3. Printer
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3.1 Printing from Windows
applications
You can print a file created in a Windows application. For
example, to print from WordPad, proceed as follows.
1Open the document you want to print.
2Select [Print...] from the [File] menu.
LThe [Print] dialog box will appear.
For details about the [Print] dialog box, click
[?], then click the desired item.
Note:
LFor Microsoft PowerPoint®, select [Color] or
remove the check next to [Grayscale] in the
print dialog so that colored text will be printed in
grayscale.
3Select the unit’s name as the active printer.
LIf you have changed the name of the unit when
installing, select that name from the list.
LTo change the printer settings, proceed as
follows.
For Windows 98/Windows Me:
Click [Properties], then click the desired tab.
Change the printer settings, then click [OK].
For Windows 2000:
Click the desired tab and change the printer
settings.
For Windows XP/Windows Vista:
Click [Preferences], then click the desired tab.
Change the printer settings, then click [OK].
4Click [Print] or [OK].
LThe unit will start printing.
Note:
LTo stop printing from the unit, see page 65.
LTo load paper, see page 13, 26.
LWhen using the manual input tray, load the recording
paper after step 4.
LFor details about the paper specifications, see page
89.
LIf a printing error occurs, the Device Monitor will be
started automatically and display the error
information.
Setting the printer properties
You can change the printer setting in step 3. We
recommend that you test paper (especially special sizes
and types of paper) on the unit before purchasing large
quantities.
You can change or display the settings on the following
tabs.
[Basic]: Paper size, media type, page per sheet, etc.
[Output]: Number of prints, collate, etc.
[Quality]: Resolution, contrast, toner save feature, etc.
[Effects]: Watermark, overlay.
[Profile]: Saving the desired settings, selecting the
saved settings, etc.
[Support]: Version information.
Note:
LWhen using special media
(transparencies/labels/envelopes), change the
setting as follows.
For envelopes:
Select [Envelope #10] or [Envelope DL] on the
[Basic] tab for paper size.
For transparencies and labels:
Select [Transparency] or [Label] on the [Basic]
tab for media type, then select the desired size for
paper size.
LYou can select the output tray for each printing on the
[Output] tab. To change the default output tray, see
page 65.
LWhen printing from a computer, the toner save
feature on the [Quality] tab overrides the unit’s toner
save setting (feature #482 on page 53).
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