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User Manual
PCL6 Printer Driver
for Pi8500Pro
for Microsoft Windows 98
for Microsoft Windows Me
for Microsoft Windows 2000
for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
for Microsoft Windows XP
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i Welcome Welcome Thank you for purchasing the controller. This User Manual explains how to run print cycles on the machine to which the controller is connected. It also gives precautions that you should review before attempting to use the controller. Therefore, first read this manual carefully and thoroughly, and then keep it close at hand so you can refer to it whenever it becomes necessary. When operating the controller and machine, follow the instructions given in this manual and in th
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ii Contents Contents Chapter 1 Before Using the Printer Driver 1. Features of the printer driver .............................................. 1-2 Features of the printer driver .............................................. 1-2 Various printing functions .................................................. 1-2 Administrative functions..................................................... 1-6 2. Installing the printer drivers................................................ 1-8 Installing various p
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iii Contents 7. Job Management tab ........................................................ 3-20 Functions of the Job Management tab .............................. 3-20 8. Overlay tab........................................................................ 3-23 Functions of the Overlay tab............................................. 3-23 Functions of the Watermark dialog box ........................... 3-24 9. Conflicts dialog box.......................................................... 3-27 Fu
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iv Naming of equipment and functions Naming of equipment and functions Different names are used by the printer driver and the machine to identify the same piece of equipment or the same function. Note the following. Equipment names Printer driver Machine Finisher Finisher FN-115 Booklet Finisher Finisher FN-7 Punch Unit Punch kit PK-3 Punch & Z-Fold Unit Z-Fold kit ZK-2 Cover Inserter Cover Inserter C Trimmer Unit Trimming unit TMG-2 Manual Feed Multi-sheet Bypass Tray LCC Large Capacity Casse
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1-1 Chapter 1 Before Using the Printer Driver Before Using the Printer Driver Chapter 1
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1-2 1. Features of the printer driver 1. Features of the printer driver Features of the printer driver This controller is an image controller designed to use the machine as a printer, allowing you to print documents directly to the machine from a computer to which the controller is connected. The printer driver, which is used during printing, is equipped with various functions that make the most out of the features of the machine and enable you to use the same functions as those offered by t
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1-3 1. Features of the printer driver • Prints two pages of the original document on both the front and back sides of a single sheet of paper. + p. 3-7 4608O008AA 4608O009AA Long Edge Binding Short Edge Binding • Enlarges or reduces the original. + p. 3-15 1149O004AA • Prints two pages or four pages of the original document on a single sheet of paper. A maximum of 16 pages of the original document can be printed on a single sheet of paper. + p. 3-6 1155O007AA 4668O001AA 2 up 4 up • Prin
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1-4 1. Features of the printer driver • Places text (a watermark) in the background. + p. 3-23 4608O001AA • Prints complete sets of the original document, stapled together. + p. 3-12 4668O002AA By using sorting, you can make complete sets of documents for immediate delivery without having to do any further processing. 4668O003AA Before Using the Printer Driver Chapter 1
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1-5 1. Features of the printer driver • Prints the cover on a different type of paper (such as colored paper). + p. 3-10 1149O013AA • Prints on OHP transparencies. You can also insert interleaves, either blank or printed with the same contents as those on the OHP transparencies. + p. 3-11 1149O017AA • Folds copies during finishing. + p. 3-13 4014O001AA Before Using the Printer Driver Chapter 1
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1-6 1. Features of the printer driver Administrative functions Account Code • The E.C.M. (E.K.C.) function can be used as if the machine was used as a copier. + p. 3-20 1. Select the Account Code check box on the Job Management tab of the printer driver. 2. Type the appropriate number in the Access Number box. The job will be printed, and the number of prints will be counted for the specified account. C4027O204CA Lock Job • Printing of confidential documents may be withheld until a legitimat
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1-7 1. Features of the printer driver Wait • The copier stops automatically before it prints the received image. + p. 3-22 1. Select “Wait” from the Job Life list on the Job Management tab of the printer driver. 2. On the control panel of the copier, the PRINTER CHECK MODE screen appears. Press the [Start] key. The job will be printed. C4027O205CA Proof • The copier stops automatically after printing a set of images of a job. + p. 3-22 1. Select “Proof” from the Job Life list on the Job Mana
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1-8 2. Installing the printer drivers 2. Installing the printer drivers Installing various printer drivers To make 100% use of the functions offered by the machine to which the controller was added, install the attached printer drivers on your computer. The controller is furnished with the following printer drivers: • PCL6 printer driver for Windows 98/Me • PCL6 printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 • PCL6 printer driver for Windows 2000/XP Install the printer driver suitable for the operating sys
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2-1 Chapter 2 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Chapter 2
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2-2 1. Windows 98/Me 1. Windows 98/Me Operating environment This section explains the required environment for the printer driver. Before installing the printer driver, make sure that your computer meets the following requirements. If it doesn’t, the printer driver may not function properly. Personal computer IBM PC or compatible with an 80486, AMD, or Pentium processor Operating system Windows 98 (English) Windows Me (English) Memory 32 MB or more I/O interface Network 10/100BaseT (UTP) • Wi
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2-3 1. Windows 98/Me Installation This section explains the installation procedure for the Windows 98 printer driver. NOTES • Before starting to install the printer driver, be sure first to quit all other applications. • When installing the printer driver for Windows Me, read “Windows 98” as “Windows Me”. 1. Click the [Start] button. In the menu that appears, point to “Settings”, and then click “Printers”. 2. The Printers window will appear. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Click the [Ne
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2-4 1. Windows 98/Me 4. A dialog box that allows you to select the type of connection for the printer will appear. Select “Local printer”, and then click the [Next>] button. 4668P004CA NOTES • The printer is actually connected to the network. However, since other network settings are required, the printer driver is temporarily installed as for a local connection. • To make settings for using the network, it is recommended that you read the Pi8500Pro Getting Started manual, which comes with t
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2-5 1. Windows 98/Me 6. The Install From Disk dialog box will appear. Insert the controller driver CD- ROM, included with the controller, in the CD-ROM drive of your computer. 7. In the Copy manufacturer’s files from box, type the path of the driver to be installed. (In the example, the letter of the CD-ROM drive is I.) To install the driver for Windows 98/Me, type “I:\PrinterDriver\PCL6\W98Me”. C4027P216CA 8. The Printers list will appear. Select the driver to be installed, and then click the
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2-6 1. Windows 98/Me 10. A dialog box that asks you to confirm the printer name will appear. Check the printer name. If you want to designate this printer as the default printer, select “Yes”. Click the [Next>] button. 11. A dialog box that allows you to select printing of a test page will appear. Select “No”, and then click the [Finish] button. 12. Installation will start. When the installation is completed, the corresponding icon will be added to the “Printers” window. C4027P217CA NOTES • Y
