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Second Edition (January, 1997)

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Contents

Statement of Limited Warranty ........................... xi

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Energy Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Communications Statements for Class A ..................... xvi

Communications Statements for Class B ..................... xvii

Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

About This Book ................................. xxi

Conventions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

Chapter 1. About Your Printer ........................... 1

Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Describing Printer Features and Options ....................... 2

Describing Standard Features ............................ 6

Identifying Printer Parts and Locations ...................... 7

Optional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Upper 500 Sheet Paper Tray (Tray 1) ..................... 13

Lower 500 Sheet Paper Tray (Tray 2) ..................... 13

2000-Sheet Paper Input Drawer (Tray 3) .................... 13

2000-Sheet Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Options Controller Card ............................. 14

US 9 Foot Line Cord .............................. 14

US 6 Foot Chicago Line Cord .......................... 15

Printer Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Envelope Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Printer Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adobe PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

IPDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Network Card for Ethernet (10Base2 or 10BaseT) ............... 16

Network Card for Token Ring .......................... 16

Twinax SCS Interface Card ........................... 16

Coax SCS/DSC/DSE Interface ......................... 16

Ordering Optional Features ............................. 17

Ordering Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Describing Resident Fonts ............................. 20

Using Printer Drivers ................................ 22

Obtaining Printer Drivers ............................ 23

Using Network Printer Manager Utility ....................... 24

Obtaining Network Printer Manager Utility ................... 24

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Using Network Printer Resource Utility ..................... 25

Obtaining Network Printer Resource Utility ................... 25

Using Print Services Facility Software with IPDS ................. 25

Obtaining Adobe Acrobat Portable Data Files ................... 26

Chapter 2. Using the Operator Panel ...................... 27

Understanding the Operator Panel Indicator Lights ................ 29

Using the Operator Panel Keys .......................... 30

Navigating Menus — Two Examples ........................ 31

Example 1 — Printing the Printer Configuration Page ............. 32

Example 2 — Reducing Toner Usage ..................... 36

Performing Other Common Operator Panel Tasks ................. 38

Canceling a Print Job .............................. 38

Selecting Binding for Duplex Print Jobs ..................... 38

Printing a Stored Page (PCL5e Jobs Only) ................... 39

Printing a List of PCL5e Fonts ......................... 39

Printing a List of PostScript Fonts ........................ 39

Printing a List of IPDS Fonts .......................... 39

Adjusting Print Density (Printing Darker or Lighter) ............... 40

Changing the Power-Savings (Sleep Mode) Interval .............. 40

Changing the Language Shown on the Display Panel ............. 41

Understanding Common Messages ........................ 42

Chapter 3. Navigating Through the Operator Panel Menus .......... 43

Test Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Paper Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Configuration (Config) Menu ............................ 51

Memory Configuration (Memconfig) Menu ..................... 54

Parallel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

PCL Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

PS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Token Ring Menu .................................. 60

Ethernet Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Coax SCS Menu .................................. 64

Twinax SCS Menu ................................. 67

Coax Setup Menu ................................. 69

Twinax Setup Menu ................................ 71

Coax DSC/DSE Menu ............................... 73

IPDS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Machine Information Menu ............................. 80

Language Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Chapter 4. Loading Paper and Envelopes ................... 83

Selecting Paper and Other Printable Material ................... 83

Selecting Paper from Printer Drivers and Datastreams .............. 85

Selecting Output as Face Up or Face Down .................. 85

Defining the Printable Area ............................. 85

Storing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Loading Letterhead and Prepunched Paper .................. 88

Loading Paper into Trays 1 and 2 ........................ 88

Loading Paper into 2000-Sheet Input Drawer - Tray 3 ............. 92

Loading Paper into Auxiliary Tray ........................ 96

Loading Envelopes into Envelope Feeder ................... 99

Using the Paper Menu ............................... 104

Selecting The Default Input Tray ........................ 104

Selecting The Default Output Bin ........................ 104

Defining the Auxiliary Tray Paper Size ..................... 105

Defining the Envelope Feeder Envelope Size ................. 105

Turning Tray Switching On or Off ........................ 106

Turning Auxiliary Tray Manual Feeding On or Off ............... 106

Stapling Print Jobs ............................... 106

Chapter 5. Clearing Paper Jams ......................... 109

Locating Paper Jams ................................ 115

Removing Paper Jams from the Fuser Area .................. 116

Removing Paper Jams from the Imaging Area ................. 119

Removing Paper Jams from Paper Trays 1 and 2 ............... 121

Removing Paper Jams from 2000-Sheet Input Drawer - Tray 3 ........ 123

Removing Paper Jams from the Auxiliary Tray ................. 124

Removing Paper Jams from the Envelope Feeder ............... 124

Removing Paper Jams from the Duplex Unit .................. 127

Removing Paper Jams from the Face-Up Tray ................. 130

Removing Paper Jams from the Face-Down Tray ............... 131

Removing Paper Jams from the 2000-Sheet Finisher ............. 131

Chapter 6. Maintaining the Printer ....................... 139

Ordering and Replacing Supplies ......................... 139

Changing the Toner Cartridge ........................... 140

Cleaning the Printer ................................ 143

Cleaning the Anti-Static Teeth ......................... 143

Cleaning the Transfer Guide Area ....................... 144

Cleaning the Registration Roller Area ...................... 145

Replacing a Staple Cartridge ............................ 146

Performing a Stapler Test ............................ 148

Chapter 7. Installing Printer Options ...................... 149

Handling Static Sensitive Devices ......................... 150

Installing the Paper Stopper ............................ 151

Installing the Face-Up Tray ............................. 152

Locating Options on the Printer Controller Card .................. 153

Installing SIMM and Hard Drive Options ...................... 154

Installing a SIMM ................................ 155

Installing a Hard Drive .............................. 159

Installing the Options Controller Card ....................... 162

Installing the Network Interface Card ........................ 166

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Installing a Network Interface Card ....................... 166

Installing the Envelope Feeder ........................... 168

Installing the Duplex Unit Option .......................... 171

Installing the 2000-Sheet Input Drawer (Tray 3) Option .............. 174

Installing the 2000-Sheet Finisher Option ..................... 180

Unpacking the 2000-Sheet Finisher ....................... 183

Attaching Output Trays ............................. 185

Attaching the Printer Delivery Slot Adapter ................... 186

Attaching the Guide Rail ............................ 186

Connecting I/O and Power Cables ....................... 190

Installing a Staple Cartridge ............................ 191

Installing the Printer Stand ............................. 193

Chapter 8. Managing Printer Memory ...................... 197

Downloading and Managing Fonts ......................... 197

Describing Printer Memory ............................. 197

DRAM Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Estimating Memory Requirements ......................... 199

Using Memory Reduction Technology with Page Protection .......... 200

Chapter 9. Setting Printer Network Addresses ................. 201

Defining Network Configuration Tasks ....................... 201

Using the Operator Panel Keys to Set Network Addresses .......... 202

Setting IP, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Addresses ............... 203

Setting the Locally Administered MAC Address (LAA) ............. 204

Appendix A. Troubleshooting Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Locating Printer Serial Number and Machine Type ................ 205

Troubleshooting Problems: Symptoms and Actions ................ 207

Appendix B. Understanding Printer Messages ................. 215

Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Service Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Appendix C. Solving Print Quality Problems .................. 235

Print Is Too Light .................................. 235

Toner Spots on the Print .............................. 235

Repetitive Marks on the Print ............................ 236

Random Deletions or Light Areas on the Print ................... 236

Vertical Marks on the Print ............................. 237

Vertical Bands of Deletions or Light Areas on the Print .............. 237

Entire Print is Black ................................. 238

Entire Print Is Blank ................................ 238

White Spots Within Black Image Area ....................... 239

Printed Image Rubs Off or Smears ......................... 239

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The Print Is Damaged ............................... 240

The Printed Image Is Blurred ............................ 240

Appendix D. Installing the Usage Kit ...................... 241

Preparing to Install the Usage Kit ......................... 241

Changing the Auxiliary Feed Pick-up Roller and Separation Pad ......... 242

Changing the Fuser Assembly ........................... 246

Changing the Transfer Charging Roller Assembly ............... 250

Changing the Pick-up and Feed and Separation Rollers ............ 258

Appendix E. Answering Your Questions .................... 273

Appendix F. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Toner Cartridge Specifications ........................... 276

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

1. 2000-Sheet Finisher Capacity-Standard Paper Sizes ............ 14

2. 2000-Sheet Finisher Capacity-Large Paper Sizes .............. 14

3. Optional Feature Descriptions and Order Numbers ............. 17

4. Supplies Descriptions and Part Numbers .................. 19

5. Supported Media Types and Sizes ..................... 84

6. Printable Area and Margins ......................... 85

7. Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

8. Troubleshooting Problems: Symptoms and Actions ............. 207

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Figures

1. Printer with Optional Printer Stand ....................... 3

2. Printer with Optional 2000-Sheet Input Drawer ................ 4

3. Printer with Optional 2000-Sheet Finisher ................... 5

4. Printer Parts and Locations—Front and Right View .............. 7

5. Key Printer Parts and Locations—Rear and Left View ............ 9

6. Key Printer Parts and Locations-Optional 2000-Sheet Finisher ....... 11

7. IBM Network Printer 24 Operator Panel ................... 27

8. IBM Network Printer 24PS Operator Panel ................. 28

9. Operator Panel Indicator Lights ....................... 29

10. IBM Network Printer 24/24PS Configuration page .............. 35

11. Operator Panel Menu Map .......................... 45

12. Standard and Duplex Paper Path ...................... 109

13. Standard and Envelope Feeder Paper Path ................. 110

14. 2000-Sheet Paper Input Drawer Paper Path ................ 112

15. 2000-Sheet Finisher Paper Path ....................... 113

16. Controller Card Locations for SIMMs and Hard Drive Options ....... 154

17. Key Envelope Feeder Parts and Locations ................. 168

18. 2000-Sheet Input Drawer .......................... 174

19. Finisher Parts and Accessories ....................... 181

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Statement of Limited Warranty

The warranties provided by IBM* in this Statement of Limited Warranty apply only to Machines you originally purchase for your use, and not for resale, from IBM or an IBM authorized re-seller. The term “Machine” means an IBM machine, its features, conversions, upgrades, elements, or accessories, or any combination of them. Machines are subject to these terms only if purchased in the United States or Puerto Rico, or Canada, and located in the country of purchase. If you have any questions, contact IBM or your re-seller.

Machine: Network Printer 24 and 24PS Warranty Period: 12 months Contact your place of purchase for warranty service information.

Production Status

Each Machine is manufactured from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts (which perform like new parts). In some cases, the Machine may not be new and may have been previously installed. Regardless of the Machine's production status, IBM's warranty terms apply.

The IBM Warranty

IBM warrants that each Machine 1) is free from defects in materials and workmanship and 2) conforms to IBM's Official Published Specifications. IBM calculates the expiration of the warranty period from the Machine's Date of Installation. The date on your receipt is the Date of Installation, unless IBM or your re-seller informs you otherwise.

During the warranty period, IBM or your re-seller will provide warranty service under the type of service designated for the Machine and will manage and install engineering changes that apply to the Machine. IBM or your re-seller will specify the type of service.

For a feature, conversion, or upgrade, IBM or your re-seller may require that the Machine on which it is installed be: 1) the designated, serial-numbered Machine and 2) at an engineering-change level compatible with the feature, conversion, or upgrade. Some of these transactions (called “Net-Priced” transactions) may include additional parts and associated replacement parts that are provided on an exchange basis. All removed parts become the property of IBM and must be returned to IBM.

Replacement parts assume the remaining warranty of the parts they replace. If a Machine does not function as warranted during the warranty period, IBM or your

re-seller will repair or replace it without charge. If IBM or your re-seller is unable to do so, you may return it to your place of purchase and your money will be refunded.

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If you transfer a Machine to another user, warranty service is available to that user for the remainder of the warranty period. You should give your proof of purchase and this Statement to that user.

Warranty Service

To obtain warranty service for the Machine, you should contact your re-seller or call IBM. In the United States or Canada, call your point of purchase or IBM customer technical support at 1-800-358-6661 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m, Eastern Standard Time. You may be required to present proof of purchase.

Depending on the Machine, the service may be

1. “Repair” service at your location (called “On-site”),

2. “Repair” service at one of IBM's or a re-seller's service locations (called “Carry-in”).

When a type of service involves the exchange of a Machine or part, the item IBM or your re-seller replaces becomes its property and the replacement becomes yours. The replacement may not be new, but will be in good working order.

It is your responsibility to:

1. Obtain authorization from the owner (for example, your lessor) to have IBM or your re-seller service a Machine that you do not own;

2. Where applicable, before service is provided:

a. Follow the problem determination, problem analysis, and service request

procedures that IBM or your re-seller provide, b. Secure all programs, data, and funds contained in a Machine, c. Inform IBM or your re-seller of changes in a Machine's location, and d. Remove all features, parts, options, alterations, and attachments not under

warranty service. Also, the Machine must be free of any legal obligations or

restrictions that prevent its exchange; and

3. If the machine is not shipped in an IBM box, be responsible for loss of, or damage to, a Machine in transit when you are responsible for the transportation charges.

Extent of Warranty

IBM does not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation of a Machine. Misuse, accident, modification, unsuitable physical or operating environment, improper

maintenance by you, or failure caused by a product for which IBM is not responsible may void the warranties.

THESE WARRANTIES REPLACE ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HOWEVER, SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY, THEN ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE

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LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD. NO WARRANTIES APPLY AFTER THAT PERIOD.

In Canada, warranties include both warranties and conditions. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the

above limitation may not apply to you.

Limitation of Warranty

Circumstances may arise where, because of a default on IBM's part (including fundamental breach) or other liability (including negligence and misrepresentation), you are entitled to recover damages from IBM. In each such instance, regardless of the basis on which you are entitled to claim damages, IBM is liable only for:

1. Bodily injury (including death), and damage to real property and tangible personal property; and

2. The amount of any other actual loss or damage, up to the greater of $100,000 or the charge for the Machine that is the subject of the claim.

