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Standard Printing

Use the following procedure to print documents using the normal printing function with the printer driver.

Important

  • Before printing, make sure that the settings for the installed options and loaded paper are correctly configured.

For the PCL 6 printer driver:

1After creating a document, open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box in the document's native application.

The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.

2Click the [One Click Presets] tab, if it is not already selected.

3In the [Job Type:] list, select [Normal Print].

4In the [Document Size:] list, select the size of the original to be printed.

5In the [Orientation:] list, select [Portrait] or [Landscape] as the orientation of the original.

6In the [Input Tray:] list, select the paper tray that contains the paper you want to print onto.

If you select [Auto Tray Select] in the [Input Tray:] list, the source tray is automatically selected according to the paper size and type specified.

7In the [Paper Type:] list, select the type of paper that is loaded in the paper tray.

8Select [Color] or [Black and White] in the [Color/ Black and White:] list.

9If you want to print multiple copies, specify a number of sets in the [Copies:] box.

10To save current setting in the One Click Preset List, select the [Unregistered] icon in [One Click Preset List:], and then click [Register Current Settings...]. Enter a name and comment that describe the setting, and then click [OK].

The newly registered icon appears with its registered name in the [One Click Preset List:] area.

11Click [OK] to close the [Printing Preferences] dialog box.

12Print the document using the print function in the document's native application.

For the PCL 5c printer driver:

1After creating a document, open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box in the document's native application.

The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.

2In the [Job Type:] list, select [Normal Print].

3If you want to print multiple copies, specify a number of sets in the [Copies:] box.

4In the [Orientation:] list, select [Portrait] or [Landscape] as the orientation of the original.

5Select [Color] or [Black and White] in the [Color/ Black and White:] list.

6Click the [Paper] tab.

7In the [Document Size:] list, select the size of the original to be printed.

8In the [Input Tray:] list, select the paper tray that contains the paper you want to print onto.

If you select [Auto Tray Select] in the [Input Tray:] list, the source tray is automatically selected according to the paper size and type specified.

9In the [Type:] list, select the type of paper that is loaded in the paper tray.

10Click [OK] to close the [Printing Preferences] dialog box.

11Print the document using the print function in the document's native application.

Note

  • This function is also available using the PostScript 3 printer driver. For details, see PostScript 3 Supplement.

  • The types of paper loaded in the paper trays are indicated on the printer's display. This allows you to see which tray the selected paper type is loaded in. However, the paper type setting available in the [Printing Preferences] dialog box might be different from the type indicated on the printer's display.

  • If the paper tray loaded with the specified paper size and type is not available, a warning message appears on the control panel. If this happens, follow the instructions in the message to specify a paper tray and make the machine continue printing manually. Alternatively, press the job reset button to cancel printing. For details, see "If Error Occurs with the Specified Paper Size and Type".

  • If [Color] is selected in the [Color/ Black and White:] list, you can print using special color outputs suitable for color vision impaired users. To use this function, click the [Detailed Settings] tab. Click the [Print Quality] menu in the [Menu:] box, and then select [Barrier-free Color Management:]. This function is available with the PCL 6 and PostScript 3 printer drivers only.