Konica Minolta bizhub C550 manual

User’ s Guide [Print Operations][...]

Introduction C550 x-1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this machine. The bizhub C550 is equipped with an in tegrated printer controller that allows you to print directly from Window s-compatibl e compute rs or Macintosh computers. This User’s Guide describes the printing f unctions, operations, usage, and safety precautions of the printer co[...]

Introduction C550 x-2 - Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are re gister ed trademarks of Apple Com- puter, Inc. Safari is a trad emark of Apple Computer, Inc. - Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat and PostScript are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. - Ethernet is a registered [...]

Introduction C550 x-3 4. The names “OpenSSL Toolkit” and “Ope nSSL Project” must not be used to endorse or promote products derive d fr om this software without prior written permission. For written pe rmission, please contact openssl- core@openssl.org. 5. Products derived from this softwa re may not be called “OpenSSL” nor may “OpenS[...]

Introduction C550 x-4 Redistribution and use in source and bi nary forms, with or without modifica- tion, are permitted provided that the following con ditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright notice, this list of conditions and the followin g disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above[...]

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Introduction C550 x-6 Part 3: Cambridge Broadband Lt d. cop yright notice (BSD) Portions of this code are copyright © 200 1-2003, Cambridge Broadband Ltd. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and bi nary forms, with or without modifica- tion, are permitted provided that the following con ditions are met: - Redistributions of sourc[...]

Introduction C550 x-7 - Neither the name of the Sun Microsyst ems, Inc. nor the names of its con- tributors may be used to endorse or promote products deriv ed from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING[...]

Introduction C550 x-8 Copyright © 2004, Cisco, Inc and Information Network Center of Beijing Uni- versity of Posts and Telecommuni cations. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and bi nary forms, with or without modifica- tion, are permitted provided that the following con ditions are met: - Redistributions of source code must ret[...]

Introduction C550 x-9 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This package contain s the followin g materials provided by Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. (KMBT): software included as part of the printing system, the digitally-en coded machine-readable outline da ta encoded in the special format and in the encrypted form (“Font Progr ams”), other [...]

Introduction C550 x-10 9. You may not rent, lease, sublicense, le nd or transfer versions or copies of the Software Licensee does not use, or Software contained on any un- used media, except as part of the pe rmanent transf er of all Software and Documentation as described above. 10. IN NO EVENT WILL KMBT OR ITS LICENSOR BE LIA BLE TO YOU FOR ANY C[...]

Introduction C550 x-11 About Adobe Color Profile ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED COLOR PROFILE LICENSE AGRE EMENT NOTICE TO USER: PLEASE READ THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLY. BY US- ING ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AG REEMENT. IF YOU DO N OT AGREE WITH[...]

Introduction C550 x-12 Software for any particular purpose or to produce any particular result. Adobe shall not be liable for loss or damage arising out of this Agreement or from the distribution or use of the Software or any other materials. ADOBE AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SO[...]

Introduction C550 x-13 8. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS If any part of the Software is identified as an export controlled item under the Un ited States Export Administration Act or any other export law, restrictio n or regulation (the “Export Laws”), you represent and warrant that you a re not a citizen, or otherwise located within, an embargoed natio[...]

Introduction C550 x-14 ICC Profile for TOYO INK Stan dard Color on Coated paper (TOYO Offset Coated 2.0) This ICC Profile (TOYO Offset Coated 2.0) characterize s Japanese offset press on Coated paper and is fully compatible with ICC profile format. About “TOYO INK Standard Color on Coated paper” This is the standard for color reproduct ion of s[...]

Introduction C550 x-15 DIC STANDARD COLOR PROF ILE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS STANDARD COLOR PROFILE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“LICENSE AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE DIC STANDARD COLOR PROFILE, INCLUDING THE DIC STANDARD COLOR SFC1.0.1, DIC STANDARD COLOR SFC1.0.2, DIC STANDARD COLOR SFM1.0.2, DIC STANDARD COLOR SFU1.0.2, P[...]

Introduction C550 x-16 vided, however, that, notwithstanding anyt hing contrary contained here- in, you may not use t he Profile on any network system or share, install or use the Profile concurrently on different c omputers, or electronically transfer the Profile from one comput er to another or over a network. b. You may not make or distr ibute c[...]

Introduction C550 x-17 USE, THE PROFILE AND BASED ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY IN- CLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE ), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF DIC OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE S HAVE BEEN ADVI SED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO ALL ASPECTS OF[...]

Introduction C550 x-18 Contents Introduction NetSNMP License ................ .............. ........... .............. ............ ....... x-4 Copyright ............. ............ .............. ........... .............. .............. .......... x-8 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT .......... .............. .............. .......... x-9 About Adobe C[...]

Introduction C550 x-19 When using Web service printing und er Windows Vista .............. 2-14 For Windows 2000/NT 4.0 . .......................................... ............ ..... 2-15 Installing the printer driver using Plug and Play ........ .............. ..... 2-18 For Windows 2000 ........... ...............................................[...]

Introduction C550 x-20 Installing the printer driver (Windo ws 2000/XP/Server 200 3) ....... 3- 17 Installing the printer driver (Windows Vista) .............. .............. ..... 3-19 3.8 Printing with Net Ware ...................... .............. ........... .............. ........ 3-21 Network printing in a NetWare enviro nment ...............[...]

Introduction C550 x-21 Stapling and hole p unching ............. .............. ............ .............. ..... 4-18 Center Staple and Fold/Fold ......................... ............ .............. ..... 4-19 Paper Arrangement .................... .............. ........... .............. ........... 4-20 Cover Mode and Transparency Interleave .[...]

Introduction C550 x-22 5.4 Specifying the Fi nish tab sett ings ............. ........... .............. ........... 5-21 Stapling ........... ........... ........... .............. ........... .............. ............ ..... 5-21 Specifying the cente r staple and fo ld setting .................... ........... 5-22 Hole punching ... ........... .[...]

Introduction C550 x-23 6 Setting up the Post Script driver (Windows) 6.1 Settings ..... .............. ............ ........... ........... .............. ........... ........... ..... 6-1 Common settings ......... .............. ........... .............. ........... .............. .. 6-1 Basic tab ....................... ........... .............[...]

Introduction C550 x-24 Editing a watermark ................. .............. ........... .............. ........... ... 6-29 Printing different ori ginal document s together (overlay) ............... 6-30 Editing an overla y file ............... ........... .............. .............. ........... ... 6-32 Creating an overlay file ............ ....[...]

Introduction C550 x-25 8 Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8.1 Settings ..... .............. ............ ........... ........... .............. ........... ........... ..... 8-1 Page Setup dialog box .................. .............. ........... .............. .......... 8-1 Print dialog box ... .............. ............ .............. ......[...]

Introduction C550 x-26 9 Various settings 9.1 Print settings in Utility mode ................... .............. ........... ........... ..... 9-1 Default settings ................ ........... .............. ........... .............. ........... .. 9-1 To display the User Settings screen .................... ........... .............. .. 9-1 PDL Se[...]

Introduction C550 x-27 Recalling jobs (Proof Print) .................... ........... .............. .............. 9-49 Recalling jobs (Secure Print) ....... .............. .............. ........... ........... 9-51 When “Confidental Document Access Met hod” is set to “Mode 1” ................... .............. ........... .............. .[...]

Introduction C550 x-28 12 Index 12.1 Index .......... .............. ............ ........... .............. ........... ........... ........... ... 12-1[...]

Introduction C550 x-29 About this user’s guide This User’s Guide contains in formation for using the printing functions of t he Konica Minolta printer controller. For de tails on the copy functions, scanning functions, box fu nctions, and fax function s, refer to the respective User’s Guide. This User’s Guide is aime d at users who already [...]

Introduction C550 x-30 User’s Guide [Box Operations] This manual contains operat ing procedures for using t he user boxes on the hard disk. Refer to this manual for detail s on saving data in user boxes, re- trieving data from user boxes and transferring data. User’s Guide [Network Scanner Operations] This manual contains desc riptions on speci[...]

Introduction C550 x-31 Screen images in this user’s guide Unless stated otherwise, the printer dri ver functions are de scribed using the printer driver for Windows XP. Microsoft Windows Windows Product name[...]

Introduction C550 x-32 Using this user’ s guide[...]

Overview 1 C550 1-1 1O v e r v i e w 1.1 Printer controller The printer controller is a device for performing printing functions and net- work printing function s with this machine. Role of the printer controller The printer controller is built into the machine. You can print from applications on th e computer connected to the printing system. When[...]

Overview 1 C550 1-2 2 Note To perform fax operations, optional fax kit FK-502 is required. ! Detail For details on the PC-fax t ransmission, refer to the User’s Guide [Fax Driver Operations ].[...]

Overview 1 C550 1-3 Machine modes The printer driver settings are mai nly set using a computer, however, th e font list can be printed, and the printer co ntroller settings and default print set- tings can be set using the c ontrol panel of this machine. In addition, fax and scanning operations can be used by switching the mode . To switch between [...]

Overview 1 C550 1-4 Printing flow When using this printing system as a pri nter, the flow of the main process is described below. Print commands transmitted from the applicat ion are received by the printer driver. Data is transmitted to this machine ov er a USB i nterface when t his machine is used as a USB printer, or over an Ethernet interfac e [...]

Overview 1 C550 1-5 1.2 Operating environment The system requirements for using this printing system an d the interfaces used for connection are explained below. Compatible comp uters and operating systems Check that the computer being connected me ets the following conditions. Windows Macintosh Item Operating environment Operating Syst em Windows [...]

Overview 1 C550 1-6 Compatible interfaces The various interfaces that can be used to connect this printing system to a computer are described below. Ethernet interface Connect when using this printing system as a network printer. Supports 10Base-T, 100Base-TX and 100 0Base-T standards. In addition, the Ethernet interface supports the TCP/IP (LDP/LP[...]

Overview 1 C550 1-7 Connection diagram The printer cables can be connec ted to each port at th e back of this ma- chine. Machine (rear vi ew) Ethernet port (10Base-T/100Base- TX/1000Base-T) USB port[...]

Overview 1 C550 1-8 1.3 Setting up the system In order to use this printing system, it must first be set up. Setup consists of connecting this machin e to a computer and installing the printer driver onto th e computer being used. To set up the printing system Setup of the printing syst em as descr ibed below. 1 Connect this machin e to a computer.[...]

Overview 1 C550 1-9 2 Note To update an existing printer driver, de lete the existing printer driver first. For details, refer to “Uninstalling the printer driver” on page 2-21 and page 2-29. As necessary, set the inte rface timeout settings in the Ut ility mode on the control panel. For details, refer to “P rint settings in Administrator mod[...]

