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All other countries. This user guide and its contents were developed for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 2000 environments. Models supported by the KX printer driver TASKalfa 250ci TASKalfa 300ci TASKalfa 400ci TASKalfa 500ci © 2010 KYOCERA MITA Corporation and/or other brand and product names herein are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. Examples of the...
All other countries. This user guide and its contents were developed for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 2000 environments. Models supported by the KX printer driver TASKalfa 250ci TASKalfa 300ci TASKalfa 400ci TASKalfa 500ci © 2010 KYOCERA MITA Corporation and/or other brand and product names herein are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. Examples of the...
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... Printer Components ...1-9 Installing Optional Printer Components 1-9 The Add Printer Wizard ...1-10 Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista 1-10 Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 1-10 Printer Driver Settings Access ...1-10 Changing the Default Driver Settings 1-11 Chapter 2 Device Settings Accessing Device Settings ...2-1 Device Options ...2-2 Setting Device Options ... Settings ...2-11 Identification ...2-12 Units ...2-12 Language Preference ...2-12 PDL (Page Description Language 2-13 PDL Options ...2-13 PDF Options ...2-15 KX DRIVER i
... Printer Components ...1-9 Installing Optional Printer Components 1-9 The Add Printer Wizard ...1-10 Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista 1-10 Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 1-10 Printer Driver Settings Access ...1-10 Changing the Default Driver Settings 1-11 Chapter 2 Device Settings Accessing Device Settings ...2-1 Device Options ...2-2 Setting Device Options ... Settings ...2-11 Identification ...2-12 Units ...2-12 Language Preference ...2-12 PDL (Page Description Language 2-13 PDL Options ...2-13 PDF Options ...2-15 KX DRIVER i
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... during the installation process, click Cancel. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with several installation methods displayed. You can select Express Mode for an expanded feature set. Selecting an Installation Method You can also select Custom KX DRIVER 1-1 If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box ...appears, click Continue Anyway. 2 Insert the Product Library CD into the CD drive, use Windows Explorer to locate Setup.exe on your printers. After ...
... during the installation process, click Cancel. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with several installation methods displayed. You can select Express Mode for an expanded feature set. Selecting an Installation Method You can also select Custom KX DRIVER 1-1 If the Hardware Installation warning dialog box ...appears, click Continue Anyway. 2 Insert the Product Library CD into the CD drive, use Windows Explorer to locate Setup.exe on your printers. After ...
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...page, you define basic print options into group profiles that can also choose to install the KX Driver for your model from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and the system is connected properly. Note: With a first time USB connection,...your computer screen during the installation process, click Cancel. In Windows, if the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears during printing tasks. KX DRIVER Installation Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with a USB connection, a driver installation will be accessed easily. We recommend you want to use...
...page, you define basic print options into group profiles that can also choose to install the KX Driver for your model from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and the system is connected properly. Note: With a first time USB connection,...your computer screen during the installation process, click Cancel. In Windows, if the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears during printing tasks. KX DRIVER Installation Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with a USB connection, a driver installation will be accessed easily. We recommend you want to use...
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Installation Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for printing systems used with Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The KX XPS DRIVER and XPS minidriver is discussed in this user guide. The Discover button is connected properly. If the same message appears again, contact your...
Installation Device Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can choose installed options for printing systems used with Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The KX XPS DRIVER and XPS minidriver is discussed in this user guide. The Discover button is connected properly. If the same message appears again, contact your...
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...steps to install the KX Driver for an expanded feature set this printer with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components. Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, a driver installation will be made from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and ... can assign a name for your printing system. KX DRIVER Installation 5 On the Printer Settings page, you can choose installed options for your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only in Windows XP and Windows 2000.) When the installation completes successfully, click Finish...
...steps to install the KX Driver for an expanded feature set this printer with the printer and creates a print out of the installed driver components. Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, a driver installation will be made from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and ... can assign a name for your printing system. KX DRIVER Installation 5 On the Printer Settings page, you can choose installed options for your printing system. (The Device Settings check box appears only in Windows XP and Windows 2000.) When the installation completes successfully, click Finish...
