Fujitsu PrintPartner 12V User Manual

PrintPartner 12V

PAGE PRINTER

USER´s MANUAL

FUJITSU LIMITED

Communications and Electronics

Tokyo, Japan

Notice to American
Users

Notice to Canadian
Users

Notice to German
Users

Federal Communications Commission
Radio Frequertcy interference Statement

Notice:

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protecrion 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:

l Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
l Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
l Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

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

FCC warning:

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Notes

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• The use of a non-shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited.

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

receiver is connected.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party

Testing of this equipment was performed on model number M33101AS0l.

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.

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-

Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numerique de la Classe B respecre routes les exigences du Reglement sur

le materiel brouilleur du Canada.

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Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB (A)

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Specifications

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As an International ENERGY STAR Partner, Fujitsu Limited has
determined that this product meets the International ENERGY STAR

Office Equipment Program for energy efficiency.

The International ENREGY 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.

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.

Copyright © 1997, 1998 FUJITSU LIMITED
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-E228-02EN, March 1998

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
Apple Computer, Inc.: AppleTalk,

LocalTalk, Macintosh, TrueType

AT&T: UNIX

Centtonics Data Computer
Corporation: Centronics

Hewlett-Packard Corporation: Hewlett­Packard, LaserJet, LaserJet 5, PCL

International Business Machines
Corporation: IBM, IBM PC/AT, IBM
PS/2, PC-DOS
Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft, MS­DOS, Windows
Lexmark International Inc.: MarkVision
Miles, Inc.: Intellifont
Novell, Inc.: Netware
Pipeline Associates, Inc.: PowerPage
Xerox Corporation: 4024, Ethernet,

Xerox

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Precautions

Read this section and remember these instructions to ensure your safe
your printer’s correct performance. Follow the cautions and notices la

and

b

eled

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
Do not use an extension power cord.

outlet.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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 touch or scratch the green drum surface, and do not expose it to light

for more than three minutes.

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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- connection.

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

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Do not turn the printer off while it is printing.

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Do not disassemble or remove any components unless instructed in the

maintenance procedures.

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Keep the print unit upright when removing or installing it.

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

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Do not use alcohol or other cleaning solutions on the drum surface or on any

interior parts of the printer.

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

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

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

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

printer smokes, prints

consult your dealer.

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User’s Manual

Contents

Chapter 1

Preface

Manual and Software Set
Operating Environments
Conventions

Control Panel
Changing Message Language viii

Getting Started

Getting Acquainted 1-1
Getting Ready

Picking a Suitable Location
Unpacking and Checking Your Printer

Setting Up

Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle
Loading Paper and Installing the Paper Tray
Connecting the Power Cord

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

Interfacing..

About
Connecting to
Connecting to the Serial

Connecting the Serial
Verifying Serial

Printing a Test

Installing a

Get to Know Your Printer Driver
Printer Drivers
Printer Drivers

Standard Printer Driver for Windows 3.1/3.11
Standard

the Parallel Port

Port

Parameter Settings

Page

Offline

Printer Driver..

Supplied by the CD-ROM
Supplied by the Floppy Disk..

Printer Driver for Windows

Interface Cable 1-15

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Installing Other Software.. 1-24

PPMENU 1-24
Lexmark’s MarkVision™ 1-25

Printing Your First Document.. 1-26

Adjusting Print Density 1-27
If Something

Where To Go From Here.. 1-29

Goes

Wrong 1-28

Chapter 2

Printing and Paper Handling
Control Panel Tutorial

The Control Panel 2-1

Indicators
Message Display

Control Panel Functions

Menu Functions

Menu Items
Handling Paper

Buttons.. 2-3

Changing Message Language.. 2-5

Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer
Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing
Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer..
Selecting
Selecting
Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Paper Feed
Setting MFF Paper Size 2-11
Selecting Menu Option and Resetting Menu

Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons
Submenus,Items,and Options

Paper Types and Sizes

Changing the Paper Tray Size
Feeding Paper Manually
Setting Up the Rear Stacker
Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes

the self test Menu

Font Print Menu.

General Tips
Preprinted Sheets

Transparencies

Envelopes
Labels

Considerations on Paper Size
Page Orientation

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Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Enhancing and Customizing the

Adding RAM
Installing an Alternate Emulation

Installing an Interface Expansion

Installing an Interface Board
Connecting to the LocalTalk Port

Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable
Selecting the LocalTalk
LocalTalk Specifications

Connecting to the Ethernet Port

Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable
Selecting the Ethernet
Ethernet Specifications

Connecting to the Additional

Adding Paper Sources

Paper Feeder
Changing the Paper Tray Size
Different Paper Tray Sizes
Multi-function Feeder

Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance
Periodic Routine Maintenance

Replacing the Toner Bottle
Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning

Removing the Print Unit
Cleaning the Paper Path
Cleaning the Corona Wire
Cleaning the Paper Guide before the Corona Wire
Installing the New Print Unit..
Resetting the Print Unit

Cleaning the Precharger Wire

Repacking the Printer

Printer

Board

Interface

Interface

Parallel Port

Counter

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Solving Problems

Clearing
Operational Problems
Print Quality Problems

Paper Jams

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Error Indications 5-11
Action-required Status Indications 5-14
Printer Status Indications 5-15
Warning Messages 5-16

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Font Samples

Bitmapped Fonts

Scalable Fonts A-1

Supplies

Supplies

Accessories

and

Accessories..

Specifications

Glossary

Index

Fujitsu

Offices..

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Preface

Thank you for purchasing the Fujitsu PrintPartner 12V Page Printer.
The PrintPartner 12V is a 12-ppm, 600-dpi, laser printer with dual
interface consisting of Centronics parallel (type B connector) and
RS-232C serial (DB9 connector). It is compatible with the HP
LaserJet 5 printers.

Available options are:

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1-,

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

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Emulation cards: PostScript level 2 compatible (by using the
PowerPage© Level 2 interpreter) and IBM Proprinter 4202/
EPSON EX-800 compatible

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Interface expansion boards: LocalTalk, Ethernet C or D,
Centronics, and IrDA (infrared adapter)

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FLASH ROM card: 4 megabytes, for PCL5e only

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Barcode card: Barcodes and OCR fonts

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

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

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Multi-function feeder

Manual and
Software Set

User´s Manual

The PrintPartner 12V 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 12V comes with a software set (a floppy disk and a
CD-ROM) to supply you with the following items of printer control
software.

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Printer Drivers for Windows 3.x, 95, NT 3.51, and NT 4.0, which
provide the computer’s operating system with the programs that
control this printer.

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• MarkVision™ for Windows 95/NT 4.0, printer management
utility programs, which allow 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.

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Network Printer Utility for Windows 3.x, which allows you to
remotely change or confirm settings of Ethernet C board of the
printer or locally check the printer.

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PPMENU for Windows 3.x and 95, 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.

The CD-ROM contains all items of the software but the floppy disk
contains printer drivers for Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95
only.

Operating
Environments

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To run a Printer Driver, you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer
or compatible running MS-Windows 3.1/3.11, MS-Windows 95,
MS-Windows NT 3.51, or MS-Windows NT 4.0.

To run MarkVision™,

you need an IBM PC/AT or PS/2 computer
or compatible running MS-Wtndows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, with
at least 9MB of memory available on a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive
or a 3.5” double-sided high density (2HD) floppy disk drive, and a
VGA (640 x 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 , with at
least 5MB of memory available on a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive or
a 3.5” double-sided high density (2HD) floppy disk drive, and a
VGA (640 x 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 CD-ROM drive or a 3.5” double-sided
high density (2HD) floppy disk drive, and a VGA (640 x 480 dots)
display. You must also be using PC-DOS version 5.02, MS-DOS
version 3.3, or higher version.

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Conventions

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.

Warning:

Ignoring this information could result in personal injury.

Caution:

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

Important:

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

Control Panel

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.

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-Basic functions

-Physical buttons

-Second functions

-Basic functions
Physical buttons

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

In text, the names of the control panel buttons appear as all capital
letters inside a box lik and control panel display messages
appear in a fixed-spacing font like
occupying two lines are expressed in a single line shown below.

The asterisk in the display column indicates that the displayed

option is currently selected in the selected menu.

READY.

Button names or messages

Changing Message language

You can select a language used for control panel messages. Selectable

languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and
Swedish.

To select a language, follow these steps:

1. Turning the printer on while pressing menu

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The message C . P. LANGUAGE

initialization.

2. Press the + or - button until the desired language appears.
Press the enter button.

The asterisk appears after the language, indicating the language is

selected.

3. Save the selection.
Pressing the ready button saves the new setting and returns the

printer to the ready state. The printer will display the selected
language for messages.

