Operating Instructions
5.1 Printing from Windows applications
You can print a file created in a Windows application. For example, to print from WordPad, proceed as follows:
1 Open the document you want to print.
2 Select [Print] from the menu.
3 Select the unit’s name as the active printer.
R When mode restriction (feature #154) is activated, enter the department code in the printer settings using [Job
Type] beforehand (page 50). If the department code does not match, or the department code restricts the
print mode, printing will be cancelled.
R To change the printer settings, click [Preferences], then click the desired tab. Change the printer settings,
then click [OK].
4 Click [Print].
Note:
R For details about the paper specifications, see page 128.
Setting the printer properties
You can change or display the settings on the following tabs.
[Basic]
Paper size, media type, pages per sheet, duplex, etc.
[Output] Number of prints, collate, etc.
[Job Type] Mode restriction, Secure Print
[Quality] Quality, contrast, toner save feature, etc.
[Effects] Watermark, overlay.
[Profile] Saving the desired settings, selecting the saved settings, etc.
[Support] Version information.
Note:
R Select the desired media type on the [Basic] tab according to the recording paper.
Recording paper type Media type
Plain paper
75 g/m² to 105 g/m²
[Plain Paper]
Thin paper
60 g/m² to 75 g/m²
[Thin Paper]
Thick paper
105 g/m² to 220 g/m²
[Thick Paper]
Label [Label]
Envelope
[Envelope]
*1
*1
Select [Envelope #10], [Envelope DL], [Japanese Envelope You #4], [Japanese Envelope Chou #3] or
[Japanese Envelope Chou #4] for the paper size. To print on an envelope clearly, set the top, bottom, left,
and right margins to more than 10 mm.
R When printing from a computer, the printer properties setting overrides the following unit’s programming features:
– Media type setting (feature #383 and feature #384)
– Toner save setting (feature #482)
5.1.1 Duplex printing
For example, to print from WordPad, proceed as follows:
R Plain paper and thin paper can be used.
1 Open the document you want to print.
2 Select [Print] from the menu.
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5. . Printing
5. Printing