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Device Settings 3-16 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 Skip blank pages This option prevents the printing system from outputting any page that contains no data, or that has, at most, one space character. Selecting this option can save paper, and result in comparatively faster printing times. Select Off to print all pages, including blank pages. Select On to skip all blank pages. Select Use layout settings to print all pages when Booklet, Duplex, or Multiple pages per sheet features are used. Otherwise, blank pages are skipped. 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 User Guide

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
1 Installation	8
The Driver	8
Preparing to Install the Driver	8
Resource and Energy Saving	9
SNMP Settings	9
Selecting SNMP Settings	9
Data Collection	10
Express Install	10
Installing with Express Install	10
Custom Install	11
Installing with Custom Install	12
Creating an Installation Package for Distribution	14
Installing Utilities Only	14
Editing Driver Properties	15
Editing Utility Properties	15
Upgrade	16
Upgrading Driver Components	16
Maintenance	16
Optional Printer Components	16
Installing Optional Printer Components	16
Documents	17
Uninstall	17
Uninstalling Driver Components	17
Printer Driver Settings Access	18
Changing the Default Driver Settings	18
2 Driver Overview	19
Overview Images	19
Selecting a PDL in Printing Preferences	20
Settings List	20
Print Preview	20
Previewing a Print Job	21
Kyocera Logo	21
Displaying Version Information	21
Displaying Plug-in Information	21
Improving the Software	22
3 Device Settings	23
Accessing Device Settings	23
Device Options	23
Setting Device Options	23
Setting up Custom Boxes	23
Auto Configure	24
Enabling Auto Configuration	24
Memory	25
Administrator Settings	25
General	25
Show Quick Print Tab	25
Send Count Information	25
Send Application Name	26
Associate Profile with Application	26
Password Protect Administrator Settings	26
Setting the Administrator Password	26
Clearing the Administrator Password	26
Hide Factory Default Profile	26
Hide Lower Pane	27
SNMP Settings	27
SNMPv3 Options	27
Selecting SNMP Settings	28
Job E-mail Notification	28
Selecting E-mail Notification Options	28
Lock Settings	29
Lock Settings Options	29
Locking Driver Settings	29
User Login	30
User Login Options	30
Printing with User Login	31
Job Accounting	32
Job Accounting Options	32
Retrieving an Account ID List	33
Adding or Editing an Account ID	33
Printing with Job Accounting	34
Net Manager	34
Selecting Net Manager Options	35
Printing with Net Manager	35
User Settings	36
Identification	36
Setting User Identification	36
Units	36
Selecting a Unit of Measurement	37
Language Preference	37
Setting Language Preference	37
Page Description Languages (PDL)	37
PDL Options	37
PDL Settings	38
Selecting a PDL in Device Settings	39
PDF	39
PDF Options	40
Printing and Saving to PDF	41
XPS Driver	41
XPS Options	42
Printing and Saving to XPS	42
Compatibility Settings	42
Media Source Enumeration	42
Setting Media Sources	43
Ignore Application Collation	43
Selecting Printer Driver Collation	43
Combine Source and Media Type Lists	43
Creating a Combined Source List	43
Removing a Plug-in	43
4 Quick Print	44
Quick Print Options	44
Orientation	44
Collate	45
Duplex	45
Pages per Sheet	45
EcoPrint	46
Staple	46
Punch	46
Edit Quick Print Options	46
Selecting Quick Print Options	47
Profiles	47
Selecting a Profile	47
Saving a Profile	48
Editing a Profile	49
Deleting a Profile	49
Importing a Profile	49
Exporting a Profile	49
Application Based Printing	50
Adding an Association	50
Deleting an Association	50
Editing an Association	51
5 Basic	52
Print Size	52
Page Sizes	52
Creating a Custom Page Size	53
Deleting a Custom Page Size	53
Printing with Custom Size Pages	53
Source	53
Media Type	54
Destination	54
Mailbox	54
Sending a Print Job to a Mailbox	54
Copies	55
Carbon Copies	55
Printing Carbon Copies	55
Batch Copies	55
Printing Batch Copies	56
Collate	56
Printing Collated Documents	57
Orientation	57
Duplex	57
Printing in Duplex Mode	58
EcoPrint	58
Selecting EcoPrint	58
6 Layout	59
Multiple Pages per Sheet	59
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet	60
Scaling	60
Setting Scaling on the Page	60
Gutter	60
Creating a Gutter	60
Poster	61
Printing a Poster	62
Booklet	62
Printing a Booklet	62
7 Finishing	64
Separation	64
Offset Jobs	64
Offsetting Jobs	65
Rotate Copies	65
Rotating Copies	65
Binding Edge	65
Binding Edge Options	65
Setting the Binding Edge	66
Gutter	67
Creating a Gutter	67
Staple	67
Stapling a Print Job	68
Punch	68
Creating Punch Holes for a Print Job	68
8 Imaging	69
Print Quality Selection	69
Font Settings	70
Font Settings Options	70
Selecting Font Settings	71
Setting Font Substitution	71
Disabling Device Fonts	71
Graphics Settings	71
Pattern Scaling	72
Line Thinning	72
Inversion Options	72
Optimization	73
CIE Option	73
EcoPrint	73
Selecting EcoPrint	73
Black and White Adjustment	74
Adjusting Black and White Settings	74
Text and Graphics Effects	74
9 Publishing	75
Cover Mode	75
Cover Mode Options	76
Printing Covers	78
Transparency Interleaving	79
Inserting Backing Sheets Between Transparencies	79
Page Insert	79
Page Insertion Options	80
Printing Page Inserts	81
Chapter Page Insert	81
Printing with Chapter Page Insert	81
10 Job	82
Job Storage (e-MPS)	82
Job Storage (e-MPS) options	83
Custom Box	83
Storing a Job in a Custom Box	83
Quick Copy	84
Printing a Quick Copy Job	84
Proof and Hold	84
Printing a Proof and Hold Job	85
Private Print	85
Storing a Private Print Job	85
Job Storage	86
Storing a Job Storage Job	86
User Login	87
Printing with User Login	87
Job Accounting	87
Printing with Job Accounting	87
Job Name	87
Don’t Use Application Name	88
Overwrite Job Name	88
Selecting a Job Name	88
11 Advanced	89
Prologue/Epilogue	89
Insertion Point Options	90
Selecting and Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	90
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File	91
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File	91
Watermark	91
Adding or Editing Watermark Text	92
Adding or Editing a Watermark Image	93
Security Watermark	94
Adding or Editing a Security Watermark	94
Status Monitor Notification	96
Setting Status Monitor Notification	96
Viewing Status Monitor	97
EMF Spooling	97
Selecting EMF Spooling	98

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Device Settings

User Guide

3-16

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

Skip blank pages

This option prevents the printing system from outputting any page that

contains no data, or that has, at most, one space character. Selecting this

option can save paper, and result in comparatively faster printing times.

Select

Off

to print all pages, including blank pages.

Select

to skip all blank pages.

Select

Use layout settings

to print all pages when

Booklet

Duplex

, or

Multiple pages per sheet

features are used. Otherwise, blank pages are

skipped.

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