FUJITSU PrintPartner 20W User Guide

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USER’S MANUAL

20W

20 ppm page printer

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Notice to American Users

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

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

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

Notes

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

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

Laser Safety Information

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

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

Notice to Canadian Users

Notice aux Utilisateurs Canadiens

Hinweis für deutsche Benutzer

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

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

Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs

Hiermit wird bescheinigt, daß der M385420WA in Übereinstimmung

mit den Bestimmungen der EN 45014 (CE) funkenstört ist.

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

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In case that the Ethernet interface board is installed, this equipment complies with EMI regulations as follows:

Notice to American Users

Notice to Canadian Users

Notice aux Utilisateurs Canadiens

Notice to European and Oceanian Users

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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

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

Notes

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

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

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

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

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

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As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, (Company name) has determined that this product meets the E

NERGY STAR

guidelines for energy

efficiency.

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

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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.

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

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

C145-E295-02EN, January 1999

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 Centronics 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: Ethernet, Xerox

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Precautions

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

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

• Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your power outlet. The maximum wattage of the printer is 700 watts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Do not disassemble or remove any components unless instructed in this manual.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Contents

Preface .......................................................................................... vii

Manual and Software Set ................................................................ vii

Operating Environments ...............................................................viii

Conventions ....................................................................................ix

Control Panel............................................................................ix

Changing Message Language...................................................... x

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

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

Component Names ............................................................... 1–2

Paper Path ............................................................................ 1–4

Stacker-full Sensor ................................................................ 1–5

Getting Ready ............................................................................. 1–6

Picking a Suitable Location ................................................... 1–6

Unpacking and Checking Your Printer ................................. 1–9

Setting Up ................................................................................. 1–11

Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle .... 1–11

Loading Paper ..................................................................... 1–15

Loading Paper in the Paper Tray .................................. 1–15

Setting the Stopper ....................................................... 1–18

Loading Paper in the Multi-function Feeder................. 1–19

Using the Rear Stacker ................................................. 1–21

Connecting the Power Cord ............................................... 1–22

Turning Power On/Off....................................................... 1–23

Turning Power On ....................................................... 1–23

Turning Power Off....................................................... 1–24

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer ................................ 1–25

About Interfacing ................................................................ 1–25

Connecting to the Parallel Port ........................................... 1–26

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Contents

Connecting to the Serial Port .............................................. 1–27

Connecting the Serial Interface Cable........................... 1–27

Verifying Serial Parameter Settings ............................... 1–28

Printing a Test Page Offline ................................................ 1–30

Selecting an Emulation .............................................................. 1–31

Installing a Printer Driver .......................................................... 1–32

Get to Know Your Printer Driver ....................................... 1–33

Printer Drivers Supplied by the CD-ROM ......................... 1–34

Printer Drivers Supplied by the Floppy Disk....................... 1–34

Installing Other Software........................................................... 1–35

PPMENU .................................................................... 1–35

Lexmark’s MarkVision™ ............................................. 1–36

Printing Your First Document................................................... 1–37

Adjusting Print Density ...................................................... 1–38

If Something Goes Wrong .................................................. 1–39

Where To Go From Here.......................................................... 1–40

Chapter 2 Printing and Paper Handling ...................................................... 2–1

Control Panel Tutorial ................................................................ 2–1

The Control Panel ................................................................ 2–1

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

Message Display (LCD) ................................................. 2–3

Buttons........................................................................... 2–3

Control Panel Functions.............................................................. 2–5

Changing Message Language................................................. 2–5

Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer ................................. 2–5

Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing ............... 2–5

Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer.................. 2–6

Clearing EEPROM ............................................................... 2–6

Setting the Fuser Unit Cleaning Mode.................................. 2–6

Selecting the Self Test Menu ................................................. 2–8

Selecting the Font Print Menu ............................................ 2–10

Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Feed Mode............. 2–12

Setting MFF Paper Size....................................................... 2–15

Selecting the Thick Control Menu...................................... 2–16

Selecting Menu Option and Resetting Menu ...................... 2–20

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Menu Functions ........................................................................ 2–20

Menu Structure and How to Use Control Panel Buttons .... 2–20

Submenus, Items, and Options ........................................... 2–21

Menu Items ............................................................................... 2–25

Handling Paper ......................................................................... 2–30

Paper Types and Sizes ......................................................... 2–30

Adjusting for Paper Thickness ...................................... 2–33

General Precautions and Paper Storage ............................... 2–34

Thick Paper .................................................................. 2–34

Transparencies.............................................................. 2–34

Labels ........................................................................... 2–35

Envelopes ..................................................................... 2–35

Unavailable Paper ......................................................... 2–36

Paper Storage................................................................ 2–37

Changing the Paper Size in the Tray ................................... 2–38

Printing on Custom-Sized Paper ......................................... 2–40

Printable Areas ............................................................. 2–41

Loading Direction of Paper .......................................... 2–42

Page Orientation .......................................................... 2–43

Chapter 3 Enhancing and Customizing the Printer ..................................... 3–1

Adding RAM or Font Card ......................................................... 3–2

Installing an Interface Expansion Board....................................... 3–6

Installing an Interface Board ................................................. 3–7

Connecting to the LocalTalk Port ......................................... 3–7

Connecting the LocalTalk Interface Cable...................... 3–7

Selecting the LocalTalk Interface .................................... 3–8

LocalTalk Specifications ................................................. 3–8

Connecting to the Ethernet Port ........................................... 3–9

Connecting the Ethernet Interface Cable........................ 3–9

Selecting the Ethernet Interface .................................... 3–10

Ethernet Specifications ................................................. 3–10

Adding Paper Sources ................................................................ 3–11

Second to Fourth Paper Feeders .......................................... 3–11

Changing the Optional Paper Tray Size .............................. 3–14

Adding Duplex Unit.................................................................. 3–17

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Contents

Chapter 4 Maintenance .............................................................................. 4–1

Preventive Maintenance............................................................... 4–1

Periodic Routine Maintenance .................................................... 4–2

Replacing the Toner Bottle ................................................... 4–3

Replacing the Print Unit ....................................................... 4–6

Removing the Print Unit ................................................ 4–8

Cleaning the Paper Path ................................................. 4–9

Cleaning the Precharger Wire ....................................... 4–11

Cleaning the Transfer Charger Wire and

Separator Needles .................................................. 4–12

Installing the New Print Unit ....................................... 4–13

Clearing the “

REPLACE PARTS” Message ................... 4–15

Handling and Storing Print Units with Toner Bottles......... 4–17

Notes on Handling....................................................... 4–17

Notes on Storage .......................................................... 4–17

Stopping the Printer for a Long Time........................................ 4–18

Moving the Printer .................................................................... 4–19

Moving the Printer Nearby ................................................. 4–19

Repacking and Transporting the Printer ............................. 4–22

Chapter 5 Solving Problems ....................................................................... 5–1

Common Problems ..................................................................... 5–2

Clearing Paper Jams .................................................................... 5–5

Preventive Measures for Paper Jams ...................................... 5–6

Paper Jams in a Paper Tray ................................................... 5–7

Paper Jams in the Duplex Unit ............................................. 5–8

Paper Jams in the Paper Path (from the Print Unit

to the Fuser Unit) ........................................................... 5–9

Paper Jams in the Paper Path (in the Paper Eject Unit) ....... 5–13

Cleaning the Fuser Unit Rollers ................................... 5–14

Paper Jams in the Paper Path (at the Eject Rollers).............. 5–16

Paper Jams in the Paper Path (in the Face-up Stacker) ........ 5–16

Paper Jams in the Multi-function Feeder ............................ 5–16

Print Quality Problems.............................................................. 5–18

Error Indications ....................................................................... 5–23

Action-required Status Indications............................................. 5–26

Printer Status Indications .......................................................... 5–26

Warning Messages ..................................................................... 5–27

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

PCL Mode .................................................................................. A–1

FPS Mode ................................................................................... A–3

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

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

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

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

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

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

FUJITSU Offices ............................................................ Inside back cover

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Preface

Thank you for purchasing the FUJITSU PrintPartner 20W Page Printer. The PrintPartner 20W is a 20-ppm (in 600-dpi)/10-ppm (in 1200-dpi), laser printer with triple interface consisting of Centronics parallel (type B connector), Centronics parallel (type C connector), and RS-232C serial (DB9 connector). It is compatible with the HP LaserJet 5 printers. It is also compatible with PostScript level 2 printers by using the PowerPage® Level 2 interpreter.

User installable options are:

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

• Interface expansion boards: LocalTalk, Ethernet C, D, or F, and IrDA

• FLASH ROM card: 4-megabytes, for PCL5e only

• Barcode card: Barcodes and OCR fonts

• 250- or 500-sheet paper trays (trays 1 to 4): A3, A4, A5, JIS B4, JIS B5, letter, legal, executive, and ledger sizes (tray 1: 250-sheet only)

• 250- or 500-sheet paper feeder: Base mechanism plus paper tray (trays 2 to 4)

• Duplex unit: Two-sided printing mechanism

Manual and Software Set

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The PrintPartner 20W 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 20W comes with a software set (a CD-ROM and a floppy disk) to supply you with the following items of printer control software.

