Kodak 8650 User Manual
KOD AK DIGITAL SCIENCE
8650/8650 PS Color Printer
™
Operator’s Guide
Part No. 1H9657
Radio Frequency Interference
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used
in accordance with the User’s Guide, this energy may cause interference to radio and television
reception.
This equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the following:
This device meets FCC Class B emission limits for verification pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission Rule of the United States.
“The class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference–
causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Department of
Communications.”
“Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioléctriques applicables aux appareils
numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matriél brouilleur : “Appareils Numériques”,
NMB-003 édicté par le minstre des Communications.”
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47CFR Part 15 SubPart B (North American - USA) - Class B or “meets Class B limits for verification”
ICES-003 (North American - Canada) - Class B
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VCCI-2 (Japan) - Class B
This equipment is in the 2nd class category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or
an adjacent area thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council For
Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at pre v enting radio
interference in such residential areas. When used near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the
cause of radio interference. Read the instructions for correct handling.
Requirements of the EMC directive 89/336/EEC were met through compliance with the following:
EN50081-1 (European - EU) consists of:EN55022 (class B)
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EN50082-1 (European - EU) consists of:IEC 801 - 2/91 (ESD)
IEC 801 - 3/84
(rf immunity)
IEC 801 - 4/88 (EFT)
“Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.”
Regulatory Information
The foregoing limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
operated in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular location. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception
(determined by turning the equipment off and on), you are encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
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Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver
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Move the printer away from the receiver
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Plug the printer into a different outlet so that the receiver and printer are on different branch
circuits
If problems persist, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. You
may also find the following booklet, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, helpful:
“How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems.” This booklet can be purchased by
contacting the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.
Important
This equipment was tested using shielded interface cables. The use of these cables is required to
reduce the possibility of causing interference to radio and television reception.
Das Gerät ist gemäß Amtsblattberfügung 243/91 funkenstört und wurde der Deutschen Bundespost
gemeldet. Kodak AG, Stuttgart.
DIESES GERÄT WURDE SOWOHL EINZELN ALS IN EINER ANLAGE, DIE EINEN NORMALEN
ANWENDUNGSFALL NACHBILDET, AUF DIE EINHALTUNG DER
FUNKENTSTÖRBESTIMMUNGEN GEPRÜFT. ES IST JEDOCH MÖGLICH, DASS DIE
FUNKENSTÖRBESTIMMUNGEN UNTER UNGÜNSTIGEN UMSTÄNEN BEI ANDEREN
GERÄTEKOMBINATIONEN NICHT EINGEHALTEN WERDEN. DER BETREIBER IST FÜR DIE
EINHALTUNG DER FUNKENTSTÖRUNGS BESTIMMUNGEN SEINER GESAMTEN ANLAGE
VERANTWORTLICH, IN DER DIESES GERÄT BETRIEBEN WIRD.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following:
UL 1950
CSA 950
TUV EN60950
Safety Regulations
The following symbol has been placed on areas of the printer where electrical shock is possible. Take
extra precautions in these areas
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Table of contents
About this guide ......................................................................................... i
Using this guide ........................................................................................................ i
About the other guides included with the printer ..................................................... ii
Getting help or additional information .....................................................................iii
Introduction ............................................................................................. 1-1
About printer memory ...........................................................................................1-1
Media and image size ..........................................................................................1-2
Interfaces .............................................................................................................1-3
Printer drivers and export modules ......................................................................1-4
Fonts ....................................................................................................................1-5
Resident fonts .........................................................................................1-5
Setting up the printer ............................................................................. 2-1
Finding a location for the printer ...........................................................................2-2
Unpacking the printer ...........................................................................................2-3
Cleaning the print head ........................................................................................2-5
Loading the ribbon ...............................................................................................2-8
Handling the ribbon .................................................................................2-8
Storing the ribbon ....................................................................................2-8
Loading ribbon in the printer ...................................................................2-9
Unpacking and adjusting the paper tray .............................................................2-12
Working with media ...............................................................................2-12
Storing media ........................................................................................2-12
Paper and humidity ...............................................................................2-12
Loading media ....................................................................................................2-14
Putting the dust cover on ......................................................................2-17
Connecting the cables ........................................................................................2-18
Connecting a parallel cable .................................................................. 2-19
Connecting a LocalTalk cable ............................................................... 2-19
Connecting a SCSI cable ...................................................................... 2-20
Connecting the power cord ................................................................................2-22
Checking and changing printer settings ............................................................. 2-23
Changing the operating mode .............................................................. 2-23
