Fujitsu 10 ppm, 14 ppm User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

10V 14V

10/14 ppm page printer

Notice to American

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Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio / TV technician for help.

FCC warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Notes

• Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M3878SA14AV.

• The use of a non-shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited. The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3␣ meters (10␣ feet) or less. The length of the serial interface cable must be 15␣ meters (50␣ feet) or less.

• The length of the power cord must be 3 meters (10 feet) or less.

Laser Safety Information

This printer has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations “title 21, CFR, chapter I, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968”, and is classified as class 1 laser product.

Warning: Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Notice to Canadian Users

Notice to German Users

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs

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• Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18.01.1991: Der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB (A) oder weniger gemäß EN27779-1991.

Notice to Japanese Users

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In case that the interface board, Ethernet C, is installed, this equipment complies

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with EMI regulations as follows:

Notice to American Users

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Notes

• Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M3878SA14AV.

• The use of a non-shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited. The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3␣ meters (10␣ feet) or less. The length of the Ethernet interface cable must be 100␣ meters (328␣ feet) or less for type 10BASE-2 and 185 meters (607 feet) or less for type 10BASE-T.

• The length of the power cord must be 3 meters (10 feet) or less.

Laser Safety Information

Warning: Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Notice to Canadian Users

Notice to German Users

Notice to European and Oceanian Users

This class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs

Hiermit wird bescheinigt, daß der/die/das

• Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18.01.1991: Der höchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB (A) oder weniger gemäß EN27779-1991.

Warning: This is a product which meets Class A of AS/NZS3548 and EN55022. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Notice to Japanese Users

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As an International ENERGY STARSM Partner, Fujitsu Limited has determined that this product meets the International E energy efficiency.

The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use of computers and other office equipments. The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily. The targeted products are office equipment such as computers, displays, printers, facsimiles, and copiers. Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations.

NERGY STAR Office Equipment Program for

CE Declaration

This product sold in Europe conforms to the standards in accordance with EC Directives. The copy of “Declaration of Conformity” is attached in the next page.

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The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice and without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into units already shipped.

Fujitsu has made every effort to ensure that the information included here is complete and accurate at the time of publication. The company assumes no liability for errors and omissions.

Printed in Japan. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or translated, stored in a database or retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Fujitsu Limited.

C145-E145-02EN, November 1996

Trademark Acknowledgment

Fujitsu is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited. The following companies own the other trademarks used in this manual: Adobe Systems, Inc.: PostScript Agfa Division of Miles Inc.: Albertus, Antique Olive, Arial, CG Omega, CG Times, Clarendon Condensed, Coronet, Courier, Garamond, Letter Gothic, Marigold, Symbol, Times New Roman, Univers, Univers Condensed, Wingdings Apple Computer, Inc.: AppleTalk, LocalTalk, Macintosh, TrueType AT&T: UNIX

Centronics Data Computer Corporation: Centronics Hewlett-Packard Corporation: HewlettPackard, LaserJet, LaserJet 4, PCL International Business Machines Corporation: IBM, IBM PC/AT, IBM PS/2, PC-DOS Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft, MSDOS, Windows Lexmark: MarkVision Miles, Inc.: Intellifont Novell, Inc.: Netware Xerox Corporation: 4024, Ethernet, Xerox

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Precautions

Read this section and remember these instructions to ensure your safety and your printer’s correct performance. Follow the cautions and notices labeled on the printer or marked with icons in the manual. Save this manual for future

reference.

• Use only the power cord furnished with the printer and a properly grounded outlet. Do not use an extension power cord.

• Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your power outlet. The maximum wattage of the printer is 600 watts.

• Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord before beginning maintenance operations.

• Disconnect the power cord from the outlet whenever you are not using the printer for an extended period of time.

• Disconnect the power cord from the outlet whenever thunder storms are nearby. Leaving the power cord connected may allow damage to the printer or other property.

• Do not put the printer in direct sunlight, near a heater, or near water. Leave adequate space around the printer.

• Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires. This could cause electrostatic damage to the printer.

• Do not touch the heat roller and motors if you have been printing recently. These parts may be hot.

• Do not touch or scratch the green drum surface, and do not expose it to light for more than three minutes.

