Panasonic Kx Ps8100 Operating Instructions Manual

							181 Color Calibration
7To print a Color Test that uses the original values and a 
Color Test that uses the new values, press the ENTER 
button.
NOTE:
•You can skip printing Color Test page by selecting Skip.
Before applying the calibration changes compare the Color Test 
that uses the original calibration values against the Color Test that 
uses the new values. If you are satisfied with the printer’s 
calibration based on the new values, select Yes from the Apply 
Changes screen that appears, and press the ENTER button to 
recalibrate the printer based on the previously entered values. If 
you are not satisfied with the printer’s calibration based on the new 
values, select No from the Apply Changes screen that appears. Or 
if you want to reset the calibration, select Default.
Panasonic KX-PS8100ConfigurationPrinter Name: KX-PS8100
Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
Printer Language(s): PS3
MemoryInstalled Memory (RAM): XXMB
Disk: Not Installed
Network InformationApple Talk: Enabled
Ethernet TCP/IP: Enabled
Novell: Enabled
SMB: Disabled
Ethernet: Enabled
As an ENERGY STAR(R) Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR(R) guidelines for energy efficiency.
ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered trademark.
Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, VisualCal, ColorWise, and NetWise are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.    
Calibration: Before
Panasonic KX-PS8100ConfigurationPrinter Name: KX-PS8100
Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
Printer Language(s): PS3
MemoryInstalled Memory (RAM): XXMB
Disk: Not Installed
Network InformationApple Talk: Enabled
Ethernet TCP/IP: Enabled
Novell: Enabled
SMB: Disabled
Ethernet: Enabled
Calibration: After
Calibration: BeforeCalibration: After
As an ENERGY STAR(R) Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR(R) guidelines for energy efficiency.
ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered trademark.
Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, VisualCal, ColorWise, and NetWise are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.     
						

							182 Color Calibration
To reset VisualCal calibration:
1From Ready or Ready(Sleep), press the MENU/EXIT 
button and then press the s/CONTINUE button 
repeatedly to advance to the Visual Calibration menu. 
Press the ENTER button.
2When the screen displays Endpoint Page on the first 
line and Print on the second line, press the ENTER 
button.
Wait for the VisualCal Limits and 30% Match page to be printed.
3For the Black Low menu and Black High menu, press 
the ENTER button each. For the subsequent menus: 
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, 30% Match, press the ENTER 
button.
The Gray Balance Page menu appears.
4Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select Skip menu, and press the ENTER button.
The Color Test menu appears.
5Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select Skip menu, and press ENTER button.
The Apply Changes menu appears.
6Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select Default menu, and press ENTER button.
The Ready menu appears.
Resetting the 
VisualCal 
calibration 
						

							183 Color Calibration
Color adjustment 
The printer’s color adjustment feature provides additional creative control 
over printer’s color production. The color adjustment screens, accessible 
via the printer panel, allow you to override the printer’s current toner density 
and brightness settings.
Using the color adjustment controls, you can also increase or decrease the 
brightness of an image, or you can increase or decrease the density of each 
the following colors: red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
For example, you may choose to make the blues in an image look surreal 
by increasing the density of the blue and the cyan in the image, and 
increasing the brightness setting. 
NOTE:
•You can adjust only one color at a time.
To perform color adjustment:
1From Ready or Ready(Sleep), press the MENU/EXIT 
button and then press the s/CONTINUE button 
repeatedly to advance to the Color Adjustment screen. 
Press the ENTER button twice.
The Brightness menu appears.
2Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select a value*
1 (+5 to –5) that will increase or 
decrease in the overall brightness of printed documents. 
Press the ENTER button twice.
The Adjust Color menu appears.
*
1 Negative values are darker, positive values are lighter.
3Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select a color to be adjusted, and press the ENTER 
button.
4Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select a value*
2 (+5 to –5) that will increase or 
decrease in the density of the color to be adjusted. 
Press the ENTER button twice.
The Color Test menu appears.
*
2 Negative values are lighter, positive values are darker. 
						

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5To print a Color Test that uses the new values, press 
the ENTER button.
Color Adjust Test pages that use the previous value and the new 
values are printed.
6Press the ENTER button.
The Apply Changes menu appears.
7To apply the new color and brightness values use the 
Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button to 
select Yes. Press the ENTER button.
NOTE:
•Changes made using Color Adjustment are retained until the printer is 
recalibrated. Or reset the adjusted colors to the last calibration made 
using the Reset All to 0 option in the Adjust Color screen; or recalibrate 
the printer using VisualCal. 
Panasonic KX-PS8100ConfigurationPrinter Name: KX-PS8100
Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
Printer Language(s): PS3
MemoryInstalled Memory (RAM): XXMB
Disk: Not Installed
Network InformationApple Talk: Enabled
Ethernet TCP/IP: Enabled
Novell: Enabled
SMB: Disabled
Ethernet: Enabled
Color Adjustment: Before
Panasonic KX-PS8100ConfigurationPrinter Name: KX-PS8100
Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
Printer Language(s): PS3
MemoryInstalled Memory (RAM): XXMB
Disk: Not Installed
Network InformationApple Talk: Enabled
Ethernet TCP/IP: Enabled
Novell: Enabled
SMB: Disabled
Ethernet: Enabled
Color Adjustment: After
Color Adjustment: Before Color Adjustment: After
As an ENERGY STAR(R) Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR(R) guidelines for energy efficiency.
ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered trademark.
Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, VisualCal, ColorWise, and NetWise are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.     As an ENERGY STAR(R) Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR(R) guidelines for energy efficiency.
ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered trademark.
Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, VisualCal, ColorWise, and NetWise are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc.     
						

