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 Media tab

The Media tab allows you to specify the size, source, and orientation of the printed page, and to access additional media settings.

The Media tab includes

Page Size

Custom Paper Sizes

Print Size

Orientation

Source

Advanced Media Settings

3-D Image


 Page Size

Allows you to specify a paper or envelope size for your print job from the available list. Page sizes are dependent on the selected paper source. For example, a Source set to Cassette 2 will not display envelopes, because cassettes do not support envelopes. Envelopes can only be fed to the printer through the Multi-Purpose Feeder.

Supported Page sizes for the Internal Standard Cassette

Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 (JIS)

Supported Page sizes for the Paper Feeder (cassette 2)

Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 (JIS)

Supported Page sizes for the Multi-Purpose Feeder

Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), B6, B5 (ISO), Envelope #9, Envelope #10, Envelope Monarch, Envelope #6, Envelope C5, Envelope DL, Custom

See also

Media tab

Custom Paper Sizes

Print Size

Orientation

Source

Advanced Media Settings


 Custom Paper Sizes

Allows you to create custom page dimensions then name and save for use later. Once created, this custom paper size can be selected under the Page Size settings in the Media tab. Custom paper sizes are not supported for the internal cassette or Cassette 2.

Although not restricted in the driver, the printer supports custom paper size dimensions for the Multi-Purpose Feeder at a minimum of 80 x 148 mm (3.1 x 5.8 inches) to a maximum of 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x14 inches).

The unit value (inches or millimeters) is selected in the User Settings dialog box.

 Setting, Renaming, and Deleting a Custom Paper Size

See also

Media tab	Source
Page Size	Advanced Media Settings
Print Size	Device Settings tab
Orientation	User Settings


Setting, Renaming, and Deleting a Custom Paper Size

To set a Custom Paper Size, follow these steps:

1.	Click the Custom… button, to open the Custom Paper Sizes dialog box.

2.	Click the Add… button, to open the Add Paper Size dialog box.

3.	Under Name, type a name for the custom size, up to 31 characters in length.

4.	Under Size, select the desired Height and Width.

5.	Click OK.

6.	Click OK in the Custom Paper Sizes dialog.

The Custom size will be available as a Page Size option, when Auto Source Selection or Multi-Purpose Feeder is selected as the Source.

To rename a Custom Paper Size, follow these steps:

1.	Click the Custom… button, to open the Custom Paper Sizes dialog box.

2.	Select the name you want to rename.

3.	Click Edit…, to open the Edit Paper Size dialog box.

4.	Under Name, type a new name in place of the old name.

5.	Click OK.

6.	Click OK in the Custom Paper Sizes dialog.

The renamed Custom size will be available as a Page Size option, when Auto Source Selection or Multi-Purpose Feeder is selected as the Source.

To delete a Custom Paper Size, follow these steps:

1.	Click the Custom… button, to open the Custom Paper Sizes dialog box.

2.	Under Name, select the size you want to delete.

3.	Click the Delete button, then click Yes.

4.	Click OK.


 Print Size

Allows you to increase or decrease the size of the printed output, relative to the selected Page Size. Print Size and Page Size share the same size selections.

•	To match the selected Page Size, select Same as Page Size.

Example: If A4 is displayed in Page Size, A4 will not be displayed under Print Size. To perform a match, select Same as Page Size.

•	To print a different size from the Page Size, select the desired size from the drop down menu. For each option, the menu displays the scaling percentage relative to the selected Page Size.

Example: If Letter is displayed in Page Size and you select Executive (84%) in Print Size, the printed result will measure 7.25 x 10.5 inches, not 8.5 x 11 inches.

Supported Print sizes

Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), B6, B5 (ISO), Envelope #9, Envelope #10, Envelope Monarch, Envelope #6, Envelope C5, Envelope DL, Custom

See also

Media tab	Source
Page Size	Advanced Media Settings
Custom Paper Sizes	Layout tab
Orientation	Scaling


 Orientation

Specifies how data is positioned on the printed page.

A Portrait setting will place the data on a page where the paper height is greater than the paper width, while a Landscape setting will print the data on a page where the paper width is greater than the paper height.

Rotated allows you to rotate the data 180 degrees on the printed page.

See also

Media tab

Page Size

Custom Paper Sizes

Print Size

Source

Advanced Media Settings


 Source

Allows you to select where the paper for your job will originate based on location (Cassette, Multi-Purpose Feeder). An Auto Source Selection setting will select the first available source that matches the job’s paper size.

Supported Page sizes for the Internal Standard Cassette

Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 (JIS)

Supported Page sizes for the Paper Feeder (cassette 2)

Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 (JIS)

Supported Page sizes for the Multi-Purpose Feeder

Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), B6, B5 (ISO), Envelope #9, Envelope #10, Envelope Monarch, Envelope #6, Envelope C5, Envelope DL, Custom

See also

Media tab

Page Size

Custom Paper Sizes

Print Size

Orientation

Advanced Media Settings


 Advanced Media Settings

Allows you to include a blank or printed cover with the job (Cover Mode) and insert a separator sheet between pages (Page Insert). Advanced Media Settings is not available when PCL 5e is selected as the Page Description Language or when Print on Both Sides (Manual Duplex) is selected in the Layout tab. Click Settings… to open the Advanced Media Settings dialog box.

Cover Mode

Cover Mode instructs the printer to include a front - or front and back - cover with the print job. The media for the cover comes from a different source than the media for the print job. For instance, the media for the cover can be a different color.

