Page 2 - CONTENTS; PRINTING FROM WINDOWS; PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH
2 CONTENTS ABOUT THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 • MANUALS PROVIDED WITH THE MACHINE . . . 5 PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 • SELECTING THE PAPER . . . . . . . . ...
Page 3 - USEFUL INFORMATION
3 5 PRINTING WITHOUT THE PRINTER DRIVER DIRECTLY PRINTING FROM THE MACHINE. . . . . . 60 • DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE ON AN FTP SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 • DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE IN USB MEMORY . . 62 DIRECTLY PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER . . . . . . 64 • S...
Page 4 - ABOUT THIS MANUAL; Please note; Warning
4 ABOUT THIS MANUAL Please note • For information on installing the drivers and software cited in this manual, please refer to the Software Setup Guide. • For information on your operating system, please refer to your operating system manual or the online Help function. • The explanations of screens...
Page 5 - MANUALS PROVIDED WITH THE MACHINE; Printed manuals; Icons used in the manuals
5 MANUALS PROVIDED WITH THE MACHINE Printed manuals and manuals stored in PDF format on the machine's hard drive are provided with the machine. When using the machine, read the appropriate manual for the feature you are using. Printed manuals Operation manuals in PDF format The manuals in PDF format...
Page 6 - PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE; Installing the printer driver in a Windows environment
6 PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE The machine is equipped standard with a full colour printing function. To enable printing from your computer, a printer driver must be installed from the provided CD-ROM. See the table below to determine which printer driver to use in your environment. Installing th...
Page 7 - BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE
7 BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE The following example explains how to print a document from "WordPad", which is a standard accessory program in Windows. 1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 1 Select [Print] from the [File] menu of WordPad. The menu used to execute printing may vary depending on the software a...
Page 8 - Select print settings.
8 3 Select print settings. (1) Click the [Paper] tab. (2) Select the paper size. To select settings on other tabs, click the desired tab and then select the settings. (3) Click the [OK] button. 4 Click the [Print] button. Printing begins.In Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0, click the [OK] button. (1) (2) (3)
Page 9 - SELECTING THE PAPER
9 SELECTING THE PAPER This section explains how to configure the "Paper Selection" setting on the [Paper] tab of the printer driver properties window.Before printing, check the paper sizes, paper types, and paper remaining in the machine's trays. To view the most recent tray information, cli...
Page 11 - Enter your login name and password.
11 2 Enter your login name and password. (1) Click the [Job Handling] tab. (2) Enter your user information. • When authentication is by login name/password Select the [Login Name] and [Password] checkboxes so that checkmarks appear, and enter your login name and password. Enter 1 to 32 characters fo...
Page 12 - VIEWING PRINTER DRIVER HELP; Information icon
12 VIEWING PRINTER DRIVER HELP When selecting settings in the printer driver, you can display Help to view explanations of the settings. Pop-up help To view Help for a setting, click the button in the upper right-hand corner of the printer driver properties window and then click the setting.You can ...
Page 13 - SAVING SETTINGS AT THE TIME OF PRINTING; Save the print settings.
13 SAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT SETTINGS Settings configured on each of the tabs at the time of printing can be saved as user settings. Saving frequently used settings or complex colour settings under an assigned name makes it easy to select those settings the next time you need to use them. SAVING ...
Page 14 - Check and save the settings.
14 3 Check and save the settings. (1) Check the displayed settings. (2) Enter a name for the settings (maximum of 20 characters). (3) Click the [OK] button. 4 Click the [OK] button. 5 Start printing. • Up to 30 sets of user settings can be saved. • The following items cannot be saved in user setting...
Page 15 - USING SAVED SETTINGS; Deleting saved settings; Select the print settings.
15 USING SAVED SETTINGS Deleting saved settings Select the user settings that you want to delete in (1) of step 2 above, and click the [Delete] button. 1 Open the printer driver properties window from the print window of the software application. (1) Select the printer driver of the machine. (2) Cli...
Page 16 - Open the printer properties window.
16 CHANGING THE PRINTER DRIVER DEFAULT SETTINGS The default settings of the printer driver can be changed using the procedure below. The settings selected using this procedure are saved and become the default settings when printing from a software application. (Settings selected in the printer drive...
Page 18 - SELECTING PAPER SETTINGS; Mac OS X; Select paper settings.
