Konica DFC-800 Servis Guide

FIERY X3E SERVICE GUIDE

for Minolta CF2001 Color Copiers

A guide for service technicians

Part Number: 45019420

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The software described in this publication is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license.

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Trademarks

EFI, the EFI logo, Fiery, the Fiery logo, Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, EFICOLOR, ColorWise, and Rip-While-Print are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofﬁce. Fiery ZX, Fiery X2, Command WorkStation, AutoCal, Starr Compression, Memory Multiplier, NetWise, and VisualCal are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc.

Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Illustrator, PostScript, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Separator, and Adobe PageMaker are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, registered in certain jurisdictions. EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) is a trademark of Altsys Corporation. Apple, the Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, EtherTalk, LaserWriter, and Macintosh are registered trademarks, and MultiFinder is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft in the US and other countries. QuarkXPress is a registered trademark of Quark, Inc. Times, Helvetica, and Palatino are trademarks of Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries. ITC Avant Garde, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks and Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is a trademark of Novell, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, a wholly owned subsidiary of Novell, Inc. PANTONE is a registered trademark of Pantone, Inc. Matchprint is a trademark of Imation Corp.

All other terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners, and are hereby acknowledged.

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IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE. APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO EVENT WILL APPLE, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE APPLE SOFTWARE EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Apple’s liability to you for actual damages from any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action (whether in contract, tort [including negligence], product liability or otherwise), will be limited to $50.

Restricted Rights Legends

For defense agencies: Restricted Rights Legend. Use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227.7013.

For civilian agencies: Restricted Rights Legend. Use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph (a) through (d) of the commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at 52.227-19 and the limitations set forth in Electronics For Imaging, Inc.’s standard commercial agreement for this software. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.

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FCC Information

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: Printer Controller

Model Number: Fiery X3e CF9001

Compliance Test Report Number: M00912A1

Compliance Test Report Date: September 13, 2000

Responsible Party (in USA): Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Address: 303 Velocity Way, Foster City, CA 94404

Telephone: (650) 357-3500

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

WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modiﬁcations to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

CE Marking (Declaration of Conformity)

We declare under our sole responsibility that the copier and options to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the speciﬁcations below. This declaration is valid for the area of the European Union (EU) only.

Product Type Console Copier System

System Product

CF9001 + Fiery X3e CF9001, CF9001 Options: AFR-12, ST-103, S-105, C-101, AD-7, I/F KIT G, ADF KIT

Name

Compliance

M00913C1

Report Number

Standards Safety *2 : EN 60 950/1992 (A1, A2, A3, A4 & A11)

(Safety of information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment) EN 60825-1 / 1994 with A11 (Copier only) (Radiation safety of laser products, equipment classiﬁcation, requirements, and user’s guide)

EMC *1 : EN55 022 (Class B)/1994 with A1 (1995) & A2 (1997)

EN55 022 (Class B)/1998 (Printer Controller only) (Limits and method for measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment (ITE)) EN61000-3-2/1995 (Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)- Part 3: Limits, Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current ≤16A per phase)) EN61000-3-3/1995 (Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)- Part 3: Limits, Section 2: Limitation of voltage ﬂuctuations and ﬂicker in low-voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current ≤16A) EN55024/1998 (Information technology equipment — immunity characteristics — Limits and methods of measurement) EN61000-4-2/1995 : Electrostatic discharge immunity test EN61000-4-3/1995 : Radiated electromagnetic ﬁeld immunity test EN61000-4-4/1995 : Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test EN61000-4-5/1995 : Surge immunity test EN61000-4-6/1996 : Immunity to conducted disturbance, induced by radio-frequency ﬁeld EN61000-4-8/1993 : Power-frequency magnetic ﬁeld immunity test EN61000-4-11: Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity test

Notes: *1) EMC performance: This product was designed for operation in a typical ofﬁce environment.

*2) First year of labeling according to EC-directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC: 2000

3) This product was designed for operation in a typical ofﬁce environment.

EC Directives Safety: 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC

EMC: 89/336/EEC and 93/68/EEC

This device must be used with shielded interface cables. The use of non-shielded cable is likely to result in interference with radio communications and is prohibited under EC Directives.

Software License Agreement

Before using the Software, please carefully read the following terms and conditions. BY USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. If you cannot or do not accept these terms, you may return the entire package within ten (10) days to the Distributor or Dealer from which you obtained them for a full refund.

