Kodak 8660 User Manual

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Kodak Professional 8660 thermal printer (8660 printer). The 8660 printer is a thermal dye diffusion device with superior printing speed. It contains a 133 MHz MIPS processor, has a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (ppi), and prints a three-color page in about 75 seconds. Printed images are high-contrast and long lasting. Kodak Ektatherm XtraLife ribbon (available in three-color or black) applies a coating that protects images from ﬁngerprints.

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Paper and Image Sizes

The 8660 printer can print on the following sizes and types of Kodak Professional Ektatherm XLS print paper. Refer to “Kodak Thermal Paper

Types, Sizes, and Image Sizes” for illustrations of the maximum image

size for each.

Paper and Image Sizes

Paper Size

8.5 x 7 (216 x 178 mm) - Medium format paper 8.27 x 5.5

Maximum Image

Size

(210 x 140 mm)

Catalog

Numbers

891 8096

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8.5 x 11 (216 x 279 mm) - Standard A paper 8.27 x 9.5 (210 x 242 mm)

8.27 x 11.69 (210 x 297 mm) - Standard A4

paper

8.5 x 12 (216 x 307 mm) - A (long) paper 8.27 x 10.5

8.5 x 14 (216 x 358 mm) - A (xlong) paper 8.27 x 12.5

8.27 x 14 (210 x 358 mm) - A4 (xlong) paper 8.0 x 12.5

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8.0 x 10.3 (204 x 262 mm)

(210 x 268.5 mm)

(210 x 319.5 mm)

(204 x 319.5 mm)

861 4364

881 6514

868 4623

856 5699

807 5640

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Interfaces

The 8660 printer has standard communication ports. In addition, the optional Kodak Professional 10/100 network interface card (network interface card) lets you tie your printer into networks using Ether net cabling.

The following interfaces are provided with the printer:

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IEEE-1284 Parallel

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SCSI

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The following Ethernet interfaces are provided by the network interface card:

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EtherTalk

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Novell NetWare

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TCP/IP

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NetBEUI

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Printing Software

The printing software developed for the 8660 printer is based on highquality Kodak photographic printing methods. The color-rendering processes that evolved are highly sophisticated. This printing software allows you to access advanced printing options based on Kodak color science.

The printing software is provided for use with the following operating systems:

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Windows 95/98

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Windows NT 4.0

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Macintosh 8.0 and above

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Setting up the 8660 Printer

This chapter explains how to set up the 8660 printer. The steps are:

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ﬁnding an appropriate location for the 8660 printer.

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unpacking the 8660 printer.

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loading the ribbon cartr idge.

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connecting the cables.

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connecting the power cord and turning the 8660 printer on.

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loading paper.

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checking the 8660 printer settings.

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making a test print.

The software for the 8660 printer, which enables you to take full advantage of the 8660 printer’s capabilities, is on the CD shipped with the 8660 printer. After you set up the 8660 printer, you should install the software you plan to use.

For information on installing the software, refer to the information card.

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Finding a Location for the 8660 Printer

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As you look for an appropriate location for the 8660 printer, keep the following guidelines in mind. Refer to “Site Speciﬁcations” for speciﬁc requirements.

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Allow 2 inches (5 cm) on the left, right, and top sides for air ﬂow and cooling. The back of the 8660 printer may be placed ﬂush against a wall.

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Avoid placing the 8660 printer in areas where ventilation ducts, open doors, or frequent passers-by might expose it to debris. Airborne dirt particles can cause image quality problems.

The space requirements for the 8660 printer are shown below.

12 in. (30.5 cm)

allow 24 in. (61 cm) to open the top door

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16.5 in.

41.9 cm

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25 in. (63.5 cm)

allow 42 in. (107 cm) to remove the paper tray

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Unpacking the 8660 Printer

The following accessories are included with the 8660 printer. If any are missing, contact your dealer.

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Power cords (3)

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Cleaning kit containing 10 alcohol cleaning pads

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SCSI terminator

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Wire form assembly

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CD containing the host software and the documentation in Spanish, French, German, and English in PDF format. The CD also contains Adobe Acrobat Reader for accessing, viewing, and printing the documentation.

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To unpack the 8660 printer:

Open the shipping carton.

Remove the top foam cap.

Remove the box with the accessories.

WARNING: We recommend that two people lift and carry the 8660

printer.

With two people on either side, lift the printer out of the carton.

Remove the 8660 printer from the plastic bag, and place it in the desired location.

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NOTE: Save the packaging in case you need to ship the 8660 printer.

Install the two ends of the wire form assembly in the round holes inside the print exit area.

