Muratec MFX-2550 Guide User manual

Printer Guide
Plain-paper digital Fax/Copier/Printer/Scanner
Please read this guide before operating this machine.
After you finish reading this guide, keep it handy for easy reference.

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Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 2 Installing to Windows
Chapter 3 Installing to Mac OS X
Chapter 4 Setting a Shared Printer
Chapter 5 Updating / Deleting Drivers
Chapter 6 Printing From Windows
Chapter 7 Printing From Macintosh

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Contents
How to Read This Manual ...........................................................................................v
Symbols....................................................................................................................... v
Key Descriptions .......................................................................................................vi
Screens.......................................................................................................................vi
Chapter 1 Overview
Overview of Drivers...................................................................................................1-2
Overview of Utilities..................................................................................................1-4
System Requirements................................................................................................1-5
Online and Offline Status .........................................................................................1-7
Chapter 2 Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection ....................................................................2-2
Installing Drivers and Utilities..............................................................................2-2
Installing Via a Local Connection ..........................................................................2-9
Installing Using the Installer.................................................................................2-9
Installing Without Using the Installer ................................................................2-14
Installing From the Add Printer Wizard.............................................................2-16
Using the Printer Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port.....................................2-16
Using the Printer Driver With IPP ......................................................................2-18
Using the Fax Driver With a Stand ard TCP/IP Port..........................................2-21
Chapter 3 Installing to Mac OS X
Installin g Via a Network Connection ...................................................................................3-2
Installing to Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 .......................................................................3-2
Installing to Mac OS X 10.3....................................................................................3-6
Installing to Mac OS X 10.2....................................................................................3-9
Installing Via a Local Connection ........................................................................3-12
Chapter 4 Setting a Shared Printer
Overview of Shared Printers...................................................................................4-2
Setting Example in Windows...................................................................................4-3
Specifying the Server Side Settings .......................................................................4-3
Specifying the Client Side Settings........................................................................4-7
Setting Example for a Macintosh ...........................................................................4-9
Specifying the Server Side Settings .......................................................................4-9
Specifying the Client Side Settings......................................................................4-12
Sharing a Printer Between Different Operating System Versions.....................4-16

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Chapter 5 Updating / Deleting Drivers
Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows ..............................................................5-2
Updating Using the Installer .................................................................................5-2
Manually Updating / Deleting................................................................................5-4
Updating / Deleting Drivers on a Macintosh .....................................................5-12
Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 ....................................................5-12
Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.3.................................................................5-13
Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.2.................................................................5-14
Chapter 6 Printing From Windows
Basic Printing Operation .........................................................................................6-2
Various Printing Methods ........................................................................................6-3
Selecting the Paper .................................................................................................6-3
Printing on a Custom Paper Size ...........................................................................6-5
Printing on Special Paper.......................................................................................6-9
Printing on Both Sides of the Paper.....................................................................6-11
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper..................................................6-12
Printing With a Custom Zoom Ratio....................................................................6-14
Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size ................................................................6-15
Sorting the Output................................................................................................6-17
Printing With a Margin (Binding Position) .........................................................6-18
Printing a Booklet .................................................................................................6-20
Printing Documents Securely...............................................................................6-22
Saving Toner..........................................................................................................6-24
Changing the Resolution ......................................................................................6-25
Changing the Print Density .................................................................................6-26
Replacing the Font for Printing............................................................................6-28
Printing With a Computer Font ...........................................................................6-31
Printing a Watermark...........................................................................................6-33
Canceling Printing...................................................................................................6-37
Canceling Printing in Windows............................................................................6-37
Canceling Printing on the Machine .....................................................................6-38
Driver Print Settings...............................................................................................6-39
Displaying the Print Settings Screen...................................................................6-39
Common Settings ..................................................................................................6-42
“Paper” Tab ............................................................................................................6-44
“Page Layout” Tab .................................................................................................6-47
“Print Quality” Tab................................................................................................6-50
“Destination” Tab ..................................................................................................6-52
“Extended Functions” Tab.....................................................................................6-53
PDF / XPS Direct Printing......................................................................................6-54
Printing..................................................................................................................6-54
Print Setting..........................................................................................................6-55

