Panasonic Color Laser Printer Kx P8420 Reference Guide

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Fonts
The KX-P8420 includes 19 TrueType fonts:
• Apple-Chancery
• ArialMT, Arial-BoldMT, Arial-ItalicMT, Arial-BoldItalicMT
• Chicago
• Geneva
• HoeflerText-Regular, HoeflerText-Black, HoeflerText-Italic, 
HoeflerText-BlackItalic, HoeflerText-Ornaments
• Monaco
• NewYork
• TimesNewRomanPSMT, TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT, 
TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT, TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT
• Wingdings-Regular
n  
About the optional font software
For more information on installing Adobe Type Manager (ATM) from Adobe\
 
Systems, see “Installing additional software for Windows users” or\
 
“Installing additional software for Macintosh users” in the 
Setup Manual or 
Operating Instructions.
TrueType fonts 
						

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Glossary
Additive color model
A system in which color is produced by combining 
primary lights additively. The additive primaries are 
red, green, and blue. When added together in 
proper amounts, these colors produce white. An 
RGB video monitor is based on an additive color 
model. 
Additive primaries
Red, green, and blue light that is used in additive 
color systems. The additive primaries combine to 
produce white.
Banding
Visible steps between shades in a gradient.
Bit depth
Amount of information required for each pixel in a 
raster image. Black and white images require only 
one bit per pixel. Photographic quality color images 
can require 24 or 32 bits per pixel.
Calibrated RGB
An RGB color space used by KX-P8420 color 
management software as an interchange standard. 
The Calibrated RGB color space is defined 
according to the following specifications for a color 
monitor: SMPTE phosphors, a white point D50, 
and gamma of 2.2.
Calibration
The process of ensuring that a device behaves 
consistently with respect to a set of specifications. 
Color gamut
See gamut.
Color rendering dictionary (CRD)
A feature found in PostScript Level 3 color printers 
that gives improved matching between the monitor 
and printed output. Color rendering dictionaries are 
used by the printer’s PostScript interpreter when 
converting RGB data sent to the printer to CMYK 
data used by the print engine.
Color rendering style
A feature of KX-P8420 color management software 
that allows you to maintain the best possible 
translation of color from one color device to 
another. The KX-P8420 color rendering styles are: 
photographic transparency and presentation.
Color space
A model for representing color in terms of 
measurable values, such as the amount of red, 
green, and blue in an image. RGB and CMYK color 
spaces are based on color devices—monitors and 
printers respectively. Other color spaces, such as 
CIELAB are based on mathematical models, and 
are device-independent—they are not based on 
the color response of a particular device.
Colorant
An ink, die, toner, paint or other pigment that 
modifies the color of what it is applied to.
Composite printer
Any printer that can print directly in color without 
first creating color separations. A composite is an 
early proof of a printing job.
Continuous tone
An image containing gradient tones. 
Custom color system
A system of named color swatches that can be 
matched on press using process or spot colors. 
PANTONE and TruMatch are examples of custom 
color systems. 
						

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Density
A precise measurement of the light energy 
transmitted or reflected by a surface in the 
presence of a standard light source.
Densitometer
An instrument that measures density according to 
a specified standard. Status T densitometers are 
commonly used in the graphic arts industry. 
Four-color printer
A printing device that uses cyan, magenta, yellow, 
and black ink or toner.
Gamut
A range of colors. A device gamut is the range of 
colors that a device, such as a printer, can 
produce. An image gamut is the range of colors in 
a particular image.
Gamut mapping
The process whereby KX-P8420 color 
management software compresses—“maps”—the 
colors in a digital image to fit the color gamut of a 
particular device. 
Gradient fill
A color or grayscale fill made of smooth transitions 
between two different colors or shades.
Graphics device interface (GDI)
Graphics and display technology used by 
computers running Windows. GDI applications rely 
on GDI rather than the PostScript language to 
send words and pictures to printers.
Halftoning
A method for representing an original continuous 
tone image using a pattern of dots of various sizes. 
The pattern is determined by the line frequency, 
screen angle, and dot shape. 
Metamerism
Phenomenon where two colors composed of 
different combinations of light wavelengths appear 
identical. The colors are called “metamers”.
Moiré
An undesirable pattern in images made using 
halftone screens. Moiré can be caused by 
improper screen angles, improper alignment of 
halftone screens, or by certain types of patterns in 
the image itself.
Named color
A color that is defined according to a custom color 
system. For example, PANTONE 107 C is a 
named color.
Offset lithography
Printing in which ink is transferred from printing 
plates to a rubber blanket and then from the 
blanket to paper.
Photographic rendering
A color rendering style that preserves tonal 
relationships in images. Unprintable colors are 
mapped to printable colors in a way that retains 
differences in lightness, slightly sacrificing color 
accuracy as necessary.
Pixel
The smallest distinct element of a raster image or 
an image displayed on a monitor.
PostScript Level 2 or 3
Version of Adobe Systems’ PostScript language, 
which is used to print and display pictures and text. 
PostScript Level 3 includes many enhancements 
to older versions of PostScript, including improved 
color matching and the ability to control printer-
specific features from applications. 
						

