Samsung ML 6510ND User Manual

							Printing_ 51
6.printing
This chapter explains common printing tasks.
This chapter includes:
•Printer driver features
• Basic printing
• Opening printing preferences
• Using help
• Using special print features
• Using direct printing utility •
Changing the default print settings
• Setting your machine as a default machine
• Printing to a file (PRN)
• Mac printing
• Linux printing
• UNIX printing
  
 The procedures in this chapter are mainly based on Windows XP.
PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
•Paper orie ntation, size, 
 source and media type selection
• Number of co pie
 s
In addition, you can use various special printing features. The following 
table shows a ge
 neral overview of feat ures supported by your printer driv -
ers:
 Some models or operating system may not support the certain fea -
ture(s) in the following table.
PCL Printer driver
FEATUREWINDOWS
Print quality option ●
Booklet printing ●
Poster printing ●
Multiple pages per sheet  ●
Fit to page printing ●
Reduce and enlarge printing ●
Different source for first page ●
Watermark ●
Overlay ●
Double-sided printing (duplex)
a
a. For some models, optional duplex unit needs to be installed to use the  duplex feature (see  Features by Models on page  25 ). ●
(● : Supported, Blank: Not supported) 
PostScript Printer driver 
FEATUREWINDOWSMACLINUXUNIX
Print quality 
op ti

on ●
●●●
Poster printing ●
Multiple pages 
per  s

heet ●
●●
(2, 4) ●
(2, 4)
Fit to page print-
ing ●
●●●
Reduce and 
enlar g

e printing ●
●
Watermark ●
Double-sided 
printing (duplex)
a
a. For some models, optional duplex unit needs to be installed to use the  duplex feature (see  Features by Models on page  25 ).
●
●●●
(● : Supp orted, Blank:  No
 t supported) 
XPS Printer driver
 •XPS printer driver can be insta lled only on Windows Vista OS or 
higher.
• You can install the XPS printer driv er when you insert the software 
C D

 into your CD-ROM drive. When the installation window 
appears, select  Advanced Installation  > Custom Installation . 
You can select the XPS printer driver in the  Select Software and 
Utilities to Install  window.
• Install 
optional memory when an  XPS 
 job does not print because 
the printer is out of memory.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							FEATUREWINDOWS
Print quality option ●
Booklet printing ●
Poster printing ●
Multiple pages per sheet  ●
Fit to page printing ●
Reduce and enlarge printing ●
Different source for first page ●
Watermark ●
Double-sided printing (duplex) ●
Printing_ 52
(●: Supported, Blank: Not supported) 
BASIC PRINTING
Your machine allows you to print fr om various Windows, Mac, Linux or 
UNIX applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary 
depending on the application you use.
 • Your  Printing Preferences  window that appears in this user’s 
guide may differ depending on the machine in use. However, the 
composition of the  Printing Preferences  window is similar. Check 
the operating system(s) that ar e compatible with your machine 
(See  System requirements on page  31 ).
• Whe
n you select an option in  Printing
  Preferences, you may see 
a warning mark, 
, or . An exclamation mark () means you 
can select that certain option bu t it i
 s not recommended, and () 
mark means you cannot select that option due to the machine’s 
set
 ting or environment.
The following procedure describes the general steps required for print -
ing from various Windows applications. 
 • Mac basic printing (See  Mac printing on page 57 ).
• Linu x basic printing (See  L
 inux printing on page 59 ).
• UNIX ba sic p
 rinting (See UNIX printing on page  60).
The following  Prin
 ting Preferences window is for Notepad in Windows XP. 
Your  Printing Preferences  window may differ, depending on your operat -
ing system or the application you are using. 
1. Ope
n the document you want to print.
2. Select  Print from  th
 e File  menu. The  Print window appears. 
3. Select y o
 ur machine from the  Select Printer list.
The basic print settings including the number of copies and print range 
are selected within the  Print window. 
 To take advantage of the printer features provided by your printer 
driver, click  Properties or Preferences  in the application’s  Print 
window to change the print setting (See  Opening printing prefer-
ences on page  52 ).
4. To sta
rt the print job, click  OK or Print  in the  Print wind
 ow.
 •The PostScript driver is recomm ended for best print image quality 
from PostScript-based applications such as Acrobat Reader®, 
Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe Photoshop®, etc.
• If you  are using Windows Internet Explorer, the Samsung AnyWeb 
Prin
 t too will save your time for  screen-captured images or printing 
the image. Click Start  > All programs  > Samsung Printers  > 
your machine name  > Samsung AnyWeb  > Download the lat-
est version  to link the websi
t
 e where the tool is available for the 
download.
Canceling a print job
If the print job is waiting in a print qu eue or print spooler, cancel the job as 
follows:
1. Click the Windows  St
 art menu.
2. For Windows 2000, select  Set
 tings > Printers.
• For Wi ndows XP/2003, select Printers and Faxes . 
• For  Windows 2008/Vista, select  Co
 ntrol Panel > Hardware and 
Sound  > Printers. 
• For Windows 7, select Control Panel  > 
 Hardware and Sound > 
Devices and Printers . 
• For Wi
ndows Server 2008 R2, select  Co
 ntrol Panel > Hardware  > 
Devices and Printers . 
3. F
or Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vist a and 20
 08, double-click your 
machine.
For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, right click your printer 
ic