Overview 1 C550 1-10[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-1 2 Installing the printer driver 2.1 Printer drivers and su pported operating systems In order to use this printing system, the printer driver must be installed. The printer driver is a program that controls the processing of data for output. In- stall the printer driver onto the computer from the provided CD[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-2 ! Detail For details on the fax driver, refer to the User’s guide [Fax Driver Opera- tions].[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-3 2.2 When used with Windows The installation procedure for the Wi ndows printer driver differs depending on how this machine is connected to the computer and depending on which printer driver is used. The installation method also differs depending on the version of Windows that you are using. Refer to the tab[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-4 Automatic installation using the install er With the installer, this machine is de tected to determine whether it is con- n e c t e d b y U S B o r i s o n t h e s a m e T C P / IP network as the computer, and then the required printer is automatic ally installed. You can also man ually specify the printer d[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-5 To install the p rinter driver 1 Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. – Check that the installer starts up, an d then continue with step 2. – If the install er does not start up, open the printer driver folder on the CD-ROM, double-click “Setup.exe”, a nd then continue[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-6 5 Select this machine, and then cli ck the [Next] button. – If the connecti on of this ma chine cannot be recognized, the ma- chine will not be listed. When t his occurs, select “Specify the Print- er/MFP Except for the Above. (IP Address, Host Name)”, and then specify this machine directly. – In add[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-7 – If not changing the settings, skip to step 8. 7 Select the components to be installed, and then click the [OK] button. – For details on the fax driver, refer to the User’s guide [Fax D river Operations]. 8 In the Confirm Inst allation Settings dialog box, click the [In stall] button. Follow the on-sc[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-8 For Windows XP/Server 2003 1 Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2 Click the [Start] button, and then click “Printers and Faxes”. – If “Printers and Faxes” does not ap pear in the Start men u, open the Control Panel from the Start menu , select “Printers and Other[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-9 – Clear the “Automatical ly detect and in stall my Plug and Play print- er” check box. 6 The Select a Printer Port dialog box appears. Select “LPT1 ” here, and then click the [Next] button. 7 Click the [Have Disk] button. 8 Click the [Browse] button. 9 Specify the desired folder on the CD-ROM that [...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-10 10 Click the [OK] button. The “Printers” list appears. 11 Click the [Next] button. 12 Follow the on-screen instructions. – When the Digital Signatu re dialog box appears, click the [Continue Anyway] button. – When using a network connection, pe rform a test prin t after the net- work settings have b[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-11 4 Click “Add a printer” on the tool bar. The “Add Printer” dialog box appears. 5 Click “Add a local printer”. – For details on installing the printer driver in a network environment, refer to “Setting up network prin ting” on page 3-1. Because it is necessary to specify other networ k sett[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-12 6 Select “LPT1: (Printer Port)” f rom “U se an existing port”, and then click the [Next] button. 7 Click the [Have Disk] button. 8 Click the [Browse] button. 9 Specify the desired folder on the CD-ROM that contains the printe r driver, and then click the [ OK] button. Select the sp ecified fold er a[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-13 11 Select the printer to be installed, and then click the [Next] button. 12 Follow the on-screen instructions. – If the User Accoun t Control dialog box appears, click the [Continue] button. – If the Windows Security dialog box a ppears, click “Install this driver software anyway”. – When using a [...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-14 When using Web service prin ting under Windows Vista In Windows Vista, you can re trieve and install a prin ter that is on the network that is compatible for Web service printing. ! Detail Be sure to specify the IP address from TCP/IP Settings on this machine. For the setting procedure, refer to “S etting[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-15 6 Click “Locate and install drive r software (recommended)”. The locate method confi rmation dialog box appears. 7 Click “Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)”. 8 Click the [Browse] button. 9 Specify the desired folder on the CD-ROM that contains the printe r driver, and then click the [...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-16 3 Double-click the “A dd Printer” icon. The Add Printer Wizard starts up. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions. 5 In the screen for selecti ng the printer connection, selec t “Local Printer”. 6 Click the [Next] button. – If the screen for specifyin g the port appears, select “LPT1” here. 7 Clic[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-17 10 Click the [OK] button. The “Printers” list appears. 11 Click the [Next] button. 12 If the screen for specifying the port appears, select “LPT1” here. 13 Follow the on-screen instructions. – When the Digital Signature dialog box appears, click the [Yes] but- ton. – When using a network connect[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-18 Installing the printer driver using Plug and Play For Windows 2000 1 After using a USB cable to connect th is machine to a comp uter, turn on the computer. – Do not disconnect or connect the cable while the computer is start- ing up. 2 Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 3[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-19 For Windows XP/Server 2003 1 After using a USB cable to connect th is machine to a comp uter, turn the computer on. – Do not disconnect or connect the cable while the computer is start- ing up. 2 Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 3 Turn the main power of this machine on.[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-20 For Windows Vista 1 After using a USB cable to connect th is machine to a comp uter, turn the computer on. – Do not disconnect or connect the cable while the computer is start- ing up. 2 Turn the main power of this machine on. The Found New Hardware dialog box appears. – If the Found New Hardware dialog[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-21 This completes the printer driver installat ion. Uninstalling the printer drive r If it becomes necessary to delete the printer driver, for example, when you want to reinstall the printer driver, fo llow the procedure below to delete the driver. When the printer driver contains the delete funct ion If the p[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-22 When the printer driver does not contain the delete function If the printer driver was not installed with an installer, the delete function of the printer driver i s not included. 1 For Windows 2000/NT 4.0, click the [Start] button, point to “Settings”, and then click “Printers”. For Windows XP/Serv[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-23 8 Select “Remove driver and driver pack age” from the deletion confirma- tion dialog box, and then click the [OK] button. 9 In the deletion con firmation dialog box, click the [Yes] button. – In Windows Vista, the deletion confirmation dialog box is already displayed, therefore, c lick the [Delete] bu[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-24 2.3 When used with Macintosh The installation procedure for the Macintosh printe r driver differs depending on the Mac OS version and printer drive r being u sed. Refe r to the tabl e below for the appropriate procedure for instal ling the printer driver on your Macin- tosh computer. Installing the printer [...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-25 7 In the Easy Install dialog box, click the [Install] button. – From the second time the printer driver is installed and thereafter, the [Install] button may appe ar as the [Upgrade] button. The printer driver is installed onto the Macintosh compu ter. When in- stallat ion is comple te, a message appears.[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-26 3 If this machine ap pears as a printer with a Bonjour c onnection, select “KONICA MINOLTA” from the “Print Using” drop-down list, select “KONICA MINOLTA C550 PS” i n the mode l list, and then click the [Add] button. – If the selected printer is registered in the printer list, th is completes [...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-27 – When “IPP” is sele cted as the protoco l in IP Printer, the text box for entering the queue name a ppears. For Mac OS 10.3, leave the queue name text box empty. For Mac OS 10.4, enter “ipp” in the queue name t ext box. 5 Select “KONICA MINOLTA” from th e “Printer Model” drop-down list. 6[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-28 5 Make sure that “AppleTalk” i s set to “Active”, and then click the [Laser- Writer] ic on. 6 From the “Select a PostScript Printer” list, click the applicable printe r for the printing system, and then click the [Create] button. – If a different PPD file has al ready been selected, clic k the[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-29 10 Close the Chooser window. Uninstalling the printer drive r If it becomes necessary to delete the printer driver, for example, when you want to reinstall the printer driver, fo llow the procedure below to delete the driver. 2 Note Quit all running applications that may ha ve started when the Macin tosh co[...]

Installing the printer driver 2 C550 2-30 For Mac OS 9.2 1 Drag PPD file “KONICAMINOLTAC650U Vxxx.ppd”, which is located in “System Folder” – “Extensions” – “Pri nter Descriptions” of “Hard Disk”, to the “Trash” icon. The related printer driv er files are deleted. 2 Restart the computer. This completes the printer driv e[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-1 3 Setting up network printing 3.1 Overview of ne twork functions Network functions By connecting this machine to a ne tw ork through the Ethernet port, this printing system can be used as a network printer . This printing system supports 10Bas e-T, 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T standards. In addition, the Ethernet[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-2 Features of the network functions This printing system is equipped with the following ne twork functions to flex- ibly support various network environments. - Automatic selection of 10Base-T, 10 0Base-TX or 10 00Base-T (Fast Eth- ernet) - Obtains the IP address automa tically from DHCP or BOOTP - Printing with[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-3 Network connection methods that can be selected in each Windows op- erating system This chapter describes the settings that must be specified for network print- ing. Setting procedures differ depending on the method of networking printing used (SMB, LPR, or IPP printing). Sele ct the best method of network pri[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-4 3.2 Setting the IP address for this machine Use this machine’s control panel to a ssign an IP address to this machine. 2 Reminder When specifying network settings, fo llow the instructions of the network administrator. 1 Press the [Utility/Counter] key in this machine’s con trol panel, touch [Administrator[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-5 5 Touch [Manual Input] under “IP Application Method”. 6 Specify settings f or the following: – IP Address: Specify the IP address of this machine. – Subnet Mask: Specify the subnet mask for the network to which you are connecting. – Default Gateway: Spe cify the de fault gateway address for the net- [...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-6 ! Detail Although the method for entering a static IP address without using the DHCP server is described in the proced ure here, it is also possible to au- tomatically assign the IP address from the DHCP server. When “IP Appli- cation Method” is specified as “Aut o Input” and “DHCP Settings” is set[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-7 3.3 Accessing PageSc ope Web Connection Setting the IP address for this mach ine enables you to access PageScope Web Connectio n. With PageScope Web Connection, you can change the network settings of this machine from a computer. Use your Web browser to directly access PageScope Web Connection. 1 Start up the [...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-8 3.4 SMB printing You can use SMB printing (Windows printin g) to print directly over the M icro- soft network from comput ers running Windows. Operations on this machine Set the IP address for this machi ne. For the setting procedure, refer to “Set- ting the IP address for this machine” on page 3-4. Next, [...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-9 5 To apply the settings, restart this machine (turn the main power off, then on again). 2 Reminder When turning the p ower off, then on a gain, wait at le ast 10 seconds be - fore turning the power on again; othe rwise, this machine may not function properly. Printer driver setting s 1 For Windows 2000, click [...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-10 3.5 LPR pr inting The LPR print service is supported as standard in Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista. TCP/IP is used as the network protocol. Operations on this machine Set the IP address for this machi ne. For the setting procedure, refer to “Set- ting the IP[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-11 9 Click the [Next] button, and then clic k the [Finish] button to apply th e setting. For Windows NT 4.0 1 Click the [Start] button, point to “Settings”, and then click “Printers”. 2 Right-click the icon of the installed printer, and then click “Properties”. 3 On the Ports tab, click the [Add Port[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-12 3.6 Port 9100 printing (W indows 2000/XP/Server 2003/ Vista) The Port 9100 print service is supported as st andard in Windows 2000, Win- dows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Wind ows Vista. TCP/IP is used as the network protocol. Operations on this machine Set the IP address for this machi ne. For the setting pr[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-13 9 Click the [Next] button, and then clic k the [Finish] button to apply th e setting. 2 Note If the RAW port is not specified to be used in the TCP/IP se tting, printing cannot be performed. To specify the RAW port settings, refer to User’s Guid e [PageScope Web Connection Operations].[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-14 3.7 IPP printing (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista) The IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) prin t service is supported as standard in Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 200 3, and Windows Vista. TCP/IP is used as the network protocol. Operations on this machine Set the IP address for this machi ne. For t[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-15 4 Touch [ON] under “IPP Settings” and “Accept IPP Jobs”. 5 Touch [Printer Information ], and then specify settings for the following. After specifying the se ttings, touc h [Close]. – Printer Name: Specify the printer name (up to 127 ch aracters). – Printer Location: Specify the prin ter location [...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-16 6 Touch [Support Information], and then specify the print operations sup- ported by IPP. After specifyi ng the settings, touch [OK]. 7 Touch [Forward]. 8 Specify settings for the followin g. Af ter specifying the settings, touch [Forward]. – IPP Authentication Settings: Select [ON]. – Authentication Metho[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-17 9 Specify the user name and password. Afte r specifying the settings, touch [OK]. 10 To apply the settings, restart this machine (turn the main power off, then on again). 2 Reminder When turning the p ower off, then on a gain, wait at le ast 10 seconds be - fore turning the power on again; othe rwise, this ma[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-18 3 For Windows 2000/Server 2003, double-click the “Add Printer” icon. For Windows XP, click “Add a printer ” on the “Printer Tasks” menu. The Add Printer Wizard starts up. 4 Click the [Next] button. 5 In the Local or Network Printer dial og box, select “Network printer”, and then click the [Nex[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-19 Installing the printer driver (Windows Vista) 1 Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2 Click the [Start] button, and then click “Control Panel”. 3 Click “Hardware and Sound”, an d then click “Printers”. – If the control panel is in the cla ssic view, double-click [...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-20 Printer drivers that can be sele cted: Windows Vista: PCL dri v er, PS driver, Fax driver 11 Click the [OK] button. The “Printers” list appears. 12 Click the [Next] button. 13 Follow the on-screen instructions. – If the User Accoun t Control dialog box appears, click the [Continue] button. – If Verify[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-21 3.8 Printing wi th NetWare The printer controller support s the following environments. Network printing in a NetWare environment For Remote Printer mode with NetWare 4.x bind ery emulation 2 Note Before using bindery emulation, che ck that bindery emulation is compat- ible with the NetWare server. 1 Log on t[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-22 2 Note The settings can also be spec ified from PageScope Web Connec tion. 1 Press the [Utility/Counter] key in this machine’s con trol panel, touch [Administrator Settings], and then enter the administrator password. – The administrator password is required to enter Administrator mode. Ask the administra[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-23 4 In the N etWare Sett ings scre en, touch [NetWare P rint Sett ings], and then specify settings for the following. – NetWare Print Settings: Select [ON]. – NetWare Print Mode: Select [Nprinter/Rprinter]. 5 Specify settings for the followin g. Af ter specifying the settings, touch [Close]. – Print Serve[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-24 7 In the NetWare Settings screen, touch [User Authentication Setting (NDS)], and then specify settings for the following. After specifying the settings, touch [Close]. – User Authentication Setting (NDS): Select [ON]. (Depending on the network environmen t, select [OFF].) 8 In the N etWare Se ttings sc reen[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-25 3 From the “Available Options” list , select “Quick Setup”, and then click the [Enter] button. 4 Enter the appropriate names in the “P rinter Server Name”, “Printer Name”, and “Print Queue Name” fiel ds, select “Other/Unknown” from the “Printer type” field, and then save the speci [...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-26 3 Touch [IPX Settings], and then specify settings for the following. After specifying the settings, touch [Close]. – IPX Setting: Select [ON]. – Ethernet Frame Type: Select “Auto Detect”. (Selec t the frame type according to the network environment.) 4 In the N etWare Sett ings scre en, touch [NetWare[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-27 5 Specify settings for the followin g. Af ter specifying the settings, touch [Forward]. – Print Server Name: Specify the print server name created with Pconsole. – Print Server Password: Specify only wh en setting from the NetWare server. – Polling Interval: Specify 1. (C hange as necessary.) – NDS/Bi[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-28 8 In the NetWare Settings screen, touch [User Authentication Setting (NDS)], and then specify settings for the following. After specifying the settings, touch [Close]. – User Authentication Setting (NDS): Select [ON]. (Depending on the network environmen t, select [OFF].) 9 In the N etWare Se ttings sc reen[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-29 4 Enter the appropriate names in the “P rinter Server Name”, “Printer Name”, “Print Queue Name”, and “P rint Queue Volume” fields, select “Other/Unknown” f rom the “Printer type” fi eld, and then save th e spec- ified settings. ! Detail For queue user privileges, printer noti fication [...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-30 3 Touch [IPX Settings], and then specify settings for the following. After specifying the settings, touch [Close]. – IPX Setting: Select [ON]. – Ethernet Frame Type: Select “Auto Detect”. (Selec t the frame type according to the network environment.) 4 In the N etWare Sett ings scre en, touch [NetWare[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-31 5 Specify settings for the followin g. Af ter specifying the settings, touch [Close]. – Print Server Name: Specif y the Print Server Name. – Printer Number: Specify the printer nu mber (0 to 254), or sel ect [Au- to]. 6 Touch [Close]. 7 In the NetWare Settings screen, touch [User Authentication Setting (N[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-32 11 Use the NetWare server console to display the print server screen, an d then check that “C550” (cre ated printer) is shown as “Waiting for Job” for the connec ted printer (0) . 2 Reminder When turning the p ower off, then on a gain, wait at le ast 10 seconds be - fore turning the power on again; ot[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-33 1 Press the [Utility/Counter] key in this machine’s con trol panel, touch [Administrator Settings], and then enter the administrator password. – The administrator password is required to enter Administrator mode. Ask the administrator of th is machine for the administrator password. 2 Touch [Network Setti[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-34 4 In the N etWare Sett ings scre en, touch [NetWare P rint Sett ings], and then specify settings for the followin g. After the NetWare print mode is selected, the screen switches automatically. – NetWare Print Settings: Select [ON]. – NetWare Print Mode: Select [PServer]. 5 Specify settings for the follow[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-35 6 Specify settings for the followin g. Af ter specifying the settings, touch [Close]. – File Server Name: Specify the name of the fi le server that conne cts to the PServer. – NDS Context Name: Specify the name of the context that connects to the PServer. – NDS Tree Name: Spec ify the name of the tree t[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-36 11 Use the NetWare server console to load MONITOR.NL M. 12 Select the connection inf ormation and, in the active co nnection col- umn, check that the created PServer is connec ted. 2 Reminder When turning the p ower off, then on a gain, wait at le ast 10 seconds be - fore turning the power on again; othe rwis[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-37 9 In “Connection type”, select “R emote (LPR on IP)”, and then re gister it. 10 Enter the IP address set for this ma chine as the host address, enter “Print” as the prin ter name, and then click the [Finish] button to register the settings. 11 The printer driver registration screen appears. Select[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-38 – Printer drivers that can be selecte d: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista: PCL driver, PS driver Windows NT 4.0: PCL driver 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-39 3.9 Printing wi th Macintosh This section describes this machine’ s settings and the Macintosh network settings. Specify the printer netw ork port settings after installi ng the printer driver and when selecting a print er. To select a printer, refe r to “Selecting a prin ter” on page 2-25. Operations o[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-40 3 Specify settings for the followin g. Af ter specifying the settings, touch [OK]. – AppleTalk Setting: Select [ON]. – Printer Name: Specify the printer name (up to 31 cha racters). – Zone Name: Specify the zone being con nected to (up to 31 charac- ters). 4 To apply the settings, restart this machine ([...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-41 2 Touch [Network Settings], then [Bon jour Setting]. 3 Specify settings for the followin g. Af ter specifying the settings, touch [OK]. – Bonjour Setting: Select [ON]. – Bonjour Name: Specify the Bonjour name that is to appear as the connected device name (up to 63 charac ters). 4 To apply the settings, r[...]