Under no circumstances is IBM liable for any of the following:

1. Third-party claims against you for losses or damages (other than those under the first item listed above);

2. Loss of, or damage to, your records or data; or

3. Economic consequential damages (including lost profits or savings) or incidental damages, even if IBM is informed of their possibility.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

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Notices

Trademarks

References in this publication to IBM products, programs or services do not imply that IBM intends to make these available in all countries in which IBM operates. Any reference to an IBM licensed product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only IBM's product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any of IBM's intellectual property rights may be used instead of the IBM product. Evaluation and verification of operation in conjunction with other products, except those expressly designated by IBM, is the user's responsibility.

Any performance data contained in this document was obtained in a controlled environment based on the use of specific data. The results that may be obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly. Users of this document should verify the applicable data in their specific environment. Therefore, such data does not constitute a performance guarantee or warranty.

IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents. You can send license inquiries, in writing, to the IBM Corporation, IBM Director of Licensing, 506 Columbus Ave., Thornwood, N.Y. 10594 U.S.A.

The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both:

AIX Application System/400 AS/400 IBM

Intelligent Printer Data Stream

IPDS OS/2 OS/400 Personal System/2

Print Services Facility

PS/2 PSF WIN-OS/2

The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies: Acrobat Adobe Systems, Inc.

Macintosh Apple Corporation PostScript Adobe Systems, Inc. PCL5e Hewlett Packard Co. TonerMiser DPTek

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Windows Microsoft Corp.

Energy Star

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR Computers program is a partnership effort with manufacturers of data processing equipment to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, and copiers to help reduce air pollution and global warming caused by electricity generation.

IBM Printing Systems Company participates in this program by introducing printers that reduce power consumption when they are not being used. As an Energy Star Partner, IBM Printing Systems Company, has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.

Communications Statements for Class A

When either the 2000-sheet input drawer or 2000-sheet finisher feature is installed, the printer will create a Class A system that is not to be operated in a Class B environment.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

Note: 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.

Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. IBM is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)

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this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Canadian Department of Communications compliance statement: This equipment does not exceed Class A limits per radio noise emissions for digital apparatus, set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications. Operation in a residential area may cause unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the owner or operator to take whatever steps are necessary to correct the interference.

Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des Communications du Canada:

Cet équipement ne dépasse pas les limites de Classe A d'émission de bruits radioélectriques pour les appareils numériques, telles que prescrites par le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique établi par le ministère des Communications du Canada. L'exploitation faite en milieu résidentiel peut entraîner le brouillage des réceptions radio et télé, ce qui obligerait le propriétaire ou l'opérateur à prendre les dispositions nécessaires pour en éliminer les causes.

The United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984: This apparatus is approved under the approval No. NS/G/1234/J/100003 for the indirect connections to the public telecommunications systems in the United Kingdom.

Japanese VCCI Class 1 ITE Statement:

Communications Statements for Class B

IBM 4324-001 Note: 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.

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 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

 Consult an IBM authorized dealer or service representative for help.

Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 1284-1994 compliant) must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. The parallel cable is IBM Part Number 63H1994 or its equivalent. Proper cables and connectors are available from IBM authorized dealers. IBM is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Responsible party:

International Business Machines, Corp. Old Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504

Telephone: 1-800-772-227

European Union (EU) Electromagnetic Conformity Statement

This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended modification of the product, including the fitting of non-IBM option cards.

EU Conformity Statement: This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22/European standard EN 55022. The limits for Class B equipment were derived for typical environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication devices.

German Conformity Statement:

Dieses Gerät erfüllt die Bedingungen der EN 55022 Klasse B.

Industry Canada Compliance Statement:

This Class B digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-causing equipment regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouiller du Canada.

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Safety Notices

The United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984: This apparatus is approved

under the approval No. NS/G/1234/J/100003 for the indirect connections to the public telecommunications systems in the United Kingdom.

Japanese VCCI Class 2 ITE Statement:

There are three levels of safety notices: DANGER calls attention to a situation that is potentially lethal or extremely hazardous

to people.

CAUTION calls attention to a situation that is potentially hazardous to people. Attention calls attention to the possibility of damage to a program, device, system, or

data. Attention notices are located throughout this publication, but are not listed here.

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Safety Precautions

Electrical Safety

This printer is inspected and listed by recognized national testing laboratories, such as Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) in the U.S.A. and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) in Canada. Listing of a product by a national testing laboratory indicates that the product is designed and manufactured in accordance with national requirements intended to minimize safety hazards. IBM equipment meets a very high standard of safety in design and manufacture. Remember, however, that this product operates under conditions of high electrical potentials and heat generation, both of which are functionally necessary.

Because the paper and toner used in the printer can burn, you should take normal precautions to prevent fire. These precautions include common-sense measures, such as keeping potentially combustible materials (for example, curtains and chemicals) away from the printer, providing adequate ventilation and cooling, limiting unattended operation, and having trained personnel available and assigned to the printer.

Laser Safety

This printer complies with the performance standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a Class 1 Laser Product. This means that the printer belongs to a class of laser products that does not produce hazardous laser radiation in a customer accessible area. This classification was accomplished by providing the necessary protective housing and scanning safeguards to ensure that laser radiation is inaccessible or within Class 1 limits.

There are various tool-operated machine covers that should be moved, removed, or replaced only by trained service personnel. There are no operator controls or adjustments associated with the laser.

No operator maintenance is required to keep the product in compliance as a Class 1 Laser Product. No adjustments that affect laser operation or power are accessible to the operator.

This printer is a Class 1 Laser Product that contains an enclosed Class 3B laser.

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About This Book

This book is designed to help you use the Network Printer 24 and 24PS. It describes how to:

 Use the operator panel to navigate menus and control the printer  Load and select paper and other print materials  Clear paper jams  Change printer supplies  Install printer options  Troubleshoot printer problems  Understand messages displayed on the operator panel

Conventions Used

Names of keys on the operator panel and labeled printer parts are shown in bold typeface. For example:

 Press the Enter key.  Press Page Eject.  Set the front paper guide in the slot labeled LTR.

Tips for network administrators are shown in a box:

Network Administrator Tip

Suggestions or tips on improving printer performance are described in this box.

Notes are shown as: Note: This note provides further explanation.

Important notes are shown in a box:

Important

Notes you must read that contain important information such as handling static sensitive devices.

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Related Publications

The following books contain information that relates to the printer:



IBM Network Printer 24 and 24PS: Quick Setup

up the printer.



IBM Network Printer 24 and 24PS: Safety Instructions

notices in several languages.



IBM Network Printer 24 and 24PS: Service Manual

information for repairing this printer.



IBM Network Printers: PCL5e and PostScript Level 2 Technical Reference

S544-5344, contains technical reference information about Network Printer 24 and 24PS PostScript and PCL5e support for this printer.



IBM Network Printers: IPDS and SCS Technical Reference

technical reference information about Network Printer 24 and 24PS IPDS and SCS support for this printer.



IBM Network Printers: Ethernet and Token Ring Configuration Guide

describes how to configure the Ethernet and token-ring network interface cards (this book is shipped with the feature).



IBM Network Printers: Twinax/Coax Configuration Guide

how to configure the twinax and coax network interface cards (this book is shipped with the feature).

, G544-5375, describes how to set

, G544-5376, contains safety

, G544-5377, provides service

, S544-5312, contains

, G544-5240,

, G544-5241, describes

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Chapter 1. About Your Printer

This chapter provides a description of the printer features, optional features you can order, supplies you can order, and how to obtain printer drivers and printer software.

Quick Reference

Below is a quick reference to common tasks:

Task Where

Configuring printer network addresses

Changing the paper source from the operator panel

Clearing paper jams Go to Chapter 5, “Clearing Paper Jams” on page 109. Cleaning the printer Go to “Cleaning the Printer” on page 143. Determining memory requirements

for data streams and optional features

Finding answers to commonly asked questions

Installing a usage kit Go to Appendix D, “Installing the Usage Kit” on page 241. Loading paper Go to “Loading Paper” on page 88. Ordering supplies Go to “Ordering and Replacing Supplies” on page 139. Replacing the toner cartridge Go to “Changing the Toner Cartridge” on page 140. Selecting paper for printing Go to “Selecting Paper and Other Printable Material” on page 83. Solving error messages Go to “Error Messages” on page 221. Solving print quality problems Go to Appendix C, “Solving Print Quality Problems” on page 235.

Go to Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201.

Go to “Using the Paper Menu” on page 104.

Go to Chapter 8, “Managing Printer Memory” on page 197.

Go to Appendix E, “Answering Your Questions” on page 273.

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Describing Printer Features and Options

This network printer offers a maximum of 24 pages per minute throughput for high volume printing environments. The printer provides up to 3100 sheets of input capacity and supports various sizes from B5 all the way up to ledger and A3 plus duplex and finishing options. Simultaneous network and host connections, combined with auto-port and data stream sensing make this the printer of choice for large workgroups.

Network environments require support of multiple printer data streams. The printer supports PCL5e and, optionally, PostScript Level 2, and IBM's Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) as well as SCS.

This printer supports bi-directional parallel, Ethernet, Token-Ring, Coax, and, Twinax interfaces.

The bi-directional parallel interface is standard and two of the four optional attachment cards can be simultaneously installed. This printer automatically switches among printer data streams, interfaces, and networks.

With the installation of IBM's Network Printer Manager (NPM) utility, system administrators can easily install, configure, monitor, and manage the printer from remote locations. The NPM utility has been developed using the industry standard System Network Management Protocol (SNMP) printer Management Information Base (MIB) ensuring future support and compatibility.

Large workgroups sharing a network printer require heavy duty, high volume printing with maximum forms handling flexibility. The printer meets these requirements.

The printer supports paper sizes from B5 all the way up to ledger and A3. In addition to the broad range of paper sizes, output support can be expanded with the addition of the 2000-sheet finisher option. With the combination of the large input and output capacities, printing solutions exist for large print volumes and unattended environments.

Besides large capacity stacking provided with the 2000-sheet finisher, two additional finishing features are provided: offset jogging and stapling. These additional capabilities make sending multi-copy jobs to the printer easier than ever. For example, the existing multi-step process of print, copy, and finish can be transformed into an efficient print and finish one-step operation with the installation of optional features such as the 2000-sheet input drawer and 2000-sheet finisher.

Figure 1 on page 3 shows the Network Printer 24 and 24PS with an optional printer stand installed, Figure 2 on page 4 shows the Network Printer 24 and 24PS with an optional 2000-sheet input drawer installed. Figure 3 on page 5 shows the Network Printer 24 and 24PS with an optional 2000-sheet finisher installed.

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Face Up Tray

Tray 1

Tray 2

Printer Stand

Operator Panel

Face Down Tray

Auxiliary Tray

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Figure 1. Printer with Optional Printer Stand

Chapter 1. About Your Printer 3

Face Up Tray

Tray 1

Tray 2

2000 Sheet

Input Drawer

(Tray 3)

Operator Panel

Face Down Tray

Auxiliary Tray

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Figure 2. Printer with Optional 2000-Sheet Input Drawer

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Upper

bin

Upper paper access cover

Middle

bin

Lower

bin

Figure 3. Printer with Optional 2000-Sheet Finisher

Lower paper access cover

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Stapler

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Describing Standard Features

Standard features of the printer include:

 Heavy duty printing with a maximum print speed up to 24 pages per minute and a

maximum monthly usage of 100,000 single-sided pages.

 High performance 66 Mhz processor.  Resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi).  PCL5e support including 35 PCL Outline Fonts (Intellifont), 2 PCL Bitmapped

Fonts, and 10 PCL True Type fonts resident on the printer.

 Multiple paper support up to A3 and Ledger size.  4 MB of printer memory. The 4 MB of DRAM memory enables fonts to be

downloaded to the printer and helps process print jobs. Additional DRAM and Flash memory can be ordered to enable more fonts to be downloaded and to help process large print jobs. For a detailed discussion of printer memory management, see Chapter 8, “Managing Printer Memory” on page 197.

 IEEE 1284 bi-directional parallel interface.  Two paper trays that can hold up to 500 sheets each. Paper tray 1 can hold 500

sheets of A4, B4, Legal, or Letter. Paper tray 2 can hold 500 sheets of A3, A4, B4, Ledger, Legal, or Letter.

 Auxiliary tray can hold up to 100 sheets. The auxiliary tray supports envelope and

paper sizes: A3, A4, B4, B5, C5, COM10, DL, executive, folio, monarch, ledger, legal, letter, and statement. The auxiliary tray is also used to print labels and transparencies.

 Two output bins: one bin, called the face-down tray, can hold 500 sheets while the

other bin, called the face-up tray, can hold 100 sheets.

 Printer drivers for a wide variety of operating systems including AIX, Macintosh,

OS/2, and Windows. See “Using Printer Drivers” on page 22 for detailed information on printer drivers.

 Energy Star compliant. This printer meets Environmental Protection Agency

standards for energy conservation. The printer can be set from the operator panel to go into a power saving-mode (also called “sleep-mode”) that reduces power consumption.

 TonerMiser ** which reduces toner usage thus increasing the number of pages

you can print from a toner cartridge. (The TonerMiser feature is selected from the operator panel as ECONO under the Configuration Menu's Quality settings.)

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Identifying Printer Parts and Locations

The following illustrations and text describe key printer parts you use when performing tasks such as adding paper, removing paper jams, and so on.

Printer Parts and Locations—Front and Right View

Figure 4. Printer Parts and Locations—Front and Right View

Chapter 1. About Your Printer 7

1. Full bin sensor Indicates when the face-down output tray is full.

2. Face-down output tray Holds approximately 500 sheets of paper delivered face down and collated.

3. Paper stopper Aligns paper delivered into the face down tray.

4. Top cover Open the top cover to access the toner cartridge, clear paper jams, and perform

maintenance.

5. Auxiliary output tray Holds a variety of media such as plain paper, envelopes, labels, and

transparencies. Holds a maximum of 100 sheets of paper.

6. Right cover Open to remove paper jams.

7. Paper pick up cover Used with the 2000-sheet input drawer to pass paper to the printer. This cover can

be opened to remove paper jams from the 2000-sheet input drawer (Tray 3).

8. 2000-sheet input drawer (Tray 3) Optional feature that holds up to 2000 sheets of paper for high-volume printing.