on > context menus >  See what’s printing.
 If See what’s printing  item has ► mark, you can select other 
printer drivers connected with selected printer.
4. From the  Do
 cument menu, select  Cancel.
 You can also access this window by simply double-clicking the 
machine icon (
) in the Windows task bar. 
You can also cancel the current job by pressing  Stop/Clear on the 
con t

rol panel.
OPENING PRINTING  PREFERENCES
You can preview the settings you se lected on the upper right of the Printing 
Preferences .
 The following windows may differ, depending on your operating sys -
tem, printer models or the application you are using.
1. Open the document you want to print.
2. Select  Print from the file menu. The  Print window ap
 pears. 
3. Select your machine from the  Select
  Printer. 
4. Click  Prop
 erties or Preferences . 
5. The Prin
 ting Preferences  window opens.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Printing_ 53
Using a favorite setting
The Presets  option, which is visible on each  of the preferences tab except 
for the  Samsung  tab, allows you to save the  current preferences for future 
use. 
To save a  Presets item:
1. Chan ge the settings as needed on each tab. 
2. Enter  a name for the item in the  Pr
 esets input box.
3.Click  (Add ). When you save  Presets, all current driver settings are 
saved.
Select more op tions and
  click  (Update ), settings will be added to the 
Presets  you made.
T
 o use a saved setting, select it from the  Presets  
 drop-down list. The 
machine is now set to print according to the settings you have selected.
To delete saved settings, select it from the  Presets 
 drop-down list and click 
 (Delete). 
You can also restore the printer driv er’s de
 fault settings by selecting Default 
Preset  from the  Presets drop-down list.
USING HELP
Click the question mark  from the upper-right corner  of the window and click 
on any option you want to know about. Then a pop up window appears with 
information about that options feature  which is provided from the driver. 
If  button does not appear, select the option you want to know about 
and press F1 on your keyboard. 
If you want to search information via a keyword, click the  Samsung tab in 
the  Prin tin

g Preferences window, and enter a keyword in the input line of 
the  Help option. To get information about su pplies, driver update or registra-
tion and so on, click appropriate buttons.
USING SPECIAL PRINT FEATURES
Special print features include:
• Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper on page  53.
• Printing posters on page  53 .
• Printing booklets on page  54 .
• Printing on both sides of paper on page  54.
• Change percentage of your document on page  54 .
• Fitting your document to a selected paper size on page  54.
• Using watermarks on page  55 . •
Using overlay (PCL driver only) on page  55 .
• Print Mode on page  56.
• Graphics options on page  56 .
Printing multiple pages  on one sheet of paper
You can select the number of pages to  print on a single sheet of paper. To 
print more than one page per sheet, the pages will be reduced in size and 
arranged in the order you specify. You can print up to 16 pages on one 
sheet. 
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Pr

inting Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  52 ).
2. Click the  B
asic  tab, 
 select Multiple Pages Per Side  in the Type 
drop-down list.
3. Select the number of pages you want to print per sheet (2, 4, 6, 9, or 16) 
in

