Copyright: Copyright 1995-1998


About overlays

An overlay is a template that can be defined and then printed as a background before the data from the current job is printed. Typical examples of overlays include company logos or letterheads, decorative borders, or simulated "preprinted" forms. Overlays can include text, graphics, or images.

You can create the overlay and download it directly to the printer, or you can create an overlay file on your system and then download it to the printer. You may want to save a copy of the overlay file on your system if you intend to send a copy to someone or if you want to store the same overlay on multiple printers. It is also a good idea to save the file for backup.

You can use a combination of any two overlays for any one print job. For example, you can specify the first overlay as the one to be used on the first page and the second overlay as the one to be used on all subsequent pages. This is useful when the first page contains a company letterhead. Or, you can specify the first overlay as the one to be used on all odd-numbered pages and the second overlay as the one to be used on all even-numbered pages. This is useful if your printer supports duplexing. The first overlay prints on the front of all pages and the second overlay prints on the back of all pages.

Note

To download an overlay, you must have a download destination, such as flash memory or disk option, installed.

If you want to ...	Use this procedure
Create an overlay that can be distributed to others for use in their own printers	How to create an overlay
Download an existing overlay to your printer	How to download an existing overlay
Create an overlay and store it in the printer	How to create an overlay and store it in your printer
Create an overlay that can be distributed to others and then send that overlay to your printer	How to create an overlay on your system and store it in your printer
Use an overlay	How to use an overlay
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How to create an overlay

1	Design the template using any Windows program. When the design is complete, print a copy of the overlay to confirm scaling and placement of all information.

2	Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

3	Click the Overlay tab.

4	Select the Create an Overlay check box.

5	Return to the Windows program you used to create the overlay template and print the template.

6	When the Download PCL Overlay dialog box opens, enter the path where you want to store the file and a descriptive name with .pcl as the extension.

The overlay is now available for downloading to your printer. The file is also available for distribution to users who want to download the overlay to their printer.

Note

The Download Overlay button is dimmed if the driver doesn't detect the presence of a download destination such as flash or disk.

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How to download an existing overlay file
How to download an existing overlay

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Overlay tab.

2	Click Download Overlay.

3	Specify the file name of the overlay file you want to store. If you don't remember the location or name of the program file, click Browse.

4	Enter a descriptive name for the overlay.

5	Click the download destination.

6	When the Set Overlay ID Number dialog box opens, click OK. You can change the ID number if you don't want to use the default number provided.

7	Click Cancel to exit the Download PCL Overlay dialog box.

Note

The Download Overlay button is dimmed if the driver doesn't detect the presence of a download destination such as flash or disk.

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How to create an overlay and store it in your printer

1	Design the template using any Windows program. When the design is complete, print a copy of the overlay to confirm scaling and placement of all information.

2	Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

3	Click the Overlay tab.

4	Select the Create an Overlay check box.

5	Return to the Windows program you used to create the overlay template and print the template.

6	When the Download PCL Overlay dialog box appears:

a	Enter a descriptive name for the overlay.

b	Click the download destination.

c	Click Download.

7	When the Set Overlay ID Number dialog box opens, click OK. You can change the ID number if you don't want to use the default number provided.

8	Click Cancel to exit the Download PCL Overlay dialog box.

Note

The Download Overlay button is dimmed if the driver doesn't detect the presence of a download destination such as flash or disk.

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How to create an overlay file on your system and store it in the printer
How to create an overlay on your system and store it in your printer

1	Design the template using any Windows program. When the design is complete, print a copy of the overlay to confirm scaling and placement of all information.

2	Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

3	Click the Overlay tab.

4	Select the Create an Overlay check box.

5	Return to the Windows program you used to create the overlay template and print the template to a file.

6	When prompted, enter the output file name with .pcl as the extension.

7	When the Download PCL Overlay dialog box opens:

a	Enter a descriptive name for the overlay.

b	Click the download destination.

c	Click Download.