• Printer Drivers for Windows 3.X, 95/98, NT 3.51, and NT 4.0, which provide the computer’s operating system with the programs that control this printer.

• MarkVision™ by Lexmark for Windows 95/98/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.

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

• PPMENU for MS-DOS, 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 disks contain printer drivers for Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95/98 only.

Operating Environments

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 95/98, 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-Windows 95/98 or MS-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 × 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 × 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 × 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

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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 serious personal injury.

Caution:

Ignoring this information could result in minor personal injury, loss

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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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CONT.

RESET

FORM

FEED

TRAY

SELECT

MFF

PAPER SIZEPAPER SIZE

MENUREADY

RESET

ENTER

SELF TEST

–

FONT

Basic functions

Physical buttons

Second functions

Basic functions

Physical buttons

Second functions

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

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

READYREADY

and control panel display messages

READY. Button names or messages

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

FORM

Buttons:

FEED

FORM FEEDFORM FEED

Display messages:

READY TONER LOW

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

Changing Message Language (

MENUMENU

)

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

The message

C.P.LANGUAGE ENGLISH appears after printer

MENUMENU

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.

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3. Save the selection.

Pressing the

button saves the new setting and returns the

READYREADY

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

CHAPTER

GETTING STARTED

Getting Acquainted

Getting Started

This chapter provides complete setup instructions in the following sections:

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

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

• Setting Up. Assembling the printer.

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

• Installing a Printer Driver and other software.

• Printing Your First Document.

• Where to Go from Here.

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

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Getting Acquainted

Component Names

Upper cover (face-down stacker)

Stopper

Upper cover

Front door

(Multi-function feeder

(MFF) inside)

Paper tray 1 (standard) or

duplex unit (option)

Paper tray 2 or 1 (option)

Paper tray 3 or 2 (option)

Paper tray 4 or 3 (option)

Stacker-full sensor

Control panel

Side cover (RAM and font card slots inside)

The table below indicates the paper tray numbers when an optional duplex unit is installed or not.

Optional duplex unit Not installed Installed

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Standard tray slot Paper tray 1 Duplex unit Optional feeder unit Paper tray 2 Paper tray1 (*) Optional feeder unit Paper tray 3 Paper tray2 Optional feeder unit Paper tray 4 Paper tray3

* When an optional duplex unit is installed, the optional feeder unit

that comes with the duplex unit should be installed to the printer and the standard paper tray (tray 1) should be installed in the feeder unit. In this case, the maximum paper tray configuration consists of three trays.

Figure 1–1 Front and right side view

Interface board slot

Interface connector

Face-up stacker

(Paper eject unit)

Tray covers

Figure 1–2 Rear and left side view

Getting Acquainted

GETTING STARTED

Power switch

Power inlet

Toner bottle

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Print unit

Figure 1–3 Interior view

Cleaning brush

Getting Acquainted

Paper Path

q Paper is fed from the paper tray (or multi-function feeder).

w Paper is printed by the print unit.

e The toner image on paper is fused by the heat roller and pressure

roller in the fuser unit.

r Paper is ejected with the printed side down to the paper stacker

(face-down).

t If paper is printed with the rear stacker open, it is ejected with the

printed side up to the rear stacker.

Face-down stacker

Print unit

Face-up stacker

Multi-function feeder

Fuser unit

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Paper tray

Figure 1–4 Paper paths

Important:

The face-up stacker must be closed when you want to eject paper to

Feed roller

Pick-up roller

the face-down stacker.

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Getting Acquainted

Stacker-full Sensor

This printer is equipped with a stacker-full sensor. If too much paper is stacked on the paper stacker, the sensor detects it and informs of an error.

Stacker-full sensor

If the following message is displayed, remove the paper on the paper stacker.

GETTING STARTED

STACKER FULL

Important:

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If ejected paper curls upward, not so much paper can be stacked. Remove paper little by little before the stacker-full sensor works.

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Getting Ready

This section will help you:

• Choose a suitable location for the printer

• Inventory the parts of the printer as you unpack it

Picking a Suitable Location

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

• Place the printer on a sturdy, level surface.

• Do not tilt the printer 5 degrees or more in any direction. Doing so may cause toner to spill or cause other malfunctions.

• Choose a room that is well ventilated and free of excessive dust. Leave 20 cm space on the left side of the printer for proper ventilation.

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

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• Ideal room temperature is

below

above

+15

+25

°C

from 15°C to 25°C (59°F to 77°F). Humidity should

be between 30% and 70% RH (no condensation).

Caution:

Do not rapidly warm the printer room, which has been cooled

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enough, using a heater. Otherwise, condensation may occur inside the printer mechanism and cause the printer to fail in performing normal printing. Wait until the printer gets accustomed to the room temperature.

Getting Ready

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

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

Warning:

For your safety from an electric shock, observe the above prohibition.

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

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• 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.

Getting Ready

Caution:

Note the following when you use supersonic humidifiers in your

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room: If tap water or well water is used in a supersonic humidifier, water impurities ejected into the air settle inside the printer, thus causing image errors. Use water free from impurities such as pure water.

To operate the printer smoothly, take sufficient spaces around the printer. See the figure below:

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Figure 1-5 Printer dimensions (unit: mm)

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Getting Ready

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.

GETTING STARTED

Print unit (placed in printer)

Cleaning sheets

Software set (printer

drivers and other

software)

Figure 1-6 Printer inventory

Cleaning brush (mounted in printer)

Printer

User’s manual

Toner bottle

Power cord

Paper guide

Tray cover

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Getting Ready

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

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

• The software set consists of:

- CD-ROM labeled PrintPartner Software

- Floppy disk labeled Printer Drivers for Windows 3.X

• The cleaning brush is a tool for cleaning the printer and the print unit. It is mounted inside the printer (under the print unit).

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Setting Up

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

Preparing the Print Unit and Installing the Toner Bottle

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

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

• Toner bottle

The toner bottle first installed after you purchase the printer 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:

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• Do not expose the print unit to direct rays of the sun or strong lights.

• Do not work for print unit attachment at a place exposed to strong lights. Make every effort to finish work within five minutes.

• Do not touch the surface of the photoconductor drum.

• Do not place the print unit upright or up side down.

• Toner is harmless for human body. However, if it sticks to your hand or clothing, wash it away immediately.

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Warning:

• Be careful not to get toner in your eyes or mouth. If toner sticks to your hand, wash it away promptly. Should you drink it by accident, consult your doctor promptly.

• Do not touch any parts (fuser and its peripheral) where the “Hot” label is affixed. It burns you. If paper clings to the fuser, do not take the risk of removing it. Instead, turn power off promptly and call your vendor.

Setting Up

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

Upper cover

Warning:

When opening the upper cover, be careful not to get your hand caught between the cover and printer frame. It may hurt you. Do not carelessly touch the upper cover while it is open; otherwise, the cover may drop in the close direction and crush your hand.

Caution:

Do not touch the components inside the printer.

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1. Open the upper cover. Lift the milled portions at the front left and right of the upper cover to open it.

2. Seat the print unit in place. This printer is shipped with a print unit mounted. Press down gently on the left and right portions marked PUSH until the print unit is positioned in place.

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Protective sheet

Narrow tape

3. Remove the protective materials from the print unit. With the print unit

mounted, peel off the center yellow tape, pull the portion marked “REMOVE THIS q” to remove protective sheet q, and gently pull transparent narrow tape w toward the right and you until the “END” mark is visible and remove the tape.

Setting Up

4. Shake the toner bottle. Remove the toner bottle from its bag and move it back and forth in a horizontal motion two or three times.

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Plastic seal

5. Remove the plastic seal from the toner bottle.

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

Caution:

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While removing the seals, press down the toner bottle so as not to drop the toner bottle and not to spill toner.

Toner bottle

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

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Setting Up

7. Lock the toner bottle. While holding down the toner bottle, pull its top up then push it backward until it clicks into place. (The bottle stands nearly upright when installed correctly.)

Toner bottle

Caution:

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• If you have installed the toner bottle, do not remove it from the print unit until it is empty. This could causes toner to spill into the printer.

• Do not run the printer with the toner bottle removed from the printing unit. It may spill toner inside the printer.

Upper cover

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

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

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Setting Up

Loading Paper

This section explains how to load paper into the paper tray or the multi-function feeder. See Chapter 2 for the types of paper that can be loaded.

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Important:

Load paper after the printer power is turned on.

Loading Paper in the Paper Tray

This printer has a single paper tray that is universal to paper sizes. You can add three more trays called second tray, third tray, and fourth tray by purchasing optional paper feeders (feeder units and paper trays). See Chapter 3 and Appendix B.

Because each paper tray has the same mechanism to make it universal to paper sizes, the following steps are described using the second paper tray.

Important:

Different sizes of paper cannot be loaded simultaneously into one tray.

1. Pull the paper tray out of

the printer.

Paper tray

2. Remove a restraint tape

and polystyrene foams securing each component.

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Setting Up

Caution:

• Load paper with the print side down.

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• When additional sheets of paper are supplied to the tray which is not empty, it may cause paper mispick, double-feed, skew at the boundary between old paper and new paper. Especially the uppermost and lowermost sheets in the package cause this trouble.

• If paper waves or curves, smooth it before loading.

