Pdl settings – Kyocera Ecosys m2040dn User Manual
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Device Settings
Printer Driver
3-16
Faster return to application
Supports Security watermark
Supports Line thinning
PCL 5e
Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions
Bidirectional communication support
Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows applications
Complex graphics might not print as well
Start of the page/End of the page available in Prologue/Epilogue
KPDL
KPDL is used when printing from applications that support PostScript 2 or 3.
An emulation of PostScript printing
Strong graphics reproduction
Print speeds may be slower than PCL 5e
Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5e
Enables native TrueType font downloading
Supports most Graphics settings options
EMF Spooling unavailable when Data passthrough is selected.
Output to PDF is a plug-in that lets you print or save documents from multiple
sources to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The PDF format is
independent of the operating system and application software used to create
documents.
An alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF
documents
Retains original document appearance
Can be viewed and printed on operating systems that display PDF content
Some driver features unavailable
For some page description languages, additional settings are available in the
Page Description Languages (PDL) dialog box.
PCL XL Settings
Smart duplex printing
This option automatically keeps a sheet of paper from being sent through the
duplex unit if the sheet is only printed on one side. The duplex unit is
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.
Skip blank pages
This option prevents the printing system from outputting any page that
contains no data, or that has, at most, one space character. Selecting this
option can save paper, and result in comparatively faster printing times. This