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- Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 1
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environments. User Interface screen captures shown in this guide may differ depending on your printing system. This user guide and its contents were developed for the 6.0 driver. Models supported by the KX printer driver TASKalfa 3501i TASKalfa 4501i TASKalfa 5501i © 2013 KYOCERA Document Solutions - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 3
Uninstalling Driver Components 1-10 Printer Driver Settings Access ...1-10 Changing the Default Driver Settings 1-10 Chapter 2 Driver Overview Overview Images ...2-1 Selecting a PDL in Printing Preferences 2-2 Settings List ...2-2 Print Preview ...2-3 Previewing a Print Job ...2-3 Kyocera Logo - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 4
Application 3-5 Password Protect Administrator Settings 3-5 Hide Factory Default Profile ...3-5 SNMP ...3-6 Job E-mail Notification ...3-7 Lock Settings ...3-7 Lock Settings Options ...3-8 Locking Driver Settings ...3-8 User Login ...3-9 User Login Options ...3-9 Printing with User Login ...3-10 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 5
for a Print Job 7-7 Chapter 8 Imaging Print Quality and Custom Quality 8-1 Selecting Print Quality ...8-1 Fonts ...8-1 Font Settings ...8-2 Selecting Font Settings ...8-2 Font Substitution ...8-3 Disable Device Fonts ...8-3 Graphics ...8-3 Selecting Graphics Settings ...8-4 Printer Driver iii - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 6
Box ...10-2 Storing a Job in a Custom Box 10-2 Quick Copy ...10-3 Printing a Quick Copy Job ...10-3 Proof and Hold ...10-3 Printing a Proof and Hold Job 10-4 Private Print ...10-4 Storing a Private Print Watermark 11-3 Selecting Pages for Watermark 11-5 Security Watermark ...11-5 iv User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 7
Watermark Calibration 11-7 Selecting Pages for Security Watermark 11-7 Status Monitor ...11-8 Selecting Status Monitor Options 11-8 Setting Status Monitor Preferences 11-9 EMF Spooling ...11-10 Selecting EMF Spooling ...11-10 Enable Client Profile ...11-10 Glossary ...i Printer Driver v - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 8
and then click Accept to proceed. 4 At the bottom of the installer window, select your language from the list. European Default Duplex Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper (duplex mode) reduces paper consumption and helps conserve environmental resources. Duplex mode also 1-1 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 9
is successful, an Enable Duplex check box is displayed on the Finished page. Select the check box to have the driver automatically default to duplex mode. Exceptions to the default can afterward be made by selecting options in the driver Quick Print or Basic tabs. Express Install Express - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 10
Custom Install applies to detailed device, driver, and utility installation for a USB or network connection. The installer can discover devices that are turned on, and connected by USB or network cable, or you can manually select your own printing system model and port name. 1-3 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 11
Printer Driver Installation Selections in the Custom Install window display a blue background. Drag and drop functionality is supported. You can click an arrow to expand or collapse a selection box Specification (XPS) driver provides the most efficient method for displaying, processing, and printing - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 12
. If the installation is successful, the Windows Printer Test Page, containing your computer name and information on your printer driver and port settings, prints at the newly installed printing device. Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 13
lets you organize and monitor network printing device information with many different features that are available, through default views, as well as custom views that you can create. Kyocera TWAIN Driver This utility lets you scan TWAIN-supported applications. File Management Utility This utility - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 14
box. Specifying Communication Settings You can specify a different SNMP Read community name that is used during device discovery. This name is like a password for SNMP communication. The default name is public, which is unrestricted. An administrator can require a more restricted name. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 15
In the Communication Settings dialog box, type a Read community name in the text box. You can click the Reset button if you want to return the default name (public) to the text box. 4 Click OK. Note and other information about a particular utility, see that utility's user guide. Printer Driver 1-8 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 16
. For the XPS driver, only Common Profiles and Help Modules can be installed. Installing Optional Printer Components 1 Click Maintenance. 2 Select Optional Printer Components and click Run. 3 On the Select Printer page, select one or more printing systems. and click Next. On any page you can click - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 17
Print dialog box of an application, or from Start. If accessed from an application, then changes made to driver settings remain in effect until the application ends. If accessed from Start, changes are maintained as the default printer settings. Changing the Default Driver Settings Default driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 18
settings. After selecting driver settings, you can use Print preview to check the print job. Note: the bottom left, and the Print preview check box is on the bottom right of the visible dialog box. Each image illustrates different driver settings. Images are changed automatically when some driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 19
PDF, or for some models, PCL XL. If you select PCL XL, you can click Settings to open the PCL XL Settings dialog box and select Skip printing blank pages, Enable smart duplex printing, and Disable auto media type switching. If you select KPDL, you can click Settings to open the KPDL Settings dialog - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 20