• Paper may curve differently depending on the side on which it is placed. If paper curves when it is loaded, try and put it on the opposite side.

3. Adjust the paper size dial. A paper size dial is provided on the front right of the paper tray. Set it to the size of paper loaded.

Paper size dial

4. Lock the pressure plate. If the front of the pressure plate is raised, push it down until the pressure plate clicks into place. Make sure that left and right sides of the plate are clicked.

Pressure plate

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Important:

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

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Setting Up

Limit mark

Scales

Guide q

Guide w

5. Adjust the guides. While

lifting guide q, move it widthwise to set the guide to the desired paper size on the scale. While tilting guide w toward you (in the direction of the arrow), move it lengthwise to the desired paper size on the scale.

6. Load paper. Make sure the stack does not exceed the limit mark.

7. Reinstall the paper tray. Slide the paper tray along the guide rails and push it in until it locks.

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Caution:

Push the paper tray until it hits the bottom. Failure to do so may

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cause a paper size error or paper jam.

Setting Up

Setting the Stopper

When A3-size, B4-size, or ledger-size paper is printed, arrange the stopper on the upper cover as follows:

Upper cover

Stopper

1. Pull out the stopper. Hold the stopper at the front center of the upper cover and pull it toward you.

2. Raise the stopper and

adjust it for the paper size to be used.

• Raise the stopper in the

vertical position.

• For B4-size paper, push in

the stopper all the way.

• For A3-size paper, adjust

the square window of the stopper to the A3 mark.

• For ledger-size paper, pull

out the stopper all the way.

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When you do not use the stopper, return it to the original position in reverse order of setting.

Loading Paper in the Multi-function Feeder

The multi-function feeder (MFF) is useful to print a lot of thick or nonstandard size paper of sheets. The MFF can automatically feed sheets one by one to print continuously. Up to 100 sheets of paper (64 kg/m

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

Caution:

The multi-function feeder can open at an angle of about 80°. To

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avoid damage to it, do not apply excessive force on the paper tray do not put heavy things on it.

) can be loaded at a time in the multi-function feeder.

1. Open the front cover. Put fingers at the both top sides of the front door and pull the front door toward you.

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GETTING STARTED

2. Lower the operation lever to the “open” position. Push down the operation lever at the right of the multi-function feeder to the “open” position.

Slide guide

Subguide

Operation lever

3. Pull out the subguides. Subguides are provided on the front of the multi-function feeder for long sheets of paper and can be extended in three stages depending on the length of paper used. Extend the subguides according to the paper length.

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Setting Up

4. Load paper and adjust the slide guides. Put paper stack with the print side up on the multi-function feeder and push it forward so that the front edge of the paper stack is stopped. Then, adjust the left and right slide guides to the width of the paper stack.

• Place A3-, B4-, or ledger-size paper or envelopes in the

longitudinal direction.

• Place A4-, B5-, A5-, or letter-size paper in the transverse

direction.

5. Push up the operation lever to the “close” position. Push up the operation lever at the right of the multi-function feeder to the “close” position.

Caution:

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• Do not use creased or wrinkled paper. When using exceptional

paper, riffle the paper stack enough to separate sheets of paper from each other before putting it on the paper tray.

• 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.

FORMFORM

FEEDFEED

MENUMENUREADYREADY

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

6. Set the physical paper size

CONT.CONT.

TRAYTRAY

SELECTSELECT

RESETRESET

MENUMENU

ENTERENTER

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the size of paper loaded in the MFF. For menu operation, see Chapter 2.

PRINTPRINT

FONTFONT

✍

RESETRESET

MFFMFF

PAPER SIZEPAPER SIZE

SELFSELF TESTTEST

Important:

The MFF has two operation modes: First mode and Cassette mode. When using it in Cassette mode (default), you must specify the physical paper size of the MFF.

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Setting Up

Using the Rear Stacker

When the rear stacker is used, paper hardly curve inside the printer. Therefore, it is suitable to print special types of paper such as thick paper, transparencies, labels, and envelopes. When printing special paper, use the rear stacker as follows:

1. Open the rear stacker. Put your fingers in the dents provided on the upper left and right sides on the back of the printer, then pull open the rear stacker.

2. Attach the paper guide. Prepare the paper guide supplied with the printer, then insert it into the holes provided on the back of the

Paper guide

rear stacker.

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Important:

The rear stacker cannot accommodate too much paper. Therefore, when thick papers are printed, remove every four or five papers that are ejected. When transparencies are printed, remove one by one every time it is ejected.

Setting Up

Connecting the Power Cord

The printer’s input voltage rating is 120 VAC or 230 VAC.

Caution:

The manufacturer’s nameplate on the back of the printer indicates

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this rating. Confirm that the rated voltage of your printer matches the voltage of your power outlet.

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

2. Plug the female end of the

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

3. Plug the male end into a wall outlet.

Warning:

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Turning Power On/Off

The power switch is turned on to start the printer. The printer becomes ready to print about 80 seconds after the power switch is turned on.

When the duplex unit is mounted, turn on the power switch with the unit mounted. Failure to do so may cause the unit to malfunction.

Turn off the power switch at the end of work each day or if the printer is not used for a long time.

Caution:

Turning off the printer power clears print data stored in printer

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memory.

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Important:

With the power save function enabled, the printer automatically enters power save mode if it is left unused for the specified time with power on.

Turning power on

Press the power switch on the “|”-marked side to turn on the printer power.

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Setting Up

All the four indicators on the control panel are turned on, and the following messages are displayed on the liquid crystal display.

<<<INITIALIZE>>> then WARMING UP

It takes about 70 seconds for the printer to perform initialization and warm-up. The printer is ready to print when the ONLINE indicator on the control panel lights and the following message is displayed on the liquid crystal display.

READY

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Important:

If the liquid display or ONLINE indicator does not work when the power is turned on, see Chapter 5 “Solving Problems”.

Turning power off

Press the power switch on the “O”-marked side to turn off the printer power. When the power is turned off, all indicators and liquid crystal display on the control panel are turned off.

Caution:

☞

• Do not turn off power during printing. If you accidentally turn off power during printing, see “Removing Paper Jam” in Chapter 5 and remove paper remaining in the printer mechanism.

• Do not turn off power during initialization. Doing so may shorten the service life of the print unit.

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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.

Important:

The following restrictions apply to interface cables:

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

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

• The length of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters (50 feet) or less.

Caution:

Read the following carefully, and connect the interface cable

☞

correctly. Incorrect connection may cause the printer or computer to malfunction.

About Interfacing

Generally, you can connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel or serial interface. However, if your printer is used as a network printer, use an optional LocalTalk or Ethernet interface. An optional infrared interface is also provided.

• Parallel (Centronics) or serial (RS-232C) 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 (option) Use the LocalTalk interface if the printer is connected to a Macintosh network.

• Ethernet C, D, or F (option) Use an Ethernet interface (type C, D, or F) if the printer is used in a NetWare or TCP/IP corresponding.

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

• IrDA (option) Use IrDA (infrared adapter) if the printer is used in an infrared communications system.

Whichever interface you use, the printer automatically detects the interface that the computer is using.

For these options refer to Chapter 3.

Connecting to the Parallel Port

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

• Centronics cable with IEEE 1284 type B connector at the printer side

• Centronics cable with IEEE1284 type C connector (half size) at the printer side

Caution:

Be sure that both printer and computer are turned off before

☞

connecting the interface.

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

To make the connection, plug the cable connector into the parallel interface port on the back of the printer. Secure the connector with the wire clips. Plug the other

Wire clip

connector into your computer’s parallel port. Consult your computer documentation if you need help.

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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

Connecting to the Serial Port

Connecting to the serial port involves the following tasks:

• Connect the interface cable to the printer and your computer.

• 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.

The serial interface of this printer requires a null-modem cable 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 both printer and computer are turned off before

☞

connecting the interface cable.

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

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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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

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.

Item Parameter setting (printer side)

Baud rate 9600 (default) Data bits 8 (fixed) Stop bits 1 (fixed) Parity None (fixed) Pacing (protocol) DTR (default) DTR polarity HI (default) ROBUST (XON/XOFF) Off (default)

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:

• Change options of the serial menu in setup mode.

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

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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 LPT1:=COM1:

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.

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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.

POWER

READY

CONT.

RESET

ONLINE

FORM

FEED

TRAY

SELECT

MFF

PAPER SIZEPAPER SIZE

DATA

MENUREADY

RESET

ENTER

SELF TEST

ERROR

FONT

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

<<<INITIALIZE>>>, WARMING UP, then READY.

–

2. Print a test page offline. Press the

READYREADY

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

SELF TEST

button for more than five seconds. The message display indicates

CONFIG. Press the

PCL PAGE

ENTER

button to start printing.

The message display indicates

SELF TEST and

the DATA indicator flashes. A status report page is printed.

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Check that the printing is successful.

Important:

You can select FPS PAGE CONFIG by pressing the + or – button while the message display indicates PCL PAGE CONFIG.

Selecting an Emulation

This printer has two emulations (PCL and FPS) as a standard feature. You can use these emulations to connect your printer to different computers. PCL emulates HP LaserJet 5 printers and FPS emulates PostScript Level 2 compatible printers by the PowerPage® Level 2 interpreter.