Setting up network printing 3 C550 3-42 For Mac OS X 1 On the Apple menu, select “System Preferences”. 2 Click the “Network” icon. 3 From “Show”, select “Built-in E thernet”. 4 Click the TCP/IP tab. 5 Select the items from “Configure” that corre spond to the network set- tings for the Macin tosh computer that is connected to the[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-1 4 Various printing methods 4.1 Printing operations For Windows Print jobs are specified from the application software. 1 Open the data in the a pplication, click [File], and then click [Print]. 2 Check that the printer na me has been selected in “Printer Name” or “Select Printer”. If the printer is not se[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-2 – If the changed settings are not saved in the Print dialog box, the original settings are restored when the appli cation is quit. 5 Click the [Print] button. The Data indica tor of this mach ine flashes. Test printing Printing is possible when the printer dr iv er is installed an d the network set- tings have [...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-3 For Macintosh Printing is possible when the printer dr iv er is installed an d the network set- tings have been specified. Print jobs are specified from the application soft- ware. For Mac OS X 1 Open the data in the a pplication, click [File], and then click “Print”. 2 Check that the printer na me has been s[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-4 For Mac OS 9.2 1 Open the data in the a pplication, click [File], and then click “Print”. 2 Check that the printer na me has been selected. 3 Select “General”. 4 Specify the print range and the numbe r of copies to print, and then click the [Print] button. The Data indica tor of this mach ine flashes. 2 N[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-5 4.2 Setting the printing functions The functions of this machine such as sorting and folding can be set when printing from a computer. Depending on the operating system running on the connected computer, the setting procedure of this mach ine’s functions may differ. Function list The function list contai ns a s[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-6 Offset When printing multiple copies, shifts the output position of each set. oo o o Combination/ Poster Mode Specifies whether to print multi ple pages of text on one page with N in 1 printing, or print one sh eet of an original document divided on multiple pages with Poster Mode printing. o+ (N in 1 printing on[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-7 Watermark Prints a watermark (text stamp) on the page being printed. oo Create Overlay File Prints an original document on top of an overlay tha t was created separately. oo Copy Protect Prints a special patt ern to prevent copying. oo o Date/Time P rints the date and time. oo o Page Number Prints the page number[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-8 Function overview An overview of each function is summari zed in this section. Original Orie ntation You can specify “Portrait” or “Landscape” as the ori entation of the page be- ing printed. Operating system Printer driver Refer to Windows Konica Minolta PCL “Specifying the Basic tab settings” on pag[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-9 Original Size and Paper Si ze You can specify the original document size and the output paper size. By specifying each size, you can specif y the enlargement an d reduction ratio. 2 Note Only the output paper sizes can be specified with the PostScript PPD driver for the Macintosh. Operating system Printer driver [...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-10 Zoom (enlargeme nt and reduction) You can specify the enlargement or re duction ratio using numeric values. Operating system Printer driver Refer to Windows Konica Minolta PCL “Specifying the Basic tab settings” on page 5-7 Konica Minolta Po stScript “Specifying the Basic tab settings” on page 6-7 Mac OS[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-11 Paper Tray (paper source) You can select the paper tray for printing from the “Paper Tray” drop-down list. When changing the paper type, you can select a paper tray according to the desired paper type. Paper Type You can specify the paper type to be printed. Operating system Printer driver Refer to Windows K[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-12 Output Method (job management) You can select output methods such as “Secure Print”, which requi res a password to print, or “Save in User Box”, which saves documents in a doc- ument folder. User Authentication When the authentica tion settings have been applied on thi s machine, you must enter the requi[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-13 Collate and Offset You can print the complete document se ts the specified number of times or each page the specified number of times. By specifying offset, the output positi on can be shifted and output to the front and back for each copy. (Multipl e paper sources are used whe n a shift- ing finisher is install[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-14 Combination/Poster Mode You can specify whether to print multiple pages of text on one page with N in 1 printing, or print one sheet of an original document divided on multiple pages with Poster Mode printing. N in 1 printing comes in hand y when you want to reduce the number of out- put pages. Poster Mode print[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-15 Skip Blank Pages (saving paper) You can specify not t o print blank pages in the data. Chapters You can specify the page you want to print on the front side when duplex printing or booklet printing. Even if a specified page comes up to be printed on the back side in duplex printing or bookle t printing , the spe[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-16 Print Type (duplex printing/booklet printing) You can print onto both sides of a page or in a booklet format (two facing pages or center binding). This comes in handy when you want to bi nd multi- ple-page documents. The binding area can be specified by specifying the b inding position. Duplex printing Booklet p[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-17 Image Shift You can specify whether to shift th e entire print image according to the bind- ing margins, then print. You can specify the shift direction and set the values for the print position. For duplex printi ng, the front side an d back side of a page can be spec ified separately. Operating system Printer [...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-18 Stapling and hole punching Documents can be stapled together or holes can be punched into the docu- ment. By specifying the binding margin, you can specify the margin for st apling or hole punching. 2 Reminder The staple function is available only when the optional fin isher is installed. The hole punch function[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-19 Center Staple and Fold/Fold You can specify whethe r to fold a printed document in half or in three, or to fold a printed document in half and to staple in the center. 2 Reminder The center st aple and fold function and fold function are available only when optional finisher FS-608 is inst alled. The tri-fold fu[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-20 Paper Arrangement When printing a document with duplex printing, you can specify whether to adjust the bindin g position with “Pri oritize Arranging Papers”, which prints after all the print data is received, or with “Prioritize Productivity”, which prints the data simultaneously as it is received. Cover[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-21 Per Page Setting You can specify to have paper inserte d between pages, an d specify the sim- plex or duplex print type and the paper to be printed for each page. Watermark You can print a watermark (text st amp) on the page being printed. Watermark Operating system Printer driver Refer to Windows Konica Minolta[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-22 Overlay You can print an original document on top of overlay data that was creat ed separately. Overlay Copy Protect You can print a special pattern on an entire page while printing. When the pattern on the printe d page is copied, the characters embedde d in the pattern appear to pre vent an illegal copy. Opera[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-23 Date/Time and Page Number You can print the date, time, or page numbers on a document. Header/Footer You can print a header and a footer on a document. Quality Adjustment You can adjust the image quality. Use Printer Fonts (substitute fonts) You can specify whether to replace the TrueType fonts with printer font[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-24 4.3 Specif ying the pri nt er driver basic settings The settings specified for th e functions of this machine when printing can only be applied while using the applicat ion. When the application is quit, the settings return to their default settings. When registering the settings, change the printer driver basic[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-25 PCL driver PostScript driver[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-26 2 Note For the settings that ca n be specified with each prin ter driver, refe r to the follow ing: Konica Minolta PCL Driver: “Setting up the PCL driver (Wi ndows)” on page 5-1 Konica Minolta PostScript Driver: “Setting up the PostScript driver (Win- dows)” on page 6-1 Use each tab i n the dialog box to[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-27 For Macintosh The functions of this machine that can be used when printing can be speci- fied in the Print dialog box or the Page Setup dial og box. The settings can only be applied while using the application. When the ap- plication is quit, the settin gs re turn to their default settings. To specify the settin[...]