Printer sits atop the 2000-sheet input drawer.

9. 2000-sheet input drawer (Tray 3) adjusters. Used to support the 2000-sheet input drawer and printer. Can be adjusted to

stabilize the printer. (Illustration also shows casters that enable the printer to be rolled very short distances.)

10. Paper size indicator Indicator that show paper size in the paper tray.

11. Paper input Tray 2 Holds 500 sheets of A3, A4, B4, Letter, Legal, or Ledger paper.

12. Power switch Used to turn power on and off to the printer.

13. Paper size indicators Indicators that show paper size in the paper trays.

14. Paper input Tray 1 Holds 500 sheets of A4, B4, Letter and Legal.

15. Front cover Open to remove paper jams. Also opened to remove paper jams from the duplex

unit.

16. Operator control panel Used for printer operation and status display.

17. Face-up output tray Holds approximately 100 sheets of paper delivered face up and uncollated.

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Printer Parts and Locations—Rear and Left View

Figure 5. Key Printer Parts and Locations—Rear and Left View

Chapter 1. About Your Printer 9

1. Left cover Open to access or install the optional duplex unit and also remove paper jams.

2. Face-up output tray Holds approximately 100 sheets of paper delivered face up and uncollated.

3. Left ventilation openings Enables airflow. Keep these ventilation openings free of obstruction and debris.

4. Power receptacle Used to attach printer power cable to power source.

5. Input/output connectors Used to attach data cables between the options controller card and selected

options such as the 2000-sheet input drawer and 2000-sheet finisher.

6. Power receptacle Used to attach the 2000-sheet input drawer power cable to a power source.

7. Controller card slot Opening where the controller card and options controller card are mounted inside

the printer.

8. Rear ventilation openings Enables airflow. Keep these ventilation openings free of obstruction and debris.

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Printer Parts and Locations—Optional 2000-Sheet Finisher

Figure 6. Key Printer Parts and Locations-Optional 2000-Sheet Finisher

Chapter 1. About Your Printer 11

1. Upper paper access cover (top cover) Open to remove paper jams.

2. Lower paper access cover (input cover) Open to remove paper jams.

3. Stapler cover Open to access stapler for loading staples or removing jammed staples.

4. Lower output bin Used to stack paper.

5. Middle output bin Used to stack paper.

6. Upper output bin Used to stack paper.

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Optional Features

Optional features that you can order (or may have been ordered and installed on your printer at the time of purchase) include:

Duplex Unit

Enables printing on both sides of paper. This is often called two-sided printing or duplex printing. If you order this feature, you may want to consider ordering additional memory as the printer requires at least 8 MB of DRAM memory to support duplex printing.

Upper 500 Sheet Paper Tray (Tray 1)

Provides replacement for the original paper tray. Tray 1 does not support paper sizes A3 and ledger.

Lower 500 Sheet Paper Tray (Tray 2)

Provides replacement for the original paper tray. Tray 2 supports paper sizes A3, A4, B4, Letter, Legal, and Ledger.

2000-Sheet Paper Input Drawer (Tray 3)

Provides up to 2000 sheets of paper in A3, A4, B4, Letter, Legal, or Ledger sizes. The 2000-sheet paper input drawer (Tray 3) is sturdy and sits upon four rollers thus enabling you to place the printer on top of this feature as shown in Figure 2 on page 4.

If you order this feature, you do not need to order the optional printer stand. This feature requires that the options controller card feature be installed in the printer.

Chapter 1. About Your Printer 13

2000-Sheet Finisher

Supports stacking and stapling of print jobs. The 2000-sheet finisher attaches to the side of the printer and sits upon rollers. The 2000-sheet finisher is attached to the printer in place of the face-up tray and requires that the 2000-sheet input drawer be installed. This feature has three paper bins that store printed jobs.

Table 1. 2000-Sheet Finisher Capacity-Standard Paper Sizes

Paper Size Output Bin Total Sheets

A4, A5, B5, letter or executive Upper 600 sheets A4, A5, B5, letter or executive Middle 700 sheets A4, A5, B5, letter or executive Lower 700 sheets

Table 2. 2000-Sheet Finisher Capacity-Large Paper Sizes

Paper Size Output Bin Total Sheets

A3, B4, legal or ledger Upper 300 sheets A3, B4, legal or ledger Middle 350 sheets A3, B4, legal or ledger Lower 350 sheets

Included with the 2000-sheet finisher is a stapler. The stapler provides a 2,000 staple cartridge. The stapler supports three stapling styles: oblique, parallel 1 place, and parallel 2 places. (For information on using the stapler function, review the information provided with the printer driver. You select stapling options from the printer driver, not from the printer operator panel.)

When the stapling feature is used, bin 1 can hold 300 sheets, bins 2 and 3 each can hold 350 sheets. The stapling feature can staple 20 sheets together in one set. Each bin can hold up to 30 sets of stapled paper if the total number of sheets is less than

300. (Or a maximum of 15 sets with 20 sheets stapled together per set.) This feature requires the options controller card and 2000-sheet input drawer features

are installed in the printer.

Options Controller Card

Supports use of the 2000-sheet input drawer (Tray 3) and the 2000 sheet finisher. The card plugs into the printer controller card to provide use of selected options.

If you plan to use either the 2000-sheet input drawer (Tray 3) or 2000-sheet finisher, you must also order this feature.

US 9 Foot Line Cord

Enables you to supply power to the printer when the 2000-sheet input drawer (Tray 3) or 2000 sheet finisher is installed. :

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US 6 Foot Chicago Line Cord

Meets City of Chicago, Illinois specifications.

Printer Stand

Enables you to place the printer on top for easy access. The printer stand is mounted on four wheels and provides a sturdy stand. The printer stand has doors that open for paper and supplies storage. If you order the 2000-sheet input drawer (Tray 3), you do not need to order the printer stand as the printer sits atop the 2000-sheet input drawer (Tray 3).

Envelope Feeder

Enables envelopes to be fed directly to the printer for printing. Useful for printing large numbers of envelopes. The envelope feeder supports COM 10, B5, C5, DL, and Monarch size envelopes. You can stack up to 100 envelopes in the feeder.

Printer Memory

Supports processing of print jobs. There are two kinds of memory available with this printer: DRAM and Flash.

DRAM Memory

DRAM memory is used to store fonts that are downloaded from the operating system (this enables fonts to be used that are not resident on the printer).

Additional DRAM memory is required to support optional features, such as duplex printing. (See Chapter 8, “Managing Printer Memory” on page 197. to determine how much memory is needed for optional features.)

DRAM memory can be increased to a maximum of 68 MB (4MB installed and two 32MB DRAM SIMMs). DRAM memory is available in 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, and 32 MB SIMMs. There are two slots provided on the printer controller. To install the maximum amount of memory, you would install two 32 MB SIMMs. For a detailed discussion on memory management and to determine how much memory is needed to support data streams and optional features, see Chapter 8, “Managing Printer Memory” on page 197.

Flash Memory

Flash Memory is used to store fonts that are downloaded from the operating system (this enables fonts to be used that are not resident on the printer). Flash memory enables fonts to be available permanently until you remove the fonts from flash memory. This is useful if you use a custom designed font or a unique font that is used in many print jobs. Storing the font on flash memory improves print performance. There is one slot provided for flash memory. You can order either a 2 MB or 4 MB Flash SIMM. For a detailed discussion on memory management, see Chapter 8, “Managing Printer Memory” on page 197.

Chapter 1. About Your Printer 15

Hard Drive

Supports processing of print jobs and storage of fonts. Fonts can be stored on the hard drive which enables the printer to print fonts that are not resident on the printer. The hard drive is a 2.5 inch drive with 810 MB of storage. You can install only one hard drive on the printer controller. For a detailed discussion on memory management, see Chapter 8, “Managing Printer Memory” on page 197.

Adobe PostScript

Provides Adobe PostScript Level 2 support and when installed, supplies 65 PostScript Adobe Type 1 resident printer fonts. The Adobe PostScript feature is contained on one SIMM and plugs into the printer controller. The 65 Adobe Type 1 fonts are described in “PostScript Fonts” on page 21.

Note: If you purchased the IBM Network Printer 24PS, you will not need to order this feature. Also, the IBM Network Printer 24PS comes with 12 MB of RAM standard to support PostScript printing.

IPDS

Provides Intelligent Presentation Data Stream (IPDS) support on one SIMM. With IPDS installed, you can print jobs from applications that use IPDS thus providing compatibility with many host based printers.

Network Card for Ethernet (10Base2 or 10BaseT)

Enables you to attach this printer to Ethernet based LANs. (A separate manual is shipped with this feature that describes supported functions.)

Network Card for Token Ring

Enables you to attach this printer to Token Ring based LANs. (A separate manual is shipped with this feature that describes supported functions.)

Twinax SCS Interface Card

Enables you to attach this printer to host and workstations that use Twinax communications. (A separate manual is shipped with this feature that describes supported functions.)

Coax SCS/DSC/DSE Interface

Enables you to attach this printer to host and workstations that use Coax communications. (A separate manual is shipped with this feature that describes supported functions.)

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Ordering Optional Features

To order optional features, contact your IBM Authorized Dealer or IBM Sales Representative.

Table 3 (Page 1 of 2). Optional Feature Descriptions and Order Numbers

Feature Description Feature

Number

Duplex Unit Enables printing on both sides of

paper, which is called duplex.

This feature requires at least 8 MB of DRAM memory to support duplex printing.

Upper 500 Sheet Paper Tray (Tray1)Provides replacement for original

paper tray. Tray 1 does not support paper sizes A3 and Ledger.

Lower 500 Sheet Paper Tray (Tray2)Provides replacement for original

paper tray. Tray 2 supports paper sizes A3, A4, B4, Letter, Legal, and Ledger.

2000-Sheet Paper Input Drawer (Tray 3)

2000-Sheet Finisher Provides ability to staple print jobs

Options Controller Card Supports use of 2000-Sheet Input

Envelope Feeder Enables envelopes to be fed

4MB DRAM SIMM Supports processing of print jobs. 4304 63H2463 8MB DRAM SIMM Supports processing of print jobs. 4308 63H2465 16MB DRAM SIMM Supports processing of print jobs. 4316 63H2467 32MB DRAM SIMM Supports processing of print jobs. 4332 63H2469 2MB Flash SIMM Supports processing of print jobs. 4030 63H2443

Provides up to 2000 sheets of paper in A3, A4, B4, Letter, and Legal. This feature requires the

options controller card feature be installed.

together and stack output. This feature requires the options controller card and 2000-sheet input drawer features are installed.

Drawer (Tray 3) and 2000-Sheet Finisher.

directly to the printer for printing. The envelope feeder supports COM 10, B5, C5, DL, and Monarch size envelopes. You can stack up to 100 envelopes in the feeder.

4402 63H4470

4503 63H4478

4504 63H4480

4520 63H4472

4620 63H5662

4230 63H4484

4511 63H4476

Part Number

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Table 3 (Page 2 of 2). Optional Feature Descriptions and Order Numbers

Feature Description Feature

Number

4MB Flash SIMM Supports processing of print jobs. 4032 63H2444 Hard Drive 810 MB Supports processing of print jobs. 4320 63H2490 Printer Stand Enables printer to be placed on

top and provides for paper storage. Do not order if you

installed the 2000-sheet input drawer option.

Adobe PostScript Level 2 SIMM Provides Adobe PostScript Level 2

support and when installed, supplies 65 PostScript Adobe Type 1 resident printer fonts.

Do not order this feature if you purchased the IBM Network Printer 24PS.

IPDS SIMM Provides Intelligent Presentation

Data Stream (IPDS).

Network Card for Ethernet (10Base2 or 10BaseT)

Network Card for Token Ring Enables you to attach this printer

Twinax SCS Interface Card Enables you to attach this printer

Coax SCS/DSC/DSE Interface Card

US 9 Foot Line Cord Attaches to printer when either

US 6 Foot Chicago Line Cord Meets City of Chicago, Illinois

Parallel Printer Cable Parallel printer cable that meets

Enables you to attach this printer to Ethernet based LANs.

to Token Ring based LANs.

to host and workstations that use Twinax communications.

Enables you to attach this printer to host and workstations that use Coax communications.

2000-Sheet Input Drawer (Tray 3) or 2000-Sheet Finisher is installed.

specifications.

IEEE Standard 1284-1994 and provides bidirectional communication between host and printer. Cable is 3 meters (approximately 10 feet) in length.

3050 63H4482

4810 63H5651

4820 63H4490

4161 63H2142

4120 63H2141

4141 63H2445

4171 63H2447

N/A 6952300

N/A 6952301

N/A 63H1994

Part Number

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Ordering Supplies

To order supplies, contact your IBM Authorized Dealer or IBM Printing Systems Company Supplies. In the United States or Canada, you can contact IBM Printing Systems Company Supplies by calling toll-free 1-888-IBM-PRINT (1-888-426-7746).

In other countries, contact your point of purchase for information about where to order supplies or you can call IBM Supplies Fulfillment Operations at the following numbers:

 Denmark: 800 15534  Finland: 08001 13110  France: 0590 5871  Germany: 0130 818 005  Italy: 1678 78349  Netherlands 043 350 2756  Spain 900 983131  Sweden: 0207 94270  United Kingdom: 08009 68679

You can also call IBM Supplies Fulfillment Operations at 31-43-350 2756.

Table 4. Supplies Descriptions and Part Numbers

Supply Description Part Number

Toner Cartridge 15,000 impressions (See note 1) 63H5721 Usage kit (Low Voltage) 350,000 impressions (See note 2) 63H5718 Usage kit (High Voltage) 350,000 impressions (See note 2) 63H5719 Staple Cartridges 3 cartridges with 2,000 staples in each

cartridge. Used with the 2000-sheet finisher's staple function.

Note:

1. For toner cartridge, the approximate average yield was established with a coverage of 5 percent. An impression is defined as one side of a printed letter size page. (A duplex page or print on both sides of the paper is defined as two impressions.) The TonerMiser (ECONO Mode) feature can provide double the page yield, depending upon the type of printing.