Electronics for Imaging, Inc. grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the software and accompanying documentation (“Software”) included with the Fiery X3e you have purchased, including without limitation the PostScript

software provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated.

You may: a. use the Software solely for your own customary business purposes and solely with Fiery X3e; b. use the digitally-encoded machine-readable outline and bitmap programs (“Font Programs”) provided with Fiery X3e in a special encrypted format (“Coded

Font Programs”) to reproduce and display designs, styles, weights, and versions of letters, numerals, characters and symbols (“Typefaces”) solely for your own customary business purposes on the display window of the Fiery X3e or monitor used with Fiery X3e;

c. use the trademarks used by Electronics for Imaging to identify the Coded Font Programs and Typefaces reproduced therefrom (“Trademarks”); and d. assign your rights under this Agreement to a transferee of all of your right, title and interest in and to Fiery X3e provided the transferee agrees to be bound by

all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

You may not: a. make use of the Software, directly or indirectly, to print bitmap images with print resolutions of 600 dots per inch or greater, or to generate fonts or typefaces

for use other than with Fiery X3e; b. make or have made, or permit to be made, any copies of the Software, Coded Font Programs, accompanying documentation or portions thereof, except as

necessary for use with the Fiery X3e unit purchased by you; provided, however, that under no circumstances may you make or have made, or permit to be made, any copies of that certain portion of the Software which has been included on the Fiery X3e hard disk drive. You may not copy the documentation;

c. attempt to alter, disassemble, decrypt or reverse engineer the Software, Coded Font Programs or accompanying documentation. d. rent or lease the Software.

Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge that the Software, Coded Font Programs, Typefaces, Trademarks and accompanying documentation are proprietary to Electronics For Imaging and its suppliers and that title and other intellectual property rights therein remain with Electronics For Imaging and its suppliers. Except as stated above, this Agreement does not grant you any right to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered), or any other rights, franchises or licenses in respect of the Software, Coded Font Programs, Typefaces, Trademarks or accompanying documentation. You may not adapt or use any trademark or trade name which is likely to be similar to or confusing with that of Electronics For Imaging or any of its suppliers or take any other action which impairs or reduces the trademark rights of Electronics For Imaging or its suppliers. The trademarks may only be used to identify printed output produced by the Coded Font Programs. At the reasonable request of Electronics For Imaging, you must supply samples of any Typeface identiﬁed with a trademark.

Conﬁdentiality

You agree to hold the Software and Coded Font Programs in conﬁdence, disclosing the Software and Coded Font Programs only to authorized users having a need to use the Software and Coded Font Programs as permitted by this Agreement and to take all reasonable precautions to prevent disclosure to other parties.

Remedies

Unauthorized use, copying or disclosure of the Software, Coded Font Programs, Typefaces, Trademarks or accompanying documentation will result in automatic termination of this license and will make available to Electronics For Imaging other legal remedies.

Limited Warranty And Disclaimer

Electronics For Imaging warrants that, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery to you, the Software under normal use will perform without signiﬁcant errors that make it unusable. Electronics For Imaging’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this warranty (which is subject to you returning Fiery X3e to Electronics For Imaging or an authorized dealer) will be, at Electronics For Imaging’s option, to use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to correct or work around errors, to replace the Software with functionally equivalent software, or to refund the purchase price and terminate this Agreement. Some states do not allow limitations on duration of implied warranty, so the above limitation may not apply to you.

Except for the above express limited warranty, Electronics For Imaging makes and you receive no warranties or conditions on the Products, express, implied, or statutory, and Electronics For Imaging speciﬁcally disclaims any implied warranty or condition of merchantability or ﬁtness for a particular purpose.

For warranty service, please contact your authorized service/support center.

EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY, ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ON THE SOFTWARE OR CODED FONT PROGRAMS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR IN ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, AND ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICUL AR PURPOSE. Electronics For Imaging does not warrant that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error free or that the Software will meet your speciﬁc requirements.

Limitation Of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS, COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, CODED FONT PROGRAMS OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING OR ANY AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PRICE OF THE UNIT REFLECTS THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Export Controls

You agree that you will not export or re-export the Software or Coded Font Programs in any form without the appropriate United States and foreign government licenses. Your failure to comply with this provision is a material breach of this Agreement.