When the printer has both emulations, it automatically selects the active emulation with default settings. To specify an emulation, select the emulation using the control panel. Use the Personality menu of the Config menu as shown below.

POWER

ONLINE

READY

FORMFORM

FEEDFEED

CONT.CONT.

RESETRESET

POWER

TRAYTRAY

SELECTSELECT

MFFMFF

PAPER SIZE

ONLINE

SETUP MENU CONFIG MENU

DATA

MENUMENUREADYREADY

RESETRESET

MENUMENU

ENTERENTER

SELFSELF TESTTEST

DATA

ERROR

PRINTPRINT

FONTFONT

ERROR

–

1. Enter setup mode. Press the button to put the

READYREADY

printer offline (the ONLINE indicator turns off). Then, press the

MENUMENU

button briefly six times.

The message display indicates

CONFIG MENU.

SETUP MENU

2. Select the Personality

menu. Press the

ENTER

button briefly. The message display indicates

PERSONALITY AUTO*.

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POWER

ONLINE

DATA

PERSONALITY AUTO*

ERROR

3. Select emulation. Press the

button briefly. The

ENTER

option

PCL, PS, then back to AUTO. Press the

AUTO changes to

READYREADY

button when the desired option is displayed.

The selected emulation is selected (an asterisk is followed). Once you change the emulation, the other menus automatically change to reflect the options and functions of the new emulation. For details of the setup menu, see Chapter 2.

Installing a Printer Driver

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 in the CD-ROM are:

• Standard drivers for Windows 3.X

• Standard drivers for Windows 95/98

• FPS drivers for Windows 95/98

• Standard driver for Windows NT 3.51

• Standard driver for Windows NT 4.0

• FPS driver for Windows NT 4.0

Printer drivers in the floppy disk are:

• Standard driver for Windows 3.X

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.

When you are using Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0, it is recommended that you should install a printer driver using MarkVision™ because the printer driver is reinforced with MarkVision™’s features such as remotely changing settings of a network printer and checking status of a network printer. For MarkVision™, see the next section.

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To install a printer driver in Windows 95/98, note the following:

• When you install the printer driver, the original OS (CD-ROM or floppy disks) is required during installation.

Installing a Printer Driver

When the CD-ROM is installed, the following menu screen is displayed in Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0.

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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.

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.

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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 20W 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.

Printer Drivers Supplied by the Floppy Disk

To install the Windows 3.X Printer Standard Driver contained in the floppy disk, follow these steps:

1. Start Microsoft Windows 3.X.

2. Insert the floppy disk into drive A.

3. Click “File” and choose “Run”.

4. Type A:INSTALL, then press ENTER.

5. From here, follow the instructions on the screen.

The FUJITSU PrintPartner 20W Windows 3.X Standard Printer Driver is now installed.

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

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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 MS-DOS, PC-DOS, or Windows DOS prompt environments and MarkVision™ is available in Windows 95, Windows 98, 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” file concerning PPMENU.

Installing Other Software

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.

MarkVision™ is automatically activated when an abnormal condition occurs in the printer. It operates in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT4.0 environments.

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.

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

For more details and the latest modifications, refer to the Operation Guide PDF document file and the “ReadMe.txt” file concerning MarkVision™ in the CD-ROM.

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 Printing a Status Report in Chapter 2.

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:

• The printer conducts a number of self-checks.

• The main motor rotates to check mechanical functions and clean the drum.

• 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.

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Select an existing or start a new document. Choose a small document for the first trial.

3. Select PP20W as the document printer.

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.

Printing Your First Document

6. Print your document.

Start the program. The default paper size is fixed to A4 (for Europe) or Letter (for the USA).

Adjusting Print Density

If you feel that the printout is too light or too dark, adjust the print density from the control panel in setup mode. After making the adjustment, print your trial document again and check the results. Use the Toner density menu of the Quality menu as shown below.

POWER

ONLINE

DATA

READY

CONT.

RESET

POWER

FORM

FEED

TRAY

SELECT

PAPER SIZEPAPER SIZE

ONLINE

MFF

MENUREADY

RESET

ENTER

SELF

TEST

DATA

SETUP MENU QUALITY

POWER

ONLINE

DATA

TONER DENSITY

ERROR

FONT

ERROR

1. Enter setup mode. Press the button to put the

READYREADY

printer offline (the ONLINE indicator turns off). Then, press the

MENUMENU

button briefly two times.

The message display

–

indicates

SETUP MENU

QUALITY MENU.

2. Select the Toner density

menu. Press the

ENTER

button briefly four times. The message display indicates TONER DENSITY

5*.

3. Change density. Press the

button briefly. The

ENTER

option changes between

(lightest) and 10 (darkest). Press the

READYREADY

button when the density you estimate proper is displayed.

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The selected density is selected (an asterisk is followed). For details of the setup menu, see Chapter 2.

Printing Your First Document

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 Something Goes Wrong.

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.

Problem Remedy

No response by printer Ensure that:

GETTING STARTED

• The printer is turned on and online. The ONLINE indicator should be lit.

• The cable from the computer to the printer is properly connected at both ends.

• Your software program has sent the print data to the printer. Many programs have a printer control function that shows print

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No printout; DATA The printer has received data from the indicator on computer but has not printed the page. To

print the page, put the printer offline by pressing

FORM FEED

READYREADY

briefly then press

Where To Go From Here

Problem Remedy

Unreadable printout Possible causes and solutions are:

• A wrong printer driver is selected. Select the PrintPartner 20W Printer Driver as the document printer.

• The document contains unknown printer commands. Remove any setup strings or embedded commands, or print the document with a Text only or ASCII text print option.

Where To Go From Here

To help you enhance or customize the printer, the user’s manual contains the following additional information:

• To get information on how to use the control panel and on handling various types of paper, see Chapter 2.

• To customize printer defaults, see Chapter 2.

• To install additional memory, see Chapter 3.

• To install an additional interface, see Chapter 3.

• To install an additional paper tray, see Chapter 3.

• To install a duplex unit, see Chapter 3.

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CHAPTER

Control Panel Tutorial

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.

• Control panel functions This section describes the functions by buttons.

• 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.

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.

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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.

Control Panel Tutorial

POWER

ONLINE

DATA

ERROR

MFFMFF

PAPER SIZE

PRINTPRINT

FONTFONT

SELFSELF TESTTEST

RESETRESET

CONT.CONT.

ENTERENTER

–

MENUMENUREADYREADY

FORMFORM

FEEDFEED

RESETRESET

MENUMENU

TRAYTRAY

SELECTSELECT

Figure 2–1 Control panel

Indicators

The control panel has four labeled LED indicators across the top.

Indicator Meaning

POWER Indicates printer power is on.

ONLINE Indicates the printer is online and ready to print.

DATA Flashes when data is being sent from your computer.

Lights steadily to indicate the printer’s buffer contains unprocessed data.

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✍

Control Panel Tutorial

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

• Whether the printer is ready to print

• When paper should be added

• When paper should be manually inserted

• When the toner bottle needs to be replaced

• When the print unit needs to be replaced

• An error message condition such as paper jam

Important:

A "Ready" message means the printer has no data to print without

READYREADY

any errors and the the printer detected an error or the

Ready state.

button is not pressed. "Not Ready" means

READYREADY

button was pressed in the

PRINTING AND PAPER HANDLING

Error messages inform you of conditions requiring your attention, such as They also warn you of hardware problems, such as

TRAY n PAPER OUT, COVER OPEN n, or PAPER JAM n.

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.

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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Control Panel Tutorial

Pressing the button briefly

Except for the

button, the following buttons are also valid

READY

when the printer is offline.

Button (top label) Function

READY FORM FEED CONT. TRAY SELECT

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.

MENU ENTER

Puts the printer in setup mode. Selects the displayed option as the printer default.

This button and the two buttons below are valid in setup, tray select, or MFF paper size mode.

+ –

Displays the next option. Displays the previous option.

Pressing and holding down the button for five or more seconds

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

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Button (bottom label) Function

RESET

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

RESET MENU

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).

MFF PAPER SIZE

Puts the printer in MFF paper size mode, which allows you to select the paper size to be used.

SELF TEST

Selects the self test menu, which lists printer operation options currently selected.

PRINT FONT

Selects the print font menu, which lists the fonts currently available.

Control Panel Functions

Changing Message Language (

MENUMENU

)

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

The message

C.P.LANGUAGE ENGLISH appears after printer

MENUMENU

initialization.

2. Press the

Press the

or – button until the desired language appears.

button.

ENTER

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

3. Save the selection.

Pressing the

button saves the new setting and returns the

READYREADY

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

Printing Data Remaining in the Buffer (

FORM FEED

)

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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.

Clearing an Error Condition to Continue Printing (

When a recoverable error occurred, pressing

clears the error

CONT.CONT.

)

condition and continues printing. For example, you can resume printing after adding paper in response to a message. You can use

TRAY1 A4. For example, you might want to print a page with A4-

size format on a letter-size sheet. the

INSERT A4 prompt when feeding paper manually. By pressing

, the printer prints from tray1 instead.

CONT.CONT.

to ignore a message such as Load

CONT.CONT.

