	61
Selecting EcoPrint	61
Trapping	62
Gloss Mode	62
Fonts	62
Font Settings	63
Selecting Font Settings	63
Font Substitution	63
Setting Font Substitution	64
Disable Device Fonts	64
Disabling Device Fonts	64
Graphics	64
Selecting Graphics Settings	64
Pattern Scaling	65
Inversion Settings	65
Optimization Settings	65
CIE Optimization	66
Image Compression Mode	66
Color Mode	66
Printer Profile	66
Color Correction	67
Setting a Default Color Profile	68
Color Adjustment	69
Selecting Custom Color Adjustment	69
Adjusting HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness)	69
Adjusting Color Balance	70
Color Conversion	70
Black & White Adjustment	71
Adjusting Black and White Settings	71
Text and Graphics Effects	71
8 Publishing	73
Cover Mode	73
Printing Covers	73
Cover Mode Options	74
Choosing Cover Media	76
Page Insert	77
Printing Page Inserts	77
Page Insertion Options	78
Transparency Interleaving	78
Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies	79
9 Job	80
Job Storage (e-MPS)	80
Job Storage (e-MPS) options	80
Custom Box	81
Storing a Job in a Custom Box	81
Quick Copy	82
Printing a Quick Copy Job	82
Proof and Hold	82
Printing a Proof and Hold Job	83
Private Print	83
Storing a Private Print Job	83
Job Storage	84
Storing a Job Storage Job	84
Job Name	84
Don’t Use Application Name	84
Overwrite Job Name	85
Selecting a Job Name	85
10 Advanced	86
Prologue/Epilogue	86
Selecting a Prologue/Epilogue File	86
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File	86
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File	87
Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	87
Unassigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	87
Specifying the Insertion Point	87
Watermark	88
Adding or Editing a Watermark	88
Selecting Pages for Watermark	89
Security Watermark	90
Adding or Editing a Security Watermark	91
Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration	92
Selecting Pages for Security Watermark	92
Color Optimizer	93
Optimizing RGB Color for Printing	93
Status Monitor	94
Selecting Status Monitor Options	94
Setting Status Monitor Preferences	95
EMF Spooling	96
Selecting EMF Spooling	96
Enable Client Profile	96

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Device Settings

Click

in the

User Settings

and

Properties

dialog boxes.

Language Preference

The

Language preference

option specifies the user interface language of

Device Settings

Properties

and all tabs of

Printing Preferences

Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings.

Setting Language Preference

You can select a user interface language.

Device Settings

User Settings

, select the desired language from the

Select language

list.

Click

in the

User Settings

and

Properties

dialog boxes.

PDL (Page Description Language)

A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a

printed page. In

Device Settings

, you can choose from

PCL XL

, (Printer

Command Language XL),

PCL 5c

KPDL

(an emulation of PostScript printing),

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

, the

selection appears in the lower corner of the

Preview image

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.

Note:

To add

PDF

to the list of PDL choices, you must install the

Output to

PDF

plug-in.

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

a restricted user.

PDL Options

The PDL options, available in the

PDL Settings

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

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

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