Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8415 Setup Instructions

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$Overlay 
Overlay feature enables you to overlay an image over a document. See “Overlay Printing”
on page 64 .
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Print As Overlay
It enables you to save a graphic file as a GDI file that you wish to overlay on a document.
nPrint With Overlay
It enables you to select a GDI file that you wish to overlay on a document when it is
printed. The following are examples to use overlay feature:
BTo incorporate your letterhead on the first page of a business letter 
(Overlay 1st page).
BTo overlay the word “Confidential” on every page of an important document
(Overlay All Pages). 
NOTE
BWhen a document is printed overlaying a graphic, the resolution (Standardor Premium) in
the Qualitytab must be the samewith one of the graphic file.
%Scaling
It enables you to reduce or enlarge a document to be printed between from 25% and
400%.
&Page Protection
Additionally reserves memory to process the entire page (in memory) composed with very
dense or complex graphics and text before printing out the page.
When overrun error has occurred, check on this check box to print completely .
Collation
Clicking on this check box prints the copies of the entire document a number of times,
from 1st page to the last page. If you print 3 copies of a 5 pages document, printer prints
page 1 through page 5 three times.
Clicking off this check box prints the copies of the 1st page, then the copies of the next
page and so on.
(About button
Displays the window that contains the program version and copyright information.
)Restore Defaults button
Resets the Setuptab’s settings to the default settings.
*Print as a mirror image
Clicking on this check box allows you to print a mirror image of the document.
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Setting the Printer Driver
Option Tab
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#Available Options / Installed Options
This tab defines whether an option is installed or not. The printer driver installed on the
computer cannot automatically detect that an option has been installed in the printer.
After installing an option in the printer, you must define it using this tab.
It is recommended to change the Options setting by using the Panasonic KX-P8415
Properties window under Windowsto retain the setting ( see page 28).
To define an installed option, click that option in the Available Optionsbox and then
click Addbutton. The option is moved from Available Options box to the Installed
Options box. If an option in the Installed Options box is needed to be removed, click it
and then click the Removebutton.
$Aboutbutton
Displays the window that contains the program version and copyright information. 
						

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Displaying the Panasonic KX-P8415 printer Properties Window
(Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000)
1Click Start  , selectSettings, then clickPrinters.
The Printerswindow is displayed.
2Click the Panasonic KX-P8415 printericon.
3Click the File menu, then click Properties.
The Panasonic KX-P8415 printer Propertieswindow is displayed.
BTabs are different in Windows 2000.
4Click a tab to view the features.
BPrinters Printing Preferences window appears by clicking   Printing Preferences...in
Windows 2000.
PortsTab (seepage 44)
SharingTab (seepage 45)
Color ManagementTab (seepage 48) [For Windows 2000]
For the features of the other tabs, refer to the Help menu in the Windows NT 4.0 / 
Windows 2000.
Setting the Printer Driver
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Setting the Printer Driver
Ports Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000)
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#Checked port
Documents will be printed to the checked port.
$Add Port... button
Adds a new port.
NOTE
BThis option is available only for Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000.
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Setting the Printer Driver
Sharing Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000)
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NOTE
BThis option is available only for Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000.
#Shared
It enables you to share the printer over the network. 
For the setup operation, refer to Sharing the printer with a client computer
(seepage 46).
$Alternate Drivers(Windows NT 4.0)/ Additional Drivers... (Windows 2000)
It enables you to install an alternate driver.
For the installation, refer to Installing an alternate driver(seepage 46).
(tab in Windows NT 4.0) 
						

							n Sharing the printer with a client computer:
1Click Shared.
2Type the printer name (for example: KX-P8415).
NOTE
BIf the shared printer is used through Windows 95 or Windows 98, the printer name must not
exceed 12 characters.
3Click  OK  .
n Installing an alternate driver (for example: Windows 95 in Windows
NT 4.0):
To install the additional drivers in Windows 2000, click  Additional Drivers....
1Select Windows 95, then click  OK  .
The Insert Diskwindow is displayed.
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							2Click  OK  .
The Printer Drivers for Windows 95window is displayed.
3Click  Browse...  .
4Click  Cancel  .
The Locate Filewindow is displayed.
5Insert the supplied KX-P8415 CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive.
6Select CD-ROM drive.
7OpenWin9x, then select Kx-p8415file. Click  Open  .
The Printer Drivers for Window 95 window is displayed.
8Click  OK  .
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The ICC Profile name of the KX-P8415 printer is kpsrgb.icm. To use ICM, it must be
displayed in the [Color 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 “WINNT\system32\spool\drivers\color” directory, then select
“KPSRGB”.
3. Click  Add...  .
4. Click  OK  .
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To print on transparency, you can use either the optional transparency tray or the multi-purpose tray.
Using any other tray except the transparency tray may result in media jams.
When using the Multi-purpose tray, see “Printing on Transparency, Label or Envelope (using Multi-
purpose tray)” on page 52.
Available transparency: 3M CG3710
1Push down on the metal plate until it clicks, locking it in place.
To use a transparency tray, always check the label indication on the tray.
2Fan the transparencies, then tap them on a level surface to avoid media jams
or skewed printing.
NOTES
BBe careful not to leave fingerprints on the media, which can result in a smudged print.
BReusing media that has been fed through the printer once (for example, after jams) can
reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components.
Printing on Transparency (using Optional Transparency Tray)
Printing on Transparency
Transparency 
						

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3Place the transparencies (3M CG3710) with the print side downunder the
hooks in the tray.
BWhen using 3M CG3710, load them with the leading tape side facing up.
BThe height of media should not exceed the limit mark on the tray, or it may cause a jam.
NOTE
B
Do not mix different types of transparencies in the transparency tray at one time; this may
cause a jam.
4Slide the transparency tray completely into the slot.
5Display the print window in the application software.
6Select Panasonic KX-P8415printer and clickProperties .
ThePanasonic KX-P8415 Propertieswindow is displayed.
BThe operation for displaying the Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window may be different
depending on the application software.
7Click the Papertab.
Printing on Transparency