TRAY1 PAPER OUT

also allows you to override

RESETRESET

Control Panel Functions

Clearing the Buffer and Reinitializing the Printer (

Pressing and holding down

for five or more seconds clears the

RESET

)

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.

Clearing EEPROM (

Turning the printer on while pressing and holding down

RESET

)

RESET

resets the menu settings of EEPROM to the factory default values. The message display indicates

WARMING UP, then READY (about a minute after). Unlike resetting

menu by

RESET MENU

, this function also resets the interface settings.

EEPROM CLEAR for a second,

Use this function to return all menu settings to the original standard conditions.

Setting the Fuser Unit Cleaning Mode (

Turning the printer on while pressing and holding down

READYREADY

)

sets

READYREADY

the fuser unit cleaning mode after printer initialization. Before setting this mode, be sure to remove paper from the multi-function feeder (MFF).

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When entering this mode, the printer requests you to set a cleaning sheet in the MFF. Setting a cleaning sheet starts feeding the sheet to clear the fuser unit. After cleaning, the printer ejects the sheet and waits for setting of the next sheet.

While the printer waits for setting of the next sheet, pressing

CONT.CONT.

clears the cleaning mode and puts the printer in the ready state.

If an error such as paper jam or cover open occurs during execution in cleaning mode, the printer returns to the cleaning sheet waiting state after the error is cleared.

and

MENURESETMENURESET

are disabled.

➤

➤ ➤

➤

➤ ➤

➤

Power on with

READYREADY

pressed

Control Panel Functions

<<<INITIALIZE>>>

WARMING UP

INSERT Cleaning Sheet

Set a cleaning

sheet.

CLEANING FUSER

Sheet is ejected.

ONLINE and DATA indicators are off.

DATA indicator flashes.

Press

CONT.CONT.

<<<INITIALIZE>>>

WARMING UP

READY

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Control Panel Functions

Selecting the Self Test Menu (

Pressing

SELF TEST

puts the printer into the self test menu which

SELF TEST

)

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

ONLINE and DATA indicators off.

2. Press the

SELF TEST

button for five or more seconds.

The message changes to PCL PAGE CONFIG START.

3. Select a desired emulation. Press the

or – buttons until the desired emulation appears.

4. Start printing.

Press the

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

button. The message display indicates SELF

ENTER

printed.

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➤

READY

SELF TEST( ENTER

+ –

)

➤

PCL PAGE CONFIG

➤

START

FPS PAGE CONFIG START

➤➤

➤

Control Panel Functions

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Figure 2–2 Status report (PCL emulation)

Control Panel Functions

Selecting the Font Print Menu (

Pressing

PRINT FONT

puts the printer into the print font menu which

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

The message changes to

button for five or more seconds.

PCL FONT LIST START.

3. Select a desired emulation. Press the

or – buttons until the desired emulation appears.

4. Start printing. Press the

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

button. The message display indicates PRINT

ENTER

printed.

PRINT FONT

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➤

READY

+ –

➤

PCL FONT LIST

➤

START

FPS FONT LIST START

➤➤

➤

Control Panel Functions

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Figure 2–3 Font report-first page (PCL emulation)

Control Panel Functions

Selecting Paper Tray, MFF, or Manual Feed Mode (

Pressing

TRAY SELECTTRAY SELECT

puts the printer in tray select mode which

TRAY SELECTTRAY SELECT

allows you to set paper sources in locked or unlocked status. In the locked status, the paper source selection is fixed. In the unlocked status, the paper source is automatically switched to another source in a certain condition (auto tray selection). The paper sources are tray 1, trays 2 to 4 (if installed), and MFF (in MFF mode or in manual feed mode).

The MFF operation is controlled by MFF mode in which “first” mode and “cassette” mode are provided.

First mode

The MFF has the highest priority and is selected first of all if printing is requested. You do not need to set the paper size of the MFF. (The MFF paper size menu is disabled.) The printer starts printing assuming that the loaded paper has the job-specified size of paper.

If you are printing using tray 1, 2, 3, or 4 with this mode set, you can immediately switch the tray to the MFF just by putting paper on the MFF. This is called on-demand printing.

)

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Cassette mode (default)

The MFF is controlled in the same manner as for other paper trays. However, it has the lowest priority as compared with trays 1 to 4. You must set the physical size of the paper loaded on the MFF, using the MFF paper size menu. If the MFF paper size does not match the job-specified size, a paper mismatch error occurs.

Manual feed mode

Besides the above two modes, the MFF has a manual feed mode. Operation slightly differs with the two modes.

In first mode: If paper is already loaded on the MFF, it is picked without the paper insertion request message. If paper is not loaded on the MFF, the paper insertion request message is displayed.

Control Panel Functions

ENTER

In cassette mode: Whether or not paper is loaded on the MFF, the paper insertion request message is displayed. If paper is already loaded on the

MFF, printing starts after you press

. If paper is not loaded

CONT.CONT.

on the MFF, printing starts when you load paper.

You can select two or three paper sources at a time, but must select at least one paper source. Tray 1, trays 2 to 4 (if installed), and MFF cassette mode are all selected as factory default.

When two or three paper sources are selected for auto tray selection (unlocked) and when a paper source runs out of paper or a paper miss match error occurs, the printer switches the paper source for another one.

To select a paper source for auto tray selection, follow these steps:

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1. Make sure that the message display indicates

READY with the

ONLINE and DATA indicators off.

2. Press the

TRAY SELECTTRAY SELECT

The message changes to

button briefly.

TRAY TRAY1*. The asterisk means

that tray 1 is selected for auto tray selection (unlocked).

3. Select or deselect a paper source.

This step is valid when tray 2 (option) or MFF (standard) is installed. Pressing the

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

4. Select or deselect other paper sources.

Press the Use the

or – buttons briefly to display another paper source.

button in the same way as described above.

ENTER

5. Save the selections.

Press

button to save the new settings and return to the

READYREADY

ready state.

ENTER

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Control Panel Functions

TRAY SELECT

➤

READY

+ –

➤

MFF MODE CASSETTE*

MFF MODE FIRST

➤

TRAY TRAY1*

➤

TRAY TRAY2*

TRAY TRAY3*

TRAY TRAY4*

TRAY MFF*

➤

➤➤

➤

MANUALFEED OFF*

MANUALFEED ON

(†)

➤

According to tray selection, the INTRAY LOCK status printed in a status report changes as follows:

Tray selection Intray lock status

TRAY TRAY1 INTRAY1 :LOCKED TRAY TRAY1* INTRAY1 :UNLOCKED TRAY TRAY2 INTRAY2 :LOCKED TRAY TRAY2* INTRAY2 :UNLOCKED TRAY TRAY3 INTRAY3 :LOCKED TRAY TRAY3* INTRAY3 :UNLOCKED TRAY TRAY4 INTRAY4 :LOCKED TRAY TRAY4* INTRAY4 :UNLOCKED TRAY MFF (†) INTRAYMFF :LOCKED TRAY MFF* (†) INTRAYMFF :UNLOCKED

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† When MFF MODE = FIRST, TRAY MFF is not displayed or

selected.

Control Panel Functions

Setting MFF Paper Size (

Pressing

MFF PAPER SIZEMFF PAPER SIZE

puts the printer in MFF paper size mode

MFF PAPER SIZE

)

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 mode is “cassette”.

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

The message changes to

button for five or more seconds.

MFF PAPER A4*. The asterisk

means that A4 size is selected for the MFF.

3. Select a desired paper size.

Press the Press the

or – buttons until the desired paper size appears.

button. The asterisk appears and the paper size is

ENTER

selected.

4. Save the selection.

Press the

button to save the new setting and return to the

READYREADY

ready state.

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➤

READY

MFF PAPER SIZE TRAY SELECT

➤

MFF PAPER A4*

➤

+ –

MFF PAPER XXXXX

MFF PAPER CUSTOM

MFF ENVELOPE COM10

MFF ENVELOPE XXXXX

MFF ENVELOPE B5

➤➤

➤

XXXXX: A5

➤

LETTER LEGAL EXECUTIVE JISB4 JISB5 LEDGER A3

XXXXX: MONARCH C5 DL

Control Panel Functions

Selecting the Thick

Control

TRAY SELECTTRAY SELECT

(

)

This printer has the thick control menu which allows you to select one of the two thick control modes for adjusting the printer for paper thickness. One is the normal mode (factory default) and the other is the extension mode.

The normal mode allows you to print thick paper, but has only one choice between two options (ON for thick paper and OFF for ordinary paper). This choice is common to all paper sources: tray 1, trays 2 to 4 (if installed), and MFF (in first/cassette mode or manual feed mode).

The extension mode allows you to print several kinds of thin paper, thick paper, and thick envelopes for every paper sources: eight options for every tray 1, trays 2 to 4 (if installed), or MFF (in first/ cassette mode or manual feed mode).

When one mode is selected, you cannot use the other mode.

To select a thick control mode, follow these steps:

1. Turning the printer on while pressing and holding down

TRAY SELECTTRAY SELECT

The message indicates

THICK CONTROL NORMAL* after

printer initialization. The asterisk means that normal mode is selected for paper thickness.

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2. Select a desired mode.

Press the the

ENTER

or – button until the desired mode appears. Press

button. The asterisk appears and the mode is selected.

