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3.10 Direct Printing of PDF FilesSome PDF files can be sent directly to the printer without using a print driver. Direct printingof PDF files is much easier and faster compared to printing them using a print driver.You can select from the following modes to print PDF files directly, the one is a mode usingPDF Bridge feature that comes standard with the printer, or the other one is a mode usingPostScript feature.Set print process mode for PDF files on [Process Mode] of [PDF] on the control panel.Refer to• “ [PDF]” (P. 141)Supported PDF FilesPDF files created on Adobe Acrobat 4 to Adobe Acrobat 9 can be printed on the printer.Note, however, that the following features are not supported.• When using PDF Bridge feature: Some features added from PDF 1.5 and later• When using PostScript: Some features added from PDF 1.7 and laterAlthough Adobe PDF 1.6 supports PDF Direct Print feature, please note the followingpoints.When using PostScript• While the PDF 1.6 function such as transparent object is supported, PDF output may takelonger time due to its complexity of the rendering process.• It does not support the settings for embedding OpenType font in Adobe Acrobat 7(PDF1.6).• Although it supports features of PDF1.6 created in Adobe Acrobat 7 and later, it does notsupport features of PDF1.7 (Adobe Acrobat 8 and 9).• PDF files may not be printed properly without setting PostScript memory to the maximumvalue (64MB).Note• Depending on how they are created, some PDF files cannot be printed directly. In that case, open thefiles and print them using a print driver.Printing PDF Files DirectlyThere are several methods for printing PDF files directly.Important• For direct printing of PDF files using the USB or parallel port, use the ContentsBridge Utility.Printing PDF Files Using ContentsBridge UtilityThe ContentsBridge Utility is a software by Fuji Xerox to send files from a computer directlyto the printer for printing.The ContentsBridge Utility is on the Driver CD Kit CD-ROM. To use ContentsBridge Utility,refer to the manual on the CD-ROM.Note• In addition to PDF files, ContentsBridge Utility also can be used to print DocuWorks, TIFF, JPEG andXML Paper Specification (XPS) files.3.10 Direct Printing of PDF Files 99