8	When the Set Overlay ID Number dialog box opens, click OK. You can change the ID number if you don't want to use the default number provided.

9	Click Cancel to exit the Download PCL Overlay dialog box.

Note

The Download Overlay button is dimmed if the driver doesn't detect the presence of a download destination such as flash or disk.

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How to use an overlay

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Overlay tab.

2	Click either First Page/Other Pages or Odd Pages/Even Pages.

3	Click the overlay to be used for the first page or all odd pages, depending on your selection above.

4	Click the overlay to be used for all other pages or for all even pages.

5	Return to the Windows program and print the document.

Tips

Create a letterhead logo and store it as an overlay in your printer. Then select that overlay for the first page and None for the other pages to print your job with the logo on the first page only.

Use Odd Pages/Even Pages if your printer supports duplex printing to specify one overlay for the front side of each sheet and a different overlay for the back side.

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About resolution

The Resolution setting affects the resolution of both graphic images and text. Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi). Choosing the highest dpi produces finer, higher-quality output. The output quality decreases as the resolution decreases. However, higher resolution output takes longer to print.

If the printer does not print the entire graphic image on one page or displays a Memory Full message, you probably need to install more memory in your printer or choose a lower resolution setting.

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About separator pages

The Separator Page option lets you insert a page between each document you print. This is useful if many people are sending jobs to the printer at the same time or if you are printing a lot of documents at once.

You can choose between a full page that includes graphics or a simple page with text only.

You can also use a custom separator page that you've created.

Note

You can set up separator pages only if the printer is directly attached to your computer.

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How to print separator pages

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the General tab.

2	In the Separator Page list box, choose either Simple or Full.

To print with a custom separator page, click Browse to locate the separator file you want to use.

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About page protection

The Page Protection setting reserves additional memory for the creation of page images. This setting allows the printer to create an entire page image in memory before physically moving the paper through the printer. This process ensures the entire page is printed and helps eliminate the Complex Page error.

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How to specify page protection

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Device tab.

2	Select the Page Protection check box.

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About forms

The term “forms” refers to all print materials, including paper, labels, transparencies, and envelopes.

Form size

You can choose the size of the form you want to use from the Form Size list box.

Form source

Because you can use different form sizes in different trays, you can choose which tray or paper feeder to use for feeding forms to your printer.

Form type

You can choose from several form types when printing your documents. Use the Form Type list box on the Paper tab to choose the form type you want to use.

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About form size

Form Size lists the available paper sizes. Use the Form Size list box on the Paper tab to choose the size you want to use.

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How to choose a form size

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Paper tab.

2	In the Form Size list box, choose the form size you want.

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How to choose the form type

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Paper tab.

2	In the Form Type list box, choose the form type you want.

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How to choose a form source

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Paper tab.

2	In the Form Source list box, choose the source you want.

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About form source

Because you can use different form sizes in different trays, you can choose which tray or paper feeder to use for printing your documents.

Auto Select is a special form source. If you choose Auto Select, the printer searches all available sources to try to find the form size requested.

Note

Availability of form sources varies depending on printer model and installed options.

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About orientation

You can specify the orientation you want to use for printing your documents.

Select Portrait if you want your document to be taller than it is wide; select Landscape if you want your document wider than it is tall.

You can use Rotate 180° with either portrait or landscape. This effectively rotates the document "upside down."

Note

If duplex (double-sided) mode is supported on your printer, orientation is an important consideration that affects the binding setup of your documents.

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How to specify print orientation

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Paper tab.

2	From the orientation options, click Portrait or Landscape.

Note how the icon changes.

3	Click any other print orientation options you want to use.

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How to specify the amount of printer memory

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Device tab.

2	In the Printer Memory spin box, specify the amount of memory installed in your printer.

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How to specify resolution

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Graphic tab.