2. The usage kit includes a fuser assembly, pick-up rollers, feed rollers, separation rollers, and transfer charging roller assembly. The 350,000 impressions (pages) is a guideline; see Appendix D, “Installing the Usage Kit” on page 241 for more information on when you need to install a usage kit.

63H5720

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Describing Resident Fonts

Resident fonts, also called internal fonts, are fonts that are stored on the printer. By storing these fonts on the printer, the fonts do not need to be downloaded from the operating system which helps improve print time. There are two types of fonts available: PCL and Adobe PostScript. The PCL fonts are standard, while the Adobe PostScript fonts are only available if the Adobe PostScript feature is installed or your purchased the IBM Network Printer 24PS model.

Network Administrator Tip

By using resident fonts, printing time may be improved because the fonts do not need to be downloaded from the operating system. In a network environment, reducing the number of fonts that are downloaded per print job could increase print performance. You may want to encourage your users to select and use from their applications those fonts that are resident on the printer.

PCL Fonts

The following PCL fonts are resident on the printer. If you are not familiar with these fonts, you can print a listing of these fonts directly from the printer. See “Printing a List of PCL5e Fonts” on page 39 for information on printing a font list.

 35 PCL Outline Fonts - commonly called Intellifonts:

– Albertus Medium, Albertus Extra Bold – Antique Olive, Antique Olive Bold, Antique Olive Italic – CG Omega, CG Omega Bold, CG Omega Italic, CG Omega Italic Bold

– CG Times, CG Times Bold, CG Times Italic, CG Times Bold Italic – Clarendon Condensed – Coronet

– Courier, Courier Bold, Courier Italic, Courier Bold Italic – Garmond Antiqua – Garmond Halfbett – Garmond Kursiv

– Garmond Kursiv Halfbett

– Letter Gothic, Letter Gothic Bold, Letter Gothic Italic – Marigold

– Univers Medium, Univers Bold, Univers Medium Condensed, Univers Medium

Condensed Italic, Univers Bold Condensed Italic

 10 True Type Fonts

– Arial, Arial Bold, Arial Italic, Arial Bold Italic – Symbol

– Times New Roman, Times New Roman Bold, Times New Roman Italic, Times

New Roman Bold Italic

– Wingdings

 2 Bit Mapped Fonts

– LinePrinter 16.7 pitch, 8.5 Point (portrait)

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– LinePrinter 16.7 pitch, 8.5 point (landscape)

PostScript Fonts

The optional Adobe PostScript feature or the IBM Network Printer 24PS provides 65 PostScript Adobe Type 1 resident fonts. If you are not familiar with these fonts, you can print a listing of these fonts directly from the printer. See “Printing a List of PostScript Fonts” on page 39 for information on printing a font list.

 Acaslon Regular, Acaslon Italic, ACaslon Semibold, and ACaslon Semibold Italic  AGaramond Regular, AGaramond Bold, AGaramond Bold Italic, and AGaramond

Italic

 Americana and Americana Extra Bold  Barmemo Bold, Barmemo Extra Bold, Barmemo Medium, and Barmemo Regular

 Blackoak  Carta

 Courier, Courier Bold, Courier Oblique, Courier Bold Oblique  Formata Italic, Formata Medium, Formata Medium Italic, and Formata Regular  Helvetica, Helvetica Bold, Helvetica Oblique, Helvetica Bold Oblique, Helvetica

Condensed, Helvetica Condensed Oblique, Helvetica Narrow, Helvetica Narrow Bold, Helvetica Narrow Oblique, Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique

 ITC Avant Garde Book, ITC Avant Garde Demi, ITC Advant Garde Book Oblique,

ITC Advant Garde Demi Oblique

 ITC Bookman Light, ITC Bookman Demi, ITC Bookman Light Italic, ITC Bookman

Demi Italic

 ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic  ITC Zapf Dingbats  Lithos Black and Lithos Regular  New Century Schoolbook Roman, New Century Schoolbook Bold, New Century

Schoolbook Italic, New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic

 Palatino Roman, Palatino Bold, Palatino Italic, Palatino Bold Italic  Parisian  ParkAvenue

 Poetica Supp Ornaments  Symbol

 Tekton and Tekton Bold  Times Roman

 Times Bold, Times Italic, and Times Bold Italic  Trajan Bold

 Woodtype Ornaments Two

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Using Printer Drivers

Printer drivers are shipped with this printer to enable users to select many printer functions without needing to make changes at the printer operator panel. Selections made by users from the printer drivers always override selections made at the operator panel.

Network Administrator Tip

Make sure you are familiar with the printer drivers you use on your network. Most users will not change or select functions from the printer operator panel, but instead will select functions from the printer driver. It is also important to check the IBM Home Page and Printing Systems Company Home Page for updated drivers which may improve print performance.

Most of these printer drivers are shipped with an installation program that assists you in installing the printer driver on your operating system. Installation information is included with the printer driver.

The printer may include diskettes which contain printer drivers for the following systems:

 AIX 3.2.5 and AIX 4.1 (colon files)

 Macintosh 7.0

 OS/2 2.11 and OS/2 Warp  Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Win-OS/2 for OS/2

2.11, and Windows with OS/2 Warp

 Windows 95

 Windows NT 3.51

Notes:

1. PostScript drivers are shipped with the optional PostScript feature or with the printer if you purchased the IBM Network Printer 24PS.

2. For information on attaching this printer using specific attachments, such as Coax, review the documentation shipped with the attachment feature.

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Obtaining Printer Drivers

Some printer drivers may be made available through the World Wide Web as described below. These printer drivers may not have been available at the time this printer was shipped or may have been updated since the printer was shipped.

To obtain printer drivers, follow these steps:

1. Access the IBM Home Page at Company Home Page at

2. At the IBM Home Page, use the Search tool and search for Network Printer 24 or 24PS. This will lead you to useful information about the printer and printer driver support.

3. At the IBM Printing Systems Company Home Page, select Printer Drivers/Product Updates.

4. Use the menu selections to find freeware, printer drivers, software fixes, or documentation that you want to obtain.

http://www.ibm.com

or the IBM Printing Systems

http://www.can.ibm.com/ibmprinters

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Using Network Printer Manager Utility

Network Printer Manager (NPM) Utility is an easy to use graphical interface in US English for network administrators that can alert you to events, such as a paper jam, out of toner condition, and other information such as number of pages printed.

The initial versions of NPM that are available support these operating systems:  IBM OS/2

 Microsoft Windows 95  Microsoft Windows NT (3.51 and 4.0)

NPM enables you to install and configure IBM Network Printers in Local Area Networks (LANs), including Novell 3.12 and 4.x networks in bindery emulation (printer network cards can be NDS-configured with NWAdmin). NPM also monitors and provides network printer status using industry standard, open systems System Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP supports Management Information Base (MIB) which is a collection of information that describes the printer's functions and features.

NPM using SNMP can provide status information about the printer such as on or offline, paper jam, out of toner, and input tray empty. NPM also provides information about printer properties, such as printer type, pages printed, paper tray, type of paper used, output bins, network address, options installed, and number of pages printed.

Network Administrator Tip

The Network Printer Manager utility alerts you to events, such as a paper jam or out of toner, at your workstation. The utility provides a graphical user interface that enables you to check status of a printer. For instance, a screen is provided that shows the printer name and the printer status, such as normal, pages printed, and so on.

If the printer were out of toner, the status would indicate out of toner. An alarm log is provided so you can view messages such as paper jam.

This utility is a useful tool to help you manage this printer in a network environment.

Other versions will be made available on the WWW through the IBM Printing Systems Company home page. Follow the instructions below for obtaining updated versions.

Obtaining Network Printer Manager Utility

To obtain Network Printer Manager Utility, follow these steps:

1. Access the IBM Home Page at Company Home Page at

2. At the IBM Home Page, use the Search tool and search for Network Printer 24 or 24PS. This will lead you to useful information about the printer and Network Printer Manager.

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http://www.ibm.com

or the IBM Printing Systems

http://www.can.ibm.com/ibmprinters

3. At the IBM Printing Systems Company Home Page, select Printer Drivers/Product Updates.

4. Use the menu selections to find freeware, printer drivers, software fixes, or documentation that you want to obtain.

Using Network Printer Resource Utility

Network Printer Resource Utility (NPRU) is a utility that enables administrators to download fonts and PCL macros (overlays) to the printer. Using NPRU, the network administrator can identify PCL Intellifonts, TrueType fonts, overlays, or PostScript Type 1 fonts on a workstation and download them to temporary or permanent DRAM on the printer or to Flash memory or a hard drive, if these options are available on the printer.

The network administrator can provide a network address for the NPRU data base of downloaded resources to workstation users. Those users can then use the printer driver to connect to the data base, enabling them to select downloaded fonts and overlays from within their applications.

The NPRU is a separate program that uses the printer driver programs to perform the download function. For more information about using NPRU, refer to the README file that is supplied with the utility.

Obtaining Network Printer Resource Utility

NPRU is shipped with the OS/2 printer drivers. To obtain other versions or updates, follow these steps:

1. Access the IBM Home Page at Company Home Page at

2. At the IBM Home Page, use the Search tool and search for Network Printer 24 or 24PS. This will lead you to useful information about the printer and Network Printer Manager.

3. At the IBM Printing Systems Home Page, select Printer Drivers/Product Updates.

4. Use the menu selections to find freeware, printer drivers, software fixes, or documentation that you want to obtain.

http://www.ibm.com

http://www.can.ibm.com/ibmprinters

or the IBM Printing Systems

Using Print Services Facility Software with IPDS

The combination of Print Services Facility software and the Intelligent Presentation Data Stream (IPDS) provides access to host applications and enhanced error recovery. With the IPDS feature installed, print jobs using IPDS do not need to be converted into other data streams, such as PCL.

The following Print Services Facility (PSF) software applications provide print support for this printer:

 PSF/MVS V2.1.0, V2.1.1, and V2.2.0  PSF/VSE V2.1.1  PSF/VM V2.1.1

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 PSF/400 V3.1, V3.2, and V3.6

– OS/400 AFP=Yes, V2.2, V2.3, and V3.0.5

 PSF for AIX V2.1

 PSF/2 V2.0 For detailed information, review the appropriate PSF documentation or access

information at

http://www.can.ibm.com/ibmprinters

Obtaining Adobe Acrobat Portable Data Files

This manual is available in Adobe Acrobat Portable Data File (PDF) format for online viewing and printing. To obtain this manual in PDF format:

1. Access the IBM Home Page at Company Home Page at

2. At the IBM Home Page, use the Search tool and search for Network Printer 24 or 24PS.

3. At the IBM Printing Systems Home Page, select Printer Drivers/Product Updates.

4. Use the menu selections to find freeware, printer drivers, software fixes, or documentation that you want to obtain.

http://www.ibm.com

http://www.can.ibm.com/ibmprinters

or the IBM Printing Systems

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Chapter 2. Using the Operator Panel

This chapter describes how to use the Network Printer 24 and 24PS operator panel. The operator panel location is shown below:

The operator panel consists of a message display area, status indicator lights, and operator keys.

Figure 7. IBM Network Printer 24 Operator Panel

 Copyright IBM Corp. 1997 27

Network Printer

24PS

Power

Online

Figure 8. IBM Network Printer 24PS Operator Panel

 For information about indicator lights, see “Understanding the Operator Panel

Indicator Lights” on page 29.

 For information about the most common messages you will see in the message

display area, see “Understanding Common Messages” on page 42. For a complete listing, see Appendix B, “Understanding Printer Messages” on page 215.

 For information about operator panel keys, see “Using the Operator Panel Keys” on

page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31.

 For an overview of some of the most common operator panel tasks, see

“Performing Other Common Operator Panel Tasks” on page 38.

 For a complete overview of all printer menus, see Chapter 3, “Navigating Through

the Operator Panel Menus” on page 43.

Continue

Item

Page Eject

Value

Cancel Print

Shift

Attention

Enter

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Understanding the Operator Panel Indicator Lights

The indicator lights, which can be on, off, or blinking, are shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9. Operator Panel Indicator Lights

Indicator Condition

Power

Online

Continue

Page Eject

Attention

—the printer is on.

Off

—printer is turned off or unplugged from the power outlet.

—the printer is online and idle. (Printer must be online to print

jobs.)

Blinking

—the printer is online and receiving or processing data.

Off

—the printer is offline. The printer must be offline before you can

change the menu settings.

—a condition that requires operator attention exists. Press the Continue key to resume printing or press the Cancel Print. key to cancel printing. (If the Auto-Continue function is on, the printer may automatically resume printing after thirty seconds. For more information, see the description of the AUTOCONT item under “Configuration (Config) Menu” on page 51.)

Off

—the printer is operating normally.

—a page or partial page is stored in memory. If you are printing a PCL5e job, you can press the Page Eject key to print the page. The Page Eject key has no effect on PostScript or IPDS jobs.

Blinking

—the printer is printing the PCL5e page you pressed the Page Eject key to print. If you are running a continuous test (CONTINUOUS TEST from the Test Menu) and you press the Cancel Print key, the Page Eject indicator blinks to inform you that the printer is canceling the test.

Off

—no pages are stored in the printer memory.

Blinking

—the printer requires operator attention.

Off

—the printer is operating normally.

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Using the Operator Panel Keys

The operator panel keys enable you to configure and operate the printer. They are located at the bottom of the operator panel.

Use the Online key to take the printer offline or to put it back online. Note: The printer must be offline before you can change menu settings.

Use the Continue key to continue printing when the Continue light is lit.

Use the Page Eject key to print a PCL5e job that is stored in the memory buffer of the printer. (The Page Eject indicator light is on when a page is in the buffer.) The printer prints the page even if it is not complete in the memory buffer. The Page Eject key does not apply to PostScript or IPDS jobs.

The printer must be offline to use this key. Use the Cancel Print key to cancel the current print job. The printer

finishes printing the current page before it cancels the rest of the job. After the job is canceled, the printer begins printing the next job in the queue.

The printer must be offline to use this key. Use the Enter key to change a menu item to a new value when the value

is displayed in the message display area. After you press Enter, an asterisk (*) appears next to the value indicating that the value is active.

Use the Menu key to scroll through the menu list. As you scroll through the list, the current menu is displayed in the message display area.