Print exit area

Wire form assembly

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Loading the Ribbon Cartridge

The ribbon provides dyes for printing images. The medium format ribbon contains enough dye to make 200 prints. The three-color oversize XtraLife ribbon contains enough dye to make 150 prints. The black ribbon contains enough dye to make 200 prints.The XtraLife ribbons, both color and black, contain additional patches that protect images from ﬁngerprints.

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Handling the Ribbon

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Do not expose the ribbon to direct sunlight, extreme heat, dust, or liquids.

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Leave the top cover closed except when you need to access the inside of the 8660 printer.

Storing Ribbon Cartridges

For highest image quality, store ribbon cartridges as follows:

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Store unopened ribbon cartr idges at temperatures below 77˚F (24˚C). Avoid exposure to temperatures higher than 100˚F (38˚C).

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Keep partially used ribbon cartr idges in their original wrappers to protect them from dust and dirt when they are not loaded in the 8660 printer. Dust and dirt specks on the ribbon show up as much larger spots on prints.

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Loading the Ribbon Cartridge in the 8660 Printer

The ribbon cartr idge ﬁts easily in the 8660 printer. There is only one way to correctly load the ribbon cartr idge.

Follow these steps to load a ribbon cartridge:

Open the top cover.

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If necessary, push the old ribbon car tridge to the left and lift it up to remove it.

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NOTE: Images remain on the ribbon after printing. If you are working

with conﬁdential documents, you may need to consider alternate ways of disposing of the ribbon to maintain security.

Remove the new ribbon car tridge from its packaging.

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Grasp the ribbon cartridge by the handle, and slide it onto the 2 spring-loaded hubs.

Push the ribbon cartr idge against the hubs on the left until it can engage the 2 drive hubs on the right.

Hubs

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Handle

IMPORTANT: Touching the dye patches could contaminate the ribbon

resulting in scratches on your prints.

Tur n the spool with the bar code label until the ribbon is taut.

Close the top cover.

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Connecting the Cables

You must provide the necessary interface cables. Three power cords (for North America/Japan, Europe Continental, and Australia) are included. If you are using the 8660 printer outside of these areas, you may need to purchase a power cord.The 8660 printer has standard communication ports, and an Ethernet por t is in place if the optional network interface card is installed.

Power switch

SCSI ports

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Power cord inlet

The

submini 50-pin (Female) SCSI II ports

can be used for printing. A

Parallel port

50-pin submini SCSI II terminator is included with the 8660 printer.

Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX (RJ45)

ports are active if the optional

network interface card is installed. If the optional network interface card is installed, you will need to obtain

the correct Ethernet cabling. Refer to the

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Connecting a Parallel Cable

To connect a parallel (Centronics) cable:

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Make sure that your computer is turned on

Connect the female end (no pins) of the cable to the 8660 printer’s parallel port.

Connect the 25-pin end of the cable to the computer’s parallel port.

Connect the power cord.

Press the power switch on the back of the 8660 printer.

Parallel port

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Connecting a SCSI Cable

To connect a SCSI cable:

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1. Make sure that your computer is turned off.

2. To change the SCSI ID, ref

3. Connect and secure the SCSI cable to one of the SCSI ports.

4. Connect and secure the SCSI terminator to the open SCSI por t or to

the last device if you are daisy-chaining multiple devices.

5. Connect the power cord.

6. Press the power switch on the back of the 8660 printer. When READY

appears on the printer’s display panel, turn your computer on.

er to “About Specifying Port Information”.

SCSI ports

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Handling Paper

Follow these guidelines when you handle the paper:

• Hold the paper by the edges to avoid ﬁngerpr ints.

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• Handle the package of paper with the bottom stiffener board in place.

• Keep the bottom stiffener board in place when handling stacks of paper

to avoid ﬁngerprints on the printing surface.

• Do not load more than 100 sheets of paper in the paper tray.

• Do not use wet or damaged paper.

Storing Paper

Follow these storage instructions to ensure the highest image quality:

• Store opened paper at temperatures below 77˚F (25˚C). Avoid exposure

to temperatures higher than 100˚F (38˚C).

• Avoid storing a loose stack of paper out of its wrapper.

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Loading the Paper Tray

Thermal paper comes in various sizes. Refer to “Working with Paper” for complete information about the various sizes.

The paper tray adjusts to the size of the paper you are loading. Do not force paper that is too long or too wide into the tray.

IMPORTANT: Use only the tray designed for the Kodak Professional 8660

thermal printer.

1. Remove the paper tray.

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2. Remove the stiffener board from the paper tray before you load new

paper.

3. If necessary, adjust the paper tray to ﬁt the paper you are loading:

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–Slide the paper width adjuster to the correct position for either A

or A4 size paper.

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–Move the paper length adjuster to the correct position for the

length of the paper you are loading. Make sure that the paper length adjuster is locked into position.

