Panasonic Kx P8410 Operating Instructions Manual

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Click  New Port...  .
The Port Namewindow is displayed.
Type the port name (for example; KXP8410GDI), then click
OK.
The Printer Portswindow is displayed.
Click  Close.
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#Shared
To share the printer over the network. 
For the setup operation, refer to Sharing the printer with a client
computer( +
P. 93).
$Alternate Drivers
To install an alternate driver.
For the installation, refer to Installing an alternate driver( +
P. 93).
Sharing Tab
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n Sharing the printer with a client computer
Click Shared.
Type the printer name (for example: KX-P8410).
Note:
BIf the shared printer is used through Windows 95, the printer name must not
exceed 12 characters.
Click  OK  .
n Installing an alternate driver (for example: Windows 95)
Select Windows 95, then click  OK  .
The Insert Diskwindow is displayed.
Click  OK  .
The Printer Drivers for Windows 95window is displayed.
Click  Browse...  .
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Click  Cancel  .
The Locate Filewindow is displayed.
Insert the supplied KX-P8410 CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive.
Select CD-ROM drive.
OpenWin95, Disk2, then select KXP8410.inffile. Click  Open  .
The Printer Drivers for Window 95 window is displayed.
Click  OK  .
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Device Settings Tab
#Printer memory
Selects the amount of memory installed in the printer. If the amount of
memory in the printer does not match this setting, a MEMORY
OVERFLOWmessage might be displayed. To determine how much
memory is installed in the printer, print out the Test page ( 
+P. 39).
As the printer memory increases, printing throughput improves. If the total
printer memory is set more than 32 MB, Printer memory usageoption (
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$Printer memory usage
Determines how the printer memory is used, either for better print
performance or for better print quality. This selection is effective only when
the Gray Scaleor the Color Photoprint style is selected and the
Standard (600 dpi)is selected.
More than 32 MB is required on the printer to select this option.
BUse printer memory to make print performance better
Sends the data to the printer with the standard level of compression to
improve throughput.
BUse printer memory to make print quality better
Sends the data to the printer with a lower level of compression or
without compression to improve the print quality. However, the
throughput will be diminished. 
%Form To Tray Assignment
Server can assign and display the media loaded in the printer. Client can
view the media assignment. This assignment does not affect any print job.
n When Panasonic KX-P8410 Device Settings is
selected
#Undo Changed Option
Returns the Device Settingstab’s setting to the previous setting.
$About KX-P8410 Printer Driver...
Displays the window that contains the program version and copyright
information.
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You can adjust the color of your output using the Hyper-Tetra Adjustmentwindow.
Displaying the Hyper-Tetra Adjustment Window
Using the Hyper-Tetra Adjustment
nFor Windows 95 / 3.1
Click on theUse Hyper-Tetra Adjustment check box in the
Optiontab
( 
+P. 74).
The Adjustment...button becomes effective.
ClickAdjustment...  .
The Hyper-Tetra Adjustment window is displayed.
nFor Windows NT 4.0
Click on Hyper-Tetra Adjustment ...in the Advanced tab
( +P. 82).
The Hyper-Tetra Adjustment...button appears in the lower box.
Click  Hyper-Tetra Adjustment....
The Hyper-Tetra Adjustment window is displayed.
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To adjust the brightness, contrast, hue or saturation of color, select Color
Adjustmentin the
Hyper-Tetra Adjustment window.
#Brightness
Changes the brightness of an image. A higher brightness setting provides a
lighter image and a lower brightness setting provides a darker image.
$Contrast
Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the 
image.
%Hue
Changes the aspect of color.
&Saturation
Changes the brightness and vividness of color. Lower saturation settings
provide dull and dark images, and higher saturation settings provide bright
and vivid images.
The range of each option (
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OKbutton
Makes a selection effective and closes the window.
(Cancelbutton
Cancels a selection and closes the window.
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Color Adjustment
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							99 )About button
Displays the window that contains the program version and copyright
information.
*Reset button
Resets the current setting(s) made in this window to the default setting(s).
Adjust the color by performing the following steps.
Drag each slider left or right or click 
Ior 
H, or type the
numerical value.
BYou can see the result of the adjustment in the Previewbox.
BTo reset the setting, click  Reset.
Click  OK to make the setting(s) effective.
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To adjust the level of red, green or blue, select Color Balancein the Hyper-Tetra
Adjustment window. The following options appear.
#Red
Lightens or darkens red. A darker level setting provides a stronger cyan.
$Green
Lightens or darkens green. A darker level setting provides a stronger
magenta.
%Blue
Lightens or darkens blue. A darker level setting provides a stronger yellow.
The setting range of each option is from 0 to 255.
Color Balance
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%Preview box
Adjust the color by performing the following steps.
Drag each slider left or right or click 
Ior 
H, or type the
numerical value.
BYou can see the result of the adjustment in the Preview box.
BTo reset the settings, click  Reset.
ClickOK  to make the setting(s) effective.
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