Changing the media settings ................................................................2-24
About printer initialization ................................................................................... 2-26
If the printer does not initialize itself ...................................................... 2-26
Making a test print ............................................................................................. 2-27
What’s next ........................................................................................................2-27
Operating the printer .............................................................................3-1
Looking at the display panel ................................................................................ 3-2
Working with the printer settings .......................................................................... 3-4
Working in Setup mode .......................................................................... 3-6
About specifying port information ........................................................... 3-6
Working with media ............................................................................................. 3-8
Printing from computer applications .................................................................. 3-15
Scheduling jobs ................................................................................................. 3-16
Handling and storing prints and transparencies ................................................ 3-17
Cleaning the printer ........................................................................................... 3-18
Keeping the printer in good working order .........................................................3-19
Working with the printer .....................................................................................3-19
Troubleshooting the printer ...................................................................4-1
Error messages and how to resolve them ...........................................................4-2
When mismatches occur ..................................................................................... 4-8
Ribbon type mismatch ............................................................................4-8
Receiver type mismatch ......................................................................... 4-8
Receiver size mismatch ..........................................................................4-8
If the printer is not operating correctly ................................................................. 4-9
Clearing the paper path ......................................................................................4-11
Cleaning the pick rollers .....................................................................................4-14
Cleaning the sensors .........................................................................................4-16
Repacking the printer .........................................................................................4-17
Getting additional help .......................................................................................4-19
Appendix A Printer specifications/site requirements .........................A-1
Printer specifications .............................................................................. A-1
Space requirements ............................................................................... A-1
Operating environment ........................................................................... A-2
Power requirements ............................................................................... A-2
Appendix B Accessories and supplies ................................................B-1
Accessories ............................................................................................ B-1
Supplies ................................................................................................. B-1
Ribbons .................................................................................................. B-2
Paper ...................................................................................................... B-3
Transparency material ........................................................................... B-4
Appendix C Customizing the printer ....................................................C-1
Adding an external hard drive ............................................................................. C-2
Installing the hard drive .......................................................................... C-2
Initializing the hard drive ........................................................................ C-3
Downloading additional fonts to the hard drive ......................................C-5
Adding memory to the printer ..............................................................................C-8
Preparing to install a SIMM .................................................................... C-8
Installing the SIMM card ....................................................................... C-12
Finishing up ..........................................................................................C-13
Index
About this guide
The guide provides the information you need to set up, operate,
maintain, and troubleshoot the
PS Color Printer.
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™
8650/8650
This guide is intended for owners and operators of the
SCIENCE
Using this guide
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
KODAK DIGITAL
8650/8650 PS Printer.
Introduction
memory configurations of the printer. Talks about
resident and non-resident fonts.
Setting up the printer
up the printer and how to get it ready to use. Also tells
how to handle, store and load ribbon and media, and
how to clean the printer (includes how to clean the
thermal print head).
Operating the printer
panel, how to work with the printer settings, and how to
handle and store finished prints and transparencies.
Troubleshooting the printer
to handle error and print mismatch messages. Provides
solutions to common operational problems and explains
how to clear the paper path. Lists where to go for
additional help.
—describes the printer and the different
—explains how to unpack and set
—tells how to use the display
—describes and tells how
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About this guide
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Printer and site specifications
specifications and the site specifications
Accessories and supplies
supplies for the printer, and tells how to order them.
Customizing the printer
operation of the printer by connecting an external hard
drive and by adding additional memory.
—tells how to enhance the
—lists printer
—lists accessories and
About the other guides included with the printer
The other guides included with the printer are—
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650 PS Color Printer Driver User’s
Guide
—provides information about setting up and using the ADOBE®
PostScript™ Driver with PCs running Microsoft WINDOWS 3.1, PCs
running WINDOWS 95, and Macintosh computers . Also pro vides color
management information and application-related information.
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE 8650 Color Printer Export Module for
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP User’s Guide
installing and using the export modules for the 8650 Printer with PCs
running Microsoft WINDOWS 3.1, PCs running WINDOWS 95, and
Macintosh computers.
