Kyocera CLP 4532 Advanced Operation Manual

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Advanced Operation Guide

FS-C8100DN

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Contents

1 Handling Paper ..............................................................................................1-1

General Guidelines ................................................................................................................. 1-2

Selecting the Right Paper ....................................................................................................... 1-4

Paper Type ............................................................................................................................ 1-10

2 Using the Operation Panel ...........................................................................2-1

General Information ................................................................................................................ 2-2

Understanding the Operation Panel ........................................................................................ 2-3

Canceling a Printing Job ......................................................................................................... 2-8

Using the Menu Selection System .......................................................................................... 2-9

Status Pages ......................................................................................................................... 2-12

e-MPS ................................................................................................................................... 2-15

Changing the Interface Parameters ...................................................................................... 2-24

Making Default Settings ........................................................................................................ 2-30

Pagination ............................................................................................................................. 2-38

Setting Print Quality .............................. ...... ...... ..... ....................................... ...... ...... ..... ....... 2-41

Operating the Storage Device ............................................................................................... 2-42

Paper Handling ..................................................................................................................... 2-50

Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing .............................................................................. 2-63

Reading Life Counters .......................................................................................................... 2-64

Other Modes ......................................................................................................................... 2-65

3 Options ..........................................................................................................3-1

General Information ................................................................................................................ 3-2

Expansion Memory Modules ................................................................................................... 3-5

Network Interface .................................................................................................................... 3-8

Hard Disk ................................................................................................................................ 3-9

CompactFlash (Memory) Card .............................................................................................. 3-10

4 Computer Interface ................................................... ..... ..... ..........................4-1

General Information ................................................................................................................ 4-2

Parallel Interface ..................................................................................................................... 4-3

USB Interface .......................................................................................................................... 4-5

Serial Interface (Option) .......................................................................................................... 4-6

RS-232C Protocol ................................................................................................................... 4-7

Glossary ....................................................................................................... Glossary-1

Index ................................................................................................................... Index-1

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Introduction

This guide has the following chapters:

1 Handling Paper

Explains how choose, handle and load paper.

2 Using the Operation Panel

Explains how to use the operation panel to configure the printer.

3 Options

Shows the available options.

4 Computer Interface

Describes the possible connections between the printer and your computer.

Glossary

A Glossary of terms used is provided here.

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Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:

Convention Description Example Italic T ypeface Used to emphasize references

to additional information.

Refer to T oner Cont ainer Replacemen t on page 3-3.

Courier T ypeface Used to denote messages or

names displayed on the operation panel.

Replace the waste toner box when the Check waste toner box message is displayed.

Bracket Bold T e xt Typeface

Used to denote operatio n panel keys.

Press [Menu].

Bold T ypeface Used to emphasize button or

items to be selected in dialog boxes, and titles displaying in dialog boxes.

Click Next.

Note Used to provide additional or

useful information about a function or feature.

NOTE: For information about storing the

pin, refer to step 10.

Important Use to provide important

information.

IMPORTANT: Ensure paper is not folded, curled, or damaged.

Caution Cautions are statements that

suggest mechanical damage as a result of an action.

CAUTION: Do not pull the cassette out when holding the front of the machine .

Warning Used to alert users to the

possibility of personal injury.

WARNING: High voltage is present in the charger section.

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1 Handling Paper

This chapt er contains explanations on the following topics:

• General Guidelines...1-2

• Selecting the Right Paper...1-4

• Paper Type...1-10

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General Guidelines

The machine is designed to print on standard copier paper (the type used in ordinary dry copier machines), but it can also accept a variety of other types of paper within the limits specified below.

NOTE: The manufacturer assumes no liability for problems that occur when paper not satisfying

these requirements is used.

Selection of the right paper is important. Using the wrong paper can result in paper jams, curling, poor print qual ity, and paper waste, and in extreme cas es can damage the m ac hin e. The guidelines given below will increase the productivity of your office by ensuring efficient, trouble-free printing and reducing wear and tear on the machine.

Paper Availabi lity

Most types of paper are compatible with a variety of machines. Paper intended for xerographic copiers can also be used with the machine.