 the Pages per Side  drop-down list.
4. Se
lect the page order from the  Pa
 ge Order drop-down list, if necessary. 
5. Check  Print Page  Border 
 to print a border around each page on the 
sheet.
6. Click the  Paper 
tab,
  select the Size, Source  and Type .
7. Click  OK or Print  until you exit th e Print  windo
 w.
Printing posters
This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 
sheets of paper, for the purpose of pasting the sheets together to form one 
poster-size document.
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  52 )
2. Click the  B
asic  tab, 
 select Poster Printing  in the Type drop-down list.
3. Select the page layout you want.
Sp
 ecification of the page layout:
• Poste
r 2x2: Do
 cument will be enlarged and be divided into 4 pages.
• Poste r 3x3: Do
 cument will be enlarged and be divided into 9 pages.
• Poste r 4x4: Do
 cument will be enlarged and be divided into 16 
pages.
4. Select the  Poster Overlap  va
 lue. Specify Poster Overlap  in millimeters 
or inches by selecting the radio button on the upper right of  Basic tab to 
make it easier to paste the sheets together.
5. Click the  Paper tab, select the  Size, Source  and Type .
6. Click  OK or Print  until you exit th e Print  windo
 w.
7. You can complete the poster by pasting the sheets together.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Printing_ 54
Printing booklets
This feature prints your document on  both sides of a paper and arranges the 
pages so that the paper can be folded  in half after printing to produce a 
booklet.
 If you want to make a booklet, you need to print on Letter, Legal, A4, 
US Folio, or Oficio sized print media. 
89
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access the 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  52 ).
2. Click the  Basic tab, 
 select Booklet Printing  from the Type drop-down 
list.
3. Click th
e Paper  tab, select the  Size, Source  a
 nd Type .
 The Booklet Printing  option is not available for all paper sizes. In 
order to find out the available paper size for this feature, select the 
available paper size in the  Size option on the  Paper tab.
If you select an unavailable paper size, this option can be automat -
ically cancelled. Select only available paper. (paper without 
 or 
 mark).
4. Click  OK or Print  until
  you exit the Print window.
5. After printin g
 , fold and staple the pages.
Printing on both sides of paper
You can print on both sides of a paper; duplex. Before printing, decide how 
you want your document oriented. You can use th is feature with Letter, 
Legal, A4, US Folio, or Oficio sized paper. 
 We recommend not to print on both sides of the special media, such 
as labels, envelopes , or thick paper to print on both sides of paper. It 
may cause a paper jam or damage the machine. 
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Prin
 ting Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  52 ).
2. Click th
e Basic  tab.
3. From th e Do
 uble-Sided Printing  section, select the binding option you 
want.
• Printer Default:  If you select this option, this feature is determined 
by th e se