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Prepress proof
A print made from a set of film separations, or from 
an electronic file, to simulate the results of printing. 
A film proof is the last opportunity to catch 
problems before the final printing.
Presentation graphics rendering
A color rendering style that does not try to precisely 
match printed colors to displayed colors. It is 
appropriate for bright saturated colors used in 
illustrations and graphs.
Process colors
The four ink colors used to simulate full-spectrum 
color images: process yellow, magenta, cyan, and 
black.
QuickDraw
Graphics and display technology built into 
Macintosh computers. QuickDraw applications rely 
on QuickDraw rather than the PostScript language 
to send words and pictures to printers.
Raster image
Electronic representation of a page or image using 
a grid of points (called pixels) that are numerically 
defined. Raster images can be black and white, 
grayscale, indexed color, or photographic quality 
color.
Separation
The process of separating a color image into the 
primary color components for printing—cyan, 
magenta, yellow, and black. Also used to refer to 
the four sheets of film that result from the process 
of separating a color image. 
Source profile
A profile used by KX-P8420 to determine the 
context for the color values specified in a digital 
image.
Spot color
A color that is printed on its own separation plate 
when separations are specified. A spot color is 
printed using a special ink for that color, in contrast 
to process colors that are printed using 
combinations of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. 
Status T 
A spectral response for graphic arts reflection 
densitometers defined by ANSI (the American 
National Standards Institute.)
Subtractive color model
A system in which color is produced by combining 
colorants such as paint, inks, or dyes on media 
such as paper or transparent film or acetate. The 
subtractive primaries are cyan, magenta, and 
yellow. All printing devices use the subtractive 
color model, as do photographs and transparency 
film. Many printers use cyan, magenta, yellow, 
and 
black colorants.
Subtractive primaries
Cyan, magenta, and yellow colorants used in 
subtractive color systems. Combining the 
subtractive primaries produces darker colors.
SWOP
The abbreviation for Specifications for Web Offset 
Publications. A standard of specifications for 
separations, proofs, and color printing usually 
designed for magazine production.
Vector image
Graphic illustration created on computers where 
picture elements are defined mathematically as 
lines or curves between points. Includes artwork 
created in illustration and page layout applications.  
						

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Index
A
Accent color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
Additive color model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Additive primaries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Adobe PostScript printer driver v. 8.5.1 . . . . . . .  25
Adobe Type 1 PostScript fonts  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
Apple Standard setting, RGB Source option . . .  65
B
Bit depth, of raster images . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61, 62
Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Brightness option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15, 28, 64
C
Cancel
printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Cancel command (UNIX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
Changing print settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
Charts, using color in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
Check and Print option. . . . . . . . . . . .  9, 15, 28, 40
Chooser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
CIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
CIE color model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
CMYK color reference pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
CMYK Simulation option  . . . . . . . . . . . .  15, 28, 64
Color
accent color  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
additive model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
complements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
controlling printing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
custom color systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
physics of  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
print options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
properties of  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
split complements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
subtractive model  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
subtractive primaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
text  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
theory  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
triads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
using effectively  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58–60
wheel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59Color CRD Graphics option . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16, 29
Color CRD Images option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16, 29
Color CRD Text option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16, 29
Color Matching option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Color Mode option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16, 29
Color monitors, 
see Monitors
Color rendering dictionaries (CRDs)  . . . . . . . . .  66
Color rendering styles, 
see Rendering styles
Color space  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Color theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Color wheel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Colorants  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
ColorSync System Profile  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30, 65
ColorWise Business Color option. . . . . . . . . . . .  17
ColorWise Expert Mode option  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage, 
see CIE
Complements, color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Computer monitors, 
see Monitors
Confirm file deletion option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
CRD option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18, 64
CRDs (color rendering dictionaries) . . . . . . . . . .  66
D
Default color controls set in Setup . . . . . . . . . . .  64
Deleting jobs in Fiery WebSpooler . . . . . . . . . . .  45
Device Options
specifying from printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Downloading files to the printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
Duplicating jobs in Fiery WebSpooler  . . . . . . . .  44
E
EFIRGB setting, RGB Source option . . .  21, 64, 65
Electronic Collation option . . . . . . . . . . . .  9, 18, 30 
						

