Panasonic 8420 Reference Guide

							 
11 Printing from Windows Computers  This section describes configuring printing options for Windows NT 4.0 
systems. On Windows NT 4.0, PostScript printing options are set from the 
Printer Properties dialog box and the Default Document Properties dialog 
box.   To configure Postscript printing options:  1  From the 
  Windows NT 4.0
   taskbar, select 
  Settings  >
Printers. 
2Click the Panasonic KX-P8420 printer icon, and select 
Properties from the File menu.
3Click the Device Settings tab.
4If the available options do not appear, double-click the 
Installable Options folder. 
5To specify which options are installed on the printer, 
click on the option and then select a setting in the 
Change ‘…’ Setting  
area at the bottom of the dialog 
box.
 
6 
Click  
OK 
.
Configuring 
PostScript 
printing
options with 
Windows NT 4.0 
						

							 
12 Printing from Windows Computers  7  Right-click the 
  Panasonic KX-P8420 
 printer icon in the 
  Printers
   folder and select 
  Document Defaults
 .   The Default Document Properties dialog box appears. 
NOTE:
  •  When printing from applications, this dialog box appears (select 
Print, and then click the Properties button).  8  Click the 
  Advanced
   tab.  9  Specify the appropriate settings for your print job.  From this tab you can specify all print option settings. These include 
Paper Size and Paper Source (which can also be specified from the 
Page Setup tab), listed under Paper/Output, and printer-specific 
option settings listed under Document Options > Printer Features.
For information on valid print option settings, see “Windows print 
options” on page 14.  10  Click 
  OK
  . 
						

							 
13 Printing from Windows Computers  This section describes configuring printing options for Windows 3.1 systems 
using the Adobe PostScript printer driver from the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility 
CD-ROM.  To configure PostScript printing options:  1  In the 
  Main
   window, double-click the
   Control Panel 
 icon.  2  Double-click the 
  Printers
   icon.  3  In the 
  Printers
   dialog box, select the 
  Panasonic
   
  KX-P8420
   
  on LPT1
   from the 
  Installed Printers
   list box 
and click 
  Setup
  .  The Panasonic KX-P8420 on LPT1 dialog box appears. Print 
options are specified from tabs in this dialog box.
For a description of print options, see “Windows print options” on 
page 14. For a description of options not included in this table, refer 
to the driver’s Help menu.  4  Click the 
  Features
   tab.  Specify devices installed on the printer to enable print options 
relating to those devices. Use the scroll bar to view all of the 
available features. To specify a setting, select it from the feature’s 
corresponding Selection menu.
Configuring 
PostScript 
printing 
options with 
Windows 3.1 
						

							 
14 Printing from Windows Computers  Windows print options  The printer drivers that come with your printer have been customized to 
provide additional print options specific to your KX-P8420 printer. Although 
the PostScript printer driver interfaces vary between Windows 95, 
Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 3.1 operating systems, the printing features 
available from each driver, on each platform, are virtually the same. 
The following table describes print options and settings available using the 
PostScript printer driver with Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and 
Windows 3.1 operating systems.
NOTE:
  •  Print option names may vary depending on the version of Windows you 
are using, and some print options appear only with certain versions of 
Windows.
Print options below which are common in the Adobe PS driver are 
described in Help of the driver. For more information, see also the Readme 
file included on the KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM.
1) PS error print
Even when the “Print PostScript Error Information” option is disabled (in 
the PostScript tab of the Windows 95) Printer Properties dialog box for 
Windows 95, a PostScript error page may be printed.
2) Pure binary data
Selecting “Pure binary data” as the data format (in the “Advanced 
PostScript Options” section of the PostScript tab of Printer Properties 
dialog box for Windows 95) might cause a printer error. Avoid using this 
option.
3) Print as Negative image, Print as mirror image
Selecting these options (in the Graphics tab of the Printer Properties 
dialog box for Windows 95) does not always produce the correct result.
4) Halftoning
The halftoning settings Screen angle and Screen frequency (in the 
Graphics tab of the Printer Properties dialog box for Windows 95) are not 
supported by the KX-P8420. 
						

