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2Basic Printing 
This chapter explains the printing options and common printing 
tasks in Windows. 
This chapter includes:
• Printing a Document
• Printing to a file (PRN)
•Printer Settings- Layout Tab
- Paper Tab
- Graphics Tab
- Extras Tab
- About Tab
- Printer Tab
- Using a Favorite Setting
- Using Help
Printing a Document
NOTE: 
• Your printer driver 
Properties window that appears in this 
User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. 
However the composition of the printer properties window is 
similar.
• Check the Operating System(s) that are compatible  with your printer. Please refer to the OS Compatibility 
section of Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s 
Guide.
• If you need to know the exact  name of your printer, you can 
check the supplied CD-ROM.
• When you select an option in  printer properties, you may see 
an exclamation mark or  mark. An exclamation mark 
means you can select that certain option but it is not 
recommended, and  mark means you cannot select that 
option due to the machineís setting or environment.
The following procedure describes the general steps required 
for printing from various Window s applications. The exact steps 
for printing a document may vary depending on the application 
program you are using. Refer to the User’s Guide of your 
software application for the exact printing procedure.
1Open the document you want to print.
2Select Print from the File menu. The Print window is 
displayed. It may look slightly different depending on your 
application. 
The basic print settings are  selected within the Print 
window. These settings include the number of copies and 
print range.
3Select your printer driver from the Name drop-down 
list.
To take advantage of the printer features provided by your 
printer driver, click 
Properties or Preferences in the 
application’s Print window. For details, see “Printer 
Settings” on page 15.
If you see 
Setup, Printer, or Options in your Print 
window, click it instead. Then click 
Properties on the next 
screen.
Click 
OK to close the printer properties window.
4To start the print job, click OK or Print in the Print 
window.
Printing to a file (PRN)  
You will sometimes need to save the print data as a file for your 
purpose. 
To create a file:
1Check the Print to file box at the Print window.
2Select the folder and assign a name of the file and then 
click OK.
Make sure that your 
printer is selected.
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Printer Settings
You can use the printer properties window, which allows you to 
access all of the printer options you need when using your 
printer. When the printer prop erties are displayed, you can 
review and change the settings needed for your print job. 
Your printer properties window may differ, depending on your 
operating system. This Software User’s Guide shows the 
Properties window for Windows XP.
Your printer driver 
Properties window that appears in this 
User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use.
If you access printer properties through the Printers folder, you 
can view additional Windows-based tabs (refer to your 
Windows User’s Guide) and the Printer tab (see “Printer Tab” on 
page 18).
NOTE:
• Most Windows applications will  override settings you specify 
in the printer driver. Change all print settings available in the 
software application first, an d change any remaining settings 
using the printer driver. 
• The settings you change remain in effect only while you are  using the current program. 
To make your changes 
permanent, make them in the Printers folder. 
• The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other  Windows OS, refer to the corresponding Windows Users 
Guide or online help.
1. Click the Windows 
Start button.
2. Select Printers and Faxes.
3. Select  your printer driver icon .
4. Right-click on the printer driver icon and select 
Printing Preferences.
5. Change the settings on each tab, click OK.
Layout Tab
The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document 
appears on the printed page. The 
Layout Options includes 
Multiple Pages per Side, Poster Printing and Booklet 
Printing
. See “Printing a Document” on page 14 for more 
information on accessing  printer properties.  
Paper Orientation
Paper Orientation allows you to select the direction in which 
information is printed on a page. 
•
Portrait prints across the width of the page, letter style. 
•
Landscape prints across the length  of the page, spreadsheet 
style. 
•
Rotate allows you to rotate the  page the selected degrees.
Layout Options
Layout Options
 allows you to select advanced printing options. 
You can choose 
Multiple Pages per Side and Poster Printing.
•
For details, see “Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper 
(N-Up Printing)” on page 20.
•
For details, see “Printing Posters” on page 21
•
For details, see “Printing Booklets” on page 21
Double-sided Printing
Double-sided Printing
 allows you to print on both sides of 
paper. 
If this option does not appear, your printer does 
not have this feature.
