Panasonic Kx P7305 Operating Instructions Manual

							Setting the Printer Driver
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■ Setting the Printer from an Application:
When setting the printer using the printer properties window from an application, the setting 
is returned to the default setting if the application is closed.
For example, to print a document created in Microsoft WordPad in Windows 98, perform the 
following steps.
1Click [Start], select Programs or All Programs, select Accessories, 
then click Wo rd Pa d.
The WordPad window is displayed.
2Click the File menu, then click Print....
The Print window is displayed.
3Select Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, 
Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS in the Name : 
box.
4Click Properties ([Preferences] for Windows XP / Windows Server 
2003).
The printer properties window is displayed.
5Click a tab to view the features.
NOTE
• The print options in the File menu depend on the Windows application. Refer to the 
application manual.
AB 
						

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1Display the printer properties window (see page 44).
2Perform the method [A] or [B].
[A]Click the desired menu with the right mouse button and click the displayed menu.
Or
[B]Click [?] button and click the desired menu.
Displaying Help of the Printer Properties Window
A
B 
						

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The printer driver cannot automatically detect that an option has been installed in the printer. 
After installing an option in the printer, you must define it whether an option is installed or not.
1Click [Start], move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers window is displayed.
• For Windows XP Professional / Windows Server 2003, click [Start], then click or 
double click Printers and Faxes.
• For Windows XP Home, click [Start], click Control Panel, click Printers and Other 
Hardware icon, then click Printers and Faxes icon.
2Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, 
Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS icon.
3Click the File menu, then click Properties.
4Specify the installed options.
■For Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6
[In Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me]
(1) Click the Device tab.
(2) Click the installed option in the Available Options box and then click [Add].
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 [Remove].
[In Windows NT 4.0]
(1) Click the Device Settings tab.
(2) Click the option in the Install Options and then select Installed, Not Installed or 
installed memory in the Change Setting box.
[In Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Server 2003]
(1) Click the Device Settings tab.
(2) Click the underlined selection (ex. Not Installed
 of the 2nd Feeder) of the Install 
Options.
The selection box is displayed.
(3) Click the selection box and select Installed, Not Installed or installed memory.
Defining the Installed Options 
						

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■For Panasonic KX-P7305 PS or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS
[In Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me]
(1) Click the Device Options tab.
(2) Click the option in the Installable options and then select Installed, Not Installed 
or installed memory in the Change setting for box.
[In Windows NT 4.0]
(1) Click the Device Settings tab.
(2) Click the option in the Installable Options and then select Installed, Not Installed 
or installed memory in the Change Setting box.
[In Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Server 2003]
(1) Click the Device Settings tab.
(2) Click the underlined selection (ex. Not Installed
 of the 2nd Feeder) of the 
Installable Options.
The selection box is displayed.
(3) Click the selection box and select Installed, Not Installed or installed memory.
5Click [OK]. 
						

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The media can be fed from the tray corresponding to the paper size of the document by 
assigning the media size to the tray.
AutoSelect Tray must be selected for paper source to use the feature.
The setting of the Remote Control Panel will be taken over by the setting of the printer driver.
■Using the Remote Control Panel
1Click [Start], move the pointer to Programs or All Programs, Panasonic 
and Panasonic KX-P7305 and KX-P7310, then click Remote Control 
Panel.
• If more than one printer is connected to your computer, the screen prompts to select 
the printer. Click the desired printer, then click 
[OK].
2Click the + button on the Paper menu from the tree menu.
Or
Double click the Paper menu.
3Click the Upper Tray or Lower Tray menu.
• If the optional 2nd feeder is installed, these menus are displayed.
4Click the ! button to display the pull down list and click the desired media 
size.
5Click To o l menu and select Send to transfer the changed setting to the 
printer.
Setting the Form To Tray Assignment 
						