Using Cover  Mode

Page Insert

Page Insert inserts a separator sheet between a selected number of printed pages. For instance, a different color insert could separate the major sections of a document.  The media for the insert can be drawn from a different source than the media for the print job. You can specify printing on the insert pages.

Using Page Insert

Reset

Click Reset to clear all selections in the Advanced Media Settings dialog box.

See also

Media tab	Source
Page Size	Layout tab
Custom Paper Sizes	Manual Duplex
Print Size	Device Settings tab
Orientation	User Settings


Using Cover Mode

To include a front and back cover with the print job, follow these steps:

1.	In the Media tab, click Settings….

2.	In the Advanced Media Settings dialog box, select Cover Mode.

3.	Select Front to include only a front cover, or Front and Back to include covers on both front and back of the print job.

4.	Under Print Onto, select from available printing options.

5.	Select from the Media for Cover list, and load cover paper into the selected source.

6.	Click OK in the Advanced Media Settings dialog box.


Using Page Insert

To include a separator sheet in the document, follow these steps:

1.	In the Media tab, click Settings….

2.	In the Advanced Media Settings dialog box, select Page Insert.

3.	In Insert Before Pages, type the page numbers of locations for the page inserts.

For a range of pages, use a hyphen between the starting and ending numbers in the range. For example, to place inserts before pages 5, 11, 12, 13, and 18, type 5, 11-13, 18.

4.	Select the source for the insert from the Media for Page list.

5.	Select Print onto Front to include printing on the inserts.

When checked, each inserted sheet is printed with data reflecting its position in the entire print job. For example, an insert between pages 9 and 10 with Print onto Front selected will be printed as page 10.

6.	Click OK in the Advanced Media Settings dialog box.


 Layout tab

The Layout tab allows you to make selections for printing multiple pages on a single sheet, for adjusting scaling, and for printing on both sides of the sheet.

The Layout tab includes

Pages per Sheet

Scaling

Gutter Settings

Manual Duplex

3-D Image


 Pages per Sheet

Allows you to print multiple pages on a single sheet, in groups of 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, or 25 pages.

Print Borders allows you to add borders to each page on a single sheet.

Layout allows you to arrange the order of the pages as they appear on a single sheet.

For applications such as PageMaker®, Acrobat® and CorelDRAW®, the KPDL Settings for Allows Data Passthrough should be cleared when using multiple Pages per Sheet. Bitmaps and images may not print as well.

See also

Layout tab

Scaling

Gutter Settings

Manual Duplex

Device Settings tab

User Settings


 Scaling

Scaling changes both the height and width of the page by the percentage selected. The range for Scaling is 20 % to 500 %

See also

Layout tab

Pages per Sheet

Gutter Settings

Manual Duplex

Media tab

Print Size


 Gutter Settings

Allows you to increase the gutter (blank space) on the left side of the printed sheet by scaling down the text and graphics. The larger gutter, achieved by shifting the printable area to the right as much as one inch (25.4 mm), can make a booklet or hole punch pages easier to assemble and read.

The unit (inches or millimeters) is selected in the User Settings dialog box.

Click Gutter Settings… to open the Gutter Settings dialog box. Select or type a value between 0.20 and 1.00 inches (5.0 and 25.4 mm). Clear the Reduce Image to fit check box to shift without scaling the text and graphics. Click OK.

See also

Layout tab

Pages per Sheet

Scaling

Manual Duplex

Device Settings tab

User Settings


 Manual Duplex

Enables printing on both sides of a sheet by ordering the print job so that after the first half of the print job has been printed, the job can be flipped over and fed from the cassette for the second side printing. Manual Duplex is not available when settings are made in the Advanced Media Settings dialog box, accessed from the Media tab.

From the Layout tab, select Print on Both Sides (Manual Duplex).

The settings Flip on Long Edge and Flip on Short Edge refer to what page edge to turn to view the data on the other side. With a Flip on Long Edge setting, turn the long edge of the page to view the data; with a Flip on Short Edge setting, turn the short edge.

To use Manual Duplex:

•	The printer must be installed on a local port.

•	The Source selection must be Cassette 1 or Cassette 2.

Printing on Both Sides with Manual Duplex

Supported Page sizes for Manual Duplexing

Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 (JIS)

See also

Layout tab

Pages per Sheet

Scaling

Gutter Settings

Media tab

Source

Advanced Media Settings


Printing on Both Sides with Manual Duplex

To print on both sides, follow these steps

1.	In the Media tab, select Cassette 1 or Cassette 2 (if installed).

2.	In the Layout tab, select Print on Both Sides (Manual Duplex).

3.	Select Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge.

4.	Select Print Instructions for a printed instruction sheet. Follow the printed instructions for placing the pages back into the cassette after the first side is printed.

OR

Clear Print Instructions and follow steps 5-7.

5.	Click OK in the Properties dialog and Print dialog.

The even-numbered pages will be printed.

6.	When printing stops, remove all printed sheets from the output tray.

•	With Flip on Long Edge selected, turn the stack over on the long edge and put the pages into the cassette.

•	With Flip on Short Edge selected, turn the stack over on the short edge and put the pages into the cassette.

7.	Click OK in the Manual Duplex Instruction dialog box.

The odd-numbered pages will be printed.


 Imaging tab

The Imaging tab allows you to change the appearance of text and images in a print job by adjusting print quality, grayscale settings, font downloading, and graphics.