There are three general grades of paper: economy, standard, and premium. The most significant difference between grades is the ease with which they pass through the machine. This is affected by the smoothness, size, and moisture content of the paper, and the way in which the paper is cut. The higher the grade of p aper you use, th e less ris k there wil l be of pa per jams and other probl ems, and the higher the level of quality your printed output will reflect.

Differences between paper from different suppliers can also affect the machine’s performance. A high-quality printer cannot produce high-quality results when the wrong paper is used. Low-priced paper is not economical in the long run if it causes printing problems.

Paper in each gra de is av ai lab le in a rang e of basis weights (d efi ned later). The traditio nal standard weights are 60 to 105 g/m² (16 to 28 lb/ream).

Paper Specifications

The following table summarizes the basic paper specifications. Details are given on the following pages.

Item Specification Weight Cassette: 60 to 105g/m² (16 to 28 lb/ream)

MP Tray: 60 to 220 g/m² (16 to 53 lb/ream)

Thickness 0.086 to 0.110 mm (3.4 to 4.3 mils) Dimensions Refer to Paper Sizes on page 1-4. Dimensional accuracy ±0.7 mm Squareness of corners 90° ±0.2° Moisture content 4% to 6% Direction of grain Long grain Pulp content 80% or more

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Minimum and Maximum Paper Sizes

The minimum and maximum paper sizes are as follows. For non standard paper, the MP tray must be used.

Recommended Paper

The following products are recommended for use with the printer for optimum performance

140 mm

5-1/2 inches

210 mm

8-1/4 inches

297 mm

11-11/16 inches

432 mm

17 inches

Minimum Paper Size

Maximum Paper Size

Paper cassette

98 mm

3-3/8 inches

148 mm

5-13/16 inches

Minimum Paper Size

Maximum Paper Size

MP tray

297 mm

11-11/16 inches

432 mm

17 inches

Size Product Weight

Letter, Legal Hammermill LASER PRINT 90 g/m² (24 lb) A4 NEUSIEDLER COLOR COPY 90 g/m²

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Selecting the Right Paper

This section describes the guidelines for selecting paper.

Condition

Avoid using paper that is bent at the edges, curled, dirty, torn, embossed, or contaminated with lint, clay, or paper shreds.

Use of paper in these conditions can lead to illegible printing and paper jams, and can shorten the life of the machin e. In p articular, avoid using paper with a surfa ce coating or othe r surface trea tment. Paper should have as smooth and even a surface as possible.

Composition

Do not use paper that has been coated or surface-treated and contains plastic or carbon. The heat of fusing can cause such paper to give off harmful fumes.

Bond paper should contain at least 80% pulp. Not more than 20% of the total paper content should consist of cotton or other fibers.

Paper Sizes

Cassettes and the MP tray are available for the paper sizes listed in the table below. The dimensional tolerances are ±0.7mm for the length and width. The angle at the corners must be 90° ±0.2°.

Smoothness

The paper should have a smooth, uncoated surface. Paper with a rough or sandy surface can cause voids in the printed output. Paper that is too smooth can cause multiple feeding and fogging problems. (Fogging is a gray background effect.)

MP tray Size Cassette or

MP tray

Size

Envelope C4 229 × 324 mm Ledger 11 × 17 inches Envelope C5 162 × 229 mm Legal 8-1/2 × 14 inches Envelope Monarch 3-7/8 × 7-1/2 inches Letter 8-1/2 × 11 inches Executive 7-1/4 × 10-1/2 inches ISO A3 297 × 420 m m Envelope #10 4-1/8 × 9-1/2 inches ISO A4 210 × 297 mm Envelope DL 110 × 220 mm ISO A5 148 × 210 mm Envelope #9 3-7/8 × 8-7/8

inches JIS B4 257 × 364 mm

Envelope #6 3-5/8 × 6-1/2 inches JIS B5 182 × 257 mm ISO B5 176 × 250 mm Statement 5-1/2 × 8-1/2 inches ISO A6 105 × 148 mm Oficio II 8-1/2 × 13 inches JIS B6 128 × 182 mm Folio 210 × 330 m m Hagaki 100 × 148 mm 8 kai 273 × 394 mm Ofuku-Hagaki 148 × 200 mm 16 kai 197 × 273 mm Youkei 2 114 × 162 mm Youkei 4 105 × 235 mm Custom 98 × 148 to 2 97 × 4 32mm

(3-3/8 × 5-13/16 to 11-11/16 × 17 inches)

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Basis Weight

Basis weight is the weight of paper expressed in grams per square meter (g/m²). Paper that is too heavy or too light may cause feed errors or paper jams as well as premature wear of the product. Uneven weight of paper, namely uneven paper thickne ss may cause multiple-sheet feeding or print quality problems such as blurring because of poor toner fusing.