2	In the Resolution list box, specify the resolution you want to use.

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About defining printer memory

The Printer Memory setting, which defines the amount of memory installed in a printer, should be configured to match your printer. Windows uses this information to determine the amount of memory you have available for printing.

If you are unsure how much memory is installed in your printer, you can print a test page.

Additional printer memory can eliminate Memory Full and Complex Page errors if you print complex forms or full-page graphics or download many fonts.

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About printing

The printing options in the Printer Properties dialog box offer you many ways to change the look of your documents.

For example, you can change the Orientation option to print your documents in either portrait or landscape orientation.

Options such as Resolution, Color Matching, and Finish Quality allow you to change the appearance of text and graphics in your documents.

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About copies

Use the Copies option to print more than one copy of your document at a time. The Copies spin box on the Paper tab is independent of a Copies option that may be available in the Print dialog box of your Windows program. Your program settings usually override the settings on the Paper tab.

Specifying the number of copies on the Paper tab usually prints uncollated copies faster. Specifying the number of copies from your Windows program may slow down printing but may enable you to print collated copies if your program supports this feature. Specifying a multiple number of copies on both the Paper tab and in a program Print dialog box may produce unpredictable results.

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How to print multiple copies

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Paper tab.

2	In the Copies spin box, type the number of copies you want.

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About fonts

Use the Font tab to select how you print TrueType fonts in your documents. The way you handle TrueType and downloaded fonts can impact your print job. If you have large documents that contain many TrueType or downloaded fonts, you may not have enough memory available to print your documents. Also, documents with many TrueType fonts may print more slowly.

You can choose from the following options when printing documents with TrueType fonts:

Print as Graphics. If your document contains a lot of graphics but not a lot of repeated TrueType text, we recommend you use this option. If your document does not contain a lot of different TrueType fonts, printing them as graphics requires less printer memory and may speed up printing time.

This option is also useful if you want to print a graphic with overlay text so that only the exposed portion of the text is displayed.

Download as Bitmap. If your document contains a lot of repeated TrueType characters that are the same point size, we recommend you use this option.

Download as Outline. If your document contains a lot of different TrueType text, we recommend you use this option.

If you select the Screen Font Substitution check box, the printer substitutes its resident fonts for the TrueType fonts in your document.

Note

The selections you make only affect the fonts that are printed. The original TrueType fonts are still used to display TrueType text on the screen.

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How to download and store fonts in the printer

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Font tab.

2	Click Download Font.

3	Specify the path to the directory which contains the font files. You can either type this path in the Font Source Path entry box or use the Browse button beside it.

4	Click the Search Path button. This searches the Font Source Path for appropriate files and lists the fonts found in the Available Fonts list box.

5	Select the fonts to be downloaded in the Available Fonts list box.

6	Select the download destination, either flash, disk, or RAM.

7	Click Download to send the fonts to the printer.

8	Click Close.

Note

The Download Font button on the Font tab is dimmed if the driver doesn't detect the presence of a download destination option.

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How to specify format for sending TrueType fonts

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Font tab.

2	From the TrueType Fonts box, select the method you want to use for sending fonts to your printer.

Select Print as Graphics to print all TrueType fonts and graphics on each page as a bitmap.

Select Download as Bitmap to print all TrueType fonts as bitmapped fonts.

Select Download as Outline to print all TrueType fonts as hinted outline fonts. This selection is not available if the printer does not have a TrueType rasterizer.

Download as Bitmap and Download as Outline both require less memory and reduce printing time when printing documents containing a lot of TrueType text. Print as Graphics is recommended if you're printing a document that contains a lot of graphics but not a lot of TrueType text.

Note

Make sure Screen Font Substitution is not selected if you do not want the printer to subsitute resident fonts for the TrueType fonts in your document.

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About the Font Installer

Fonts installed through the Font Installer must be in one of the following forms:

Bitmapped printer (soft) fonts. Disk-based (soft) bitmapped printer fonts must be in PCL format. These fonts have various file extensions. For example, .SFP and .SFL.