Note: Before you can navigate menus, the printer must be offline. Use the Item key to scroll through the list of items for the menu listed in

the message display area. As you scroll through the list, the current item and, if applicable, the current value for the item is displayed in the message display area, just below the name of the current menu. An asterisk (*) appears next to the current value.

Use the Value key to scroll through a list of acceptable values for a menu item.

Note: To select a new value, press the Enter key when the value is displayed in the message display area. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value, indicating that it is now active.

Use the Shift key, by pressing and holding the key, to reverse the order in which you scroll when you use the Menu, Item, or Value keys.

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Navigating Menus — Two Examples

There are two types of menus: action menus and configuration menus.

Action Menus

Action menus contain a list of items you can select to perform specific actions, such as printing a list of active fonts or printing a printer configuration page. There are two action menus: the Test Menu and the Machine Info Menu.

To work with action menus:

1. Make sure the printer is offline. If the printer is online, press the Online key to take it offline.

2. Press the Menu key to display the menu you want.

3. Press the Item key to display the action item you want.

4. Press the Enter key to perform the action you selected.

For an example of working with an action menu, see “Example 1 — Printing the Printer Configuration Page” on page 32.

Configuration Menus

Configuration menus contain lists of items that define current settings for the printer, such as default fonts, default input trays and output bins, and attachment configuration settings.

To work with configuration menus:

1. Make sure the printer is offline. If the printer is online, press the Online key to take it offline.

2. Press the Menu key to display the menu you want.

3. Press the Item key to display the item you want.

4. Press the Value key to display the value you want.

5. Press the Enter key to change the setting to the value currently displayed in the message display area. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value after it is selected.

Note: Once you select a new value, it stays selected until you change it or you reset the printer defaults. Menu settings are saved when you power off the printer.

For an example of working with a configuration menu, see “Example 2 — Reducing Toner Usage” on page 36.

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Example 1 — Printing the Printer Configuration Page

1. Before printing a configuration page, make sure all print jobs are finished. If you need to immediately print a configuration page, then cancel the job that is currently printing. See “Canceling a Print Job” on page 38.

2. Make sure the printer is offline. If the printer is online, press the Online key to take it offline.

3. Press the Menu key once. TEST MENU appears in the message display area.

4. Press the Item key once. CONFIG PAGE appears in the message display area. Note that the menu name appears on the top line and the action item appears on the second line.

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5. Press the Enter key to print the configuration page. (If you do not have letter or A4 paper loaded, the message Load Letter may be displayed; press the Continue key to print the configuration page.) Printing the configuration page takes a moment or two.

Important

The following figure shows a sample printer configuration page. Your actual configuration page will contain different information based on installed options and date of manufacture.

IBM Network Printer 24 Configuration Page

TEST MENU MEMCONFIG MENU MACHINE INFO

CONFIG PAGE PRINT PS FONTS PRINT PCL FONTS PRINT PS DEMO CONTINUOUS TEST RESET PRINTER FACTORY DEFAULT FORMATDISK ONLINE HEX PRT

PAPER MENU

SOURCE = TRAY2 OUTPUT = MAIN TRAYSWITCH = OFF MANUAL = OFF AUXSIZE = LETTER ENVSIZE = COM10 DUPLEX = ON BINDING = LONG TRAYRENUM = OFF

CONFIG MENU

JAMRECOVERY = OFF AUTOCONTINU = ON DENSITY = 15 PWRSAV=30 MIN QUALITY = REFINE

PCL SAVE = OFF PS2 SAVE= OFF

PARALLEL MENU

PERSONALTY= AUTO BI-DI = ON PORT TIMEOUT = 15

PCL MENU

PAGEPROT= AUTO COPIES = 1 PAGESIZE= LETTER ORIENTAION= P FORM = 60 LINES FNTSCR = INTERNAL FONTNUM = 0 PT.SIZE = 12.00 PITCH = 10.00 SYMSET = ROMAN-8

PS MENU

PAGEPROT= AUTO COPIES = 1 PRINT ERRS = OFF

ETHERNET MENU

PERSONALTY= AUTO PORT TMEOUT = 15

PAGECOUNT ERROR LOG TONER CTR FUSER CTR

LANGUAGE MENU

LANG = ENGLISH

INSTALLED OPTIONS

DUPLEX ENVELOPE FEEDER PS ETHERNET DISK 32 MB Extra Memory

TOTALMEMORY = 36 MB

AUTOSENSED PAPER

TRAY 1= LETTER TRAY2 = 11 X 17

PRINTER DETAILS

PAGECOUNT = 3330 TONER CTR = 1741 FUSER CTR =1741 CODE LEVELS

CTL 1.04 PCL 1.3.1 PS 1.06 EN 5.16

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6. To restore the printer to READY status, press the Online

Network Administrator Tip

The configuration page lists all menus and menus items in the same order as displayed on the printer operator panel. You can use the configuration page as a map for the menus. You may want to display a configuration page near the printer to assist users in selecting menus and menu items.

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Reading the Printer Configuration Page

The printer configuration page, as shown in Figure 10 on page 35, lists the following information:

1. Menus—All of the menu settings currently active for your printer. Note that the list of menus you see is determined by the options you have installed; for example, you see the Ethernet Menu only when you have the Ethernet attachment installed. For a description of all available menus, see Chapter 3, “Navigating Through the Operator Panel Menus” on page 43.

2. Installed Options—The options and memory you have installed. In this example, optional Envelope Feeder and Duplex unit are installed.

Important: IBM recommends printing the Printer Configuration Page whenever you install a new option. Review Installed Options to make sure the printer recognizes the option you installed. If the option is not listed, reinstall the option again.

3. Autosensed Paper—The paper loaded in various trays. In this example, letter size paper is loaded in Tray 1 and 11 by 17 inch paper is loaded in Tray 2.

4. Printer Details—Page counts for the printer, the toner cartridge, the fuser, and printer program code levels.

a. Page Count—The number of pages printed on the printer. b. Toner CTR—The number of pages printed with the toner cartridge. (You

should reset the toner count whenever you replace the toner cartridge.) See “Machine Information Menu” on page 80 for more information.

c. Fuser CTR—The number of pages printed with the fuser. (You should reset

the fuser counter whenever you replace the fuser.) See “Machine Information Menu” on page 80 for more information.

d. Code Levels—The printer program code version levels installed on the printer

for the printer controller, data stream languages, and option code. If you need to update the printer's “operating system,” also called controller code, or add an option, you may need to update the following software with different versions:

e. CTL—The printer controller program code version. (If you need to update the

printer's “operating system,” also called controller code, you will need this number.)

f. PCL—The PCL data stream version. g. PS—The PostScript data stream version. h. EN—The Ethernet version.

Note: If you have other options installed or network interface cards, the list of Code Levels will be different from the following example.

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IBM Network Printer 24 Configuration Page

TEST MENU MEMCONFIG MENU MACHINEINFO

CONFIG PAGE PRINT PS FONTS PRINT PCL FONTS PRINT PS DEMO CONTINUOUS TEST RESET PRINTER FACTORYDEFAULT FORMAT DISK ONLINE HEX PRT

PAPERMENU

SOURCE = TRAY 2 OUTPUT = MAIN TRAYSWITCH = OFF MANUAL = OFF AUXSIZE = LETTER ENVSIZE = COM10 DUPLEX = ON BINDING = LONG TRAYRENUM = OFF

CONFIG MENU

JAMRECOVERY = OFF AUTOCONTINU = ON DENSITY = 15 PWRSAV=30 MIN QUALITY = REFINE

E F G H

PRINTER DETAILS

PAGE COUNT = 3330 TONER CTR = 1741 FUSER CTR =1741 CODE LEVELS

CTL 1.04 PCL 1.3.1 PS 1.06 EN 5.16

PCL SAVE = OFF PS2 SAVE = OFF

PARALLELMENU

PERSONALTY= AUTO BI-DI = ON PORT TIMEOUT = 15

PCL MENU

PAGEPROT =AUTO COPIES = 1 PAGESIZE= LETTER ORIENTAION= P FORM = 60 LINES FNTSCR = INTERNAL FONTNUM = 0 PT.SIZE= 12.00 PITCH = 10.00 SYMSET = ROMAN-8

PS MENU

PAGEPROT =AUTO COPIES = 1 PRINT ERRS = OFF

ETHERNET MENU

PERSONALTY= AUTO PORT TMEOUT = 15

A B C D

PAGECOUNT ERROR LOG TONER CTR FUSER CTR

LANGUAGE MENU

LANG = ENGLISH

INSTALLEDOPTIONS

DUPLEX ENVELOPE FEEDER PS ETHERNET DISK 32 MB Extra Memory

TOTALMEMORY = 36 MB

AUTOSENSED PAPER

TRAY1= LETTER TRAY2 = 11 X 17

PRINTER DETAILS

PAGECOUNT = 3330 TONER CTR = 1741 FUSER CTR =1741 CODE LEVELS

CTL 1.04 PCL 1.3.1 PS 1.06 EN 5.16

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Figure 10. IBM Network Printer 24/24PS Configuration page

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Example 2 — Reducing Toner Usage

The following example shows how to use less toner if you print jobs that do not require high-quality resolution.

1. Make sure the printer is offline. If the printer is online, press the Online key to take it offline.

2. Press the Menu key until you see CONFIG MENU.

3. Press the Item key until you see QUALITY=REFINE*. (REFINE is the factory default; if it has already been changed, you will see the new value instead of REFINE.)

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4. Press the Value key until you see QUALITY=ECONO.

5. Press the Enter key. An asterisk appears next to ECONO, indicating that it is now the active value.

6. To restore the printer to READY status, press the Online key.

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Performing Other Common Operator Panel Tasks

Below are some common tasks performed at the operator panel. Most other tasks performed at the operator panel are similar to these tasks. Once you become familiar with any of these tasks, you should be able to complete other tasks at the operator panel.

Canceling a Print Job

Situation: You want to cancel the job that is currently printing. Action:

1. Press the Online key to take the printer offline.

2. Press the Cancel Print key. The current job will be canceled and removed from the queue after the printer completes the current page.

3. To restore the printer to READY status, press the Online key.

Selecting Binding for Duplex Print Jobs

Situation: You want to select how to print pages in duplex mode and the optional

duplex feature is installed in the printer. The binding item has two values: long or short. Long prints the paper so that the document can be bound along the long edge, while short prints the paper so the document can be bound on the short edge. Long is the most common binding for documents while short is more common for calendars and presentations.

Action:

1. Press the Online key until you see OFFLINE in the display.

2. Press the Menu key until you see PAPER MENU in the display.

3. Press the Item key until you see BINDING=LONG* in the display. (If this value has already been changed, a value other than LONG will be displayed.)

4. Press the Value key until you see SHORT.

5. Press the Enter key to select the binding value. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value, showing that it is active.

6. To restore the printer to READY status, press the Online key.

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Printing a Stored Page (PCL5e Jobs Only)

Situation: The Page Eject indicator is lit, indicating that the printer has stored data that

needs to be printed, but has not received a command to print the page. Action:

1. Press the Online key to take the printer offline.

2. Press the Page Eject key. The page prints.

3. To restore the printer to READY status, press the Online key.

Note: The Page Eject key is valid only for PCL5e jobs; it does not print pages of PostScript or IPDS jobs.

Printing a List of PCL5e Fonts

Situation: You want to see a list of the PCL5e fonts installed on the printer. Action:

1. Press the Online key to take the printer offline.

2. Press the Menu key. TEST MENU appears in the display area.

3. Press the Item key until you see PRINT PCL FONTS.

4. Press the Enter key to print the PCL5e fonts list.

5. After the page prints, press the Online key to restore the printer to READY status.

Printing a List of PostScript Fonts

Situation: You have the optional PostScript Level 2 SIMM installed on your printer and

you want to see a list of the PostScript fonts. Action:

1. Press the Online key to take the printer offline.

2. Press the Menu key. TEST MENU appears in the display area.

3. Press the Item key until you see PRINT PS FONTS. (This item appears only if you have the optional PostScript Level 2 SIMM installed on your printer.)

4. Press the Enter key to print the PostScript fonts list.

5. After the page prints, press the Online key to restore the printer to READY status.

Printing a List of IPDS Fonts

Situation: You have the optional IPDS SIMM installed on your printer and you want to

see a list of the IPDS fonts. Action:

1. Press the Online key to take the printer offline.

2. Press the Menu key. TEST MENU appears in the display area.

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3. Press the Item key until you see PRINT IPDS FONTS. (This item appears only if you have the optional IPDS SIMM installed on your printer.)

4. Press the Enter key to print the PostScript fonts list.

5. After the page prints, press the Online key to restore the printer to READY status.

Adjusting Print Density (Printing Darker or Lighter)

Situation: You want to increase or decrease the print density, making the print darker

or lighter. Note: Adjusting the density affects toner usage. By setting a higher density value, you

may use more toner. Action:

1. Press the Online key until you see OFFLINE in the display.

2. Press the Menu key until you see CONFIG MENU in the display.

3. Press the Item key until you see DENSITY=n* in the display, where n is the density value currently selected. (6 is the factory default.)

4. Press the Value key until you see the value you want to assign to the toner density; 15 is the darkest print, 0 is the lightest.

5. Press the Enter key to select the new density. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value, showing that it is active.

6. To restore the printer to READY status, press the Online key.

Changing the Power-Savings (Sleep Mode) Interval

Situation: You want to change the power-savings mode to increase or decrease the

interval. When you first install your printer, the printer is set up to go into power-savings mode (or sleep mode) after it is inactive for 30 minutes. In this mode, the printer powers down most of its systems and therefore requires extra time to warm up when the next print is requested.

Action:

1. Press the Online key until you see OFFLINE in the display.

2. Press the Menu key until you see CONFIG MENU in the display.

3. Press the Item key until you see PWRSAV=30* in the display. (If this value has already been changed, a number other than 30 will appear in the display.)

4. Press the Value key until you see the value (number of minutes) you want to assign to the power-saver feature.

5. Press the Enter key to select the new power-savings value. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value, showing that it is active.

