Panasonic KX-P6500 - Manual (Page 32)

Using the Printer in Windows
KX-P6500 Console Menu Items
The KX-P6500 for Workgroups software provides the standard Windows menu items which are available in most
Windows applications, as well as application-specific menu items. Some of the menu items match the buttons available
on one of the tabbed displays. However, there are some printer functions that can be accessed only through the
pull-down menu, such as the setting of print priority.
File
The File pull-down menu provides selection to exit your application. This menu also provides selections to pause or
resume printing and add or delete a document to and from the queue.
View
The View pull-down menu allows you to define different ways to display the print queues. You can view a list of queued
print jobs, define the time stamp, or show a particular print queue.
Settings
The Settings pull-down menu allows you to define the default settings for many of the following printer features.
Toner Saving Mode
With Toner Saving Mode turned on, your printer will
reduce the amount of toner used to print. Black areas
and text are replaced by a light gray shading.
• Light Text and objects on the page have a black
outline along their left edge.
• Medium Text and objects on the page have a black
outline along left and right edges.
• Dark Text and objects on the page have a black
outline along ail edges. This setting is rec­
ommended over Light and Medium if you
expect to fax or photocopy the document.
• Off This is the default setting and is recom­
mended for the highest print quality.
EET (Edge Enhancement Technology)
With EET turned on, the KX-P6500 will smooth the
jagged edges of text and line art, giving the output a very
high quality appearance. There are three settings:
Light, Medium, and Dark. The factory default setting is
Medium. If the EET setting is too dark, the edges appear
to bulge.
The demo page of the test print ( P. 24) has an Edge
Enhancement test block. As a general guideline, select
the EET setting so as to make this block look like a
uniform gray block as shown in Figure 2.
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If there are white vertical lines in the test print {Figure 1),
set the EET to a darker setting. If there are dark vertical
lines in the test print {Figure 3), set the EET to a lighter
setting.
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Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
Note:
• The Density settings interact with EET. When
you change the Density, readjust the EET set­
ting.
Density
The Density setting allows you to define the darkness of
the dots placed on the paper. There are five settings:
Level 1,2, 3, 4, and 5.
Power Saving Mode
With Power Saving Mode turned on, you can save
energy by instructing your printer to enter a low power
consumption mode when it is idle for 15 minutes.
For USA: To conserve energy and reduce operating
cost, the printer is equipped with a programmable power
save feature. The printer is factory set with the power
save feature turned on and programmed to 15 minutes
to comply with EPA’s Energy Star requirements.