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.

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

From an application, select a command to print.
The Print dialog box appears.
Select the printer you want to use in the [Name] list, and then click [Properties].
The printer properties dialog box appears.
In the [Job Type:] list, click [Sample Print].
Click [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.
Execute 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.
On the printer's control panel, press [Prt.Jobs].
Select [Sample Print Jobs] using the [] or [] key, and then press [Job List].
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].
Select the file you want to print using the [] or [] key, and then press [Print].
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.
Enter the number of copies to print, and then press [Print].
The remaining sets are printed.
Press [Cancel] to cancel printing.

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".

Printing from the User ID Screen.