The Imaging tab includes

Print Quality

Grayscale Adjustment

Font Settings

Graphics Settings

3-D Image


 Print Quality

Establishes the resolution of the print job in dots per inch (dpi). Higher settings produce more detailed images.

•	A High Quality setting will create a high resolution, detailed output for both text and graphics.

•	A Draft setting will reduce the amount of toner placed on the printed page, extending the life of the toner cartridge, making it both economical and ecological. Because toner saturation is reduced, the entire image, text and graphics will appear lighter on the printed job.

•	Select Custom… for additional Print Quality settings. Click the button to open the Print Quality Settings dialog box. Then select from additional settings under Resolution, Kyocera Image Refinement, and EcoPrint.

Resolution

•	A 600 dpi setting will create a high resolution, detailed output for both text and graphics.

•	A 300 dpi setting will decrease the image quality but increase the print speed.

Kyocera Image Refinement

Kyocera Image Refinement, also known as anti-alias, is a hardware based feature that smoothes the edges of text and vector graphics. The default setting is On.

EcoPrint

The EcoPrint feature reduces the amount of toner placed on the printed page, extending the life of the toner cartridge, making it both economical and ecological. Because toner saturation is reduced, the entire image, text and graphics, will appear lighter on the printed job. EcoPrint will not increase print speed.

See also

Imaging tab

Grayscale Adjustment

Font Settings

Graphics Settings


 Grayscale Adjustment

Allows you to adjust the appearance of the graphic images of your printed job by controlling the grayscale spectrum. The Grayscale Adjustment settings are useful if your graphic images are printing too light, too gray, or too dark. Text is unaffected by the Grayscale Adjustment settings.

The Brightness setting allows you to lighten or darken the graphic images of your printed job. A high Brightness setting will lighten the grayscale spectrum while a low setting will darken the grayscale spectrum. Adjusting Brightness is useful when graphic images are printing too dark or too light. Text is unaffected by the Brightness setting.

The Contrast setting allows you to control the levels of gray between black and white for the graphic images of your printed job. A high Contrast setting will decrease the gray levels, lightening light grays and darkening dark grays. A low Contrast setting will increase the gray levels, darkening light grays and lightening dark grays. Adjusting Contrast is useful if the graphic images are printing too gray or too black and white. Text is unaffected by the Contrast setting.

See also

Imaging tab

Print Quality

Font Settings

Graphics Settings


 Font Settings

Allows you to specify how TrueType fonts are sent to the printer. The chosen method will affect the speed and quality of your print job. All of Kyocera’s device fonts are TrueType Fonts, therefore device fonts must not be disabled within the driver. Click Font Settings… to open the Font Settings dialog box.

Select Download TrueType Fonts as Outline under these circumstances:

•	For large documents. Print speeds will be greater because of the optimization features in this setting. The repetition of similar font data sent to the printer will be reduced, thereby increasing the print speed.

•	The print speed will not be increased when using Asian Fonts such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, because of the large amount of font information used for these particular fonts.

Select Download TrueType Fonts as Bitmap under these circumstances:

•	For smaller printer jobs.

•	For very small fonts (point size 1-4).

•	For documents using Asian fonts, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

•	For older operating systems (Windows 3.x, 9x), which have fewer TrueType system Fonts. Non-TrueType fonts can only be downloaded as Bitmap.

•	For documents with user-defined fonts.

Select Substitute with Device Fonts under these circumstances:

•	If the print job contains system fonts that are not part of the printer’s device fonts. The substituted device font must be similar to the system font, or the document will print incorrectly.

•	To change a font found throughout a large document. This selection will substitute the old font with the desired font.

Click the Font Substitution… button to open the Font Substitution dialog box. In the System Fonts box, select the font in your document. In the Available Device Fonts box, select the font to substitute. Click OK.

Select Disable Device Fonts to overcome device font limitations when printing with AutoDesk applications, Microsoft Office versions older than Office 2000, and Adobe applications. When Disable Device Fonts is selected, Device fonts will not appear in application font lists. Device fonts are normally visible in application font lists as printer icons next to the font name, unless there are equivalent system fonts, in which case the "TT" True Type icon remains. This option also improves portability of printable data; when cleared, device fonts may not match when sent to a different printer.

See also

Imaging tab

Print Quality

Grayscale Adjustment

Graphics Settings


 Graphics Settings

Allows you to specify additional print enhancements. Click Graphics Settings… to open the Graphics Settings dialog box, and select from these options:

PCL XL and PCL 5e:

• Print Text As Black	Prints all colored text with black toner rather than in grayscale. White text and image colors are unaffected.

KPDL:

• Optimization	Specifies how data is encoded for printing: • Fast Printing decreases spool size and increases print speed. Select this option for most everyday printing needs. • Document Portability creates a PostScript file in ASCII text encoding. Unlike the binary format created in Fast Printing, the ASCII text created with this selection can be edited.
• Print Text As Black	Prints all colored text with black toner rather than in grayscale. White text and image colors are unaffected.
• Reverse Image	Prints the page as a negative, reversing black and white images.
• Mirror Print	Prints the data backwards, as it would appear in a mirror image.

See also

Imaging tab

Print Quality

Grayscale Adjustment

Font Settings


 Output tab

The Output tab allows you to specify the copy count and to collate the printed job.

The Output tab includes

Output to

Copies

Finishing Options

3-D Image


 Output to

Specifies the output location for the print job. This printer model supports one output option:

•	Printer Default sends the print job to the face down tray on top of the printer.

