Kyocera KM-NET User manual

Operation Guide
KM-NET for Direct Printing

Legal and General Information
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General Information
When using this utility, the items that can be configured will differ depending on the
model of your printing system or multifunctional printer (hereinafter referred to as
"printing system").
Examples in this document are described in terms of the Internet Explorer 6.0 and
Microsoft Windows XP operating system environment.

1. Features................................................................................................................. 1
1.1. What is KM-NET for Direct Printing? .............................................................. 1
1.2. System Requirements..................................................................................... 1
1.3. Support Language .......................................................................................... 1
2. Installation and Startup........................................................................................ 2
2.1. Installation....................................................................................................... 2
2.2. Startup ............................................................................................................ 2
3. Printing PDF .......................................................................................................... 3
4. Names and Functions........................................................................................... 5
5. Printing System Settings ..................................................................................... 6
6. Detailed Settings................................................................................................. 10
Table of Contents

KM-NET for Direct Printing 1
Features
1. Features
1.1. What is KM-NET for Direct Printing?
KM-NET for Direct Printing is a utility that allows you to print PDF files downloaded
from Internet such as catalog and documents without starting Adobe Acrobat/Reader.
1.2. System Requirements
The KM-NET for Direct Printing operates in the following environment. Verify your
environment before installation.
† Administrator rights are required for installation.
1.3. Support Language
KM-NET for Direct Printing supports the following languages: Arabic, Brazilian
Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Farsi, French, German, Hebrew,
Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,
Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.
Item Description
OS Microsoft Windows 98 SE/Me
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Service Pack 6 or later†
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional†
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional Edition†
Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
Hardware A processor equivalent to a Pentium 200 MHz or greater
At least 32 MB of free memory
At least 4 MB of free hard disk space
SVGA (800 ×600, 256 color) or greater

Installation and Startup
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2. Installation and Startup
2.1. Installation
Install KM-NET for Direct Printing in your computer.
Note
Before installing this utility, make sure that any of the printer drivers are installed. The
Kyocera Extended Driver is provided on the CD-ROM supplied with the printing
system.
Insert the CD-ROM that came with the printing system into the optical drive of the
computer.
The installation program starts up automatically. Follow the instructions for installation.
2.2. Startup
When the installation is completed, you can start the KM-NET for Direct Printing by
proceeding from the start menu > All Programs > Kyocera > KM-NET for Direct
Printing.

KM-NET for Direct Printing 3
Printing PDF
3. Printing PDF
Perform the following procedures below to print PDF file using KM-NET for Direct
Printing.
1Start KM-NET for Direct Printing.
2Add the desired PDF files to the File Name list by the following methods.
• Click the Add button to select files from the Open File dialog box.
• Select the file in Windows explorer and then drag and drop it to the icon for this
application (including shortcut).
• Select the file in Windows explorer and then select KM-NET for Direct Printing
in the context menu.
• Select the file and then drag and drop it to this window.
3Select the printing system to print PDF files from the Printer Listing pull-down
menu.
4Click the Settings button and make settings for printing. For details, refer to
Printing System Settings on page 6.
Note
When you want to load the previously saved setting, select the setting file from the
User Printer Settings pull-down menu or click the Browse button.
5Click the Detailed Settings button and make the detailed settings such as page
range for printing and media type. For details, refer to Detailed Settings on page
10.

Printing PDF
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6Click the Print button. The Confirmation dialog box appears.
Notes
•CheckingEnable Multiple Master Font and then clicking OK enable to
generate a version of a character that is optically correct for the size at which it
will be viewed on PDF file.
•CheckingDo not show this dialog again and then clicking OK can not be
displayed the Confirmation dialog box.
7When you want to continue printing, click OK.

KM-NET for Direct Printing 5
Names and Functions
4. Names and Functions
When you start this utility, the window below appears.
Name and Icon Description
Add button Displays the Open File dialog box. When you select a valid
file, file name, file size and last update are displayed in the
File Name list.
Up button
Down button
Moves order of selected files up one or down one.
Note
You can also change the order by selecting a file and then
dragging it to the order you want to change.
Delete button Deletes the selected file from the list.
Note
You can also delete a file by selecting a file and then
pressing the Del key on the keyboard.
Printer Listing Displays the printing systems installed in the system. Select
the output target printing system here.
Settings button Displays the printing system setting dialog box.
User Printer Settings Displays the names of setting files saved previously.
Browse button Displays the Open File dialog box to load previously saved
setting files.
About button Displays the version and copyright of this utility.
Print button Starts the printing process of the file displayed in the File
Name list.
Close button Exits this utility.

Printing System Settings
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5. Printing System Settings
You can make frequently used settings as default.
Copies Specifies the number of copies. The default setting is 1.
Collate Produces the specified number of copies as complete sets of
documents. The default setting is disabled (not checked).
Layout Specifies the layout of the output. The following layouts are
available: Reduce Image to Fit, Through, Catalog (Left to
Right), Catalog (Right to Left), Booklet (Left Edge Binding)
and Booklet (Right Edge Binding). The default setting is
Reduce Image to Fit.
When you select Reduce Image to Fit, the image is enlarged
or reduced to fit the printing area of the paper specified in
Paper Size.
When you select Through, the image is printed in the same
size as the original page regardless of paper size.
When you select Catalog (Left to Right),Catalog (Right to
Left),Booklet (Left Edge Binding) or Booklet (Right Edge
Binding), the printing order is as follows.
• Catalog (Left to Right)
Original page order Printing result