The recommended basis weight is between 60 and 105 g/m² (16 and 28 lb/ream) for the cassette and between 60 and 220g/m² (16 to 53 lb/ream) for the MP tray.

Paper Weight Equivalence Table

The paper weight is listed in pounds (lb) and metric grams per square meter (g/m²). The shaded part indicates the standard weight.

Thickness

The paper used with the machine should be neither extremely thick nor extremely thin. If you are having problems with p aper ja ms, mu ltiple feeds, and fain t printing , the pa per you are usi ng may be too thin. If you are h aving pro blems w ith p ape r jams and blurred pri nting the p aper may be too thick . The correct thickness is 0.086 to 0.110 mm (3.4 to 4.3 mils).

Moisture Content

Moisture content is defined as the percent ratio of moisture to the dry mass of the paper. Moisture can affect the paper’s appearance, feed ability, curl, electrostatic properties, and toner fusing characteristics.

The moisture content of the paper varies with the relative humidity in the room. When the relative humidity is high and the paper absorbs moisture, the paper edges expand, becoming wavy in appearance. When the relative humidity is low and the paper loses moisture, the edges shrink and tighten, and print contrast may suffer.

Wavy or tight edges can cause jams and alignment anomalies. The moisture content of the paper should be 4 to 6%.

U. S. Bond Weight (lb) Europe Metric Weight (g/m²)

16 60 17 64 20 75 21

80 22 81 24 90 27

100 28 105 32 120 34 128 36 135 39 148 42 157 43 163 47 176 53 199

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To ensure correct moisture content, it is important to store the paper in a controlled environment. Some tips on moisture control are:

• Store pap er in a cool, dry locat ion .

• Keep the paper in its wrapping as long as possible. Re-wrap paper that is not in use.

• Store paper in its original carton. Place a pallet etc. under the carton to separate it from t he floor.

• After removing paper from storage, let it stand in the same room as the machine for 48 hours before use.

• Avoid leaving paper where it is exposed to heat, sunlight, or dampness.

Paper Grain

When paper is manufactured, it is cut into sheets with the grain running parallel to the length (long grain) or parallel to the width (short grain). Short grain paper can cause feeding problems in the machine. All paper used in the machine should be long grain.

Other Paper Properties

Porosity: Indicates the density of paper fiber. Stiffness: Limp paper may buckle in the machine, resulting in paper jams. Curl: Most paper naturally tends to curl one way if left unpacked. When paper passes through the

fixing unit, it curls upward a little. To produce flat printouts, load the paper so that the upward pressure fro m the machine can correct their curling.

Electrostatic discharge: During the printing process the paper is electrostatically charged to attract the toner. The paper must be able to release this charge so that printed sheets do not cling together in the output tray.

Whiteness: The contrast of the printed page depends on the whiteness of the paper. Whiter paper provides a sharper, brighter appearance.

Quality control: Uneven sheet size, corners that are not square, ragged edges, welded (uncut) sheets, and crushed edges and corners can cause the machine to malfunction in various ways. A quality paper supplier should take considerable care to ensure that these problems do not occur.

Packaging: Paper should be packed in a sturdy carton to protect it from damage during transport. Quality paper obtained from a reputable supplier is usually correctly packaged.

Specially pro ces sed paper: Avoid using the types of sp ecially processed p ap er l is ted below, ev en if the paper meets the other basic specifications defined in this manual. Be sure to perform some test prints before purchasing any type of paper in large quantities.

• Shiny paper

• Very thin paper

• Rough paper

• Perforated paper

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Special Pap e r

The following types of special paper can be used:

Use paper that is sold specifically for use with copiers or printers (heat-fusing type). When using transparencies, la bels, th in p aper, envelopes, postcards, or thick p ap er, feed the paper from the MP Tray .

Since the composition and quality of special paper vary considerably, special paper is more likely than white bond pape r to gi ve trou ble during printing. No liabi lit y w il l be ass um ed if mo is ture and so forth given off during printing on special paper causes harm to the machine or operator.

