Panasonic 8420 Reference Guide

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Drivers and UtilitiesReference Guide
Model No . KX-P8420 

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3  PostScript printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5  Configuring PostScript printing options with Windows 95  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Configuring PostScript printing options with Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuring PostScript printing options with Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  Windows print options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14  Semi Automatic Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
4  Contents  The properties of color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53  The physics of color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CIE color model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hue, saturation, and brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Additive and subtractive color systems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Chapter 1
 
Printing from Windows Computers 
The following chapter describes where to set print options available usi\
ng 
the PostScript printer driver if you are running Windows® 95* 
1
 
, 
Windows NT 4.0* 
2 
 
* 
3
 
, or Windows 3.1* 
4
 
 operating systems.  
PostScript printing 
Custom print options available from the PostScript printer driver are 
described in “Windows print options” on 
page 14. For additional information 
on using KX-P8420 color management options, see “ Chapter 5 Working...

 
6 Printing from Windows Computers  This section describes configuring printing options for Windows 95 using 
the Adobe PostScript printer driver provided on the KX-P8420 Driver & 
Utility CD-ROM. 
Print options are specified from the Printer Properties dialog box. This 
dialog can be accessed using the steps described below, or by selecting 
File > Print from within your application and clicking the Properties button.  To configure PostScript printing options:  1  From the Windows
   Start
   menu,...

 
7 Printing from Windows Computers  3  Click the 
  Paper
   tab.  Specify paper size, paper source, number of copies, and other print 
options from this tab. 
4 
Click the  
More Options 
 button in the  
Paper 
 tab. 
Specify whether or not to print a page border for your print job.  
5 
Click  
OK 
. 

 
8 Printing from Windows Computers  6  Click the 
  ColorWise
   tab.  Specify color management settings from this tab. For information on 
the print options available in this tab, see “Windows print options” on 
page 14. 

 
9 Printing from Windows Computers  7  Click the 
  Device Options
   tab.   Specify settings in the Output tab. For details on print option settings 
you can make in this tab, see “Windows print options” on page 14.
The Check and Print and Electronic Collation options are available 
only for printers with a hard disk drive. 

 
10 Printing from Windows Computers  8  Click the 
  Options
   tab.  Features related to optional device, such as a Hard Disk or 2nd 
Feeder are enabled only when you have specified them as installed 
in this tab.
To add an option, select it from the Available Options area and click 
Add. To remove an option, select it from the Installed Options area 
and click Remove.  
9 
Click  
Apply 
 to apply any changes you made, then click  
OK 
.