Kyocera TASKalfa 3212i 3212i/4012i KX Driver Operation Guide - Page 39

Selecting a PDL in Device Settings, PDF, Device Settings

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Printer Driver Device Settings a single sheet. Selecting this option can reduce wear on the mechanical duplex unit, and result in comparatively faster printing times. KPDL 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. When selected, Data passthrough is unavailable. 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 a single sheet. Selecting this option can reduce wear on the mechanical duplex unit, and result in comparatively faster printing times. Data passthrough This option reduces errors when printing complex jobs from applications that use PostScript formatting. When selected, EMF spooling is unavailable in the Advanced tab. PDF Settings Provides options for printing and saving documents to Adobe PDF format. See PDF topics for details. Selecting a PDL in Device Settings 1 In Device Settings > PDL, select the desired page description language from the Available languages list. If you select PCL XL, you can select Skip blank pages and Smart duplex printing. If you select KPDL, you can select Skip blank pages and Smart duplex printing or Data passthrough. Note that if you select Data passthrough, EMF spooling is unavailable in the Advanced tab. If you select PDF, you can click PDF Settings to open the PDF Settings dialog box. 2 You can select the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of graphics created by your application. When Skip blank pages is set to On or Use layout settings, GDI compatible mode is unavailable. 3 Click OK in all dialog boxes. PDF With this plug-in feature, you can print and save documents from multiple sources to Adobe PDF format. This feature can be used as an alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF documents. Documents 3-17

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Device Settings
Printer Driver
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a single sheet. Selecting this option can reduce wear on the mechanical
duplex unit, and result in comparatively faster printing times.
KPDL 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.
When selected,
Data passthrough
is unavailable.
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
a single sheet. Selecting this option can reduce wear on the mechanical
duplex unit, and result in comparatively faster printing times.
Data passthrough
This option reduces errors when printing complex jobs from applications that
use PostScript formatting. When selected,
EMF spooling
is unavailable in
the
Advanced
tab.
PDF Settings
Provides options for printing and saving documents to Adobe PDF format.
See PDF topics for details.
Selecting a PDL in Device Settings
1
In
Device Settings
>
PDL
, select the desired page description language from
the
Available languages
list.
If you select
PCL XL
, you can select
Skip blank pages
and
Smart duplex
printing
.
If you select
KPDL
, you can select
Skip blank pages
and
Smart duplex
printing
or
Data passthrough
. Note that if you select
Data passthrough
,
EMF spooling
is unavailable in the
Advanced
tab.
If you select
PDF
, you can click
PDF Settings
to open the
PDF Settings
dialog box.
2
You can select the
GDI compatible mode
option to improve the output quality
of graphics created by your application.
When
Skip blank pages
is set to
On
or
Use layout settings
,
GDI compatible
mode
is unavailable.
3
Click
OK
in all dialog boxes.
PDF
With this plug-in feature, you can print and save documents from multiple
sources to Adobe PDF format. This feature can be used as an alternative to
existing commercial applications for creating PDF documents. Documents