2Wire C424 manual Basic Printing, Overview of Basic Steps, Factors Affecting Printing Performance

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Basic Printing

Basic Printing

This section includes:

■"Overview of Basic Steps" on page 5-2

■"Factors Affecting Printing Performance" on page 5-2

Overview of Basic Steps

Follow these steps to print jobs:

1.Load paper in the tray. For information about loading trays, see the Loading Media chapter of this guide, or go to Getting Started/Loading Media on the User Documentation CD- ROM.

2.If prompted by the control panel, either confirm the paper type and size or change it as required.

3.From the application, access the Print dialog box.

4.If desired, select printing options in the printer driver.

■For information about accessing and using the driver, see "Obtaining the Printer Driver" on page 5-6.

■For information about specifying print options, see "Adjusting Printing Options" on page 5-6.

5.Send the job to the printer from the application’s Print dialog box.

Factors Affecting Printing Performance

Many factors affect a print job. They include the print speed (stated in number of pages per

minute), the media used, download time, and system processing time.

The computer download time and system processing time are affected by several factors including:

■System memory

■Connection type (network or USB)

■Network operating system

■System configuration

■File size and type of graphics

■Computer speed

Note

Additional system memory (RAM) may improve overall printer functions, but will not increase the pages per minute (ppm) ability of the system.

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Contents Printing Factors Affecting Printing Performance Basic PrintingOverview of Basic Steps Viewing a List of System Fonts Available for Printing Print FontsTypes of Fonts Using a Windows Printer Driver Using the Control PanelUsing CentreWare is Printing a List of System FontsDownloading Fonts Adjusting Printing Options Obtaining the Printer DriverSetting the Print Default Tray Click PropertiesSelecting Printing Preferences Windows Selecting Printing Options for an Individual Job WindowsPrinting Options for Windows Operating Systems Macintosh PostScript Driver Settings Selecting Printing Options for an Individual Job MacintoshBackground Printing Binding Edge Automatic 2-Sided PrintingGuidelines Overview of Steps for 2-Sided Printing Selecting 2-Sided Printing in the DriverTransparencies Printing Transparencies from Tray Printing Transparencies from Tray 2, 3, or Insert transparencies into the tray Envelopes Storing Envelopes Preparing to PrintPrinting Envelopes from Tray Insert envelopes into Tray 1 as followsPrinting Envelopes from Tray 2, 3, or 2424-100 Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards Printing Labels from Tray Printing Labels from Tray 2, 3, or 2424-103 Printing Business Cards or Index Cards from Tray Guidelines Specialty PaperPhoto Paper Printing Xerox Professional Solid Ink Photo Paper from Tray Pull the tray completely out of the system 2424-097 Postcards and Trifold Brochures Printing Postcards and Trifold Brochures from Tray Printing Postcards and Trifold Brochures from Tray 2, 3, or 2424-097 Weatherproof Paper Printing Weatherproof Paper from TrayPrinting Weatherproof Paper from Tray 2, 3, or Do not load paper above the fill line inside the tray 2424-004 Glossy Paper Printing Glossy Paper from TrayPrinting Glossy Paper from Tray 2, 3, or Insert the paper into the tray Carbonless Paper Printing Xerox Carbonless Paper from TrayPink Canary White Printing Xerox Carbonless Paper from Tray 2, 3, or 2424-094 White Canary Pink Specialty Paper Custom Size Paper Printing Custom Size Paper from Tray Adjust the output tray for short or long media Advanced Options NT4Print-Quality Mode Type of Print Job Fast Color Selecting Print-Quality ModesAdjusting Color Using TekColor Corrections AutomaticPrinting in Black and White Printing Multiple Pages to a Single Sheet N-Up Printing Booklets Printing Separation Pages Printing Cover Pages Print Option Last Page of Text Blank PagesScaling Mac OS 9, Mac OS X version 10.1 and higher driverPrinting Watermarks Printing Negative and Mirror Images Smoothing Images Printing Secure, Proof, and Saved Print JobsSending Secure, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs Printing Secure Print JobsPrinting Proof and Saved Print Jobs Deleting Secure, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs