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Printer Features

1After creating a document, open the printing preferences screen in the document's native application.

For details about displaying the printing preferences screen, see Displaying the printing preferences screen from an application.

2Select [Printer Features] in the pop-up menu.

3In the "Feature Sets:" menu, select the appropriate set of features to display the items to be set.

4Set the convenient print functions.

  • To set the toner saving function, select [On] in the "Economy Color:" pop-up menu.

  • To separate the colors into CMYK and specify the colors to be used for printing, select a combination of colors from the "Separate into CMYK:" pop-up menu. This setting is available when [Color] is selected in the "Color Mode:".

  • To set the staple function, select the output tray to deliver the printed sheets in the "Destination:" pop-up menu, and then select the staple position in the "Staple:" pop-up menu.

  • To set the punch function, select the output tray to deliver the printed sheets in the "Destination:" pop-up menu, and then select the punch hole position in the "Punch:" pop-up menu.

  • To set the watermarks function, select a watermark in the "Watermark:" pop-up menu.

    In the "Watermark Text:", "Watermark Font:", "Watermark Size:", "Watermark Angle:", and "Watermark Style:" pop-up menus, select the text, font, size, angle, and style of the watermark as necessary.

  • To set the banner page function, select [On] in the "Banner Page:" pop-up menu.

    In the "Banner Page Input Tray:" and "Banner Page Paper Type:" pop-up menus, select the paper tray and paper type to be used for printing banner pages as necessary.

5Change any other print settings as necessary.

6Start printing.

Other setting items in [Printer Features]

The following setting items are available in addition to convenient print features:

Setting items

Description

Fit to Paper:

The document is automatically reduced or enlarged to match the paper size selected.

  • Prompt User

    The print job is performed with the size of document to be printed unchanged.

  • Nearest Size and Scale

    If the paper size is smaller than the selected paper size, the driver reduces the print size.

    If the paper size is larger than the size of document to be printed, the print job is not adjusted to fit the paper size.

  • Nearest Size and Crop

    The print job is performed regardless of any differences between the selected and actual paper size. However, the print job is not adjusted to fit the paper size.

Resolution:

Select the output resolution setting.

Image Smoothing:

Select whether or not to perform image smoothing, or specify the threshold resolution to apply smoothing.

Color Mode:

Select whether or not to print documents in color or black and white.

Gradation:

Specify the print image quality.

Color Setting:

Select the compensation method to be used when converting RGB data into CMYK.

  • Off

    Color settings are not modified.

  • Fine

    Select this setting to perform color matching and CMYK conversion based on the color profile pattern selected for "Color Profile:" Colors printed using this setting are equivalent to a monitor gamma setting of 1.8.

  • Super Fine

    Select this setting to perform color matching and CMYK conversion based on the color profile pattern selected for "Color Profile:". This setting is useful for emphasizing areas of light color. Colors printed using this setting are equivalent to a monitor gamma setting of 2.2.

Color Profile:

Select the color profile to be used when color matching RGB to CMYK.

This function is available only if [Fine] or [Super Fine] is selected in the "Color Setting:" list.

  • Auto

    Automatically configures the best color profile pattern depending on the appearance of the document to print.

  • Photographic

    Enhances mid-tone colors similar to those seen in photographs.

  • Presentation

    Enhances basic colors used for text and graphics. This setting is best for printing tables, graphs, and presentation materials that contain color.

  • Solid Color

    Reproduces colorimetric images with accurate color.

  • POP Display

    Prints the color red more vividly. This is the optimal setting for point-of-purchase displays.

  • User Setting

    Select this when printing images with CRD (Color Rendering Dictionary) downloaded from an application.

  • CLP Simulation1

    Prints the color blue more brightly and vividly.

  • CLP Simulation2

    Prints the color blue more brightly and vividly. Print results are lighter than those of CLP Simulation1.

Dithering:

Select a dithering pattern suitable for the document image.

  • Auto

    Automatically configures the best dithering method depending on the appearance of the document to print.

  • Photographic

    Performs dithering using a pattern appropriate for photographs.

  • Text

    Performs dithering using a pattern appropriate for text.

  • User Setting

    Select this when printing images set in half tone in an application.

Gray Reproduction (Text/Line Art):

Select this setting when printing text and line art.

  • Black/Gray by K

    Prints black and gray text and graphics using black toner only.

  • Black by K

    Prints black text and graphics using black toner only.

  • CMY+K

    Prints black and gray text and graphics using all toner colors.

  • Black/Gray by K (Text only)

    Prints black and gray text using black toner only.

  • Black by K (Text only)

    Prints black text using black toner only.

Black Over Print:

Select whether or not to print black color over other colors. When this setting is set to [Off], the areas where black and other colors overlap become blank for each color separation other than black.

CMYK Simulation Profile:

This function simulates an offset printing color process. Select the appropriate ink profile to print the output colors so that you can check the colors of the draft document before performing offset printing.

Paper Type:

Select the paper type to use.

Destination:

Select the output tray to which the printed paper is delivered.

Rotate by 180 degrees:

Select whether or not to rotate the image by 180 degrees when printing.

Orientation Override:

Select this setting when paper orientation cannot be specified in some applications. If data is rotated in an unwanted direction on the output page, use this setting to specify the data orientation to be applied when printing.

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