Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8415 Setup Instructions

							NOTE
BThis option is available only in Windows 95 and Windows 98.
#Print to the following port
Select the port where the parallel interface cable is connected.
Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications31
Setting the Printer Driver
For the functions of other buttons, refer to the Help menu in the
Windows.
Details Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98)
# 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications32
The ICC Profile name of the KX-P8415 printer is kpsrgb.icm. To use ICM, it must be
displayed in the [Profiles currently associated with this printer:] box as shown in the window
above. If it is not displayed, perform the following steps in the “Color Management” tab.
1. Click  Add...  .
The “Add Profile Association” window is displayed.
2. Select “Windows\System\Color” or “Windows\System” directory, then select
“kpsrgb”.
3. Click  Add  .
4. Click  OK  .
Color Management Tab (Windows 98)
Setting the Printer Driver 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications33
#Shared As
It enables you to share the printer over the network. 
For the detailed information, refer to the Help menu in the Windows.
Sharing Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98)
#
Setting the Printer Driver 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications34
Setting the Printer Driver
#
$
%
&

) (
Paper Tab
#Paper Size
Selects a different paper size.
Letter, A4, Legal or Env #10 (Envelope #10) can be selected.
$Layout
Specifies how many pages of your document to print on one piece of paper. The page
border will be printed by clicking on the Print page border check box. *
+ 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications35
Setting the Printer Driver
%Orientation
Selects Portrait(vertical) or Landscape(horizontal).
Portrait Landscape
&Output order
Specifies whether the document prints face up or face down in the output tray. This
selection is not effective, and Face upis automatically selected in the following cases. 
– when Printing on both sides (duplex printing)in the Setup tab (seepage 40) is
effective.
– when Multi-Purpose Trayis selected in the Paper source(see below).
– when Transparencyis selected in the Media Type (seepage 36).
Paper source
Selects media tray, multi-purpose tray or optional 2nd cassette feeder.
BAutoSelect Tray:
Prints on media loaded in a media tray. The printer picks media from the tray loaded
with the media that is selected in the Paper Sizeand Media Type. When the tray is
empty, the printer automatically picks media from another tray in the order of Upper,
Middleand Lower.
BMulti-Purpose Tray:
Prints on paper, transparency or label , etc. loaded in the multi-purpose tray.
This selection is not displayed when Printing on both sides (duplex printing) in the Setup
tab (seepage 40) is effective.
BUpper
S:
Prints on media loaded in the standard tray of the printer.
This selection is not displayed when the auto duplex printing unit has been installed.
BMiddle
S:
Prints on media loaded in the upper tray of the optional 2nd cassette feeder.
BLower
S :
Prints on media loaded in the lower tray of the optional 2nd cassette feeder.
The printer will print on the selected media with optimal quality.
SIf the optional 2nd cassette feeder has not been installed, these selections are not
displayed.
NOTE
BWhatever you set the Paper Source to under Printer Properties, this will be overruled by the
Setting in the application, under File - Page Setup - Paper Source. For example if you use
Microsoft Word*
1and set the paper source to “Upper” - this will override the Multi-Purpose
Trays paper source setting under Printer Properties.
*
1Microsoft® Word word processor (hereafter Microsoft Word)A
A 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications36
(Copies
Determines how many copies of the document will be printed.
NOTE
BThe number of copies can also be determined using some application software.
However, it is recommended to set the number of copies using one method, either from
this driver or from an application software to avoid having a printing problem.
)Media Type
Selects the type of media loaded in the media tray or multi-purpose tray. Label, Coated
Paper, Envelope, Card and Paper 2nd Side are available only when the Multi-Purpose
Tray is selected in the Paper source.
Transparency is not available for duplex printing, face down printing and 3 color (CMY)
printing.
*About... button
Displays the window which contains the program version and copyright information.
+Restore Defaults button
Resets the Papertab’s settings to the default settings.
Setting the Printer Driver 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications37
Quality Tab
Setting the Printer Driver
#
$
%
&

#Self-optimized Adjustment (default setting)
Prints a document in the default setting. Select this mode because usually it is not
needed to change the color setting.
$User-optimized Adjustment
If you want to adjust the color, click on this button.
%Print Mode
Select a mode to print the document either in color or gray scale (monochrome).
Clicking on Color enables you to use color management feature. Clicking on Gray Scale
enables you to adjust the density of gray scale. )
* ( 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications38
&Color
This feature provides two-color adjustment functions as described below.
n
Use Agfa CMM
Adjusts the brightness, contrast, saturation, or red, green, blue strength of the image.
For the adjustment, refer to “Using the Agfa CMM” (seepage 59).
To have the best color assigned accurately by using Agfa CMM, click on this button,
then click the Rendering Intent.... Select your desired selection (see below) in the
Rendering Intent window. It determines how the printer assigns the color. 
n
Use image color matching (ICM) *1
The printer assigns the best color possible to represent the original color accurately by
selecting different rendering intents. Click on this button, then click the Rendering
Intent.... The Rendering Intent window appears. Select the desired rendering intent,
which determines how the printer assigns the color.
BSaturation:matching is best for graphs and pie charts, in which 
vividness is more important than actual color.
BPerceptual: matching is best for photographic images.
BRelative Colorimetric:matching is best for logo images, in which a few colors 
must be matched exactly.
BAbsolute Colorimetric:matching is used for mapping to a device-independent 
color space.
*1This option is available only when an application software has ICM feature and working
on Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000.
Gray Scale 
Adjusts the brightness of the gray scale image.
(Resolution 
Selects a resolution. Standard(600 dpi) or Premium(1200 dpi) can be selected. A higher
resolution provides better print quality. However, the throughput speed is diminished.
Setting the Printer Driver 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications39
)Color mode
nUse 4 color (CMYK)
Four colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) will be used to print the document.
BHigh Black: ON
Prints the black portion of color graphics using only black toner. Black becomes pure
black. 
This setting is effective only when printing a line art graphic and has no effect for
photo images.
BHigh Black: OFF
Prints the black portion of color graphics using C (CYAN), M (MAGENTA), 
Y (YELLOW) toners. 
nUse 3 color (CMY)
Three colors (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow) will be used to print the document. 
This selection is useful to print drafts because it can print faster than when using four
colors (Cyan, Magenta Yellow and Black).
*Screening
Selects Smoothor Detailsetting. Smooth is suitable for graphics and photographs
because this setting provides smooth graduation. Detail is suitable for detail-oriented
photographs because this setting provides high resolution. 
						

							Settings and Printing 
MaintenanceSpecifications40
Setting the Printer Driver
#Printing on both sides (duplex printing)
Select either Flip on long edgeor Flip on short edge when you want to print on both
sides. Before using this feature, make sure that optional auto duplex printing unit has
been installed and the Duplex Unithas been added to the Installed Options box in the
Optiontab (seepage 42).
Setup Tab
#
$
%
&
)
*
(