Panasonic KXMB2001GX Operating Guide

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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:
1
Open the document you want to print.
2
Select [Print...] from the [File] menu.
R The [Print] dialogue box will appear.
For details about the [Print] dialogue box, click
[?], then click the desired item.
Note:
R For Microsoft PowerPoint
®
, select [Color] or
remove the check next to [Grayscale] in the print
dialogue so that coloured or grey objects will be
printed in greyscale properly.
3
Select the unit’s name as the active printer.
R If you have changed the name of the unit when
installing, select that name from the list.
R When mode restriction (feature #154 on
page 51) is activated, enter the department
code in the printer settings using [Job Type]
beforehand (page 23). 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, proceed as
follows.
For Windows 2000:
Click the desired tab and change the printer
settings.
For Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7:
Click [Preferences], then click the desired tab.
Change the printer settings, then click [OK].
4
Click [Print].
R The unit will start printing.
Note:
To stop printing from the unit, see page 51.
To load paper, see page 12,14.
R For details about the paper specifications, see
R If a printing error occurs, the Device Monitor
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, pages per sheet, etc.
[Output]: Number of prints, collate, etc.
[Job Type]: Entering the department code.
R The department code is held for future printing jobs
and only has to be entered once.
[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/m
2
 to 90 g/m
2
[Plain Paper]
Thin paper
64 g/m
2
 to 75 g/m
2
[Thin Paper]
Label
[Label]
R When printing from a computer, the printer properties
setting overrides the following unit’s programming
features:
– Media type setting (feature #383 and feature
– Toner save setting (feature #482 on page 40)
To print on labels
You can print not only on plain paper but also on special
media (labels).
Please refer to page 76 for information on recording
paper.
To load paper, see page 14.
Use labels designed for laser printing. We recommend
the following:
Avery
®
5160/5161/5162/5163/5164/5165/5167/5168
XEROX
®
LWH100/LWH110/LWH120/LWH130/LWH140
Use the manual input tray to print labels.
Load label sheets one page at a time for printing,
print-side down.
Remove each label after printing.
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3. . Printer
3. Printer