6. To restore the printer to READY status, press the Online key.

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Changing the Language Shown on the Display Panel

Situation: You want to display operator panel messages and menus in a language

other than English. Action:

1. Press the Online key until you see OFFLINE in the display.

2. Press the Shift and Menu keys simultaneously. you see LANGUAGE MENU.

3. Press the Item key. LANG=ENGLISH* appears as the first menu item unless the language has already been changed.

4. Press the Value key until you see the language you want to select.

5. Press the Enter key. An asterisk (*) appears next to the language, showing that it is active.

6. To restore the printer to READY status, press the Online key.

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Understanding Common Messages

The message display area is located at the top of the operator panel. The following table describes the most common display messages. For a list of all messages, see Appendix B, “Understanding Printer Messages” on page 215.

Message Description/Response

READY The printer is ready to receive a print job.

Response: None required.

WARMING UP... The printer is warming up. When it is ready to print, the message

changes to READY. Response: None required.

I/O INITIALIZING The network interface card is initializing.

Response: None required.

OFFLINE The printer is offline and cannot receive print jobs.

Response: To receive printing jobs, press the Online key.

PCL PARALLEL The printer is online and receiving data for a PCL5e print job through

the parallel port. Response: None required.

PS PARALLEL The printer is online and receiving data for a PostScript print job

through the parallel port. Response: None required.

02 TONER LOW The toner is either low or depleted.

Response: Install a new toner cartridge. See “Changing the Toner Cartridge” on page 140.

06 COVER OPEN A printer cover is open.

Response: Make sure all printer covers are closed.

LOAD

paper-size

tray

A tray is out of paper. (Similar messages are displayed for the auxiliary tray and optional envelope feeder.)

Response: Load paper. See “Loading Paper” on page 88.

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Chapter 3. Navigating Through the Operator Panel Menus

This chapter describes how to navigate through the printer menus. The following table describes the basic function of each menu and lists the page where you can find more information.

Notes:

1. Note that several of the menus and menu items listed in this book appear on your operator panel only if you have a particular option installed. To see a list of menus you can access and options you have installed, print a printer configuration page. See “Example 1 — Printing the Printer Configuration Page” on page 32.

2. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read “Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31 before continuing.

Use this menu To do this See page

TEST MENU Print the configuration page, font lists, and printer test pages; reset

the printer to use factory defaults; print a hexadecimal dump for troubleshooting purposes.

PAPER MENU Select input trays, output bins, paper sizes, and duplex printing

options.

CONFIG MENU Define how the printer handles paper jams and certain other error

conditions; define toner density, power savings mode, and print quality.

MEMCONFIG MENU Define whether the printer saves data stream information when it

switches ports.

PARALLEL MENU Define how the printer handles jobs sent through the parallel port,

including the data stream, bi-directional communications, and the timeout setting.

PCL MENU Define how the printer handles PCL5e jobs including number of

copies, page size, page orientation, lines per page, font source, and default font.

PS MENU Define how the printer handles PostScript jobs, including number of

copies and whether error messages are printed.

TOKEN RING MENU Define the data stream, timeout, and network address values for the

token-ring attachment.

ETHERNET MENU Define the data stream, timeout, and network address values for the

Ethernet attachment.

COAX SCS MENU Define how the printer handles SCS jobs sent through the coax

attachment.

TWINAX SCS MENU Define how the printer handles SCS jobs sent through the twinax

attachment. COAX SETUP MENU Configure the coax environment. 69 TWINAX SETUP MENU Configure the twinax environment. 71

 Copyright IBM Corp. 1997 43

Use this menu To do this See page

COAX DSC/DSE MENU Define how the printer handles DSC/DSE jobs sent through the coax

attachment. IPDS MENU Define how the printer handles IPDS jobs. 75 MACHINE INFO MENU Displays page counts, the error log, and the toner and fuser usage

counters. LANGUAGE MENU Define the language the printer uses to display operator panel

messages and menus.

The following is a menu map you can use as a quick reference for navigating through the menus. You can also print a printer configuration page and use that page as a menu map.

Note: Depending upon your printer's configuration, some menus may not be displayed. For instance, if you do not have a token ring network interface card installed, the token ring menus are not displayed.

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Network Printer 24

Power

Attention

Online

Continue

Item

Page Eject

Value

Cancel Print

Shift

Enter

c9pu196

Figure 11. Operator Panel Menu Map

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Test Menu

Use the Test Menu to display basic information about the printer and to perform basic troubleshooting tasks.

Notes:

1. To perform the action associated with the menu item you select, press the Enter key.

2. The actual menu items you see depend on what options you have installed. To find out what options you have installed, print a Printer Configuration Page. See “Example 1 — Printing the Printer Configuration Page” on page 32.

3. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read “Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31 before continuing.

4. If IPDS is the active data stream when the printer is taken offline, the following Test Menu items will not be available:

 CONFIG PAGE

 PRINT PS FONTS  PRINT PCL FONTS  PRINT PS DEMO  PRINT SCS CHARS

These items reappear after a port timeout occurs (the length of the timeout depends on the host or network attachment you use); they also reappear if you power off the printer, wait twenty seconds, and then power on.

TEST MENU ITEM Description

CONFIG PAGE Prints the Printer Configuration Page. See “Example 1 — Printing the Printer

Configuration Page” on page 32 for more information.

PRINT PS FONTS Prints a list of PostScript fonts installed on the printer. See “Printing a List of

PostScript Fonts” on page 39 for more information.

PRINT PCL FONTS Prints a list of PCL5e fonts installed on the printer. See “Printing a List of PCL5e

Fonts” on page 39 for more information. PRINT IPDS FONTS Prints a list of resident IPDS fonts installed on the printer. PRINT PS DEMO Prints the PostScript demo page. CONTINUOUS TEST Prints continuous test pages. To stop the test, press the Cancel Print key. RESET PRINTER Cancels the current print job. PRINT SCS

CHARACTERS

Prints the SCS code page (character set).

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TEST MENU ITEM Description

FACTORY DEFAULT Resets settings to the factory defaults. Note that some values, do not get reset.

These values include LANGUAGE, AUXSIZE, PCL SAVE, PS SAVE, BI-DI, IP ADDRESS, SUBNET MASK, GATEWAY ADDRESS, and MAC ADDRESS.

Note: To reset all values, do one of the following:

 For A4 paper: power the printer off and then power the printer on while

simultaneously pressing the Cancel Print key.

 For letter paper: power the printer off and then power the printer on while

simultaneously pressing the Online key.

ONLINE HEX PRT CANCEL ONLN HEX

CX HEX PRT CANCEL CX HEX

TX HEX PRT CANCEL TX HEX

FORMAT DISK Formats the optional hard drive. STAPLE TEST Staples a test page to make sure the stapler is working correctly. Usually you

ONLINE HEX PRT prints an ASCII hexadecimal dump for troubleshooting purposes. After you select this item, it changes to CANCEL ONLN HEX. Data that is sent to the printer is not interpreted but is printed as raw data in hexadecimal values. To stop printing data in hexadecimal values, select CANCEL ONLN HEX.

CX HEX PRT prints an EBCDIC hexadecimal dump of non-IPDS data coming across the coax cable; you can use the dump for troubleshooting coax problems. After you select this item, it changes to CANCEL CX HEX. Data that is sent to the printer is not interpreted but is printed as raw data in hexadecimal values. To stop printing data in hexadecimal values, select CANCEL CX HEX.

TX HEX PRT prints a hexadecimal dump for troubleshooting twinax problems. After you select this item, it changes to CANCEL TX HEX. Data that is sent to the printer is not interpreted but is printed as raw data in hexadecimal values. To stop printing data in hexadecimal values, select CANCEL CX HEX.

select this test after replacing a staple cartridge or if the stapler is not stapling paper. The Stapler test uses A3, A4, B4, 11 x 17, legal, or letter size paper to staple. One of these paper sizes must be loaded in the printer to perform this test.

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Paper Menu

Use the Paper Menu to select input trays, output bins, paper sizes, and duplex printing options. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Paper Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default.

Notes:

1. To select a new value, press the Enter key when the value is displayed in the message display area. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value in the message display area, indicating that it is now active.

2. Print job values, such as paper size, set with the printer driver or application or data stream, such as IPDS, override values set at the printer.

3. The actual menu items you see depend on what options you have installed. To find out what options you have installed, print a Printer Configuration Page. See “Example 1 — Printing the Printer Configuration Page” on page 32 for more information.

4. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read “Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31 before continuing.

PAPER MENU

ITEM

SOURCE TRAY 1*

TRAY 2 TRAY 3 AUXTRAY ENVELOPE

VALUE Description

Selects the default paper tray to use. Only installed trays appear in the list.

 TRAY 1 and TRAY 2 are standard input trays.  TRAY 3 is the 2000-sheet input drawer. If this feature is

installed, then TRAY3 becomes the default paper tray source. If this feature is not installed, it does not appear on the menu.

 AUXTRAY is the flip-down tray located on the right side of

the printer. This tray supports transparencies and labels and also envelopes and paper.

 ENVELOPE is the optional envelope feeder. If this feature is

not installed, it does not appear on the menu.

To locate the paper trays, see Figure 2 on page 4.

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PAPER MENU

ITEM

OUTPUT MAIN*

FACE UP UP FACE-DOWN MID FACE-DOWN LOW FACE-DOWN UP FACE-UP MID FACE-UP LOW FACE-UP CONTINUOUS

TRAY SWITCH ON*

OFF

VALUE Description

Specifies the default output bin or tray.

 MAIN is the face-down output tray. This tray can hold up to

500 sheets.

 FACE-UP is the face-up output tray. This tray can hold up to

100 sheets. If the 2000-sheet finisher is installed, the FACE-UP value will not be displayed as the face-up output tray is replaced by the 2000-sheet finisher.

 The upper (UP), middle (MID) and lower (LOW) output bins

are supported by the optional 2000-sheet finisher. If this feature is not installed, these bins do not appear on the menu. The upper bin can hold up to 600 sheets; the middle and lower bins can hold up to 700 sheets each. (Actual number of sheets is dependent upon type of paper.)

You can choose whether output is placed face-up or face-down on the 2000-sheet finisher output bins. For example, if you want output to be placed face-up in the upper bin, you would choose UP FACE-UP.

 Continuous is supported by the 2000-Sheet Finisher which

enables paper to be stacked in one bin until the bin fills up and then stacked in the next bin. Paper is stacked face-down.

When you select CONTINUOUS, the upper bin is the default bin. After the upper bin fills up with paper, paper is stacked in middle bin. But if the middle bin (or lower bin) already has paper stacked in the bin from another print job, an error message, 29 Output Full is displayed. This is because paper is not to be stacked on top of an existing print job; this enables you to find print jobs quicker.

Note: If you want to use the staple function with the 2000-Sheet Finisher, you need to select that function from the printer driver. You cannot select the staple function from the operator panel. Each user must determine whether they want their print job to be stapled. Also, review the printer driver online help for information on how to select the type of stapling you want for your print job.

Specifies whether or not to switch to another paper tray if the current one is empty.

 ON—specifies that if the current tray does not contain the

paper size specified by the job, the printer will automatically look in other trays for the right size of paper.

 OFF—specifies no switching. A message is displayed when

a job specifies a paper size that is not available in the current tray.

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PAPER MENU

ITEM

MANUAL OFF*

AUXSIZE LETTER*

ENVSIZE COM10*

VALUE Description

LEGAL 11 X 17 A3 A4 A5 EXEC COM10 MONARCH C5 DL B4 B5-JIS B5-ISO FOLIO STAMNT JPOSTD

C5 DL MONARCH JPOSTD B5-ISO

Specifies whether or not paper is to be fed manually from the auxiliary tray:

 OFF—paper feeding is automatic, not manual.  ON—paper feeding is manual, one sheet at a time.

Messages on the operator panel prompt you for each sheet.

Notes:

1. When MANUAL is set to ON, you can only print from the auxiliary tray.

2. PostScript jobs can override MANUAL=OFF; however, they cannot override MANUAL=ON. Therefore, if you do set MANUAL to ON, make sure you reset MANUAL to OFF after you complete the jobs you want to print manually.

Defines the paper or envelope size being used in the auxiliary tray.

Defines the envelope size being used in the envelope feeder.

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PAPER MENU

ITEM

BINDING LONG*

SHORT

DUPLEX OFF*

TRAY RENUM OFF*

1<>2

Network Administrator Tip

If your users want to use the stapling function with the optional 2000-sheet finisher, they need to select that function from the printer driver. The stapling function cannot be accessed from the operator panel. Each user must decide if they want their print job stapled. Make sure your users are aware that the stapling function can staple 20 sheets together in one set. Each bin can hold up to 30 sets of stapled paper if the total number of sheets is less than 300. (Or a maximum of 15 sets of 20 sheets stapled together per set.)

VALUE Description

Specifies how to print pages in duplex mode. BINDING is only displayed if DUPLEX is set to ON.

 LONG—prints as if the paper is to be bound along the long

edge of the paper. (On the left for portrait documents, along the top for landscape documents.) Most documents are printed using LONG.

 SHORT—prints as if the paper is to be bound along the short

edge of the paper. (On the top for portrait documents, on the left for landscape documents.) Used with documents such as calendars and presentations where you want to turn the pages from bottom to top.

Specifies whether to print on one side or both if the duplex unit is installed.

Specifies tray renumbering (you can only renumber trays 1 and 2; not tray 3, which is the 2000-sheet input drawer.)

 OFF—no tray renumbering  1<>2—tells the printer to treat TRAY1 as TRAY2, and vice

versa.

Configuration (Config) Menu

Use the Configuration Menu to configure the printer. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Configuration Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default.

Notes:

2. Print job values, such as paper size, set with the printer driver or application or data stream, such as IPDS, override values set at the printer.

3. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read

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“Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31 before continuing.

CONFIG MENU

ITEM

JAMRECOVERY OFF*

AUTOCONTINUE ON*

DENSITY nn Sets the toner density. nn can be from 0 to 15 where 0 is the

PWRSAV 30 MIN*

QUALITY REFINE*

VALUE Description

Sets the JAMRECOVERY function on or off.

OFF

1HR 2HR 3HR 4HR OFF 15 MIN

ECONO NORMAL

 OFF—the printer does not keep an image of the printed

page. Jammed pages are not reprinted.

 ON—the printer keeps the image for a printed page until the

page successfully exits the printer. Jammed pages are automatically reprinted. Selecting ON can decrease the performance of your printer.