NOTE: Before purchasing any type of special paper, test a sample on the machine and check that

printing quality is satisfactory.

Transparency

Transparencies must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during the printing process. The recommended transparency product is 3M CG3700 (Letter, A4).

Transp arencies must be placed on the M P tray w ith the long edge towards the printer.

When unloading transparencies (e.g., for clearing jams), hold them carefully by the edges to avoid leaving fingerprints on them.

Labels

Labels must be fed from the MP Tray. The basic rule for printing on adhes ive labels is that the adhesiv e must never co me into cont act with

any part of the machine. Adhesive paper sticking to the drum or rollers will damage the machine. Label paper has a struc ture compri sing of three lay ers,

as shown in the diagram. The top sheet is printed on. The adhesive layer consists of pressure-sensitive adhesives. The carrier sheet (also called the linear or backing sheet) holds the labels until used. Due to the complexity of its composition, adhesive-backed label paper is particularly likely to give printing problems.

Adhesive label paper must be entirely covered by its top sheet, with no spaces between the individual labels. Labels with s paces in between a re liable to p eel off, causing serious paper jam problems.

Paper type to be used Paper type to be selected

Thin paper (60 to 64 g/m²) Vellum Thick paper (90 to 220 g/m²) Thick Colored paper Color Recycled paper Recycled Overhead projector transparencies Transparency Postcards Cardstock Envelopes Envelope Label Labels Preprinted paper Preprinted

MP Tray

Top sheet (white bond paper) Adhesive

Carrier sheet

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Some label paper is manufactured with an extra margin of top sheet around the edge. Do not remove the extra top sheet from the carrier sheet until after printing is finished.

The table below lists the specifications for adhesive label paper.

Postcards

Fan the stack of postcards and ali gn the edg es before loading them in the MP tray. Make sure the postcards you are going to set are not curled. Feeding curled postcards may cause paper jams.

Some postcards have rough edges on the back (those are created when the pap er is cut). In thi s case, put the postcards on a flat place and rub the edges with, for example, a ruler to smooth them.

Envelopes

Envelopes should be fed in the face-up position, front or right edge first. Since the composition of an envelope is more complex than that of ordinary paper, it is not always

possible to ensure consistent printing quality over the entire envelope surface. Normally, envelopes have a diagonal grain direction. Refer to Paper Grain on page 1-6. This

direction can easily cause wrinkles and creases when envelopes pass through the printer. Before purchasing envelopes, make a test print to check whether the printer accepts the envelope.

• Do not use envelopes that have an encapsulated liquid adhesive.

• Avoid a long printing session for envelopes only. Extended envelope printing can cause premature printer wear.

• If jams occur, try setting a lesser number of envelopes on the MP tray.

• To avoid jams caused by curled envelopes, stack no more than 10 printed envelopes on the output tray.

Item Specification

Weight of top sheet 44 to 74 g/m² (12 to 20 lb/ream) Composite weight 104 to 151 g/m² (28 t o 40 lb/ream) Thickness of top sheet 0.086 to 0.107 mm (3.9 to 4.2 mils) Composite thickness 0.115 to 0.145mm (4.5 to 5.7 mils) Moisture content 4 to 6% (composite)

Top sheet

UnacceptableAcceptable

Carrier sheet

Rough Edge

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Thick Paper

Fan the stack of paper and align the edges before loadin g them in the MP tray. Some types of paper have rough edges on the bac k (thos e are crea ted when th e pa per is c ut). In this case , put the p aper on a flat place and rub the edges once or twice with, for example, a ruler to smooth them. Feeding rough edged paper may cause paper jams.

NOTE: If the paper jams even after you smooth it out,

load the paper in the MP Tray with the leading edge raised up a few millimeters as shown in the illustration.

Colored Paper

Colored paper should satisfy the same conditions as white bond paper, Paper Specifications on page 1-2 In addition, the pigments used in the paper must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during the printing process (up to 200°C or 392°F).

Preprinted Paper

Preprinted paper should satisfy the same conditions as white bond paper, refer to Paper Specifications on page 1-2. The preprinted ink must be able to withstand the heat of fusing during

the printing process, and must not be affected by silicone oil. Do not use paper with any kind of surface treatment, such as the type of paper commonly used for

calendars.