Various printing methods 4 C550 4-28 2 Note For details on the settings that can be specified in the printer driver, refer to “Setting up the PPD drive r (Mac OS X)” on page 8-1. For Mac OS 9.x In the Pr int dialo g box, sav e the setti ngs by click ing the [Save Sett ings] but- ton. 2 Note The settings cannot be saved fr om the Page Setup dial[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-1 5 Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5.1 Settings Common settings The following describes the common sett ings and buttons that are displayed on all tabs. Button Function OK Click this button to close the dialog box and apply any settin gs that have been change d. Cancel Click this button to cancel an[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-2 2 Note To enable any installed options, you must specify the Device Option set- tings. For details, refe r to “Specifying the Configure tab settings” on page 5-43. Basic tab View When the [Paper View] bu tton is clicked, a pre view of the page lay- out as specified in the curren t settings is displ[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-3 Layout tab Finish tab Cover Mode tab Item Function Combination Prints multiple pages on one page, or prints one sheet of an origi- nal document divided on multiple pages. Details ca n be specified by clicking the [Combination Details] button. Rotate 180 Prints the ima ge rotated 180°. Skip Blank Pages[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-4 Stamp/Composition tab Quality tab Other tab Transparency Interleave Outputs and inserts interleaves when printing overhead proj ector transparen cies. Interleave Tray Selects the input tray for the tran sparency interlea ves. Item Function Item Function Watermark Prints a wat ermark (t ext stamp) on th[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-5 Configure tab 2 Note To display the Configure tab in Windows 200 0/XP/NT 4.0/Server 2003/ Vista, right-click the icon of the in stalled printer, and then click “Proper- ties”. You cannot use the “Acquire Device Information” functi on if you are not connected to or able to communicate with this [...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-6 2 Note To display the Settings tab in Wind ows 2000/XP/NT 4.0/Server 2003 /Vis- ta, right-click the icon of the installe d printer, and then click “Properties”. Popup Authentication Dia- log when printing Displays the User Authentication/Ac count Track dialog box when a print job is specified to en[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-7 5.2 Specifying the Basic tab settings Printing to suit th e paper size You can enlarge or reduce documents created when printing to match the output paper size. 1 Click the Basic tab. 2 From the “Original Size” and “Paper Size” drop-down lists, select the desired settings. – You can also spec[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-8 settings described below from [Basic (Paper)] – [Change Tr ay Settings] – [Wide Paper] in the control panel. Select “A4W”. Enter the A3 paper size (420.0 × 297.0) in [Chan ge Size]. Specifying a custom size When printing on paper of a custom si ze, you can select a preregistered cus- tom paper[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-9 1 Click the Basic tab. 2 From the “Paper Tray” drop-down li st, select the desired paper tray. 2 Note If “Auto” is specified as the paper tr ay, you can select the paper type. If the paper tray settin g is changed to a setting other than “Auto”, the paper type is fixed to its prere gistered[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-10 4 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note The current specified settings ca n be checked in “Devic e Status”. Click the [Restore Device Statu s] button to communicate with thi s ma- chine and read th e status of the settings specifie d on this machine. You cannot use this function if you are not connected t[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-11 Secure Print If “Secure Print” was selected, enter the ID and passw ord in the dialog box that appeared. 2 Note The ID and password that are required for “Secure Print” can be prereg- istered by clicking the [User Settings] button under “Output Method”. If the ID and password are already r[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-12 Save in User Box When “Save in User Box” or “Save in User Box and Print” is select ed, specify the file name to be saved and the box number for the save location in the di- alog box that appears for enteri ng the file name and box number. 2 Note The file name and box numbe r that ar e required[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-13 Proof Print When a print job i s sent, this machine st ops printing temporarily after part of the document has been printed. The remain ing print job is stored in this ma- chine as a print job. When printing mult iple copies, you can print the remain- ing part of the print job afte r check ing the pri[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-14 3 Select “Recipient User”, an d then enter the user name and password. 4 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note If this machine has been set to perm it pub lic users, the machine can b e used without a user name and password. If performing user authentication on a server, the server settings must be specif[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-15 Specifying the account track settings If the account track settings have been specified on this machine, you must enter a department name and password. 2 Note If a job is printed using a department name or p assword that is not a reg- istered account on this machine, or if a job is printed without “[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-16 4 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note Click the [Verify] but ton to communicate with this machine and to check whether authentication ca n be performed with the user that was entered. You cannot use this fun ction if you are not connected to or able to com- municate with this mac hine. If printing is not al[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-17 5.3 Specifying the Layout tab settings Printing multipl e pages on one pag e (N in 1, Poster Mode) You can specify whether to print multiple pages of text on one page with N in 1 printing, or print one sheet of an original document divided on multiple pages with Poster Mode printing. 1 Click the Layou[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-18 2 Reminder When printing a job that contains pa ges of different sizes and orienta- tions, images may be missing or over lapping when the document is print- ed. Chapters You can specify the page you want to print on the front side when duplex printing or booklet printing. Even if a specified page come[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-19 Setting the binding margin Binding margins are added to the document before it is printed. 1 Click the Layout tab. 2 From the “Binding Position” drop-down list, select the binding position. 3 Select the “Binding Ma rgin” check box. 4 To set the width of the binding marg in, click the [Binding [...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-20 Shifting images The entire print image of a docu ment is shifted and then printed. You can use this function when you want to adjust the pri nt position. 1 Click the Layout tab. 2 Select the “Image Shift” check box. 3 To set the image shift settings, clic k the [Image Shift Settings] button, and t[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-21 5.4 Specifying the Finish tab settings Stapling Multiple-page documents can be stapled. 2 Reminder The staple function is available only when the optional fin isher is installed. 1 Click the Finish tab. 2 Select the “Staple” check box. 3 From the drop-down list, specify the number of staples and t[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-22 Specifying the center staple and fold setting You can specify to c enter staple and fol d a printed docume nt. By specifying the center staple and fold setting, printed docume nts can be folded in half and stapled. 2 Reminder The center staple and fold function is available onl y when optional finishe[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-23 Folding You can specify to fold a printed document. 2 Reminder The fold function is available only when optional finisher FS-608 is in- stalled. 1 Click the Finish tab. 2 Select the “Fold” chec k box. 3 From the drop-down list, specify the folding condition. 2 Note The fold function c annot be sp [...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-24 5.5 Specifying the Cov er Mode tab settings Printing documents with a front cover/back cover 1 Click the Cover Mode tab. 2 Select the “Fron t Cover” and “Back Cover” check boxes. 3 From the “Front Cover” and “Back Cover” drop-down lists, select the desired print settings. To print on t[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-25 2 Note The Front Cover from Post Inserter function and the Back Cover from Post Inserter function are available on ly when an optional post inserter is installed. The Front Cover from Post Inserter function and the Back Cover from Post Inserter function can not be specified when the Front Cover functi[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-26 6 Select the row that was added to the list, and then specify the print set- tings in “Add/Edit”. – Page Number: Enters the page nu mber. When ente ri ng multiple page numbers, separate the page numbers with commas such as “2, 4, 6” or enter a page range using a hyphen such as “6-10”. ?[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-27 5.6 Specifying the Sta mp/Composition tab settings Printing a watermark You can print specific text in the background as a watermark. 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Watermark” check box. 3 From the list, select the wate rmark that you want to print. ! Detail For Windows Vista x64[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-28 Editing a watermark You can change the fonts and position of the watermark and you can register a new one. 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Watermark” check box. 3 Click the [Edit] button under “Watermark”. The Edit Watermark dialog box appears. 4 To create a watermark, click t[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-29 – Text Color: Specifies the watermark text color. – Sharing: Specifies whethe r to regi ster the watermark as public or private. – Transparent: Prin ts the watermark as a transparent ima ge. – 1st Page Only: Prints the wate rmark on the first page only. – Repeat: Prints several wa termarks o[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-30 5 Select the “Print in Overlay ” check box. 6 From the list, select the over lay that you want to print. 7 Click the [Edit] button under “Print in Overlay”. The Edit Print In Overlay dialog box appears.[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-31 8 Specify the overlay printing method. – Pages: Specifies the pages to print. – Overwrite: Specifi es the sequen ce for printing the overlay on top of the original document. 9 Click the [OK] button. The Stamp/Composition tab appears again. 10 Click the [OK] button. The Print dialog box appears aga[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-32 Creating an overlay file 1 Create the overlay file data using any appli cation. 2 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 3 Select this machine in “Printer Name”, and the n click the [Properties] button or the [Preferences] button. 4 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 5 Select the “Create Overla[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-33 8 Specify the storage location for the overlay fi le, enter the file name in the “File Name” box, and then enter th e overlay name or a comment in the “Overlay Name” text box. 9 Click the [Save] button. Instead of executing a print, the over lay file is saved and is added to the list to be use[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-34 Registering an overlay file 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Click the [Edit] button under “Print in Overlay”. The Edit Print In Overlay dialog box appears. 3 Click the [Browse Files] button to open the overlay file. The overlay file is added to the “Select Overlay File” list. 2 Note By cl[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-35 Printing with copy protection You can print a special pattern on an entire page while printing. When copying a printed page, the char acters embedded in the pattern ap- pear to prevent an illegal copy. 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Copy Protect” check box. 3 Click the [Edit] but[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-36 – Serial Number: Embeds the serial number of t his machine in a pat- tern. – Distribution Control Number: Embeds the number of copies in a pattern when printing multiple copi es. By clicking the [Edit] button under “Start Numbe r”, you can sp ecify the start number or the dis- play type. – J[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-37 Printing the date and page numbers You can print the date and pa ge numbers on a documen t. 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Date/Time” or the “Page Numbe r” check box. The “Date/Time” and “Pag e Number” check boxes can be selected at the same time. 3 Click the [Edit] b[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-38 Printing a header and a footer 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Header/Footer” check box. 3 From the drop-down list, select the Header/Footer setting. – To specify the header and the footer details, conti nue with step 4. 4 Click the [Edit] button under “Header/Footer”. The E[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-39 5.7 Specifying the Quality tab settings Adjusting the color and quality 1 Click the Quality tab. 2 Specify settings f or the following: Select Color Specifies the color for printing. Full Color: Prints in color. Grayscale: Prints in grayscale . 2 Color: Prints the two colors selected from the drop-dow[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-40 Font Settings You can replace the TrueType fonts used in Windows with the printer fonts of this machine. 1 Click the Quality tab. 2 Click the [Font Settings] button. 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Download Font Format: Selects th e TrueType font downloading method. – Use Printer Fonts: R[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-41 2 Note Using the printer fonts will shorten the printing time, however, there may be a difference in the screen display and the print results. By selecting the TrueType font do wnload me thod fr om the “Download Font Format” drop-down list, you can se lect the TrueType font type to download when d[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-42 5.8 Specifyin g the Other tab se ttings 2 Note The “Excel Job Control” setting and the “Remove White Back ground” setting cannot be used with Window s XP Professional x64 or Windows Server 2003 x64. The “Excel Job Control” setting can only be changed when the printer driver dialog box is d[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-43 5.9 Specifying the Con figure tab settings Selecting a model name and an option The functions of this machine can be us ed from the printer driver if the model name, the in stalled options, and the user authentication and account trac k functions are specified. 2 Reminder If the installed options and [...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-44 – For Windows Vista, if the control pa nel is in the classic view, dou- ble-click “Printers”. 2 Right-click the icon of the installed printer, and then click “Properties”. 3 Click the Configure tab. 4 From “Device Option”, select “Model”. 5 Select the model to be used fr om the “Se[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-45 3 Select the desired tra y in “Paper Tray In formation”, and then specify the paper size, paper orie ntation, and paper type. 4 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note The paper type for a paper tray can al so be specified from the Basic tab. For details, refer to “Specifying the Basic tab settings” on [...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-46 2 Select the “Encryp t. Passphrase” check box. 3 Enter the encryption passphrase in the “Encrypt. Passphra se” text box. Starting up a software tool You can start up tools such as PageScope Web Connection that can be used by this machine. 1 Click the Configure tab. 2 From the “Software Tools[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-47 5.10 Specif ying the Se ttings tab settings Specifying the default settings You can change the default set tings for displaying the confirmation messag- es or the dialog box for entering the authentication setti ngs. 1 For Windows 2000/NT 4.0, click the [Start] button, point to “Settings”, and the[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-48 – EMF Spool: When using an original system en vironment, select this check box if a metafi le (EMF) spool is required. – Display Constraint Messa ge: Specifies whether to display a mes- sage when functions that cannot be spec ified at the same time were enabled from the printer dri ver. – Displa[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-49 The new paper size is added to “List of Custom Size”. 4 Specify the paper name and size. 5 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note Up to 10 custom paper sizes can be registered. Up to 16 characters can be entered in the “Paper Name ” text box. From the Save Custom Size dialog bo x, the selected custom p[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-50 5.11 Saving the driver settings You can save the setting values of the change d driver and recall them as necessary. Saving the driver settings 1 Change the driver settings from th e Basic ta b and the Layou t tab. 2 Click the [Add] button next to the “Favorite Setting” drop-down list . 3 Specify [...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-51 – Name: Enters the specif ied registration name. – Icon: Specifies the ic on. The settings can be registe red even if the icon is not specified. – Sharing: Specifies whether to regi ster the specified file as public or private. – Comment: Enters the detailed desc ription of the specified file,[...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-52 Editing the settings You can edit the recalled funct ion it ems such as the specified names and comments. 1 In the Printing Prefere nces dialog box, click the [E dit] button next to the “Favorite Setting” drop-down list. 2 From the list, select the specified name that you want to change, and then [...]