• Use only a shielded interface cable of 3 meters (10 feet) or less for the parallel interface, 15 meters (50 feet) or less for the serial interface, 100 meters (328 feet) or less for Ethernet interface 10BASE-T connection, and 185 meters (607 feet) or less for the Ethernet interface 10BASE-2 connection.

• Be sure the printer is turned off before connecting the interface.

• Do not turn the printer off while it is printing.

• Do not disassemble or remove any components unless instructed in the maintenance procedures.

• Keep the print unit upright when removing or installing it.

• Do not apply excessive pressure on the corona wire when cleaning it.

• Do not use alcohol or other cleaning solutions on the drum surface or on any interior parts of the printer.

• Clear paper jams quickly, especially when they occur in the heat roller unit.

• Do not drop small objects, such as paper clips, into the printer.

• Do not set page margins off the physically printable page area.

• Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord immediately if an abnormal condition occurs: for instance, if the printer smokes, prints abnormally, becomes wet, or falls. Then consult your dealer.

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Contents

Preface ............................................................................................ v

Manual and Floppy Disks................................................................. v

Operating Environments .................................................................vi

Conventions ....................................................................................vi

Control Panel...........................................................................vii

Chapter 1 Getting Started ........................................................................... 1–1

Getting Acquainted ..................................................................... 1–1

Getting Ready ............................................................................. 1–4

Picking a Suitable Location ................................................... 1–4

Unpacking and Checking Your Printer ................................. 1–5

Setting Up ................................................................................... 1–7

Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle ...... 1–7

Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray ....................... 1–10

Connecting the Power Cord ............................................... 1–12

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer ................................ 1–13

About Interfacing ................................................................ 1–13

Connecting to the Parallel Port ........................................... 1–14

Printing a Test Page Offline ................................................ 1–15

Installing the Printer Driver....................................................... 1–16

Get to Know Your Printer Driver ....................................... 1–16

Printer Driver for Windows 3.1/3.11 .................................. 1–17

Printer Driver for Windows 95 ........................................... 1–17

Plug and Play Printer Detection ................................... 1–17

Set-up from Printers Folder .......................................... 1–18

Printing Your First Document ................................................... 1–19

Adjusting Print Density ...................................................... 1–20

If Something Goes Wrong .................................................. 1–21

Where To Go From Here .......................................................... 1–22

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Chapter 2 Using Printer Software ............................................................... 2–1

Remote Setup Utility Program, PPMENU .................................. 2–1

Installing PPMENU ............................................................. 2–2

Factory Defaults .................................................................... 2–4

Printer Management Utility Program, Lexmark’s MarkVision ..... 2–6

Installing MarkVision ........................................................... 2–6

Menu Bar Functions ............................................................. 2–7

Chapter 3 Printing and Paper Handling ...................................................... 3–1

Control Panel Tutorial ................................................................ 3–1

The Control Panel ................................................................ 3–1

Indicators ....................................................................... 3–2

Message Display ............................................................. 3–3

Buttons........................................................................... 3–3

Control Panel Functions.............................................................. 3–5

Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer ................................. 3–5

Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing ............... 3–5

Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer.................. 3–6

Printing a Status Report ........................................................ 3–6

Printing a Font Report .......................................................... 3–8

Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Paper Feed ............. 3–10

Setting MFF Paper Size ....................................................... 3–11

Selecting Menu Option and Resetting Menu ...................... 3–12

Menu Functions ........................................................................ 3–12

Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons .... 3–12

Submenus, Items, and Options ........................................... 3–13

Menu Items ............................................................................... 3–16

Handling Paper ......................................................................... 3–19

Paper Types and Sizes ......................................................... 3–19

General Tips................................................................. 3–22

Preprinted Sheets.......................................................... 3–22

Transparencies .............................................................. 3–22

Envelopes ..................................................................... 3–23

Labels ........................................................................... 3–24

Changing the Paper Tray Size ............................................. 3–24

Feeding Paper Manually...................................................... 3–27

Setting Up the Rear Stacker ................................................ 3–28

Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes ....... 3–29

Considerations on Paper Size........................................ 3–29

Page Orientation .......................................................... 3–30

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Chapter 4 Enhancing and Customizing the Printer ..................................... 4–1