ENGLISH appears after printer

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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 a Printer Driver and other software.
Printing Your First Document.
Where to Go From Here.

Getting
Acquainted

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

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The path from the paper tray to the top cover is for ordinary paper.
The straight path from the manual feed slot or optional multi-

function feeder to the rear stacker is for transparencies and envelopes.

Top cover
(main stacker)

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From optional paper tray

Figure 1-4 Paper paths

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Getting Ready

This section will help you:

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Choose a suitable location for the printer

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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:

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Place the printer on a
sturdy, level surface.

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

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

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

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Getting Reedy

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.

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

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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.

Important:

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

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Printer

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

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

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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.

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The software set consists of:

- CD-ROM labeled PrintPartner Software

- Floppy disk labeled Printer Drivers for Windows 95 and

3.1/3.11 (English version only)

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Setting Up

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.)

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Toner bottle

The toner bottle first installed after you purchase the printer or a

new print unit 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.

Caution:

Do not touch any connector contacts and corona wires to avoid
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.

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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.

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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 1. Pull clear tape 2
until its blue end is visible
and remove it. Remove two

restraint cushions 3.

Remove the toner bottle

3.
from its bag.

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Projecting guide

Shake the toner bottle by

4.
moving it back and forth
in a horizontal motion
several times.

Remove the plastic seal

5.
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.

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6.

Install toner bottle. Slide

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

Caution:

If you have installed the roner bottle, do not remove it from the print
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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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
mm) paper for European customers. (You can adjust the paper tray
to a different size paper. See Chapter 2. You can purchase an
optional paper tray. See Chapter 3 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

1. Check green indicator
2 is positioned according
to the tray size label (*).

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

(210 x 297

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4. 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.

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Caution:

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

If paper is curled, remove the curl.

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.

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.

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Caution:

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

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Setting Up

7. Remove the adhesive tape
which secures the rear
stacker. Open the rear
stacker and make sure the
paper guide is pushed down
in the locked position.
Close the rear stacker.

Caution:

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

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.

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Check that the printer is
turned off. The ‘0”­marked side of the switch
should be depressed.

Plug the female end of the

power cord into the

connector on the left back
of the printer.

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Connecting the pinter to Your Computer

3.

Plug the male end into a
wall outlet.

Warning:

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

Connecting the
Printer to Your
Computer

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This section explains how to connect the printer to your computer
via the parallel or serial interface.

Caution:

The following restrictions apply to interface cables:

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To comply with regulations for radio frequency emissions, use only

shielded cable for computer-to-printer communications.

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The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters (10 feet)

or less.

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The length of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters (50 feet)

or less.

About Interfacing

You can connect the printer to your computer using a standard
parallel or serial interface. Generally use the parallel interface or the
serial interface. However, if your computer is used as a network

printer, use the optional LocalTalk or Ethernet interface.

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Parallel

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 TCP/IP
corresponding.

Additional parallel

Use the additional parallel if you want the printer shared with two
computers.

Whichever interface you use, the printer automatically detects the

interface that the computer is using.

For these options refer to Chapter 3.

(Centronics) or serial (RS-232C)

(option)

(option)

(option)

Connecting to the Parallel Port

This printer does not come with a parallel interface cable. You can
use a Centronics cable with IEEE1284 type B connector at the
printer side for this purpose (sold separately). Your dealer can advise
you on the cable you require.

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Caution:

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

Do not touch any connector contacts or corona wires to avoid

possible electrostatic damage to the printer.

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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
help.

Connecting to the Serial Port

Connecting to the serial port involves the following tasks:

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Connect the interface cable to the printer and your computer.

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Print out the status report to check the serial parameter settings.

Connecting the Serial Interface Cable

To connect to the serial interface port, you need a cable correctly
wired for this printer and your computer. The cable must also have
the proper connectors. Your dealer or technical support person can
supply you with the proper cable.

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The serial interface of this printer requires a null-modem cabIe with a
male D-SUB 9-pin connector at the printer side. Refer to your
computer documentation for the type of connector required by its
serial port.

Caution:

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

Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic

damage to the printer.

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Insert

connector

Secure holding
screws

Verifying Serial Parameter Settings

Next, you must make sure the serial parameter settings are the same
between the computer and the printer. Consult your computer and
software documentation to determine the settings your computer
uses. Then compare these to the printer’s settings in the following

table.

To make the connection,
plug the cable connector
into the serial interface port
at the back right of the
printer. Secure the
connector by tightening the
screws in the connector
hood. Plug the other
connector into your
computer’s serial port.
Consult your computer
documentation if you need
help.

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If the settings match, the installation is complete. If the interface
parameters of the printer and the computer do not match, the

message display indicates COMM.ERROR. The printer may not
respond at all or it may print wrong characters. Change the settings
in one of the two ways:

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Change options of the serial menu in setup mode.

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Set permanent defaults in your computer to match the printer’s

defaults.

On an IBM PC or compatible computer running MS-DOS, you can
set permanent defaults by placing the following commands in your

AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P
MODE LPTl:=COMl:

Also make sure that the file MODE.COM is in your boot directory.
Then whenever you boot your computer, the computer will print

through the serial port using the printer’s settings.

Important:

For information on DOS files and commands, consult your DOS
manual or the manual supplied with your computer.

Note that you may also be able to specify serial parameters through

your software programs. Some software programs allow you to

specify the printer port and serial settings from within the program.
Consult the documentation supplied with the software.

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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.

1. Turn the printer on. The

printer initializes the
mechanism and then enters
the ready state. The message
display indicates
<<<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 SELFTEST
button for more than five
seconds. The message
display indicates PCL
CONFIG PAGE START.
Press the ENTER button to
start printing.

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The message display
indicates SELF TEST and
the DATA indicator flashes.
A status report page is
printed.

Check that the printing is
successful.

Important

With the FPS card (option) installed in the printer, you can select

FPS CONFIG PAGE START by pressing the + or - button while
the message display indicates PCL CONFIG PAGE START.

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Installing a

Now that you connected your printer to the parallel port of the
computer, you are ready to install a Windows printer driver into
your computer. The Windows printer driver is essential for
controlling your printer in Microsoft Windows environments.
Several printer drivers are contained in the attached software set
consisting of a CD-ROM and a floppy disk.

Printer drivers on the CD-ROM are:
Standard driver for Windows 3.1/3.11
Standard driver for Windows 95
Standard driver for Windows NT 3.51
Standard driver for Windows NT 4.0

Note that the following are also contained but available with an
optional FPS card.

FPS driver for Windows 3.1/3.11

FPS driver for Windows 95
FPS driver for Windows NT 3.51
FPS driver for Windows NT 4.0

Printer drivers in the floppy disk are:

Standard drivers for Windows 3.1/3-11
Standard drivers for Windows 95

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Standard drivers are to be installed when your printer is used as a
PCL printer and FPS drivers are to be installed when your printer is
used as a PostScript printer. Note that the installation procedure
differs with each one of them.

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Installing a Printer Driver

To install a printer driver in Windows 95, note the following:

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floppy disks) is required during installation.

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select a printer name followed by (MV) in the Printers window.
When MarkVision™

When the CD-ROM is installed, the following menu screen is
displayed in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.

When you install the printer driver, the original OS (CD-ROM or

When MarkVision™ for Windows 95 may be already installed,

is not installed, select a printer name not

followed by (MV)..

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Get to Know Your Printer Driver

The Printer Driver has two functions:

1, it automatically translates formatting choices, such as tab settings

or boldface type, into commands the printer understands.

2. it allows you to set up the printer according to your needs.

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If you encounter problems with this installation, confirm that your
configuration corresponds to the minimum requirements listed on
page vi at the start of this manual. If the configuration corresponds
to these requirements and troubles persist, contact your dealer for
assistance.

When running application programs under Windows, you select the
printer type in the application program itself before you print a
document.

Important:

If you encounter conflicts with other already installed external drivers
that use bidirectional communication on the Centronics port or with
drivers of other dedicated Windows printers used in parallel with this
printer (conflicts like the failure to establish communication between
the Printer Driver and the printer), remove these from Windows and
reinstall the PrintPartner 12V Printer Driver.

Printer Drivers Supplied by the CD-ROM

To install printer drivers contained in the CD-ROM, see the booklet

“Quick Start” enclosed in the CD-ROM envelope.

