Settings and Printing
Maintenance
Specifications
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About Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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For Media Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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For Multi-purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Loading Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using the Media Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Multi-purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Margins and Print Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Printer Panel (Menu Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Menu Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Outline for Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Outline for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Adjusting the Color Density (Bias Adjustment) . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing a Color Calibration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adjusting the Density for All Colors Simultaneously . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting the Density for Each Color Independently . . . . . . 24
Setting the “Adjustment to Media” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Displaying the Panasonic KX-P8415 Properties Window . . . 28
Details Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Color Management Tab (Windows 98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sharing Tab (Windows 95 / Windows 98) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Paper Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Quality Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setup Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Option Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Displaying the Panasonic KX-P8415 printer Properties
Window (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Ports Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sharing Tab (Windows NT 4.0 / Windows 2000) . . . . . . . . . 45
Color Management Tab (Windows 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Printing on Transparency
(using Optional Transparency Tray) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Printing on Transparency, Label or Envelope
(using Multi-purpose Tray) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Schema for Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
The Concept of “color” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Methods for Creating Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using the Agfa CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Displaying the Adjustment Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using the Brightness Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Displaying the Adjustment Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Overlay Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic Duplex Printing (with Auto duplex printing unit) . . 68
Manual Duplex Printing (using Microsoft Words
for Windows 95) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
B Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc., in the United States and other
countries.
B IPX is a trademark of Novell, Inc.
B Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
B CorelDRAW is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited in
Canada, the United States and/or other countries.
B Avery and all other related brands and product names are trademarks of Avery Dennison
Corporation.
B 4CC is a trademark of Stora Enso.
B Agfa is a registered trademark of Agfa-Gevaert, AG.
B All other acknowledgements are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
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About Media
About Media
For Media Tray
Media
Description
Laser paper*1
Transparency
B&W: 60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lbs.)
Color: 75 to 105 g/m2 (20 to 28 lbs.)
3M CG3710
To print a document on a transparency using the Transparency tray, see “Printing on Transparency
(using Transparency Tray)” on page 49.
*1Recommended paper is as follows:
Letter/Legal: Hammermill LASERPRINT 90 g/m2 (24 lbs.)
A4: 4CC 80 g/m2
For Multi-purpose Tray
Media
Laser paper
Description
Single-sided printing: 75 to 165 g/m2 (20 to 44 lbs.)
Manual duplex printing*1: 75 to 165 g/m2 (20 to 44 lbs.)
Transparency*2
3M CG3710
Labels
Envelope
Cardstock
Avery 5163-5165, L7163, L7165-L7169
#10 [Black text only]
Up to 165 g/m2
To print a document on a transparency, label or envelope using the multi-purpose tray, see
“Printing on Transparency, Label or Envelope (using Multi-purpose Tray)” on page 52.
*1When you perform the duplex printing, you should not expect the same print quality and reliability
that you get with single-sided printing. See the Specifications.
*2The print quality may not be stable. Use the media tray for best reliability.
For the notes and detailed media specification, refer to Specifications.
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Loading Media
Loading Media
Using the Media Tray
The printer is shipped with a media tray (Letter paper or A4 paper) installed. Besides them, the
following media can be used with five different trays.
Each tray is designed and labeled for only paper or transparency. If you load the incorrect media type
in a tray, it may cause a jam.
Tray
A4 Paper
A4 Transparency
Letter Paper
Letter Transparency
Legal Paper
Size
210 mm x 297 mm (8.3† x 11.7† )
210 mm x 297 mm (8.3† x 11.7† )
216 mm x 279 mm (8.5† x 11† )
216 mm x 279 mm (8.5† x 11† )
216 mm x 356 mm (8.5† x 14† )
NOTE
BIf you have the 2nd Cassette Feeder installed:
If you wish to use the automatic cassette-switching feature (a large print job, for
example), make sure that all trays in the printer are the same media type and size.
The transparency tray should only be inserted in the upper or middle tray slots.
Upper tray slot
Middle tray slot
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Loading Media
1 Pull the media tray out of the printer.
To use an appropriate media tray, always check the label indication on the tray.
Label
2 Push down on the metal plate until it clicks, locking it in place.
3 Fan the media (paper/transparencies), then tap it on a level surface to avoid
media jams or skewed printing.
NOTES
BBe careful not to leave fingerprints on the media, which can result in a smudged print.
BReusing media that has been fed through the printer once (for example, after jams) can
reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components.
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Loading Media
4 Place the media with the print side down under the hooks in the tray.
The height of media should not exceed the limit mark on the tray, or it may cause a jam.
Paper
Transparency
Leading tape side up
NOTES
BMost media has instructions recommending the side to be printed first.
BDo not mix different types or thicknesses of media in the media tray at one time; this may
cause a jam.
BWhen using transparency (3M CG3710), be sure to use the transparency tray and load it
with the leading tape side facing up (3M CG3710) and the taped end under the hooks.
5 Slide the media tray completely into the slot.
NOTE
BWhen using transparency with leading tape, remove the tape after printing.
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Loading Media
Using the Multi-purpose Tray
The multi-purpose tray (MPT) serves as an additional tray for loading any type of media that ranges in
size from 91 mm x 254 mm to 216 mm x 356 mm (3.6† x 10†
to 8.5† x 14† ).
n Setting media thickness switch:
Because of the most reliable paper-picking for various media weights, media thickness can be
manually selected.
1 Open the left side door.
2 Move the media thickness switch to the desired setting.
Thin
Middle
Thick
Switch setting
Thin (Default)
Middle
Thick
Media
Laser paper 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs.)
Laser paper 91 to 123 g/m2 (25 to 32 lbs.)
Transparency, Coated paper, Label
Laser paper 124 to 165 g/m2 (33 to 44 lbs.)
Envelope #10
Card stock up to 165 g/m2
3 Close the left side door.
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Loading Media
n Loading Media:
1 Set the media thickness switch.
2 # Open the multi-purpose tray.
$ Extend the media support.
#
$
3 Separate the media guides to the approximate width of the media.
4 Fan the media, and then tap it on a level surface to avoid media jams or
skewed printing.
NOTES
BReusing media that has been fed through the printer once (for example, after jams) can
reduce the life of the consumables and paper path components.
BWhen printing legal size using the multi-purpose tray, backside marking may occur. If this
occurs, use the legal paper tray.