Adding RAM ............................................................................... 4–1

Installing an Alternate Emulation ................................................ 4–3

Installing an Interface Expansion Board ....................................... 4–4

Installing an Interface Board ................................................. 4–4

Connecting to the Serial Port ................................................ 4–5

Connecting the Serial Interface Cable ............................. 4–5

Selecting the Serial Interface ........................................... 4–6

Verifying Serial Parameter Settings ................................. 4–6

Connecting to the LocalTalk Port ......................................... 4–7

Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable...................... 4–8

Selecting the LocalTalk Interface .................................... 4–8

LocalTalk Specifications ................................................. 4–8

Connecting to the Ethernet Port ........................................... 4–9

Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable ........................ 4–9

Selecting the Ethernet Interface .................................... 4–10

Ethernet Specifications ................................................. 4–10

Adding Paper Sources ................................................................ 4–10

Paper Feeder ....................................................................... 4–10

Changing the Paper Tray Size ............................................. 4–12

Different Paper Tray Sizes................................................... 4–15

Multi-function Feeder......................................................... 4–15

Chapter 5 Maintenance .............................................................................. 5–1

Preventive Maintenance............................................................... 5–1

Periodic Routine Maintenance .................................................... 5–2

Replacing the Toner Bottle ................................................... 5–2

Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning .................... 5–5

Removing the Print Unit ................................................ 5–6

Cleaning the Paper Path ................................................. 5–7

Cleaning the Corona Wire ............................................. 5–8

Cleaning the Paper Guide before the Corona Wire......... 5–9

Installing the New Print Unit ....................................... 5–10

Resetting the Print Unit Counter ................................. 5–13

Cleaning the Precharger Wire ............................................. 5–15

Repacking the Printer ................................................................ 5–16

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Contents

Chapter 6 Solving Problems ....................................................................... 6–1

Clearing Paper Jams .................................................................... 6–1

Operational Problems .................................................................. 6–8

Print Quality Problems ................................................................ 6–9

Error Indications ....................................................................... 6–11

Action-required Status Indications............................................. 6–14

Printer Status Indications .......................................................... 6–15

Warning Messages ..................................................................... 6–16

Appendix A Font Samples .............................................................................. A–1

Bitmapped Fonts ......................................................................... A–1

Scalable Intellifonts...................................................................... A–1

Scalable TrueType Fonts ............................................................. A–2

Appendix B Supplies and Accessories .......................................................... B–1

Supplies ....................................................................................... B–1

Accessories ................................................................................... B–1

Appendix C Specifications ............................................................................ C–1

Glossary ................................................................................... GL–1

Index ......................................................................................... IN–1

Fujitsu Offices......................................................... Inside back cover

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Preface

Thank you for purchasing the Fujitsu PrintPartner 10V/14V Page Printer. The PrintPartner 10V is a 10-ppm, 600-dpi, laser printer. The PrintPartner 14V is a 14-ppm, 600-dpi, laser printer. The PrintPartner 10V/14V is compatible with the HP LaserJet 4 printers, which are an industry-standard page printers.

Available options are:

• 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-megabyte memory expansion cards

• FPS card: PostScript level 2 compatible emulation

• Interface expansion boards: serial interface, LocalTalk, and Ethernet C

• Paper trays (trays 1 and 2): A4, A5, letter, legal, and executive sizes

• Paper feeder: Base mechanism plus paper tray (tray 2)

• Multi-function feeder

Manual and Floppy Disks

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The PrintPartner 10V/14V has a single user’s manual. This user’s manual provides a summary of everything for from non-technical users unfamiliar with page printers to highly experienced technical users.

The PrintPartner 10V/14V comes with seven floppy disks.

• Windows Printer Drivers (two disks) which provide the computer’s operating system with the programs that control this printer.

• MarkVision (three disks), printer management utility program, which allows you to easily understand the printer (status, statistics, or features) and displays the printer control panel on your computer display to remotely operate the printer.

• Network Printer Utility (one disk), which allows you to remotely change or confirm settings of Ethernet C board of the printer or locally check the printer.

• PPMENU (one disk), the printer remote setup utility program, which allows you to easily customize and program your printer to your computer and software environments, using your computer keyboard and display.

