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Printing a Sample Print file

The following procedure describes how to print a Sample Print file with the PCL 6/5e, or PostScript 3 printer driver. For information about how to print a Sample Print file with the PostScript 3 printer driver, see "Using PostScript 3", PostScript 3 Supplement.

Important

  • Applications with their own drivers, such as PageMaker, do not support this function.

1From an application, select a command to print.

The Print dialog box appears.

2Select the printer you want to use in the [Name] list, and then click [Properties].

The printer properties dialog box appears.

3In the [Job Type:] list, click [Sample Print].

4Click [Details...], and then enter a user ID in the [User ID:] box.

This is used to identify the user. The user ID can be entered using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters.

5Execute a command to print.

Make sure to set more than two copies.

The Sample Print job is sent to the printer, and the first set is printed.

6On the printer's control panel, press [Prt.Jobs].

Operation panel screen illustration

7Select [Sample Print Jobs] using the [Up arrow key] or [Down arrow key] key, and then press [Job List].

Operation panel screen illustration

A list of Sample Print files stored in the printer appears.

Depending on the security settings, certain print jobs may not be displayed.

You can print files also by pressing [User ID].

8Select the file you want to print using the [Up arrow key] or [Down arrow key] key, and then press [Print].

Operation panel screen illustration

Enter the new number of sets using the scroll keys. You can enter up to 999 sets.

Press the [Escape] key to correct any entry mistakes.

9Enter the number of copies to print, and then press [Print].

Operation panel screen illustration

The remaining sets are printed.

Press [Cancel] to cancel printing.

Note

  • If the set quantity is changed when [User ID] is pressed in step 7, the changed quantity is applied to all selected files.

  • When printing is completed, the stored file will be deleted.

  • To stop printing after printing has started, press [JobReset]. The file will be deleted.

  • For details about [User ID], see "Printing from the User ID Screen".