Sets the auto-continue function on or off.

 ON—following certain types of errors (such as memory

allocation errors), the printer pauses for thirty seconds, and then continues running.

 OFF—following the same types of errors, the printer stops

and waits for operator intervention. (Generally, the operator either presses the Continue key to continue printing, or the Cancel Print key to cancel the current job.)

least dense (lightest) and 15 is the most dense (darkest). 6 is the default value. Please note that increasing the density setting can increase the amount of toner used. If you find you are using more than the expected amount of toner, you may want to decrease the density setting.

Specifies how long the printer is inactive before it goes into power-savings (sleep) mode. In this mode, the printer powers down most of its systems and therefore requires extra time to warm up when the next print is requested.

Specifies the print quality.

 REFINE—tells the printer to smooth edges. This setting may

use more toner than the ECONO or NORMAL modes.

 ECONO—tells the printer to produce lighter output, thus

saving toner. (ECONO is the same as TonerMiser.)

 NORMAL—normal quality.

Note: The printer driver term for REFINE is Edge Refinement.

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Network Administrator Tip

When selecting the Density and Quality settings, keep in mind that these settings affect toner usage. For example, if you select Density value of 12 and Quality value of Refine, you will use more toner per print job than a Density value of 6 and Quality value of Econo. For optimum toner usage, try setting Density to 3 and Quality to Econo.

The settings you use will depend upon the types of jobs your users print. For instance, if your users print primarily memos and word processing jobs, try using the Quality setting of Econo with a lower Density setting. If your users print primarily spreadsheets or documents with complex graphics, try using the Quality setting of REFINE and a higher density setting.

If your users include photographs in their print jobs, you may want to use the NORMAL setting instead of REFINE. Often photographs are scanned or copied at a low resolution and using the REFINE mode may not improve the quality of the photographs.

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Memory Configuration (Memconfig) Menu

Use the Memory Configuration Menu to define whether or not the printer saves data stream information when it switches ports. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Memory Configuration Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default.

Notes:

2. The actual menu items you see depend on how much memory and what options you have installed. To find out what options you have installed, print a Printer Configuration Page. See “Example 1 — Printing the Printer Configuration Page” on page 32 for more information.

MEMCONFIG

MENU ITEM

PCL SAVE OFF*

PS2 SAVE OFF*

VALUE Description

Specifies whether or not the printer saves PCL5e information (downloaded fonts, macros, patterns) when it switches from PCL5e to another data stream:

 OFF—the printer does not save data.  ON—the printer saves data. This option appears only when

your printer has enough memory installed, which for simplex printing is 10 MB and for duplex printing is 14 MB.

Specifies whether or not the printer saves PostScript information (downloaded fonts, macros, patterns) when it switches from PostScript to another data stream:

 OFF—the printer does not save data.  ON—the printer saves data. This option appears only when

your printer has enough memory installed, which for simplex printing is 10 MB and for duplex printing is 14 MB.

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Parallel Menu

Use the Parallel Menu to define how the printer handles communications over the parallel cable attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Parallel Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default.

Notes:

PARALLEL MENU ITEM

PERSONALTY AUTO*

BI-DI ON*

PORT TMEOUT nnn Specifies how many seconds the printer waits for data before it

VALUE Description

Specifies how the printer treats jobs it receives over the parallel PCL PS

OFF

attachment.

 AUTO—the printer determines if the data stream is PCL5e or

PostScript and handles it accordingly. This is the recommended value.

 PCL—the printer treats all data streams as PCL5e.  PS—the printer treats all data streams as PostScript. This

option appears only if the PostScript SIMM is installed.

Turns bi-directional communications over the parallel attachment

on or off.

 ON—the printer receives and sends messages to the host.  OFF—the printer receives messages from the host, but does

not send messages back.

determines there is no more data to receive for the job. The

printer then checks other attachments for jobs, if other

attachments are installed. The valid range is 5 to 300 seconds.

The default value is 15 seconds.

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PCL Menu

Use the PCL Menu to define the way the printer handles PCL5e jobs. The following table describes the settings you can change from the PCL Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default.

Notes:

2. Values set in PCL5e print jobs (either by the print application or the printer driver) override PCL Menu values you set at the printer.

PCL MENU ITEM VALUE Description

PAGEPROT AUTO*

COPIES nnn Specifies how many copies of each job to print. nnn can be from

Sets page protection:

 AUTO—the printer protects the minimum amount of memory

necessary to print the page.

 ON—the printer reserves enough memory to process an

entire page without compression before it prints the page. This helps in the rare case where the printer compression function causes a loss of quality in complex graphics. This setting is available only when the printer has enough memory installed. If the printer has the standard 4 MB of memory installed, this function is not displayed. You need at least 8 MB of memory installed to use the page protection function. See “Using Memory Reduction Technology with Page Protection” on page 200 for information on memory requirements.

1 to 999. 1 is the default.

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PCL MENU ITEM VALUE Description

PAGESIZE LETTER*

LEGAL A3 A4 A5 B4 11 X 17 EXEC COM10 MONARCH C5 DL B5-JIS B5-ISO FOLIO STAMNT JPOSTD

ORIENTATION P*

FORM nnn LINES Specifies the number of lines per page the printer prints before it

FNTSRC INTERNAL*

SOFT

FONTNUM nn Specifies the default font. nnn is the number of the font. The

PTSIZE nn.nn Specifies the point size of the default font, if it is an outline font.

PITCH nn.nn Specifies the pitch to use for the default font, if the font is

Specifies the default page size for PCL5e jobs.

Specifies the default page orientation.

 P—portrait (taller than wide)  L—landscape (wider than tall)

starts a new page. nnn can be from 5 to 128. 60 is the default. Specifies which font source the printer checks first for a specified

font:

 INTERNAL—use the printer's resident fonts first  SOFT—use downloaded fonts first

default is 0. Valid values are 0 to 58. To display a list of available fonts and their corresponding numbers, select PRINT PCL FONTS from the Test Menu. See “Printing a List of PCL5e Fonts” on page 39 for more information.

Valid values are 4 to 999.75. The default is 10. Note: Point size is only displayed if an outline font is used.

Otherwise, this item is not displayed.

bitmapped (raster). Valid values are .44 to 99.99. The default is

10.

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PCL MENU ITEM VALUE Description

SYMSET ROMAN-8*

ISO L1 ISO L2 ISO L5 PC-8 PC-8D/N PC-850 PC-852 PC8-TK WIN L1 WIN L2 WIN L5 DESKTOP PS TEXT VN INTL VN US MS PUBL MATH-8 PS MATH VN MATH PI FONT LEGAL ISO 4 ISO 6 ISO 11 ISO 15 ISO 17 ISO 21 ISO 60 ISO 69 WIN 3.0

Specifies the symbol set to use.

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PS Menu

Use the PS Menu to define the way the printer handles PostScript jobs. The following table describes the settings you can change from the PS Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default. This menu appears only if you have the PostScript SIMM installed.

Notes:

2. Values set in PostScript print jobs override PS Menu values you set at the printer.

PS MENU ITEM VALUE Description

PAGEPROT AUTO*

COPIES nnn Specifies how many copies of each job to print. nnn can be from

PRINT ERRS OFF*

Sets page protection:

 AUTO—the printer uses the minimum amount of memory

necessary to print a page.

 ON—the printer reserves enough memory to process an

entire page without compression before it prints the page. This can help in the rare case where the printer compression scheme causes a loss of quality in complex graphics. This setting is available only when the printer has enough memory.

1 to 999. 1 is the default. Specifies how the printer handles PostScript errors:

 OFF—the printer cancels the job, but does not print an error

page.

 ON—the printer prints an error page and cancels the job.

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Token Ring Menu

For information about configuring the token-ring attachment, please see

Network Printers: Ethernet and Token Ring Configuration Guide

the Token-Ring Network Interface Card. Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 describes how to define the IP address, default gateway address, and subnet mask from the operator panel.

Use the Token Ring Menu to configure the token-ring attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Token Ring Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default. This menu appears only if you have the token-ring attachment installed.

Notes:

1. To select a new value, press the Enter key when the value is displayed in the

2. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read

Network Administrator's Tip

IBM

, which comes with

message display area. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value in the message display area, indicating that is now active.

“Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31 before continuing.

TOKEN RING

MENU ITEM

PERSONALTY AUTO*

PCL PS IPDS

PORT TMEOUT nnn Specifies the number of seconds the printer waits for data

IP ADDRESS nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn Specifies the printer's internet protocol address. Consult

VALUE Description

Specifies how the printer treats jobs it receives over the token-ring attachment:

 AUTO—the printer examines the data stream and

handles it accordingly.

 PCL—the printer treats all data streams as PCL5e.  PS—the printer treats all data streams as PostScript.

This option appears only if the PostScript SIMM is installed.

 IPDS—the printer treats all data streams as IPDS.

This option appears only if the IPDS SIMM is installed.

before it determines there is no more data to receive for the job. The printer then checks other attachments for jobs, if other attachments are installed. Valid values are 5 to 300. The default is 15 seconds.

with your network or LAN administrator before changing this value. See Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 for more information.

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TOKEN RING

MENU ITEM

SUBNET MASK nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn Specifies the printer's subnet mask. Consult with your

GATEWAY ADDRESS

MAC ADDRESS nn.nn.nn.nn.nn.nn Specifies the MAC (medium access control) number of the

nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn Specifies the IP address of the default gateway. Consult

VALUE Description

network or LAN administrator before changing this value. See Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 for more information.

with your network or LAN administrator before changing this value. See Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 for information on setting the address.

printer. Note: Normally, the MAC ADDRESS should be set to the

unique MAC ADDRESS on the network interface card. You can, however, also use the MAC ADDRESS field to define locally administered addresses (LAA). Resetting the printer to factory defaults sets the LAA back to the MAC address. Each LAA must be unique, so make sure to consult with your network or LAN administrator before changing this value. See Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 for information on setting the address.

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Ethernet Menu

Network Administrator's Tip

For information about configuring the Etherent attachment, please see

Printers: Ethernet and Token Ring Configuration Guide

, which comes with the

IBM Network

Ethernet Network Interface Card. Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 describes how to define the IP address, default gateway address, and subnet mask from the operator panel.

Use the Ethernet Menu to configure the Ethernet attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Ethernet Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default. This menu appears only if you have the Ethernet attachment installed.

Notes:

ETHERNET MENU

ITEM

PERSONALTY AUTO*

PCL PS IPDS

PORT TMEOUT nnn Specifies the number of seconds the printer waits for data

IP ADDRESS nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn Specifies the printer's internet protocol address. Consult

VALUE Description

Specifies how the printer treats jobs it receives over the Ethernet attachment:

 AUTO—the printer examines the data stream and

handles it accordingly.

 PCL—the printer treats all data streams as PCL5e.  PS—the printer treats all data streams as PostScript.

This option appears only if the PostScript SIMM is installed.

 IPDS—the printer treats all data streams as IPDS.

This option appears only if the IPDS SIMM is installed.

with your network or LAN administrator before changing this value. See Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 for information on setting the address.

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ETHERNET MENU

ITEM

SUBNET MASK nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn Specifies the printer's subnet mask. Consult with your

GATEWAY ADDRESS

MAC ADDRESS nn.nn.nn.nn.nn.nn Specifies the MAC (medium access control) number of the

nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn Specifies the IP address of the default gateway. Consult

VALUE Description

network or LAN administrator before changing this value. See Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 for information on setting the address.

with your network or LAN administrator before changing this value. See Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 for information on setting the address.

printer. Note: Normally, the MAC ADDRESS should be set to the

See Chapter 9, “Setting Printer Network Addresses” on page 201 for information on setting the address.

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Coax SCS Menu

Use the Coax SCS Menu to define how the printer handles SCS communications over the coax attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Coax SCS Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default. This menu appears only if you have the coax attachment installed.

Notes:

1. To select a new value, press the Enter key when the value is displayed in the

2. Values set in print jobs override Coax SCS Menu values set at the printer.

3. For more information about configuring the coax attachment, see

4. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read

message display area. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value in the message display area, indicating that it is now active.

IBM Network

Printers: Twinax/Coax Configuration Guide

“Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31 before continuing.

COAX SCS

MENU ITEM

TRAY1 TRAY2 TRAY3 AUX

VALUE Description

COR* C-PORT PORT LAND

Specifies the default orientation for jobs printed from each tray. TRAY1 and TRAY2 are standard input trays. TRAY 3 is 2000-sheet input drawer. AUX is the auxiliary tray. Each input can be assigned one of the following default orientations:

 COR—computer output reduction: Printing in landscape with

the logical page reduced to fit more data on the physical page. The printer reduces vertical spacing and uses a smaller font with less space between letters.

 C-PORT—compressed portrait: printing in portrait, but with

spaces reduced between characters (horizontal compression) so that more text fits on a line. This allows more characters per line.

 PORT—portrait: the page has normal, upright business letter

orientation. (For envelopes from the auxiliary tray, PORT specifies normal envelope orientation.)

 LAND—landscape: the page is wider than long.

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COAX SCS

MENU ITEM

APO ENABLE*

LPI 0

LINE SPACING 1*

CPI nn Specifies the default characters per inch, or pitch. nn can be 0,

CASE DUAL*

MPL nnn Specifies the maximum page length (MPL) in lines per page.

MPP nnn Specifies the maximum print position (MPP). Valid values are 1

VALUE Description

Enables or disables automatic print orientation.

DISABLE

6* 8

MONO

 ENABLE—if the requested dimensions of the job fit on the

paper, the page is printed either in portrait or landscape, whichever better fits the dimensions. If the requested dimensions do not fit on the paper, the default orientation for the tray (COR, PORT, LAND, or C-PORT) determines how the sheet is printed.

 DISABLE—the page prints using the default orientation for

the tray (COR, PORT, LAND, or C-PORT).

Notes:

1. Values specified in the data stream override values set at the printer.

2. The factory defaults (orientation set to COR and APO=ENABLE) give you the most flexibility.

3. The

requested dimensions

CPI, LINE SPACING, MPP, and MPL for the job. These values can be set in the data stream or on the Coax SCS Menu.