tting you’ve made on the control panel of the machine. 
• None  
• Long Edge:  Thi
 s option is the conventional layout used in book -
binding.
• Short Edge:  This option is the conventional layout used in calen -dars.
•
Reverse Double-Sided Printing:  Check this option to reverse the 
print order when
 duplex printing.
4. Click the  Paper 
tab,
  select the Size, Source  and Type .
5. Click  OK or Print  until you exit th e Print  windo
 w.
Change percentage of your document
 You can change the size of a document to appear larger or smaller on the 
printed page by typing in a percentage you want.
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  52 ).
2. Click the  Paper tab.
3. En
ter the scaling rate in the Percentage  inp
 ut box.
You can also click the up/down arrows to select the scaling rate. 
4. Select the  Size, Source  and
 Ty
 pe in  Paper Options . 
5. Click  OK or Print  until you exit th e Print  windo
 w.
Fitting your document to a selected paper size
This printer feature allows you to scale  your print job to any selected paper 
size regardless of the document size. This can be useful when you want to 
check fine details on a small document. 
A
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  52 ).
2. Click the  Paper tab.
3. Select the paper size you want from the  Fit to Page.
4. Select the  Size, Source  and Ty
 pe in  Paper Options . 
5. Click  OK or Print  until you exit th e Print  windo
 w.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Printing_ 55
Using watermarks
The watermark option allows you to pr int text over an existing document. 
For example, you use it when you want to have large gray letters reading 
“ DRAFT ” or “CONFIDENTIAL ” printed diagonally across the first page or all 
pages of a document. 
There are several predefined watermarks that come with the machine. They 
can be modified, or you can add new ones to the list. 
Using an existing watermark
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on 
page  52).
2. Cli
ck the  Ad
 vanced tab and select the desired watermark from the 
Watermark  drop-down list. You will see the selected watermark in 
the preview image. 
3. Click  OK  or 
 Print until you exit the print window. 
Creating a watermark
1.To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on 
page  52).
2. From the  Adva
 nced tab, select Edit  from the Watermark  drop-down 
list. The  Edit Watermarks  window appears. 
3. Enter a 
text me
 ssage in the Watermark Message  box. You can 
enter up to 256 characters. The message displays in the preview 
window.
When the Fi rst Pag
 e Only box is checked, the watermark prints on 
the first page only.
4. Sele
ct watermark options. 
You can
  select the font name, style, size and sha de fro
 m the Font 
Attributes section, as well as set the angle of the watermark from 
the  Message Angle  section. 
5. Click  Add  to
  add a new watermark to the  Current Watermarks list.
6. When you have finished editing, click  OK or Print  until you exi
 t the 
Print  window.
To stop printing the watermark, select None  from 
the W
 atermark 
drop-down list. 
Editing a watermark
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on 
page  52).
2. Cli
ck the  Ad
 vanced tab, select Edit  from the Watermark  drop-down 
list. The  Edit Watermarks  window appears. 
3. Select the watermark yo
 u want to edit from the  Current Watermarks  
list and change the watermark message and options. 
4. Cli
ck  Update  
 to save the changes.
5. Click  OK  or 
 Print until you exit the  Print window. 
Deleting a watermark
1.To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on 
page  52).
2. Click the  
 Advanced tab, select Edit  from the Watermark  drop-down 
list. The  Edit Watermarks  window appears. 
3. Select 
the watermark you want to delete from the  Current Water-
mark
 s list  and click  Delete. 
4. Click  OK or Print  until
  you exit the Print window.
Using overlay (PCL driver only)
An overlay is text and/or images st ored in the computer hard disk drive 
(HDD) as a special file format that  can be printed on any document. Over -
lays are often used to take the place of letterhea d p
 aper. Rather than using 
preprinted letterhead,  you can create an overlay containing exactly the 
same information that is currently on  your letterhead. To print a letter with 
your company’s letterhead, you do not need to load preprinted letterhead 
paper in the machine just print the  letterhead overlay on your document.
Creating a new page overlay
To use a page overlay, you must cr eate a new page overlay containing 
your logo or image.
1. Create or open 
 a document containing  text or an image for use in a 
new page overlay. Position the items exactly as you wish them to 
appear when printed as an overlay.
2. To save the doc u
 ment as an overlay, access  Printing Preferences 
(See  Opening printing preferences on page  52 ).
3. Click th
e Adv
 anced tab, and select  Edit from the  Text drop-down 
list.  Edit Overlay  window appears.
4. In the  Ed
 it Overlay window, click  Create. 
5. In the  Save A
 s window, type a name of up to eight characters in the 
File name  box. Select the destination path, if necessary. (The 
default is C:\Formover.)
6. Click  Save. Th
e name app
 ears on the Overlay List . 
7. Click  OK or Print  until
  you exit the Print window.
8. The  file is not printed. Instead, it  is sto
 red on your computer hard disk 
drive.
 The overlay document size must be the same as the document 
you print with the overlay. Do not  create an overlay with a water-
mark.
Using a page overlay
After an overlay has been  created, it is ready to be printed with your doc -
ument. To print an overlay with a document:
1. Create or ope n 

