PDL (Page Description Language). KYOCERA FS-C2026MFP+, ECOSYS FS-C2626MFP, FS-C2126MFP+, ECOSYS FS-C2126MFP, FS-4200DN, ECOSYS FS-C2526MFP, FS-2100D, FS-4100DN, FS-4300DN, FS-2100DN

Device Settings

Units

You can set Inches or Millimeters as the unit of measurement. This is used for the following settings:

Custom page size setting in the Page Sizes dialog box in the Basic tab.

Spacing setting in the Add Watermark and Edit Watermark dialog boxes in the Advanced tab.

Poster settings in the Layout tab.

Gutter settings in the Finishing tab.

Selecting a Unit of Measurement

You can select a unit for displaying measurements in the user interface.

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In Device Settings > User Settings, select Inches or Millimeters.

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Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes.

Language Preference

The Language preference option specifies the user interface language of

Device Settings in Properties and all tabs of Printing Preferences.

Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings.

Setting Language Preference

You can select a user interface language.

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In Device Settings > User Settings, select the desired language from the

Select language list.

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Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes.

PDL (Page Description Language)

A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a printed page. In Device Settings, you can choose from PCL XL, (Printer

Command Language XL), PCL 5e, KPDL (an emulation of PostScript printing), or PDF (Portable Document Format). The printer default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes.

When using the XPS driver in Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server

2008, PCL XL is the only PDL selection. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the Preview image. Use the XPS driver to print from applications that support XPS.

In GDI compatible mode, vector graphics are rasterized for printing as bitmap images. Use the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of the graphic created by the application.

Note: To add PDF to the list of PDL choices, you must install the Output to

PDF plug-in.

In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user.

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PDL Options

The PDL options, available in the PDL Settings dialog box, are accessed in

Device Settings.

PCL XL

The most recent version of HP PCL and PCL 6. This PDL includes PCL 5e features. PCL XL lacks backward compatibility with earlier PCL versions, though it is enhanced over PCL 5e in these areas:

Reduced file size

Better print speed

Faster return to application

PCL 5e

Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions

Bidirectional communication support

Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows applications

Complex graphics might not print as well

KPDL

KPDL is used when printing from applications that support PostScript 2 or 3.

An emulation of PostScript printing

Strong graphics reproduction

Print speeds may be slower than PCL 5e

Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5e

Enables native TrueType font downloading

Supports most Graphics settings options

PDF

Output to PDF is a plug-in feature that lets you print and save documents from multiple sources to Adobe PDF. This feature can be used as an alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF documents. Documents saved as PDF retain their original appearance, and can be viewed and printed with Adobe Reader on Windows, Mac OS, and UNIX platforms.

For a document using mixed paper sizes, all pages in the PDF use the size of the first page.

Note: With PDF selected in the PDL Settings dialog box, only a limited set of driver options are available.

PDL Settings

When you click the Settings button, the available options are:

PCL XL Settings or KPDL Settings

Enable smart duplex printing

This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through the duplex unit if the sheet will only be printed on one side. The duplex unit will be bypassed for the following types of print jobs: a one page document, one page from a multi-page document, or a multi-page document that prints onto a single sheet. Selecting this option can reduce wear on the mechanical duplex unit, and result in comparatively faster printing times.

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Skip printing blank pages

This option prevents the printing system from outputting any page that contains no data, or that has, at most, one space character. Selecting this option can save paper, and result in comparatively faster printing times. This feature is for regular printing (not for booklet, duplex or multiple pages per sheet).

KPDL Settings

Allow data passthrough

This option reduces errors when printing complex jobs from applications that use PostScript formatting. When selected, EMF spooling is not available in the Advanced tab.

PDF Settings

Provides options for printing and saving documents to Adobe PDF format.

See PDF topics for details.

Selecting a PDL

You can select a page description language from PDL options.

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In Device Settings > PDL > PDL Settings, select the desired page description language from the Select PDL list.

2

You can select the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of graphics created by your application.

3

Select Settings when the PDL is set to PCL XL, KPDL or PDF.

If you select PCL XL, you can select Skip printing blank pages and Enable

smart duplex printing.

If you select KPDL, you can select Allow data passthrough and Enable

smart duplex printing.

If you select PDF, you can select from the available PDF Settings.

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Click OK in the PDL Settings and Properties dialog boxes.

PDF Options

You can select PDF options if you have installed the Output to PDF plug-in.

The PDF Settings dialog box contains the following options:

PDF Settings

Embed fonts

This option ensures that document fonts appear accurately in the PDF file on screen. This option ensures accurate reproduction but significantly increases the file size.

Compress data

This option enables flat compression for the generated PDF document. This option significantly reduces the file size. Additional compression options are available within Adobe Acrobat.

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This option applies encryption to the PDF document. Click Settings for additional Security settings. See the next section for details.

Print and save

This option lets you print and save a document as a PDF file. Click Settings for additional Print and save settings.

Security Settings

This option lets you select an encryption level and create passwords for the generated PDF file.

The following security options are available:

Encryption

Encryption provides password protection so that a document cannot be opened or altered by unauthorized users.

Arc4 40

This encryption option provides low level security for a PDF document. This option supports Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 6.0, or later.

Arc4 128

This encryption option provides low level security for a PDF document. This option supports Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 6.0, or later.

AES 128

This encryption option provides high level security for a PDF document. This option supports Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 7.0, or later.

AES 256

This encryption option provides high level security for a PDF document. This option supports Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader 9.0, or later.

Passwords

Select passwords for changing security settings and for opening a document.

Passwords are supported to a maximum of 16 characters in length.

Require password to change security settings

Type an Owner password. Within Adobe Acrobat, this password is required to change the document restrictions in the Files > Properties > Security section. When a document with this password is opened in Adobe Reader, it cannot be printed or edited, and document data cannot be copied.

Require password to open document

Type a User password. The user password must be entered at the time the

PDF document is opened. This password must be different from the owner password.

Print and Save Settings

This option lets you print and save a document as a PDF file.

Save to file only

A PDF file is created and saved locally.

Save to file and print

A PDF file is created, saved locally, and sent to print.

After you select between these two options, you can choose the following option:

Automatically save to default file

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