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...is a trademark of the information herein. User Interface screen captures shown in this product, regardless of Kyocera Corporation. Regarding Trademarks Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in this guide is subject to change for any problems ...this guide support the Windows 7 printing environment. We cannot be held liable for improvement without notice. KPDL is a trademark of their respective companies. Models supported by the KX printer driver TASKalfa 250ci TASKalfa 300ci TASKalfa 400ci TASKalfa 500ci © 2010 KYOCERA MITA Corporation and/or...
...is a trademark of the information herein. User Interface screen captures shown in this product, regardless of Kyocera Corporation. Regarding Trademarks Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in this guide is subject to change for any problems ...this guide support the Windows 7 printing environment. We cannot be held liable for improvement without notice. KPDL is a trademark of their respective companies. Models supported by the KX printer driver TASKalfa 250ci TASKalfa 300ci TASKalfa 400ci TASKalfa 500ci © 2010 KYOCERA MITA Corporation and/or...
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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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.... 6 The Installer wizard appears with the steps to take before you can also select Custom KX DRIVER 1-1 After the installation wizard begins, the Main Menu appears. We recommend you continue with several installation methods displayed. Note: If the Windows Security warning dialog box appears at any point during the installation process, click Cancel...
.... 6 The Installer wizard appears with the steps to take before you can also select Custom KX DRIVER 1-1 After the installation wizard begins, the Main Menu appears. We recommend you continue with several installation methods displayed. Note: If the Windows Security warning dialog box appears at any point during the installation process, click Cancel...
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... network cable, and ensure it is connected to your system administrator. 4 Select Use host name for the Standard TCP/IP port. KX DRIVER Installation Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with a USB connection, a driver installation will be accessed easily. If the system still cannot find your selections, and then click Next. 7 On the Confirm Settings...
... network cable, and ensure it is connected to your system administrator. 4 Select Use host name for the Standard TCP/IP port. KX DRIVER Installation Note: In Windows 7 and Windows Vista with a USB connection, a driver installation will be accessed easily. If the system still cannot find your selections, and then click Next. 7 On the Confirm Settings...
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...printer. You can specify the printer port, fonts, and the utilities you can manually select the driver from the Driver and Utility tabs, and clear those not intended for printing systems used with Windows operating systems are turned on, and connected by USB and network cable, or you want to install... your printing system. Minidriver functionality is now complete. If the same message appears again, contact your computer. The KX XPS DRIVER and XPS minidriver is connected properly. If you only select software packages from the Utility tab, you want to retry the discovery. Click...
...printer. You can specify the printer port, fonts, and the utilities you can manually select the driver from the Driver and Utility tabs, and clear those not intended for printing systems used with Windows operating systems are turned on, and connected by USB and network cable, or you want to install... your printing system. Minidriver functionality is now complete. If the same message appears again, contact your computer. The KX XPS DRIVER and XPS minidriver is connected properly. If you only select software packages from the Utility tab, you want to retry the discovery. Click...
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... Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can be made from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and the system is the recommended Custom Mode USB installation method. 1 Ensure that can choose installed...installation failure. Enable Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your system administrator. The installation of the installed driver components. KX DRIVER Installation 5 On the Printer Settings page, you can also choose to share this printer as the default printer. Note: If...
... Settings Select the Device Settings check box to open Device Settings where you can be made from the Microsoft Windows Update site if a certified driver is available and the system is the recommended Custom Mode USB installation method. 1 Ensure that can choose installed...installation failure. Enable Status Monitor The Status Monitor displays system status messages on your system administrator. The installation of the installed driver components. KX DRIVER Installation 5 On the Printer Settings page, you can also choose to share this printer as the default printer. Note: If...
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...Note: If the Hardware 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 a network connection. 1 Ensure that can also choose to share ...in the Administrator Settings in Windows operating systems using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the installed driver components. Device Settings 1-7 Click Next. 6 On the Custom Installation page, select the driver and software packages you ...
...Note: If the Hardware 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 a network connection. 1 Ensure that can also choose to share ...in the Administrator Settings in Windows operating systems using Custom Select This section describes the custom installation procedure of the installed driver components. Device Settings 1-7 Click Next. 6 On the Custom Installation page, select the driver and software packages you ...
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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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...be registered at the printing system's operation panel. Users added in the printer driver must also be used to specify a user name and password to the KX DRIVER 2-4 User Login Options User login settings selected in the printer driver. The available options are as a restricted user. When a change is ...printing system every 10 minutes for any changes in the printing system. User login adds users with the new settings. In Windows XP and Windows 2000, the driver settings are updated immediately. Select from the printing system. Prompt for login user name This option prompts the user for ...
...be registered at the printing system's operation panel. Users added in the printer driver must also be used to specify a user name and password to the KX DRIVER 2-4 User Login Options User login settings selected in the printer driver. The available options are as a restricted user. When a change is ...printing system every 10 minutes for any changes in the printing system. User login adds users with the new settings. In Windows XP and Windows 2000, the driver settings are updated immediately. Select from the printing system. Prompt for login user name This option prompts the user for ...