—provides information about
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Getting help or additional information
Your Kodak dealer is the best source for information about setting up,
operating, and obtaining accessories and supplies for your printer.
Please contact your dealer with any questions you have.
Dealer Name ________________________________________
Dealer Telephone Number _____________________________
In addition, for technical support see Kodak’s web site at
www.kodak.com or call 1-800-23KODAK (1-800-235-6325) between
9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on regular business
days. Contact this number for
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help setting up or operating the printer
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where to obtain supplies
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where to obtain service
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information about software/printer interaction
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warranty information
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information about other Kodak products
The F AX bac k n umber f or product liter ature is 1-800-508-1531. You may
call this number 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the
Color Printer.
The
KODAK Digital Science
The 8650 PS Printer is a PostScript language printer that also operates
in raster mode. You can purchase an upgrade kit for the 8650 Printer
that allows it to operate in both raster and PostScript modes.
The 8650/8650 PS Color Printer is a thermal dye diffusion device with
superior printing speed. It contains a 33 MHz MIPS RISC processor,
has a resolution of 300 dots per inch (DPI), and prints a three or fourcolor page in about 75 seconds. Printed images are high-contrast and
long lasting. KODAK EKTATHERM XTRALIFE Ribbon (available with
3-color ribbon) can be used to protect images from fingerprints.
About printer memory
You can purchase the 8650/8650 PS Printer with 32 MB or 48 MB of
memory. You can add memory to the printer to a maximum of 64 MB.
If your printer has 32 MB of memory
three-color or black ribbons. You cannot, however, print CMYK images
with 4-color ribbon. In addition, your ability to process one job while
printing another is limited.
KODAK Digital Science
8650 Printer operates only in raster mode.
, you can print all image sizes for
8650/8650 PS
If your printer has 48 MB of memory
ribbons. With 48 MB of memory, you can process one job at the same
time you are printing another while you are using 12-inch ribbon.
If your printer has 64 MB of memory
all sizes at the same time.
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, you can print all image sizes for all
, you can process and print jobs of
Introduction
Media and image size
The printer can print on the following sizes and types of KODAK
EKTATHERM XLS Print Paper and on the following sizes of KODAK
EKTATHERM XLS Transparency Material.
See Chapter 3 for illustrations of the maximum image size for each.
Paper/Transparency size
8.5 x 11 (216 x 279 mm) - A
paper (photographic grade) and transparency material
8.27 x 11.69 (210 x 297 mm) - A4
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8.5 x 12 (216 x 307 mm) - A (long)
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8.27 x 12 (210 x 307 mm) - A4 (long)
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8.5 x 14 (216 x 358 mm) - A (xlong)
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
8.27 x 14 (210 x 358 mm) - A4 (xlong)
paper (photographic grade) and
transparency material
9.5 x 14 (243 x 358 mm) - paper only
—Photographic grade
—Commercial grade
—Publication grade
Maximum image size
8 x 8.93
(204 x 228 mm)
8.0 x 9.6
(204 x 246 mm)
8 x 10
(204 x 256 mm)
8 x 10
(204 x 256 mm)
8 x 12
(204 x 307 mm)
8 x 12 (204 x 307 mm)
Raster mode:
8.5 x 12
(217 x 307 mm)
PostScript mode:
8.5 x 12
(217 x 307 mm)
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Interfaces
Introduction
Standard communication ports are provided. In addition, the optional
KODAK Network Interface Card lets you tie your printer into networks
using Ethernet cabling.
The following interfaces are provided with the printer.
Interface Type
Centronics Parallel
LocalTalk PostScript only
SCSI Raster only
The following 16 MB Ethernet interfaces are provided by the Network
Interface Card.
Interface Type
EtherTalk
Novell NetWare The following versions of
Novell NetWare for Clients:
NetX, VLM, and MSIPX.
TCP/IP lpr Raster and PostScript
Version Printer Mode
Phase 1 and Phase 2 Raster and PostScript
Printer Mode
Raster and PostScript
Raster and PostScript
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Introduction
Printer drivers and export modules
The printer drivers and export modules developed f or the 8650/8650 PS
Printer are based on high-quality Kodak photographic printing methods.
The color–rendering processes that evolved are highly sophisticated.