the document you want to print.
2. To cha nge the print settings from your software application, access 
Prin
 ting Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on 
page  52).
3. Click th e Adv
 anced tab. 
4. Select the desired overlay from the Text  d
 rop-down list. 
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Printing_ 56
5.If the overlay file you wa nt does not appear in the  Text drop-down 
list, select  Edit from the list and click  Load. Select the overlay file 
you want to use. 
If you have stored the overlay file  you want to
  use in an external 
source, you can also load the file when you access the Load  win-
dow. 
After you select the file, click  Op
 en. The file appears in the  Overlay 
List  box and is available for printing. Select the overlay from the 
Overlay List  box. 
6. If neces
 sary, check  Confirm Page Overlay When Printing  box. If 
this box is checked, a message window appears each time you sub-
mit a document for printing, asking you to confirm your wish to print 
an ove
 rlay on your document. 
If this box is not checked and an overlay has been selected, the 
overl
 ay automatically prints with your document. 
7. Cli
ck  OK or Print  until you exit the  Print window. 
The selected overlay prints on your document. 
 The resolution of the overlay docu ment must be the same as that 
of the document you will  print with the overlay.
Deleting a page overlay
You can delete page overlays th at you no longer use. 
1. In the  Pr
 inting Preferences  window, click the Advanced tab. 
2. Select  Edit i
 n the Overlay  drop down list. 
3. Sele
ct the overlay you want to delete from the  Overlay List box. 
4. Cli
ck  Delete. 
5. Wh
en a confirming message window appears, click  Yes.
6. Cli
ck  OK or Print  until you exit the  Print window.
Print Mode
This option allows you to choose how to print the printing files by using the 
optional hard disk drive (HDD) or enabling the RAM disk.
1.To cha
nge the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  52 )
2. Select 
the option you want.
 Store and Print  and Print Schedule  mode is available only if you 
have installed the optional hard disk drive (HDD). 
• Print Mode
- Norma
l:  This mode prints without storing your document in the 
RAM disk or  the optional hard disk drive (HDD). 
- Proof:  This mode is useful when you print more than one copy. 
You

 can print one copy first to check, then print the rest of copies 
later. 
- Confide
 ntial: This mode is used for printing confidential docu -
ment. You need to enter a password to print. 
- Store:  Select this setting to save a document in the RAM disk or 
op

tional hard disk drive (HDD)  without printing. 
- Stor
e and Print:  Select this setting to  sa ve a document in the 
RAM disk or optional hard disk and print it.
- Print Schedule:  Select this setting to print the document at a 
sp

ecified time.
3. Click  OK or Print  
 until you exit the Print window.
Graphics options
Use the following Graphics options to  adjust the print quality for your spe-
cific printing needs. 1.
T
o change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  52 )
2. Click the  Gra
 phics tab, select the option you want.
• Qu
ality:  You can select the printout  q uality option. The higher the 
setting, the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics. 
The higher setting may also increase the printing time of a docu -
ment.
• Fo
nt/ Text:  Select  All Te xt Black to prints solid black, regardless of 
the color it appears on the screen.
• Adv
anced:  Select to set advanced settings.
• To
ner Save:  Selecting this option extends the life of your toner car -
tridge and reduces your cost per  pa
 ge without a significant reduction 
in print quality.
• PostScript Options:  You can select post scr ipt 
 options such as 
ouptput format, post script language, and printing an error page.
 This option is available for PostScript driver only.
3. Click  OK or Print  until you exit th
 e Print  window.
USING DIRECT PRINTING UTILITY
This chapter explains how to use the  Direct Printing Utility to print PDF 
files without having to open the files.
 
• Hard disk drive (HDD) should be installed on your machine, to print 
PDF files using this program. 
• Yo
u cannot print PDF files  that are restricted to print. Deactivate 
the
 printing restriction feature, and  retry printing.
• Yo
u cannot print PDF files that  are protected by a password. 
Deactivate the password feature, and  retry printing.
• W
hether or not a PDF file can be  printed using the Direct Printing 
Utility program depends on how the PDF file was created.
• T
he Direct Printing Utility program supports the PDF version 
1.4 and below. For a higher version, you must open the file to print 
it