Government Use

Use, duplication or disclosure of the Software by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or in subparagraphs (c) (1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software—Restricted Right Clause at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable.

Third Party Beneﬁciary

You are hereby notiﬁed that Adobe Systems Incorporated, a California corporation located at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704 (“Adobe”) is a thirdparty beneﬁciary to this Agreement to the extent that this Agreement contains provisions which relate to your use of the Fonts, the Coded Font Programs, the Typefaces and the Trademarks licensed hereby. Such provisions are made expressly for the beneﬁt of Adobe and are enforceable by Adobe in addition to Electronics For Imaging.

General

This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California.

This Agreement is the entire agreement held between us and supersedes any other communications or advertising with respect to the Software, Coded Font Programs and accompanying documentation.

If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

If you have any questions concerning this Agreement, please write to Electronics For Imaging, Inc., Attn: Licensing Dept. or see Electronics For Imaging’s web site at www.eﬁ.com.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. 303 Velocity Way Foster City, CA 94404

Contents

Preface

About this guide

About the illustrations in this guide xi Terminology and conventions xii

Precautions Tools you will need

Chapter 1: Introduction

Features How the Fiery X3e operates Fiery X3e printing User software

Fiery WebTools 1-3

Chapter 2: Using the Fiery X3e Operation Panel

Status/Control overview Activity lights Keys Screens

Functions screen 2-5

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1-1 1-2 1-3 1-3

2-1 2-2 2-2 2-3

Chapter 3: Service Procedures

Overview Shutting down the Fiery X3e Checking connections

Verifying connection to the network 3-4 Verifying the parallel port connection 3-6

Fiery X3e assembly Replacing Fiery X3e board components

CPU cooling unit 3-10 DIMMs 3-12 Battery 3-13 Hard disk drive 3-14 Faceplate 3-17

Restoring Fiery X3e functionality after service System Software

System Software installation reminders 3-20 Installing System Software 3-21

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Contents

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Procedures

The troubleshooting process Where problems occur Before you go to the customer site Preliminary on-site checkout

Checking connections 4-4

General Fiery X3e system errors Run Diagnostics function

Video Interface Diagnostics 4-6 Test E-mail Diagnostics 4-7

Printing the Test Page Checking network connections

Printing to the Fiery X3e 4-11

4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4

4-4 4-6

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Index

Preface

About this guide

The Service Guide is intended for certiﬁed Fiery X3e installing or servicing a Fiery X3e. If you have not received installation and service certiﬁcation, you should not attempt to install or service a Fiery X3e. Electronics for Imaging, Inc. does not warrant the performance of the Fiery X3e if installed or serviced by non-certiﬁed personnel.

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and copier service technicians

About this guide

This guide is divided into the following sections:

• “Preface” Gives general information about this guide and general information that you should

know before you attempt to install or service the Fiery X3e.

• Chapter 1, “Introduction” Provides an overview of the Fiery X3e.

• Chapter 2, “Using the Fiery X3e Operation Panel” Tells you how to use the Fiery X3e Operation Panel for Fiery X3e status/control

functions.

• Chapter 3, “Service Procedures” Describes removal and replacement procedures for Fiery X3e board components, how

to check connections, and how to reinstall system software.

• Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting Procedures” Identiﬁes the source of common problems and suggests ways of correcting them.

Customers should not use the technical service documentation. Do not leave this guide behind after you make a service call.

About the illustrations in this guide

Illustrations in this guide reﬂect the Fiery X3e assembly at the time of publication. Components shown in these illustrations are subject to change. To receive information about any components that do not match illustrations in this guide, contact your authorized service/support center.

Preface

Terminology and conventions

The term “network administrator” refers to the person responsible for maintaining the network at the customer site.

The term “Operation Panel” describes the separate Fiery X3e Operation Panel attached to the front of the copier. It includes LEDs, a display window, and several control keys.

The term “PC” refers to any IBM PC or compatible computer running Windows over MS-DOS.

The term “100BaseT” refers to 100BaseTX.

The term “HDD” refers to the hard disk drive that is part of the Fiery X3e assembly.

The term “Fiery X3e” refers to the functional module that supports network printing and associated features for the copier.

NOTE:

The note indicator highlights important messages and additional information.

The caution icon indicates a need for special care and safety when handling the equipment.