Using the drivers and export modules will allow you to access advanced
printing options based on Kodak color science.
The following printer drivers are provided for printers operating in
PostScript mode. For information about installing and using the drivers,
refer to the Printer Driver
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
WINDOWS 3.1
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
WINDOWS 95
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
WINDOWS 95
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
MACINTOSH Computers
The following export modules are provided for printers operating in
raster mode. For information about installing and using the export
modules, refer to the Export Module
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and WINDOWS 3.1
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and WINDOWS 95
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and MACINTOSH Computers
User’s Guide.
8650 PS PostScript Driver for
8650 PS RGB PostScript Driver for
8650 PS CMYK PostScript Driver for
8650 PS Color Printer Driver for
8650 Export Module for
8650 Export Module for
8650 Export Module for
User’s Guide
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Additional printer drivers are available through third party developers.
For third party products, refer to the
Solutions Catalog
Search on solutions catalog.
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on the Kodak Web site at http://www.kodak.com.
KODAK Third Party Digital Imaging
Fonts
Thirty-five screen fonts are resident on PostScript v ersions of the printer .
You can also connect an external hard drive to the printer for font
storage. See Appendix C for more information.
Resident fonts
The following fonts are resident on PostScript versions of the printer.
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Courier, Courier Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique
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Helvetica, Helvetica Oblique, Bold, Bold Oblique
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Times Roman, Times Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
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Helvetica Narrow, Narrow Oblique, Narrow Bold, Narrow Bold Oblique
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ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book, Book Oblique, Demi, Demi Oblique
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ITC Bookman Light, Light Italic, Demi, Demi Italic
• ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic
• ITC Zapf Dingbats
• New Century Schoolbook Roman, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
• Palatino Roman, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
• Symbol
Introduction
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Setting up the printer
This chapter explains how to set up the
8650/8650 PS Color Printer. These steps are:
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Finding an appropriate location for the printer
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Unpacking the printer
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Removing the shipping tape and shipping pins
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Cleaning the print head
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Loading ribbon
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Unpacking and adjusting the paper tray
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Connecting the interface cables
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Connecting the power cord and turning the printer on
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Checking and changing the printer settings
The printer drivers and export module that enable you to take full
advantage of the printer’s capabilities are on the CD-ROM shipped with
the printer. After you set up the printer and before you use it, y ou should
install the printer drivers and the export module.
This chapter does
export module. For this information, refer to the user’s guide for the
export module or the printer driver.
not
explain how to install the printer drivers or the
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE
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Setting up the printer
Finding a location for the printer
As you look for an appropriate location for the printer, keep the follo wing
guidelines in mind. Refer to Appendix A for site requirements.
Allow two inches (about 5 cm) on all sides of the printer for easy
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access.
Place the printer so that air flow is not blocked.
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Airborne dirt particles can cause image quality problems. Avoid
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placing the printer in areas where ventilation ducts, open doors, or
frequent passers–by might expose the printer and media to high lev els
of debris.
The space requirements for the printer are shown below.
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Unpacking the printer
The following items are included with the printer. If any are missing,
contact your place of purchase.
Paper tray
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Power cords (3)
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Plastic dust cover
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Universal language kit with:
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—4 thermal head cleaning pads
—SCSI terminator
—Picker roller cleaning kit (includes 10 water pads)
—Protective overnight cover (blue)
—Set of user’s guides— Operator’s Guide, Printer Driver Guide, and
Export Module Guide—printed in English.
—CD ROM containing user’ s guides in Spanish, French, German, and
English in ADOBE Acrobat (PDF) format. Contains ADOBE Acrobat
software for accessing, viewing, and printing the guides. The CD
ROM also contains the printer drivers and export module. The user
interface for the printer drivers is in English only. The user interface
for the export module is in English, Spanish, French, and German. In
addition, the CD ROM has color management profiles and software
from EFI and PANTONE and two International Color Consortium
(ICC) profiles—one for 3-color ribbon and one for 4-color ribbon.
Setting up the printer
To unpack the printer:
1. Remove the printer from the shipping carton.
CAUTION: The printer is heavy. We recommend that two
people lift and carry it.
2. Remove the printer from the plastic bag.
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Setting up the printer
3. Remove the shipping tape from the printer cover.
4. Carefully pull out the shipping pins.
shipping tape
shipping pins
CAUTION: Remove the shipping pins before you use the
printer.