3. Save the selection.

Press the

button to save the new setting and return to the

READYREADY

ready state.

This selection remains even if you turn the printer off.

+–

➤

➤ ➤

➤

ENTER

READY

Power on with

TRAY SELECTTRAY SELECT

pressed

Control Panel Functions

<<<INITIALIZE>>>

WARMING UP

THICK CONTROL NORMAL*

READY

THICK CONTROL EXTENSION

THICK CONTROL EXTENSION*

When you select a mode, the contents of the Quality menu changes according to the mode selected.

When the thick control is normal, only the Thick Paper item appears for paper thickness. This item has two options, OFF and ON.

When the thick control is extension, the Tray1 Media, Tray2 Media, Manual Media, MFF Media, Tray3 Media, and Tray4 Media items appear for paper thickness. Tray2 Media to Tray4 Media appear when trays 2 to 4 are installed respectively. Each item has eight options from -2 to 5.

To select an option in thick control mode, follow these steps:

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

ONLINE and DATA indicators off.

2. Press the The message changes to

3. Press the The message changes to

4. Press the The message changes to

5. Press the The message changes to

button briefly.

MENUMENU

button.

MENUMENU

button.

ENTER

button three times.

SETUP MENU PAGE FORMAT MENU.

SETUP MENU QUALITY MENU.

SMOOTHING ON*.

THICK PAPER OFF* when the thick

control is normal, or TRAY1 MEDIA 0* when the thick control is extension.

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Control Panel Functions

6. When the thick control is extension, press the

MENUMENU

button

until the desired item appears.

The message changes to

TRAY4 MEDIA 0*, MANUAL MEDIA 0*

TRAY2 MEDIA 0*, TRAY3 MEDIA 0*

, or

MFF MEDIA 0*

7. Select a desired option.

Press the the

ENTER

or – button until the desired option appears. Press

button. The asterisk appears and the option is

selected.

When the thick control is extension, repeat steps 6 and 7.

8. Save the selection.

Press the

button to save the new setting and return to the

READYREADY

ready state.

This selection remains even if you turn the printer off.

Each option means as follows:

When the thick control is normal:

Off: Ordinary paper On: Thick paper

When the thick control is extension:

-2: Thin paper when resulting in waving

-1: Thin paper when resulting in thin printing with duplex unit 0: Ordinary paper 1: Thick paper 2: Thick envelope when resulting in toner easily coming off 3: Thick envelope when resulting in thin printing 4: Thick rough paper when resulting in smudging

5: Thick rough paper when resulting in thin printing

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Try several options and select an appropriate option that results in the most satisfied print quality. However, use the normal mode basically.

Caution:

Turn the mode off or reset it to 0 after printing thick or thin paper.

☞

Enter Menu mode

and

select Quality menu

➤

SETUP MENU QUALITY MENU

➤

➤ ➤

SMOOTHING ON*

RESOLUTION 600*

➤

ECONOMY MODE OFF*

When THICK CONTROL is NORMAL.

THICK PAPER OFF*

➤

ENTER

Control Panel Functions

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When THICK CONTROL is EXTENSION.

➤

+–

➤

TRAY1 MEDIA 0*

➤

TRAY2 MEDIA 0*

➤

TRAY3 MEDIA 0*

➤

TRAY4 MEDIA 0*

➤

MANUAL MEDIA 0*

➤

MFF MEDIA 0*

➤

-2

➤

-1

➤

1 2

–

➤

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Menu Functions

ENTER

Menu Functions

Selecting Menu Option (

Pressing

briefly puts the printer in menu mode which allows

) and Resetting Menu (

MENUMENU

RESET MENU

)

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,

–

, and

Pressing

ENTER

RESET MENU

for five or more seconds in menu mode resets

MENUMENU

, +,

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.

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.

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In the example:

Submenus are are

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

LETTER, LEGAL, ON, and OFF.

selects menu mode when the printer is ready and offline.

MENUMENU

Once the printer is in menu mode,

PAGE FORMAT MENU and QUALITY MENU. Items

selects the first submenu

MENUMENU

and moves you right to the next submenu. If you are on the last submenu, pressing

When a submenu is selected, submenu. Once the first item is selected,

returns you to the first submenu.

MENUMENU

selects the first item of the

moves you right to the next item, regardless of an option selected. If you are on the last item, pressing

returns you to the first item.

MENUMENU

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

ENTER

Menu Functions

READY

When an item is displayed,

selects that option (adds an

asterisk after the option indicating that the option is stored in RAM).

MENUMENU

1st option (Default )

2nd option

1st submenu

SETUP MENU

PAGE FORMAT MENU

ENTERENTER

1st item

➤

COPIES

001*

➤

COPIES

002

➤

To or from 3rd option

➤

–

➤

–

2nd submenu

MENUMENU MENUMENU

1st option

SETUP MENU

QUALITY MENU

1st item

SMOOTHING

ON*

ENTERENTER

➤

(Default )

2nd option

SMOOTHING

OFF

–

2nd item

MENUMENU

LETTER*

PAPER

LEGAL

–

➤➤➤

PAPER

➤

To or from 3rd option

MENUMENU

To 3rd

➤➤➤

submenu

➤

To 2nd item

➤

To 3rd item

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Submenus, Items, and Options

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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Menu Functions

Submenu (bold)/Item

Page format menu

Copies Paper/Envelope

Custom size X Custom size Y Orientation Form lines Page protect Duplex mode Bind

Quality menu

Smoothing (*4) Resolution Economy mode Toner density Thick paper (*5) Tray1 media (*6) Tray2 media (*6) Tray3 media (*6) Tray4 media (*6) Manual media (*6) MFF media (*6)

PCL font menu

Font source Font number

Pitch size (*8) Point size (*9) Symbol set

Courier

PCL menu (*10)

Top offset Left offset A4 print width Auto attach FF Auto CR Auto LF

Options

001, 002, 003, ..., 999 (pages) A4, A5,

Letter, Legal, Executive, JISB4, JISB5, Ledger, A3, Custom (*1) COM10, Monarch, C5, DL, B5 100 to 148 to

297 (mm)

431 (mm) Portrait, Landscape 005, 006, 007, ...,

060, ..., 128 (lines/page) (*2) Auto, On Off, On (*3) Long edge, Short edge (*3)

On, Off 600, 300, 1200 (dpi) Off, On 1, 2, ...,

5, ..., 9, 10

Off, On

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

-2, -1,

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

-2, -1,

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

-2, -1,

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

-2, -1,

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

-2, -1,

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

-2, -1,

Internal, Soft, SIMM (*7) 000, 001, 002, 003, ..., N (depending on the font source, max. 999)

0.44, 0.45, 0.46, ..., 99.99 (characters/inch)

4.00, 4.25, 4.50, 4.75, 5.00, ..., 999.75 (point) Roman8, ISOL1, ISOL2, ISOL5, PC8, PC8-DN, PC850, PC852, PC8TK, ... Regular, Dark

-25.0, -24.9, -24.8, ..., 00.0, ..., +24.9, +25.0 (mm)

-25.0, -24.9, -24.8, ...,

00.0, ..., +24.9, +25.0 (mm) Normal, 80 columns/line No, Yes LF, LF+CR CR, CR+LF

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Menu Functions

Submenu (bold)/Item

FPS menu (*11)

Jam recovery Print FPS errors Job timeout Wait timeout Manual timeout Model selection

Config menu

Personality Auto continue I/O timeout (*12) I/O buffers Power save Pre pick

Parallel menu

Acknowledge (*13) Bi-direction NPAP mode

Serial menu (*14)

Baud rate Pacing DTR polarity ROBUST XON

Network menu (*15)

NPAP mode Bootp IP address IP netmask IP gateway

Clear warning

Options

Off, On On, Off 0, 10, 11, 12, ..., 298, 299, 300 (0: no check) 0, 10, 11, 12, ..., 298, 299, 0, 10, 11, 12, ...,

60, ..., 298, 299, 300 (0: no check)

300 (0: no check)

Auto model, Memory model, Speed model

Auto, PCL, PS (*11) On, Off, Ext 5, 6, 7, ..., Auto,

15, ..., 298, 299, 300 (seconds)

32K, 64K, 128K, 256K (bytes)

On after 15 min, 30 min, 60 min, 120 min, Off

Off,

Mode1, Mode2, Mode3 On, Off, ECP Auto, On, Off

2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 DTR, Xon/Xoff Hi, Low On, Off

Auto, On No, Yes ###. ###. ###. ### (### = 0, 1, 2, ..., 255) (*16) ###. ###. ###. ### (### = 0, 1, 2, ..., 255) (*16) ###. ###. ###. ### (### = 0, 1, 2, ..., 255) (*16)

Shows the printing component to be replaced. Print unit

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

and A4 for European customers.

*2 This is for Letter and portrait. It automatically changes

depending on paper size and page orientation. *3 Valid when a duplex unit is installed *4 Makes the contours of objects appear smoother than normally

possible with the printers standard resolution.

Menu Items

*5 Displayed when the thick control is normal (factory default). *6 Displayed when the thick control is extension. Tray2 media and

MFF media are displayed when tray 2 and MFF are installed respectively.