See also

Output tab

Copies

Finishing Options


 Copies

Specifies the number of copies to be printed. The maximum copy count for print jobs is 999.

See also

Output tab

Output to

Finishing Options


 Finishing Options

Allows you to set the page order of the printed output.

Collate works with a RAM Disk to specify the order in which the pages of a multi-copy job are printed. With Collate and a RAM Disk selected, the driver will print the job set by set. With Collate cleared, it will print copies of each page by set. For example, with Collate selected, three copies of a five-page document would output as pages one through five in succession three times. The driver graphics image displays the grouping of collating and non-collating.

With Collate selected, the job’s data is rendered as page images in the printer’s memory (RAM Disk) after it has been downloaded the first time. The remaining job copies will print from this stored data, bypassing the process of sending down the job’s data from the computer to the printer with every copy. A RAM Disk must be set up and selected in the driver under the Device Settings tab. When Collate is used with RAM Disk, page data is stored temporarily and will be deleted after printing.

Note: The Collate function will not work with Adobe applications unless a RAM Disk is installed.

The printer must have at least 12MB of memory to use the RAM Disk. The RAM Disk box will remain unavailable until at least 12MB is designated in the Memory window in the Device Settings tab.

See also

Output tab

Output to

Copies

Device Settings tab

RAM Disk


Prologue Epilogue tab
 Prologue/Epilogue tab

Prologue/Epilogue is a plug-in feature that allows the advanced user to insert a macro into specific locations in the print job. An advanced user may choose to use this feature to embed a PRESCRIBE command that will call a macro to overlay PRESCRIBE form data or a graphic object, such as a logo or a signature, at a specific point in the print job.

To use this Plug In feature in the Kyocera Mita Extended Driver, select the Prologue/Epilogue Module option while selecting the driver from the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD. To add the Prologue/Epilogue Module to a driver already selected, reinstall the Kyocera Mita Extended Driver, and select Prologue/Epilogue Module. Once selected, the Prologue/Epilogue tab will appear in the user interface. The module will be listed in the Plug In Information dialog box accessed from the About tab.

Note: The options for Start of the Page and End of the Page are available only when PCL 5e is selected as the Page Description Language in the User Settings dialog box.

The Prologue/Epilogue tab includes:

• Prologue/Epilogue Data Files	From the list, select the desired Prologue/Epilogue data file. Commands are saved in text file (.txt) format.
• Add	Click Add… to browse for PRESCRIBE command files to add to the Prologue/Epilogue Data Files list.
• Delete	Select a file from the Prologue/Epilogue Data Files list and click Delete to remove it from the list.
• Edit	Select a file from the Prologue/Epilogue Data Files list and click Edit…. The file will open in Notepad, where you can edit the text.
• Disable Feature	Clear the box to enable the features in the Prologue/Epilogue tab. All files listed under Prologue/Epilogue Data Files will be applied to your print job, unless they are set to None (Unassigned). Select the check box to disable the features and files.
Insertion Point:	Allows you to select the insertion point for embedded Prologue/Epilogue data files. Choose one insertion point for each data file.
• None [Unassigned]	When multiple data files are listed in the Prologue/Epilogue Data Files list, you can set individual files to None [Unassigned] and they will be disabled. All files without the None [Unassigned] setting will be applied to print jobs.
• Beginning of the Print Job	Embeds a Prologue/Epilogue data file on the first page of a print job.
• End of the Print Job	Embeds a Prologue/Epilogue data file at the end of a print job.
• Start of the Page	Embeds Prologue/Epilogue data file to the start of each page for a print job. Select one page option: • Only on Odd Pages applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to all odd numbered pages. • Only on Even Pages applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to all even numbered pages. • Pages applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to page numbers and/or page ranges. If no page numbers are entered, an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file will be applied to all pages.
• End of the Page	Embeds Prologue/Epilogue data file to the end of each page of a print job. Select one page option: • Only on Odd Pages applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to all odd numbered pages. • Only on Even Pages applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to all even numbered pages. • Pages applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to page numbers and/or page ranges. If no page numbers are entered, an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file will be applied to all pages.
See also

Device Settings tab

User Settings

About tab


 About tab

The About tab displays driver name, version, and build number as well as relative system information.

• Version	Displays information about installed driver components.
• Plug In	Displays information about optional Plug In modules.

Other properties tabs

Media tab

Layout tab

Imaging tab

Output tab

Device Settings tab

See also

Accessing the Device Settings tab


 Device Settings tab

The Device Settings tab allows you to select printer options so that their associated features can be used with the printer driver. You can also match the memory setting in the driver with the memory installed in your printer, so font downloads can be better managed by the driver.

The Device Settings tab includes

Device Options

User Settings

Administrator Settings

Memory

RAM Disk

3-D Image

See also

Paper Feeder


 Device Options

Allows you to select attached devices. If you have attached one or more printer options, select the check box next to that device. Click OK to activate the devices in the printer driver.

The FS-1000/1000+ printer supports the following optional device:

Paper Feeder	A paper source holding up to 250 sheets

Accessing the Device Settings tab

See also

Device Settings tab

User Settings

Administrator Settings

Memory

RAM Disk


 User Settings

Allows you to select a Page Description Language, to set additional PDL settings, to select a unit of measure, and to set the user interface language. Click the User… button to open the User Settings dialog box.