Precautions

Always observe the following general precautions when installing and servicing the Fiery X3e assembly:

1. Report any shipping damage.

If there is any evidence of shipping or handling damage to packing boxes or their contents, save the damaged boxes and parts, call the shipper immediately to ﬁle a claim, and notify your authorized service/support center.

2. Never alter an existing network without permission.

The Fiery X3e is probably connected to an existing Local Area Network (LAN) based on Ethernet hardware. The network is the link between the customer’s computer, existing laser printers, and other prepress equipment. Never disturb the LAN by breaking or making a network connection, altering termination, installing or removing networking hardware or software, or shutting down networked devices without the knowledge and express permission of the network administrator.

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Precautions

3. Never assign an IP address in Network Setup.

Only the network administrator should assign an IP address on a network device. Entering an incorrect IP address to the Fiery X3e can cause unpredictable errors on any or all devices.

4. Follow standard ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions while working on the internal components of the copier.

Static is always a concern when servicing electronic devices. It is highly unlikely that the area around the copier is static-free. Carpeting, leather-soled shoes, synthetic clothing ﬁbers, silks, and plastics may generate a static charge of more than 10,000 volts. Static discharge is capable of destroying the circuits etched in silicon microchips, or dramatically shortening their life span. By observing standard precautions, you may avoid extra service calls and save the cost of a new board.

When possible, work on a ground-connected antistatic mat. Wear an antistatic wristband, grounded at the same place as the antistatic mat. If that is not possible:

• Attach a grounding strap to your wrist. Attach the other end to a good ground.

• When you remove an electronic component, place it into an antistatic bag

immediately. Do not walk across a carpet or vinyl ﬂoor while carrying an unprotected board.

• Leave new electronic components inside their antistatic bags until you are ready to

install them.

• When you unpack the electronic components, touch a metal area of the copier to

discharge the static on your body. Place the components on a grounded antistatic surface, component-side up.

5. Avoid ﬂexing a printed circuit board, and handle it by opposing edges (not corners) only.

6. Never set a cup of coffee—or any liquid—on or near any components or the print device.

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Preface

Tools you will need

To service the Fiery X3e, you should bring the following:

• ESD wrist grounding strap

• Antistatic mat

• #1 and #2 Phillips head screwdrivers (non-magnetic)

• A pair of small needlenose pliers

• Flashlight

• Other tools that may be speciﬁed in your documentation for installing the Fiery X3e

into the copier

• This guide and any technical notes you may have for the Fiery X3e

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Features

The Fiery X3e provides computer connectivity and highly efﬁcient color printing capability for the copier. Users can print from networked computers running on Microsoft Windows or Mac OS platforms. In addition, the Fiery X3e parallel port can be used for printing directly from a PC.

Features

As an integral part of the printing system, the Fiery X3e enables users to:

• Send images over TCP/IP, Novell, and AppleTalk networks, or through the parallel

port for printing.

• Spool print jobs and select a printing priority for each job. Users can control spooled

print jobs sent to the Fiery X3e with remote user software running on networked PCs and Mac OS computers.

• Print ﬁles in color or grayscale.

• Print PostScript, EPS, and PDF ﬁles.

• Use 136 resident fonts (117 Adobe Type 1 PostScript and 19 TrueType) plus two

Adobe Multiple Master fonts used for font substitution when printing PDF ﬁles. The Fiery Downloader or any third-party LaserWriter downloader, such as the Adobe Font Downloader, can be used to download additional fonts.

• Use built-in ColorWise

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color management and NetWise

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network features.

Networked computers

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Fiery X3e

Copier

Printing system

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Introduction

How the Fiery X3e operates

The Fiery X3e provides efﬁcient image processing and printing control. The Fiery X3e board includes a 366MHz Celeron CPU with a built-in ﬂoating point accelerator that runs the PostScript Interpreter, which interprets the page description ﬁle to produce the image pattern in memory. Powerful components on the board control data management and other system functions, freeing up the CPU for efﬁcient image data processing.

Image data is sent from the Fiery X3e to the copier. Raster data is supplied to the laser in the copier at full copier rated speeds in order to charge the drum and render the ﬁnal image on paper.

High-speed DIMMs (dual in-line memory modules) on the Fiery X3e board hold image data during printing. Standard DIMM conﬁguration is 128MB, upgradable to 384MB.

Two green LEDs visible at the Fiery X3e faceplate indicate network status. To indicate link speed, the left LED is on at 100Mbps and off at 10Mbps. To indicate link activity, the right LED blinks.