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F
Face-Down/Face-Up option . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20, 30
Fiery WebDownloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38, 51
downloading files  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
using to download color reference pages . . .  68
Fiery WebLink  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38, 50
Fiery WebSpooler  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38, 40
cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
deleting jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41, 45
duplicating jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41, 44
hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
moving jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
Fiery WebTools
accessing from the printer’s home page . . . .  37
home page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
requirements for  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37, 39
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38, 49
WebDownloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38, 51
WebLink  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38, 50
WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
WebSpooler  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38, 40
File size, of raster images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
Font list  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
Fonts
color text size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
G
Gamut  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56, 66
mapping  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56, 66
of monitors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
of photographic transparencies  . . . . . . . . . .  56
of print devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56, 57
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
Graphs, using color in  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
Grayscale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16, 19, 29
H
Halftoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Hold queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40, 41, 42
HSB (hue, saturation, brightness)  . . . . . . . .  53, 54
I
ICC Profiles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29, 30
ICM Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Internet Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
J
Job Log  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Fiery WebSpooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40, 47
L
Light, as property of color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Line art, 
see Vector images
Lp command  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
Lpq command  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
Lpr command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
Lprm command  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
Lpstat command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
M
Macintosh
printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
selecting printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
Metamerism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Microsoft Internet Explorer, 
see  Internet Explorer
Misregistration of colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
gamut of  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
phosphors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
More Options button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Moving jobs in Fiery WebSpooler  . . . . . . . . . . .  45 
						

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N
Netscape Communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
O
Out-of-gamut RGB colors, printing. . . . . . . . . . .  66
Output Order option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
P
Painting applications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
PANTONE color reference pages  . . . . . . . . . . .  68
PANTONE color system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
Paper option (paper size). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Paper Size option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Paper Source option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20, 31
Phosphors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Photographic CRD . . . . . . . . . . .  16, 17, 18, 29, 66
Photographic prints  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Photographic transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
gamut of  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
Physics of color  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Pixel-editing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61, 63
Pixels in raster images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
PostScript
printing files from UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
PostScript applications
using color in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67–68
PostScript fonts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
PostScript printer fonts, included with printer. . .  69
PostScript printing
configuring printing options, Windows 3.1  . .  13
configuring printing options, Windows 95 . . . .  6
configuring printing options, 
Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
Preferences, Fiery WebSpooler . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
Prepress proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
Presentation CRD  . . . . . . . . . . .  16, 17, 18, 29, 66
Presentation print jobs
rendering styles appropriate for  . . . . . . . . . .  66
using color in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58Print as mirror image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Print as Negative image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Print devices
consistency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
gamut  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56, 57
test prints  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
Print queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40, 42
Printed queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40, 42
Printer
maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
paper stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
print options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15–22, 28–32
rendering style  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
resident fonts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69–71
selecting on the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
toner  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
Printer description files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
Printing
changing settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
raster images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
UNIX workstations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34–36
Prism  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Process colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55, 68
PS error print  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Pure binary data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
R
Raster images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
bit depth  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61, 62
file size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
for offset press printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
resolution  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61, 62, 63
scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
Registration of colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
Rendering styles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
Resolution of raster images . . . . . . . . . .  61, 62, 63
Resolution option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21, 31
RGB Source option  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21, 32, 64, 65 
						

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