Recycled paper

Select recycled paper that meets the same specifications as the white bond paper except for whiteness, refer to Paper Specifications on page 1-2.

NOTE: Before purchasing re cycl ed pa per, test a sample on the machine and check tha t the pr inting

quality is satisfactory.

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Paper Type

The printer is capable of print ing under the opti mu m settin g for the type of p ape r being used . Setting the paper type for the paper source from the printer’s operation panel will cause the printer

to automatically select the paper source and print in the mode best suited to that type of paper. A different paper type setting can be made for each paper source including the MP tray. Not only

can preset paper types be selected, but it is also possible for you to define and select customized paper types. Refer to Creating Custom Paper Type on page 2-58. The following types of paper can be used.

Paper Ty pe Paper source

MP tray Paper

Cassette

Paper Weight Duplex path

(MP tray available only in Cassette mode)

Plain Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Transparency Yes No Extra Heavy No Preprinted Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Labels Yes N o Heavy 1 N o Bond Yes Yes Normal 3 Yes Recycled Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Vellum Yes Yes Light No Rough Yes Yes Normal 3 Yes Letterhead Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Color Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Prepunched Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes Envelope Yes No Heavy 2 No Cardstock Yes No Heavy 2 No Coated Yes N o Normal 3 No Thick Yes No Heavy 2 No High quality Yes Yes N ormal 2 Yes Custom 1 (to 8) *

* This is a paper type defined and regi s te red by the user. Up to eight types of user se tti ngs may be

defined. For details, refer to Creating Custom Paper Type on page 2-58.

Yes Yes Normal 2 Yes

Yes: Can be stored No: Cannot be stored

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2 Using the Ope ra ti o n Pan e l

This chapt er contains explanations on the following topics:

• General Information...2-2

• Understanding the Operation Panel...2-3

• Canceling a Printing Job...2-8

• Using the Menu Selection System...2-9

• Status Pages...2-12

• e-MPS...2-15

• Changing the Interface Parameters...2-24

• Making Default Settings...2-30

• Pagination...2-38

• Setting Print Quality...2-41

• Operating the Storage Device...2-42

• Paper Handling...2-50

• Reading Life Counters...2-64

• Other Modes...2-65

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General Information

This chapter provide s the i nforma tion y ou need to con figure t he Ecos ys pri nter. In general you need to use the operation p a nel onl y to make default settin gs . You can make most changes to t he p r int er settings using the printer driver through the application software.

NOTE: Changes to printer set tings ma de using a softw are appl ication o verride ch anges m ade using

the operation panel.

Y o u can als o rely on o ther printe r utili ties such as KM-NET for Client s if y ou ne ed to ch ange settin gs that are not available on the printer driver. It will allow remote access to printer settings. Printer utilities are supplied in the CD-ROM supplied with the printer.

The chapter describes the operation panel in detail, including its menus and the procedures for changing various printer settings.

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Understanding the Operation Panel

The operation panel on the top of the printer has a 2-line by 16-character liquid crystal display (LCD), eight keys, and three indicators (LED).

Messages that appear on the display and functions of indicators and keys are explained in this chapter.

Message Display

The message display on the operation panel shows:

• Status information, the messages listed below which are displayed during normal operation.

• Error codes, when the printer requires the operator’s attention; as explained in the Operation Guide.

Ready PAR A4 PLAIN

Message Display

Indicators

Menu Key

OK Key

Cursor Keys

GO KeyCancel Key

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Status Information

Error codes

Refer to the Troubleshooting section in the Operation Guide.

Indicators in Message Display

Interface Indicator (INTERFACE)

The interface indicator shows the int erface that is currently in use:

Each interface has a timeout time of 30 seconds (factory default) during which the other interface should wait to receive a print job. Even after a print job has been completed on the interface, you should wait for this period until the other interface begins printing the job.

Message Meaning

Self test The printer is performing self-diagnostics after power-up. Please wait The printer is warming up and is not ready. When the printer is switched

on for the first time, this message will take several minutes.

Please wait (Adding toner)

Toner is currently being replenished. This message may be dis pla yed during continuous printing of a large volume of pages which require a large amount of toner such as with photographs, etc.