Fonts installed through the AutoFont Support Utility. AutoFont Support uses a file typically called GLUE.TXT.

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How to use the Font Installer

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Font tab.

2	Click Download Font.

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About screen font substitution

The Screen Font Substitution check box controls the way the printer driver lists printer resident fonts that have corresponding TrueType screen fonts. Normally this box should be checked.

When Screen Font Substitution is on, the printer driver does not list the printer resident fonts which have corresponding TrueType screen fonts installed. Instead, only the screen font is listed. For example, Arial only appears in an application's font selection dialog box once. When the document is printed, the printer driver uses the printer resident font in place of the matching screen font. A document that uses Arial is printed with the printer resident Arial font.

When Screen Font Substitution is off, the printer driver lists both the TrueType screen fonts and the printer resident fonts. For example, Arial appears in an application's font selection dialog box twice, once as a screen font and a second time as a printer font. When the document is printed, the printer driver uses the font that was selected. If a TrueType screen font is used in the document, that screen font is downloaded to the printer and used to print the document. If the printer resident font is used in the document, it is used to print the document.

If you want to create a document with the printer resident font rather than the screen font, or if you want the screen font to be downloaded for printing turn Screen Font Substitution off.

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How to use the closest matching printer fonts

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Font tab.

2	Select Screen Font Substitution.

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About the Printer Properties dialog box

In the Printer Properties dialog box, you can view and change a variety of printer settings, including Form Type and Source, and Orientation.

You can also use options such as Resolution, Color Matching, and Finish Quality to change the look of printed documents.

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How to open the Printer Properties dialog box

1	Click the Windows Start button.

2	Click Settings.

3	Click Printers to open the Printers dialog box.

4	Double-click your printer icon.

5	In the dialog box, open the Printer menu and choose Properties.

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About printing TrueType fonts as graphics

Use this feature if your document contains a lot of graphics but not a lot of TrueType fonts. If your document does not contain a lot of different TrueType fonts, printing them as graphics requires less printer memory and may speed up printing time.

This option is also useful if you want to print graphic overlays over text so only the exposed portion of a character is displayed.

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About updating printer information

The Update feature uses bidirectional communication to update information that the printer driver maintains about the printer's configuration. Some of the items included are: installed memory and optional form sources.

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How to update printer information

1	Make sure the printer is turned on.

2	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Device tab.

3	Click Update.

Note

This option is only available when the printer is able to respond to the printer driver's request. For example, the printer must be turned on. If the printer is attached through a network, bidirectional communication between the printer driver and the printer must be supported over that network.

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About halftone rendering

Halftone rendering lets you choose the way the printer distributes toner on the page to print halftone images. ColorGrade™ lets you print your document with a standard halftone screen. . Stochastic lets you print your document with a more diffuse screening pattern. Use Stochastic Screening when you want to print smooth color gradations or photo-realistic images.

Note

If Contone, located on the Color tab, is selected, these options will not function.

Some printer models do not support all options.

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How to specify halftone rendering

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Advanced Color tab.

2	In the Halftone Rendering list box, choose ColorGrade or Stochastic.

Note

Some printer models do not support all options.

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About brightness

The Brightness setting lets you adjust the darkness of your document. Use a negative value to darken text, images or graphics in your document. Use a positive value to lighten text, images or graphics.

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How to specify brightness

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Advanced Color tab.

2	Move the slider to the left or right to adjust the Brightness setting.

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About saturation

The Saturation setting lets you adjust the darkness of the color mixture in your document. Use a negative value to darken the color in your document. Use a positive value to lighten the color.

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How to specify saturation

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Advanced Color tab.

