Panasonic Software DP-1510P/1810P/1810F/2000/2010E/2500/3000 Operating Instructions

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Windows 98/Me
Printer Section
Quality Tab
1.Resolution
Select the printer resolution (300dpi/600dpi).
2.Text Color
Select the print control of colored text.
Print all text as black
All colored text is printed as solid black.
Print colored text with halftone
Colored text is printed using shades of gray.
3. button
Return all items in the Quality Tab to standard settings (default).
4. button
Displays the version information about the printer driver.
NOTE1.dpi (dot per inch) means the number of dots contained in one inch.  The higher the value is, the
higher the resolution becomes. 
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Fonts Tab
1.Use printer fonts instead of TrueType fonts
Prints using printer fonts, substituting for the TrueType fonts used in the original document.
The substituting printer font can be set with the Font Substitution Table.
2.  button
Displays and edit the Font Substitution Table.
In the original setting, the Font Substitution Table is set to substitute TrueType fonts with the most similar
printer fonts. However, if you wish to modify the substitution, select a font from the list of TrueType fonts
displayed at the top and then select a corresponding Printer font from the Substituted printer fonts list
box.
3.Always use TrueType fonts
Always uses TrueType fonts without substituting them with printer fonts.
4. button
Return all items in the window to standard settings (default).
5. button
Displays the version information about the printer driver.
Edit Substitution Table
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Printer Section
To change the printer settings, open the dialog box for the printer properties by the following steps.
NOTE1. In Windows NT 4.0, setting the properties depends on the log-in account. This section
describes properties to be specified by an administrator (system manager).
See Configuring the Printer Driver Settings (User) for details of user properties.  (See page
41)
Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
1
Log onto the computer/network with an account rights of
Administrator.
2
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click
Printers.
3
Right-click on the desired printer icon in the printers
folder, and select Properties in the dropdown menu.
The printer properties dialog box appears. 
						

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General Tab
1.Comment
Enter comments to the properties, if any.
If another user sets up this printer on his or her computer when sharing the printer, the comment specified
here will also appear on that computer. However, the comment displayed for an already set-up user will
remain unchanged even if the comment is modified later.
2.Location
Specify the printer location.
3.Driver
Displays the printer driver type. Specify the printer being used or a printer model that can be emulated
with the printer being used.
4. button
Updates or modifies the printer driver.
5.  button
This feature is not available on your machine.
6.  button
Specify the processor to be used for printing (Print Processor) and the data type (Default Data type).
The processor and data type affect the manner in which the printer functions in Windows NT. Normally
they do not need to be modified. However, modification might be necessary when the printer is used with
a special application.
7.  button
Prints a test page. This allows the user to verify if the printer is installed properly.
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Separator Page...
Print Processor...
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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Printer Section
Ports Tab
1.Print to the following port(s)
Displays a list of available ports for printing (Port), their status (Description) and printers that are
connected to these ports (Printer).
2. /   button
Adds/deletes a new port or a new network path.
3. button
Configures the selected port. In case of a parallel port, Transmission Retry should be specified.
4.Enable bidirectional support
On a printer, this setting enables reception of configuration data and status data from computer. Be sure
to check this checkbox when installing status monitor. Printing may be disabled without checking on the
checkbox.
5.Enable printer pooling
Printer spool allows outputting data from one logical printer to two or more printers. With printer spool
enabled, a transmitted printing job is output to the first printer that allows printing.
NOTE1. Specify time (seconds) waiting for the printer to be ready for printing. If a printer is not ready for
printing after the specified time has elapsed, an error message is displayed.
2. If a timeout error occurs frequently upon printing a large size document, specify a larger value
here.
Add Port...Delete Port...
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Scheduling Tab
1.Available
Schedules the printer for operation. Specify operating hours when From-To is selected.
2.Priority
Sets printing priority. The slider allows the priority to be adjusted from 1 through 99.
3.Spool print documents... / Print directly to the printer
Specify how documents should be sent from the application to the printer.
4.Hold mismatched documents
The spooler compares document settings against printer settings and holds printing of a document if its
settings (Paper Size, Orientation, and so on) do not match the printer settings.
5.Print spooled documents first
Always prints spooled documents first regardless of printing priority.
6.Keep documents after they have printed
Holds documents in the print queue even after they have been printed. These documents can be printed
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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Printer Section
Sharing Tab
1.Not Shared/Shared
Select whether to display or use this printer with other computers.
2.Share Name
Specify the name of the shared printer. The displayed name can be used as it is or a new name may be
entered. The name specified at this time will be displayed when other users view information about the
printer on the network.
3.Alternate Drivers
Specify the operating systems of other computers that might share this printer.
NOTE1. When sharing a printer on the network, the print driver is installed on one print server, other
computers will automatically copy and use that driver.
For this reason, the print server must be ready with printer drivers for all the operating systems
of all computers that will be sharing the printer. 
						

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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Security Tab
1. button
Set printer access privileges.
2. button
Displays the persons who used this printer and how they used.
3. button
Set the ownership of the printer.
NOTE1. In order to utilize these features, you need to have selected Audit... from User Managers
Policies and have enabled File and Object Access in the Audit Policy dialog box.
Permissions
Auditing
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Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator)
Printer Section
Device Options Tab
1.Security Print Password (For DP-1810F/2000/2500/3000)
Set the password for Security Print, to enable the feature.
2.Duplex Unit (For DP-2000/2500)
Check this checkbox if the Automatic Duplex Unit (DA-MD200) is installed.
3.Inner Tray (For DP-2000/2500/3000)
Check this checkbox if the Exit Tray (Inner) and the Dual-Path Exit Guide Unit (DA-XN200/FK200) are
installed.
Specifying inner bins, Inner 1 and Inner 2, is allowed for printing on the printer.
4.Outer Tray (For DP-2000/2500/3000)
Check this checkbox if the Outer Tray (DA-XT200) is installed.
Setting of this option is allowed when the Inner Tray option is enabled.
5.Finisher (For DP-2000/2500/3000)
Check this checkbox if the 1-Bin Finisher (DA-FS200) is installed.
Setting of this option is allowed when the Inner Tray option is enabled. The staple function also is
selectable when this option is enabled.
6.Number of Paper Tray
Select the number of available paper trays for the printer if an optional Paper Feed Module is installed.
7.Printer/Fax Memory (For DP-1810F/2000/2500/3000)
Select the size of the Expansion Flash Memory Card or whether a Fax Option (2MB) has been installed,
to enable Security Print.
8. button
Return all items in the Device Options Tab to standard settings (default).
9. button
Displays the version information about the printer driver.
NOTE1.Device Options Tab specifies device-specific settings and settings of optional devices.
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Font Substitution Tab
Displays and edit the Font Substitution Table.
In the original setting, the Font Substitution Table is set to substitute TrueType fonts with the most similar
printer fonts. However, if you wish to modify the substitution, select a font from the list of TrueType fonts
displayed at the top and then select a corresponding Printer font from the Substituted printer fonts list box.