Please wait (Calibrating)

The color calibration function is bei ng perfo rme d au to ma tic all y as yo u powered on the printer.

You can also execute this function manually on the operation panel. For details, refer to Color Calibration on page 2-79.

Ready The printer is ready to print. Processing The printer is receiving da ta to prin t. This is al so shown when the print er is

reading a memory card, hard disk or RAM disk.

Sleeping The printer is in Auto Sleep. The printe r wakes f rom Auto Sleep whe never

a key on the operation panel and [GO] is pressed, the cover is opened or closed, or a print job is received. The printer then warms up and goes on-line. For details on Auto Sleep, refer to Sleep Timer Timeout Time on page 2-67.

Cancelling data The printer is cancelling the data. Skipping data The printer is skipping the data. Waiting The printer is waiting for the rest of print job before completing the last

page. Pressing [GO] allows yo u to obt ain the la st pag e immedia tely. Refer to below.

FormFeed TimeOut The printer is printing the last page after a waiting period. Paper Loading Paper in the paper cassette is being moved. This message may be

displayed if the paper cassette is inserted again after paper is loaded.

Overwriting HDD is being overwritten. Refer to Data Security Kit (D) Operation Guide.

PAR Parallel interface is in use. USB USB interface is in use. SER Serial (RS-232C) interface is in use.

(option)

NET Network interface is in use. OPT Network interface is in use. (option)

--- No interface is in use.

Ready PAR A4 PLAIN

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Paper Size Indicator (SIZE)

This indicator shows:

• While the printer is in standby, the paper size of the current cassette. The default paper cassette is determined by the operation panel keys. For details, refer to Paper Handling on page 2-50.

• While the printer is printing, the paper size used to format the document to print by the application software.

The abbreviations used to indicate the paper sizes and their dimensions are as follows:

A3 ISO A3 (297 × 420 mm) A4 ISO A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 ISO A5 (148 × 210 mm) A6 ISO A6 (105 × 148 mm) *

* Only with MP tray feeding

B4 JIS B4 (257 × 364 mm) B5 JIS B5 (182 × 257 mm) B6 JIS B6 (128 × 182 mm) * LD Ledger (11 × 17 inches) LT Letter (8-1/2 × 11 inches) LG Legal (8-1/2 × 14 inches) MO Envelope Monarch (3-7/8 × 7-1/2 inches) * DL Envelope DL (110 × 220 mm) * C4 Envelope C4 (229 × 324mm) * C5 Envelope C5 (162 × 229mm) * b5 ISO B5 (176 × 250 mm) * EX Executive (7-1/4 × 10-1/2 inches) * #6 Envelope #6 (3-5/8 × 6-1/2 inches) * #9 Envelope #9 (3-7/8 × 8-7/8 inches) * 10 Envelope #10 (4-1/8 × 9-1/2 inches) * HA Hagaki (100 × 148mm) * OH Oufuku Hagaki (148 × 200 mm) * O2 Oficio II (8-1/2 × 13 inches) 8K 8 kai (273 × 394 mm) * 16K 16 kai (197 × 273 mm) * ST Statement (5-1/2 × 8-1/2 inches) FO Folio (210 × 330 mm) Y2 Yokei 2 (114 × 162 mm) * Y4 Yokei 4 (105 × 235 mm ) * CU Custom Size (98 × 148 t o 297 × 432mm, 3-3/8 × 5-13/16 to 1 1-11/16 ×

16-5/8 inches) *

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Paper Type Indicator (TYPE)

This indicator shows the paper type defined for the current paper casette. The paper type can be manually defined using the operation panel. For more information, refer to Paper Handling on page 2-50. The following abbreviations are used:

READY, DATA, and ATTENTION Indicators

The following indicators light during normal operation and whenever the printer needs attention. Depending on the status of lighting, each indicator has the following meaning:

Keys

The operation panel key s are used to configure the printer operation. Note tha t cert a in keys have a secondary function.

NOTE: The printer has a parallel, USB, network, and an optional interface. Configuration of the

printer settings affect only the interface that is currently active (shown by the INTERFACE indicator on the message display). Refer to Interface Indicator (INTERFACE) on page 2-4.