•For details, see “Printing on Both Sides of Paper” on page 22.
 Landscape Portrait
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Paper Tab
Use the following options to set the basic paper handling 
specifications when you access the printer properties. See 
“Printing a Document” on page 14 for more information on 
accessing printer properties. 
Click the 
Paper tab to access various paper properties. 
Copies
Copies
 allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed. 
You can select 1 to 999 copies. 
Size
Size
 allows you to set the size of paper you loaded in the tray. 
If the required size is not listed in the 
Size box, click Custom. 
When the 
Custom Paper Setting window appears, set the paper 
size and click 
OK. The setting appears in the list so that you can 
select it. 
Source
Make sure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray.
Use 
Manual Feeder when printing on special materials like 
envelopes and transparencies. You have to load one sheet at a 
time into the Manual Tray or Multi-Purpose Tray.
If the paper source is set to 
Auto Selection, the printer 
automatically picks up print materi al in the following tray order: 
Manual Tray or Multi-Purpose Tray, Tray n.
Type
Set Type to correspond to the paper  loaded in the tray from 
which you want to print. This  will let you get the best quality 
printout. If not, print quality may not be acheived as you want.
•
Thin: Less than 19 lb (70 g/m2) thin paper.
• Thick: 24 lb to 32 lb (90~120 g/m
2) thick paper. 
•
Cotton: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) cotton paper such as 
Gilbert 25 % and Gilbert 100 %. 
•
Plain Paper: Normal plain paper. Select this type if your 
printer is monochrome and printing on the 16 lb (60 g/m2) 
cotton paper. 
•
Recycled Paper: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) recycled paper.
•
Color Paper: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) color-
backgrounded paper.  
Advanced Paper Options
Page
 
This property allows you to prin t the first page using a different 
paper type from the rest of the document. You can select the 
paper source for the first page. 
For example, load thick stock for the first page into the Multi-
purpose Tray, and plain paper into Tray n. Then, select 
Tray n in 
the 
Source option and Multi-Purpose Tray in the First Page 
option. 
 
Cover
This property provides you to pr int a cover page using a specific 
paper size and type from a specific paper source which you 
selected. If you configure the options to make printing on two-
sided, the first 2 pages or the la st 2 pages of document will be 
used as a front or back cover.
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No Covers: Prints the document without covers.
•
Front Cover: Prints the document with  a front cover. The front 
cover can be a blank paper or th e first page in the document.
•
Back Cover: Prints the document with a back cover. The back 
cover can be a blank paper or th e last page in the document.
•
Front and Back Cover: Prints the docume nt with a front 
cover and a back cover. The covers can be blank papers or the 
first and the last pages in the document.
Transparency Separator
•No Separator: Does not place separator sheets between 
transparencies. 
•
Printer Separator: Places the same image on the divider 
sheets as printed on the transparency. 
•
Blank Separator: Places a blank sheet between 
transparencies.
Scaling Printing
Scaling Printing allows you to automatically or manually scale 
your print job on a page. You can choose from 
None, Reduce/
Enlarge
, and Fit to Page. 
•
For details, see “Printing a Reduced or  Enlarged Document” on 
page 22.
•
For details, see “Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper 
Size” on page 22.
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Graphics Tab
Use the following Graphic options to adjust the print quality for 
your specific printing needs.  See “Printing a Document” on 
page 14 for more information on accessing printer properties. 
Click the 
Graphic tab to display the properties shown below.
   
Quality
The Quality options you can select may vary depending 
on your printer model.
 The higher the setting, the sharper the 
clarity of printed characters and  graphics. The higher setting also 
may increase the time it takes to print a document. 
Color Mode
You can choose color options. Setting to Color typically produces 
the best possible print quality for  color documents. If you want to 
print a color document in grayscale, select 
Grayscale. If you 
want to adjust the color options manually, select 
Manual and 
click the 
Color Adjust or Color Matching button.
•
Copies Setting : In order to use this option, first you need to 
set total number of copies from 
Paper tab. When you make 
several copies, and if you want to print some copies in color and 
some in grayscale, use this option and select the number of 
copies in grayscale.
