Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8415 Setup Instructions

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Using the Agfa CMM
-Profile
Allows you to select, save or delete a color adjustment setting.
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Save
Saves a color adjustment setting.
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Save as...
Saves a new color adjustment setting under a new name.
To save a setting:
1. Adjust the color and click Save asbutton.
2. Enter a new setting name and click OK.
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Delete
Deletes an existing color adjustment setting.
To delete a setting:
1. Click the right mark        to display the pull down list.
2. Click the setting to be deleted.
3. Click the Deletebutton, then click OK.
Adjust the color by performing the following steps.
1Drag each slider left or right or click Ior H.
BYou can see the result of the adjustment in the Previewbox.
2Click  OK to make the setting(s) effective.
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							You can adjust the grayscale density of your output using the Brightnesswindow.
1Click on theUser-optimized Adjustment button, then click on the 
Gray Scalebutton in the Qualitytab (seepage 37).
2Click on theUse brightness adjustmentcheck box, then 
ClickBrightness...  .
The Brightness window is displayed.
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Using the Brightness Adjustment
Using the Brightness Adjustment
Displaying the Adjustment Window
#$%Preview box 
						

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Using the Brightness Adjustment
#OK button
Makes the adjustment effective and closes the window.
$Cancel button
Cancels the adjustment and closes the window.
%Restore Default  button
Restores the default image.
Adjust the gray scale by performing the following steps.
1Drag the slider left or right, or click I or H.
BYou can see the result of the adjustment in the Preview box.
2ClickOK  to make the adjustment effective.
LighterDarker 
						

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Overlay Printing
Overlay Printing
1. Create a graphic file and
store as a GDI file.
Graphic file Overlay All PagesOverlay 1st Page2. Select overlay option. The
printer provides the
overlaid pages of your
document.3. Print a document on which
you want to overlay a
graphic file.
Main Steps for Overlaying
1Using an application such as Paintbrush or CorelDRAW, create and save the
graphic file that you want to overlay on a document.
2Verify the graphic by printing it.
3Display the print window and click Properties to display the Panasonic 
KX-P8415 Properties window.
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or
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ABC Company
ABC Company
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ABC Company
2
ABC Company
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Overlay Printing
4Click on the check box of Print As Overlayin the Setuptab. 
5Enter a new file name or the same file name with GDI extension 
(ex. OVERLAY.GDI) in your desired directory as used in step 1 in the File
Name box.
You can select the desired directory by clicking   Browse   .
If you are working under Windows NT 4.0, the directory in which you want to save the file 
can not be changed.
6Click  OK .
7Print the graphic to the KX-P8415 printer.
Actually you will be printing to a file, so no print-out will come from the printer. Your created 
file will be stored as a GDI file.
check box of Print As
Overlay 
						

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Overlay Printing
8Minimize or close this application.
9Open a document to print with the graphic and display the print window.
10Click Properties to display the Panasonic KX-P8415 Propertieswindow.
11Click on the check box of Print With Overlayin the Setuptab.
check box of Print With
Overlay
12Click on the Overlay 1st Pageor Overlay All Pagesbutton.
Overlay 1st Page:  The graphic is overlaid only on the first page of a document.
Overlay All Pages: The graphic is overlaid on all the pages of a document. 
						

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13Click Browseand select the directory in which you saved your graphic file
(GDI file), then select the graphic. Click  OK.
The selected file will appear in the File Name box.
14Click  OK.
15Print the desired document with the graphic overlaid.
BThe resolution (Standard or Premium) in the Quality tab must be the same with one of the
GDI file stored at step7.
Overlay Printing 
						

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Duplex Printing
Duplex Printing
If you manually perform the duplex printing, first odd pages are printed and then even pages 
(seepage 70).
By installing the optional 2nd cassette feeder with ADU (Auto duplex printing unit) in your printer, it
can automatically perform the duplex printing. See “Specifications”for the notes when performing
automatic duplex printing.
Auto duplex printing unit should be used only for automatic duplex printing. Do not load any media in
this unit, otherwise jam will occur.
Specified media for duplex printing: Laser paper 75-90 g/m
2(20-24 lbs.)
1Make sure the Auto duplex printing unit is installed in the Upper tray slot.
2Load paper [laser paper 75-90 g/m2(20-24 lbs.] into the Middle or Lower tray 
(upper or lower tray of the 2nd cassette feeder).
BAutomatic duplex printing cannot be performed by feeding paper from the multi-purpose
tray.
3Display the print window in your application.
4Select Panasonic KX-P8415printer and click Properties.
ThePanasonic KX-P8415 Propertieswindow is displayed.
BThe operation for displaying the Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties window may be different
depending on the application software.
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Duplex Printing
5Click theSetuptab in the Printer Properties window and select either Flip on
long edgeor Flip on short edge.
6Click  OK, then print. 
						

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Single sided documents can be printed on both sides of the paper using an application software, such
as Microsoft® Word for Windows 95. The instructions described here are only for Microsoft Word for
Windows 95. See “Specifications”for the notes when performing manual duplex printing.
NOTE when making a few copies of the document that the last page is odd page using
the collation feature:
BWhen printing the even pages of the document after printing the odd pages, the last page
of the next copy will be printed on the back side of the last page. To avoid this,
- Print the document one by one. (Do not use the collation feature).
- Remove the last page of the copies after the odd pages are printed, then print the even
pages.
Specified media for duplex printing: Laser paper 75-165 g/m
2(20-44 lbs.)
1Set the media thickness switch to Middleor Thickdepending on the paper
used (see “Using the Multi-purpose Tray”).
2Load paper [75-165 g/m2(20-44 lbs.)] in the multi-purpose tray.
3Open a document in Microsoft Word for Windows 95.
4From the Filemenu, click Print....
The Printwindow is displayed.
5Make sure that Panasonic KX-P8415is selected in the Printer box, then click
Properties.
The Panasonic KX-P8415 Propertieswindow is displayed.
Duplex Printing
Manual Duplex Printing (Using Microsoft Word for Windows 95)