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3.10 Direct Printing of PDF Files
Some PDF files can be sent directly to the printer without using a print driver. Direct printing of
PDF files is much easier and faster compared to printing them using a print driver.
You can select from the following modes to print PDF files directly, the one is a mode using PDF
Bridge feature that comes standard with the printer, or the other one is a mode using PostScript
feature.
Set print process mode for PDF files on [Process Mode] of [PDF] on the control panel.
Refer to
• " [PDF]" (P. 210)
Supported PDF Files
PDF files created on Adobe Acrobat 4 to Adobe Acrobat XI can be printed on the printer. Note,
however, that the following features are not supported.
• When using PDF Bridge feature: Some features added from PDF 1.5 and later
• When using PostScript: Some features added from PDF 1.7 and later
Although Adobe PDF 1.6 supports PDF Direct Print feature, please note the following points.
When using PostScript
• While the PDF 1.6 function such as transparent object is supported, PDF output may take
longer time due to its complexity of the rendering process.
• It does not support the settings for embedding OpenType font in Adobe Acrobat 7 (PDF1.6).
• Although it supports features of PDF1.6 created in Adobe Acrobat 7 and later, it does not
support features of PDF1.7 (Adobe Acrobat 8 and 9).
• PDF files may not be printed properly without setting PostScript memory to the maximum
value (64MB).
Note
• Depending on how they are created, some PDF files cannot be printed directly. In that case, open the files and
print them using a print driver.
Printing PDF Files Directly
There are several methods for printing PDF files directly.
Important
• For direct printing of PDF files using the USB or parallel port, use the ContentsBridge Utility.
Printing PDF Files Using ContentsBridge Utility
The ContentsBridge Utility is a software by Fuji Xerox to send files from a computer directly to
the printer for printing.
The ContentsBridge Utility is on the Media (Software/Product Manual). To use ContentsBridge
Utility, refer to the manual on the Media (Software/Product Manual).
Note
• In addition to PDF files, ContentsBridge Utility also can be used to print DocuWorks, TIFF, JPEG and XML Paper
Specification (XPS) files.
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