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4. Click your printer. The Create button appears.
Note:
If your computer is connected to more than one AppleTalk zone, 
click the AppleTalk zone your printer is connected to in the 
AppleTalk Zones  list.
5. Click  Create.
Accessing the PostScript printer driver
To control your printer and change its settings, use the printer 
driver. The printer driver allows you to easily make all the print 
settings, including paper source, paper size, and orientation.
For Mac OS X users
To access the PostScript printer driver, register your printer in 
Printer Setup Utility  (for Mac OS X 10.3) or  Print Center (for Mac 
OS X 10.2), click  Print on the file menu of any application, then 
select your printer.
For Mac OS 9 users
To access the PostScript printer driver, select  Chooser from the 
Apple menu, then click the  AdobePS icon.
Select  Print on the file menu of any application.
Making changes to PostScript printer settings
You can change the PostScript printer settings in the PostScript 
printer driver. Balloon help is available to help you with the 
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Using Balloon Help
Follow the steps below to use Balloon Help.
1. Click the Help menu, then select  Show Balloons.
2. Place your cursor over the item that you need help with.  Information on that item is displayed inside a floating 
balloon.
Changing the printer setup settings
You can change or update the printer setup settings according to 
the options installed in your printer.
Note for Mac OS X users:
When  Super Fine  is selected as the resolution, the following functions 
in the printer driver cannot be used.
For Mac OS X users
Follow the steps below to change the settings.
1. Access the printer driver. The Printer List window appears.
2. Select the printer from the list.
3. Select  Show Info  from the Printers menu. The Printer Info 
dialog box appears.
4. Make necessary changes to the settings, then close the dialog  box.
5. Quit  Printer Setup Utility  (for Mac OS X 10.3) or  Print Center 
(for Mac OS X 10.2). Color Model: RGB
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For Mac OS 9 users
Follow the steps below to change the settings.
1. Access the printer driver.
2. Click the Printing menu, then select Change Setup.
3. Change the settings using the pop-up menus.
 
						

							
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Chapter 7 
Using the Control Panel
Using the Control Panel Menus
You can use the printer’s control panel to access a variety of 
menus that allow you to check the status of consumable products, 
print status sheets, and make printer settings. This section 
describes how to use the control panel menus, and when it is 
appropriate to make printer settings using the control panel.
When to make control panel settings
In general, printer settings can be made from the printer driver, 
and do not need to be made using the control panel. In fact, printer 
driver settings override settings made using the control panel, so 
use the control panel menus only to make settings you cannot 
make in your software or printer driver, including the following:
❏Changing the emulation modes and selecting the IES 
(Intelligent Emulation Switching) mode
❏ Specifying a channel and configuring the interface
❏ Choosing the size of the memory buffer used to receive data
How to access the  control panel menus
For a complete description of the items and settings available in 
the control panel menus, see Control Panel Menus on page 216.
 
						

							
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1. When the printer’s Ready light is on, press the  Enter 
button to access the control panel menus.
2. Use the  uUp  and  dDown  buttons to scroll through the 
menus.
3. Press the  Enter button to view the items in a menu. 
Depending on the menu, the LCD panel displays an item and 
the current setting separated ( YYYY=ZZZZ), or only an item 
( YYYY ).
4. Use the  uUp  and  dDown  buttons to scroll through the items, 
or press the  lBack  button to return to the previous level.
5. Press the  Enter button to carry out the operation indicated 
by an item, such as printing a status sheet or resetting the 
printer, or to view the settings available for an item, such as 
paper sizes or emulation modes.
Use the  uUp  and  dDown  buttons to scroll through available 
settings, then press the  Enter button to select a setting and 
return to the previous level. Press the  lBack  button to return 
to the previous level without changing the setting.
Note:
You need to turn the printer off and  then on to activate some settings. 
For details, see Control Panel Menus on page 216.
 