(none) Auto LETTERHD Letterhead

PLAIN Plain paper COLOR Colored paper TRANSP. Transparency *

* Only with MP tray feeding

PREPUNCH Prepunched paper PREPRINT Preprinted paper ENVELOPE Envelope * LABELS Labels * CARDSTOCK Card stock * BOND Bond paper COATED Coated paper * RECYCLED Recycled paper THICK Thick paper * VELLUM Vellum HIGH QLT High-quality paper for color

printing

ROUGH Rough paper CUSTOM 1 (to 8) Custom 1 (to 8)

Indicator Description

Flashing. In dicates an error that you can resolve. For details, ref er to the

Troubleshooting section in the Operation Guide.

On. Indicates that the printer is ready and on-line. The printer prints the data it receives.

Off. Indicates that the pri nter is off- lin e. Dat a can be receiv ed but w ill no t be printed until the printer is switched on-line by pressing [GO]. Also, indicates when printing is automatically stopped due to an error condition. For details refer to the Troubleshooting section in the Operation Guide.

Flashing. Indicates that data is being received. On. Indicates either that dat a received is being proce ssed before p rinting

starts, or that data received is being written to a memory card, hard disk or RAM disk.

Flashing. Indicates that the printer requires maintenance or is warming up.

On. Indicates the occurrence of a problem or an error. For details, refer to the Troubleshooting section in the Operation Guide.

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GO Key

GO switches the printer between on-line and off-line. Use this key to:

• Toggle the printer’s on-line and off-line states. You can temporarily stop the print job by switching the printer off-line.

• Print and feed out one page when the printer displays Waiting.

• Recover from certain errors.

• Recover from Auto Sleep.

(Cancel) Key

This key is used to:

• Cancel a printing job. (Refer to Canceling a Printing Job on page 2-8.)

• Stop the alarm sound.

• Reset numeric values or cancel a setting procedure while using the menu system.

Menu Key

Menu lets you enter the menu system to change the setup and printing environment of the printer.

Pressing this key during a menu selection will terminate the selection and return the printer to the normal operation.

Cursor Keys

The four cursor keys are used in the menu system to access an item or enter numeric values. The arrow key with the question mark ( ) may be pressed when the paper jam message has

appeared on the message display. A help message will then appear to facilitate jam clearing in the location.

OK Key

This key is used to:

• Finalize settings of numeric values and other selections.

• Set the paper source when Use alternative? is shown in the message display.

NOTE: If you hold down [OK] and press [Menu] when Ready is shown on this printer, the

AdministrationID menu will be dis played. This menu is the se tting menu for adm inistration under the Account Management System and is normally not used. Press [Menu] to return to Ready.

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Canceling a Printing Job

While the printer displays Processing, press [Cancel]. Print Cancel? appears on the message disp lay follow ed by the interfac e in use. The interface is

indicated by one of the following messages:

Parallel USB Network Serial (option serial interface) Option (option network interface)

Press [OK]. Cancelling data appears on the message display and printing stops after the current page is printed.

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Using the Menu Selection System

Menu Selection System

This section explains how to us e the me nu se lec t io n sy ste m. [Menu] on the operation panel allows you to use the menu to configure the printer settings to your specific needs. Settings can be made when Ready is indicated on the printer message display.

NOTE: Settings that are received from application software and the printer driver will take priority

over settings made in the operation panel.

Entering the Mode Selection Menu

Press [Menu] when Ready is indicated on the printer message display. The mode selection menu is displayed.

Selecting a Menu

The mode selection menu is hierarchical. Press  or  to display the desired menu. If the selected menu has a sub-menu, > is displayed after the menu.

Press  to move to the sub-menu or  to go back. > is displayed before the sub-menu.

Press [Menu].

Mode Selection Menu

Press [OK].

Ready PAR A4 PLAIN

Print Menu Map

Print Status Page

Paper Handling >

>MP Tray Mode First

>MP Tray Mode Cassette

>Type Adjust >

>Type Adjust > >>Paper Weight

Normal 1

Sub-menu

Paper Handling >

Indicates that there is a sub-menu

>Type Adjust >

Indicates that there is another sub-menu

Indicates that this is the sub-menu

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Press  to move to another sub-menu or  to go back. >> is displayed before the second sub-menu.

Setting a Menu

Select the desired menu and press [OK] to set or change the configuration. Press  or  to display the desired item and [OK] to finalize the value or selections set.