the Print preview dialog box appears: Click the arrow buttons to view document pages. To close the preview and make additional changes in driver settings before printing, click the "X" button. If you are satisfied with the preview, click the printer button to print the job. Kyocera Logo The Kyocera - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 21
Version Click OK to close the driver information dialog boxes. Driver Overview Printer Driver 2-4 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 22
features can be used with the printer driver. You can also match the memory setting in the driver with the memory installed in your printing system, which lets the driver manage font downloads more efficiently. Administrator, User, PDL (Page Description Language), and Compatibility settings can - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 23
the box for multiple users. Check box selected: All network users can save jobs in the box. Check box cleared: Only the box owner and network administrator can save jobs in the box. 5 To require users of a shared box to type a password before printing, select Require password, and type a password up - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 24
box list (.CSV or .KXU) in your computer or network by clicking Export. A saved list can be imported into another printer driver. Auto Configure Auto Configure detects the devices installed on the printing they are correct. Note: The default setting for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is for the Windows - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 25
a selected check box for the Show Quick Print tab, the tab appears in the Printing Preferences dialog box. When you select the Show Quick Print tab check box, you can access additional check boxes: Hide other tabs displays only the Quick Print tab to the user. Set Quick Print tab as default opens to - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 26
Factory Default Profile This option lets you hide or show the Factory Default profile in the Quick Print tab and the Profiles dialog box. Check box selected: The Factory Default profile does not appear in the lists. Check box clear: The Factory Default profile appears in the lists. 3-5 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 27
printer driver and in the printing system's Command Center RX. The following options are available: SNMPv1/v2c This option ensures successful Auto Configure communication using Read community name and Write community name. SNMPv3 This option ensures secure Auto Configure communication using a user - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 28
2 Choose an e-mail address option: Select Use specific e-mail address, and type a valid e-mail address. In a client/server environment, a client user can change this address. Select Prompt for e-mail address, and click OK. When you click OK in the Print dialog box, type a valid e-mail address in the - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 29
features. It prompts the user for a password. When the administrator sets the password, the Unlock icon appears in the driver tabs or the Application Based Printing dialog box. To unlock a feature, click Unlock and type the password. Locking Driver Settings You can select driver settings to lock, so - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 30
in the printer driver for use with multiple printing systems. User login adds users with a user name and password. The user name can be in user principal name (UPN) format: [email protected]. The UPN format supports multiple domains. The UPN format is not needed if the default domain registered - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 31
login user names and passwords. Once a Login user name list is created, the list can be exported as a group by saving it as a text file (.CSV, .KXC., and .TXT). To import a Login user name list, browse for an existing list and save it in your printer driver. Printing with User Login After login user - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 32
in Device Settings becomes the Identity button. A user can enter Job Accounting data in the Identity Settings dialog box. Job Accounting Options Job accounting supports the following options: Use specific account ID Select this option to track the print jobs of a user or group with an account ID. It - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 33
optional component of the driver. The XPS driver does not support Policy Manager. For more information about Policy Manager, please contact your printing system dealer. An administrator can set the Policy Manager server and user information for users and groups to print according to defined policies - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 34
. The Policy Manager Login dialog box does not appear during printing unless Windows authentication fails. If selected, continue to step 5. Use specific name Select to enter specific login information. When selected, continue to step 4. 4 Type the Login user name and Password. For some models - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 35
the Login user name and password to print all jobs under the Login user name. You can print from any printing system managed by the KYOCERA Net Policy Manager server. User Settings User Settings lets you specify user and department names, select the default unit of measure, and change the driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 36
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 5e, KPDL (an - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 37
Device Settings If your application supports the XML Print Specification, then XPS printing can be performed after installing the XPS driver. With the XPS driver, the only available PDL is XPS. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the overview image in Device Settings - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 38
dialog box, only a limited set of driver options are available. PDL Settings When you click the Settings button, the available options are: PCL XL Settings or KPDL Settings Enable smart duplex printing This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through the duplex unit if - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 39