•
Color Adjust : You can adjust the appearance of images by 
changing the settings in the 
Levels option.
•
Color Matching : You can adjust the appearance of images by 
changing the settings in the 
Settings option.
Advanced Options
You can set advanced settings by clicking the Advanced 
Options
 button. 
•Raster Compression: This option determines the 
compression level of images for transferring data from a 
computer to a printer. If you se t this option to Maximum, the 
printing speed will be  high, but the printing quality will be low.
•
TrueType Options: This option determin es what the driver 
tells the printer about how to im age the text in your document. 
Select the appropriate setting according to the status of your 
document.  - 
Download as Outline: When this option is selected, the 
driver will download any TrueType  fonts that are used in your 
document not already stored (resident) on your printer. If, 
after printing a document, you fi nd that the fonts did not print 
correctly, choose Download as bit image and resubmit your 
print job. The Download as bit image setting is often useful 
when printing Adobe. 
This feature is available only 
when you use the PCL printer driver.
- Download as Bitmap: When this option is selected, the    
driver will download the font data as bitmap images.    
Documents with complicated fonts, such as Korean or    
Chinese, or various other fonts, w ill print faster in this setting. 
- 
Print as Graphics: When this option is selected, the driver 
will download any fonts as graphics. When printing documents 
with high graphic content and relatively few TrueType fonts, 
printing performance (speed) may be enhanced in this 
setting.
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Print All Text To Black: When the Print All Text To 
Black 
option is checked, all text in yo ur document prints solid 
black, regardless of the color it appears on the screen. 
•
Print All Text To Darken: When the Print All Text To 
Darken
 option is checked, all text in your document is allowed 
to print darker than  on a normal document. 
Some printers do 
not support this feature. 
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Extras Tab
You can select output options for your document. See “Printing 
a Document” on page 14 for more  information about accessing 
the printer properties.
Click the 
Extras tab to access the following feature:  
Watermark
You can create a background text  image to be printed on each 
page of your document. 
For details, see “Using Watermarks” on 
page 23.
Overlay
Overlays are often used to take  the place of preprinted forms and 
letterhead paper. 
For details, see “Using Overlays” on page 24.
Output Options
•Print Subset: You can set the sequence in which the pages 
print. Select the print or der from the drop-down list.
- 
Normal (1,2,3): Your printer prints all pages from the first 
page to the last page.
- 
Reverse All Pages (3,2,1): Your printer prints all pages 
from the last page to the first page.
- 
Print Odd Pages: Your printer prints  only the odd numbered 
pages of the document.
- 
Print Even Pages: Your printer prin ts only the even 
numbered pages of the document.
•
Staple: Do the stapling on the printouts.  
•
Request Offset: If you expect printout-sets out of the 
originals, the machine places pr intout-sets slightly offset from 
one another
.
More Options
•Information Page: Select Information Page to print a cover 
sheet containing the printer na me, the network user ID, job 
name before printing the document. When several users send a 
print job to the printer, this option  allows you to easily find your 
printing from the output tray. 
•Use Printer Fonts: When Use Printer Fonts is checked, the 
printer uses the fonts that are stored in its memory (resident 
fonts) to print your document , rather than downloading the 
fonts used in your document. Because downloading fonts takes 
time, selecting this option can  speed up your printing time. 
When using Printer fonts, the pr inter will try to match the fonts 
used in your document to those stored in its memory. If, 
however, you use fonts in your document that are very different 
from those resident in the prin ter, your printed output will 
appear very different from what it looks like on the screen.  
This feature is available only when you use the PCL 
printer driver.
•Save as Form for Overlay: Select Save as Form for Overlay to 
save the document as a form file (C:\FORMOVER\*.FOM). Once 
this option is selected, the printe r driver requires the file name 
and the destination path each time you print. If you want to 
preset the file name and specify  the path, click on the button in 
the Output to area, and type the  file name and specify the path. 
This feature is available only when you use the PCL 
printer driver.
Job Setting
Job Setting dialog allows you to select how to print or save the 
printing file by using the optional HDD. 
Some printers do not 
support this feature.