*7 Displayed when soft fonts are downloaded or a font SIMM card

is installed

*8 Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and fixed-spacing

one. The default depends on a selected font.

*9 Displayed when the selected font is a scalable and proportional-

spacing one. The default depends on a selected font.

*10

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

*11 Displayed when the FPS is selected for personality

This is essential for sharing the printer among multiple computers.

*12 *13 This is for the parallel interface. *14 Displayed when a serial interface board is installed *15 Displayed when a network interface board is installed *16 Consists of four parameters. The one followed by < can be

changed.

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Menu Items

The following briefly explains each item of the menu mode.

Page format menu

Copies The number of copies the printer prints from

each page

Paper/Envelope A paper size or envelope size to be used by the

printer

Custom size X Length of custom-sized paper to be used by

the printer

Custom size Y Width of custom-sized paper to be used by the

printer

Orientation A printing direction

Form lines The number of lines printed per page

Page protect 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.

Duplex mode Two-sided printing mode

Binding Where an extra area for fastening pages is

located, short or long edge of a page

Quality menu

Smoothing Whether the edge smoothness technology is

applied (improves resolution to 1200 dpi class)

Resolution The number of dots printed per inch

Economy mode Toner saving mode

Toner density Thickness of printout

Thick paper Mode for printing thick paper for all paper

input sources. Be sure to turn this off whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness.

Tray1 media Mode for printing thick or thin paper for tray

1. Be sure to return to 0 whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness.

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Menu Items

Tray2 media Mode for printing thick or thin paper for tray

2. Be sure to return to 0 whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness.

Tray3 media Mode for printing thick or thin paper for tray

3. Be sure to return to 0 whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness.

Tray4 media Mode for printing thick or thin paper for tray

4. Be sure to return to 0 whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness.

Manual media Mode for printing thick or thin paper for

MFF in manual feed mode. Be sure to return to 0 whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness.

MFF media Mode for printing thick or thin paper for

MFF. Be sure to return to 0 whenever you are using paper of ordinary thickness.

PCL font menu

Font source Where the printer finds the font

Font number The internal number of a font to be selected

Pitch size Character width (characters per inch)

Point size Character height (multiple of 1/72 inch)

Symbol set 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.

Courier Thickness of the strokes of the Courier font

PCL menu

Top offset Distance by which the page is virtually shifted

from the top edge of physical paper in PCL emulation

Left offset Distance by which the page is virtually shifted

from the left edge of physical paper in PCL emulation

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Menu Items

A4 print width Setting the width of the printable area for A4

paper size

Normal PCL6 compatible

80 columns/line 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.

Auto attach FF FF code (paper ejection) issued at timeout

Auto CR CR code added to an LF code

Auto LF LF code added to a CR code

FPS menu

Jam recovery Whether the jammed page is reprinted

Print FPS errors Whether an error report is printed out

Job timeout Time interval to be allotted between jobs

Wait timeout Time interval to be allotted for waiting a job

end

Manual timeout Time interval to be allotted for manual

insertion

Model selection Switching printing control (band/full page)

Auto model Standard setting. Automatically switches the

following two models depending on the total RAM capacity.

• Standard 8MB: equivalent to memory model

• 12MB or more (standard 8MB + optional 4MB or more): equivalent to speed model

Speed model Attaches importance to speedup of printing

control, thus processing all pages per job.

Memory model (Virtual) memory model. Attaches importance

to reliable printing rather than speedup, thus processing data per page.

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Menu Items

Config menu

Personality Selecting an emulation (personality) without a

PJL command which clearly specifies the emulation

Auto continue Automatic control of continuing recoverable

errors (On: automatically clears errors other than paper mismatch 10 seconds after an error, Ext: automatically clears errors including paper mismatch 10 seconds after an error)

I/O timeout Time interval allowed for switching the

interface

I/O buffers Size of interface buffer

Power save Setting the time interval during which the

printer remains idle state before entering sleep mode after printing last

On after 15 min Power save mode on. The printer enters sleep

On after 30 min On after 60 min

mode after remaining idle state for ## minutes after printing last.

On after 120 min

Off Power save mode off.

Pre pick Earlier start of picking paper from an optional

tray

Parallel menu

Acknowledge The pulse width of the ACK signal

Mode1 0.5 µs Mode2 1.0 µs Mode3 4.0 µs

Bi-direction Bi-directional Centronics interface mode

NPAP mode Whether the NPAP commands are used.

When using MarkVision™, the NPAP mode must be Auto or On.

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Menu Items

Serial menu

Baud rate Data transfer speed on the serial interface

Pacing Protocol of the serial interface

DTR polarity Level of the DTR signal in the DTR protocol

ROBUST XON ROBUST mode in the Xon/Xoff protocol

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

Clear warning

<Clear warning> print unit Clearing the print unit counter

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Handling Paper

The print quality considerably varies depending on the type of paper used or the way of keeping paper. This section explains the following:

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

• Adjusting the printer for a variety of paper thickness.

• How to change the available paper size of the paper tray

• General precautions on handling paper

Paper Types and Sizes

This printer can print on a variety of common office papers including recycled paper in addition to standard photocopier paper. Paper can range in basic weight from 64 to 75 g/m pound) for paper trays (standard and option) and from 64 to 128 g/

(17 to 34 pound) for the multi-function feeder, single-sided

printing or from 64 to 90 g/m

(17 to 24 pound) for the multifunction feeder, duplex printing. Smooth paper produces the best print quality, but textured papers usually provide satisfactory results.

The following descriptions also apply to an optional paper tray.

(17 to 20

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Caution:

When you use thick paper, follow these guidelines:

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• When you are using thick paper, thick envelopes, 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 transparencies and labels.

• When you cannot be satisfied with the results of the thick paper

mode or want to print on thin paper, use the extension mode of paper thickness.

• Turn the mode off or reset it to 0 when you print on regular paper.

Printing regular paper with this mode on or set to a value other than 0 may cause a decrease in print quality or reliability of the printer.

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

Handling Paper

• When using a paper tray, the sizes are:

Paper size (physical) Dimensions

A3 Portrait 297 × 420 mm A4 Landscape (European letter) 297 × 210 mm A5 Portrait 148 × 210 mm JIS B4 Portrait 257 × 364 mm JIS B5 Landsacape 257 × 182 mm Letter Landsacape (US letter) 11 × 8.5 in Legal Portrait (US legal) 8.5 × 14 in Executive Landscape 10.5 × 7.25 in Ledger Portrait 11 × 17 in

• When using the MFF, the size are as follows besides the sizes in the above table.

Paper size (physical) Dimensions

Same as the above table Same as the above table

Custom Custom size X × Custom size Y (*)

(Depends on user-specified size)

Envelope COM-10 4 1/8 × 9.5 inches Envelope Monarch 3 7/8 × 7.5 inches Envelope C5 162 × 229 mm Envelope DL 110 × 220 mm Envelope B5 176 × 250 mm

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* Custom sizes X and Y can be set within the range below by the

page format menu.

Custom size X: 100 mm wide × 297 mm long (3.9 × 11.7 inches) Custom size Y: 148 mm wide × 431 mm long (5.8 × 17.0 inches)

When the duplex unit is used, printable paper size is as follows:

Custom size X: 100 mm wide × 297 mm long (3.9 × 11.7 inches) Custom size Y: 182 mm wide × 431 mm long (7.2 × 17.0 inches)

If paper size exceeds the above range, the printer automatically performs one-sided printing.

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.

Paper size (logical) Dimensions Abbreviation

A3 297 × 420 mm A3 A4 210 × 297 mm A4 A5 148 × 210 mm A5 JIS B4 257 × 364 mm JB4 JIS B5 182 × 257 mm JB5 Letter 8.5 × 11 inches LT Legal 8.5 × 14 inches LG Executive 7.25 × 10.5 inches EX Ledger 11 × 17 inches LD Envelope COM-10 4 1/8 × 9.5 inches CO Envelope Monarch 3 7/8 × 7.5 inches MO Envelope C5 162 × 229 mm C5 Envelope DL 110 × 220 mm DL Envelope B5 176 × 250 mm B5 Custom Custom size X × Custom size Y CT

(Depends on user-specified size)

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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.

If a paper mismatch error occurs, the printer requests you to load the correct size of paper on the MFF by the following message:

LOAD MFF XXX

XXX means the abbreviation of paper size shown in the third column of the above table. It is also used in the paper insertion request message for a paper out error or manual feed mode.

However, you can load the correct size of paper in tray 1, 2, 3, or 4 to clear the error.

Handling Paper

Adjustment for Paper Thickness

When you are using thin paper, thick paper, or thick envelopes, you may find improper adhering of toner to the paper, wavy paper, or thin printing. This printer can improve the above print quality within the paper specifications by means of the thick control menu which has two modes, normal and extension. The printer is set in normal mode as a factory default. To change the mode and select an option, see Selecting the Thick Control Menu described earlier in this chapter.

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In normal mode, you can use the thick paper mode, which allows

you to print on thick paper, from 90 g/m

or more (24 pound or more). The setting is common to all paper sources. The thick paper mode is automatically used regardless of its option setting when you select an envelope for MFF paper size.