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Printer Drivers Supplied by the Floppy Disk

To install the Windows 3.1/3.11 or 95 Printer Standard Drivers

contained in the floppy disk, follow these steps:

Standard Printer Driver for Windows 3.1/3.11

1. Start Windows.

2. Insert the PrintPartner Printer Driver disk into the 3.5 inch
floppy disk drive of your computer.

3. From the Windows Program Manager, select the “File” menu and
choose the “Run” command.

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4. Type “A:\Install” or “B:\Install” and press the “Enter” key.

5. From here, follow the prompts displayed by the install program.

Standard Printer Driver for Windows 95

The Windows printer driver can be installed by either of the
following two methods. The former, plug and play printer
detection, applies when Windows 95 is started with the printer

ready. The latter, set-up from Printers folder, applies when the

printer is on after Windows 95 has been started.

Plug end Play Printer Detection

1. Windows 95 automatically detects the printer at installation time

The following printer drivers can be installed:

PrintPartner 12V (PCL6)
PrintPartner 12V (PCL5e)
PrintPartner 16DV (PCL6)
PrintPartner l6DV (PCL5e)
PrintPartner 16ADV (PCL6)
PrintPartner 16ADV (PCL5e)

PCL6: PCL6 printer language emulation
PCL5e: PCL5e printer language emulation

or during the boot process.

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2. Plug and Play detection code will prompt the user for the
appropriate files, if they are not already resident in the Windows
directory, by displaying the “New Hardware Found” dialog box.

3. From the “New Hardware Found” dialog box, click “Cancel”.

4. Click the “Start” button and click “Run...“.

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5. Type “A:\Install” or “B:\Install” and click “OK”.
The following printer drivers can be installed:

PrintPartner 12V (PCL6)
PrintPartner 12V (PCL5e)
PrintPartner 16DV (PCL6)
PrintPartner 16DV (PCL5e)
PrintPartner 16ADV (PCL6)
PrintPartner IGADV (PCL5e)

PCL6: PCL6 printer language emulation
PCL5e: PCL5e printer language emulation

6. From here, follow the prompts displayed by the install program.

install from “Start”Button

I. Click the “Start” button and click “Run...“.

2. Type “A:\Install” or “B:\Install” and click “OK”.
The following printer drivers can be installed:

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PrintPartner 12V (PCL6)

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PrintPartner 12V (PCL5e)

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PrintPartner 16DV (PCL6)

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PrintPartner 16DV (PCL5e)

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PrintPartner 1GADV (PCLG)

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PrintPartner 16ADV (PCL5e)

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PCL6: PCL6 printer language emulation
PCL5e: PCL5e printer language emulation

3. From here, follow the prompts displayed by the install program.

The Fujitsu PrintPartner Windows 95 Printer Driver is now
installed.

For further details, see the driver’s Readme file.

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Installing other Software

Installing Other
Software

This section provides information about the two kinds of printer
management software contained in the CD-ROM supplied with this
printer. The topics are:

PPMENU: Enables you to remotely control or configure your

printer’s features from your computer’s screen.

MarkVision™: Monitors printer status (status is displayed with text

and graphics), displays optional printer’s features, and cooperates
with printer drivers. It also describes the printer control panel
function by which MarkVision™ allows you to remotely operate
your printer from the printer control panel displayed on your
computer’s screen.

Note that PPMENU is available in Windows 3.1/3.11 or Windows
95 environments and MarkVision™ is available in Windows 95 or
Windows NT4.0 environments.

PPMENU

Generally, the printer driver controls the printer. You can also
control the printer using the remote setup utility program called
PPMENU, stored in the attached CD-ROM.

PPMENU allows you to easily change your printer’s features directly
from your computer. You use it to configure your printer to suit the

requirements of your computer, software, and documents to be
printed.

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The parameters you can change using PPMENU affect page layout,
font, and printer control. If your software programs have printer
drivers, those printer drivers control the parameters for you. Therefore,
it may not be necessary to change the settings using PPMENU.

PPMENU needs to be installed only if you will print from DOS or
DOS based applications.

To install PPMENU, see the booklet “Quick Start” enclosed in the
CD-ROM envelope.

For more details and the latest modifications, refer to the

“ReadMe.txt” tile concerning PPMENU.

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Lexmark’s MarkVision™

MarkVision™ by Lexmark is an integrated software for managing
printers, contained in the CD-ROM. It has the following main
functions:

Monitoring the printer
Displaying the printer status and features (including options) and

statistics

Providing the printer control panel on the computer’s screen

(Remote control panel)

These functions are most effective and valuable for remote printers in

network environments.
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condition occurs in the printer.

The remote control panel is quite a nice function that enables you to

easily and remotely operate the printer even if your printer is set up
remotely. MarkVision™ displays the printer control panel on the
computer’s screen and gives you the exactly same functions as
available with the control panel of the printer. You can perform a
function by clicking a button on the computer’s screen without

pushing a button of the printer’s control panel.

To install MarkVision™,

the CD-ROM envelope.
For more details and the latest modifications, refer to the

“ReadMe.txt” file concerning MarkVision™.

is automatically activated when an abnormal

see the booklet “Quick Start” enclosed in

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Printing Your First Document

Printing Your First
Document

Your printer should be set up and connected to your computer. This
section explains how to test your installation setup by printing a trial
document from an application program under Windows. To test the
printer alone, without your computer, you can use the status report
printing which does not require the use of a computer. See

a Status Report

in Chapter 2.

Printing

Turn on your printer and observe the initialization sequence. If no
RAM (extra memory) cards have been installed, the sequence lasts
about one minute, during which the following events occur:

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The printer conducts a number of self-checks.

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The main motor rotates to check mechanical functions and clean

the drum.

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The message display indicates

READY,

indicating the printer is

ready for printing.

The following procedures show you how to print your trial
document.

To print a trial document, follow these steps:

1.

Start Windows and a Windows application.

2. Open your trial document.

Select an existing or start a new document. Choose a small

document for the first trial.

3. Select PPl2V as the document printer.

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In most programs, you make the selection in a print menu.

Consult your program documentation for the exact procedure.

4. If desired, change the font(s) in the document to one of the

fonts offered by your application.

5. Check the printer.

Look in the main window of the Print Manager to make sure the

printer is activated.

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6. Print your document.

Start the program. The default paper size is fixed to A4 (for

Europe) or Letter (for the USA). However, you can print a
document on a different size of paper using the manual feed slot
which you can choose in the Printer Driver’s main window.

Adjusting Print Density

If you feel that the printout is too light or too dark, adjust the print

density by turning the print density dial. It is located inside the top

cover above the control panel. Turning the dial clockwise darkens

the print. A counterclockwise adjustment lightens the print. After
making the adjustment, close the top cover, print your trial
document again, and check the results.

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Print density dial

If you see a problem with the printed pages other than print density,
see Chapter 5 for possible causes and solutions.

If your document printed successfully, skip the next subsection. If
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Where To Go From Here

If Something Goes Wrong

This section briefly discusses the most common problems you might

encounter. For more complete troubleshooting information, see
Chapter 5. Chapter 5 also describes all printer error and status
indicators.

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Where To Go

From Here

To help you enhance or customize the printer, the user’s manual

contains the following additional information:

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To get information on how to use the control panel and on

handling various types of paper, see Chapter 2.

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To customize printer defaults, see Chapter 2.

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To install additional memory, see Chapter 3.

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To install an alternate emulation, see Chapter 3.

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To install an additional interface, see Chapter 3.

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To add an additional paper tray, see Chapter 3.

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To install an optional multi-function feeder (MFF), see Chapter 3.

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Printing and Paper Handling

This chapter provides information you may need for day-to-day

printing. The topics are:

• Control panel tutorial
The tutorial describes the indicators, message display, and buttons.

It includes an example of how to use the control panel.

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Control panel functions

This section describes the functions by buttons.

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Menu functions

This section describes how to use the control panel for customizing
printer defaults.

• Handling paper
This section describes how to print on various types of paper.

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This section introduces the printer’s control panel, beginning with a
description of the indicators, message display, and buttons. The
tutorial describes the use of the buttons in some detail and follows
with an example.

The Control Panel

The control panel consists of four indicators, a message display, and

eight buttons. The physical buttons are beneath the LCD display.
The top row of labels represents basic functions. The bottom row of
labels represents secondary functions. See later in this section for a
list of functions.

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figure 2-1 Control panel

Indicators

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Message Display (LCD)

The message display uses a liquid-crystal display representing status
and errors by two lines of sixteen characters. In operating mode, it
may show:

• What the printer is doing

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Whether the printer is ready to print

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When paper should be added

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When paper should be manually inserted

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When the toner bottle needs to be replaced

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When the print unit needs to be replaced

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An error message condition such as paper jam

Important

A “Ready” message means the printer has no data to print without
any errors and the READY button is not pressed. “Not Ready” means
the printer detected an error or the READY button was pressed in the

Ready state.