: Encryption Encryption provides password protection so that a document cannot be opened or altered by unauthorized users. Arc4 40 This encryption option provides low level security for a PDF document. This option supports Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 6.0, or later. Arc4 128 Printer Driver 3-18 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 40
in the Files > Properties > Security section. When a document with this password is opened in Adobe Reader, it cannot be printed or edited, and document data cannot be copied. Require password to open document Type a User password. The user password must be entered at the time the PDF document is - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 41
an XPS environment. Therefore, an XPS driver supports a single PDL setting. The XPS driver can be installed from the Product Library disc. In the Installation Method menu, click Custom Mode, and on the Custom Installation page, select KX XPS DRIVER. To view a print to file XPS document, download and - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 42
to the default by clicking Reset. Removing a Plug-in You can remove an installed plug-in from the driver. If removed, the plug-in features do not appear in the driver interface. Note: To remove the Output to PDF module, PDF must not be selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. 3-21 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 43
Device Settings 1 In Device Settings, click Kyocera logo > Plug-in. 2 Select a plug-in module from the list and click Delete, then Yes. 3 Click OK in all dialog boxes. Printer Driver 3-22 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 44
can be used as a separate Quick Print user guide when KX Driver support is controlled by an administrator. To return to the original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Orientation 4-1 Click the Orientation - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 45
when Printer default is not selected under Destination in the Basic tab. Duplex Printing Duplex printing is printing on both sides of each page. Click the Duplex icon repeatedly to change between flipping on long edge, flipping on short edge, and off. The printing system contains a duplex unit that - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 46
an application's Print dialog box. Editing Quick Print Options You can select from a limited set of driver features to appear in the Quick Print tab. 1 Depending on your operating system: Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: open the Control Panel, and then click View devices and printers. Windows - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 47
Quick Print tab. To restore the list to factory default options, click Reset. 5 After making your selections, click OK. You can save printer driver settings box 1 In any of the Printing Preferences tabs, click Profiles. 2 In the Profiles dialog box, select a profile. 3 Click Apply. The dialog box - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 48
. 6 Click Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job, or click OK to close the dialog box. Note: To reset the printer driver to default settings, select the Factory Default profile, if available, and then click Apply. This clears the settings of a selected profile. 4-5 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 49
Apply to use the selected profile for the current print job, or click OK to close the dialog box. Exporting a Profile The Export button lets you export a copy of a profile from your printer driver for use in other printer drivers. The Factory Default profile cannot be exported. 1 In any tab, click - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 50
or reports in Microsoft Word can be set to print with consistent stapling and print quality. Associations between profiles and applications can be created at any time in the Application Based Printing dialog box, accessed from the Profiles dialog box. A maximum of 25 associations can be created. To - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 51
to be edited and click Edit. 4 In the Edit Association dialog box, you can change desired settings under Association name, Select application, or Select profile. 5 Click OK in the Edit Association and Application Based Printing dialog boxes to save the revised association. Printer Driver 4-8 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 52
(304.8 mm). You can then save the custom setting to the Page Sizes and Print size lists for later selection. Custom page size displays the unit of measurement in inches or millimeters. You can change the Units setting in the User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. 5-1 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 53
OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 Click OK to start printing. Source specifies the tray or cassette that supplies paper for a print job. The default is Auto source selection, which instructs the printer to search for the media requested by the application or the printer driver. If the selected - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 54
printed. Click the icons to change between on and off. With On selected, the first time the print job is sent to the printing system the data is rendered as page images in the printing system's memory. The remaining job copies are printed from the stored data. This avoids the extra 5-3 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 55
selected, the print job orientation is rotated 180 degrees. Media Type Media type instructs the printer to search for the type of paper or media that is requested by the application or the printer driver. The choices shown may change depending on the selection in Source. The default is Unspecified - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 56
Flip on long edge, Flip on short edge, and Off. If Off is selected, then the printer prints on only one side of each page. The printer system contains a duplex unit that turns the paper over to allow printing on the reverse side. Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge must be selected to - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 57