IMPORTANT: Save the packaging and the shipping pins in case you
need to ship the printer.
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Cleaning the print head
To avoid lines or streaks in your prints, clean the print head before using
it for the first time and whenever you replace the ribbon. If your site is
particularly dusty, you may need to clean the head more often.
Cleaning pads come with each ribbon spool.
CAUTION: Always use the cleaning pad provided with the ribbon
spool.
Never rub or wipe anything across the thermal head
except when cleaning it.
To clean the print head:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off and open the cover.
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Setting up the printer
2. Remove the supply spool and wrap it tightly upward. Then remove
3. Remove both spools and stand them upright on a freshly cleaned
the take-up spool. DO NOT touch the ribbon.
Takeup spool
Supply spool
surface.
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Setting up the printer
4. To clean the print head, first use the water pad and then use the
alcohol pad. With each pad, wipe along the heater line four times as
follows:
—Wipe the full length of the glass area (always in one direction).
—Use a clean part of the pad for each wipe.
—Apply firm, even pressure.
—Wipe the metal roller bar and rod as shown.
Metal roller bar
Metal bar
4x
Header line
AVOID METAL
EDGE!
Rod
5. Allow the glass area to dry for about two minutes.
6. Do one of the following:
If reloading the ribbon
on the left. If the ribbon gets dirty or is damaged, wind the take-up
spool ahead to the next clean magenta section.
If loading a new ribbon
package.
7. Close the printer cover, and turn the printer On.
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, load the supply spool first (with the bar code
, refer to the instructions on the ribbon
Setting up the printer
Loading the ribbon
The
ribbon
Three-color ribbon contains three dye patches: yellow, magenta, and
cyan. Each three-color ribbon, e xcept the three-color, oversiz e, extra-life
ribbon, contains enough dye to make 100 prints. The three-color,
oversize, extra-life ribbon contains enough dye to make 85 prints.
Four-color ribbon contains four dy e patches: yellow, magenta, cyan, and
black. Each four-color ribbon contains enough dye to make 85 prints.
Black ribbon contains only black dye patches. Each black ribbon
contains enough dye to make 150 prints.
KODAK EKTATHERM XLS Three-Color Ribbon / XTRALIFE Media and
KODAK EKTATHERM XLS Black Ribbon / XTRALIFE Media contain
additional patches that protect images from fingerprints.
Handling the ribbon
provides dyes for printing images.
Handle ribbon as follows.
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Hold the ribbon spools by the ends to avoid fingerprints. Fingerprints
on the ribbon web severely reduce image quality.
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Wear lint free gloves when working with ribbon.
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Do not expose the ribbon to direct sunlight, extreme heat, dust, or
liquids.
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Leave the printer cover closed except when you need to access the
inside of the printer.
Storing the ribbon
For highest image quality, store ribbon as follows. See the instructions
on the package for more storage information.
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Store unopened ribbon at temperatures below 77°F (25°C).
Avoid exposure to temperatures higher than 100°F (38°C).
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Wrap partially used ribbons in their original wrappers to protect them
from dust and dirt when they are not in the printer. Dust and dirt specs
on the ribbon show up as much larger spots on prints.
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Loading ribbon in the printer
The ribbon fits easily in the printer. There is only one way to correctly
place the spools.
Follow these steps to load a ribbon:
IMPORTANT: Hold the ribbon spools by the ends to avoid fingerprints.
Also, wear lint-free gloves when handling ribbon spools.
1. Remove the old ribbon spools and dispose of them.
NOTE: Images remain on the ribbon after printing. If you are w orking
with confidential documents, you may, to maintain security,
need to consider alternate ways of disposing of the ribbon.
2. Clean the print head. See page 2-5 for instructions.
3. Remove the new ribbon spools from the box.
The supply spool is longer than the take–up spool. For new ribbons,
the supply spool will be loaded with ribbon and the take-up spool will
be empty.
4. Push the left side of the take–up spool into the left side of the top
spool holder (the holders are spring–loaded).
5. Match the notches in the take–up spool with the notches on the right
spool holder.
6. Insert the right side of the take–up spool into the holder on the right.
7. Hold the supply spool so that the adhesive strip on the ribbon is
facing you and the barcode is on the left. Make sure, especially
when you are reloading a partially used spool, that the spool
notches are on the right.