Page Description Language

In the Page Description Language list, select from these options:

PCL XL	Enhanced over PCL 5e in these areas: • Reduced file size • Better print speed • Faster return to application • Lacks backward compatibility with earlier PCL versions
PCL 5E	• Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions • Bidirectional communication support • Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft® Windows® applications • Allows more options for utilizing PRESCRIBE commands within applications  • Complex graphics might not print as well
KPDL (optional feature)	• Kyocera’s emulation of PostScript® printing • Strong graphics reproduction • Print speeds may be slower than PCL • Requires more printer memory than PCL

PCL XL Settings

With PCL XL selected as the page description language, click Settings…, to open the PCL XL Settings dialog box.

• Disable Auto Media Type Switching	Allows you to disable automatic switching of the paper source:
• Cleared	When the selected paper source runs out of paper, the printer will automatically switch to another paper source loaded with the same page size and media type.
• Checked	When the selected paper source runs out of paper, printing will stop until you load more paper.

KPDL Settings

With KPDL selected as the Page Description Language, click Settings… to open the KPDL Settings dialog box.

• Allow Data Passthrough	Available for overly complex documents. May also solve compatibility issues with PostScript® applications.

GDI compatible mode

For PCL-based page description languages, the Kyocera Mita Extended Driver supports printing using the GDI compatible mode. This mode instructs the PDL module to accurately produce what is viewed on the screen, by allowing the Microsoft Graphical Device Interface (GDI) component to render the document It generates data in a raster printing format, creating a larger printable file.

Units

Specifies Inches or Millimeters as the unit for Custom Paper Sizes and Gutter Settings.

Language Preference

Allows you to change the display language of the driver and help module without changing your computer’s Regional Option.

When the selected language preference differs from your computer’s Regional language option, the selected preference will be displayed in the driver. Online help will be displayed in the preferred language when available, otherwise the default English will be used.

Using Language Preference

Accessing the Device Settings tab

See also

Device Settings tab	Media tab
Device Options	Custom Paper Sizes
Administrator Settings	Layout tab
Memory	Pages per Sheet
RAM Disk	Gutter Settings


Using Language Preference

To change the language displayed in the printer driver, follow these steps:

1.	In the Device Settings tab, click User… to open the User Settings dialog box.

2.	Select the Language Preference check box.

3.	Select the desired language from the list.

4.	Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes.


 Administrator Settings

Allows you to reassign Media Source values and to set a password for security purposes. Click the Administrator… button to open the Administrator Settings dialog box.

Compatibility Settings

Allows an administrator to change values for media sources so that the Kyocera Mita Extended Driver is compatible with previous drivers. This alignment of old and new media sources enables all documents created under previous drivers to maintain compatibility under the new Kyocera Mita Extended Driver.

Reassigning Media Source Values

Set Password

Permits an administrator to establish security for all Administrator Settings. Once a password is set, all Administrator Settings will be disabled until the password is entered in the Set Password dialog box.

Click Set Password…. Type your password once to set and again to confirm, then click OK. Thereafter, the Administrator Settings dialog box will display Enter Password…. Click Enter Password… to open the Enter Password dialog box, enter the password, and click OK.

Accessing the Device Settings tab

See also

Device Settings tab

Device Options

User Settings

Memory

RAM Disk


Reassigning Media Source Values

To reassign Media Source values, follow these steps:

1.	In the Administrator Settings dialog, click Compatibility Settings….

The Compatibility Settings dialog box will open.

2.	From the list, select the Source to be reassigned.

3.	Replace the value in Enumerated Value with the correct value.

4.	Click Apply.

The new value will be assigned to the selected Source.

5.	To return all Source values to their default settings, click Reset.

6.	When you are finished, click OK.


 Memory

Allows you to match the memory setting in the driver with the memory installed in your printer, so font downloads can be better managed by the driver. The default memory setting in the printer is 4 MB. Available memory configurations are 4, 12, 20, 36, 68, and 132 MB.

Accessing the Device Settings tab

See also

Device Settings tab

Device Options

User Settings

Administrator Settings

RAM Disk


 RAM Disk

Allows you to set up an area within the printer memory as a virtual hard disk that can produce faster printing. RAM Disk is not available until 12MB of memory is installed in the printer and selected in the Memory window in the Device Settings tab.

With the RAM Disk set up and the Collate function selected under Finishing Options in the Output tab, print speed on a multiple copy, collated job will be at the rated speed of the printer.

RAM Disk is temporary. All data sent to the RAM Disk will be lost when the printer is reset or the printer power is turned off.

Accessing the Device Settings tab

See also

Device Settings tab

Device Options

User Settings

Administrator Settings

Memory


 Paper Feeder

The standard Paper Feeder holds 250 sheets. One additional Paper Feeder can also be installed, increasing the Tray sources to two, and the capacity to 500 sheets. In the printer driver, these Cassette locations are specified under Source in the Media tab.

To use an additional Paper Feeder, first attach it beneath the standard Paper Feeder, then select it as a Device Option in the Device Settings tab.

Supported Page sizes for the Paper Feeder, Cassettes 1-2

Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 (JIS)

Accessing the Device Settings tab

See also

Device Settings tab

Device Options

User Settings

Administrator Settings

Memory

RAM Disk


 3-D Image

The Media, Layout, Imaging, Output, and Device Settings tabs contain a 3-D Image that illustrate particular functions in the tab.

Media tab

Illustrates the Source selection with green highlighting.

Layout tab

Illustrates Pages per Sheet, Print Borders, Layout, Scaling, and Manual Duplex selections.

Imaging tab

Illustrates the Grayscale Adjustment settings.

