Printer Features

Fit to Paper:

Select the operation when there is not a paper size specified by the printer driver in the paper trays.

• Prompt User
  Display a message that prompts the user to select the correct paper size when there is not a paper size specified by the printer driver in the paper tray.
  A print job is performed by applying the size of the original to be printed.

• Nearest Size and Scale
  Searches the paper trays, and selects paper that is the nearest match for the size specified by the printer driver. If the selected paper size is smaller than the document, the image is automatically scaled down. If the selected paper size is larger than the document, the image is not scaled up.

• Nearest Size and Crop
  Searches the paper trays, and selects paper that is the nearest match for the size specified by the printer driver. The image is printed without scaling.

Default: [Prompt User]

Color Mode: (Color Printer only)

This is for the color printers only. Specify whether or not to print documents in [Color] or [Black and White].

Default: [Color]

Rotate by 180 degrees:

Specify whether or not to rotate the image by 180 degrees when a print job is performed.

Default: [Off]

Paper Type:

Select the paper type you want to use.

Default: [Plain/Recycled]

Destination:

Select the output tray to which prints are delivered.

Default: [Printer Default]

Banner Page:

A banner page is printed first in each print job. A banner page contains the user name, the time and date of the print job, the host name, and the job name. This function is available only if you selected [Normal Print] in the [Job Type:] list.

Default: [Off]

Banner Page Input Tray:

Select the paper tray you want to use.

Default: [Auto Tray Select]

Banner Page Paper Type:

Specify the type of the print media you want to use.

Default: [Plain/Recycled]

Orientation Override:

Select this setting if any paper orientation cannot be specified in some applications. To prevent an original from being rotated in an unwanted direction, use this setting to specify the orientation of originals when a print job is performed.

Default: [Off]

Collate Type:

Select either [Collate], [Rotating Collate], or [Shift Collate] if the [Collate Sheets] check box is selected in the printer settings.

Default: [Collate]

Staple:

Specify whether or not to staple delivered prints. When enabling the staple function, specify the staple position.

Default: [Off]

Punch:

Specify whether to make punch holes in the output sheets. When enabling the punch function, specify the punch hole position.

Default: [Off]

Z-fold:

Specify whether or not to make z-fold and folding position.

Default: [Off]

Fold Type:

Specify whether or not to fold the output sheets.

• Half Fold - Print Outside (Finisher Booklet Tray)
  Folds prints in half with the printed side facing outside and delivers them to the finisher booklet tray.

• Half Fold
  Folds prints in half along their long edge.

• Letter Fold-in
  Folds prints into thirds with their two end segments folded one on top or the other.

• Letter Fold-out
  Folds prints into thirds with their two end segments folded in opposite direction.

Default: [Off]

Multi-sheet Fold:

Specify whether or not to fold multiple sheets of paper at a time when [Fold Type:] is specified.

You can specify this setting when [Half Fold - Print Outside (Finisher Booklet Tray)] is selected in [Fold Type:].

For details, see User Guide of your device.

Default: [Off]

Booklet:

Specify the page order so that you can fold prints into a booklet.

Default: [Off]

Booklet - Paper Size:

Specify the page size for booklet.

Default: [Printer Default]

Resolution:

Select the output resolution setting.

Default: [600 dpi]

Gradation: (Color Printer only)

This is for the color printers only. Specify the print image quality.

Default: [Standard]

Print Mode:

Specify whether or not to reduce toner consumption when a print job is performed.

Default: [Off] or [Through]

Image Smoothing:

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

Default: [Off]

Dithering:

Select a dithering pattern appropriate for the document.

• Auto
  Automatically configures the best dithering method depending on the document you want 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 you print images set in half tone in your application.

• Reduce Missing Colors and Blurring
  Performs dithering using a pattern appropriate for thin lines and small fonts.

Default: [Auto]

Color Setting: (Color Printer only)

This is for the color printers only. 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 is equivalent to a monitor gamma setting of 2.2.

Default: [Super Fine]

Color Profile: (Color Printer only)

This is for the color printers only. 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.

• 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 the original colors of graphics and logos accurately.

• POP Display
  Prints the color red more vividly. It is an optimal setting for the POP display.

• User Setting
  Select this when you print images with CRD (Color Rendering Dictionary) downloaded from your application.

• Soft
  Prints the color more softly.

• Sharp
  Prints the color more sharply.

• Vivid
  Prints the color more brightly and vividly.

• Deep
  Prints the color more deeply.

• CLP Simulation
  Prints the color blue more brightly and vividly.

Default: [Auto]

CMYK Simulation Profile: (Color Printer only)

This is for the color printers only. This function simulates an offset color printing process. Select the appropriate profile to print the output colors so that you can check the colors of a draft document before proceeding to offset printing.

Default: [Off]

Gray Reproduction: (Color Printer only)

This is for the color printers only. Select this setting when printing text and line art.

• Black/Gray by K (Text/Line Art)
  Prints black and gray text and graphics using black toner only.

• Black by K
  Prints black text and graphics using black toner only.

• CMYK
  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/Gray by K (Strong UCR)
  Prints the entire document in shades of black and gray using only the black toner, regardless of whether the document is in [Color] or [Black and White].

Default: [Black/Gray by K (Text/Line Art)]

Black Over Print: (Color Printer only)

This is for the color printers only. Specify 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 becomes blank on each color separation other than black.

Default: [Off]

Separate into CMYK: (Color Printer only)

This is for the color printers only. Select to separate the colors into CMYK and print in a combination of specified separations. This setting cannot be selected when [Black and White] is selected in [Color Mode:].

Default: [Do not Separate]

• [User Setting] is valid only when PostScript 3 unit is installed. When the standard PostScript 3 emulation is enabled, the same halftone setting as [Auto] is applied even if [User Setting] is specified.

Watermark:

Set the watermark function.

Default: [Off]

Watermark Text:

Select the watermark text type you want to use.

Default: [CONFIDENTIAL]

Watermark Font:

Select the watermark font type you want to use.

Optional unit is required to specify [Adobe PostScript]. For details about how to specify [Adobe PostScript], see User Guide of your device.

Default: [Printer Default]

Watermark Angle:

Select the watermark angle you want to use.

Default: [45 Degrees]

Watermark Size:

Select the watermark size you want to use.

Default: [36 Point]

Watermark Style:

Select the watermark style you want to use.

Default: [Gray]