Panasonic Digital Color Imaging Systems For Printer Dp C266 Operating Instructions

							Digital Color Imaging Systems
Operating Instructions
Before operating this machine, please carefully read this manual
and keep this documentation in a safe place for future reference.
(Illustration shows optional accessories that may not be installed on your machine.)
English
(For Printer)
Model No. DP-C406 / C306 / C266 
						

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Operating Instructions
The following Operating Instruction manuals are included with this machine. Please refer to the appropriate manual 
and keep all manuals for future reference. If you lose the manual, contact the authorized Panasonic dealer.
AccessoriesQuick Reference Guide
Describes the basic procedures for each function, and 
introduces various settings for Copy function.
Operating Instructions (For Basic)
Describes the overview of this machine.
For a detailed explanation of functions, please refer to 
the Operating Instruction manuals included on two 
CD-ROMs as illustrated below.
Operating Instructions CD
Contains manuals with detailed information for 
Administrator Setup, User Setup, Copy, Facsimile/
Internet Fax, Scan/Email, Print functions, Function 
Parameters, User Authentication, and Maintenance.
Document Management System CD
Contains the Panasonic Document Management 
System Application software, and manuals for the 
Panasonic Document Management System Application 
software.
Operating Instructions CD
Setup Guide For Administrator
Describes how to set up the machine.
Setup Guide For User
Describes how to install the printer driver 
and application software to client PC.
Copy Function
Describes how to make a Color Copy with 
creative features.
Facsimile and Internet Fax 
Function
(The Facsimile function is available when 
the optional G3 Fax Communication 
Board is installed.)
Describes how to send/receive a 
Facsimile/Internet Fax, and describes the 
course of action to take when a trouble 
message appears, etc.
Scan and Email Function
Describes how to scan and how to send 
Email through the machine.
Print Function
Describes how to print using the Control 
Panel of the machine.
Function Parameters
Describes how to change the default 
settings of each function using the Control 
Panel of the machine.
User Authentication
Describes how to enable and use the 
User Authentication function.
Maintenance Guide
Describes how to maintain the machine, 
and the course of action to take when a 
problem message appears.
Document Management System CD
Application Software
Describes how to use the application 
software.
Ex: Printer Driver, Fax Driver, Quick 
Image Navigator, Device Monitor/
Device Explorer, Network 
Configuration and Address Book 
Editor 
						

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Conventions
Icons
The following icons are used in this manual.
Notation
The following notations are used in this manual.
IconDescription
Indicates important information that must be read in detail. 
Indicates reference information.
NotationDescription
For Keys and Buttons Hard buttons on the Control Panel are depicted as **** key, and soft buttons on the Touch 
Panel Display are depicted as “xxx”.
Ex:
Press the Start key and select “More Menus”. 
						

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Print Operations
Printing from PC .................................................................................................................. 6
Printing from SD Memory Card/USB Flash Memory/Internal Hard Disk Drive/Mailbox....... 8
Photo Print ...................................................................................................................... 8
File Print .......................................................................................................................... 9
Basic Operation Procedure ................................................................................................. 10
Printing from SD Memory Card ........................................................................... “SD Print”11
Printing from USB Flash Memory ........................................................................ “SD Print”14
Printing from the Internal Hard Disk Drive ........................................................... “SD Print”16
Mailbox Printing .................................................................................................... “Mailbox”17
Printing from Mailbox ...................................................................................................... 17
Deleting Mailbox Data ..................................................................................................... 20
Job Control (Output Queue) .......................................................................... “Job Control”22
Turning the Printer On-Line and Off-Line ...................................... “On Line” / “Off Line”22
Canceling the Current Print Job ............................................................... “Cancel Print”23
Confirming the Print Jobs in the Output Queue .................................... “Output Queue”24
Chapter 2 SD Print Settings
Selecting the Color Mode .............................................................................. “Color Mode”26
Quality Adjusting............................................................................................ “Quality Adj.”27
Contrast.......................................................................................................... “Contrast”29
Brightness .................................................................................................. “Brightness”30
Saturation .................................................................................................... “Saturation”31
Tint ..........................................................................................................................“Tint”32
Color Balance........................................................................................ “Color Balance”33
Sort Mode ......................................................................................................“Sort Setting”34
Selecting the Frame Size for Individual Print........................................... “Frame Settings”36
Selecting the Layout for Index Print...........................................................“Index Settings”38
Mirror Image ............................................................................................................“Mirror”39
2-Sided Mode ....................................................................................................... “2-Sided”40
Image Repeat .......................................................................................................... “1 to N”41
Preset Jobs....................................................................................................“Preset Jobs”42
Storing a Job in Memory ................................................................................................. 42
Recalling a Preset Job Stored in Memory ....................................................................... 44
Confirming/Editing the Selected Print Features.................................... “Confirm Settings”45 
						