Setting up the PCL driver (Windows) 5 C550 5-53 2 Note The specified settings of the drive r functio ns cannot be changed. Importing and exporting the driver settings You can also save (export) or read (i mport) the settings that were specified t o a f i l e . T h i s c o m e s i n h a n d y w h e n y o u w a n t t o u s e t h e s a m e s e t t i n[...]

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Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-1 6 Setting up the PostScript driver (Win- dows) 6.1 Settings Common settings The following describes the common sett ings and buttons that are displayed on all tabs. Button Function OK Click this button to close the dialog box and apply any settin gs that have been change d. Cancel Click this but[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-2 2 Note To enable any installed options, you must specify the Device Option set- tings. For details, refe r to “Specifying the Configure tab settings” on page 6-45. Basic tab Printer Information Click this button to st art up PageScope Web Connection and check the inform ation of the machine.[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-3 Layout tab Finish tab Cover Mode tab Offset When printing multiple copies, shif ts the output posit ion of each set. Paper Settings for Each Tray Specifies the paper ty pe for each paper tray. Item Function Item Function Combination Prints multiple pages on one page. Details can be specified by [...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-4 Stamp/Composition tab Quality tab Other tab Per Page Setting Inserts paper betwee n pages and switches the paper and tray for each page. Transparency Interleave Outputs and in sert s interleaves when printing overhead projector transpa rencies. Interleave Tray S elects the input tray for the tra[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-5 Advanced tab Device Settings tab 2 Note To display the Device Settings tab in Windows 20 00/XP/Server 2003/Vis- ta, right-click the icon of the installe d printer, and then click “Properties”. Item Function Advanced Pri nting Features S pecifies whethe r to enable detailed print func tions ([...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-6 Configure tab 2 Note To display the Configure tab in Windows 200 0/XP/Server 2003/Vista, right-click the icon of the installed printer, and then click “Properties”. You cannot use the [Acquire Devi ce Information] function if you are not connected to or able to communicate with this mach ine[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-7 6.2 Specifying the Basic tab settings Printing to suit th e paper size You can enlarge or reduce documents created when printing to match the output paper size. 1 Click the Basic tab. 2 From the “Original Size” and “Paper Size” drop-down lists, select the desired settings. – You can al[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-8 To print, load A3 size paper in the tray (“Tray 1” or “Bypass Tray”) of this machine that was spec ified from the printer driver, and th en specify the settings described below from [Basic (Paper)] – [Change Tr ay Settings] – [Wide Paper] in the control panel. “A4W”. Enter the A3[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-9 2 Note If “Auto” is specified as the paper tr ay, you can select the paper type. If the paper tray settin g is changed to a setting other than “Auto”, the paper type is fixed to its prere gistered setting. Specify a pap er type by clicking the [Paper Settings for Each Tray] bu tto n. For[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-10 2 Note The current specified settings ca n be checked in “Devic e Status”. Click the [Restore Device Statu s] button to communicate with thi s ma- chine and read th e status of the settings specifie d on this machine. You cannot use this function if you are not connected to or able to commu[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-11 Secure Print If “Secure Print” was selected, enter the ID and passw ord in the dialog box that appeared. 2 Note The ID and password that are required for “Secure Print” can be prereg- istered by clicking the [User Settings] button under “Output Method”. If the ID and password are al[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-12 Save in User Box When “Save in User Box” or “Save in User Box and Print” is select ed, specify the file name to be saved and the box number for the save location in the di- alog box that appears for enteri ng the file name and box number. 2 Note The file name and box numbe r that ar e r[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-13 Proof Print When a print job i s sent, this machine st ops printing temporarily after part of the document has been printed. The remain ing print job is stored in this ma- chine as a print job. When printing mult iple copies, you can print the remain- ing part of the print job afte r check ing [...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-14 3 Select “Recipient User”, an d then enter the user name and password. 4 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note If this machine has been set to perm it pub lic users, the machine can b e used without a user name and password. If performing user authentication on a server, the server settings must be[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-15 Specifying the account track settings If the account track settings have been specified on this machine, you must enter a department name and password. 2 Reminder If a job is printed using a department name or p assword that is not a reg- istered account on this machine, or if a job is printed [...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-16 2 Note Click the [Verify] but ton to communicate with this machine and to check whether authentication ca n be performed with the user that was entered. You cannot use this fun ction if you are not connected to or able to com- municate with this mac hine. If printing is not allowed, printing ca[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-17 6.3 Specifying the Layout tab settings Printing multipl e pages on one pag e (N in 1) You can specify to print multiple pages of text on one page with N in 1 print- ing. 1 Click the Layout tab. 2 Select the “Combination ” check box, and then specify the setting from the drop-down list. To c[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-18 2 Reminder When printing a job that contains pa ges of different sizes and orienta- tions, images may be missing or over lapping when the document is print- ed. Chapters You can specify the page you want to print on the front side when duplex printing or booklet printing. Even if a specified pa[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-19 Setting the binding margin Binding margins are added to the document before it is printed. 1 Click the Layout tab. 2 From the “Binding Position” drop-down list, select the binding position. 3 Select the “Binding Ma rgin” check box. 4 To set the width of the binding marg in, click the [B[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-20 Shifting images The entire print image of a docu ment is shifted and then printed. You can use this function when you want to adjust the pri nt position. 1 Click the Layout tab. 2 Select the “Image Shift” check box. 3 To set the image shift settings, clic k the [Image Shift Settings] button[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-21 6.4 Specifying the Finish tab settings Stapling Multiple-page documents can be stapled. 2 Reminder The staple function is available only when the optional fin isher is installed. 1 Click the Finish tab. 2 Select the “Staple” check box. 3 From the drop-down list, specify the number of staple[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-22 Specifying the center staple and fold setting You can specify to c enter staple and fol d a printed docume nt. By specifying the center staple and fold setting, printed docume nts can be folded in half and stapled. 2 Reminder The center staple and fold function is available onl y when optional [...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-23 Folding You can specify to fold a printed document. 2 Reminder The fold function is available only when optional finisher FS-608 is in- stalled. 1 Click the Finish tab. 2 Select the “Fold” chec k box. 3 From the drop-down list, specify the folding condition. 2 Note The fold function c annot[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-24 6.5 Specifying the Cov er Mode tab settings Printing documents with a front cover/back cover 1 Click the Cover Mode tab. 2 Select the “Fron t Cover” and “Back Cover” check boxes. 3 From the “Front Cover” and “Back Cover” drop-down lists, select the desired print settings. To pri[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-25 2 Note The Front Cover from Post Inserter function and the Back Cover from Post Inserter function are available on ly when an optional post inserter is installed. The Front Cover from Post Inserter function and the Back Cover from Post Inserter function can not be specified when the Front Cover[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-26 A new row for specifying the print se ttings is added to “Settings List”. 6 Select the row that was added to the list, and then specify the print set- tings in “Add/Edit”. – Page Number: Enters the page nu mber. When ente ri ng multiple page numbers, separate the page numbers with com[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-27 2 Note To change existing print settings, se lect the desired ro w and change the settings. To delete existing print se ttings, select the desired row, and then click the [Delete] bu tton. Click the [Up] button or the [Down] button to change the page number starting w ith the sm allest page num[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-28 6.6 Specifying the Sta mp/Composition tab settings Printing a watermark You can print specific text in the background as a watermark. 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Watermark” check box. 3 From the list, select the wate rmark that you want to print. ! Detail For Windows Vi[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-29 Editing a watermark You can change the fonts and position of the watermark and you can register a new one. 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Watermark” check box. 3 Click the [Edit] button under “Watermark”. The Edit Watermark dialog box appears. 4 To create a watermark, [...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-30 – Frame: Specifies the frame style. – Text Color: Specifies the watermark text color. – Sharing: Specifies whethe r to regi ster the watermark as public or private. – Transparent: Prin ts the watermark as a transparent ima ge. – 1st Page Only: Prints the wate rmark on the first page o[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-31 5 Select the “Print in Overlay ” check box. 6 From the list, select the over lay that you want to print. 7 Click the [Edit] button under “Print in Overlay”. The Edit Print In Overlay dialog box appears.[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-32 8 Specify the overlay printing method. – Pages: Specifies the pages to print. – Overwrite: Specifi es the sequen ce for printing the overlay on top of the original document. 9 Click the [OK] button. The Stamp/Composition tab appears again. 10 Click the [OK] button. The Print dialog box appe[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-33 Creating an overlay file 1 Create the overlay file data using any appli cation. 2 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 3 Select this machine in “Printer Name”, and the n click the [Properties] button or the [Preferences] button. 4 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 5 Select the “Create[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-34 8 Specify the storage location for the overlay fi le, enter the file name in the “File Name” box, and then enter th e overlay name or a comment in the “Overlay Name” text box. 9 Click the [Save] button. Instead of executing a print, the over lay file is saved and is added to the list to[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-35 Registering an overlay file 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Click the [Edit] button under “Print in Overlay”. The Edit Print In Overlay dialog box appears. 3 Click the [Browse Files] button to open the overlay file. The overlay file is added to the “Select Overlay File” list. 2 Not[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-36 Printing with copy protection You can print a special pattern on an entire page while printing. When copying a printed page, the char acters embedded in the pattern ap- pear to prevent an illegal copy. 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Copy Protect” check box. 3 Click the [Ed[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-37 – Serial Number: Embeds the serial number of t his machine in a pat- tern. – Distribution Control Number: Embeds the number of copies in a pattern when printing multiple copi es. By clicking the [Edit] button under “Start Numbe r”, you can sp ecify the start number or the dis- play type[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-38 Printing the date and page numbers You can print the date and pa ge numbers on a documen t. 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Date/Time” or the “Page Numbe r” check box. The “Date/Time” and “Pag e Number” check boxes can be selected at the same time. 3 Click the [[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-39 Printing a header and a footer 1 Click the Stamp/Composition tab. 2 Select the “Header/Footer” check box. 3 From the drop-down list, select the Header/Footer setting. – To specify the header and the footer details, conti nue with step 4. 4 Click the [Edit] button under “Header/Footer”[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-40 6.7 Specifying the Quality tab settings Adjusting the color and quality 1 Click the Quality tab. 2 Specify settings f or the following: Select Color Specifies the color for printing. Full Color: Prints in color. Grayscale: Prints in grayscale . Quality Adjustment Adjusts th e image quality. Sim[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-41 Controlling the co lor profile You can add or delete the ICC profile that can be selected when adjusting the details of the image. 1 Click the Quality tab. 2 Click the [Quality Adju stment] button. The Quality Adjustment dialog box appears. 3 Click the [Manage Profile] button. The Color Profile[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-42 4 Click the tab and select the colo r profile type. 5 From the Available Profile list, select the profile to be used, and then click the [Add] button. – To add a profile to the current driv er settings, click th e [New] button, and then enter the file name in the “File Name” text box and [...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-43 Font Settings You can replace the TrueType fonts used in Windows with the printer fonts of this machine. 1 Click the Quality tab. 2 Click the [Font Settings] button. 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Download Font Format: Selects th e TrueType font downloading method. – Use Printer F[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-44 6.8 Specifyin g the Other tab se ttings 2 Note The “Excel Job Control ”sett ing cannot b e used with Windows XP P ro- fessional x64 or Windows Server 2003 x64. The “Excel Job Control” setting can only be changed when the printer driver dialog box is displayed from th e Printers window ([...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-45 6.9 Specifying the Con figure tab settings Selecting a model name and an option The functions of this machine can be us ed from the printer driver if the model name, the in stalled options, and the user authentication and account trac k functions are specified. 2 Reminder If the installed optio[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-46 – If “Printers and Faxe s” does not appear in the Start menu in Win- dows XP/Server 2003, open the Co ntrol Panel from the Start menu, select “Printers and Other Hardware ”, and then select “Printers and Faxes”. – For Windows Vista, if the control pa nel is in the classic view, [...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-47 3 Select the desired tra y in “Paper Tray In formation”, and then specify the paper size, paper orie ntation, and paper type. 4 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note The paper type for a paper tray can al so be specified from the Basic tab. For details, refer to “Specifying the Basic tab settings[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-48 2 Select the “Encryp t. Passphrase” check box. 3 Enter the encryption passphrase in the “Encrypt. Passphra se” text box. Starting up a software tool You can start up tools such as PageScope Web Connection that can be used by this machine. 1 Click the Configure tab. 2 From the “Softwar[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-49 6.10 Specif ying the Se ttings tab settings Specifying the default settings You can change the default set tings for displaying the confirmation messag- es or the dialog box for entering the authentication setti ngs. 1 For Windows 2000, click the [Start] button, point to “Settings”, and the[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-50 4 Specify settings f or the following: – Display Constraint Messa ge: Specifies whether to display a mes- sage when functions that cannot be spec ified at the same time were enabled from the printer dri ver. – Display paper set in Print Server Pro perties: Specifies wh ether to use the pape[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-51 6.11 Saving the driver settings You can save the setting values of the change d driver and recall them as necessary. Saving the driver settings 1 Change the driver settings from th e Basic ta b and the Layou t tab. 2 Click the [Add] button next to the “Favorite Setting” drop-down list .[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-52 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Name: Enters the specif ied registration name. – Icon: Specifies the ic on. The settings can be registe red even if the icon is not specified. – Sharing: Specifies whether to regi ster the specified file as public or private. – Comment: Enters th[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-53 Recalling the settings You can select the settings to recall from the “Favorite Setting” drop-down list on the Printing Preferences di alog box. The setting values are recalled, and the settings for the printer driver are changed. Editing the settings You can edit the recalled funct ion it [...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-54 3 Click the [Option] button, select the check box of the function that you want to recall, and then cli ck the [OK] button. 4 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note The specified settings of the drive r functio ns cannot be changed.[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-55 Importing and exporting the driver settings You can also save (export) or read (i mport) the settings that were specified t o a f i l e . T h i s c o m e s i n h a n d y w h e n y o u w a n t t o u s e t h e s a m e s e t t i n g s o n a n - other comp uter. 1 In the Printing Prefere nces dialo[...]