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Chapter 7 Printing From Macintosh
Basic Printing Operation .........................................................................................7-2
Various Printing Methods ........................................................................................7-4
Sorting the Output..................................................................................................7-4
Selecting the Paper .................................................................................................7-5
Printing on a Custom Paper Size ...........................................................................7-7
Printing on Special Paper.......................................................................................7-9
Printing on Both Sides of the Paper.....................................................................7-11
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper..................................................7-12
Printing With a Custom Zoom Ratio....................................................................7-14
Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size ................................................................7-15
Printing With a Margin (Binding Position) .........................................................7-17
Printing a Watermark...........................................................................................7-19
Canceling Printing...................................................................................................7-21
Canceling Printing on the Macintosh ..................................................................7-21
Canceling Printing on the Machine .....................................................................7-22
Driver Print Settings...............................................................................................7-23
Displaying the Print Settings Screen...................................................................7-23
Feature Set: JCL 1 ................................................................................................7-24
Feature Set: JCL 2 ................................................................................................7-25
Feature Set: Watermark 1.....................................................................................7-26
Feature Set: Watermark 2.....................................................................................7-27
Chapter 8 Printing Using the Print Function
Printing OfficeBridge Box Documents..................................................................8-2
Printing Documents ................................................................................................8-2
Deleting Documents................................................................................................8-6
Printing Documents Saved in a Shared Folder...................................................8-7
Printing Documents Saved in USB Memory......................................................8-11
Printing Security Print Documents.....................................................................8-14
Chapter 9 Function Settings
Setting the Auto Deletion Time for Security Printing ......................................9-2
Setting the Print Controller ....................................................................................9-4
Setting Example......................................................................................................9-4
List of Print Controller Settings.............................................................................9-6
Printing the Device Settings List ...........................................................................9-8
Opening the OfficeBridge Administrator Settings...........................................9-10

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How to Read This Manual
Symbols
In this manual, the following symbols are used with the items where important
operational and safety information must be observed.
Symbol Meaning
Warning
Describes warnings to protect yourself and others from serious or potentially
fatal injury if you handle the machine incorrectly. For safe operation, please
follow instructions carefully.
Caution
Notes a caution to protect yourself and others from personal injury or damage
to properties if you handle the machine incorrectly. For safe operation, please
follow instructions carefully.
IMPORTANT
Describes important conditions or restrictions you should carefully observe to
avoid problems caused by incorrect operations.
Note
Describes reference information and additional notes for operation.

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Key Descriptions
In this manual, the operating keys are described as follows:
The key names on the control panel are shown in < >, and the key names on the touch
panel are in [ ].
Keys on the control panel
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Enclosed in < >, for example, <Job Confirm. Fax Cancel>.
Touch panel keys
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Enclosed in [ ], for example, [Contrast].
Screens
This manual uses the screens of the MFX-2550 standard model, unless otherwise stated.
The screens you see may differ, depending on the options installed.

Chapter 1
Overview
Overview of Drivers...................................................................................................1-2
Overview of Utilities..................................................................................................1-4
System Requirements................................................................................................1-5
Online and Offline Status .........................................................................................1-7

1-2 Overview of Drivers
Overview of Drivers
Drivers are software for executing settings or operations performed on a computer on the
machine.
By installing drivers in a computer, you can print documents, scan photos, etc., and
directly send documents created in applications via fax.
Application
Network
Execute printing
Paper: Letter
Pages: 20 pages
Duplex printing
Computer
Network
You can install the following types of drivers and utilities.
Standard drivers and utilities:
Name Description Location
GDI Printer Driver This is the standard Windows printer
driver.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\GDI\
INSTDATA\Printer
FAX Driver This driver is for sending created
documents to a fax destination or e-mail
address directly from a computer.
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\
FAX\INSTDATA\Printer
Scanner Driver This driver is for importing scanned
documents in applications that support
TWAIN.
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\
SCANNER\INSTDATA\
Scanner
TIFF Maker This utility enables you to convert
documents created in other applications
to TIFF format image files. These files can
be attached when sending a document via
e-mail using the Internet Fax function.
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\
TIFFMAKER\INSTDATA
InfoMonitor This utility is for notifying users with a
message when a new document is received
in a box or when sending of a document
is complete. You can also print and save
documents using InfoMonitor.
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\
INFOMONITOR\INSTDATA
CoverPage Editor This utility enables you to create cover
pages to attach to the front of the
document when sending a fax or Internet
Fax.
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\
COVERPAGEEDITOR\
INSTDATA
Scan to Print Monitor This utility enables you to print color
documents scanned on the machine from a
color printer on the network.
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\
SCANTOPRINTMONITOR\
INSTDATA