.
What is Direct Printing Utility?
Direct Printing Utility is a program t hat sends PDF files directly to your 
machine to print without having to op en the file. It sends data through the 
Windows spooler using the port of the printer driver. 
To install this program, select  C
 ustom installation and put a check mark in 
this program when you install the printer driver.
Printing
There are several ways you can print using the Direct Printing Utility.
From the Direct Printing Utility window
1. From the  Start menu select  Programs or All Programs  > Samsung 
Printers  > Direct Printing Utility >  Direct Printing Utility.
The Direct Printing Utility window opens.
2. Select your
  machine from the  Select Printer drop-down list and click 
Browse .
3. Select th
 e file you wish to print and click  Open.
The file is added in the  Se
 lected Files section.
4. Customize th
 e machine settings for your needs. 
5. Click  Print. 
 The selected PDF file is sent to the machine.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Printing_ 57
Using the right-click menu
1.Right-click on the PDF file you wish  to print and select Direct Printing 
Utility.
The Direct Printing Utility window opens with the PDF file is added.
2. Select  the machine you wish to use.
3. Customize th e ma
 chine settings for your needs. 
4. Click  Print. T
 he selected PDF file is sent to the machine.
CHANGING THE DEFAULT PRINT SETTINGS
1.Click the Windows Start  menu. 
2. For Wi ndows 2000, select  S
 ettings > Printers .
• For Windows XP/2003, select  Prin
 ters and Faxes. 
• For Windows 2008/Vista, select  Co
 ntrol Panel > Hardware and 
Sound >  Printers. 
• For Windows 7, 
select Control Panel  > Hardwa
 re and Sound > 
Devices and Printers . 
• For Windows Server 2008 R2, select  Co
 ntrol Panel > Hardware  > 
Devices and Printers . 
3. Right-click your machine.
4. For Wi ndows XP/2003/2008/Vista, press  Pr
 inting Preferences.
For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus, 
select the  Prin

ting preferences .
 If Printing preferences item has  ► mark, you can select other 
printer drivers connected with selected printer.
5. Change the settings on each tab. 
6. Click  OK.
 If you want to change the settings for each print job, change it in Print -
ing Preferences . 
SETTING YOUR MACHINE AS A DEFAULT 
MACHINE
1.Click the Windows Start  menu.
2. For Wi ndows 2000, select  S
 ettings > Printers .
• For Windows XP/2003, select  Prin
 ters and Faxes. 
• For Windows 2008/Vista, select  Co
 ntrol Panel > Hardware and 
Sound >  Printers. 
• For Windows 7, select  Control Panel > Hardwa
 re and Sound > 
Devices and Printers . 
• Fo
r Windows Server 2008 R2, select  Co
 ntrol Panel > Hardware  > 
Devices and Printers . 
3. Select y
o
 ur machine.
4. Righ t-click your machine and select  Set as Def
 ault Printer.
 For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
If Set as default printer  item 
 has ► mark, you can select other 
printer drivers connected with selected printer.
PRINTING TO A FILE (PRN)
You will sometimes need to save the print data as a file. 
To create a file: 1.
Check the  Print to file  b
 ox at the Print window.
2.Click  Print.
3. Type in the destination path and  th
 e file name, and then click OK.
For example c:\Temp\file name.
 If you type in only the file name,  the file is automatically saved in 
My Documents .
MAC PRINTING
 Some features may not be available depending on models or options. 
It means that the features are not supported.
This section explains how to print using Mac. You need to set the print envi -
ronment before printing. 
• U
SB connected (See  Mac on pa
 ge 33 ).
• Network connected (See  Mac
  on page 39 ).
Printing a document
When you print with a Mac, you need to check the printer driver setting in 
each application you use. Follow the  steps below to print from a Mac:
1. Open the document you want to print.
2. Open the  File
  menu and click  Page Setup (Document Setup  in some 
applications).
3. Choose your paper size, orientation,  
 scaling, other options and make 
sure that your mach ine is selected. Click  OK.
4. Open the  File menu and click  Print. 
5. Choose the number of copies you wa n
 t and indicate which pages you 
want to print. 
6. Click  Pr
in
 t.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Printing_ 58
Changing printer settings
You can use advanced printing feat ures provided by your machine.
Open an application and select Print  from the File  
 menu. The machine 
name, which appears in the printer properties pane may differ depending on 
the machine in use. Except for the  name, the composition of the printer 
properties pane is similar to the following.
 The setting options and following panes may differ depending on print -
ers and Mac OS version.
The following pane is the first pane you will see when you open the printer 
pr
 operties pane. Select other advanced features from the drop down list. 
Layout
The  Layout  tab provides options to adj ust how the document appears 
on the printed page. You can print mult iple pages on one sheet of paper. 
• Pages Per Sheet:  This option determines how many pages to be 
prin te