Setting up the PostScript driver (Windows) 6 C550 6-56 2 Note To read the specified file that was saved in the “Favorite Setting” drop- down list, click the [Import ] button and specify the file.[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-1 7 Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7.1 Settings The functions of t his machine can be specifi ed on the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes displayed from an application. The settings can only be applied while using the application. When the ap- plication is exited, the settings return to their [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-2 2 Note Depending on the application, “Page Setup” may be displayed as “Paper Setup”. In addition, you may have to select “Paper Setup” – “Options” from the “File” menu. The dialog boxes differ depe nding on the application. Print dialog box Print items Custom Page Sizes Paper S[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-3 Color Matching Print Color Specifies the color for printing. Intent Selects the match ing method. Printer Profile Specifies the col or adjustment profile of th e output device. Background Printing Print in Specifies background printing. Print Time Specifies the priority level and print time. Save as[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-4 2 Note The dialog boxes differ depe nding on the application. Finishing Op- tions 2 Fold Performs folding. Front Cover Attaches a fron t cover page. Front Cover Tray Selects the paper tr ay for the front cover. Back Cover Attaches a ba ck cover pag e. Back Cover Tray Select s the paper tray for th e[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-5 7.2 Page Setup Page Attributes (basic settings) 1 Select “Page Setup ” or “Paper Setup” f rom the [File] menu . 2 Select “Page Attributes”. 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Paper: Specifies the paper size. – Orientation: Specifies the ori entation. – Scale: Specifies the en[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-6 Custom Page Sizes 1 Select “Page Setup ” or “Paper Setup” f rom the [File] menu . 2 Select “Custom Page Sizes”. 3 Click the [New] button. 4 Specify settings f or the following: – Paper Size: Specifies the paper size. – Margins: Specifies the p aper margins. – Custom Page Size Name:[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-7 PostScript Options 1 Select “Page Setup ” or “Paper Setup” f rom the [File] menu . 2 Select “PostScript Options”. 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Visual Eff ects: Provides “F lip Horizo ntal”, “Flip Vertical”, and “Invert Image” (negative image). – Substitute Fon[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-8 7.3 Printing General (basic settings) 1 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 2 Select “General”. 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Copies: Specifies the number of copi es to print. – Collated: Prints multiple copies in sets. – Pages: Specifies the print range to print. – Pape[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-9 Layout (printing multiple pages on one pag e) You can specify to print multiple pages on one page. 1 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 2 Select “Layout”. 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Pages per sheet: Speci fies the number of pages to print on one page. – Layout direction:[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-10 Printer specific optio ns (Finishing Options 1 to 5) You can specify printer-specific options. You can specify these options when using the staple or hole punch functions of this machine. 1 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 2 Select “Finishing Options 1 to 5”. 3 Specify settings f or th[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-11 – Color Settings (Graphic): Adjust s the color quality of a chart and graph in a document to the text or photo settings. – Smoothing (Graphic): Adjusts the smoothing process of a chart and graph in a document to the text or photo settings. 2 Reminder The staple function is available only when t[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS 9.2) 7 C550 7-12 7.4 Setting options You can specify the options installed on this machi ne so that they can be used from the printer driver. 2 Reminder If the installed options on this mach ine are not set from “Installable Op- tions”, the option function cannot be used with the printer driver. When installing[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-1 8 Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8.1 Settings The functions of t his machine can be specifi ed on the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes recalled fr om the application. The settings can only be applied while using the application. When the ap- plication is quit, the settin gs re turn to their def[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-2 2 Note Depending on the application, “Page Setup” may be displayed as “Paper Setup”. In addition, you may have to select “Paper Setup” – “Options” from the “File” menu. The dialog boxes differ depe nding on the application. The items indicated by *2 are displa yed only in Mac OS [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-3 Paper Handling *1 Reverse Page Or der (Page Order) Prints pages in the reverse order. Print Selects t he pages for printing. Destination paper size *3 Specifies the outp ut paper size. ColorSync *1 Color Conversion Specifies the color conversion method. Quartz Filter Specifies the colo r for printing [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-4 2 Note The dialog boxes differ depe nding on the application. The items indicated by *1 are displa yed only in Mac OS 10.3 and Mac OS 10.4. The items indicated by *2 are di splayed only in Mac OS 10.3. The items in dicated by *3 ar e displayed on ly in Mac OS 10.4. Paper Tray/Out- put Tray Paper Tray [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-5 Common settings in the Print dialog box The following describes th e common settings that are display ed by the spe- cific operations (Output Method, Layout/Finish, Paper Tray/Output Tray, Cover Mode/Transparency Interleave, an d Per Page Setting) for this ma- chine. Item Function Paper View A previe [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-6 2 Note Click the [Acqui re Device Inf ormation] button on th e Printer Information dialog box to communicate wi th this machine and read th e status of the settings specified on this mach ine. You cannot use th is function if you are not connected to or able to communicate with this machine.[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-7 8.2 Page Setup Page Attributes (basic settings) 1 Select “Page Setup ” or “Paper Setup” f rom the [File] menu . 2 Select “Page Attributes”. 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Paper Size: Specifies the paper size. – Orientation: Specifies the ori entation. – Scale: Specifies the[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-8 [Wide Paper] in the control panel. Select “A4W”. Enter the A3 paper size (420.0 × 297.0) in [Chan ge Size]. Custom Page Sizes 1 Select “Page Setup ” or “Paper Setup” f rom the [File] menu . 2 For Mac OS 10.4, select “Manage Cust om Sizes” from the “Paper Size” drop-down list. For [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-9 8.3 Printing General settings 1 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 2 Select “Copies & Pages”. 3 Specify settings f or the following: – Copies: Specifies the number of copi es to print. – Collated: Prints multiple copies in sets. – Pages: Specifies the print range to print.[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-10 8.4 Output Method Collate: Prints multiple copies in sets. Offset: Specifies offset. Output Method: Specifies the output meth od. For details, re fer to “Selecting the output method” on page 8-11. User Authentication: Performs user authen tication. For details, refer to “Specifying the user aut[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-11 Selecting the output method Not only can you print directly, but you ca n select “Secure Print”, which re- quires a password to print, or “Save in User Box”, which saves data in the boxes that were created on the HDD. From the “Output Method” drop-down list, select the output method. Prin[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-12 2 Note By selecting the “Save Settings” chec k box, the spec ified settings are saved. In addition, if the “Do not sh ow this win dow when setting” check box is selected, the d ialog box does not appear when the function is specified. The dialog box can be displayed by c licking the [Detail S[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-13 2 Note By selecting the “Save Settings” chec k box, the spec ified settings are saved. In addition, if the “Do not sh ow this win dow when setting” check box is selected, the d ialog box does not appear when the function is specified. The dialog box can be displayed by c licking the [Detail S[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-14 Specifying the user authentication settings If the user authentica tion settings have been specified on thi s machine, you must enter a user name and password. 2 Reminder If a job is printed using a user name or password that is not a register ed account on this machine, or if a job is printed withou[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-15 2 Note If this machine has been set to perm it pub lic users, the machine can b e used without a user name and password. If performing user authentication on a server, the server settings must be specified. Click the [User Authenticati on Server Setting] button to sel ect the server. By selecting the[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-16 2 Enter the department name and password. 3 Click the [OK] button. 2 Note By selecting the “Save Settings” chec k box, the spec ified settings are saved. In addition, if the “Do not sh ow this win dow when setting” check box is selected, the d ialog box does not appear when the function is sp[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-17 Secure Print: Displays the Secure Prin t dialog box for entering an ID and password. This is the same dialog box t hat appears when “Secure Print” is specified fr om the “Outpu t Method” drop-down list. Save in User Box: Displays the Save in User Box dialog box for entering a file name and bo[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-18 Administrator Settings: Displays the dialog box in which you can change the display of the authentication setting di alog box or in which you can change the encryption passphrase. Popup Authentication D ialog when printing: Displa ys the User Authentica tion dialog box or the Account Track dialog bo [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-19 8.5 Layout/Finish You can switch between the Layout dial og box and the Finish dialog box.[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-20 Print Type: Specifies duplex printing and booklet printing. Binding Position: Specifies the binding position. Poster Mode: Prints one page of an or iginal document di vided on multiple pages. Overlap width line: Prints an overlap wi dth line on split pages. This setting can be specified when “P ost[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-21 2 Reminder When printing a job that cont ains pages of different sizes and orient ations with the “Poster Mode” setting specifi ed, images may be missing or over- lapping when the document is printed. The staple function is available only when the optional fin isher is installed. The hole punch f[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-22 Shifting images The entire print image of a docu ment is shifted and then printed. You can use this function when you want to adjust the pri nt position. 1 Select the “Image Shift” check box. 2 Select the shift direction and set the values. By clearing the “Same value for Front a nd Back sides?[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-23 Chapters You can specify the page you want to print on the front side when duplex printing or booklet printing. Even if a specified page comes up to be printed on the back side in duplex printing or bookle t printing , the spec if ied page is moved and printed on the front side. 1 Select the “Chapt[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-24 Checking the Layout/Finish setting details By clicking the [Detail Settings] button , the “Layout/Finish” functions for which detai led settings have been specified are shown. The settings can be shown by clicking the [Expand All] button. By selecting a funct ion and clicking the [Settings] butt [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-25 8.6 Paper Tray/Output Tray Paper Tray: Selects the paper tray for printing. Paper Type: Selects the pape r type for printing. This setting can be specified when the paper tray setti ng is set to “Auto”. Paper Settings for Each Tray: Specifies the paper type for each paper tray. For details, refer[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-26 Specifying the paper type for a paper tray You can specify the paper type for a paper tray. 1 Click the [Paper Settings for Each Tray] button. The dialog box for setting th e detailed settings appears. 2 Select the desired paper tray, and th en select the paper type to be specified from th e “Paper[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-27 8.7 Cover Mode/Trans parency Interleave You can switch between the Cover M ode dialog box and the Transparency Interleave dialog box.[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-28 Front Cover: Attaches a front cover page . Select this check box, and th en se- lect the print conditions from the up per drop-down list, and the paper tray that contains the loaded paper to be used from the lower drop-down list. Back Cover: Attaches a back cover page. Select this ch eck box, and the[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-29 8.8 Per Page Setting You can specify the print type and pape r tray for ea ch page. T his comes in handy when you wan t to change the pape r tray during a print job when print- ing multiple pages. The settings are added to the per page setting list and can be used as necessary. Per Page Setting: Enab[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-30 Adding and editin g the settings in Per Pa ge Setting 1 Select the “Per Page Setting” ch eck box. 2 Click the [Add] button to add a new setting to the list. To edit the list, select the desired name in the list, and then click the [Edit] button. The Per Page Settings dialog box for speci fying th[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-31 2 Note To change existing print settings, se lect the desired ro w and change the settings. To delete existing print se ttings, select the desired row, and then click the [Delete] bu tton. Click the [ + ] butt on or the [ , ] button to change the page number starting with the smallest page number. Th[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-32 8.9 Stamp/Composition Copy Protect: Prints a specia l pattern to prevent copying. Date/Time: Prints the date and time. Page Number: Prints the page number. Header/Footer: Prints a header and a footer. Printing with copy protection You can print a special pattern on an entire page while printing. When[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-33 2 Specify the copy protection type and the position. Multiple print items can be specified. – Characters: Embe ds the selected character string in a pattern. A preregistered character string (common stamp) or a character string registered on this machin e (register ed stamp) can be speci- fied. –[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-34 3 Select the composition method for copy protection. Select “Copy Protect” to specify th e desired results wh en copying, or simply select “R epeatable Stamp”. In addit ion, you can select the embedding conditions. – Pattern: Specifies the embe dding method of a pattern. – Pattern Overwri[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-35 Printing the date and time You can print the date and time on a document. 1 Select the “Date/Time” check box. The Date/Time dialog box appe ars. 2 Specify the format and print position for the date and time. – Format: Displays the format for th e date and time to be printed. – Pages: Specifie[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-36 Printing the page n umbers You can print the page numbers on a document. 1 Select the “Page Number” chec k box. The Page Number dialog box appears. 2 Specify the format and print position for the printing the page number. – Starting Page: Specifies the page to start printing the page number. ?[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-37 Printing a header and a footer You can print a header and a footer on a document. 1 Select the “Header/Footer” check box. The Header/Footer dialog box appears. 2 Specify the print settings and pages for the header and the footer. – Recall Header/Footer:Select the head er and the footer setting [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-38 8.10 Quality Select Color: Specifies whether to print in color or grayscale. Glossy Mode: Prints with a gloss. Color Settings: Prints with a qu ality su itable for th e selected origina l docu- ment. Document: Prints with a quality suitab le for documents with many charac- ters. Photo: Prints with a [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-39 Controlling the co lor profile You can add or delete the color profiles that can be selected from Quality Ad- justment. 1 Click the [Quality Adju stment] button. The Quality Adjustment dialog box appears. 2 Click the [Manage Profile] button. The Color Profile Management dialog box appears. The profil[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-40 3 Select the color profile ty pe from the drop-down list. 4 From the Available Profile list, select the profile to be used, and then click the [Add] button. – To add a profile to the current driv er settings, click th e [New] button, and then enter the file name in the “File Name” text box and [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-41 8.11 Setting options You can specify the options installed on this machi ne so that they can be used from the printer driver. 2 Reminder If the installed options on this mach ine are not set from “Installable Op- tions”, the option function cannot be used with the printer driver. When installing [...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-42 8.12 Saving the driver settings For Mac OS X drivers, you can save the setting values of the c hanged driver and recall them as necessary. Saving the driver settings 1 Change the driver settings in “C opies & Pages” and “Layout”. 2 From “Presets”, click “Save as”. 3 Enter the pres[...]