2	Move the slider to the left or right to adjust the Saturation setting.

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About gamma correction

Gamma Correction lets you adjust the amount of toner placed on the page to darken or lighten the page to match your screen. Decreasing Gamma Correction causes more toner to be placed on the page, and darkens your printed document. Increasing Gamma Correction causes less toner to be placed on the page, and lightens your printed document.

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How to specify gamma correction

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Advanced Color tab.

2	Move the slider to the left or right to adjust the Gamma Correction setting.

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About print mode

Use Print Mode to switch between Color and Monochrome printing. If Color is selected, your document prints using color. If Monochrome is selected, your document substitutes gray scale for color.

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How to specify print mode

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Color tab.

2	In the Print Mode list box, choose Color or Monochrome.

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About color registration

Color Registration lets you choose between two methods of transferring toner to the paper. Using the High Quality setting results in precise placement of toner on the paper, but prints slower. Using High Speed reduces the print quality, but prints faster.

Note

When Monochrome is selected in the Print Mode setting, this option has no effect.

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How to specify color registration

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Color tab.

2	In the Color Registration list box, choose High Quality or High Speed.

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About color correction

Color correction lets you modify the colors used to print your document.

Off prints without Color Correction. This is the recommended setting when you are using application software that does its own color correction.

Display prints colors that approximate the colors on a standard computer display screen.

Vivid adds black and causes the blues and purples printed in your document to contain less magenta, resulting in more saturated, or darker, colors.

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How to specify color correction

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Color tab.

2	In the Color Correction list box, choose the setting you want to use.

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About finish quality

Finish Quality lets you choose the finish of your document. Choose from the following settings.

High Gloss for a shiny, bright finish.

Medium Gloss for a normal finish.

Low Gloss for a matte finish.

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How to specify finish quality

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Color tab.

2	In the Finish Quality list box, choose the setting you want to use.

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About contone

Contone prints your document using a continuous tone. If Contone is turned off, your document is printed using the About halftone rendering.settings.

Note

Some printer models do not support all options.

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How to specify contone

1	From the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Color tab.

2	Click the Contone check box.

Note

Some printer models do not support all options.

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Trademarks

This online Help could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in later versions. Improvements or changes in the products or programs described may be made at any time.

Lexmark, Lexmark with diamond design, MarkNet and MarkVision are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries.

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Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft in the U.S. and other countries.

PCL® is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company. PCL 5 is the Hewlett-Packard Company’s designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in its printer products. This printer is designed and manufactured by Lexmark International, Inc., to be compatible with the PCL 5 language. This means the printer recognizes PCL 5 commands used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the commands.

Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Select ColorGrade, or Graphic Quality, or Image Quality to modify the print quality of halftone images for text.

Halftones are grayscale images such as black and white photographs. A pattern of black dots of various sizes along with the white dots (pixels turned off) creates the illusion of gray shading. Larger dots make the image appear black or dark gray, while smaller dots make the image appear light gray.

ColorGrade or Graphic Quality controls the amount of color ink that is printed on the page.

Image Quality is useful for enhancing fine detail within images.


Adjusts brightness of text.


Adjusts saturation of text.


Adjusts gamma correction for text.


Select ColorGrade, or Graphic Quality, or Image Quality to modify the print quality of halftone images for graphics.

Halftones are grayscale images such as black and white photographs. A pattern of black dots of various sizes along with the white dots (pixels turned off) creates the illusion of gray shading. Larger dots make the image appear black or dark gray, while smaller dots make the image appear light gray.

ColorGrade or Graphic Quality controls the amount of color ink that is printed on the page.

Image Quality is useful for enhancing fine detail within images.


Adjusts brightness of graphics.


Adjusts saturation of graphics.


Adjusts gamma correction for graphics.


Select ColorGrade, or Graphic Quality, or Image Quality to modify the print quality of halftone images for images.

Halftones are grayscale images such as black and white photographs. A pattern of black dots of various sizes along with the white dots (pixels turned off) creates the illusion of gray shading. Larger dots make the image appear black or dark gray, while smaller dots make the image appear light gray.