d on one page (See  Printing multiple pages on one sheet of 
paper on page  58).
• Layout Direction:  Thi
 s option allows you to select the printing 
directio
n on a page similar to the examples on UI.
• Borde
r: Th
 is option allows you to print a border around each page 
on the sheet.
• Tw
o-Sided:  T
 his option allows you to pr int on both  sides of a paper 
(See  Printing on both sides of paper on page  58).
• Reverse Page
  Orientation: This option allows you to rotate paper 
180 d
egrees. 
Graphics
The  Graphics  tab provides options for selecting  Quality.
Paper
Set Paper Type  to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from 
which you want to print. This will let you get the best quality printout. If 
you load a different type of print material, select the corresponding paper 
type.
Printer Settings
Set toner save option to save toner.
Job Setting
 • You can only use this option if you have enabled RAM disk or 
installed an optional hard disk drive (HDD).
• Store , Store
 an
 d Print, and Print Schedule  mode is available 
only if you have installed the optional hard disk drive (HDD). 
• Print Mode
-Norma
l: Th
 is mode prints without storing your document in the 
RAM disk or the  optional hard disk. 
- Confiden
 tial: This mode is used for printing confidential docu -
ment. You need to enter a password to print.  -
Store:  Select this setting to save a document in the hard disk  
witho ut pri

nting. 
- Store and Print:  Se
 lect this setting to save a document in the 
RAM d
isk or the optional hard disk and print it.
- Print Schedule:  Select this setting to print the document at a 
speci f

ied time.
• User
 ID: Th
 is option is used when you need to find a saved file 
us
ing the control panel. 
• Job Name:  T
 his option is used when you need to find a saved file 
us
ing the control panel. 
Printer Features
• Reverse Duplex Printing:  This option allows you to select general 
print order compared
 to duplex print order. If this option does not 
appear, your machine does not have this feature.
• Skip Blank Pages:  Ch
 eck not to print blank pages.
• Clear Text:  Select this op
 tion to print texts clearer than on a normal 
document.
• Output Mode:  Sel
ect the output mode. The printouts will be ori -
ented differently depending on  the o
 utput mode you select.
• Output Bin:  Sel
 ect the output bin to use.
• Staple:  Select to 
 staple printouts. 
• Sort Options(Offset ): Sel
 ect to shift the output position of eachset.
Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
You can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper. This feature 
provides a cost-effective way to print draft pages.
1.Ope n an application, and select  Print from 
 the File  menu.
2. Select  Lay
 out. In the  Pages per Sheet  drop-down list, select the num -
ber of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper.
3. Select the other options you want to use.
4. Click  Prin
 t, then machine prints the select ed number of pages you want 
to print on one sheet of paper.
Printing on both si des of paper
 Some features may not be available depending on models or options. 
It means that the features are not supported.
You can print on both sides of the paper. Before printing in the duplex mode, 
decide on
  which edge you will be binding your finished document. The bind -
ing options are, as follows:
• Lo
ng-Edge Binding:  Thi
 s option is the conventional layout used in 
book bin
ding.
• Short-Edge Binding:  Thi
 s option is the type often used with calendars.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Printing_ 59
1.From your Mac application, select  Print from the  File menu.
2. Select  Layo
 ut from the drop-down list under  Orientation. 
3. Select a bind ing ori
 entation from Two Sided Printing  option.
4. Select  the other options you want to use.
5. Click  Print, then
  the machine prints the selected number of pages on a 
side of a paper.
 