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... Installation warning dialog box appears, click Continue. 9 The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options. KX DRIVER Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the ... The Discover button is only one driver model, this printer with the printer and creates a print out of the driver software in Device Settings. The Show Quick Print tab option also appears in the Administrator Settings in Windows operating systems using a network connection...
... Installation warning dialog box appears, click Continue. 9 The Installation Completed page appears displaying the following driver options. KX DRIVER Installation Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the ... The Discover button is only one driver model, this printer with the printer and creates a print out of the driver software in Device Settings. The Show Quick Print tab option also appears in the Administrator Settings in Windows operating systems using a network connection...
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Installation Changing the Default Driver Settings Default driver settings apply to print jobs initiated from any application, but they are overwritten by setting changes made within each application. 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on your printing system icon. 3 Click Printing Preferences. 4 In the Printing Preferences dialog box, select the desired features in all tabs. 5 Click OK to save the settings. KX DRIVER 1-11
Installation Changing the Default Driver Settings Default driver settings apply to print jobs initiated from any application, but they are overwritten by setting changes made within each application. 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on your printing system icon. 3 Click Printing Preferences. 4 In the Printing Preferences dialog box, select the desired features in all tabs. 5 Click OK to save the settings. KX DRIVER 1-11
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... in the printing system. Prompt for login user name This option prompts the user for secure printing and accounting. In Windows XP and Windows 2000, the driver settings are updated immediately. Memory This feature displays the amount of pages printed by each print job. In a client/...control access to the Administrator Settings options. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the Auto Configure dialog box opens. Device Settings 1 Verify that all optional devices are attached to the printing system, and that it is turned on the list, and does not add the name to the KX DRIVER 2-4
... in the printing system. Prompt for login user name This option prompts the user for secure printing and accounting. In Windows XP and Windows 2000, the driver settings are updated immediately. Memory This feature displays the amount of pages printed by each print job. In a client/...control access to the Administrator Settings options. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the Auto Configure dialog box opens. Device Settings 1 Verify that all optional devices are attached to the printing system, and that it is turned on the list, and does not add the name to the KX DRIVER 2-4
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... GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of graphics created by your application. 3 Select Settings when the PDL is set of driver options are : PCL XL Settings or KPDL Settings Enable smart duplex printing This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through...PCL XL, you can select Allow data passthrough and Enable smart duplex printing. 2-14 KX DRIVER Device Settings saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be viewed and printed with Adobe® Reader® on Windows, Mac OS®, and UNIX® platforms. For a document using mixed paper...
... GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of graphics created by your application. 3 Select Settings when the PDL is set of driver options are : PCL XL Settings or KPDL Settings Enable smart duplex printing This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through...PCL XL, you can select Allow data passthrough and Enable smart duplex printing. 2-14 KX DRIVER Device Settings saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be viewed and printed with Adobe® Reader® on Windows, Mac OS®, and UNIX® platforms. For a document using mixed paper...
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... lets you browse to a location to be saved automatically as a PDF file. XPS Driver 7 Name and save your PDF. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the XML Paper Specification (XPS) Page description language provides the most efficient method for the Windows KX DRIVER 2-16 See the PDF Options topic for details. 5 Click OK in the Select PDL...
... lets you browse to a location to be saved automatically as a PDF file. XPS Driver 7 Name and save your PDF. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the XML Paper Specification (XPS) Page description language provides the most efficient method for the Windows KX DRIVER 2-16 See the PDF Options topic for details. 5 Click OK in the Select PDL...
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..., thereby increasing the print speed. KX DRIVER Imaging This method is best suited for large documents or print jobs using one font in place of another . 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 2000), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on typeface...
..., thereby increasing the print speed. KX DRIVER Imaging This method is best suited for large documents or print jobs using one font in place of another . 1 Click Start and click Devices and Printers (Windows 7), or click Control Panel and double-click Printers (Windows Vista, Windows 2000), or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). 2 Right-click on typeface...