Organization

Operating Environments

Conventions

To run the Printer Driver, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer or compatible running MS-Windows 3.1/3.11 or MSWindows 95.

To run MarkVision, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer or compatible running MS-Windows 95 (not MS-Windows 3.1/3.11), with at least 5MB of memory available on a hard disk, a 3.5" double-

sided high density (2HD) floppy disk drive, and a VGA (640 × 480

dots) or higher resolution display.

To run the Network Printer Utility, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/ 2 computer or compatible running MS-Windows 3.1/3.11 (not MSWindows 95), with at least 5MB of memory available on a hard disk, a 3.5" double-sided high density (2HD) floppy disk drive, and a

VGA (640 × 480 dots) or higher resolution display.

To run PPMENU, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer or compatible running MS-DOS, with at least 1MB of memory available on a hard disk, a 3.5" double-sided high density (2HD)

floppy disk drive, and a VGA (640 × 480 dots) display. You must

also be using PC-DOS version 5.02, MS-DOS version 3.3, or higher version.

Icons draw your attention to advisory messages, as illustrated below. A line precedes and follows the message to show where the message begins and ends.

Caution:

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Ignoring this information could result in personal injury.

Notice:

Ignoring this information could result in loss of data or harm to your

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equipment.

Important:

These notes contain remarks, tips, and other useful supplementary information.

Control Panel

READY

The printer’s control panel incorporates two rows of buttons, with each button having one or two labels (see below). The physical button is beneath the rectangular section of no-labeled space. The top label represents the basic function, which is activated by a touch of the button. The bottom label represents the second function, which is activated when you release the button after holding it down more than five seconds.

CONT.

RESET

FORM

FEED

TRAY

SELECT

MFF

PAPER SIZE

MENUREADY

RESET

ENTER

SELF TEST

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FONT

Basic functions

Physical buttons

Second functions

Basic functions

Physical buttons

Second functions

The control panel has a character display of 16 columns × 2 lines.

In text, the names of the control panel buttons appear as all capital letters inside a box like appear in a fixed-spacing font like

and control panel display messages

READY. Button names or messages

occupying two lines are expressed in a single line shown below.

FORM

Buttons:

Display messages:

FEED

READY TONER LOW

FORM FEED

READY TONER LOW

The asterisk in the display column indicates that the displayed option is currently selected in the selected menu.

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CHAPTER

GETTING STARTED

Getting Acquainted

Getting Started

This chapter provides complete setup instructions in the following sections:

•Getting Acquainted. Learning the printer’s main parts and its paper paths.

•Getting Ready. Choosing a suitable location and unpacking the printer.

•Setting Up. Assembling the printer.

•Connecting the Printer. Selecting an interface and connecting to the computer.

•Installing the Printer Driver.

•Printing Your First Document.

•Where to Go from Here.

The illustrations on the following pages identify the main parts of the printer and two routes of paper feeding. throughout the manual, so take some time to become familiar with them.

These parts are referred to

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Stacker-full sensor

Top cover (Paper stacker)

Upper door

Front cover

Manual feed slot (inside the cover)

Paper tray

Interface board slot cover

Control panel

Slide cover (Font/emulation card slot and RAM card slots inside)

Multi-function feeder connector

Figure 1–1 Front and right side view

Rear stacker

Centronics parallel interface connector

Power cord connector

Power switch

Figure 1–2 Rear and left side view

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Print unit

Toner bottle

Print density dial

Figure 1–3 Interior view

The path from the paper tray to the top cover is for ordinary paper. The straight path from the manual feed slot or optional multifunction feeder to the rear stacker is for transparencies and envelopes.

Top cover (main stacker)

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Manual feed slot

Paper tray

From optional paper tray

Rear stacker

Figure 1–4 Paper paths

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Getting Ready

This section will help you:

• Choose a suitable location for the printer

• Inventory the parts of the printer as you unpack it

Picking a Suitable Location

The first step is to pick a suitable location for your printer. For peak performance and usability, follow these guidelines:

• Place the printer on a sturdy, level surface.

• Choose a room that is well ventilated and free of excessive dust. Leave space on either side of the printer for proper ventilation.

• To avoid exposing the printer to extremes of temperature, do not put the printer in direct sunlight or near a heater. Ideal room

temperature is from 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F).

below

above

+10

+35

°C

Humidity should be between 20% and 80% RH (no condensation).