Flip on long edge Flip on short edge Basic Printing in Duplex Mode You can print on both sides of each page. 1 In the Basic tab, click the Flip on long edge or Flip on short edge icon. 2 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 3 Click OK to start printing. Printer Driver 5-6 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 58
Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Multiple Pages per Sheet Multiple pages per sheet prints several pages on a single sheet of paper for the purpose of reviewing the document and conserving paper. The size and readability - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 59
Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. Scaling increases or decreases text and graphics on a page. You can also select a gutter setting in the Finishing tab that enlarges the margins to accommodate stapling at 100% regardless of the print size and page size combination. Printer Driver 6-2 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 60
or millimeters. You can change the Units setting in the User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. Use Print format to print a proof sheet, along with the poster, to guide you in assembling the printed poster sheets. Poster pages This selection prints all of the sheets to be assembled - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 61
pages per sheet. Select this option when the application creates the booklet layout. Staple setting lets you choose whether to staple and fold the booklet. This option is available when a folding unit is installed. None Prints the booklet without stapling and folding. Staple and fold Prints, staples - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 62
text that reads from right to left. 2 For additional booklet options, click Booklet Settings. 3 In the Booklet Settings dialog box, select from available Layout and Staple setting options, and then click OK. 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 5 Click OK to start printing. 6-5 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 63
all users printing to the same printing system should select Offset jobs as the default setting. The Offset jobs feature requires a finishing device, and it must be selected under Device options in Device Settings. It does not work with the Staple or the Finishing edge features. Printer Driver 7-1 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 64
of the folds. You can also select the number of pages produced as output. This feature is available when a folding unit is installed. Printing with Tri-Fold 1 In the Basic tab, under Destination, select Printer default or Folding tray. 2 In the Finishing tab, click the Tri-Fold icon. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 65
the outside of your document. You can also select the number of pages produced as output. This feature is available when a folding unit is installed. Printing with Bi-Fold 1 In the Basic tab, under Destination, select Printer default or Folding tray. 2 In the Finishing tab, click the Bi-Fold icon - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 66
settings that you previously made under Staple. Selecting Finishing edge makes some application's Print dialog box. If the printer driver determines that the specified paper size or direction page edges to be aligned and finished. For additional position settings, select Custom. Available options User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 67
Gutter Printer Driver Finishing depend on Print size, Orientation, Booklet, and Multiple pages per sheet selections. In the overview area at the bottom, the page image shows a blue highlighted strip to indicate the current selected Finishing edge with Staple and Punch positions, if selected. When - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 68
in booklet format and folded, with two staples placed in the binding. 3 Select the count for stapling: Under Count, select the number of sheets for each stapled set, or select All to staple all sheets. 4 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 5 Click OK to start printing. 7-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 69
printed pages so that the pages can be bound together or placed in a binder. Punch is enabled when a finisher that supports punch is selected in Device options in Device Settings. When you select the check box for a finishing device shown in blue in the Device options list, the Punch Unit Settings - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 70
is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Print Quality and Custom Quality Print quality lets you select between High quality or Custom (Kyocera Image Refinement). Selecting Print Quality In the Imaging tab, select a Print quality from the list. High - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 71
the old font with the desired font. Note: GDI compatible mode does not support Substitute with device fonts. Selecting Font Settings You can specify how TrueType fonts are sent to the printing system. 1 In Imaging > Fonts, select one of the methods for sending TrueType fonts. Printer Driver 8-2 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 72
. Graphics are pictorial representations of information. Graphics can be functional (charts, diagrams) or artistic (drawings, photographs). Graphics Settings let you select options for your printed graphics. Note: Some options are available only when a specific PDL is selected. 8-3 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 73
Printer Driver Imaging Selecting Graphics Settings 1 In the Imaging tab, click Graphics. 2 In the Graphics Settings dialog box, select from a different density of printed dots. In Imaging > Graphics, select a Pattern scaling setting. Auto (default setting) This setting prints patterns and fills to - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 74
dialog box. Reverse image This setting prints images like a photo negative, reversing black and white areas of the image. Mirror print This setting prints the page content the PDL Settings dialog box. It is unavailable when GDI compatible mode is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 75