ColorGrade or Graphic Quality controls the amount of color ink that is printed on the page.

Image Quality is useful for enhancing fine detail within images.


Adjusts brightness of image.


Adjusts saturation of image.


Adjusts gamma correction for image.


Lists the available print options. Color lets you print using color. Monochrome lets you print in gray scale.


Lists the available color registration options. If Monochrome is the selected print mode, Color Registration does not affect quality or speed.


Lists the available Color Correction options. Choose Off if your program has color correction options.


Lists the available Finish Quality options. Choose Medium Gloss for a standard finish.


Specifies whether continuous tone or halftone rendering is used. This mode will take longer to print.


Prints without adjusting or matching colors. This setting is recommended if you are using an application with color matching options.


Specifies whether you want the colors in your document to be adjusted before printing so that the printed page more closely matches the colors on your screen.

If you choose this option, click one of radio buttons to specify how you want the colors adjusted.


Choose Contrast for photographs or pictures where the colors blend together.


Choose Saturation if you are printing a chart or using bright colors.


Choose Colormetric if your document has a color that you need an exact match for and the printer has that specific color ink.


Lists the available Toner Saver options. When Toner Saver is turned on, the printer uses less toner to print. The Toner Saver option is not recommended when printing graphics, as print quality may be reduced when Toner Saver is turned on.


Lists the available Image Quality options.

Off uses less memory and prints faster. When Off is selected, you can individually adjust Image Quality settings for text, graphics and images using the Advanced Color settings.

Images Only intelligently optimizes print quality of each object on the page.

Entire Page affects all data on the page in order to eliminate subtle differences between object types.


Lists the available Print Quality options.

Graphics uses less memory and prints faster. When Graphics is selected, you can individually adjust Print Quality settings for text, graphics and images using the Advanced Color settings.

Images intelligently optimizes print quality of each object on the page.

1200 Image Quality affects all data on the page in order to eliminate subtle differences between object types.


The process of joining a stack of printed sheets with stitches (staples), three-hole, glue or some other means.


A name that makes it easy to recognize the contents of the overlay file. This name appears in the Overlay Selections box. You can use any combination of spaces and characters.


To print the printer’s menu settings, see your printer user’s manual.


Files that are provided with some font and typeface products. These files contain font metric (width) information used by the Font Installer.  AutoFont Support files are usually shipped with special installation utilities that must be run prior to using the Font Installer.


An acronym for "What You See Is What You Get." The screen fonts that appear on your display match the fonts used in your printer.


Bitmapped fonts are limited to an exact point size. A bitmapped font cannot be reduced or enlarged.


Software code that controls commands sent to a device such as a printer or screen. Printer drivers work automatically so that you don't have to enter programming codes. Printer drivers let you select fonts, set margins, select number of copies, and so forth.


In jobs where multiple copies are printed uncollated, all copies of page one are printed, then all copies of page two, and so on.


In jobs where multiple copies are printed and collated, a complete set of pages in a job is printed followed by another complete set of pages. For example: one copy of page 1, page 2, and page 3; followed by another copy of page 1, page 2, and page 3.


A software program that includes a special screen font driver. With Intellifont-for-Windows loaded, scalable typeface products can be directly installed to produce both printer fonts and screen fonts.


Used for printing form types, such as letterhead, or form types not loaded in the paper trays.


Searches for an input tray with the correct form size, and prints from that tray.


Unique groupings of characters in a font. Each symbol set is defined with a specific set of programs in mind. W1: Western is the default symbol set. Other symbol sets are used for mathematic and multi-language purposes. Refer to your printer user's manual for charts showing the characters in each symbol set.


To receive font files for your printer font cards, contact your dealer, point of purchase, or your country representative.


produces smoother shifts between colors by using a random pattern of dots.

Note

Some printer models do not support all options.


prints using a continuous tone rather than a halftone screen. Use Contone when your document contains line art.