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Overview
Overview of Drivers 1-3
Optional drivers and utilities:
Name Description Location
PCL 5e Printer Driver This printer driver is for ensuring
compatibility with legacy PCL printers.
To use this driver, the optional “PCL 5e/6
print option” is required.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\PCL\
INSTDATA\Printer\5e
PCL 6 Printer Driver This printer driver uses the page
discretion language PCL 6.
To use this driver, the optional “PCL 5e/6
print option” is required.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\PCL\
INSTDATA\Printer\6
PS3 Printer Driver This printer driver is for printing
documents that include PostScript fonts
and EPS data. To use this driver, the
optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” and
“PostScript Enabler” are required.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\PS3\
INSTDATA\Printer
XPS Printer Driver This printer driver is for printing XPS.
Applications software using XPS are
available on Windows Vista or later. To use
this driver, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print
option” is required.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\XPS\
INSTDATA\Printer
PDF Direct Print This utility enables you to print PDF
files without using an application. To use
this application, the optional “PCL 5e/6
print option” and “PostScript Enabler” are
required.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\
PDFDIRECTPRINT\
INSTDATA
XPS Direct Print This utility enables you to print XPS files
without using an application. To use this
application, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print
option” is required.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\
XPSDIRECTPRINT\
INSTDATA
Note
“ENU” for “\Drivers\ENU\M2550\” differs according to the supported language.

1-4 Overview of Utilities
Overview of Utilities
You can use the installer to install the following utilities.
InfoMonitor•
CoverPage Editor•
Scan to Print Monitor•
InfoMonitor
“InfoMonitor” is a utility application for managing the history of events (scanning and
transmission/reception of documents, printing from computers, etc.) that occur in the
machine. Users can be notified of events even if there are not logged in to OfficeBridge.
For details, refer to Chapter 4, “Managing Events (InfoMonitor)” in the OfficeBridge Guide.
CoverPage Editor
With “CoverPage Editor”, you can create cover pages to attach at the top of fax documents
you transmit.
On the cover page, you can insert information registered in the address book (sender/
recipient name, company name and department name, etc.), and also insert strings and
pictures.
For details, refer to Chapter 4, “Creating Cover Pages (CoverPage Editor)” in the
OfficeBridge Guide.
Scan to Print Monitor
“Scan to Print Monitor” is a utility application for printing color documents scanned on
the machine in color from a color printer on the network.
For details, refer to Chapter 1, “Basic Scanning” in the Scanner and Fax Guide.

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Overview
System Requirements 1-5
System Requirements
The installer is used to install the drivers and utilities.
Installation can be performed in a network environment, or a local environment with a
USB connection.
Windows Environment
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The system requirements for the installer are as follows.
Operating System (OS)
Windows
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2000 Professional
Windows
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XP Home Edition
Windows
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XP Professional
Windows
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XP Professional ×64 Edition
Windows Vista
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Home Basic (×86/×64)
Windows Vista
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Home Premium (×86/×64)
Windows Vista
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Ultimate (×86/×64)
Windows Vista
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Business (×86/×64)
Windows Vista
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Enterprise (×86/×64)
Windows Server
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2003 Standard Edition
Windows Server
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2003 Standard ×64 Edition
Windows Server
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2003 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server
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2003 Enterprise ×64 Edition
Windows Server
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2003 Datacenter Edition
Windows Server
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2003 Datacenter ×64 Edition
Windows Server
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2008 Standard (×86/×64)
Windows Server
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2008 Enterprise (×86/×64)
Windows Server
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2008 Datacenter (×86/×64)
Windows
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7 Home Premium (x86/x64)
Windows
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7 Ultimate (x86/x64)
Windows
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7 Professional (x86/x64)
Windows
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7 Enterprise (x86/x64)
CPU Same as the requirement for the OS
Memory Memory capacity recommended for the OS (If you want to install
the Scan to Print Monitor, at least 512 MB is recommended.)
Interface (Network) Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX)
Interface (Local) USB cable
Drive CD-ROM drive
Web Browser
(When using OfficeBridge)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver. 6 or later recommended (with
JavaScript and cookies enabled)
Mozilla Firefox Ver. 2.0 or later (with JavaScript and cookies
enabled)
Note
Administrator privileges are required when installing.•
Do not connect a USB cable until the installer displays a message prompting you to•
connect it.
If you are using Windows Server 2008, you cannot use the TWAIN driver with a•
local connection.

1-6 System Requirements
Macintosh Environment
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The system requirements for the installer are as follows.
Operating System (OS)
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.4
Mac OS X 10.5
CPU Same as the requirement for the OS
Memory Memory capacity recommended for the OS
Interface (Network) Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX)
Interface (Local) USB cable
Drive CD-ROM drive
Note
The optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” and•“PostScript Enabler” are required for
Macintosh Environment.
Only•“PS3 Printer Driver” is available on Macintosh environment.
Trademarks
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Monotype•
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is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Mozilla and Firefox are trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation.•
Microsoft•
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, Windows
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, and Windows NT
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are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Apple•
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, Mac
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, and Mac OS
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are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.
Adobe•
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, the Adobe logo, Acrobat
®
, Adobe
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Flash
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, and PostScript
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are trademarks of
Adobe Systems Incorporated.
All other company names and product names referenced are trademarks or registered•
trademarks of their respective companies.
This product includes RSA BSAFE•
®
Cryptographic software from RSA Security Inc.
RSA and BSAFE are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RSA Security Inc.
in the United States and/or other countries. RSA Security Inc. All rights reserved.

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Overview
Online and Offline Status 1-7
Online and Offline Status
The “online” status of the machine refers to when it can receive and print data from
computers. The machine must be “online” in order to receive print data from computers.
Confirm that the machine is “online” when performing printing.
The “offline” status of the machine refers to when it cannot receive data from computers.
You can cancel printing by making the machine “offline” while it is receiving print data
from a computer.
Perform the procedure below to switch from the “offline” to the “online” status.
Press <Print>.
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Press [On Line].
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1-8 Online and Offline Status

Chapter 2
Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection ....................................................................2-2
Installing Drivers and Utilities..............................................................................2-2
Installing Via a Local Connection ..........................................................................2-9
Installing Using the Installer.................................................................................2-9
Installing Without Using the Installer ................................................................2-14
Installing From the Add Printer Wizard.............................................................2-16
Using the Printer Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port.....................................2-16
Using the Printer Driver With IPP ......................................................................2-18
Using the Fax Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port...........................................2-21

2-2 Installing Via a Network Connection
Installing Via a Network Connection
There are two types of installation via a network connection; “typical installation” and
“custom installation”.
With a “typical installation”, the standard drivers and utilities are automatically installed
in the computer.
With a “custom installation”, the required drivers and utilities are manually installed in
the computer.
We recommend that you perform a “typical installation” first.
Note
For details on connecting the machine to a network, see Chapter 1, “Connecting the•
LAN Cable” in the User’s Guide.
For details on setting the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address of the•
machine, see Chapter 2, “Specifying the TCP/IP Settings” in the Administrator’s
Guide.
Installing Drivers and Utilities
Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
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The installer starts automatically. The installation top screen is displayed.•
If the installation top screen is not displayed, double-click the “InstMenu.exe” file on the disc.•
If you are using Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008,•enter an administrator
password or provide confirmation when the “User Account Control” screen is displayed.
Select “MFX-2550” from the “Select Model” pull-down menu, and then click
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[Install Drivers].
You can click the “Select Language” pull-down menu to select the language to display the•
installer in.
You can click the “Select Model” pull-down menu to select the device model to install drivers for.•

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Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection 2-3
Click [I agree].
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Click [I disagree] to cancel the installation.•
Click [< Back] to return to the installation top screen.•
Select “Network (connected via LAN cable)”, and click [Next >].
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Click [< Back] to return to the “License Agreement” screen.•
Click [Cancel] to cancel the installation.•

2-4 Installing Via a Network Connection
Select the installation type, and click [Next >].
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If you selected “Typical Installation (Recommended)”, proceed to step 11.
Select the drivers or utilities to install, and click [Next >].
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This screen is displayed when installing a standard driver. The screen is different when
installing an optional driver.

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Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection 2-5
Specify the location to install the utilities, and click [Next >].
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This screen may be displayed, depending on the selected drivers and utilities.•
You can click [Browse] to display the folder browsing dialog and specify the installation•
location.
Click [< Back] to return to the previous screen.•
Click [Cancel] to cancel the installation.•
Click [Next >].
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This screen may be displayed, depending on the selected drivers and utilities.•
When registering utilities in the Start menu, specify the program category you want them to•
belong to. By default, the utilities are registered in a folder named “Muratec”.