							 
15 Printing from Windows Computers   Print option
Description
  Brightness 
85% to 115%
(Default: 100%)Adjust the color production on all color 
channels to make the printed output lighter 
or darker.
Check and Print
(Default: Disable)Allows you to print a single copy of a 
multiple copy job that can be visually 
checked before printing additional copies. 
When the Check and Print copy has been 
printed, you can specify the number of 
additional copies of the job to print using 
the Check and Print screens at the printer’s 
front panel.
Check and Print is available only on 
printers with a hard disk drive.
CMYK Simulation
SWOP-Coated/DIC/
Euroscale/None 
(Default: None)CMYK Simulation settings adjust CMYK 
color data to simulate printing to an offset 
press standard. Select SWOP-Coated to 
simulate printing to a standard American 
offset press; Euroscale to simulate a 
European offset press, or DIC to simulate a 
standard Japanese offset press. For more 
information, see “CMYK Simulation” on 
page 67.
NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:
  • This option is available only in ColorWise 
Expert Mode in Windows 95. 
						

							 
16 Printing from Windows Computers  Color CRD Text 
Color CRD Graphics
Color CRD Images
None/Photographic/
Presentation/Transparency
(Defaults:
Text—Presentation
Graphics—Presentation
Images—Photographic)Before an RGB image can be printed, the 
file’s color data must be converted to the 
printer’s CMYK color space. Color 
rendering dictionaries apply optimal gamut 
mapping methods to documents that 
contain text, photographs and illustrations. 
The Photographic CRD optimizes the range 
of colors on the printer to produce the best 
results for photographic or bitmapped 
images. 
The Presentation CRD optimizes the output 
of pure, saturated colors such as those 
used in business presentations. 
The Transparency CRD improves the 
correspondence between monitor colors 
and printed color on transparency paper.
For additional information, see “Color 
rendering dictionaries” on page 66.
NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:
  • Color rendering dictionaries cannot be 
used with CMYK files. 
Color Mode
CMYK/CMY/Grayscale 
(Default: CMYK)By default your printer is set to print 
documents in color (CMYK). Select 
Grayscale to print documents in grayscale 
or CMY to print using Cyan, Magenta and 
Yellow toner only. This setting allows you to 
print drafts of color images more quickly 
than in CMYK mode. The CMY option is 
only available when the printer’s print 
resolution is set to 600 
  ´ 
  600 dpi. Selecting 
the CMY option applies the Photographic 
CRD to photos, and the Presentation CRD 
to text and illustrations.
NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:
  • To select Grayscale for Windows NT 4.0/
Windows 3.1, see “Grayscale” on 
page 19.   Print option
Description 
						

							 
17 Printing from Windows Computers  ColorWise Business Color
(Defaults:
Text—Presentation
Illustrations—Presentation 
 
  Photos—Photographic)Before an RGB image can be printed, the 
file’s color data must be converted to the 
printer’s CMYK color space. Color 
rendering dictionaries allow you to apply 
optimal gamut mapping methods for text, 
photographs and illustrations.
ColorWise Business Color specifies the 
application of the Photographic color 
rendering dictionary to photographic 
objects, and the Presentation color 
rendering dictionary to illustration and text 
objects in a document. Use this option if 
you are printing documents created in office 
applications that include color charts or 
mixed graphic and text elements. 
For additional information, see “Color 
rendering dictionaries” on page 66.
NOTES:
• When ColorWise Business Color is 
selected, CRD settings are disabled. 
Color rendering dictionaries cannot be 
used with CMYK files.
• This option is available only in 
Windows 95.
ColorWise Expert Mode ColorWise Expert Mode enables CRD 
settings. You can select any combination of 
these settings to customize the printing of 
text graphic and illustration objects in your 
documents. Use this option if you are 
printing documents with a natural range of 
colors as in a continuous tone photograph. 
For additional information on CRDs, see 
“Color rendering dictionaries” on page 66.
NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:
• This option is available only in 
Windows 95.
 Print optionDescription 
						