18 BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE The following example explains how to print a document from the standard accessory program "TextEdit" in Mac OS X ("SimpleText" in Mac OS 9). SELECTING PAPER SETTINGS Select paper settings in the printer driver before selecting the print command. Mac OS X ...
Page 19 - Mac OS 9
19 Mac OS 9 1 Select [Page Setup] from the [File] menu of SimpleText. 2 Select paper settings. (1) Make sure that the correct printer is selected. (2) Select paper settings. The paper size, paper orientation, and enlarge/reduce can be selected. (3) Click the [OK] button. The machine name that appear...
Page 20 - PRINTING
20 PRINTING Mac OS X 1 Select [Print] from the [File] menu of TextEdit. The menu used to execute printing may vary depending on the software application. 2 Make sure that the correct printer is selected. The machine name that appears in the "Printer" menu is normally [SCxxxxxx]. ("xxxxxx...
Page 24 - Display the job handling screen.
24 PRINTING WHEN THE USER AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION IS ENABLED When the user authentication function is enabled in the machine's system settings (administrator), you must enter your user information (login name, password, etc.) in order to print. The information that must be entered varies depending o...
Page 27 - SELECTING THE COLOUR MODE; FREQUENTLY USED FUNCTIONS
27 This chapter explains frequently used functions. • SELECTING THE COLOUR MODE • TWO-SIDED PRINTING (page 29) • FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER (page 31) • PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGE (page 32) • STAPLING OUTPUT/PUNCHING HOLES IN OUTPUT (page 34) The explanations assume that the paper ...
Page 28 - BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING
28 BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING [Black and White] can be selected on the [Main] tab as well as on the [Color] tab. Click the [Black and White Print] checkbox on the [Main] tab so that a checkmark appears. The [Black and White Print] checkbox on the [Main] tab and the "Color Mode" setting on the ...
Page 31 - FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER; A4 or Letter
31 FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER This function is used to automatically enlarge or reduce the printed image to match the size of the paper loaded in the machine.This is convenient for such purposes as enlarging an A4 or letter size document to A3 or ledger size to make it easier to view, and ...
Page 32 - PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGE
32 PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGE This function can be used to reduce the print image and print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.This is convenient when you want to print multiple images such as photos on a single sheet of paper, and when you want to conserve paper. This function can a...
Page 39 - CREATING A LARGE POSTER (Poster Printing)
39 Mac OS 9 (1) Select [Advanced]. (2) Select the binding edge and margin shift. CREATING A LARGE POSTER (Poster Printing) (This function is only available in Windows.) One page of print data can be enlarged and printed using multiple sheets of paper (4 sheets (2 x 2), 9 sheets (3 x 3) or 16 sheets ...
Page 40 - ABCD
40 FUNCTIONS TO ADJUST THE SIZE AND ORIENTATION OF THE IMAGE ROTATING THE PRINT IMAGE 180 DEGREES(Rotate 180 degrees) This feature rotates the image 180 degrees so that it can be printed correctly on paper that can only be loaded in one orientation (such as envelopes or paper with punch holes). (In ...
Page 41 - ENLARGING/REDUCING THE PRINT IMAGE
41 Mac OS 9 (1) Select [Page Setup] from the [File] menu and select [PostScript Options]. (2) Select the [Flip Horizontal] and [Flip Vertical] checkboxes . The print image will show an image of the print result. (3) Click the [OK] button. ENLARGING/REDUCING THE PRINT IMAGE (Zoom/XY-Zoom) This functi...
Page 44 - COLOUR MODE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION
44 COLOUR MODE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST OF THE IMAGE (Colour Adjustment) The brightness and contrast can be adjusted in the print settings when printing a photo or other image. These settings can be used for simple corrections when you do not have image editing softw...
Page 45 - PRINTING FAINT TEXT AND LINES IN BLACK
45 PRINTING FAINT TEXT AND LINES IN BLACK (Text To Black/Vector To Black) (This function is only available in Windows.) When printing a colour image in greyscale, colour text and lines that are faint can be printed in black. (Raster data such as bitmap images cannot be adjusted.) This allows you to ...
Page 50 - CREATING OVERLAYS FOR PRINT DATA (Overlays); Create an overlay file.