Note

Some printer models do not support all options.


Specifies the amount of memory installed in your printer and provides a space for you to type a new memory setting. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Updates the information the printer driver maintains about the printer configuration. This option is available only if the printer has bidirectional capability.


Specifies whether 600 or 300 dots per inch resolution is used.


Specifies whether additional memory is reserved for the creation of page images.


Lists the printer options available.


Lists the available printer options installed on the printer.


Shows how your printer will look with the option installed on your printer.


Adds the printer option to the Available list.


Removes the printer option from the Available list.


Inserts the printer option before the selected item in the Available list.


Click this for the printer software version number and copyright information.


Click this to determine the current paper, toner, and Status window options for the selected printer.


Specifies the format for downloading TrueType fonts to the printer.


Specifies that each page of text and graphics in a document is saved as a bitmap and sent to the printer.


Specifies that a bitmap is created and sent to the printer for each different TrueType font character and point size in your document.


Specifies that an outline is created and sent to the printer for each different TrueType font character in your document.


Specifies whether you want to print using the closest matching printer font in place of TrueType fonts. Select this check box to print with the closest matching printer fonts in place of TrueType fonts. The driver determines which printer fonts most closely match the TrueType fonts in your documents.


Click this to display the Download PCL Fonts dialog box. This dialog box allows you to store fonts in the printer.


Specifies whether to tell your applications about fonts in the printer.


Lists the available character sets for your printer. Select the character sets you want your applications to use.


Disable  IDH_FONT_DISABLE=1210


Specifies whether to disable the True Type font and use a resident font.

Your printer comes equipped with resident fonts stored permanently in printer memory.


Prefer Printer Fonts  IDH_FONT_PREFER=1211


Specifies whether to print using the closest matching resident font when there is no matching True Type font or resident font in your document.


Update List  IDH_FONT_UPDATE=1212


Use this to remove fonts, or to inform the driver of fonts not downloaded by way of the toolkit or the driver.


Resets all selections on this tab to their default values.


Specifies the ways you can use overlays.


Lists the overlays available for use on the first printed page and all other pages in the job.

If duplex is selected, the specified overlay is used on the first side of the first sheet.


Lists the overlays available for use on even pages and the overlays available for use on the odd pages in the job.


Lists the overlays available for use.


If First Page/Other Pages above is selected, the overlays available for use on the first printed page are listed. If duplex is selected, the specified overlay is used on the first side of the first sheet. Click the overlay you want to use, or click None for no overlay.

If Odd Pages/Even Pages is selected, the overlays available for use on odd pages are listed.


If First Page/Other Pages is selected, the overlays available for use on all pages of the document after the first page are listed. Click the overlay you want to use, or click None for no overlay.

If Odd Pages/Even Pages is selected, the overlays available for use on even pages are listed.


Specifies whether you want to create an overlay or use an existing overlay.


Click this to download an overlay to an installed printer option such as flash, disk, or RAM.


Click this to add new overlays to the list displayed in Overlay Selections.


Specifies to print the selected overlay on top of the page image.


Specifies whether to print the overlay first then the current job. Some of the data of the overlay may not be visible.

If Print Overlay First is not chosen, the data on the current job is put on the page first and then the overlay is put on the page.  Some of the data of the current job may not be visible.


IDH_OVERLAY_TABOVR=1311


An overlay is a template that can be defined and then printed either before or after the data from the current job is printed. The overlay can be an image, such as the background of a preprinted form or a company letterhead.


Lists the available paper sizes.


Lists the available sources for printing your document.


Lists the available form types.


Specifies the number of copies you want to print.


Specifies whether the document is printed using portrait or landscape orientation. Portrait orientation means the page is taller than it is wide when you view the printed text upright. Landscape orientation means the page is wider than it is tall.


Rotates the document "upside down". You can use this option with either portrait or landscape orientation.