If you print more than 2 copies, the last page of the first copy and the 
first page of the second copy might print on same sheet of paper. 
Avoid using this feature when you are printing more than 1 copy. 
LINUX PRINTING
 Some features may not be availabl e depending on models or options. 
It means that the features are not supported.
Printing from applications
 The following windows may differ, depending on your operating sys -
tem, printer models or the application you are using.
There are a lot of Linux applications that allow 
 you to print using Common 
UNIX Printing System (CUPS). You can print on your machine from any 
such application.
1. Ope n an application, and select  Print from th
 e File  menu
2. Select  Print di
 rectly using lpr.
3. In the LPR GUI window, select the mo del na
 me of your machine from 
the printer list and click  Properties.
4.Change the print job properties using  the following four tabs displayed at 
the top of the window.
• General:  This option allows you to change the paper size, the paper 
type 
and the orientation of the docu ments. It enables the duplex fea -
ture, adds start and end banner s a
 nd changes the number of pages 
per sheet.
 Automatic/manual duplex printing may not be available 
depending on models. You can alternatively use the lpr printing 
system or other applications for odd-even printing.
• Tex t: T
 his option allows you to specify the page margins and set the 
text optio ns, such as spacing or columns.
• Graphics:  Th
 is option allows you to set image options that are used 
when p
rinting image files, such as color options, image size, or 
image position.
• Adv
anced:  T
 his option allows you to set the print resolution, paper 
source and
 special print features.
5. Click  Apply  to app
 ly the changes and close the  Properties window.
6. Click  OK in the  LPR G
 UI window to start printing.
7. The Printing window appears, allowing y ou to mo
 nitor the status of your 
print job.
To abort the current job, click  Can
cel.
Printing files
You can print many different types of files on your machine using the stan -
dard CUPS way, directly from the command line interface. The CUPS lpr 
util ity al

lows you to do that. But the  drivers package replaces the standard 
lpr tool by a much more user-friendly LPR GUI program.
To print any document file:
1. Type lpr  from the Linux shell command line and press 
Enter

. The LPR GUI  window appears.
When you type only lpr and press  Enter, the Select file(s) to print
  win-
dow appears first. Just select any files you want to print and click  Open.
2. In the  LPR G UI win
 dow, select your machine from the list, and change 
the print job properties.
3. Click  OK 
to start printing.
Configuring Printer Properties
Using the  Printer Properties  window provided by the  Printers configura-
tion , you can change the various properties for your machine as a printer.
1. Open the  Unified Driver  
 Configurator.
If necessary,  switch to Printers
  configuration.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Printing_ 60
2.Select your machine on the available printers list and click  Properties.
3. The  Printer Properties  w
 indow opens.
The following five tabs display at the top of the window:
•General:  Thi
 s option allows you to change the printer location and 
name.
 The name entered in this tab displays on the printer list in 
Printers configuration .
• Co
nnection:  Thi
 s option allows you to view or select another port. If 
you change the machin e port from USB to parallel or vice versa 
while in use, you must re-configure the machine port in this tab.
• Drive r: Thi
 s option allows you to view or select another machine 
driver
. By clicking  Options, you can set the default device options.
• Jo
bs:  This optio
 n shows the list of print jobs. Click  Cancel  job to 
cancel the selected job and select the  Show completed jobs check 
box to see previous jobs on the job list.
• Class es: This option 
 shows the class that your machine is in. Click 
Add to Class  to add 
your machine to  a specific class or click 
Remove from Class  to remove the machine from the selected 
class.
4. Click  OK to app
ly 
 the changes and close the Printer Pr operties win-
dow.
UNIX PRINTING 
 Some features may not be availabl e depending on models or options. 
It means that the features are not supported.
Proceeding the print job
After installing the printer, choose any  of the image, text, PS or HPGL files 
to print.
1. Exe cute “
p
 rintui ” command.
For example, you are printing “ docu
 ment1”
printui  document1
Thi
 s will open the UNIX Printer Driver  Prin
 t Job Manager in which the  user can select various print options.
2.
Select a printer which has been already added.
3. Select the printing options from the window such as  Page Selection
 .
4. Select how many copies needed in  Nu
 mber of Copies.
 To take advantage of the printer features provided by your printer 
driver, press Properties (See Changing the printer settings on 
page  60).
5. Pres s OK  
 to start the print job.
Changing the printer settings
The UNIX Printer Driver  Print Job Manager in which the user can select 
various print options in printer Properties .
The following hot keys may also be used: “H” for Help, “O” for  OK and 
“A” 
for  Apply  and 

“C” for Cancel .
General tab
•Paper Size:  Set the paper size as A4, Letter or other paper sizes, 
according 
to your requirements.
• Paper Type:  Choose the type of the paper. Options available in the 
l i

st box are  Printer Default , Plain , and  Thick .
• Paper Source:  Select the source of the page. 
 By default, it is Auto 
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals