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BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE

The following example explains how to print a document from "WordPad", which is a standard accessory application in Windows.

  • The menu used to execute printing may vary depending on the application.
  • The button that is used to open the printer driver properties window (usually [Property] or [Preferences]) may vary depending on the application.
  • The machine name that normally appears in the [Printer] menu is [BP-xxxxx]. ("xxxxx" is a sequence of characters that varies depending on the machine model.)

Select [Print] from the [File] menu of WordPad.

Select the printer driver for the machine and click the [Preferences] button.

The button that is used to open the printer driver properties window (usually [Property] or [Preferences]) may vary depending on the application.

Select print settings.

  1. Click the [Main] tab.
  2. Select the original size.

    • You can register up to seven user-defined sizes in the menu. To store an original size, select [Custom Paper] or one of [User1] to [User7] from the menu, and click the [OK] button.
    • To select settings on other tabs, click the desired tab and then select the settings.
      • PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS SCREEN / REFERRING TO HELP
    • If an original size larger than the largest paper size that the machine supports is set, select the paper size for printing in "Output Size".
    • If an "Output Size" different from the "Original Size" is selected, the print image will be adjusted to match the selected paper size.

  3. Click the [OK] button.

Click the [Print] button.

Printing begins.

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS SCREEN / REFERRING TO HELP

The printer driver settings screen consists of 8 tabs. Click a tab to select the settings on that tab.
You can check information on each of the settings in the Help screen. Click the [Help] button at the bottom right of the screen.

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Tabs: Click to change the tabs shown.

[Main]: Frequently used functions are grouped on this tab. The settings are also on other tabs, and each setting on this tab is linked to the corresponding setting on the other tab.
[Paper Source]: Set the size and type of paper used for printing, and the paper tray.
[Layout]: Select functions related to the layout such as two-sided printing and booklet.
[Job Handling]: Set retention and user authentication.
[Inserts]: Select insertion functions such as covers and inserts.
[Stamp]: Select the watermark or stamp function.
[Image Quality]: Select various image quality settings.
[Detailed Settings]: Select other detailed print settings.

Favorites

Settings configured on each tab at the time of printing can be saved as Favorite.

FREQUENTLY USED FUNCTIONS

Defaults

Return the settings on the currently selected tab to their default state.

Setup Items

Displays the settings on each tab.

Information icon( )

Some restrictions exist on the combinations of settings that can be selected in the printer driver properties window. When a restriction exists on a selected setting, an information icon ( ) will appear next to the setting. Click the icon to view an explanation of the restriction.

Print image

This lets you visually check how the current settings affect the print image. Finishing settings and the color mode are indicated by icons.

Machine image

This shows the options that are installed on the machine, and the paper trays and output trays that are used.

[Help] button

Displays the Help window of the printer driver.

  • Help can be displayed for a setting by clicking the setting and pressing the [F1] key.
  • You can click the button in the upper right corner of the settings screen and then click a setting to show Help for that setting in a sub-window.


SELECTING THE PAPER

PRINTING ON ENVELOPES

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BP-C131WD
User's Manual

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