Halftone Screen Halftone Screen provides a means to apply shades of gray to black and white printed output. 1 In Imaging > Graphics, click Halftone Screen. 2 Clear the Use printer's default screens check box. 3 Set the available options to the desired values: Ink Lists the halftone screens available - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 76
the text box.The highest contrast setting is +100; the lowest is -100. Zero is the default mid-level setting. Adjusting contrast is useful if graphic images are printing too gray, or too black and white. Text remains unaffected. 4 Click OK to save the new black and white settings. 8-7 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 77
of color text by reducing the amount of data sent to the printer. In black and white printers, it increases the detail for light-colored text printed. Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics with black, rather than grayscale. This feature is intended for CAD applications - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 78
, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Cover Mode Cover mode lets you add cover pages for the front and back of your document. You can print on cover pages of a different weight or color than the main document. The - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 79
dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. Cover Mode Options Check Box Selection Front Cover Insertion Type Inserts a blank front cover. Front Front outside Prints on the outside surface of the front cover. Front Front inside Prints on the inside surface of the front cover. Printer Driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 80
Publishing Check Box Selection Front Front outside Front inside Cover Insertion Type Prints on the outside and inside surfaces of the front cover. Front and back Inserts blank front and back covers. Front and back Front outside Prints on the outside surface of the front cover and inserts a - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 81
the back cover and inserts a blank front cover. Front and back Back outside Prints on the outside surface of the back cover and inserts a blank front cover. Front and back Back inside Back outside Printer Driver Prints on both sides of the back cover and inserts a blank front cover. - continued - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 82
4 From the Media for page list, select the media type of the inserted page or the source paper cassette. When you choose the media type, a source cassette matching that media type is automatically selected. 5 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click OK to start printing. 9-5 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 83
both sides of the inserted page. Transparency Interleaving Transparency interleaving inserts a backing sheet between printed transparencies. The backing sheet, also known as an interleaf, helps keep transparencies clean and prevents them from clinging together. This feature is Printer Driver 9-6 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 84
of the tabs, even if the document pages are printed on both sides. The Custom Media, Tab Settings, and Custom Tab dialog boxes display the unit of measurement in inches or millimeters. You can change the Units setting in the User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. Index Tab Dividers - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 85
the distance the tab extends from the edge of the paper. Tab Settings dialog box Once the media is selected, you must select tab settings for the current print job. A maximum of 50 tab printing settings can be created, plus two page insert settings. Selections apply to all tab divider sheets in the - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 86
page number in Insert before pages. If the same number is entered twice, an error occurs (red text box). Print onto Select options for printing document data on the inserted pages. Select Print onto front to print the next page Top Tab text is aligned at the top edge of the tab extension. User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 87
include multiple tab divider sheets in the print job, and then click OK. 10 If you want to use the current tab settings again, click Save as at the bottom of the Printing Preferences dialog box and save the settings as a profile. 11 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. Printer Driver 9-10 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 88
Publishing 12 Click OK to start printing. 9-11 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 89
a user name in the User Settings dialog box, available in Device Settings. If you do not set a user name, the Windows login user name is the default. Job Storage (e-MPS) options Storage location Access code required When job is printed When job is deleted from memory - continued Printer Driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 90
a password was set, type the password. Select Display box number list, and click OK. When the Custom Box dialog box appears, select a box from the list. If a password was set, type the password. This can be selected when Shared box is selected in the Hard Disk Settings dialog box. 10-2 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 91
, you will be prompted to type a box number and optional password for the print job. The driver searches for a Windows login user name and adds this name with the box number and password to the custom box list in the driver. With user permissions, the print job is canceled. You will be prompted - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 92
set at the printing system's operation panel Private Print Private print jobs are saved on the hard disk for printing Private print jobs are deleted when the printing system manually delete a job at the operation panel. Warning: A print job can replace a job on the hard disk having the same User - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 93
Job storage lets you store a document permanently in printing system memory without printing, and gives you the option to protect it with an access code. This job remains on the storage device until it is manually deleted. 1 In the Job tab, click the Job storage (e-MPS) icon. Printer Driver 10-5 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 94