• Use a grounded AC power outlet. Do not use a threepronged adapter in an ungrounded outlet.

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• Use only the power cord furnished with the printer. Do not use an extension cord.

• Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer.

• Do not use a circuit shared with equipment that causes electrical noise, such as motors.

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• Do not use a circuit shared with equipment that uses a lot of power, such as a copier or a coffee maker.

Unpacking and Checking Your Printer

As you unpack the printer, check each item carefully for damage. If you find damage, notify your dealer. Check also that you have received all the items shown below.

This printer comes with everything you need except an interface cable. If you do not yet have a cable, you must purchase one before you can connect the printer to your computer.

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Important:

Save the original carton and packing materials in case you need to store or transport your printer.

Getting Ready

Print unit (placed in printer)

Printer driver disks

MarkVision disks

Network printer utility disk

PPMENU disk

Toner bottle

Printer

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Left paper guide (for paper tray)

Paper size label

Power cord

Cleaning brush

• An interface cable is not a standard accessory. Please purchase an appropriate cable according to the interface you intend to use.

• The power cord may differ slightly from this figure depending on the country where you purchased the printer.

• The left paper guide is an accessory for the printer customized for Letter size paper. It needs to be installed in the paper tray when the paper tray is adjusted for Executive, A4, or A5 size paper.

Figure 1-5 Printer inventory

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Setting Up

This section describes how to assemble the printer and connect the power cord after choosing a suitable location for the printer and checking that you received all the parts.

Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle

This printer is shipped with the print unit mounted and protective materials attached. Be sure to remove the two protective materials from the print unit. This operation is possible with the print unit mounted. First prepare and install the following two components:

• Print unit (photoconductor drum, developing unit, etc.)

• Toner bottle

The toner bottle first installed after you purchase the printer will last about 2500 printed pages under the condition of 5% coverage on A4 paper. The succeeding toner bottles last about 5000 printed pages each.

Notice:

Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires to avoid

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possible electrostatic damage to the printer.

Be careful with the print unit’s drum (the green surface). The drum is easily damaged by contamination or by exposure to light for more than three minutes. Follow these guidelines:

• Never touch or scratch the drum surface.

• When the print unit is not in the printer, store it in a dark place or cover it with a clean sheet of paper.

• When the print unit is in the printer, keep the printer top cover

closed. If you must work inside the printer for more than three minutes, remove the print unit with the toner bottle mounted and store it in a dark place.

GETTING STARTED

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Setting Up

To prepare the print unit and install the toner bottle, follow these steps:

1. Open the upper door. Lift

the milled portions at the front left and right of the upper door to open it.

2. Remove the protective materials from the print unit.

Remove protective sheet q. Pull clear tape w until its blue end is visible and remove

it. Remove two restraint cushions e.

3. Remove the toner bottle

from its bag.

4. Shake the toner bottle by moving it back and forth in a horizontal motion several times.

5. Remove the plastic seal from the toner bottle.

Gently pull off the seal being careful not to spill toner. Handle to seal carefully to avoid staining your hands or clothes.

Projecting guide

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6. Install toner bottle. Slide both projecting guides of the toner bottle into the grooves of the print unit.

Notice:

If you have installed the toner bottle, do not remove it from the print

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unit until it is empty. This could causes toner to spill into the printer.

7. Lock the toner bottle. Push the toner bottle forward until it clicks into place. (The bottle stands nearly upright when installed correctly.)

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GETTING STARTED

8. Close the printer’s upper door. Press down firmly on

the front portion of the upper door and make sure the upper door is locked completely.

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Setting Up

Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray

This printer has a single paper tray that is preset for letter size (8.5 x 11.0 inches) paper for U.S. customers and to A4 size (210 x 297 mm) paper for European customers. (You can adjust the paper tray to a different size paper. See Chapter 3. You can purchase an optional paper tray. See Chapter 4 and Appendix B.) You should load about 50 sheets of copier paper to test the printer.

1. Pull the paper tray out of the

printer.

2. Prepare the paper tray.

Remove restraint cushion q. Check green indicator w is

positioned according to the tray size label (*).