50 CREATING OVERLAYS FOR PRINT DATA (Overlays) (This function is only available in Windows.) The print data can be printed in a previously created overlay. By creating table rulings or a decorative frame in an application different from that of the text file and registering the data as an overlay fi...
Page 55 - Printing tab text created in the printer driver (PCL6 only)
55 PRINTING TEXT ON TABS OF TAB PAPER(Tab Printing) (This function is only available in Windows.) This function is used to print text on the tabs of tab paper. Printing tab text created in the printer driver (PCL6 only) Text to be printed on tabs can be entered in [Tab Paper Print] on the [Paper] ta...
Page 56 - Printing tab text created in a software application
56 Printing tab text created in a software application (1) Click the [Advanced] tab. (2) Click the [Tab Paper Settings] button. (3) Select the tab paper settings. To shift the image, directly enter a number or click the button. (1) (2) (3)
Page 57 - CONVENIENT PRINTER FUNCTIONS
57 CONVENIENT PRINTER FUNCTIONS USING TWO MACHINES TO PRINT A LARGE PRINT JOB (Tandem Print) Two machines are required to use this function.Tandem Print allows you to divide a large print job between two machines connected to your network.The machines simultaneously print each half of the job, makin...
Page 58 - SAVING AND USING PRINT FILES
58 SAVING AND USING PRINT FILES (Retention/Document Filing) This function is used to store a print job as a file on the machine's hard drive, allowing the job to be printed from the operation panel when needed. The location for storing a file can be selected to prevent the file from being mixed toge...
Page 60 - DIRECTLY PRINTING FROM THE MACHINE
60 When you do not have the printer driver installed on your computer, or when the software application used to open a file that you wish to print is not available, you can print directly to the machine without using the printer driver.The file types (and corresponding extensions) that can be printe...
Page 61 - DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE ON AN FTP SERVER; Access the FTP server.
61 DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE ON AN FTP SERVER When an FTP server is configured in the machine's Web pages, you can specify and print a file on the FTP server from the operation panel of the machine. This saves you the trouble of downloading the file and printing it from a computer. To configure FTP s...
Page 62 - DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE IN USB MEMORY; Print the selected file.; Access the USB memory device.
62 DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE IN USB MEMORY A file in a USB memory device connected to the machine can be printed from the operation panel of the machine without using the printer driver. When the printer driver of the machine is not installed on your computer, you can copy a file into a commercially ...
Page 64 - DIRECTLY PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER; SUBMIT PRINT JOB
64 DIRECTLY PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER Settings can be configured in the Web pages of the machine to enable direct printing from a computer without using the printer driver. SUBMIT PRINT JOB You can specify a file to be printed directly without using the printer driver.In addition to a file on your co...
Page 66 - Select the encrypted PDF print job.
66 PRINTING AN ENCRYPTED PDF FILE Encrypted PDF is used to protect a PDF file by requiring the entry of a password to print or edit the file. To directly print an encrypted PDF file on an FTP server or in a USB memory device connected to the machine, follow the steps below to enter the password and ...
Page 67 - GIVING A PRINT JOB PRIORITY; Give the desired job priority.
67 GIVING A PRINT JOB PRIORITY/CANCELLING A PRINT JOB GIVING A PRINT JOB PRIORITY When the machine is busy copying or printing a received fax or other job, you can give priority to a print job that is waiting to be printed and print it ahead of the other jobs. 6 USEFUL INFORMATION 1 Press the [JOB S...
Page 68 - CANCELLING A PRINT JOB
68 CANCELLING A PRINT JOB A job being printed, a job waiting to be printed, or a spooled job can be cancelled. 1 Press the [JOB STATUS] key. 2 Cancel the job. (1) Touch the [Print Job] tab. (2) Change the print job status mode to [Spool] or [Job Queue]. Touch this key to change modes. The selected m...
Page 70 - PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATION LIST
70 PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATION LIST 7 PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATIONS Function PCL6 PCL5c PS Windows PPD *1 Macintosh PPD *1 Frequently used functions Copies 1-999 1-999 1-999 1-999 1-999 Orientation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N-Up Number of pages 2,4,6,8,9,16 2,4,6,8,9,16 2,4,6,8,9,16 2,4,6,9,16* 2,3 2,4,6...
Page 72 - Printer Guide
MX7000-GB-PRT-Z1 Printer Guide MX-5500NMX-6200NMX-7000N MODEL:
