Panasonic Software DP-130/150/1810/2000/2010/2500/3000 Operating Instructions

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Printer Section
Ports Tab
1.Print to the following port(s)
Displays a list of available ports for printing (Port), their status (Description) and printers that are
connected to these ports (Printer).
2. /   button
Adds/deletes a new port or a new network path.
3. button
Configures the selected port. In case of a parallel port, Transmission Retry should be specified.
4.Enable bidirectional support
On a printer, this setting enables...

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Scheduling Tab
1.Available
Schedules the printer for operation. Specify operating hours when From-To is selected.
2.Priority
Sets printing priority. The slider allows the priority to be adjusted from 1 through 99.
3.Spool print documents... / Print directly to the printer
Specify how documents should be sent from the application to the printer.
4.Hold mismatched documents
The spooler compares document settings against printer...

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Printer Section
Sharing Tab
1.Not Shared/Shared
Select whether to display or use this printer with other computers.
2.Share Name
Specify the name of the shared printer. The displayed name can be used as it is or a new name may be
entered. The name specified at this time will be displayed when other users view information about the
printer on the network.
3.Alternate Drivers
Specify the operating systems of other computers that...

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Security Tab
1. button
Set printer access privileges.
2. button
Displays the persons who used this printer and how they used.
3. button
Set the ownership of the printer.
NOTE1. In order to utilize these features, you need to have selected Audit... from User Managers
Policies and have enabled File and Object Access in the Audit Policy dialog box.
Permissions
Auditing
Ownership 

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Printer Section
Device Settings Tab
1.Halftone Setup
 button
Select the halftoning method to be used (halftones specific to the printer).
Select it according to the details of data and your preference.
Halftone Pattern
Select the pixel size to be used for halftones.
The greater the value, the coarser the image would become. However, a larger value is suited to printing
in large areas.
The Enhanced pattern allows printing at a...

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Luminance (CIE Y)
Adjust the luminosity of the print image.
2.Duplex Unit (For DP-2000/2500)
Check this checkbox if the Automatic Duplex Unit (DA-MD200) is installed.
Duplex printing function is enabled.
3.Output Tray (For DP-2000/2500/3000)
If Exit Tray (Inner) and Dual-Path Exit Guide Unit (DA-XN200/FK200) are installed, select inner option.
This allows specifying Inner 1 and Inner 2 as output bins for printer output.
If 1-Bin...

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Printer Section
To change the printer settings, open the dialog box for the printer properties by the following steps.
NOTE1. In Windows NT 4.0, setting properties depends on the log-in account. This section describes
properties to be specified by a user, upon executing a print operation on an application. See
Configuring the Printer Driver Settings (Administrator) for details of administrator properties.
(See page 39)
Windows NT 4.0 (User)
1
Select Print in the...

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Page Setup Tab
1.Paper Size
Select a document size.
2.Paper Source
Specify where the paper you want to use is located in the machine. If you choose Auto Selection, the
printer driver will automatically select an appropriate tray according to the Paper Size.
3.Copy Count
Specify the number of copies to be printed. If the number of copies to be printed can be specified within
the application, indicate one copy here and specify the number of...

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows NT 4.0 (User)
Printer Section
Advanced Tab
1.Paper Size
Select a document size.
2.Orientation
Select the print orientation (Portrait/Landscape).
3.Paper Source
Specify where the paper you want to use is located in the machine. If you choose Auto Selection, the
printer driver will automatically select an appropriate tray according to the Paper Size.
4.Copy Count
Specify the number of copies to be printed. If the number of copies to be printed can be...

Configuring the Printer Driver Settings
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Windows NT 4.0 (User)
Advanced Tab
1.Metafile Spooling
With Metafile Spooling enabled, the file is spooled in EMF format (metafile compression). With the
function disabled, the file is spooled in RAW (non-compression) format. Specifying RAW format results in
longer time before placing an application operational after printing on the application.
Note: Spooling by EMF format may cause the following problems on some application software.
1)Printing result is...