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Chapter 3 Solving Problems
Tips for Solving Problems .................................................................................................... 46
Printing Operation Failure................................................................................................ 46
Documents Not Printing Correctly ................................................................................... 46
Error Messages ................................................................................................................... 47
Checking Error Messages ............................................................................................... 47
Chapter 4 Appendix
Combined Print Functions ................................................................................................... 48
File List Tab ..................................................................................................................... 48
Thumbnail/Individual and Thumbnail/Index Print Tabs.................................................... 49
Specifications....................................................................................................................... 50
PCL Printer Unit...............................................................................................................50 
						

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 Chapter 1    Print Operations
Chapter 1
Print Operations
Printing from PC
You can print images or data of application software from PC on which the printer driver is installed.
zTo print from PC, the setup of this machine and PC is necessary. 
For setting up the machine as a network printer, refer to Setting up the Network Configuration in the 
Operating Instructions (For Administrator Setup) of provided CD-ROM.
For installing the printer driver to your PC, refer to Installing the Printer Driver and Application Software in 
the Operating Instructions (For User Setup) of provided CD-ROM.
zThe illustrations shown for the following steps are of WordPad on Windows® XP.
The procedures for other applications and Windows operating systems are basically the same, even though the 
screen displays may differ.
1Select “Print” from the “File” menu.
2Select the desired printer in “Select 
Printer”.
3Click “Preferences” to configure the 
print settings if necessary.
4Change the print settings, and then 
click “OK”.
zFor the settings of printer driver, refer to the 
online help for the printer driver.
Print 
						

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5Click “Print”.
zWhen the desired size of paper is not set in 
the Paper Tray, use the Sheet Bypass. 
						

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 Chapter 1    Print Operations
Printing from SD Memor y Card/USB Flash 
Memor y/Internal Hard Disk Drive/Mailbox
You can print data saved in the SD Memory Card, USB Flash Memory, Internal Hard Disk Drive, or 
Mailbox using the Control Panel of the machine.
There are two ways for selecting data to print.
Photo Print
Photo images (JPEG files) are displayed as thumbnails in the Thumbnail/Individual and Thumbnail/
Index Print tabs, and can be printed individually or as thumbnail indexes.
zOnly JPEG files in EXIF* format ver 2.1 or later for the digital camera are displayed as thumbnails.
zSD Logo is a trademark.
zSDHC Logo is a trademark.
* Short for Exchangeable Image File, a standard format used for storing interchange information in digital 
photography image files using JPEG compression. (Ex: Dimensions, Date Picture Taken, Camera Model, File 
Ty p e ,  S i z e ) .
SD Memory Card: For printing pictures taken by a digital camera, etc., (see page 11).
Photo Images
SD Memory Card Ex: Digital CameraIndividual Print
Index Print
Selecting thumbnails of files from the Thumbnail/Individual or Thumbnail/Index Print tab
Individual Print: Selected files are printed individually. 
zThe frame size for the Individual Print can be changed. For details, 
refer to Selecting the Frame Size for Individual Print (see page 
36).
Index Print: Selected files are printed as thumbnail indexes. 
zThe layout for the Index Print can be changed. For details, refer to 
Selecting the Layout for Index Print (see page 38).
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XFrame 
						

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File Print
Files other than photo images (JPEG/TIFF/PDF files) are displayed in the File List tab.
zOnly one file can be selected at a time in the File List tab. For more details, refer to step 5 of Printing from 
USB Flash Memory (see page 14).
USB Flash Memory: For printing files copied to the USB Flash Memory from PC (see page 14).
Internal Hard Disk Drive/Mailbox: For printing files saved in the machine from PC on the network 
(see pages 16 and 17).
PCUSB Flash Memory
Internal Hard Disk Drive/
Mailbox 
						

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 Chapter 1    Print Operations
Basic Operation Procedure
This section describes the workflow of printing data using the Control Panel of the machine. For the 
detailed description of procedures for each print function, refer to the relevant suggested section.
1Press the Print key if the machine is 
set to other function mode.
2Select the desired print function.
•SD Print:
Select when printing data in the SD Memory 
Card, USB Flash Memory or Internal Hard 
Disk Drive (see pages 11 to 16).
•Mailbox:
Select when printing or deleting data saved 
in Mailbox (see pages 17 to 21).
•Job Control:
Select when turning the printer on-line or off-
line, canceling the current print job, or 
managing print data in the Output Queue 
(see pages 22 to 24).zYou can confirm the progress information 
while printing in the message area of the 
Touch Panel Display by setting the Function 
Parameter “27 PC Print Page Display” 
(Printer Settings > General User Mode) to 
“On”. 
For more details, refer to Printer Settings in 
the Operating Instructions (For Function 
Parameters) of provided CD-ROM.
zAfter finishing printing, press the Reset key to 
return to the initial screen of the currently active 
mode.