							185 Color Calibration
To reset color adjustment:
1From Ready or Ready(Sleep), press the MENU button 
and then press the s/CONTINUE button repeatedly to 
advance to the Color Adjustment screen.
2Press the ENTER button twice.
The Brightness menu appears.
3Press the ENTER button twice. 
The Adjust Color menu appears.
4Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select Reset All, and press the ENTER button.
5Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select Yes, and press ENTER button twice.
The Color Test menu appears.
6Press the ENTER button. 
Color Adjust Test pages that use the previous value and the new 
values are printed.
7Press the ENTER button. 
The Apply Changes menu appears.
8Use the Ú/CANCEL button or the s/CONTINUE button 
to select Yes, and press the ENTER button. 
The Ready menu appears. 
Resetting the 
color 
adjustment 
						

							Chapter 8
186Basic Operations
Before operation
The documents that meet the following conditions can be scanned.
For scanner glass:
•Max. 216 mm x 356 mm (8.5 x 14)
For ADF (Automatic Document Feeder):
•Document width: 100 mm to 216 mm (3.94 to 8.5)
•Document length: 178 mm to 356 mm (7 to 14)
•ADF tray: up to 50 pages of document 
[75 g/m2 (20 lbs.) fresh paper]
•Document weight: 60 g/m2 to 127.5 g/m2 (16 lbs. to 34 lbs.)
Do not use the following types of documents.
For scanner glass:
•Document on which ink, paste or correction fluid has not completely dried
•Heavily curled or creased paper
For ADF (Automatic Document Feeder):
•Document on which ink, paste or correction fluid has not completely dried
•Do not use the following types of documents to avoid a jam or prevent the 
documents from getting torn.
— Original or precious photographs
— Paper with curls, wrinkles, twists
— Documents bound with clips or staples
— Paper with carbon on the backside or rough paper
— Transparency or electrostatically charged paper
— Labels or paper with holes
— Extremely thin or thick paper
— Document with coated surfaces and poorly fixed
— Plastic or metal sheet
IMPORTANT:
•All literary, artistic and typographical works are copyrighted. While certain 
reproduction of copyrighted work may be permitted for “fair dealing” e.g., 
for research, private study or for the purpose of criticism or review, 
generally, reproduction of copyrighted works are not permitted without the 
permission of the copyright owner.
Acceptable 
documents
Unacceptable 
documents 
						

							187 Basic Operations
Perform the following and go to page 188 or 194 depending upon the 
operation.
n Using the ADF
1a)Fan the stack of documents and tap it on a level 
surface to avoid document jams.
b)Insert the documents fully in the ADF tray with the 
printed sides facing up and top of the documents first.
The height of document should not exceed the limit mark on the 
document guide, or it may cause a jam.
c)Adjust the document guides to the width of the 
documents.
Placing documents
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							188 Basic Operations
n Using the scanner glass
1a)Open the ADF.
b)Place the document face down on the scanner glass 
referring to the document position marks.
c)Close the ADF.
NOTES:
•When scanning a book type document of more than 2 cm (0.79) 
thickness, scan it with the ADF open. 
•Scanning a document using the flatbed (scanner glass) produces better 
quality than scanning it using the ADF. For best scanning quality use 
flatbed scanning. 
•If you scan poorly fixed originals such as catalogs using ADF, they may be 
partially stained. To prevent the originals from getting stained, use the 
flatbed scanning.
Scanning documents
Any acceptable documents (see page 186) can be scanned.
n For Windows 3.1 users
To scan the documents, TWAIN compliant application must be installed.
1Start Windows 3.1.
2From the Program Manager, click the Window menu. 
Then click TWAIN compliant application.
The TWAIN compliant application window is displayed.
3Click the File menu, then click Acquire Image.
a
b c 
						

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4Click Select Source....
The Select Source window is displayed.
5Select Panasonic KX-PS8100 16 bit Driver, then click 
[Select].
6Click the File menu, then click Acquire Image, and go 
to step 8.
n For Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0 users
1Start Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0.
2Click [Start], select Programs, and click CorelDRAW 
Select Edition.
3Click Corel PHOTO-PAINT Select Edition.
The Corel PHOTO-PAINT Select Edition window is displayed.
4Click the File menu, and click Acquire Image.
5Click Select Source....
The Select Source window is displayed.
6Select Panasonic KX-PS8100 32bit Driver, then click 
[Select].
7Click the File menu, and click Acquire Image. 
						

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8Click Acquire....
The Panasonic Scanner Driver and the Preview Screen are 
displayed.
9Place the document(s) in the ADF tray or on the scanner 
glass (see page 187-188).
10Click [Prescan] to display the document image in the 
Preview Screen and select a scanning area.
11Click [Scan].
The scanner will start scanning the document(s).
NOTE:
•For additional information, see the Utilities and Drivers Reference Guide.