Setting up the PPD driver (Mac OS X) 8 C550 8-43 Changing the settings 1 Select “Presets” from the Print dialog box to change the settings. 2 Change the driver settings in “C opies & Pages” and “Layout”. 3 From “Presets”, click “Save”. To delete, click “Delete”. To cha nge the name, click “Rename”. The preset setting[...]

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Various settings 9 C550 9-1 9 Various settings 9.1 Print settings in Utility mode You can change the sett ings of the printer functions in t his machine’s control panel. Default settings To display the User Settings screen 1 Press the [Utility/Coun- ter] key. 2 Touch [2 User Settings].[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-2 The User Settings screen appears. 2 Note An item can also be selected by pressing the key in the keypad for the number beside the desired button. For [2 User Settings], press the [2] key in the keypad. To quit specifying the Utility mode settings, press the [Utility/Counter] key. Otherwise, c ancel the Util ity mode by t[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-3 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [1 Basic Settings]. 3 Touch [PDL Setting].[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-4 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. Number of Copies You can specify the default number of copies wh en no setting has been specified fr om the printer drive r. (Default settin g: 1) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-5 4 Press the [C] (clear) key to erase t he value, and then use the keypad to type in the default number of co pies (between 1 and 9999 sets). – If a value outside of the allowable range is specified, the message “Input Error” appears. Type in a value within the allowable ran ge. 5 Touch [OK]. The default number of c[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-6 3 Touch [Original Direction]. 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. Spool setting You can specify whether or not a sp ool is used. (Def ault setting: ON) ON: When the next job is received wh ile processing a job, the print data is stored in the HDD. OFF: The print data is not stored in the HDD. 2 Reminder Be sure n[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-7 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [1 Basic Setting]. 3 Touch [Spool Print Jobs in HDD before RIP]. 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. Paper size change You can specify whether similar pape r sizes 8-1/2 × 11 and A4, and 11 × 17 and A3 are substituted for each other when the re [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-8 ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [1 Basic Setting]. 3 Touch [A4/A3 ⇔ LTR/LGR Auto Switch]. 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. Banner Sheet Setting You [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-9 ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [1 Basic Setting]. 3 Touch [ ↑ ] or [ ↓ ], and then touch [Banner Sheet Setting]. 4 Touch the button for the desired setting.[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-10 Binding Direction Adjustment You can specify whether to adjust the binding position for duplex printing. (Default setting: Finishin g Priority) If you want to increase t he print efficiency, se lect “Productivity Priority”. If the desired binding position an d width cannot be achieved, select “Fi nishing Pri- orit[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-11 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. Line Width Adjustment You can adjust the l ine width to make fine lines and small cha racters easy to see. (Default setting: Thi n) - Thin: Prints sharp characters and li nes. Elaborately reproduce s the de- tails of the characters and graphics. - Normal: Prints the charac ter[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-12 3 Touch [ ↑ ] or [ ↓ ] to switch the page, and then touch [Line Width Adjust- ment]. 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. Paper Tray You can specify the input tray to us e when none has been specif ied from the printer driver. (Default setting: Auto) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings scree[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-13 2 Touch [2 Paper Setting]. 3 Touch [Paper Tray]. 4 Touch the button of th e desired paper tray. – To select the paper tr ay automatically, touch [Auto]. 5 Touch [OK].[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-14 Paper Size You can specify the paper size to use when no setting ha s been specified from the printer driver. (Default setting: 8- 1/2 × 11) 2 Note For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Setting[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-15 2-Sided Print You can specify the default duplex pri nting setti ng. (Default setting: OFF) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [2 Paper Setting]. 3 Touch [2-Sided [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-16 Binding Positi on You can specify the default bindi ng position for duplex printing. (Def ault set- ting: Left Bind) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [2 Paper Se[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-17 Staple You can specify the staple settings. (Default setting: OFF) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [2 Paper Setting]. 3 Touch [Staple]. 4 Touch the button for t[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-18 Punch You can specify the hole punching settings. (Defa ult setting: OFF) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [2 Paper Setting]. 3 Touch [ ↑ ] or [ ↓ ], and the[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-19 Banner Paper Tray You can specify the paper tray to be us ed for banner page printing. (Default setting: Auto) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [2 Paper Setting][...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-20 Font Settings You can specify the font to use when no setting has been specified from the printer driver. (Default setting: Courier) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 T[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-21 4 Touch [Resident Font]. – If downloaded fonts are available, [Download Font] can also be se- lected. 5 Touch the button for the desired setting. – Touch [ ↑ ] or [ ↓ ] to switch the pages, and then touch the button for the desired setting. – You can check the selected font number and font size units. 6 Touch [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-22 Symbol Set You can specify the font symbol set to use when no setting has been spec- ified from the printer driver. ( Defau lt setting: Depends on the location.) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, to[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-23 Font Size You can specify the font size to use when no setting has been spe cified from the printer driver. (Default settings: Sc alable Font - 12.0 0 point; Bitmap Font - 10.00 pitch) Scalable Font: Specifies the font size in points. Bitmap Font: Specifies the width of the fixed-width font in pitches. ! Detail For deta[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-24 4 Press the [C] (clear) key to erase t he value, and then use the keypad to type in the default font size (Scalable Font: between 4.00 and 999 .75 points; Bitmap Font: between 0.44 and 99.00 pitche s). – If a value outside of the allowable range is specified, the message “Input Error” appears. Type in a value with[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-25 3 Touch [4 Line/Page]. 4 Press the [C] (clear) key to erase t he value, and then use the keypad to type in the default number of lines (between 5 a nd 128). – If a value outside of the allowable range is specified, the message “Input Error” appears. Type in a value within the allowable ran ge. 5 Touch [OK]. The nu[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-26 ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings]. 2 Touch [3 PCL Settings]. 3 Touch [5 CR/LF Mapping]. 4 Select [Yes] or [No]. If [Yes] is select ed , be sure to also touch the button fo[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-27 Print PS Errors You can specify wh ether to print the error message when an error occurs during PS rasterization. (Default setting: OFF) ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Settings screen, touch [5 Printer Settings].[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-28 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. ICC Profile Settings You can specify the profiles to use when no setti ng has been specified from the printer driver. ! Detail For details on displaying the User Sett ings screen, refer to “To display the User Settings screen” on page 9-1. 1 In the User Setting screen, tou[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-29 4 Touch the desired setting. 5 Touch the profile name for the desired setting. Verify XPS Digital Signature You can specify wh ether to verify a digital signature when X PS printing. If verificatio n is specified as “ON”, prin tin g cannot be performe d if the name is invalid. (Default setting: OFF) ! Detail For det[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-30 2 Touch [5 XPS Settings]. 3 Touch [Verify XPS Digital Signature]. 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. ! Detail If an error in the verification of a si gnature occurs, and if the print infor- mation setting is enabl ed under Print XPS Errors, th e error information will be printed. For details, refer to “Print [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-31 Print Reports You can output the foll owing four types of reports. The report output method here is explained in the PCL font list. Configuration Page: Outputs a li st of this machine’s settings. Demo Page: Outputs a test page. PCL Font List: Outputs the PCL font list. PS Font List: Outputs the PS font list. ! Detail [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-32 4 Touch the button for the desired pape r tray and touch [1-Sided] or [2- Sided]. 5 To print a report, touch [Start] or press the [Start] key.[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-33 9.2 Print settings in Administrator mode To display the Administrator Setti ngs screen 1 Press the [Utility/Coun- ter] key. 2 Touch [3 Administrator Settings].[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-34 3 Enter the password, and then touch [OK]. – In the Utility mode, an item can al so be selected by pressing the key in the keypad f or the number be si de the desired button. For [3 Ad- ministrator Settings], press the [3] key in the keypad. – For details on setting or changing the password, refer to the User’s Gu[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-35 Print/Fax Outp ut Setting You can specify whether to print data afte r it is received or to print it simul- taneously as it is being received. You can specify this function for the pri nter and for faxing. (Default set tings: Printer - Page Print; Fax - Bat ch Print) 2 Reminder To display the Administrator Settings scre[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-36 4 Touch [Print] or [Fax]. The buttons for the available setti ngs appear. 5 Touch the button for the desired setting. The timing the data is printed is set. 2 Note If “Batch Print” is selected, printing starts when all the data is received and the print job is queued. If “Page Print” is selected, printi ng start[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-37 3 In the Output Settin gs screen, to uch [2 Output Tray Settings]. The Output Tray Settings screen appears. 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. The output tray is set. To delete secure print documents All saved secure print do cuments can be deleted. 1 In the Administrator Settings scre en, touch [1 System Setti[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-38 4 To delete the secure print documents, touch [Yes ]. 5 Touch [OK]. To specify the secure document delete time The length of time for deleting a secu re document after it is saved can be specified. 1 In the Administrator Settings scre en, touch [1 System Settings]. 2 In the S ystem Setti ngs screen , touch [0 User Box S[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-39 4 Select [Yes] or [No]. If [Yes] is selected, be sure to al so select the time until the secure document is deleted. 5 Touch [OK]. Printing without specifyi ng the authentication setting You can specify whether to allow print jobs without a specifie d user name or password to be printed when this machine is performing U[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-40 ! Detail To display the Administrator Settings screen, refer to “To display the Ad- ministrator Settings sc reen” on page 9-33. Even if “Allow” or “Restrict” is specified, a job is not printed and it is can- celed if the user name or password, or department name or password that is specified to the job is in[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-41 2 In the Printer Settings screen, touch the button of the desired interface setting. 3 Press the [C] (clear) key to erase t he value, and then use the keypad to type in the default length of time (between 10 and 1000 seconds). – If a value outside of the allowable range is specified, the message “Input Error” appe[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-42 1 In the Administrator Setting screen, touch [7 Printer Setting]. 2 Touch [Print XPS Errors]. 3 Touch the button for the desired setting. 4 Touch [OK]. Print Data Capture You can specify whether to allow or pro hibit data capturing of a print job. (Default se tting: Allow) ! Detail To display the Administrator Settings [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-43 2 In the Se curity Set tings screen , touch [4 Security Details]. 3 In the S ecurity De tails scre en , touch [Print Data Capture]. The buttons for the available setti ngs appear. 4 Touch the button for the desired setting. The capturing of a print job is either allowed or prohibited. 2 Note For details on capturing a p[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-44 2 Note To display the Administrator Settings screen, refer to “To display the Ad- ministrator Settings sc reen” on page 9-33. Encryption can be performed with an encryption common key, however, the passwords that can be used are the user password, account pass- word, and the secured document passwor d. When specifyi[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-45 4 If “User-Defi ned” was selected, ente r 20 characters for the encryption password, and then touch [OK]. – Consecutive encryption passwords with the same charac ters are invalid. 5 Reenter the encryption password, an d then touch [OK]. The encryption password is specified.[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-46 9.3 Print job management Specifying job operations You can specify the job operation s on th is machine by setting a print er driver. 2 Note The three printer drivers that can be set on thi s machine are as follows: Konica Minolta PCL Printer Driver for Windows Konica Minolta PostScript Printer Driver for Windows Konica[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-47 For details, refer to “Selecting the output method” on page 5-10 and page 6-10.[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-48 Specifying settings (for Mac OS X) 1 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 2 Select “Output Method”. 3 From the “Output Method” drop-down list, select the output method. – Print: Prints immediately. – Secure Print: Enters the ID and password in the dialog box that ap- pears and saves the print document i[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-49 Job storage When “Output M ethod” in the printer driver is se lected, a print document can be stored in this ma chine as a pr int job. To print a stored job, you mu st recall the job using this ma chine’s control panel. Recalling jobs (Proof Print) ! Detail For details on using the keys in the control panel, refer[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-50 2 With [Current Jobs] displayed, touch [Release Held Job]. The Release Held Jo b screen appears. 3 From the job list, select the job you want to print. – To print the remaining jobs, skip to step 7. – To check the print results again, continue to step 4. – To change the p rinting conditions, skip to step 5. 4 To c[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-51 6 Change the printing conditions on the Ch ange Settings screen, and then touch [OK]. The Release Held J ob screen appe ars again. 7 Touch [OK] or press the [Start ] key in the control panel. – To cancel printing the job, touch [Cancel ]. The stored job is changed to an active job, then printed. Recalling jobs (Secure[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-52 When “Confidental Document A ccess Method” is set to “Mode 1” 1 Press the [Box] key in t his machine’s cont rol panel, and then touch [Use Document]. 2 Select [System User Box], then [Sec u re Print User Box], and the n touch [OK].[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-53 3 Type in the ID for the secure print docum ent, and then touch [OK]. 4 Type in the password for the secure print document, and then touch [OK]. If the specified ID and password matc h, the secure print docume nt list appears.[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-54 5 Select the document to be pri nted, and then to uch [Print]. – The contents an d a preview of the document can be checked by touching [Document Details]. 6 If necessary, change the print conditions. 7 Touch [Start] or press the [Sta rt] key in the control panel. – To cancel printing the job, touch [Cancel ]. The d[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-55 When “Confidental Document A ccess Method” is set to “Mode 2” 1 Press the [Box] key in t his machine’s cont rol panel, and then touch [Use Document]. 2 Select [System User Box], and tou ch [Secure Print User Box], and then touch [OK]. 3 Type in the ID for the secure print docum ent, and then touch [OK].[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-56 If the specifie d ID matches, the secure print document list appears. 4 Select the documen t to be printed, and t hen touch [Enter Password]. – The contents an d a preview of the document can be checked by touching [Document Details]. 5 Type in the password for the secure print document, and then touch [OK]. If the sp[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-57 6 Select the document to be pri nted, and then to uch [Print]. 7 If necessary, change the print conditions. – If “Prohibit Functions when Auth. Error” in Administrator mode is set to “Mode 2” and an incorrect document password is entered the specified number of times, th e selected document is locked. Contact [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-58 Recalling jobs (Save in User Box) “Save in User Box” and “Sa ve in User Box and Print” jobs ar e saved in a box of the specified number. To print a document saved in a box, op en the specified box to remove the document. If a password is specified to a box, the box password is required. ! Detail For details on u[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-59 – If a password is not specified to a box, skip to step 4. 3 Type in the password for th e box, and then touch [OK]. The specified box document list appears. 4 Select the document to be pri nted, and then to uch [Print].[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-60 5 If necessary, change the print conditions. 6 Touch [Start] or press the [Sta rt] key in the control panel. – To cancel printing the job, touch [Cancel ]. The document is printed. Printing with this machine when user authe ntication settings have been applied When the user authentic ation function has been specified [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-61 2 Note If printing is not allowed, printing cannot be performed even when used by a registered user. For the user authentication de tails, co nsult the administrator of this ma- chine. If performing user authentication w ith an optional authentication unit, en- ter the user name and password. For details, refer to the o[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-62 5 After specifying the settings, clic k the [OK] button to begin printing. – If the entered user name is a name registered on this machine, the job is printed and counted as a job for the specified user. Specifying settings (for Mac OS X) 1 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 2 Select “Output Method”. 3 Sele[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-63 – If this machine has been set to pe rmit public users, the machine can be used without a us er name and password. Printing with this machine when account track settings have been ap- plied When the account track setti ngs have been specified on this machine, you must enter a password when prin ting a job. 2 Reminder [...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-64 Specifying setti ngs (for Wi ndows) 1 Click the [Properties] button or the [P references] button on th e Print di- alog box to display the Pr inting Preference s dialog box. 2 Click the Basic tab. 3 Click the [Authentication/Account Track] button. 4 Enter the department name and password. – A default password can be r[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-65 Specifying settings (for Mac OS X) 1 From the [File] menu, select “Print”. 2 Select “Output Method”. 3 Select the “Account Track” ch eck box. 4 Enter the department name and password.[...]