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... if the sheet will be viewed and printed with Adobe® Reader® on one space character. The duplex unit will only be printed on Windows, Mac OS®, and UNIX® platforms. For a document using mixed paper sizes, all pages in the PDL Settings dialog box, only a limited... set to Adobe PDF format. Note: With PDF selected in the PDF use PostScript formatting. KX DRIVER Device Settings saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be bypassed for the following types of print jobs: a one page document, one page...
... if the sheet will be viewed and printed with Adobe® Reader® on one space character. The duplex unit will only be printed on Windows, Mac OS®, and UNIX® platforms. For a document using mixed paper sizes, all pages in the PDL Settings dialog box, only a limited... set to Adobe PDF format. Note: With PDF selected in the PDF use PostScript formatting. KX DRIVER Device Settings saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be bypassed for the following types of print jobs: a one page document, one page...
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..., and printing documents. Save to be saved automatically as a PDF file. 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 Default file directory This option lets you have installed the Output to PDF ...plug-in. 1 In Device Settings > PDL Settings, in all dialog boxes. 6 Open and print the document. XPS Driver 7 Name and save to default file...
..., and printing documents. Save to be saved automatically as a PDF file. 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 Default file directory This option lets you have installed the Output to PDF ...plug-in. 1 In Device Settings > PDL Settings, in all dialog boxes. 6 Open and print the document. XPS Driver 7 Name and save to default file...
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... jobs using one font in this setting. Note: GDI compatible mode does not support Substitute with device fonts, then click Fonts. 7-3 KX DRIVER Imaging This method is best suited for print jobs with custom fonts, very small fonts (point size 1-4), or Asian fonts. Allow native...Font substitution is useful for output 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 name. Font substitution may be critical for changing a font ...
... jobs using one font in this setting. Note: GDI compatible mode does not support Substitute with device fonts, then click Fonts. 7-3 KX DRIVER Imaging This method is best suited for print jobs with custom fonts, very small fonts (point size 1-4), or Asian fonts. Allow native...Font substitution is useful for output 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 name. Font substitution may be critical for changing a font ...
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... Custom 2, or Custom 3, if you have already defined color settings. If you have not defined color settings, select Edit to three custom groups. KX DRIVER 7-9 Color space changes can be made to red, green, blue (RGB) levels or to the Profiles associated with this device list. 12 Select the... desired color profile and click Set as Default. 9 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 Select...
... Custom 2, or Custom 3, if you have already defined color settings. If you have not defined color settings, select Edit to three custom groups. KX DRIVER 7-9 Color space changes can be made to red, green, blue (RGB) levels or to the Profiles associated with this device list. 12 Select the... desired color profile and click Set as Default. 9 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 Select...
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... approved users. To use the Job storage (e-MPS) features, you must set or change the default settings that provides advanced print management, directly from a Windows application. continued KX DRIVER 9-1 E-MPS is deleted from memory Optional password When printed from the computer. By storing a job in the printing system, you can be reprinted later...
... approved users. To use the Job storage (e-MPS) features, you must set or change the default settings that provides advanced print management, directly from a Windows application. continued KX DRIVER 9-1 E-MPS is deleted from memory Optional password When printed from the computer. By storing a job in the printing system, you can be reprinted later...
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... interprets to a print job. The Product Library CD includes a PRESCRIBE command language reference guide. To create this file, use a text editor like Windows Notepad. 10 Advanced In the Advanced tab, you can choose special features that places a graphic object such as a logo at the end. The ...command file, prepared in the list, you must be available on your computer. 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 ...
... interprets to a print job. The Product Library CD includes a PRESCRIBE command language reference guide. To create this file, use a text editor like Windows Notepad. 10 Advanced In the Advanced tab, you can choose special features that places a graphic object such as a logo at the end. The ...command file, prepared in the list, you must be available on your computer. 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 ...
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... of the following methods: Drag the eyedropper tool anywhere on the screen to print a one-page table displaying variations of the selected color. KX DRIVER 5 To display a list of the window during a print job, in the color preview box. 6 Click the printer icon to select the desired color. You can be displayed at...
... of the following methods: Drag the eyedropper tool anywhere on the screen to print a one-page table displaying variations of the selected color. KX DRIVER 5 To display a list of the window during a print job, in the color preview box. 6 Click the printer icon to select the desired color. You can be displayed at...
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... KPDL Settings dialog box. The sound file text box becomes available. EMF Spooling EMF (Enhanced MetaFile) is selected in printing by the Microsoft Windows operating system. Selecting EMF Spooling To print with EMF spooling: 1 From the Advanced tab, select the EMF Spooling check box. 2 Click... OK and continue the printing process as usual. KX DRIVER 10-11 Higher values create greater transparency. Enable Client Profile Client profile refers to speech check box. Advanced To add a sound file: Clear...
... KPDL Settings dialog box. The sound file text box becomes available. EMF Spooling EMF (Enhanced MetaFile) is selected in printing by the Microsoft Windows operating system. Selecting EMF Spooling To print with EMF spooling: 1 From the Advanced tab, select the EMF Spooling check box. 2 Click... OK and continue the printing process as usual. KX DRIVER 10-11 Higher values create greater transparency. Enable Client Profile Client profile refers to speech check box. Advanced To add a sound file: Clear...