Using Onscreen Help File
• For more information about  
Job Setting, click   at the 
top right corner of the window. The 
Job Setting Help 
window opens and allows you to view onscreen help supplied 
on the Job Setting.
About Tab
Use the About tab to display the copyright notice and the 
version number of the driver. If you have an Internet browser, 
you can connect to the Internet by clicking on the web site icon. 
See “Printing a Document” on  page 14 for more information 
about accessing printer properties.
Printer Tab
If you access printer properties through the Printers folder, 
you can view the 
Printer tab. You can set the printer 
configuration.
The following procedure is for  Windows XP. For other Windows 
OS, refer to the corresponding Windows Users Guide or online 
help.
1Click the Windows Start menu. 
2Select Printers and Faxes.
3Select your printer driver icon. 
4Right-click on the printer driver icon and select 
Properties.
5Click the Printer tab and set the options.  
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Using a Favorite Setting  
The Favorites option, which is visible on each properties tab, 
allows you to save the current properties settings for future 
use. 
To  s a v e  a  
Favorites item:
1Change the settings as needed on each tab. 
2Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box. 
3Click Save. 
When you save 
Favorites, all current driver settings are 
saved.
To use a saved setting, select the item from the 
Favorites drop 
down list. The printer is now  set to print according to the 
Favorites setting you selected. 
To delete a Favorites item, select it from the list and click 
Delete. 
You can also restore the printe r driver’s default settings by 
selecting 
Printer Default from the list. 
Using Help
Your printer has a help screen that  can be activated by clicking 
the 
Help button in the printer properties window. These help 
screens give detailed information about the printer features 
provided by the printer driver.
You can also click   from the up per right corner of the window, 
and then click on any setting. 
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3Advanced Printing
This chapter explains printing options and advanced printing 
tasks. 
NOTE: 
• Your printer driver 
Properties window that appears in this 
User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. 
However the composition of the printer properties window is 
similar.
• If you need to know the exact  name of your printer, you can 
check the supplied CD-ROM.
This chapter includes:
• Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up  Printing)
•Printing Posters
•Printing Booklets
• Printing on Both Sides of Paper
• Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document
• Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size
• Using Watermarks
• Using Overlays
Printing Multiple Pages on One 
Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing) 
You can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet 
of paper. To print more than one page per sheet, the pages will 
be reduced in size and arranged in the order you specify. You 
can print up to 16 pages on one sheet.  
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14.
2From the Layout tab, choose Multiple Pages per Side in 
the 
Layout Type drop-down list. 
3Select the number of pages you want to print per sheet 
(1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16) in the 
Pages per Side drop-down 
list.
4Select the page order from the Pages Order drop-down 
list, if necessary.
 
Check Print Page Border to print a border around each 
page on the sheet. 
5Click the Paper tab, select the paper source, size, and 
type.
6Click OK and print the document. 
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Printing Posters
This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 
9, or 16 sheets of paper, for the purpose of pasting the sheets 
together to form one poster-size document.
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14.
2Click the Layout tab, select Poster Printing in the 
Layout Type drop-down list.
3Configure the poster option:
You can select the page layout from 
Poster, 
Poster, Poster. If you select 
Poster, the output will be automatically stretched 
to cover 4 physical pages.
Specify an overlap in millimeters or inches to make it 
easier to pasting th e sheets together. 
4Click the Paper tab, select the paper source, size, and 
type.
5Click OK and print the document. You can complete the 
poster by pasting the sheets together. 
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Printing Booklets 
This printer feature allows you to  print your document on both 
sides of the paper and arranges the pages so that the paper can 
be folded in half after printing to produce a booklet. 
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access the printer properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14.
2From the Layout tab, choose Booklet Printing from the 
Type drop-down list. 
NOTE: The booklet printing option is available when Letter, A4, 
Legal, Folio, Oficio, JIS B5, ISO B5,  Executive, A5, or Statement 
size is selected in the Size option on the Paper tab.
3Click the Paper tab, and select the paper source, size, and 
type.
4Click OK and print the document.
5After printing, fold and staple the pages. 