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■Using the Printer Driver
1Click [Start], move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers window is displayed.
• For Windows XP Professional / Windows Server 2003, click [Start], then click or 
double click Printers and Faxes.
• For Windows XP Home, click [Start], click Control Panel, click Printers and Other 
Hardware icon, then click Printers and Faxes icon.
2Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 
icon.
3Click the File menu, then click Properties.
4Assign the media size to the tray.
[In Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me]
(1) Click the Device tab.
(2) Click the desired tray in the Form To Tray Assignment box.
(3) Click the Paper Size box to display the pull down list and select the media size.
[In Windows NT 4.0]
(1) Click the Device Settings tab.
(2) Click the tray of the Form To Tray Assignment and select the media size.
[In Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Server 2003]
(1) Click the Device Settings tab.
(2) Click the underlined selection of the tray in the Form To Tray Assignment.
The selection box is displayed.
(3) Click the selection box and select the media size.
5Click [OK]. 
						

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Enables to share the printer over the network.
■For Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me
1Click [Start], move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers.
2Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, 
Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS icon.
3Click the File menu, then click Properties.
4Click the Sharing tab.
5Click the Shared As check button, then enter the printer name in the 
Share Name box.
• If needed, enter a comment and password.
6Click [OK] to close the window.
• If you entered the password at step 5, you are prompted to enter the password again. 
Enter 
the password, then click [OK].
NOTE
•
If the Sharing tab does not appear, follow the steps below.
(1) Click [Start], select Settings and click Control Panel.
(2) Double click the Network icon.
(3) Click [File and Print Sharing...].
(4) Confirm I want to be able to give others access to my files and I want to be 
able to allow others to print to my printer(s) check box are checked. If the check 
mark is removed, click the check box.
(5) Click [OK].
(6) Click [OK].
(7) If the setting is changed, restart Windows.
Sharing the Printer 
						

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■For Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows 
Server 2003
1Click [Start], move the pointer to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers window is displayed.
• For Windows XP Professional / Windows Server 2003, click [Start], then click or 
double click Printers and Faxes.
• For Windows XP Home, click [Start], click Control Panel, click Printers and Other 
Hardware icon, then click Printers and Faxes icon.
2Click the Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, 
Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS icon.
3Click the File menu, then click Properties.
4Click the Sharing tab.
5Click the check button depending the operating system.
- Shared (Windows NT 4.0)
- Shared as (Windows 2000)
- Share this printer (Windows XP / Windows Server 2003)
6Type the printer name (for example: KX-P7310) in the Share name or Shared 
as box.
NOTE
• If the shared printer is used through Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me, the printer 
name must not exceed 12 characters.
7Click [OK].
Or
If you want to install the alternate driver, proceed to the next steps. 
The following is the example of installing an alternate driver for Windows 95 or Windows 98 in
Windows 2000.
8Click [Additional Drivers...].
9Click on the Windows 95 or 98 check box, then click [OK].
The Insert Disk window is displayed. 
						

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10Click [OK].
The Windows 95/Windows 98 Printer Drivers window is displayed.
11Click [Browse].
The Locate File window is displayed.
12Insert the supplied printer CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
13Select CD-ROM drive.
14Open Win9x and open English, then select PCL file. Click [Open].
15Click [OK]. 
						

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Specifies how many pages of a document to print on one piece of paper. 
1Open a document and display the print window in your application.
2Select Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6, Panasonic KX-P7305 PS, 
Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS printer and 
click Properties ([Preferences] for Windows XP / Windows Server 
2003).
The printer Properties ([Preferences] for Windows XP / Windows Server
2003)
 window appears.
• The operation for displaying the printer properties window may be different depending 
on the application software.
3Set the printer driver.
■For Panasonic KX-P7305 PCL6 or Panasonic KX-P7310 PCL6
(1) Click on the desired check button for Pages Per Sheet menu in the Page Setup 
tab.
• The page border will be printed by clicking on the Print Page Border check box 
when selecting 2up or 4up.
■For Panasonic KX-P7305 PS or Panasonic KX-P7310 PS
[In Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me]
(1) Click the desired check button for the Layout menu in the Paper tab.
[In Windows 2000 / Windows Server 2003]
(1) Select the desired selection from the Pages Per Sheet menu in the Layout tab.
4Click [OK].
Assigning Multiple Pages per Sheet