Output tab

Printer Default is the only available Output option. The 3-D Image does not change.

Device Settings tab

Illustrates the Device Options selection. When you attach an optional device on the printer and select it in the Device Options list, that device appears with the printer in the Image.


Accessing the Device Settings tab

The Device Settings tab allows you to select installed printer options so that their associated features can be used with the printer driver.

To access the Device Settings tab, follow these steps:

1.	Open the Printers folder.

2.	Right-click on the desired printer.

3.	Select Properties.

4.	Select the Device Settings tab.


 Watermark tab

Allows you to set Watermark text in a document. A Watermark is light text that appears in the background or overlaid on top of document text. It can be used to indicate status, such as Confidential or Draft, and to prevent unauthorized use. Custom Watermark settings are available in addition to the defaults.

The Watermark tab includes:

Disable Feature

Clear the check box to enable the features in the Watermark tab, and a Watermark will be printed. Select the check box to disable the features.

Watermark Selection

Displays a list of default and custom Watermarks. Default Watermarks cannot be deleted. A maximum of 20 Watermarks can be saved.

•	Click Add… to open the Watermark Properties dialog box and create custom Watermarks.

•	To remove a custom Watermark from the list, select it and click Delete.

•	To edit an existing Watermark, select it and click Edit… to open the Watermark Properties dialog box.

Page Specification

Specifies the page or pages for Watermark placement:

• All pages	Prints on all pages.
• First page only	Prints on the first page.
• All pages except first page	Prints on all pages after the first page.
• Only on specified pages	Prints on a specified page range of individual pages separated by a comma or a series separated by a dash.
• Print Onto Cover Page(s)	Watermark appears on the cover or covers, if included. To use: • Select All pages under Page Specification. • Select Settings… in the Media tab, then select Cover Mode.
See also

Watermark Properties

Text Definition

Position

Media tab

Advanced Media Settings


 Watermark Properties

Allows you to create a custom Watermark or edit an existing Watermark. In the Watermark dialog box, click Add…, or select an existing Watermark and click Edit….

The Watermark Properties dialog contains two tabs:

• Text Definition	Creates the Watermark text.
• Position	Selects where the Watermark will appear on the page.
See also

Watermark tab


 Text Definition

Allows you to create the Watermark text.

Watermark Description

Type a description of the new Watermark, which may be different from the Watermark text. The description appears in the Watermark Selection list in the Watermark tab.

Watermark Text

Specifies the text, comprised of letters or numbers, that will appear in the Watermark, up to 39 characters.

Text Attributes

Specifies text options:

• Font	Set the typeface for the Watermark.
• Color	Select from default shades of gray, or select Custom… to specify a custom setting.
• Color Selection	With Custom… selected in Color, click the button to open the Windows Color dialog box and select a custom color. The selected color will be printed in its grayscale equivalent.
• Size	Enter the font size for the Watermark text.
• Style	Select the style for the Watermark text.
See also

Watermark tab

Watermark Properties

Position


 Position

Allows you to select where the Watermark will appear on the page.

Text Position

Specifies the location of the Watermark in relation to the center of the page:

• Center on Page	Places the center of the Watermark text in the center of the page.
• User Defined	Use the x and y boxes to move the text from the center of the page: • A positive x value moves the Watermark text to the right. • A negative x value moves the Watermark text to the left. • A positive y value moves the Watermark text down. • A negative y value moves the Watermark text up.
Text Angle

Specifies the angle of the Watermark in relation to horizontal (0°):

• Diagonal	Places the Watermark at the default angle.
• Angle	Allows you to change the angle from the default value.

Enable Rotation around Center of Text

Specifies how the text angle is changed. This affects angle adjustment in both Text Angle and Manual Adjustment.

• Selected	Text rotates around a point in the center of the text.
• Cleared	Text rotates around a point to the left of the text.
This option is available when User Defined is selected under Text Position and Angle is selected under Text Angle.

Text Display

Specifies the number of Watermarks and how they are placed on the page. Multiple Watermarks appear next to each other in a row.

• Count	Specifies the number of Watermarks that appear on each page, to a maximum of 20.
• Separation	Specifies the space between multiple Watermarks.
Manual Adjustment

Specifies how to use your mouse to move and rotate the Watermark:

• Move	Allows you to change the position of the Watermark without changing the angle.
• Rotate	Allows you to change the angle of the Watermark. Note: The method of rotation is determined by selecting or clearing Enable rotation around Center of Text under Text Angle.

See also

Watermark tab

Watermark Properties

Text Definition


Specifies a paper or envelope size for the print job from the available list.


Opens Custom Paper Sizes dialog box, to create custom page dimensions.


Specifies the size of the printed output, relative to the chosen Page Size.


Specifies where the paper for the job will come from based on physical location or page size.


Specifies which direction the data will be positioned on the page.


Prints the data on a page where the paper height is greater than the paper width.


Prints the data on a page where the paper width is greater than the paper height.


Rotates the data 180 degrees on the printed page.


The graphic will change to illustrate your Orientation selections.


Allows you to create custom page dimensions then name and save for use later. Once created, this custom paper size can be selected under the Page Size settings in the Media tab.


Displays the list of Custom Paper Sizes.


To create a new Custom Paper Size, click the Add… button, to open the Add Paper Size dialog box.


o remove a Custom Paper Size from the list, select the item and click Delete.


To edit or rename a Custom Paper Size, click Edit…, to open the Edit Paper Size dialog box.


To set or rename a Custom Paper Size, type the name in the box, up to 31 characters in length.