In extension mode, you can use media modes on tray 1 and trays 2 to 4 (if installed), and MFF, which allow you to print on thin paper, thick paper, or thick envelopes. A different setting can be specified every paper source. The media mode = 1 (thick paper) is automatically used when you select an envelope for MFF paper size so long as the media mode = 0 ( ordinary paper) is being selected.

Caution:

Turn the mode off or reset it to 0 when you print on regular paper.

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Printing regular paper with this mode on or set to a value other than 0 may cause a decrease in print quality or reliability of the printer.

Use the following guidelines when printing on thick paper or thick envelopes:

Basically use the thick paper mode (option: on or off) in the normal mode:

Off: Ordinary paper On: Thick paper, 90 g/m

or more (24 pound or more), Rough surface of paper, Toner easily scraped off by fingers, or Printing or back side stained with toner

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Handling Paper

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Important:

Use the ordinary paper mode (thick paper mode off) if paper thicker than 90 g/m thick paper mode on, large curl may result.

Caution:

☞

Depending on conditions of paper surface, insufficient fusing may occur even in thick mode. In this case, use paper with smooth surface.

(24 pound) does not have problems in fusing. With

General Precautions and Paper Storage

Observe the following when handling print media.

• When you purchase lots of paper, we recommend you to try printing well some sample sheets in advance and make sure that there is no printing problem.

• If transparencies or labels are printed, purchase these products intended for laser printers. Since some of these products sold in the market are not suitable for this printer, perform test printing in advance.

• Use the multi-function feeder to print special paper like thick paper, transparencies, labels, and envelopes. The print quality may be inferior to plain paper.

• When special paper is used, the rear stacker can be used to minimize paper curl. See “Using the Rear Stacker” in Chapter 2 for information on how to use the rear stacker.

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Thick Paper

• Thick paper may not be printed normally if it curls too much. Smooth the thick paper in advance to the extent that it curls up within 2 mm.

• Do not load paper with one side printed into the multi-function feeder for printing the other side. It stains paper.

Handling Paper

Transparencies

• Use such types of transparencies that do not melt or deteriorate when heated (about 170˚C) during fusion.

• Since transparencies are likely to cause double feed, riffle them well before loading.

Labels

• Use labels that have been prepared for laser printers in such a way that they are stuck to a backing sheet covering the whole surface with no glossy surface of the backing sheet exposed.

• Use labels that are stuck with glue that does not melt or deteriorate when heated (about 170˚C) during fusion.

Envelopes

Observe the following:

• Ambient conditions: Temperature: 15 to 28˚C Humidity: 20 to 60% RH

• Paper feeding:

Use the multi-function feeder. Number of envelopes that can be loaded: Load envelopes so long

as they do not exceed the limit mark. Hold the envelope with the print side (addressee side) up and with

the flap bent, then load it so that it is fed in the longitudinal direction. The envelope cannot be printed on its back.

• Paper ejection:

Use the rear stacker (face-up stacker) that can accommodate up to 10 envelopes.

• Setting the printer driver:

Select Thick Paper. For the paper size, select User-defined Size and specify the width and the length of the envelopes to be printed.

• Fusing:

If fusing is insufficient (toner is easily scraped off by fingers), use the thick paper mode.

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Handling Paper

Unavailable Paper

Do not use the following sheets of paper because they may cause paper jams, damage the printer itself, or result in dirty printing.

• Too thick or thin paper

• Wet or damp paper

• Printed paper

• Multiple sheets pasted together or glued paper

• Curved, wrinkled, folded, or broken paper

• Curled paper

• Sheets stuck together by static electricity

• Complicated-shape of paper, or paper with binding holes or perforations

• Surface-treated paper or specially coated paper

• Paper for offset printing

• Paper preprinted with inks that use conductive materials such as metal or carbon or generate gas when heated to 170˚C or more

• Paper that melts or deteriorates when heated to 170˚C or more

• Heat-sensitive paper or carbon paper

• Stapled, clipped, ribboned, or taped paper

• Paper with rough surface such as coarse-grained paper or fibrous paper

• Paper with large cut edges

• Paper with much paper powder

• Embossed paper or paper with very uneven surface

• Extremely glossy paper

• Envelopes with a transparent window

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Handling Paper

• Labels that are stuck to a backing sheet with the glossy surface of the backing sheet partially exposed and that are not prepared for laser printers

Not usable Usable

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Glossy surface of backing sheet

Labels covering the whole surface of backing sheet

Paper Storage

Bad storage of paper may reduce quality of paper, resulting in poor printing. Store paper correctly as referring to the following to keep the paper in its best condition.

• Paper dislikes moisture. Store paper at a place free of water. Do not open the paper package until you actually use the paper.

• If unpacked paper is left unused, repack it with the original packing paper while taking care not to allow dust to enter, then store it at a less-humid place.

• If you do not use the printer for a long time, remove paper from the paper tray and repack it with the original packing paper, then store it at a less-humid place.

• Store paper in a place not exposed in direct sun light and at low humidity.

• Store paper on a level surface. Storage on the tilt may curl or wrinkle paper.

• Do not pile up a great number of paper packages to avoid damage to the paper. Do not put a heavy or hard thing on a paper package.

• Do not give paper sudden change in temperature to avoid dryness and moisture absorption of the paper. Bring paper packages in the place where the printer is used and leave them about a day before unpacking.

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Handling Paper

Changing the Paper Size in the Tray

This printer is equipped with a standard paper tray (250 sheets) called tray 1. It is universal type and can be adjusted to one of the ten paper sizes: A3, A4, A5, JIS B4, JIS B5, Ledger, Legal, Letter, and Executive. You can add three more trays (250 or 500 sheets) called second tray, third tray, and fourth tray by purchasing optional paper feeders (feeder units and paper trays). Because each paper tray has the same mechanism as to making it universal to paper sizes, the following steps are described using the first paper tray. To change the size, follow these steps:

1. Pull the paper tray out of

Paper tray

the printer.

2. Remove paper stack if

remained.

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3. Adjust the paper size dial. Turn the paper size dial on the front right of the paper tray and set it to the size of paper to be loaded.

Paper size dial

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

4. Lock the pressure plate. If the front of the pressure plate is raised, push it down until the pressure plate clicks into place. Make sure that left and right sides of the plate are clicked.

Pressure plate

Important:

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

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Limit mark

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Scales

5. Adjust the guides. While lifting guide q, move it widthwise to set the guide to the desired paper size on the scale. While tilting guide w toward you (in the direction of the arrow),

Guide w

Guide q

move it lengthwise to the desired paper size on the scale.

6. Load paper.

Make sure the stack does not exceed the limit mark.

Caution:

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

If paper is wavy or curled, remove waved or curled sheets of paper.

If paper is abnormally curled or becomes cylindrical after printing, use the paper upside down. It may reduce a degree of curl.

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Handling Paper

7. Install the paper tray. Slide the tray down the left and right guide grooves until it is locked.

Printing on Custom-Sized Paper

This printer can print on custom-sized paper (nonstandard size paper). Use the multi-function feeder (MFF) for this purpose. You can also use the MFF to print custom-sized paper one by one by setting the MFF in manual feed mode.

To use the MFF, follow these steps:

1. Specify the size of paper to be used. Set the printer in menu mode using the control panel and select the Page Format menu.

a. Select Custom for Paper/Envelope.

b. Adjust Custom X and Custom Y to the size of paper to be

used.

To the paper feed direction, length X is perpendicular and length Y is parallel as shown below.

When you specify the paper size from the printer driver, use a property sheet screen.

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5 mm

Printable area

in portrait

Printable area

in landscape

2. Specify the physical paper size of the MFF. When the MFF mode is “Cassette” (default), select the MFF Paper Size menu from the control panel and select “Custom” in the menu. When the MFF mode is “First”, you do not need to specify the paper size.

Caution:

☞

Using custom-sized paper may decrease the printing precision and quality.

Printable Areas

Page printers cannot print the entire of physical pages. It cannot print edge areas of paper. The printable areas are 5 mm (1/6 inch to be exact) inside the edges of paper.

Important:

Printing off the physical page causes unused toner to be recovered to the print unit. Frequent repetition of this printing can result in print quality problems.

Handling Paper

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Figure 2–4 Printable areas

Handling Paper

Loading Direction of Paper

This printer can handle various sizes of paper: A3, A4, A5, JISB4, JISB5, letter, legal, executive, ledger, custom-sized, and envelopes. However, you must put paper in a paper tray or the MFF in the specified direction depending on the size of paper.

1. A3, A5, JISB4, ledger, legal, custom-sized, and envelopes (MFF only)

Orient the length of paper in the paper feed direction.

Width

Length

Lengthwise feeding

Paper feed

direction

2. A4, JISB5, letter, executive

Orient the width of paper in the paper feed direction

Length

Width

Paper feed

direction

Figure 2–5 Paper loading directions

Widthwise feeding

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Handling Paper

Logo

Page Orientation

When you want to print on preprinted paper like letterhead, it is important to understand the relationship between the paper loading direction (lengthwise/widthwise feeding) and the page orientation (portrait/landscape).

When using a paper tray, place the paper with its letterhead facing down. Insert the paper as shown below.

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Figure 2–6 Loading letterhead in a paper tray

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