Name You must select a job name to use with Job storage (e-MPS) features, so that you can find your job in job lists on the printing system's operation panel. The selected job name is saved with the print job when the job is sent to printing system memory. 10-6 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 95
current print job replaces an existing job in printing system memory. Use job name + date and time This option adds the current date and time to the end of the job name, in the format: mmddyy hhmmss The previous print job with the same job name remains in the printing system memory. Printer Driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 96
original settings, click Reset. The Reset button is available when accessing the printer driver from the application's Print dialog box. Prologue/Epilogue The Prologue/Epilogue feature lets you insert a command file at the beginning of a print job or at the end. The command file, prepared in a text - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 97
from the list, and then click Delete. 2 In the delete confirmation box, click Yes to accept. Note: Only the file name is print job where the selected Prologue/Epilogue command file is processed by the printing system. Each file in the list can be assigned only one insertion point. Printer Driver - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 98
the Units setting in the User Settings dialog box, accessed from Device Settings. Adding or Editing a Watermark You can create a new watermark that displays your chosen text. Any watermark can be edited, though a limited number of options can be changed for default watermarks. 11-3 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 99
: Centered (default) This option places the center of the watermark text in the center of the page. User defined This option lets you manipulate the x and y coordinate boxes to move the text around the page. You can end of the text as its axis. 10 In all dialog boxes, click OK. Printer Driver 11-4 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 100
Settings > Administrator > Lock Settings > Security Settings. Selecting Security Watermark sets these driver features to the following values: Watermark in the Advanced tab is set to None. Kyocera image refinement in Imaging > Print Quality > Custom > Custom Quality is set to Off. 11-5 User Guide - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 101
: None This option leaves the line blank. User defined This option inserts your text to a maximum of 39 characters. All other options display date, time, or other job information that is obtained from the computer or printer driver when the job is printed. 5 Select the desired font, size, style, and - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 102
boxes, click OK. Selecting Pages for Security Watermark The Page selection options for security watermark determine where the security watermarks are placed in the print job. 1 In Advanced > Security Watermark > Select security watermark, choose a default or custom security watermark to print. User - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 103
finishes printing. The default is the notification is not displayed (check box cleared). 4 To view the print job status without changing the Status Monitor setting, click Open Status Monitor. The Status Monitor image appears in the lower right corner of your computer screen. Printer Driver 11-8 - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 104
.com Opens a web browser to the KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. home page. Exit Closes the Status Monitor image. Setting Status Monitor Preferences You can configure printing system alerts with accompanying sound or speech in the status monitor Preference dialog box. 1 Right-click the Status Monitor - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 105
to the spool file. The application writes to and the printer driver reads from the spool file simultaneously. For multiple or large documents, this quickly returns application control to the user while the printer is still printing the document. Note: If Allow data passthrough is selected in - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 106
as pages one through five in succession, three times. Custom box Job option that stores print jobs in the printing system's memory for later printing from the operation panel. Custom box jobs are saved to boxes that are assigned to users, and can be restricted by password. Your printing system - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 107
to white at the lightest. Gutter Blank space on the left side or top of a printed page that can be increased by scaling down text and graphics. This supports stapling and hole punching. When used with Duplex printing, the enlarged blank space lines up evenly on both sides of the sheet. The larger - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 108
disk. Optional Printer Components Optional Printer Components include Common Profiles and Plug-In Modules, and need to be installed separately from the driver installer. They are located on the Product Library disc in the Advanced Tools menu. Orientation The position of the pages in a print job - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 109
selected PDL. Plug-in An accessory program that integrates with the printer driver to enhance or extend the driver's capabilities. Poster Layout feature for printing a document in a larger size than the maximum supported by the printer so the cumulative sheets can be assembled as a poster. Use this - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 110
through the Installation process, or Administrator Settings in Properties. R Reverse Print output option that sends a print job to a destination from the last page to the first. This option is unavailable when Printer default is selected. S Scaling Increases or decreases text and graphics on - Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i | 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 111
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