5. Printing

5.1. Print Function

The following print functions can be achieved through the settings of various properties in the Printing Preferences.

Functions

Diagram

Automatic Two-Sided Printing

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Collate

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Reverse Print

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N-in-1

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Poster Printing

(For Windiows system only)

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Zoom Print

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Custom Size

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Note:

• You can select the 2 x 2 Poster printing in N-in-1 to realize the poster printing function.

• You can open the Printing Preferences and click Help button to view the specific function explanation. For information about how to open the help document, see Section 5.2.

5.2. Print Settings

Open the Printing Preference for the print settings.

5.2.1. Basic Page

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1. Express Settings: User can save and delete the settings, and the saved setting name is displayed in the drop-down list, while Factory Settings can not be deleted; for different jobs, the previous applied settings will be displayed when users reopen the Prefernence each time.

2. Click PANTUM to achieve direct connection to PANTUM website.

3. Click Help button to open the help document which includes the User Guide of the printer.

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5.2.2. Paper Page

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1. Paper Source: To select the tray the paper coming from.

2. Click Custom button, the custom paper dialog box will pop up, and users can edit the custom paper size.

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5.2.3. Layout Page

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1. Toner Save: To offer toner save printing mode.

2. Density: To set print density: light, normal and dark.

5.2.4. Advanced Page

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1. New Watermark

Click New button, and the watermark editing dialog box will pop up, as shown below:

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2. TrueType Font Setting

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Control Option

Description

Always Use TrueType Font

Use the user selected TrueType font for printing. Send TrueType font to the printer via Driver.

Replace TrueType font by printer font

If the user selects this option, Driver will select the appropriate printer font corresponding to the TrueType font in the font list, and the printer will print with the hard font. When selecting this option, Print TrueType Font with Bitmap function is disabled.

Print TrueType
Font with Bitmap

This function and the function of using the printer font can not both be selected.

5.3. Printing Mode

The printer offers two modes of printing, namely, printing with the automatic feeder tray and printing with the manual feeder tray. It prints with the automatic feeder tray by default, and it will print with the paper in the manual feeder tray first if there is print media in the manual feeder tray.

5.3.1. Printing with the Automatic Feeder Tray

Before printing, make sure that certain amount of media is loaded in the automatic feeder tray and there is no print media in the manual feeder tray.

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Note:

• For precautions on loading paper, see Chapter 2.

• For the type of media to be printed with the automatic feeder tray, see Chapter2.

5.3.2. Printing with the Manual Feeder Tray

When loading paper into the manual feeder tray, the printer will automatically go into the manual feed mode.

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Note:

• The manual feed mode is to feed paper first from the manual feeder tray when paper is loaded into the manual feeder tray.

• Generally, the manual feeder tray is used to print on special paper, such as envelopes, transparencies, etc., and only one piece of paper can be loaded each time.

• For loading paper into the manual feeder tray, see Chapter 2.

• For the type of media to be printed with the manual feeder tray, see Chapter 2.

5.4. Automatic Two-Sided Printing

1. The printer supports automatic two-sided printing of plain paper. Paper size supported by the automatic two-sided printing: A4/LETTER, LEGAL, OFICIO, Folio.

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Note:

If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. If the paper is curled, make it flat and put it back into the automatic feeder tray.

•  Trying the automatic two-sided printing may damage the printer if some paper media are not suitable for automatic two-sided printing.

•   If the paper loaded into the automatic feeder tray at one time exceed 250 pages, paper will jam or cannot be fed in.

•  Automatic two-sided printing does not support poster function.

•  For loading paper and the type of media to be printed with the automatic feeder tray, see Chapter 2. It is recommended to use the standard paper.

•  For information about how to deal with paper jams, see Chapter 8.

2. The printer supports automatic two-sided printing with the automatic feeder tray and automatic two-sided printing with the manual feeder tray.

1) Automatic two-sided printing with the automatic feeder tray.

Ensure that certain amount of media is loaded into the automatic feeder tray before printing.

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2) Automatic two-sided printing with the manual feeder tray.

Feed paper from the manual feeder tray for automatic two-sided printing.

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When you put paper in the manual feeder tray, the printer will give priority to use the print paper in the manual feeder tray.

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Note:

• The manual feeder tray can achieve automatic two-sided printing, but it requires you to manually feed paper and use the recommended type of print paper.

Automatic two-sided printing steps are as follows (For Windiows system only)

1. Open the print job to be printed from the application (such as a Notepad).

2. Select Print from the File menu.

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3. Select Pantum printer with the appropriate model.

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4. Click Preferences or Properties button for the configuration of printing.

5. Select Basic tab in the Duplex Printing area, and select Long Edge and Short Edge options.

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6. Click Print to complete the print settings, so as to achieve the automatic two-sided printing.

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Note:

• It is recommended to raise the paper platform to prevent the printed paper from sliding out of the output tray. If you choose not to raise the paper platform of the output tray, we recommend that you immediately remove the printed paper output from the printer.

• During the printing process, the printer will automatically adjust the direction of the text of the page.