Paper width adjuster

Backstop

Paper length adjuster

NOTE:Lift the backstop to hold 8.5 x 7 in. paper in position.The

backstop should be in the down position for all other paper sizes.

4.Remove the paper from the package. Leave the stiffener board on the

bottom of the stack.

IMPORTANT: Handle the paper by the edges to avoid ﬁngerpr ints on the

top sheet.

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5. Place the paper in the tray

with the logo side up making sure that the front corners of the stack are under the metal tabs and that the stiffener board is loaded on the bottom of the stack.

PAPER

NOTE: You can load up to 100

sheets of paper in the paper tray.

6. Install the paper tray in the 8660 printer.

7. When SELECT PAPER appears on the display panel:

• Press the up and down arrow keys to scroll to the paper size you

installed.

• Press Select.

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About Printer Initialization

When you turn the 8660 printer on, it initializes (starts up and performs a self-check) in about a minute. Dur ing this time, the power light on the display panel illuminates.

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When the 8660 printer is ready, READY appears on the display panel along with the ribbon and paper installed.

If the 8660 Printer Does Not Initialize

If the 8660 printer fails to initialize, no message appears on the display panel. Turn the 8660 printer off and then back on

If a message does not appear, turn off both the 8660 printer and the computer. Disconnect all cables from the 8660 printer except the power cable. Turn on the 8660 printer. If no message appears, call for service.

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Making a Test Print

Making a test print veriﬁes proper 8660 printer setup and operation and conﬁrms print quality.

To make a test print:

1. Make sure that READY appears on the display panel.

2. Press Print on the display panel.

It takes less than two minutes to make a test print. While the image is processing and printing, PROCESSING:TEST PRINT and PRINTING appear on the display panel.

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What’s Next?

Load the CD that came with the 8660 printer, and install the printing software.

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Operating the 8660 Printer

This chapter provides the information you need to operate the 8660 printer. It includes:

• looking at the display panel.

• working with the printer settings.

• printing from computer applications.

• scheduling jobs.

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• handling and storing prints.

• keeping the 8660 printer in good working condition.

• using the 8660 printer.

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Looking at the Display Panel

The 8660 printer’s display panel is shown below.

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Power

Error

Scroll

Cancel

Select

Setup

Exit

The following indicator lights show the status of the 8660 printer :

• Power light—illuminates when the 8660 printer is turned On.

• Error light—illuminates when an error occurs. A message describing the

error appears on the display panel. The light remains on until you respond to all messages.

When the error light glows steadily, you may be able to correct the problem yourself. If a system error message appears on the display panel, turn the 8660 printer off and then back on. If the message persists, service is required.

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The types of messages that appear on the display panel are:

• Printer status messages—show the size of the paper in the paper tray

and the type of ribbon that is loaded. This information appears when the 8660 printer is idle.

• Job-related messages—show status of the job closest to completion.

• Paper-related messages—show the type of paper and ribbon loaded.

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• Error messages—appear when the paper tray is empty, the top cover is

open, or when errors occur.

Use the Print and Cancel buttons to set printing options, cancel jobs, override mismatches, and generate test prints.

Use the Cancel button:

• To terminate the job that is closest to completion. For example, you may

have a job printing and a job processing. If you press Cancel, the job printing is ended immediately. No additional pages in that job are printed, and the page currently printing is ejected. If you press Cancel again, the next job is cancelled if one exists.

• In combination with Setup/Select to scroll through the Setup menu.

NOTE: If the 8660 printer is idle and a valid image is in the image buffer

(indicated by an asterisk), pressing Cancel erases the image.

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Use the Print button:

• To reprint a valid job that is still in the image buffer.

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NOTE: If you press Print when there is a valid job in the image buffer

(indicated by an asterisk on the right side of the display panel when READY is displayed), the last page printed will print again. If an asterisk is not displayed, a test print is generated.

Press Cancel to delete the asterisk to print a test print.

• To generate a test print when the 8660 printer is idle.

• To begin printing after a mismatch occurs. Ref

and Paper Size Mismatches” for more information.

• In combination with Setup/Select to scroll through the Setup menu.

Use the Setup/Select button to enter the Setup mode and change the way the 8660 printer is set up. Ref more information.

er to “Working With the Printer Settings” for

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Working With the Printer Settings

Press the Setup button to view and change the printer settings. The following table lists the printer settings and options and describes each option. It also shows the factory default for each setting.

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Setting Options Description

Ports: Parallel

Mode Determines if the parallel port

expects data in normal, Adobe binary, or tagged binar y mode.

•Select Normal mode to support printable characters. Characters in high ASCII range (128-255) are not supported.

•Select Binary mode to suppor t high ASCII range. Full eight-bit data may be sent.

•Select Normal mode unless the data is known to be in Adobe binary or tagged binary mode.

Factory

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