Error messages inform you of conditions requiring your attention,
such as TRAY n PAPER OUT, COVER OPEN, or PAPER JAM
They also warn you of hardware problems, such as FUSER

FAILURE
or BD CYCLE ERROR. The TONER LOW message informs you that
the toner bottle needs replacement. See Chapter 5 for a complete list

of messages and explanations.

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In tray select mode or MFF paper size mode, the message display

shows the selected tray or the selected paper size respectively. In

menu mode, the message display shows menu items and option

selections. These modes are explained later in this chapter.

Buttons

One or two functions are assigned to a button. To

use

the functions
represented by the top labels, simply press the button, To use the
functions represented by the bottom labels, press and hold down the
button for five or more seconds. The following tables summarizes the
functions.

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Pressing the button briefly

Except for the READY button, the following buttons are also valid
when the printer is offline.

Button (top label)

READY
FORM FEED
CONT.

TRAYSELECT

MENU
ENTER

+

Function

Switches the printer between online and offline.
Performs a form feed to print the remaining data.
Clears a recoverable error and continues printing.

Puts

the printer in tray select mode which allows

you to select the paper tray to be used.
Puts the printer in setup mode.
Selects the displayed option as the printer default.

This button and the
in setup, tray select, or MFF paper size mode.

Displays the next option.
Displays the previous option.

two buttons

below are valid

Pressing and holding down the button for five or more seconds

The following buttons are also valid when the printer is offline.

Button (bottom label)

RESET

RESET MENU

MFF PAPER SIZE

SELF TEST

PRINT FONT

Function

Clears the buffer of any print data and puts the
printer through its initialization sequence.

Besides the above reset function, resets all printer

operation options to their factory default values

except interface settings (parallel menu, serial

menu, and network menu).

Puts the printer in MFF paper size mode, which

allows you to select the paper size to be used.
Selects the self test menu, which lists printer

operation options currently selected.
Selects the print font menu, which lists the fonts

currently available.

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Control Panel
Functions

Changing Message language (MENY)

You can select a language used for control panel messages. Selectable
languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.

To select a language, follow these steps:

1, Turning the printer on while pressing MENU

The message C. P. LANGUAGE

initialization.

2. Press the + or - button until the desired language appears.
Press the enter button.

The asterisk appears after the language, indicating the language is
selected.

3. Save the selection.
Pressing the READY button saves the new setting and returns the

printer to the ready state. The printer will display the selected
language for messages.

ENGLISH appears after printer

Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer(FORM FEED)

Pressing FORM FEED tells the printer to advance to the next page.
The practical effect is to print any data remaining in the buffer. For
example, the buffer might contain data from an interrupted print
job. When the buffer contains residual data, the control panel DATA

indicator is steadily lit.

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Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing (CONT)

When a recoverable error occurred, pressing CONT clears the error
condition and continues printing. For example, you can resume
printing after adding paper in response to a TRAY1 PAPER OUT

message. You can use CONT to ignore a message such as Load
TRAY1 A4. For example, you might want to print a page with A4­size format on a letter-size sheet. CONT also allows you to override
the INSERT A4 prompt when feeding paper manually. By pressing
CONT, the printer prints from tray1 (MFF) instead.

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Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer(m)

Pressing and holding down RESET for five or more seconds clears the
print buffer and tells the printer to initialize itself. You might use
this function if you cancel a print job in the middle and want to clear
the printer and start over. In this case, permanently downloaded
fonts are removed by the initialization process. You must download
the fonts again.

Selecting the Self Test Menu (SELFTEST)

Pressing SELFTEST puts the printer into the self test menu which
allows you to print a status report which lists printer operation
options currently selected in the selected emulation.

To select the self test menu and print a status report, follow these
steps:

1. Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the

2. press the SELFTEST button for five or more seconds.

ONLINE and DATA indicators off.

Themessagechangesto PCL PAGE CONFIG START.

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3. Select a desired emulation. (when the FPS card is installed)
Press the + or - buttons until the desired emulation appears.

4. start printing.
Press the ENTER button. The message display indicates SELF

TEST and the DATA indicator flashes, then a status report page is

printed.

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Selecting the Font Print Menu (PRINT FONT)

Pressing PRINT FONT
allows you to list the fonts available in the selected emulation.

To select the print font menu and print the font list, follow these
steps:

1. Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the
ONLINE and DATA indicators off.

2. Press the PRINT FONT for five or more seconds.
The message changes to PCL FONT LIST START.

3. Select a desired emulation. (when the FPS card is installed)
Press the + or - buttons until the desired emulation appears.

4. Start printing.
Press the ENTER button. The message display indicates PRINT

FONT and the DATA indicator flashes, then a font report page is

printed.

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Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Paper Feed (TRAY SELECT)
Pressing TRAY SELECT puts the printer in tray select mode which allows

you to select paper sources to be used. The paper sources are tray 1, tray
2 (if installed), MFF (if installed), and manual feed slot. When a paper
source runs out of paper, the printer switches it for another one. When
the manual feed slot is selected, other paper sources are made invalid.

To select a paper source, follow these steps:

1. Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the
ONLINE and DATA indicators off.

2. Press the TRAY SELECT button briefly.
The message changes to TRAY

TRAYl*. The asterisk means

that tray 1 is selected.

3. Select or deselect a paper source.
This step is valid when tray 2 or MFF (option) is installed.

Pressing the ENTER button in this condition makes the asterisk
disappear. Tray 1 is deselected. Pressing the ENTER button again

makes the asterisk reappear. Tray 1 is selected.

4. Select or deselect other paper sources.
Press the + or - buttons briefly to display another paper source.

Use the ENTER button in the same way as described above.

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Save the selections.

Press READY button to save the new settings and return to the
ready state.

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Setting MFF Paper Size (MFF PAPER SIZE)

Control Panel Functions

Pressing
which allows you to inform the controller of the physical paper size
used in the MFF. You must select the size of paper currently loaded
in the MFF. This menu is available when the MFF is installed.

To select a paper size, follow these steps:

1. Make sure that the message display indicates READY with the
ONLINE and DATA indicators off.

2. Press the MFF PAPER SIZE button for five or more seconds.

The message changes to MFF PAPER A4*. The asterisk

means that A4 size is selected for the MFF.

3. Select a desired paper size.

Press the + or - buttons until the desired paper size appears.
Press the ENTER button. The asterisk appears and the paper size is
selected.

4. Save the selection.
Press the READY button to save the new setting and return to the

ready state.

MFF PAPER SIZER puts the printer in MFF paper size mode

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Menu Functions

Selecting Menu Option (MENU) and Resetting Menu (RESET MENU)

Pressing MENU briefly puts the printer in menu mode which allows
you to set up the printer, for example, selecting a paper size,

changing a font, and adjusting serial interface parameters, You can
select options from the menu by using the four buttons, MENU, + ,

-,and ENTER

Pressing RESET MENU for five or more seconds in menu mode resets
all parameters to the factory default values except interface settings
(parallel menu, serial menu, and network menu).

The following section briefly explains the menu mode and its operation.

Menu Functions

The menu mode allows you to change your printer’s defaults using
the four buttons on the control panel. You can use the control

panel’s menu mode to configure your printer to suit the
requirements of your computer, software, and documents.

Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons

The menu mode is structured as a tree consisting of submenus,

items, and options. The following example shows a small portion of

the tree and illustrates how the four buttons work.
In the example:
Submenus are PAGE FORMAT MENU and QUALITY MENU. Items

are COPIES, PAPER, and SMOOTHING. Options are 001,002,

LETTER, LEGAL, ON, and OFF.
MENU selects menu mode when the printer is ready and offline.

Once the printer is in menu mode, MENU selects the first submenu
and moves you right to the next submenu. If you are on the last
submenu, pressing MENU

When a submenu is selected, MENU selects the first item of the
submenu. Once the first item is selected, MENU moves you right to
the next item, regardless of an option selected. If you are on the last
item, pressing MENU returns you to the first item.

returns you to the first submenu.

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Use + and - to move up and down the options list.

When an item is displayed, ENTER selects that option (adds an
asterisk after the option indicating that the option is stored in

RAM).

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The following table shows all of submenus and items and summary
of options displayed on the message display in menu mode. The
display initially shows the factory default option followed by an
asterisk (underlined in the table).

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*l Default is Letter or A4. For example, Letter for U.S. customers

and A4 for European customers. To print on legal-size paper,
banding mode must be on or the total RAM capacity must be

12M bytes or more (optional 8MB or more).

*2

This is for Letter and portrait. It automatically changes
depending on paper size and page orientation.

