Kyocera TASKalfa 6002i 4002i/5002i/6002i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 36

PDL Settings

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Device Settings PCL XL The most recent version of HP PCL and PCL 6. This PDL includes PCL 5e features. PCL XL lacks backward compatibility with earlier PCL versions, though it is enhanced over PCL 5e in these areas: Reduced file size Better print speed Faster return to application Supports Security watermark Supports Line thinning PCL 5e 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 5e Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5e 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 independent of the operating system and application software used to create documents. An alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF documents Retains original document appearance Can be viewed and printed on operating systems that display PDF content Some driver features unavailable PDL Settings For some page description languages, additional settings are available in the Page Description Languages (PDL) dialog box. PCL XL Settings Smart duplex printing This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through the duplex unit if the sheet is only printed on one side. The duplex unit is bypassed for the following types of print jobs: a one page document, one page from a multi-page document, or a multi-page document that prints onto 3-16 User Guide

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Device Settings
User Guide
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PCL XL
The most recent version of HP PCL and PCL 6. This PDL includes PCL 5e
features. PCL XL lacks backward compatibility with earlier PCL versions,
though it is enhanced over PCL 5e in these areas:
Reduced file size
Better print speed
Faster return to application
Supports
Security watermark
Supports
Line thinning
PCL 5e
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 5e
Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5e
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
independent of the operating system and application software used to create
documents.
An alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF
documents
Retains original document appearance
Can be viewed and printed on operating systems that display PDF content
Some driver features unavailable
PDL Settings
For some page description languages, additional settings are available in the
Page Description Languages (PDL)
dialog box.
PCL XL Settings
Smart duplex printing
This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through the
duplex unit if the sheet is only printed on one side. The duplex unit is
bypassed for the following types of print jobs: a one page document, one
page from a multi-page document, or a multi-page document that prints onto