Various settings 9 C550 9-66 Job operations on Pa geScope Web Connection From PageScope Web Conne ction, you can also check th e status of the job being performed by this machine. For details, refer to the User’s Gu ide [PageScope Web Connection Opera- tions].[...]

Troubleshooting 10 C550 10-1 10 Troubleshooting 10.1 Unable to Print This chapter explains the troublesh ooting procedures for possible malfunc- tions. Perform the troubleshooting procedures described below if this machine does not pr int after yo u have se nt a prin t job. Symptom Probable cause Action The message “No printers are connect- ed.?[...]

Troubleshooting 10 C550 10-2 If the problem persists after all of these procedures have been performed, read the User’s Guide [Copy Operations]. The machine does not start printing alt hough the print job was com- pleted on the c ompu- ter. The printer driv er selected for printing is not compatibl e with the printer controller. Check the printer[...]

Troubleshooting 10 C550 10-3 10.2 Unable to specify desired settings or unable to print as specified Perform these troubleshooting procedure s if you cannot specify the desired settings in the printer driver, or if th e print results do no t represent the set- tings that have been specified. 2 Note Some of the printer driver functions cannot be c o[...]

Troubleshooting 10 C550 10-4 The stapling positi on is not as expe cted. The orientation setting is no t cor- rect. Check the stapling position in the printer driver setup dialog box. The hole punch func- tion canno t be speci- fied. Hole punching cannot be speci- fied if “Booklet”, “Transparency”, “Thick2”, “Thic k3”, or “Envelop[...]

Troubleshooting 10 C550 10-5 10.3 Error message Message Cause and remedy Cannot connect to the network. A connection t o the network could not be established. Check if the network ca ble is correctly con nected. In addi tion, check that the Network Setting parameters on the Admin istrator Setting screen have been correct ly specified.[...]

Troubleshooting 10 C550 10-6[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-1 11 Appendix 11.1 Specifications Item Specifications Model Built-in printer controller Power supply Comm on with the main body RAM 1024 MB Hard disk 60 GB Interface Standard: Ethernet (10Base-T/100Base-T X/1000Base-T) USB 2.0 Frame type Ethernet 802.2 Ethernet 802.3 Ethernet II Ethernet SNAP Supported protocols TCP/IP IPX/SPX N[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-2 Printer driv- er Konica Minolta PCL Driver (PCL driver) Windows NT Workstat ion/Server Version4. 0(Service Pack 6 or later) Windows 2000 Professional/S erver(Service Pack 3 or later) Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professi onal, Win- dows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista Home Basic/ Home P remium /Ultimate / Busin[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-3 11.2 Configuration page[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-4 11.3 Font list PCL font list[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-5 PS font list[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-6 Demo page[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-7 11.4 PPD driver (Linux and applications) PPD driver types The PPD driver contains the PPD inform ation for Mac OS 9, Linux, a nd ap- plications. - For Linux: Install the driver when us ing with Linux. (The PPD driver for Linux and the PPD driver for OpenOffice are included.) - For applications: Install the driver w hen using a[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-8 To register the PPD driver for OpenOffice 1 In CUPS Printing System, click the [Add Prin ter] button, and then spec- ify PPD to add this machi ne. 2 Open the OpenOffice Prin ter Administrator tool. 3 Click the [New Printer] button. 4 In the Choose a device type dialog bo x, select “Add a pri nter”, and then click the [Next[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-9 About the PPD driver for applications PPD registration destinatio n (example: Adobe PageMaker) - Adobe PageMaker 6.0 Copy the PPD file to RSRCPPD4, wh ich is under the folder to which PageMaker is installed. - Adobe PageMaker 6.5/7.0 Copy the PPD fi le to RSRC<Language>PPD4, whic h is under the fo lder to which PageMa[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-10 11.5 Glossary Term Definition 10Base-T/100Base- TX/ 1000Base-T An Ethernet standard, which is a cable consist ing of twisted copper wire pairs. The transmiss ion spee d of 10Base-T is 10 Mbps, of 100Base-TX is 100 Mbps, and of 1000Base-T is 1000 Mbps. Adobe ® Flash ® S oftware developed by Adobe System s, Inc. (formarly dev[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-11 DNS Abbreviation for Domain N ame System. A s ystem that a cquires the supported IP addresses from host names in a network environmen t. DNS allows the user to acce ss other computers over a network by specifying host names, instead of difficult to memorize and under- stand IP addresses. DPI (dpi) Abbreviation for Do ts Per I[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-12 LPD Abbreviation for Line Printer Dae mon. A printer protocol that uses TCP/IP and is platform-independe nt. Originally developed for BSD UNIX, it has become the standard pr inting protocol and can be used with any general comp uter. LPR/LPD Abbreviation for Line Pr inter Request/Line Pr inter Daemon. A print- ing method over[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-13 PostScript A typical page-d escriptive language deve loped by Adobe and is commonly used for high quality printing. PPD Abbreviation for PostScript Printe r Description. A file used to de- scribe the resolution, usable pape r size, and the PostScript printer model special informati on. Peer-to-peer A network format that a llo[...]

Appendix 11 C550 11-14 SLP A bbreviation for Service Loc ation Protocol. A prot ocol capable of finding services ov er a TCP/IP networ k and automatically sp ecifying a client. SMB Abbreviation for Server Message Block. A pr otocol that shar es files and printers over a network and wh ich is mainly used by Microsoft Windows. SMTP Abbreviation for S[...]

Index 12 C550 12-1 12 Index 12.1 Index A Account track ............. ... 4-12 , 5-15 , 6-1 5 , 8-15 , 9-63 Add printer wizard ............. ........... ....2-7 Administrator mode ........... ........... ..9-33 AppleTalk ............ .............. ...2-25 , 3-39 B Back cover ............. ... 4-20 , 5-24 , 6-2 4 , 7-10 , 8-27 Banner paper tray ....[...]

Index 12 C550 12-2 Folding ............. ... 4-19 , 5-23 , 6-2 3 , 7-10 , 8-19 Font list ................ ........... ............ ....11-4 Font settings ............. 5-40 , 6-43 , 9-20 Font size .............. .............. ........... ..9-23 Front cover ............. ... 4-20 , 5-24 , 6-2 4 , 7-10 , 8-27 G General settings ................ ....[...]

Index 12 C550 12-3 Paper tray ......... .. 4-11 , 5-8 , 5-44 , 6-8 , 6-46 , 8-25 , 9-12 Paper type ........ ........... .........4-11 , 8-25 Pattern .............. .............. ............ ....5-39 PCL driver ........... ........... ..........2-1 , 5-1 PCL font list ............ ........... ........... ..9-31 PDL setting ................ .......[...]

Index 12 C550 12-4 T Test printing .............. ........... ............4-2 Time .............. .. 4-23 , 5-37 , 6-38 , 8-35 Transparency interleave ............. ... 4-20 , 5-26 , 6-2 7 , 7-10 , 8-27 Troubleshooting ............. ............ ....10-1 U Unable to print ........... ........... ..........10-1 Unable to specify desired settings ...[...]

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