*3

Makes the contours of objects appear smoother than normally
possible with the printers standard resolution.

*4

Displayed when soft fonts are downloaded or a font SIMM card
is installed

*5

Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and fixed-spacing
one. The default depends on a selected font.

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Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and proportional-

spacing one. The default depends on a selected font.

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Effective when PCL jobs are being executed. These values are
used as defaults of top and left offset specifications in PCL
mode.

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Displayed when an FPS card is installed

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If the total capacity of memory is 11M bytes or less with speed
mode selected, the resolution is automatically set to 300 dpi and
Legal size paper cannot be used. To print Legal size paper or
print in 600 dpi, select memory mode. To print on Legal size
paper with speed mode selected, install additional memory cards
of 8M bytes or more regardless of 300 or 600 dpi.

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This is essential for sharing the printer among multiple

computers.
*11 This is for the parallel interface.
*12 Displayed when a serial interface board is installed
*13 Displayed when a network interface board is installed
*I4 Consists of four parameters, The one followed by < can be

changed.

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The following briefly explains each item of the menu mode.
Page format menu

Copies

Paper/Envelope

Orientation

Form lines

Page protect

The number of copies the printer prints from
each page

A paper size or envelope size to be used by the
printer

A printing direction
The number of lines printed per page
Whether a block of printer memory is reserved

exclusively for text and graphics data,
especially for printing dense text or complex

graphics, to prevent memory overflow errors.
However, it reduces the amount of printer
memory available for downloadable fonts.

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Quality menu

Smoothing

Resolution

Economy mode

Thick paper

PCL font menu

Font source

Font number

Pitch size

Point size

Symbol set

Courier

PCL menu

Top offset

Left offset

A4 print width

Normal

80 columns/line

Auto attach FF

Auto CR

Auto LF

Menu Items

Whether the edge smoothness technology is

applied (improves resolution to 1200 dpi class)

The number of dots printed per inch

Toner saving mode
Mode for printing thick paper. Be sure to turn

this off whenever you are using paper of
ordinary thickness.

Where the printer finds the font
The internal number of a font to be selected

Character width (characters per inch)
Character height (multiple of l/72 inch)

A set of characters used in a font, consisting of

the standard letters, numbers, and
punctuation. It differs in the accented
characters, line drawing characters, and special
symbols by languages.

Thickness of the strokes of the Courier font

Distance by which the page is virtually shifted
from the top edge of physical paper in PCL

emulation
Distance by which the page is virtually shifted

from the left edge of physical paper in PCL

emulation
Setting the width of the printable area for A4

paper size
PCL6 compatible
Expands the width of the printable area so that

80 characters of a 10-pitch font can be printed
within a line. This setting is available only for
A4 paper size in portrait orientation.

FF code (paper ejection) issued at timeout

CR code added to an LF code

LF code added to a CR code

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Menu Items

FPS menu

Jam recovery

Print FPS errors

Job timeout

Wait timeout

Manual timeout

Mode selection

Auto mode

Speed mode

Memory mode

Whether the jammed page is reprinted
Whether an error report is printed out
Time interval to be allotted between jobs
Time interval to be allotted for waiting a job

end
Time interval to be allotted for manual

insertion
Switching printing control (band/full page)
Standard setting. Automatically switches the

following two modes depending on the total
RAM capacity.
11MB or less (standard 4MB + optional
7MB or less): equivalent to virtual memory
mode
12MB or more (standard 4MB + optional
8MB or more): equivalent to speed mode

Attaches importance to speedup of printing
control, thus processing all pages per job. Print
density depends on the RAM capacity.

300 dpi when total RAM capacity is 4M to
11M bytes (standard 4MB + optional 7MB or
less)
600 dpi when total RAM capacity is 12M
bytes or more (standard 4MB + optional 8MB
or more).

Note:

To print at 600 dpi when total RAM
capacity is 4M to 11M bytes (standard 4MB +
optional 7MB or less), select memory mode.

l To print on legal-size paper, expand the total
RAM capacity to 12M bytes or more (optional
8MB or more) even in printing at 300 dpi or
select memory mode.

(Virtual) memory mode. Attaches importance
to reliable printing rather than speedup, thus
processing data per page.

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Config menu

Personality

Auto continue

I/O timeout

I/O buffers

Power save

On after 15 min

On after 30 min
On after 60 min

On after 120 min

Parallel menu

Acknowledge

Model 1
Model 2
Model 3

Bi-direction

NPAP mode

Serial menu

Baud rate

Pacing

DTR polarity

ROBUST XON

Selecting an emulation (personality) without a
PJL command which clearly specifies the

emulation
Automatic control of continuing recoverable

errors
Time interval allowed for switching the

interface
Size of interface buffer
Setting the time interval during which the

printer remains idle state before entering sleep
mode after printing last

Power save mode on. The printer enters sleep
mode after remaining idle state for ## minutes
after printing last.

Power save mode off. (Even in this mode, the

Off

printer enters sleep mode after remaining idle
state for 180 minutes.)

The pulse width of the ACK signal

0.5 us

1.0 us

4.0 us
Bi-directional Centronics interface mode
Whether the NPAP commands are used.

When using MarkVision™, the NPAP mode

must be Auto or On.

Data transfer speed on the serial interface
Protocol of the seriaI interface
Level of the DTR signal in the DTR protocol

ROBUST mode in the Xon/Xoff protocol

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Menu Items

Network menu

NPAP mode

Whether the NPAP commands are used.
When using MarkVision, the NPAP mode
must be Auto or On.

BootP

Whether the TCP/IP protocol that enables a
workstation to find its IP address is enabled or
disabled for the network adapter

IP address

A unique address of the printer in the TCP/IP
network environment

IP netmask

Bit mask that logically subdivides the network,
specifying a local network portion of the IP
address

IP gateway

A unique address of the equipment for the
gateway to outside of the enclosed
environment

EtherTalk TR

*****

Clear warning

<Clear warning> print unit Clearing the print unit counter

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Handling Paper

Handling Paper

Discusses paper selection and paper handling:

l

Types and sizes of paper you can use with this printer, including

envelopes and transparencies

l

Ensuring that both the software program and the printer have

compatible paper sire settings

l

Tips on handling print media

l

Adjusting the paper tray to fit a different paper size

l

Feeding paper manually

Paper Types and Sizes

This printer can print on a variety of common office papers in
addition to standard photocopier bond. Bond paper can range in
basic weight from 64 to 90 g/m2 (17 to 24 pound) for the paper tray
and from 64 to 105 g/m² (17 to 28 pound) for the manual feed slot.
Smooth paper produces the best print quality, but textured papers

usually provide satisfactory results.

The following descriptions also apply to an optional paper tray.

Caution:

When you use thick paper, follow these guidelines:

l

When you are using thick paper or special paper and find improper
adhering of toner to the paper, turn the thick paper mode on using
the control panel. This mode is invalid for envelopes,

transparencies, and labels.

l

Turn the mode off when you print on regular paper. Printing

regular paper with this mode on may cause a decrease in print
quality or reliability of the printer.

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Handling Paper

This printer can print on a wide range of paper sizes, but the size is
limited when using paper trays.

l

When using a paper tray, the size is:

l

When using the manual feed slot, the size is:

Minimum:

Maximum:

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When using the MFF (option), the size is:

100 mm wide X 148 mm long (3.94 X 5.81 inches)

216 mm wide x 360 mm long (8.5 x 14.13 inches)

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Paper size (physical)

A4
A5

Letter

Legal

Executive

Envelope COM-10
Envelope Monarch
Envelope C5
Envelope DL
Envelope B5

Dimensions

210 x 297 mm

148 x 210 mm

8.5 x 11 inches

8.5 x 14 inches

7.25 x 10.5 inches
41/8 x 9.5 inches
37/8 x 7.5 inches

162x229mm
110x220mm
176 X 250 mm

Important:

When printing on legal-size paper in the FL’S emulation, set the one

of the following:

l

Add RAM extension cards of 8M bytes or more (12M bytes or

more in total)

l

Select “memory mode” in the FPS menu.

If a print job stops halfway with a certain error message printed, the
same measures above often recover the error.

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Handling Paper

Although this printer can print on any sheet within the limits stated

above, printing area and margin calculations are based on several
paper sizes as shown in the table below. Use the control panel to
change the supported paper size.

When the PCL emulation is used and if the physical paper size (tray

size or MFF paper size) is different from the logical paper size (value
specified by setup menu of paper size), a paper mismatch error
occurs.

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General Tips

Observe the following tips when handling print media.

l

Do not use paper that is wrinkled or curled.

