Device Settings
User Guide3-18
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.
Data passthrough
This option reduces errors when printing complex jobs from applications that
use PostScript formatting. When selected, EMF spooling is unavailable 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 in Device Settings
1
In Device Settings > PDL, select the desired page description language from
the Available languages list.
If you select PCL XL, you can select Skip blank pages and Smart duplex
printing.
If you select KPDL, you can select Skip blank pages and Smart duplex
printing or Data passthrough. Note that if you select Data passthrough,
EMF spooling is unavailable in the Advanced tab.
If you select PDF, you can click PDF Settings to open the PDF Settings
dialog box.
2
You can select the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality
of graphics created by your application.
When Skip blank pages is set to On or Use layout settings, GDI compatible
mode is unavailable.
3
Click OK in all dialog boxes.
PDF
With this plug-in feature, you can print and save documents from multiple
sources to Adobe PDF format. 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
on operating systems that display PDF content.
For a document using mixed paper sizes, all pages in the PDF use the size of
the first page.
Note: With PDF selected as the PDL, only a limited set of driver options are
available.
PDF Options
You can select PDF options if you have installed the Output to PDF plug-in.
The following options are available in the PDF Settings dialog box:
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