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Printing on Both Sides of Paper
You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Before printing, 
decide how you want your document oriented.
The options are:
•Printer Setting, if you select this option, this feature is 
determined by the setting you’ve made on the control 
panel of the printer. 
If this option does not appear, 
your printer does not have this feature.
•None
•Long Edge, which is the conventional layout used in 
book binding.
•
Short Edge, which is the type ofte n used with calendars.
•
Reverse Duplex Printing, allows you to select general 
print order compare to duplex print order. 
If this option 
does not appear, your printer does not have this 
feature.
NOTE: 
• Do not print on both sides of labels, transparencies,  envelopes, or thick paper. Paper jamming and damage to the 
printer may result. 
• To use double-sided printing,  you can use only the following 
paper sizes: Letter, A4, Legal, Folio, Oficio, JIS B5, ISO B5,  
Executive, A5, and Statement with a weight of 20~24 lbs 
(75~90 g/m²). 
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printe r properties. “Printing a 
Document” on page 14.
2From the Layout tab, select the paper orientation.
3From the Double-sided Printing section, select the 
binding option you want.     
4Click the Paper tab and select the pa per source, size, and 
type.
5Click OK and print the document.
NOTE: If your printer does not have a duplex unit, you should 
complete the printing job manua lly. The printer prints every 
other page of the document first.  After printing the first side of 
your job, the Printing Tip wi ndow appears. Follow the on-
screen instructions to complete the printing job.
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Printing a Reduced or Enlarged 
Document 
You can change the size of a page
’s content to appear larger or 
smaller on the printed page. 
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14. 
2From the Paper tab, select Reduce/Enlarge in the 
Printing Type drop-down list. 
3Enter the scaling rate in the Percentage input box.
You can also click the   or   button.
4Select the paper source, size, and type in Paper Options. 
5Click OK and print the document. 
Fitting Your Document to a 
Selected Paper Size
This printer feature allows you to scale your print job to any 
selected paper size regardless of  the digital document size. This 
can be useful when you want to  check fine details on a small 
document. 
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14.
2From the Paper tab, select Fit to Page in the Printing 
Type
 drop-down list. 
3Select the correct size from the Output size drop-down 
list.
4Select the paper source, size, and type in Paper Options.
5Click OK and print the document.
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Using Watermarks
The Watermark option allows you to print text over an existing 
document. For example, you may want to have large gray 
letters reading “DRAFT” or “CONFIDENTIAL” printed diagonally 
across the first page or all pages of a document. 
There are several predefined watermarks that come with the 
printer, and they can be modifi ed, or you can add new ones to 
the list. 
Using an Existing Watermark
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14. 
2Click the Extras tab, and select the desired watermark 
from the 
Watermark drop-down list. You will see the 
selected watermark in the preview image. 
3Click OK and start printing. 
NOTE: The preview image shows how the page will look when 
it is printed.
Creating a Watermark
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14. 
2Click the Extras tab, and click the Edit button in the 
Watermark section. The Edit Watermarks window 
appears. 
3Enter a text message in the Watermark Message box. 
You can enter up to 40 characters. The message displays 
in the preview window.
When the 
First Page Only box is checked, the watermark 
prints on the first page only.
4Select watermark options. 
You can select the font name, style, size, or grayscale level 
from the 
Font Attributes section and set the angle of the 
watermark from the 
Message Angle section. 
5Click Add to add a new watermark to the list.   
6When you have finished editing, click OK and start 
printing. 
To stop printing the watermark, select 
(No Watermark) from 
the 
Watermark drop-down list. 
Editing a Watermark
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14. 
2Click the Extras tab and click the Edit button in the 
Watermark section. The Edit Watermarks window 
appears.
3Select the watermark you want to edit from the Current 
Watermarks
 list and change the watermark message and 
options. 
4Click Update to save the changes.
5Click OK until you exit the Print window. 
Deleting a Watermark
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 14.
2From the Extras tab, click the Edit button in the 
Watermark section. The 
Edit Watermarks window 
appears. 
3Select the watermark you want to delete from the Current 
Watermarks
 list and click Delete. 
4Click OK until you exit the Print window.
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