• Do not use paper with staples or metal parts.

l

When printing both sides of a sheet, we recommend you to use
paper in 60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 pound) weight. Paper thinner
than this weight may be wrinkled thus causing decrease in print
quality. Be sure to use the manual feed slot and remove curls after
first printing.

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Handling Paper

Preprinted Sheets

In general, you can safely print on preprinted sheets such as
letterhead. However, letterhead with thermographic (raised)
printing, embossing, or foil stamping may not work well. The forces
used to create these effects (heat and/or pressure) are also used in the
printer’s fuser unit. For this reason, the fuser unit may damage the
preprinted image.

Load preprinted paper with the printed side facing down in the
paper tray. When using the manual feed slot, place paper with the
printed side facing up. For printing in portrait orientation, the
letterhead should be at the front of the tray. For landscape
orientation, it should be at the right of the tray. For more
information on printing in different orientations, see the later section
of this chapter.

Transparencies

This printer can print on overhead transparency material.

l

We recommend you to set up the rear stacker so that transparencies

are ejected straight out the back to minimize curl.
The capacity of the rear stacker is about 20 sheets.

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• Use materials specially designed for laser printers or photocopiers.

l

Always feed transparency material from the manual feed slot or the

optional multi-function feeder.

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To remove curls from printed transparency materials, use correct

frames or put a weight on them until they lay flat.

• Be sure to fan the transparency stack to prevent sheets from
sticking together.

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Envelopes

This printer prints well on envelopes if you carefully follow these
guidelines:

l

Use envelopes made of paper in 75 to 105 g/m2 (20 to 28 pound)
weight. Printing with envelopes made of paper thinner than this
weight may produce wrinkles thus causing decrease in print quality.

l

Be sure to set up the rear stacker so that envelopes are ejected
straight out the back to minimize curl.

The capacity of the rear stacker is about 20 sheets.

• Use the envelope sizes shown in the preceding table.

l

To avoid damage to the printer, never use envelopes with clasps,

snaps, windows, or synthetic materials.

l

Feed from the manual feed slot or the optional multi-function

feeder.

l

Feed the envelopes with the gummed side of the flaps facing
downward.

l

Do not use “encapsulated” adhesives, which seal by pressure alone.

l

To avoid jamming, restrict the minimum paper weight to 64 g/m2

(17 pound).

l

To avoid creasing along the edges, use high-quality envelopes with

stiff edges.

• To avoid uneven printing, do not attempt to print on the gummed
overlap areas.

l

Be sure to feed or load the envelopes with the envelope centered

against the manual feed slot. Use the guide of the paper sizes.

l

Before attempting large-scale printing on envelopes, consult with

your stationery dealer. Also, test the envelopes carefully for

consistent, trouble-free printing.

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Handling Paper

Labels

This printer prints well on labels if you carefully follow these guidelines:

l

Be careful to use labels under normal operating conditions. Labels

are sensitive to temperature and humidity.

l

Use the rear stacker so that labels are ejected straight out the back

to minimize curl.

l

Use only labels without backing sheets exposed in the printable
area. Labels mounted separately on a backing sheet tend to slip,
resulting in crocked print.

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Not acceptable

l

Test-print labels before using them.

Acceptable

If

jamming problems occur

and continue, try a different type of label.

Changing the Paper Tray Size

The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the three paper sizes: A4,
A5, LTR (Letter), and EXE (Executive). If the paper tray is preset
for one of these paper sizes at purchase, however, you cannot adjust
it to the Legal size. To change the size, follow these steps:

Remove the paper

from the printer.

Refer to the illustration for

the parts you adjust when
changing the size of the
tray.

tray

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A5 85 EXE LTR A4

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2. Change the setting of the
paper size indicator. Lift
the right end of the
indicator and slide it to the
desired position, that is,
adjust the triangle mark to
A4, A5, LTR, or EXE
engraved on the tray.

LGL\

3. Remove the three paper
guides from the tray.

Rear guide:
Slide the rear guide to the
left and remove it.

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Left and right guides:
Turn the tray upside down
and press the two catches
inward to unlock the
guides.

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Handling Paper

4.

Attach the paper guides to

the correct positions. Locate
the mounting holes of the
desired paper size by referring
to the label or engraving on
the tray.

Left and right guides:
Put the two catches into the
holes.

Rear guide:
Mount the guide in reverse
order of the removal.

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Adhere the correct paper size
label.

Load paper and check that
the paper fits the tray.

Return the paper tray. Slide
the tray back into the printer.

Important:

Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application
program, or a paper mismatch error will occur.

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Handling Paper

Feeding Paper Manually

This printer has a slot that allows you to feed sheets manually one by

one. Use the manual feed slot to print a document on a different
type of paper without unloading your regular paper from the paper

tray. You also use manual feed or printing envelopes, overhead

transparencies, and labels.

To use the manual feed slot, first select

tray select mode of the control panel. Next, start your software
program to print a file. Then follow these steps:

MANUALFEED ON

using the

Open the front cover. Pull
the depression at the top of

the cover.

Adjust the paper guides.

Position the left and right
guides to the width of the
sheet.

Place the sheet with rint
side face up. When
printer is ready to print, it
displays the message

Insert size to prompt
you to prepare a sheet of
paper. Insert the sheet until
it is stopped by the feed
rollers. Insufficient insertion
prevents paper from being
fed or causes skewed
feeding.

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Handling Paper

Release the paper once it begins to feed automatically. If your file has
additional pages, rhe printer prompts you for another sheer.

Setting Up the Rear Stacker

This printer has a rear stacker that allows you to eject sheets straight

out the back to minimize curl. Use the rear stacker to print

envelopes, overhead transparencies, and labels.
To use the rear stacker, follow these steps:

Open the rear stacker.

1.

the projections at the top of
the stacker.

Remove the paper support
from inside the stacker.

Set the paper support in

3.

position.

Insert the two
ends of the paper support
into the mounting grooves
of the rear stacker.

Pull

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Handling Paper

Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper and on Envelopes

Most of the control over printing on nonstandard size paper must
come from your software program. Programs handle page size
specifications in many different ways.

This section provides tips on feeding and using non standard paper
with your Fujitsu printer.

Considerations on Paper Size

The following considerations apply:

l

For envelopes and other nonstandard paper sizes, use the manual

feed slot.

• Using the control panel, select a paper size that is equal to or larger
than the physical size of the nonstandard size paper. Otherwise,
part of the printed image may be cut off.

Selecting a paper size larger than the physical paper may result in
data running off the edges of the paper. This can affect print quality
and shorten the life of the print unit. To avoid this problem, adjust
the page setup in your program so the print data falls within the
limits of the physical page and center the paper in the manual feed
slot.

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Page Orientation

Figure 2-4 illustrates the two orientations and shows the relationship
between the loaded paper and the resulting printout. This
relationship is important if you want to print on letterhead. In
portrait orientation, place the letterhead toward you and face down
in the paper tray. In landscape orientation, place the letterhead
against the right frame of the tray and face down.

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Figure 2-4 Portrait and landscape orientation

When using the manual feed slot, place the paper with its letterhead

facing up. In portrait orientation, insert the paper with its letterhead
away from you, In landscape orientation, insert the paper with its
letterhead on the right hand side.

Some software programs allow you to print both portrait and
landscape information on a single page. The function that allows you
to do this is usually called something like “text rotation.” Consult
your software documentation for information.

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Enhancing

and

Customizing the Printer

This chapter explains the following ways to enhance or customize
your printer:

l

Add RAM up to a total of 64 megabytes except the resident RAM.

l

Install an alternate to the resident HP LaserJet 5 emulation.

l

Add an additional interface to the parallel and serial interfaces.

l

Add a different size of paper tray.

l

Add a paper feeder as the second paper source.

l

Add a multi-function feeder to print various types of paper

You can order these options separately. See Appendix B for ordering
information. Contact your dealer for information on other new
options that may be available.

Adding RAM

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The following

gives

you brief information and installation

instructions for each option.

Caution:

Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing an option.
Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic

damage to the printer.

You may need to expand RAM to process more data for either of the

following reasons:

l

You commonly download several fonts when printing a job

l

You print files with complex graphics

l

You print on legal-size paper in speed mode with banding mode off
in FPS emulation (The FPS emulation is available when you install
an optional FPS card.)

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Adding RAM

You can install two memory expansion cards. The expansion card

can have 1,2,4, 8, 16, or 32 megabytes of RAM. Together with the
printer’s resident memory (4 megabytes), these expansion options
offer a range of RAM from 4 to 68 megabytes.