Specifies whether multiple copies of a document are collated. For example, if a document has five pages and two copies are requested, the collated output would be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  The non-collated output would be 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.

If there is insufficient memory installed to collate the document, the collated output is generated for each page already stored in memory. For the above example, the output might be 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5.


Multiple page Printing lets you choose the number of page images to print on a form so you can save paper. 1 Up prints one page image per sheet. 2 Up prints two page images per sheet, and so on.


Specifies whether multiple page images on your form print across the page or down the page.


Shows how the specified options will make your printed page look.


Specifies whether to select forms by form type or by the location of the form.


Click this to add a new custom size form.


Click this to edit a custom size form.


Click this to remove a custom size form.


Click this to select the output destination for your print job. If your printer has the Finisher Option installed, you can specify stapling for your job. This is disabled if your printer does not support the Finisher Option.


Click this to direct your printed job to the top output bin or to the side output bin. Selecting the side output bin will route jobs to the Finisher Option when installed.


Removed 3-30-98 MKB  IDH_PAPER_STAPLES Click this to staple a multiple page job. This is disabled if your printer does not support the Finisher Option, or if the XL form size cannot be stapled, or if the top output bin is selected.


IDH_PAPER_CUSTOM=1026


Use the Custom Paper Size to specify the width and length of special paper.


IDH_PAPER_CUSTOMWIDTH=1027


Use this to specify the width of the paper.


IDH_PAPER_CUSTOMLENGTH=1028


Use this to specify the length of the paper.


IDH_PAPER_CUSTOMINCH=1029


Use this to specify inches as the unit of measurement.


IDH_PAPER_CUSTOMMM=1030


Use this to specify millimeters as the unit of measurement.


IDH_PAPER_CUSTOMNAME=1031


Use this to enter the name of the custom size form. The custom size name can be alphanumeric with spaces, but no commas or duplicate names.


IDH_PAPER_CS_PWIDTH_RANGE=1032


Displays the valid width range supported by your printer.


IDH_PAPER_ CS_PLEN_RANGE =1033


Displays the valid length range supported by your printer.


Lists the available form sources and lets you add new custom forms for printing your document.


Lists the available graphic modes. Documents may take longer to print depending on the amount of text and the mode you choose.


Fonts don't print as expected

Your printer may be substituting printer fonts for the TrueType fonts you selected in your document. Try either of the following to correct this problem:

Make sure Screen Font Substituion is not checked.

Select Print as Graphics from the TrueType Fonts options.

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Documents don't print with overlays

After you create an overlay and download it to the printer, you must select the overlay from the driver before you can use it to print a document.

1	Click the Overlay tab.

2	Click the overlay(s) that you want to use.

3	Print your document.

Note

Make sure you set the overlay selection to None after your document has printed, or other documents will print with the overlay.

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Documents print with unexpected characters or graphics

If your document prints with extra characters or graphics, make sure there are no overlays selected in the Overlay tab.

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Files copied to the printer don't print

If you print your document to a file and copy the file to your printer, but it does not print, try the following:

1	Go to an MS-DOS prompt.

2	Type the following command and press Enter:	copy filename lpt1: /b

Note

Make sure you type /b at the end of the command.

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Bidirectional update failed

If bidirectional communication is not active for the selected printer, you cannot choose the Update button.

Before you continue, make sure:

The printer is turned on.

The printer is connected directly to your computer with an IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional cable. Very few automatic switch boxes provide reliable bidirectional communication.

The NPA setting on your printer is On or Auto.

Advanced Status is turned on at the printer.

If you still do not have bidirectional communication after following the above list, re-install the driver. If re-installing the driver doesn't correct the problem, do the following:

If you have a dedicated Interrupt Request (IRQ) to your port, make sure your computer parallel port is set for bidirectional communication in either Compatible or Enhanced Communications Protocol (ECP) mode.

If the problem continues, contact Technical Support.

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