Panasonic KX-FLM661 User Manual - Page 27

Printer, 3.1 Printing from Windows applications

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3. Printer 3PrPinrtinerter 3.1 Printing from Windows applications You can print a file created in a Windows application. For example, to print from WordPad, proceed as follows: 1 Open the document you want to print. 2 Select [Print...] from the [File] menu. L The [Print] dialog box will appear. For details about the [Print] dialog box, click [?], then click the desired item. Note: L For Microsoft PowerPoint®, select [Color] or remove the check next to [Grayscale] in the print dialog so that colored or gray objects will be printed in grayscale properly. 3 Select the unit's name as the active printer. L If you have changed the name of the unit when installing, select that name from the list. L To change the printer settings, proceed as follows. For Windows 98/Windows Me: Click [Properties], then click the desired tab. Change the printer settings, then click [OK]. For Windows 2000: Click the desired tab and change the printer settings. For Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7: Click [Preferences], then click the desired tab. Change the printer settings, then click [OK]. 4 Click [Print] or [OK]. L The unit will start printing. Note: L To stop printing from the unit, see page 62. L To load paper, see page 15, 28. L For details about the paper specifications, see page 81. L If a printing error occurs, the Device Monitor (page 62) will start automatically and display the error information. Setting the printer properties You can change the printer setting in step 3. We recommend that you test paper (especially special sizes and types of paper) on the unit before purchasing large quantities. You can change or display the settings on the following tabs. [Basic]: Paper size, media type, page per sheet, etc. [Output]: Number of prints, collate, etc. [Quality]: Resolution, contrast, toner save feature, etc. [Effects]: Watermark, overlay. [Profile]: Saving the desired settings, selecting the saved settings, etc. [Support]: Version information. Note: L When using special media (transparencies / labels / envelopes), change the setting as follows. For envelopes: Select [Envelope #10] or [Envelope DL] on the [Basic] tab for paper size. For transparencies and labels: Select [Transparency] or [Label] on the [Basic] tab for media type, then select the desired size for paper size. L When printing from a computer, the toner save feature on the [Quality] tab overrides the unit's toner save setting (feature #482 on page 52). 27

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3. Printer
27
3 Printer
Printer
3.1 Printing from Windows
applications
You can print a file created in a Windows application. For
example, to print from WordPad, proceed as follows:
1
Open the document you want to print.
2
Select
[
Print...
]
from the
[
File
]
menu.
L
The
[
Print
]
dialog box will appear.
For details about the
[
Print
]
dialog box, click
[
?
]
, then click the desired item.
Note:
L
For Microsoft PowerPoint
®
, select
[
Color
]
or
remove the check next to
[
Grayscale
]
in the
print dialog so that colored or gray objects will be
printed in grayscale properly.
3
Select the unit’s name as the active printer.
L
If you have changed the name of the unit when
installing, select that name from the list.
L
To change the printer settings, proceed as
follows.
For Windows 98/Windows Me:
Click
[
Properties
]
, then click the desired tab.
Change the printer settings, then click
[
OK
]
.
For Windows 2000:
Click the desired tab and change the printer
settings.
For Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7:
Click
[
Preferences
]
, then click the desired tab.
Change the printer settings, then click
[
OK
]
.
4
Click
[
Print
]
or
[
OK
]
.
L
The unit will start printing.
Note:
L
To stop printing from the unit, see page 62.
L
To load paper, see page 15, 28.
L
For details about the paper specifications, see page
81.
L
If a printing error occurs, the Device Monitor (page
62) will start automatically and display the error
information.
Setting the printer properties
You can change the printer setting in step 3. We
recommend that you test paper (especially special sizes
and types of paper) on the unit before purchasing large
quantities.
You can change or display the settings on the following
tabs.
[
Basic
]
: Paper size, media type, page per sheet, etc.
[
Output
]
: Number of prints, collate, etc.
[
Quality
]
: Resolution, contrast, toner save feature, etc.
[
Effects
]
: Watermark, overlay.
[
Profile
]
: Saving the desired settings, selecting the
saved settings, etc.
[
Support
]
: Version information.
Note:
L
When using special media (transparencies / labels /
envelopes), change the setting as follows.
For envelopes:
Select
[
Envelope #10
]
or
[
Envelope DL
]
on the
[
Basic
]
tab for paper size.
For transparencies and labels:
Select
[
Transparency
]
or
[
Label
]
on the
[
Basic
]
tab for media type, then select the desired size for
paper size.
L
When printing from a computer, the toner save
feature on the
[
Quality
]
tab overrides the unit’s toner
save setting (feature #482 on page 52).