(8MB card)

Insert with cut
facing down and
to the right

To install the RAM card, first make sure the printer is turned off and

follow these steps:

Open the upper door and
right side cover of the
printer. You

cover on the metal plate.
Remove the fastening screw
and the cover. You can now
see three connectors (upper
two

ivory

cards).

will see a small

ones for RAM

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T

*Cover,

removed

Orient the RAM card.

Hold the card with the

corner down and facing
right and insert the card

aslant into connector.

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Installing an Alternate Emulation

Caution:

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

Install the RAM card.
Push its top edge
downwards so that holes of
the card align with locating
pins of the connector and
the card is secured by
retaining clips.

Important:

When installing two RAM cards, first install the lower one, and then

the upper one. If you install them in the opposite order, the upper
card prevents the lower card from being installed.

Turn power on. If necessary, change buffer memory assignment

(page protect or jam recovery) using the control panel.

To remove an unsealed

RAM card push out the
retaining clips. When, the
card slants outwards pull
the card to remove.

Installing an
Alternate

Emulation

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Alternate emulations are offered with emulation cards. You can use

these emulations to connect your printer to different computers. The
FPS card (PostScript Level 2 compatible) and the IBM/EPSON card
are available.

The installation procedure is the same as that for the RAM card
except that the emulation card uses the bottom connector.

To install an alternate emulation, follow these steps:

1. If RAM cards are already installed, remove them.

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Installing an Interface Expansion Board

Installing an

Interface

Expansion Board

2. Insert the emulation card into the bottom

3. Reinstall the RAM cards.
With default settings, the printer automatically selects the active

emulation. To specify an emulation steadily, select the emulation

using the control panel. Use the Personality item of the Config
menu.

Once you select the alternate emulation, the other menus change to
reflect the options and functions of the new emulation. Consult the
documentation supplied with the emulation card for the menu
functions and items. Procedures for working in the menus remain
the same as for the resident emulation.

The printer’s standard interfaces are paralle1 (Centronics

serial (RS-232Cxl). The currently available optional interfaces are
LocalTalk, Ethernet, Centronics, and IrDA. If your computer cannot
use a parallel port for your printer or the location of your printer is

distant from the computer,-you can use the LocalTalk port or

Ethernet port of the computer to connect your printer.Fujitsu offers
the ontional LocalTalk board and Ethernet board C or D for these
purposes The oprional Centronics board is offered, so that you can

use your printer-with two computers, using for both a Centronics
parallel interface, without disconnecting any of them. The IrDA
board is an infrared interface adapter.

black

connector.

Use the bottom
black connector

xl)

and

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Important:

When sharing the printer among multiple computers, setting the I/O

time-out short may cause a printing problem.

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Installing an interface Expansion Board

LocalTalk interface board

(Example; Ethernet
interface)

Ethernet interface board

Centronics board

Installing an Interface Board

IrDA interface board

1. To install an interface
board, first make sure the
printer is turned off.
Remove the interface board
slot cover from the back
right of the printer.

2. Hold the board with the
parts mounting side left.
Slide the board into the
empty interface slot using
the guides, and push it until
it stops. Secure the board by
the two screws supplied

with it.

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Connecting to the LocalTalk Port

To connect to the LocalTalk port, simply connect the interface cable
between the printer and your computer.

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Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable

To connect to the LocalTalk interface port, you need a cable

correctly wired for this printer and your computer. The cable must
also have the proper connectors. Your dealer or technical support
person can supply you with the proper cable.

For example, the LocalTalk Locking Connector Kit-DIN-8 (Apple
product) is available. Also refer to your computer documentation for
the type of connector required by its LocalTalk port.

Caution:

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

cable.
Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic

damage to the printer.

To make the connection, firmly plug the cable connector into the
LocalTalk interface port on the back right of the printer. Plug the
other connector into your computer’s LocalTalk port. Consult your
computer documentation if you need help.

Selecting the LocalTalk Interface

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The printer’s standard interfaces are parallel and serial. While the
LocalTalk interface board is installed, the printer automatically
detects that the computer is using the LocalTalk interface.

LocalTalk Specifications

The table below shows the physical specifications of the LocalTalk

interface.

Specification

The span of a single LocalTalk network
Number of devices on a single LocalTalk network

Description

Max. 300 meters

Max. 32 devices
Speed of data transmission 230. 4K bits/second
Protocol

8 bit packet

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Connecting to the Ethernet Port

Type C board has two connectors, 10BASE-2 and 10BASE-T. Type
D board has a connector, 10BASE-T only. The 10BASE- connector
is for a coaxial cable, bus connection. The 10BASE-T connector is
for a twisted-pair cable, star connection. Either will do.

Connecting to the Ethernet port involves the following three tasks:

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Check the type of cables your network uses.

l

Select the 10BASE-2 or 10BASE-T connector of the interface

board according to the connector type of your cable.

l

Connect the interface cable to the printer and a network port,

Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable

To connect to the Ethernet interface port, you need a cable correctly
wired for your network. The cable must also have the proper
connectors, Your dealer or technical support person can supply you
with the proper cable.

For example, C66L-2810-0111 and C66L-1240-0002 (Fujitsu
products) are available for 10BASE-T and 10BASE-2 ports
respectively. Also refer to your network documentation for the type

of connector required by its Ethernet port.

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Caution:

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

Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic
damage to the printer. For the same reason, do not remove the protective
cover from the 10BASE- port which is not in use because you use the

10BASE-T port.

The procedure below applies to the 10BASE-2 port.
To make the connection, firmly plug the cable connector into the

Ethernet interface port on the back right of the printer. Secure the
connector by turning the connector hood. Plug the other connector
into a network’s Ethernet port. Consult your computer

documentation if you need help.

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Selecting the Ethernet Interface

The printer’s standard interfaces are parallel and serial. While the
Ethernet interface board is installed, the printer automatically detects

that the computer is using the Ethernet interface.

Ethernet Specifications

The table below shows the physical specifications of the Ethernet

interface.

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Sources

Specification

The span of 10BASE-2

The span of 10BASE-T

Speed of data transmission

Description

Max. 185 meters

(coaxial, bus connection)
Max. 100 meters
(twisted-pair, star connection)
10M bits/second

Connecting to the Additional Parallel Port

Simply connect the interface cable between the printer and your
computer like the standard parallel port.

Paper Feeder

If you switch paper
paper source.
of your printer. You can easily do this by installing an optional paper
feeder which consists of a base frame and a paper tray. The paper tray
in the paper feeder is identified as tray 2 and the one in the basic
configuration is identified as tray 1.

The paper types and sizes used by tray 2 are the same as those for the
standard paper tray. The capacity is 500 sheets of 0.09 mm thick
paper, twice that of the standard paper tray.

sizes

frequently, you may want to add a second

Or you may simply wait to increase the paper capacity

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To install the paper feeder, follow these steps:

Turn off the printer and
disconnect the power cord.

Make sure the lock lever is
set

down the lever at the left
side of the paper feeder.

Mount the printer on the
paper feeder.

bottom left and right sides
of the printer to lift the
printer and place it on the
paper feeder. When placing
the printer on the paper
feeder, be sure you insert
the two guide pins of the

Lock

lever

paper feeder into the two
positioning holes at the
bottom of the printer.

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to

the open side.

Push

Grip the

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Set

the

lock lever to the

lock side. Pull

up the lever.

Be careful not to drop the printer on the paper feeder.
Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic

damage to the printer and paper feeder.

For paper loading, refer to

Tray

in Chapter 1. For paper

handling paper, refer to

Loading Paper and Installing the Paper

sizes

and types as well as tips on

Handing Paper

in Chapter 2.

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Adding Paper Sources

Changing the Paper Tray Size

The paper tray can be adjusted to one of the four paper sizes: A4, A5,

LTR (Letter), and EXE (Executive).

one of these paper sizes at purchase, however, you cannot adjust it to

the Legal size. To change the size, follow these steps:

If the paper tray is preset for

Left frame,

A5 85 EXE

Remove the paper tray

from the printer.

Refer to the illustration for

the parts you adjust when
changing the size of the
tray.

2. Change the setting of the
paper size indicator. Lift

the right end of the

indicator and slide it to the
desired position, that is,
adjust the triangle mark to
A4, A5, LTR, or EXE
engraved on the tray.

LTR A4 LGL

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Remove the three paper

guides from the tray.

Unlock the guides as
follows:

Left and right guides:
Press the two catches
inward.

Rear guide:
Push the end of the left or
right frame outward and
release the pin of the guide
from the hole, then release
the other pin.

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Attach the paper guides to

the correct positions.
Locate the mounting holes
of the desired paper size by
referring to the label or
engraving on the tray.

Left and right guides:
Put the two catches into the
holes.