Specifies a default lines per inch value for jobs received over the coax attachment. Valid values are 0, 6, and 8. The default is 6. 0 specifies either the value specified in the job or the PCL default value for the printer.

Specifies single or double spacing:  1—single spacing  2—double spacing

10,12,15,16.7, 20, or 27. The default is 10. 0 specifies a proportional font (FGID 1452). Note that proportional fonts use proportional spacing, which may cause unexpected results (for example, tabular data may appear misaligned).

Specifies the case of the printed text:

 DUAL—characters print in the case received  MONO—all characters print in uppercase

Valid values are 1 to 255. 66 is the default. If the MPL value is set to 1, no vertical formatting will be done, so no form feeds will be generated for your data. Your application must specify form feeds.

to 255. 132 is the default. If the MPP value is set to 1, no horizontal formatting will be done, so no new lines will be generated for your data. Your application must specify new lines.

are determined by the values of

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MENU ITEM

CODE PAGE nnn Specifies the code page to use. Code page 037 is the default.

TBM nnnn The top binding margin (TBM) determines the position of line 1

LBM nnnn The left binding margin (LBM) determines the position of column

VALUE Description

037 US, Canada, Netherlands, Portugal 273 Austrian/German 275 Brazil 277 Danish/Norwegian 278 Finnish/Swedish 280 Italian 281 Japanese 284 Spanish 285 UK English 286 Austrian/German (alternate) 287 Danish/Norwegian (alternate) 288 Finnish/Swedish (alternate) 289 Spanish 297 French 500 Belgium, Switzerland / International 871 Icelandic

relative to the top edge of the printable area when printing in portrait or landscape orientation. TBM is measured in tenths of an inch, with a default of 0. Valid values are 0 to 99. It applies to all paper sources.

1 relative to the left edge of the printable area when printing in portrait or landscape orientation. LBM is measured in tenths of an inch, with a default of 0. Valid values are 0 to 99. It applies to all paper sources.

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Twinax SCS Menu

Use the Twinax SCS Menu to define how the printer handles SCS data over the twinax attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Twinax SCS Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default. This menu appears only if you have the twinax attachment installed.

Notes:

1. To select a new value, press the Enter key when the value is displayed in the

2. Values set in print jobs override Twinax SCS Menu values set at the printer.

3. For more information about configuring the twinax attachment, see

4. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read

message display area. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value in the message display area, indicating that it is now active.

IBM Network

Printers: Twinax/Coax Configuration Guide

“Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31 before continuing.

TWINAX SCS

MENU ITEM

TRAY1 TRAY2 TRAY3 AUX

LPI 0

CPI nn Specifies the default characters per inch, or pitch. nn can be 5,

VALUE Description

COR* C-PORT PORT LAND

3 4 6* 8

Specifies the default orientation for jobs printed from each tray listed on the menu. TRAY1 and TRAY2 are standard input trays. TRAY 3 is 2000-sheet input drawer. AUX is the auxiliary tray. Each input can be assigned one of the following default orientations

 COR—computer output reduction: Printing in landscape with

the logical page reduced to fit more data on the physical page. The printer reduces vertical spacing and uses a smaller font with less space between letters.

 C-PORT—compressed portrait: printing in portrait, but with

spaces reduced between characters (horizontal compression) so that more text fits on a line. This allows more characters per line.

 PORT—portrait: the page has normal, upright business letter

orientation.

 LAND—landscape: the page is wider than long.

Specifies a default lines per inch value. 0 specifies either the value specified in the job, or the PCL default value for the printer.

10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20, or 27. The default is 10.

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MENU ITEM

CODE PAGE nnn Specifies the default code page to use. The default value is code

APO ENABLE*

VALUE Description

page 037. 037 U.S.A. and Canada

273 Austrian/German 274 Belgium 275 Brazil 277 Danish/Norwegian 278 Finnish/Swedish 280 Italy 281 Japanese (Latin) 282 Portugal 284 Spanish (Latin America) 285 United Kingdom 297 France 500 Multinational (International #5) 871 Iceland

Enables or disables automatic print orientation.

DISABLE

 ENABLE—if the requested dimensions of the job fit on the

 DISABLE—the page prints using the default orientation for

the tray (COR, PORT, LAND, or C-PORT).

Notes:

1. Values specified in the data stream override values set at the printer.

2. The factory defaults (orientation set to COR and APO=ENABLE) give you the most flexibility.

3. The

requested dimensions

CPI, MPP, and MPL for the job. These values can be set in the data stream. CPI can be set on the Twinax SCS menu. The twinax default values for MPP and MPL cannot be set from a menu; they are 132 for MPP and 62 for MPL.

are determined by the values of

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Coax Setup Menu

Use the Coax Setup Menu to configure the coax attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Coax Setup Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default. This menu appears only if you have the coax attachment installed.

Notes:

1. To select a new value, press the Enter key when the value is displayed in the

2. For more information about configuring the coax attachment, see

3. If you are unfamiliar with using the operator panel to work with menus, please read

message display area. An asterisk (*) appears next to the value in the message display area, indicating that it is now active.

IBM Network

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“Using the Operator Panel Keys” on page 30 and “Navigating Menus — Two Examples” on page 31 before continuing.

COAX SETUP

MENU ITEM

PORT TMEOUT nnn Specifies the number of seconds the printer waits for data before

IRQ TMEOUT nn Specifies when an IRQ (intervention required) timeout is sent.

HLD TMEOUT nn Specifies the hold timeout value. This value tells the printer how

BUSY TMEOUT nnn Specifies the busy timeout value. This specifies the amount of

EAB ENABLE*

BUFFER SIZE 1920*

VALUE Description

it determines there is no more data to receive for the job. The printer then checks other installed attachments, and switches to attachments with jobs waiting. nnn can be from 0 to 255. The default is 90 seconds.

This tells the printer how long to wait for an intervention required condition to be corrected before notifying the host of the error. nn can be from 0 to 20 minutes. The default is 1 minute. 0 specifies to never send an IRQ timeout.

long to wait if the printer is offline for an intervention required condition to be corrected. After this time elapses, the host is notified of the error. nnnn can be from 0 to 20 minutes. The default is 10 minutes. 0 specifies to never send a hold time out.

time to wait (when the printer is connected to multiple ports) for control to be returned to the coax attachment, before notifying the host. nnn can be from 0 to 999 minutes. The default is 20 minutes. 0 specifies to never send a busy timeout.

Enables or disables the extended attribute buffer.

DISABLE

Specifies the buffer size in bytes. 960 2560 3440 3564

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MENU ITEM

EARLY COMPL ON*

PA1 none Selecting this value and pressing the Enter key sends a PA1

PA2 none Selecting this value and pressing the Enter key sends a PA2

VALUE Description

Turns early print completion on or off for non-IPDS data sent over

OFF

the coax attachment. To turn early print completion on or off for IPDS data, use the EARLY COMPL item on the IPDS Menu.

 ON—sends an “order complete” as soon as data is received.  OFF—waits until the print job is physically complete to send

“order complete.”

signal to the host. Note: This applies to SCS only; not DSC/DSE or IPDS.

signal to the host.

Note: This applies to SCS only; not DSC/DSE or IPDS.

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Twinax Setup Menu

Use the Twinax Setup Menu to configure the twinax attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Twinax Setup Menu. This menu appears only if you have the twinax attachment installed. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default.

Notes:

Important! If you change SCS ADDR or IPDS ADDR, you must power off the printer, wait ten seconds, and then power on the printer for the new value to take effect.

2. For more information about configuring the twinax attachment, see

Printers: Twinax/Coax Configuration Guide

IBM Network

TWINAX SETUP

MENU ITEM

SCS ADDR OFF*

VALUE Description

The twinax hardware address of the SCS port. n can be from 0 to

Notes:

1. SCS ADDR and IPDS ADDR cannot be set to the same value.

2. If you change SCS ADDR or IPDS ADDR, you must power off the printer, wait ten seconds, and then power on the printer for the new value to take effect.

3. When the optional IPDS SIMM is installed, each IBM Network Printer can act as two separate printers on the same twinax port. (The printer cannot be attached to two different twinax systems using the same twinax card.) One “printer” prints SCS data to one address (SCS ADDR), and the other prints IPDS to another address (IPDS ADDR).

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MENU ITEM

IPDS ADDR OFF*

BUFFER SIZE 1024*

PORT TMEOUT nnn Specifies the number of seconds the printer waits for data before

VALUE Description

The twinax hardware address of the IPDS port. n can be from 0

256

to 6.

Notes:

1. SCS ADDR and IPDS ADDR cannot be set to the same value.

2. If you change SCS ADDR or IPDS ADDR, you must power off the printer, wait ten seconds, and then power on the printer for the new value to take effect.

Specifies the IPDS buffer size in bytes. The SCS buffer size is always 256.

it determines there is no more data to receive for the job. The printer then checks other installed attachments, and switches to attachments with jobs waiting. from 0 to 255. The default is 90 seconds.

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Coax DSC/DSE Menu

Use the Coax DSC/DSE Menu to define how the printer handles DSC/DSE communications over the coax attachment. The following table describes the settings you can change from the Coax DSC/DSE Menu. The options you specify apply only to DSC/DSE mode. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default. This menu appears only if you have the coax attachment installed.

Notes:

2. For more information about configuring the coax attachment, see

Printers: Twinax/Coax Configuration Guide

IBM Network

COAX DSC/DSE

MENU ITEM

PRINT IMAGE ON*

OFF

CR AT MPP+1 ON*

OFF

VALUE Description

Selects printing options in non-SCS mode.  ON

– True Screen image in Local Copy – True Screen image in Non-SCS print – Unformatted print in Local Copy – Unformatted print in Non-SCS print

 OFF

– Null line suppression in Local Copy – Null line suppression in Non-SCS print – Formatted print in Local Copy – Formatted print in Non-SCS print

Sets a carriage return relative to the maximum print position (MPP).

 ON—a new line occurs when the carriage return occurs at

MPP+1. The next print position is at the first print position of the new line (current line + 1, column 1).

 OFF—no new line occurs when the carriage return occurs at

MPP+1. The next print position is at the first print position of the current line (current line, column 1).

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MENU ITEM

NL AT MPP+1 ON*

OFF

FF DATA ON*

OFF

FF LAST ON*

OFF

FF VALID OFF*

AUTO FUNCTION OFF*

VALUE Description

Forces a new line at MPP+1.

 ON—an additional new line occurs at MPP+1, followed by

the carriage return. The next print position is at the first print position of the new line (current line + 2, column 1).

 OFF—no additional new line when the new line occurs at

MPP+1. The next print position is at the first print position of the next line (current line + 1, column 1).

Forces the printer to eject the current page.

 ON—when a Form Feed command is encountered, the

current page is ejected and the form is indexed to the first line of the next page. The next print position is at the first print position of the first line of the next page (next form, line 1, column 1).

 OFF—when a Form Feed command is encountered, the

current page is ejected and the form is indexed to the first line of the next page and spaced one position. The next print position is at the first print position plus 1 of the first line of the next page (next form, line 1, column 2).

Determines where to position the next character when the Form Feed command occurs at the end of the print buffer.

 ON—an automatic new line occurs after the print order is

completed (next form, line 2, column 1).

 OFF—suppress automatic new line after the print order is

completed (next form, line 1, column 1).

Determines when a form feed command is valid.

 ON—a Form Feed command occurs whenever it is

encountered.

 OFF—a Form Feed command occurs only if it appears at the

first print position in a line, or at MPP+1. Treats a form feed at other locations as blanks.

Selects whether the next print position will be on a new line or a new page.

 OFF—a new line will be executed automatically at the end

the print order (when printing of a buffer is completed) unless a form feed (FF), new line (NL), or carriage return (CR) was the last character in the print order.

 ON—a form feed will be executed automatically at the end of

the print order (when printing of a buffer is completed) unless a form feed (FF) is the last character in the print order.

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IPDS Menu

The following table describes the settings you can change from the IPDS Menu. An asterisk (*) next to a value means it is the factory default. This menu appears only if you have the IPDS SIMM installed.

Notes:

2. Values specified in IPDS print jobs override IPDS Menu values set at the printer.

IPDS MENU

ITEM

PAGEPROT AUTO*

VALUE Description

Sets page protection:

 AUTO—the printer uses the minimum amount of memory necessary to

print a page.

 ON—the printer reserves enough memory to process an entire page

without compression before it prints the page. This can help in the rare case where the printer compression scheme causes a loss of quality in complex graphics. This setting is available only when the printer has enough memory.

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ITEM

DEF CD PAG nnnn Specifies the default code page. The default value is code page 037.

EMULATION 4028*

DEFAULT FGID nnnnn Specifies the default FGID (Font Typeface Global Identifier), which

CPI nn.n Selects characters-per-inch (pitch) for the default font. Valid values are

VPA CHK ON*

VALUE Description

037 US, Canada, Netherlands, Portugal 038 US English ASCII 260 Canadian French 273 Austrian/German 274 Belgium 276 Canadian French 277 Danish/Norwegian 278 Finnish/Swedish 280 Italian 281 Japanese 284 Spanish 285 UK English 286 Austrian/German (alternate) 287 Danish/Norwegian (Alternate) 288 Finnish/Swedish (Alternate) 290 Japanese/Katakana 297 French 420 Arabic 423 Greek 424 Hebrew 500 Belgium, Switzerland / International 870 Latin 2 Multilingual 871 Icelandic 875 Greek 880 Cyrillic 892 OCR - A 893 OCR - B 905 Turkish 1025 Cyrillic Multilingual 1026 Turkish

Specifies the printer to emulate. Select 4324 only if you have the

4324

OFF

appropriate level of PSF software installed. (Consult with your system administrator.)

identifies the default resident font the printer uses. The default value is FGID 416, which specifies Courier 10 point as the default resident font. To print a listing of all installed IPDS fonts, see “Printing a List of IPDS Fonts” on page 39.

5.0 to 30.0 in tenths of an inch. The default value is 10. Turns valid printable area checking on or off.

 ON—the printer checks for pels that fall outside the intersection of the

logical and physical pages. If pels fall outside the area, the printer reports an error to the host if the IPDS Exception Handling Control command setting requires error reporting.

 OFF—The printer does not report pels outside the valid printable area.

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