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Setting up the printer
8. Push the left side of the supply spool into the left side of the bottom
9. Match the notches in the supply spool with the notches on the right
10. Insert the right side of the supply spool into the holder on the right.
11. Remove the tape from the adhesive strip
spool holder (the holders are spring loaded).
Take-up spool
Supply spool
spool holder.
12. Hold any excess ribbon behind the adhesive strip.
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Setting up the printer
13. Pull the ribbon up carefully and stick the adhesive onto the takeup
spool.
NOTE: Keep the ribbon as straight as possible.
14. Smooth the ribbon over the adhesive strip.
15. Wind the take-up spool
away from you
several times. The first full
set of dye patches is not used for printing.
16. Close the printer cover.
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Setting up the printer
Unpacking and adjusting the paper tray
Working with media
When working with paper and transparencies, follow these guidelines:
Hold paper by the edges to avoid fingerprints, which reduce
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print quality.
Handle the package of paper with the cardboard stiffener sheets
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in place.
Keep the bottom stiffener board in place when handling stacks of
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paper to avoid fingerprints on the printing surface.
Do not use wet or damaged stock.
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Keep the lid on the paper tra y and the paper tra y inserted in the printer
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to protect media from exposure to light, dust or dirt.
Storing media
For highest image quality, follow these storage instructions:
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Store opened paper and transparencies at temperatures below 77°F
(25°C). Avoid exposure to temperatures higher than 100°F (38°C).
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Avoid storing loose stacks of media out of its wrapper.
Paper and humidity
Paper is adversely affected by extremes in relative humidity. High
relative humidity tends to cause paper to curl toward the image side of
the paper. Low relative humidity tends to cause paper to curl away from
the image side of the paper. Low relative humidity also tends to increase
static attraction of dust and dirt.
To avoid humidity-related problems, make sure the environment in which
you use and store paper is between 40% and 60% relative humidity.
Relative humidity lower than 20% or higher than 76% should be a voided
even for short periods of time. Print paper can tolerate a relative
humidity between 20% and 40%, and between 60% and 76%, for up to a
few hours without causing the paper to curl.
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Setting up the printer
Handling humidity–related paper problems
If paper is exposed to humidity levels outside the recommended range,
take extra care to help protect it as follows.
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Load small amounts of paper rather than a whole package. Paper
stored in the wrapper lasts longer.
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Wrap partial stacks of paper in its original plastic wrap, squeeze out
the air, and tape the wrap shut. This will protect the paper from
humidity , as w ell as from dust and dirt. Specs of dust and dirt on paper
show up as much larger spots on prints.
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Avoid leaving paper in the printer overnight or on weekends.
If the problems persist, consider installing a humidifier or dehumidifier to
bring the humidity at your site to within the acceptable range.
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Setting up the printer
Loading media
Thermal media—paper and transparencies—comes in various sizes.
See Chapter 3 in this guide for complete information about types and
sizes of media
The paper tray adjusts to the size of the paper you want to load. Do not
force media that is too long or wide into the tray.
IMPORTANT: Use only trays designed for the DIGITAL SCIENCE
Contact your dealer for trays in a size other than the one supplied with
the printer. See "Appendix B Accessories and supplies" for catalog
numbers.
1. Remove the paper tray.
8650/8650 PS Color Printer. Using other tra ys ma y cause
paper jams, especially when you are printing images that
do not take up the maximum image area of the receiver.
2. Press and hold the tabs that come through the top of the lid, then
remove the lid.
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3. Make sure the paper size settings on the tray match, and that they
are correct for the media you are going to load. If necessary, adjust
the settings as follows:
—Look through the opening on the side of the tray at the sensor
label. This label shows the current paper size setting.
—Move the media-length slider on the inside of the tray until the
desired size appears in the opening.
—Make sure the tabs in the media-length stop (the piece that fits
against the installed media) are inserted in the correct slots on the
bottom of the tray. For example, if you set the sensor slider at
8.5 x 12, insert the tabs in the 8.5 x 12 slots.
4. Remove the media from the package. Leave the blue stiffener sheet
on the bottom of the stack in place.
IMPORTANT: Handle paper by the edges to avoid fingerprints on
the top sheet.
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