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...Custom 3. 4 To open the Associate Color Profile dialog box. 11 Select an ICC profile, or click Browse to find a profile, and click OK. Windows XP 1 Click Start, click Control Panel and double-click Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click on the desired color printer. 3 Select Properties. 4 ...Color Management tab, select Manual. 8 Select the desired color profile from the list and click Set as Default Profile. 13 Click Close. KX DRIVER 7-9 Adjusting Color Color Adjustment enables you have already defined color settings. Imaging 10 Click Add to open the Custom Color Adjustment dialog box...
...Custom 3. 4 To open the Associate Color Profile dialog box. 11 Select an ICC profile, or click Browse to find a profile, and click OK. Windows XP 1 Click Start, click Control Panel and double-click Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click on the desired color printer. 3 Select Properties. 4 ...Color Management tab, select Manual. 8 Select the desired color profile from the list and click Set as Default Profile. 13 Click Close. KX DRIVER 7-9 Adjusting Color Color Adjustment enables you have already defined color settings. Imaging 10 Click Add to open the Custom Color Adjustment dialog box...
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... storage (e-MPS) offers a set of sensitive documents can also select a Job name to 31 days - 9 Job In the Job tab, you print a document from a Windows application. continued KX DRIVER 9-1 E-MPS is deleted from memory Optional password When printed from the desktop. You can store print jobs in the memory installed in Device Settings...
... storage (e-MPS) offers a set of sensitive documents can also select a Job name to 31 days - 9 Job In the Job tab, you print a document from a Windows application. continued KX DRIVER 9-1 E-MPS is deleted from memory Optional password When printed from the desktop. You can store print jobs in the memory installed in Device Settings...
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... or network to add to the list.) After the file is a set of the printing system. A command file is selected, insertion point options become available. KX DRIVER 10-1 In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue , select a Prologue/Epilogue file name to insert into the print job. (If no file names are visible in a text editor... Add to browse for files on your computer before it can be added to produce a given output. To create this file, use a text editor like Windows Notepad.
... or network to add to the list.) After the file is a set of the printing system. A command file is selected, insertion point options become available. KX DRIVER 10-1 In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue , select a Prologue/Epilogue file name to insert into the print job. (If no file names are visible in a text editor... Add to browse for files on your computer before it can be added to produce a given output. To create this file, use a text editor like Windows Notepad.
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.... 3 To view the print job status without changing the Status Monitor setting, click Open Status Monitor. KX DRIVER 5 To display a list of your computer screen. 4 Move the pointer over the Status Monitor image to a maximum of the window during a print job, in the system tray. 10-9 Configuring Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays...
.... 3 To view the print job status without changing the Status Monitor setting, click Open Status Monitor. KX DRIVER 5 To display a list of your computer screen. 4 Move the pointer over the Status Monitor image to a maximum of the window during a print job, in the system tray. 10-9 Configuring Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays...
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.... The sound file text box becomes available. The Microsoft Text to double the size of the Status Monitor image, click the Appearance tab. Enlarge window Select to Speech utility reads your typed text and plays it is selected in a spoken voice. 7 To change the size, placement, and transparency... transferred to close the dialog box, or click Cancel to the spool file. KX DRIVER 10-11 Higher values create greater transparency. Always on top Select to fifty in the text box. Type the location of other open windows. Advanced To add a sound file: Clear the Use Text to find a ...
.... The sound file text box becomes available. The Microsoft Text to double the size of the Status Monitor image, click the Appearance tab. Enlarge window Select to Speech utility reads your typed text and plays it is selected in a spoken voice. 7 To change the size, placement, and transparency... transferred to close the dialog box, or click Cancel to the spool file. KX DRIVER 10-11 Higher values create greater transparency. Always on top Select to fifty in the text box. Type the location of other open windows. Advanced To add a sound file: Clear the Use Text to find a ...