Printer Settings
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All the settings about the printer are listed with short descriptions. Default settings are marked with a dagger ( ).
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NOTE
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Asterisks (*)
Settings marked with "*1" may not be displayed depending on the model you are using, options, or other setting items.
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Paper Size Override
Select whether to switch between printing on A4 and Letter size paper if one of these paper sizes is loaded but the other is not. For example, if you are printing a Letter size document but only A4 paper is loaded in the machine, the machine will print your document on A4 paper.
Off On
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Paper Size Override>
Select <Off> or <On>
Mobile Print Halftones *1
Select the image processing when printing from a mobile device. Select <Gradation> for photos and illustrations, and <Error Diffusion> for mostly text documents for more attractive printouts.
Gradation Error Diffusion
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Mobile Print Halftones>
Select <Gradation> or <Error Diffusion>
Speed/Quality Priority for Mobile Print *1
Select whether to give priority to print speed or to print quality when printing from a mobile device.
Speed Priority Image Quality Priority
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Speed/Quality Priority for Mobile Print>
Select <Speed Priority> or <Image Quality Priority>
Copies *1
Set the number of copies to print.
1 to 999
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Copies>
Set the number of copies to print
<Apply>
2-Sided Printing *1
Select whether to make 2-sided printouts.
Off On
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<2-Sided Printing>
Select <Off> or <On>
Default Paper *1
<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Default Paper>
Select the paper size
Print Quality
You can change settings related to print quality.
Density *1
Adjust the toner density.
17 Levels
Fine Adjust/Density (Fine Adjust)
High
17 Levels
Medium
17 Levels
Low
17 Levels
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The settings specified for <Density> are disabled when <Toner Save> is enabled.
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Print Quality>
<Density>
Adjust the density
<Apply>
Toner Save
You can save toner consumption when printing from a mobile device. Select <On> when you want to check the layout or other appearance characteristics before proceeding to final printing of a large job.
Off On
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Print Quality>
<Toner Save>
Select <Off> or <On>
Layout *1
Specify the page layout settings such as binding position.
Binding Location
If you are binding the printouts with a binding tool such as a stapler, use this item to specify whether to bind on the long or short edge.
Long Edge
Short Edge
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Layout>
<Binding Location>
Select <Long Edge> or <Short Edge>
<Long Edge>
Specify this to bind on the long edge of paper.
<Short Edge>
Specify this to bind on the short edge of paper.
Timeout *1
Set the time period after which the current print job is automatically canceled in the case of a print data reception interruption.
5 to 15 to 300 (sec.)
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<Timeout>
Set the time period
<Apply>
PCL *1
Specify the PCL printing settings such as page layout and print quality.
Paper Save
Select whether to save paper by not outputting blank pages in documents. By selecting <On>, the machine will not output blank pages. To output all your document data when printing, including any blank pages that you have inserted in your document, select <Off>.
Off On
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Paper Save>
Select <Off> or <On>
Orientation
Select <Portrait> (vertical orientation) or <Landscape> (horizontal orientation) for the page orientation.
Portrait
Landscape
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Orientation>
Select <Portrait> or <Landscape>
Font Number
Specify the font to use by selecting a corresponding font ID number. You can print the PCL font list with font samples from the control panel.
PCL Font List (imageRUNNER 2206N / 2006N)
0 to 54
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Font Number>
Select the font number
<Apply>
Point Size
Set the font size in points, adjustable in 0.25 increments. You can specify this setting only when a proportionally-spaced scalable font is selected in <Font Number>.
4.00 to 12.00 to 999.75 (point)
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Point Size>
Specify the point size
<Apply>
Pitch
Set the font pitch, or cpi (characters per inch), adjustable in 0.01 increments. You can specify this setting only when a fixed-pitch scalable font or a bitmap font is selected in <Font Number>.
0.44 to 10.00 to 99.99 (cpi)
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Pitch>
Specify the pitch value
<Apply>
Form Lines
Set the number of lines printed on one page from 5 to 128. This setting is automatically changed according to the settings specified in <Default Paper Size> and <Orientation>.
5 to 64 to 128 (lines)
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Form Lines>
Specify the number of lines
<Apply>
Character Code
Select the character code that is most suited for the computer you send print data from. The specified setting is ignored when the character code is controlled by the font specified in <Font Number>.
DESKTOP ISO4
ISO6
ISO11
ISO15
ISO17
ISO21
ISO60
ISO69
ISOL1
ISOL2
ISOL5
ISOL6
LEGAL
MATH8
MCTEXT
MSPUBL
PC775
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PC8
PC850
PC852
PC8DN
PC8TK
PC1004
PIFONT
PSMATH
PSTEXT
ROMAN8
VNINTL
VNMATH
VNUS
WIN30
WINBALT
WINL1
WINL2
WINL5
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Character Code>
Select the character code
Custom Paper
Select whether to set a custom paper size. Select <On> to set the dimensions of the paper in <X dimension> and <Y dimension>.
Off On
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Custom Paper>
Select <Off> or <On>
Unit of Measure
Select the unit of measurement to use to set a custom paper size.
Millimeters
Inches
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Unit of Measure>
Select <Millimeters> or <Inches>
X dimension
Specify the horizontal dimension (short edge) of the custom paper.
148 to 431 (mm)
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<X dimension>
Specify the dimension
<Apply>
Y dimension
Specify the vertical dimension (long edge) of the custom paper.
95 to 297 (mm)
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Y dimension>
Specify the dimension
<Apply>
Append CR to LF
Select whether to append a carriage return (CR) when the machine receives a line feed code (LF). If <Yes> is selected, the print position moves to the beginning of the next line when the machine receives an LF code. If <No> is selected, the print position moves to the next line, just under the received LF code.
Yes
No
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Append CR to LF>
Select <Yes> or <No>
Enlarge A4 Print Width
Select whether to expand the width of the printable area of A4 size paper in portrait orientation to that of LTR size.
Off On
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Enlarge A4 Print Width>
Select <Off> or <On>
Halftones
You can select the printing method to reproduce halftones (the intermediate range between the lighter and darker areas of an image) for optimal image quality. For each document, you can make settings by type of image.
Text
Color Tone
Gradation
Resolution
Graphics
Color Tone
Gradation
Resolution
Image
Color Tone
Gradation
Resolution
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<Menu>
<Printer Settings>
<PCL>
<Halftones>
Select the type of image
Select the halftone reproduction method
Type of image
Select the object for which to change the setting. <Text> represents letters and characters, <Graphics> represents lines and figures, and <Image> represents photos and images.
Setting value
<Color Tone>
Produces a sharp print with strong contrast of lightness and darkness. It is suitable for printing image data such as photo image data.
<Gradation>
Produces a print with smooth gradation or smooth edges. It is suitable for printing figures or graphs containing gradation areas.
<Resolution>
Produces a fine print with clear edges of text. It is suitable for printing characters and fine lines.