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Rear guide:
Mount the guides in reverse
order of the removal.

Adhere the correct paper
size label.

Load paper and check that

the paper fits the tray.

Return the paper tray.

Slide the tray back into the
printer.

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Important:

Select the correct paper size on the print menu of your application
program, or a paper mismatch error occurs.

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Different Paper Tray Sizes

The printer or paper feeder is shipped with a fixed size of paper tray.

For example, it is the letter size for the USA and the A4 size for
Europe. You can add different sizes of paper trays as shown in the
following table. To install the paper tray, refer to Loading Paper
Installing the Paper Tray in Chapter 1.

and

Paper size

Letter (US letter size)
Legal (US legal size)

Executive
A4 (European letter size)
A5

Dimensions

8.5 x 11 inches

8.5 x 14 inches

7.25 x 10.5 inches
210x297mm

148 x 210 mm

Multi-function Feeder

The multi-function feeder (MFF) is useful to print a quantity of
envelopes or transparencies. The MFF can hold and deliver 100
sheets of 0.09 mm thick paper or 30 envelopes.

Hook

Lever

for paper
stack

Caution:

When using paper, do not leave the paper in the multi-function

feeder for long time. It may cause waving of paper and dropouts in
printing.

MFF connector

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Important:
Because the MFF does not have a mechanism that detects the
physical size of paper in use, you must inform the printer of the

paper size. Use the MFF paper size menu to select a paper size which

equals the size of paper loaded in the MFF.

To install the multi-function feeder, follow these steps:

Caution:
Be sure that the printer is turned off before installing or removing
the multi-function feeder.

Open the front cover.
Fasten the feeder to the

printer.

Insert the left and
right supports and hooks of
the multi-function feeder
into the corresponding
openings at the front of the
printer. Be sure the hooks
catch the pins firmly.

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Connect the feeder cable.
Connect the feeder cable to
the connector at the right
side of the printer. Orient

mark

the arrow mark of the
cable’s connector right.

Caution:

To avoid paper jams or other feeding errors, make sure that each of
the left and right hooks securely hangs on the pin.

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4. Fan the paper stack. When
loading paper, be sure to
fan the paper stack to
prevent sheets from sticking
together.

Adjust the left and right

paper guides, which are

separately provided for the

manual feed path and the
paper stack path.

5. Set the physical paper size

of the MFF. Use the MFF
paper size menu to select
the size of paper loaded in
the MFF.

To remove the multi-function feeder, follow these steps:

1. Disconnect the feeder cable

and push the two levers at
the bottom of the feeder
upwards to unlock the two
hooks.

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2. Then, lift the feeder aslant
toward you to remove it.

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Maintenance

This chapter covers preventive maintenance, periodic routine

maintenance, and repacking the printer for shipment or storage.

Caution:

Before performing any maintenance, be sure that the printer is turned off.
During maintenance procedures, do not touch any connector contacts to

avoid possible electrostatic damage to the printer.

When performing maintenance, do not disassemble or remove any
components unless specifically directed in the procedures.

Preventive
Maintenance

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The following guidelines can help to ensure trouble-free operation:

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Follow the guidelines in Chapter 1 when selecting a location for your
printer.

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To minimize paper jams, store paper under favorable conditions. Do
not expose paper to high humidity or moisture, which can cause wavy
edges. Do not store paper in direct sunlight or allow it to become very
dry, which can impart an electrostatic charge. Store paper flat, not on
edge.

• If you must open the printer’s upper door for more than three minutes,
remove the print unit with the toner bottle mounted and store it in a
dark place. Exposure of the photoconductor drum to light for more
than three minutes can cause damage.

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Make sure small objects such as paper clips do not drop into the printer.

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When the message display indicates

report or display a

<CLEAR WARNING>

REPLACE

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message in menu mode to

print a status

confirm the cause of the message. For the procedures, see Chapter 2.

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Replace the toner bottle as soon as possible to prevent any dust from

entering the print unit from the opening.

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Shake the toner bottle before installation.

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Periodic Routine
Maintenance

Table 5-1 lists the printer’s periodic routine maintenance and

indicates when this maintenance should be performed.

Table 5-1 Periodic Routine Maintenance

Maintenance

Replace toner bottle

Replace print unit When print quality is, bad, even after

Clean corona wire

Clean paper path When replacing the print unit or toner

Clean precharger wire

When to perform

When the message display indicates

TONER LOW

or when printing is too light

replacing or cleaning other parts

When the message display indicates

<CLEAR WARNING> PRINT UNIT

(Replace the print unit at the next
replacement of the toner bottle)

When replacing the print unit or toner
bottle, when printout shows vertical
white lines, or when printing is too
light

bottle, after clearing a paper jam, or
when printouts show toner smudging

When print density is uneven or when
printing shows black vertical lines

or

TONER EMPTY,

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Replacing the Toner Bottle

The toner bottle is designed to last approximately 5000 printed pages

under the condition of 5% coverage on A4 paper or last about one

year after unpacking. The first toner bottle may print about 2500

pages under the same condition.
Replace the toner bottle when the message display indicates

LOW

or

TONER

find satisfactory. After the toner low condition occurs, you can only
print about 20 more pages. Under the toner empty condition (no
toner), the printer will not work.

EMPTY

or when printing becomes lighter than you

TONER

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Important:

Whenever you replace the toner bottle, clean the corona wire and the
precharger wire to prevent a degradation in print quality.

You can continue to print after the toner low status if the print

quality is still satisfactory. However, you must at least prepare a new
toner bottle.

To replace the toner bottle, follow these steps:

Open the upper door.
Tap the toner bottle. Tap

the toner case to drop any

remaining toner from toner
bottle into print unit. This
avoids the remaining toner
from being spilt inside the
printer during replacement.

Unlock and remove the
old toner bottle. Pull the
top of the toner bottle
toward you to swing bottle

from the upright position to
the removable position.
Gently remove the bottle. If
necessary, clean toner
around the toner hopper
entry of the print unit.

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Caution:

Be careful not to allow dust or foreign matter into the toner hopper.

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4. Remove the toner bottle
from its envelope.

5. Fully shake the toner
bottle.

6. Remove the plastic seal

from the toner bottle. Pull

off the seal as gently as
possible to avoid spilling
toner. Handle the seal
carefully to prevent staining

your handles or clothes.

7. Install the toner bottle.
Slide both projecting guides
of the toner bottle along the
grooves of the print unit.

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8. Lock the toner bottle.
Push the toner bottle
backward until it clicks into
place.

9. Close the upper door.

Caution:

Do not remove the toner bottle from the print unit until all the
toner has been used in order to avoid scattering toner inside the
printer.

Replacing the Print Unit and Internal Cleaning

The print unit life is designed to last about 40,000 pages of 5%
coverage continuous printing on A4 paper or about one year after
unpacking, whichever comes first. The print unit life depends on
print coverage, paper type, and operating and/or storage conditions.
The print unit life ends when background smudge, ghosting, or
dropouts occurs. Avoid unnecessary high coverage printing to
maintain the print unit performance.

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For the print unit life, this printer indicates the near end of life only.
The printer message display begins indicating REPLACE
when the print unit can print 3000 to 5000 more pages left. Prepare

a new print unit if you notice this indication.

Even if the print unit reaches its near-end-of-life, use the print unit

until its toner runs out (the message display indicates TONER

EMPTY)

the print unit counter by using the control panel. For control panel

operatrons, see the end of this section.

for economy. After replacing the print unit, be sure to reset

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Replacing the print unit involves replacing the toner bottle. It is
better to perform the following set of procedures when replacing the
print unit:

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Caution:

Do not return the toner remaining in the old print unit to the toner
bottle to reuse the toner for the new print unit. It may cause a
printing trouble because such toner contains harmful foreign matters
like paper particles. Be sure to replace the old print unit with the
toner bottle mounted.

The following sections describe these procedures in the order listed

Removing the Print Unit

Remove the old print unit together with the toner bottle.
Clean the paper path.
Clean the corona wire.

Install the new print unit, then the new toner bottle.

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2. Raise the green hades of
the print unit.

3. Remove the print unit.

Pull the green handles at a

45° angle toward the front

of the printer. This will
disengage the print unit,
allowing easy removal.

When the print unit begins

to move, gently lift it up
and out.

If you want to re-use the

print unit, be careful not to

scratch the green surface of

the drum against the printer

or its parts.

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Caution:

If you want to re-use the print unit, do not touch
green drum surface after removing the print unit.

Print unit

To avoid spilling toner, be
sure to keep the print unit
upright and keep the toner
bottle mounted on the print

unit.

Green drum

or

scratch the

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