						

							
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6. Press the 
NStart/Stop  button to exit the control panel menus.
Control Panel Menus
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The menus and menu items appear in the order shown below.
Note:
Some menus and items appear only  when a corresponding optional 
device is installed or an appr opriate setting has been done.
Information Menu
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service life of consumable products. You can also print status and 
sample sheets showing the printer’s current settings, available 
fonts, and a brief summary of available features.
Press the  dDown  or uUp  button to select an item. Press the 
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*1 Available only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature.
*2 Available only when Form Overlay data exists.
*3 Available only when the NetworkI/F setting in Network Menu  is set to On.
*4 Available only when an optional Type B interface card is installed and the 
printer has been turned on when the  AUX I/F setting is set to  On.
*5 Available only when the printer is connected to a USB device with D4 support 
and has been turned on when the  USB I/F setting is set to  On.
Item Settings (default in bold)
Status Sheet -
Reserve Job List
*1-
Form Overlay List
*2-
Network Status Sheet
*3-
Color Regist Sheet -
AUX Status Sheet
*4-
USB Ext I/F Status 
Sheet
*5-
PS3 Status Sheet -
PS3 Font List -
P5C Font Sample
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ESCP2 Font Sample -
FX Font Sample -
I239X Font Sample -
C/M/Y/K Toner  E******F
Photocon E******F
Transfer E******F
Fuser E******F
Total Pages 0 to 99999999
Color Pages 0 to 99999999
B/W Pages 0 to 99999999
 
						

							
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*6 Available only when an optional P5C module is installed.
Status Sheet, AUX Status Sheet, PS3 Status Sheet
Prints a sheet showing the current printer settings and installed 
options. These sheets can be useful to confirm whether options 
have been installed correctly.
Reserve Job List
Prints a list of reserved print jobs stored on the optional Hard Disk 
Drive.
Form Overlay List
Prints a list of the form overlays stored on the optional Hard Disk 
Drive.
Network Status Sheet
Prints a sheet showing the working status of the network.
Color Regist Sheet
Prints a sheet to check and adjust the registration position of each 
color (Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta). If you notice a misalignment 
of colors, use this sheet to adjust the alignment as explained in 
Setup Menu on page 224.
USB ExtI/F Status Sht
Prints a sheet showing the working status of the USB interface.
PS3 Font List, P5C Font Sample, ESCP2 Font Sample, FX Font 
Sample, I239X Font Sample
Prints a sample of the fonts available for your selected printer 
emulation.
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Displays the amount of toner left in the toner cartridges, and the 
remaining service life of the photoconductor unit, as shown 
below:
Total Pages
Displays the total number of pages printed by the printer.
Color Pages
Displays the total number of pages printed in color by the printer.
B/W Pages
Displays the total number of pages printed in black-white by the 
printer.
Tray Menu
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in the MP tray. Accessing this menu also lets you check the size 
of the paper currently loaded in the lower paper cassettes.
T he p ap er typ e settings i n this m enu can al so be m ad e from your 
printer driver. Settings you make in your printer driver override 
these settings, so use your printer driver whenever you can.
E******F (100 to 83%)
E***** F (83 to 86%)
E**** F (66 to 50%)
E*** F (50 to 33%)
E** F (33 to 16%)
E* F (16 to 0%)
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*1 Default setting varies according to the country of purchase.
*2 Available only when the optional paper cassette unit is installed.
MP Tray Size
Select your paper size from this menu.
When Auto is selected, all kinds of available paper size are 
detected automatically. Select the proper size to use other size 
paper.
LC1 Size/LC2 Size/LC3 Size/LC4 Size
Displays the paper size loaded in the standard and optional paper 
cassettes.
MP Type
Lets you set the paper type loaded in the MP tray.
LC1 Type/LC2 Type/L C3 Type/LC4 Type
Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard and optional 
lower cassettes.
Item  Settings (default in bold)
MP Tray Size A4
*1, A5, B5, LT*1, HLT, LGL, GLT, GLG, EXE, F4, DL, IB5
LC1 Size
*2/LC2 
Size*2/LC3 Size*2/LC4 
Size*2
A4, A5, B5, LT, LGL, GLG, EXE
MP Type Plain, SemiThk, Letterhead, Recycled, Color, 
Transprncy, Labels
LC1 Type/LC2 
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Type*2/LC4 Type*2
Plain , SemiThk, Letterhead, Recycled, Color