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CRD
Photos/Text/Illustrations
(Defaults:
Photos—Photographic 
Text—Presentation 
Illustrations—Presentation)Before an RGB image can be printed, the 
file’s color data must be converted to the 
printer’s CMYK color space. Color 
Rendering Dictionaries (CRDs) apply 
optimal gamut mapping methods to 
documents that contain text, photographs 
and illustrations. 
The Photographic CRD optimizes the range 
of colors on the printer to produce the best 
results for photographic or bitmapped 
images. 
The Presentation CRD optimizes the output 
of pure, saturated colors such as those 
used in business presentations. 
The Transparency CRD improves the 
correspondence between monitor colors 
and printed color on transparencies.
For additional information, see “Color 
rendering dictionaries” on page 66.
NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:
• CRDs cannot be used with CMYK files.
Device Options Optional printer accessories installed on 
your printer must be specified from the 
printer driver to enable their related 
features. For example, the Check and Print 
and Electronic Collation features are not 
enabled unless a hard disk drive has been 
specified as a device installed on the 
printer. Options include: 2nd Feeder, Hard 
Disk.
Electronic Collation
(Default: No)If your printer has a hard disk, you can use 
this option to collate copies of your print job. 
This option allows the pages of each copy 
of a print job to be printed in sequence. If 
your printer does not have a hard disk drive 
or this option is set to Off, multiple copies of 
each page of a print job are printed in 
sequence. To avoid unexpected results, 
always specify collation using this option, 
and turn off any collation option that may 
exist in your application.
Electronic Collation is available only 
on printers with a hard disk drive.
 Print optionDescription 
						

							19 Printing from Windows Computers
Grayscale By default your printer is set to print 
documents in color (CMYK). Select 
Grayscale to print documents in grayscale.
NOTES:
• Many applications offer black and white or 
grayscale printing options. Use the 
application’s grayscale option, if available, 
for more efficient processing time.
• To enable Grayscale in Windows 3.1, 
select None in all three CRD options in 
the Features tab.
• To enable Grayscale in Windows NT 4.0, 
select Document Defaults from the File 
menu in the Printers folder, and select 
None in all three CRD options in the 
Advanced tab.
ICM Profile The Adobe PostScript 4.2.3 driver for 
Windows 95 can convert RGB colors of a 
file to a specified CMYK device target using 
ICM (Image Color Matching) technology. 
Install the ICM profile and select this option 
to specify the use of an ICM device profile 
installed on your computer.
To install the ICM profile,
1) Right-click the ICM profile Pakx 
2010.icm in Windows\System\Color 
folder.
2) Click Install In Place.
NOTES:
• When printing from Microsoft Office 97 
applications, make sure the KX-P8420 
ICM profile is not installed in the 
Windows\System\Color folder. If the ICM 
profile is installed, JPEG, BMP, and TIFF 
images print incorrectly from Microsoft 
Office 97.
• ICM is not copied if you install the 
KX-P8420 printer driver by using the Add 
Printer wizard. Copy the ICM profile 
manually from KX-P8420 Driver & Utility 
CD-ROM (English\Prntdrvr\Disk1) to 
Windows\System\Color folder. Install the 
ICM profile using the instructions above.
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Output Order
Face-Down/Face-Up
(Default: Face-Down)Print jobs sent to the KX-P8420 can be 
output Face-Down or Face-Up. 
Face-Down printing results in a print job 
with the pages in sequential order, with the 
first page at the bottom of a stack of printed 
pages, face down. 
Face-Up printing results in a print job with 
the pages in sequential order, with the first 
page at the bottom of a stack of printed 
pages, face up.
NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:
• Face-Up printing is automatically selected 
when the Semi Automatic Duplex option 
is enabled, or when printing on 
transparencies or printing from the 
multi-purpose tray. 
Paper Size  Paper and envelope sizes supported by the 
printer can be specified by name. Options 
include: Letter, A4, Legal size paper, and 
Envelope #10 envelopes.
Paper Source 
(Defaults:
AutoSelect Tray/ 
Automatically Select/
Auto Tray Select)Paper and paper trays can be specified by 
name from the Paper Source menu. 
Options include: AutoSelect Tray, Auto 
(Plain Paper), Auto (Transparency), MPT 
Plain Paper, MPT Transparency, MPT 
Label, MPT Coated Paper, MPT Envelope, 
MPT Paper 2nd Side. Available Paper Size 
options in the driver are limited by the 
Paper Source selection. Be sure to specify 
which paper source you would like to print 
from before selecting the size of the paper 
you are printing on.
NOTES:
• If the optional 2nd Feeder is installed, 
Upper, Middle, Lower; Paper or 
Transparency trays may also be selected 
as the paper source from the driver (see 
“Device Options” on page 18). 
• When Transparency paper is used, the 
Transparency CRD is automatically 
applied to text, illustrations and 
photographs in the document.
 Print optionDescription