External devices CopierFiery X3e Assembly

Board

Networked computers

HDD

Battery

Network

interface

Parallel

interface

PCI/RTC

Controller

PCI-PCI Bridge

BIOS

Memory

Controller

Memory &

Interpreter

Video interface/

Operation

Panel

interface

PCI/

SRAM

CPU

Scan/Print

Operation

Panel

Display

Copier

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Fiery X3e functional diagram

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DC power

Power supply

PCI Bus

Fiery X3e printing

The Fiery X3e’s efﬁcient PostScript capabilities allow customers to use a variety of applications to create printed color or black and white pages of text and/or images. The Fiery X3e operates both over a network and directly over the parallel port. Since the Fiery X3e has the ability to print an image while processing the next image (RIP-While-

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), it is capable of printing documents at full copier speeds.

Users can print documents directly from the applications in which they were created. In addition, the Fiery X3e offers an efﬁcient way to print ﬁles that have been saved in PostScript, EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), or PDF format. These ﬁles can be downloaded directly to the Fiery X3e using the Fiery Downloader provided with Fiery X3e.

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, a remote utility

Through the parallel port, customers can print documents directly from applications running on a stand-alone or networked PC. Files that have been saved in PostScript, EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), or PDF format can also be printed to the parallel port from Windows, including the MS-DOS window, without requiring the applications in which the ﬁles were created.

User software

User software is provided on the User Software CD. The network administrator or the user at the customer site is responsible for installing software onto computers that will use the Fiery X3e over the network. For information on the contents of the User Software CD, see the Getting Started manual for this product.

Fiery WebTools

For information on the Fiery WebTools, see the Job Management Guide, Printing Guide, and Getting Started .

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Status/Control overview

Chapter 2: Using the Fiery X3e Operation Panel

This section describes the Fiery X3e functions on the Fiery X3e Operation Panel. The Fiery X3e Operation Panel is separate from the copier Operation Panel and is located on the right side of the copier. You will use the keys on the Fiery X3e Operation Panel to access and monitor different features of the Fiery X3e.

Status/Control overview

Current status and Setup information are displayed on the Fiery X3e Operation Panel. Print activity can be monitored in the display window, and speciﬁc Fiery X3e functions (such as printing a Test Page and installing or updating system software) are controlled using the keys on the Fiery X3e Operation Panel. Two LEDs assist in providing status information.

Control keys:

• Up and down arrow keys

• Left and right arrow keys

• Menu key

• Set key

• Cancel key

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Fiery X3e Operation Panel

2-1

Amber Message LEDGreen Ready LED

2-line text display window:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP 0123456789abcdef

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Using the Fiery X3e Operation Panel

Activity lights

The activity lights on the Fiery X3e Operation Panel indicate printer status and perform the following Fiery X3e functions:

Activity light

Ready

Message

Description Condition

Off Off when the Fiery X3e is off or starting up. (See

Release Notes if off in a normal state condition.)

Flashing green Flashes when the printer is processing or printing a

job or communicating with a remote computer. Solid green Solid indicates normal state. Off Off when no error is detected. Flashing amber Flashes when there is an error that prevents printing

or scanning (see the Job Management Guide for

more information). Solid amber Solid for more than 30 seconds may indicate a

communication error between the Fiery X3e and

the copier.

Keys

The control keys on the Fiery X3e Operation Panel allow you to navigate the various screens and to send commands. Usually, the display window shows the name of the screen on the ﬁrst line and one menu item or message on the second line. The keys perform the following functions:

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Key Description

Menu Set

Cancel

Use to cycle through the Info screen and the runtime screens. Selects the currently displayed menu item and proceeds to the next screen. Use to scroll up the screen to the previous entry in a list or portion of a message.

When the top of the screen is reached, pressing the up arrow displays the bottom of the screen.

Use to scroll down the screen to the next entry in a list or portion of a message. When the bottom of the screen is reached, pressing the down arrow displays the top of the screen.

Use to advance the cursor to the text-entry position to the right.

Use to backspace the cursor to the text-entry position to the left. In a text ﬁeld, it deletes the character to the left.

Use to cancel a function selected by the Set key and go back one step or to return to the Info screen. Also, use to bypass start-up diagnostics. (When a job cancel message is displayed during RIP or Print, press Set to cancel the job, not Cancel.)

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