Specifies the Height and Width for the Custom Paper Size.


Opens the Advanced Media Settings dialog box, to enable Cover Mode and Page Insert functions.


Instructs the printer to add a front - or front and back - cover to the print job.


Instructs the printer to add only a front cover to the print job.


Instructs the printer to add a front and back cover to the print job.


Select from available options for printing data on the front and back cover.


Select the source for the cover from the Media for Cover menu.


Illustrates the Cover Mode selections.


Instructs the printer to insert a separator sheet between a selected number of printed pages.


Includes printing on the front of the inserts. When checked, each inserted sheet is printed with data reflecting its position in the entire print job. For example, an insert between pages 9 and 10 with Print on Front selected will be printed as page 10.


Type the page numbers of the pages before which the inserts are to be placed. Type a range of pages with a hyphen between the starting and ending numbers in the range. For example, to place inserts before pages 5, 11, 12, 13, and 18, type 5, 11-13, 18.


Select the source for the insert from the Media for Page list.


Illustrates the Page Insert selections.


Clears all selections in the current dialog box.


Prints more than one page on a single sheet.


Adds a border to each page printed on a single sheet.


Allows you to arrange the order of the pages as they appear on a single sheet.


Changes both the height and width of the page by the percentage selected.


Allows you to increase the gutter (blank space) on the left side of the printed sheet by scaling down the text and graphics. When used with Duplex printing, the enlarged gutters lines up evenly on both sides of the sheet. The larger gutter, achieved by shifting the printable area to the right as much as one inch (25.4 mm), can make a booklet or hole punch pages easier to assemble and read.


Increases the gutter (blank space) on the left side of the printed sheet by reducing the text and graphics proportionately. Select or type a value between 0.20 and 1.00 inches (5.0 and 25.4 mm). Clear the Reduce Image to fit box to shift without scaling the text and graphics. Click OK.


Scales down the text and graphics. Clear the box to shift without scaling the text and graphics.


Enables printing on both sides of a sheet by ordering the print job so that after the first half of the print job has been printed, the job can be flipped over and fed from the cassette for the second side printing.


When selected, Manual Duplex instructions will be printed for the job, explaining how to feed the pages back into the cassette for reverse side printing.


Establishes the resolution of the print job in dots per inch (dpi). Higher settings produce higher resolution, more detailed printed images.


Selects from additional Resolution options, Kyocera Image Refinement, and EcoPrint.


Establishes the resolution of the print job. Select from the list.


Provides additional resolution options for the print job. Select from the list.


Establishes a resolution of 600 dots per inch, to create a high resolution, detailed output for both text and graphics.


Establishes a resolution of 300 dots per inch, to decrease the image quality but increase the print speed.


Smoothes the edges of text and vector graphics. The default setting is On.


Reduces the amount of toner placed on the printed page, extending the life of the toner cartridge, making it both economical and ecological. Because toner saturation is reduced, the entire image, text and graphics, will appear lighter in the printed job. EcoPrint will not increase print speed.


Adjusts the appearance of the graphic images by controlling the grayscale spectrum.


Lightens or darkens the graphic images of the print job.


Controls the levels of gray between black and white for the graphic images of the print job.


Specifies how TrueType fonts are sent to the printer.


Substitutes a printer font for a document font when the document font is not supported by the printer, or to change a font found throughout a large application document.


Selects the application font not supported by the printer.


Selects the printer font to substitute for the application font.


Specifies the output location for the print job.


Specifies the number of copies to be printed.


Selects output options.


Increases print speed and specifies the order in which the pages of a multi-copy job are printed.

Note: The Collate function will not work with Adobe applications unless a RAM Disk is set up.


Allows you to select attached devices that extend the capabilities for paper source of your printer. The exception is RAM Disk, which is an allocation of existing printer memory, not an attached device.


Specifies user information, a Page Description Language, a unit of measure, and the user interface language.


Reassigns Media Source values, and sets a password for security purposes.


Aligns the memory setting in the driver with the memory installed in your printer so font downloads can be better managed by the driver.


Allows you to set up an area within the printer memory as a virtual hard disk that can produce faster printing. It also enables you to collate print jobs with RAM Disk memory.


Specifies a page description language from available options.


For PCL-based page description languages, the Kyocera Mita Extended Driver supports printing using the GDI compatible mode. This mode instructs the PDL module to accurately produce the view of the screen. It generates data in a raster printing format, creating a larger printable file but one that is more true to what you see on the screen. The Microsoft Graphical Device Interface (GDI) component in Windows renders the document as it appears on the screen.


Specifies Inches or Millimeters as the unit for Custom Paper Sizes and Gutter Settings.


Specifies PCL XL setting for Disable Auto Media Type Switching and KPDL setting for Allow Data Passthrough.


Specifies how data is encoded for printing:

•	Fast Printing decreases spool size and increases print speed. Select this option for most everyday printing needs.

•	Document Portability creates a PostScript file in ASCII text encoding. Unlike the binary format created in Fast Printing, the ASCII text created with this selection can be edited.


Prints the data backwards, as it would appear in a mirror image.


Prints the page as a negative, reversing black and white images.


Best suited for overly complex documents. May resolve compatibility issues with PostScript® applications.


Prints all colored text with black toner rather than in grayscale. White text and image colors are unaffected.


Permits an administrator to change values for media sources so that the Kyocera Mita Extended Driver is compatible with previous drivers. This alignment of old and new media sources enables all documents created under previous drivers to maintain compatibility under the Kyocera Mita Extended Driver.


