Panasonic KX-P6100 - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 3
Print Modes
Print Mode Selections
You can select either of the two print modes, GDI Mode or PCL Mode, according to your requirements If you cannot
determine which print mode is best suited for your printing applications under Windows, we recommend you always
use GDI Mode first , i
GDI Mode has the following features
• faster pnnting-as much as four to five times faster for
some files
• manual duplex printing { P 19)
• top page (reverse printing) (i®* P 19)
• overlay function (c®" P 19)
PCL Mode IS effective in the following cases*
• when you want to print a file created with an MS-DOS
application
• when you want to print a PCL format file
• when you want to print an ASCII formatted file
• print complex graphic files which Windows may not
display well
Printing From a Windows Application
Once you have selected your print mode (GDI or PCL emulation *), just print from your Windows application as you
would to any other printer
* Emulation means to operate like another printer
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Printing From a DOS Application Within Windows
The KX-P6100 IS a Windows printer, designed for use with Windows and does not work with MS-DOS However, if the
KX-P6100 IS in PCL Mode, it can print a DOS application file as follows Double click the MS-DOS icon in the Mam
window, start the DOS application and print a file
Changing the Print Mode
There are two methods given below to change the print mode, GDI Mode or PCL Mode
[^Changing the print mode from an application:
Most of the popular Windows applications allow you to change GDI Mode / PCL Mode For example, to change
the mode in Microsoft Write, perform the following
Select “Print Setup. ” under File Menu.
Print Setup window wilt be displayed
3 Click [OK
Select the desired print mode
To change to GDI Mode or PCL Mode, select
“Panasonic KX-P6100 GDI on 6100 GDI” or
“Panasonic KX-P6100 PCL on 6100 PCL”
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