3. Prepare a paper stack.

Prepare paper of the size indicated by the size label (*). Fan the paper stack both ways to prevent sheets from sticking together.

Notice:

Put the paper stack in the paper tray with the printing side faced down.

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If paper is curled, remove the curl.

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Setting Up

Limit mark

4. Load the paper. Place the front portion of the paper stack on the tray and slide it backwards so that the stack is placed under the two stoppers. Gather the edges of the stack together to ensure correct positioning of paper in the tray.

Make sure the stack does not exceed the limit mark.

5. Lock the pressure plate. If the front of the stack is raised, push it down until the pressure plate clicks into place.

GETTING STARTED

6. Install the paper tray. Align the sides of the tray with the guide grooves of the tray slot and firmly slide the tray all the way into the slot.

Guide

Notice:

You cannot install the paper tray with the pressure plate raised.

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Setting Up

Notice:

If the paper guide is not in the locked position, the printer will not work.

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7. Remove the protective material from the rear stacker. Open the rear stacker

and remove restraint cushion q. Make sure the paper guide is pushed down in the locked position. Close the rear stacker.

Connecting the Power Cord

This printer comes equipped with one of the two voltage ratings:

• 120 VAC (such as for the USA)

• 220 to 240 VAC (such as for Europe)

The manufacturer’s nameplate on the back of the printer indicates this rating. Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your power outlet.

1. Check that the printer is turned off. The “O”-marked side of the switch should be depressed.

2. Plug the female end of the

power cord into the connector on the left back of the printer.

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

3. Plug the male end into a wall outlet.

Caution:

For your safety, use only a properly grounded outlet. To avoid possible electromagnetic interference or power supply problems, do not use an extension cord.

This section explains how to connect the printer to your computer via the parallel interface. For information about the serial interface (option), see Chapter 4.

GETTING STARTED

Notice:

The following restrictions apply to interface cables:

• To comply with regulations for radio frequency emissions, use only shielded cable for computer-to-printer communications.

• The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters (10 feet) or less.

About Interfacing

You can connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface. Many computers have a parallel interface port. However, if your computer does not have the parallel interface port, or for printers used in a network, the following optional interfaces

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

• Serial (RS-232C/422A) Use a serial interface if the printer is not near the computer. Many computers have both parallel and serial interface ports. Serial communication can operate up to 15 meters (50 feet). Parallel communication is normally limited to 3 meters (10 feet).

• LocalTalk Use the LocalTalk interface if the printer is connected to a Macintosh network.

• Ethernet C Use Ethernet C if the printer is used in a NetWare or UNIX environment.

For any of these options refer to Chapter 3.

Connecting to the Parallel Port

This printer does not come with a parallel interface cable. You can use a standard Centronics interface cable (sold separately) for this purpose. Your dealer can advise you on the cable you require.

Notice:

Be sure the printer is turned off before connecting the interface.

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Do not touch any connector contacts or corona wires to avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer.

To make the connection, plug the cable connector into the parallel interface port on the back of the printer. Secure the connector with the wire clips. Plug the other connector into your computer’s parallel port. Consult your computer documentation if you need

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Printing a Test Page Offline

The printer has a status report function which prints a page summarizing printer option settings and showing samples of resident fonts. Use this function to check the printer performance offline.

GETTING STARTED

POWER

READY

CONT.

RESET

ONLINE

FORM

FEED

TRAY

SELECT

MFF

PAPER SIZE

DATA

MENUREADY

RESET

ENTER

SELF TEST

ERROR

FONT

1. Turn the printer on. The

printer initializes the mechanism and then enters the ready state. The message display indicates

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<<<INITIALIZE>>> WARMING UP,

then

READY

2. Print a test page offline.

Press the

READY

button to put the printer offline (the ONLINE indicator turns off). Press the

SELF TEST

button for more than five seconds. The message display indicates

SELF TEST

and the DATA indicator flashes. A status report page is printed. Check that the printing is successful.

Notice:

With the FPS card (option) installed in the printer, the status report is

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for either the PCL emulation (standard) or the FPS emulation depending on the emulation you used for printing the last document; however, the status report is for the FPS emulation if it is printed immediately after the printer is turned on. To clearly select the report, use the test menu in setup mode.

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