Displays a list of Media Sources with assigned values.


Assigns a new value to the selected Media Source. After assignment, click Apply.


Restores all Media Source values to default settings.


Click Apply to assign a new value to the selected Source.


Permits an administrator to establish security for all Administrator Settings. Once a password is set, all Administrator Settings will be disabled until the password is entered in the Enter Password dialog box.


Specifies the desired password. Type a 4-digit password in the New Password box. Type again in Confirm new password box to confirm.


Specifies the desired password. Type the established password in the Password box.


Displays information about installed driver components.


Displays information about optional Plug In modules.


Displays information that may be needed for technical assistance.


Displays the Kyocera Mita logo.


Illustrates the Source selection. The selected Source will be highlighted in the Image.


Illustrates the Pages per Sheet function with images for two or more sheets on a page, Print Borders around the pages, Layout, Scaling and Manual Duplex.


Illustrates the Grayscale Adjustment settings.


Illustrates the Device Options selection. When you attach an optional device to the printer and select it in the Device Options list, that device appears with the printer in the Image.


Restores all default settings for the current tab.


Contains the list of available Prologue/Epilogue data files, saved in text file (.txt) format. Select the desired data file from the list.


Click Add… to browse for PRESCRIBE command files to add to the Prologue/Epilogue Data Files list.


Select a file from the Prologue/Epilogue Data Files list and click Delete to remove it from the list.


Select a file from the Prologue/Epilogue Data Files list and click Edit…. The file will open in Notepad, where you can edit the text.


Clear the box to enable the features in the Prologue/Epilogue tab.


Allows you to select the insertion point for embedded Prologue/Epilogue data files. Choose one insertion point for each data file.

With Start of the Page or End of the Page selected, select one page option:

• Only on Odd Pages	Applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to all odd numbered pages.
• Only on Even Pages	Applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to all even numbered pages.
• Pages	Applies an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file to page numbers and/or page ranges. If no page numbers are entered, an embedded Prologue/Epilogue data file will be applied to all pages.


Clear the check box to enable the features in the Watermark tab, and a Watermark will be printed. Select the check box to disable the features. A Watermark will be printed if the check box is cleared.


Displays a list of default and custom Watermarks. Default Watermarks cannot be deleted. A maximum of 20 Watermarks can be saved.


Opens the Watermark Properties dialog box to create custom Watermarks.


To remove a custom Watermark from the list, select the item and click Delete.


To edit a custom Watermark, select and click Edit… to open the Watermark Properties dialog box.


Specifies the page or pages for Watermark placement:

• All pages	Prints on all pages.
• First page only	Prints on the first page.
• All pages except first page	Prints on all pages after the first page.
• Only on specified pages	Prints on a specified page range of individual pages separated by a comma or a series separated by a dash.


Watermark appears on the cover or covers, if included. To use:

•	Select All pages under Page Specification.

•	Select Settings… in the Media tab, then select Cover Mode.


Illustrates the selected Watermark.


Type a description of the new Watermark, which may be different from the Watermark text. The description appears in the Watermark Selection list in the Watermark tab.


Enter the text, comprised of letters or numbers, that will appear in the Watermark, up to 39 characters.


Enter the typeface for the Watermark.


Specifies default shades of gray, or select Custom… to specify a custom setting.


With Custom… selected in Color, click the button to open the Windows Color dialog box and select a custom color. The selected color will be printed in its grayscale equivalent.


Enter the font size for the Watermark text.


Specifies the style for the Watermark text.


Illustrates the Watermark text.


Places the center of the Watermark text in the center of the page.


Use the x and y boxes to move the text from the center of the page:

•	A positive x value moves the Watermark text to the right.

•	A negative x value moves the Watermark text to the left.

•	A positive y value moves the Watermark text down.

•	A negative y value moves the Watermark text up.


Places the Watermark at the default angle.


Allows you to change the angle from the default value.


Specifies how the text angle is changed. This affects angle adjustment in both Text Angle and Manual Adjustment.

• Selected	Text rotates around a point in the center of the text.
• Cleared	Text rotates around a point to the left of the text.


Specifies the number of Watermarks that appear on each page, to a maximum of 20.


Specifies the space between multiple Watermarks.


Allows you to change the position of the Watermark without changing the angle.


Allows you to change the angle of the Watermark.

Note: The method of rotation is determined by selecting or clearing Enable rotation around Center of Text under Text Angle.


Illustrates the Watermark position.


Allows you to disable auto switching of the paper source:

Cleared	When the selected paper source runs out of paper, the printer will automatically switch to another paper source loaded with the same page size and media type.
Checked	When the selected paper source runs out of paper, printing will stop until you load more paper.


Displays the current Page Description Language. You can change the Page Description Language in the User Settings dialog box, accessed from the Device Settings tab.


Opens the Font Settings dialog box, to specify how TrueType fonts are sent to the printer.


Opens the Graphics Settings dialog box, to specify additional print enhancements.


Select to overcome device font limitations when printing with AutoDesk applications, Microsoft Office versions older than Office 2000, and Adobe applications. When Disable Device Fonts is selected, Device fonts will not appear in application font lists. This option also improves portability of printable data.


Allows you to change the language of the driver without changing your computer’s Regional Option. When the selected language preference differs from your computer’s Regional language option, the selected preference will be displayed in the driver. Online help will be displayed in the preferred language when available, otherwise the default English will be used.