Cancelling Menu Selection

If you press [Menu] when a menu is selected, the message display returns to Ready.

Menu System Road Map

The menu map is the hie rarchy diagra m of the menu selec tio n system of the prin ter. The menu map is useful as a reference to guide yourself through the menu selection system.

Printing a Menu Map

The printer prints a full list of the menu selection system — Menu Map. Note that menus shown in the list may vary depending on which optional units are installed in the printer.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Print Menu Map appears.

Press [OK]. A question ma rk (?) appears.

Press [OK]. The message Processing appears and the printer prints a Menu Map.

>>Paper Weight Normal 1

Indicates that this is the second sub-menu

Print Menu Map

Print Menu Map ?

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Menu Map Sample

MENU MAP

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Status Pages

This section explains the procedure for printing the status pages. The status page is a list of parameters and settings for most basic printer configurations. You may be required to produce a status page when requesting service to the printer.

Printing a Status Page

Y ou can check the printer’s current status, including available memory space and option settings by printing a s tatus page.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Print Status Page appears.

Press [OK]. A questi on mark (?) appears.

Press [OK] again. The message Processing appears and the printer prints a status page. For a sample status page and its full description, refer to Understanding the Status Page on

page 2-13.

Print Status Page

Print Status Page ?

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Understanding the S tatus Page

The numbers in the following diagram refer the items explained below the diagram. The items and values on the status page may vary depending on the printer’s firmware version.

Firmware Version This item shows the version and release date of the printer firmware.

Memory

Installed Options

Network Status

Emulation

Consumable Status

Interfaces

Hardware Information

Page Information

STATUS PAGE

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Hardware Information

This item shows various printer settings for hardware-related items:

• MP tray paper size and type

• Paper cassette size and type

•Duplex mode

• Buzzer control

• Host buffer size

• Sleep time timeout time

• Formfeed timeout time

Memory

This item shows:

• Standard memory in the printer

• Option memory slot status in kilobytes

• Total memory in the printer

• Current status of the RAM disk

Page Information

This item shows the page related items:

• Tone mode, Normal or Fine

• Number of copies, from 1 to 999

• Total page count

Installed Options

This item shows the options installed in the printer:

• Hard disk

•Option ROM

• Memory card

• HDD Security

Network Status

This item shows the IP address, subne t mask addre ss, and d efault gate way addres s for the netw ork interface card in the printer.

Emulation

This item shows all available emulations of the printer. The PCL 6 emulation is set as default when the printer is shipped from the factory. The emulations are:

•PCL 6

•KC-GL

• KPDL3

Consumable Status

This item shows the approximate level of remaining toner. When the value is 100, the toner container is full. The closer to 0, the smaller the amount of remaining toner.

If you use non-original toner kit, the toner gauge measurement will not be indicated correctly.

Interface Information

This information shows the emulation and the default font for all interfaces installed in the printer.

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e-MPS

e-MPS is an abbreviation for enhanced-Multiple Printing System which implements the following functions that are available from the printer driver:

• Job Retention

• Job Storag e

In either job mode, when print ing a doc ume nt, the pri nt data is tra nsf erre d from the c om pute r to the printer then stored on the printer’s hard disk. Since copies of the document are printed using the stored data, printing is performed faster with less computer spooling time and less network traffic.

NOTE: To use the e-MPS system, an optional hard disk must be installed in the printer. For details,

refer to Hard Disk on page 3-9. The RAM disk may also be use d in the Proof-and-Hold and Priv ate Print modes. Refer to Using the

RAM Disk on page 2-48 for details on RAM disk setup.

Job Retention

Job Retention has four modes as summarized below. These modes are selected from the printer driver through the application software:

Job Storage

Job storage stores print jobs either temporarily or permanently, or in virtual mailboxes, as you click an appropriate radio button on the printer driver when printing from a computer.

Virtual Mailbox

Virtual mailbox is part of Job Storage, which stores print jobs on the hard disk without printing. It enables you to retrieve jobs later from the operation panel.

Each mailbox may be used by an individual who desires to share the printer in this mode. By default, each mailbox is numbered from ‘Tray 001,’ ‘Tray 002,’... etc. To ‘post’ a job in one of these mailboxes, you assign a numbered or named mailbox on the printer driver when printing.

Quick Copy Proof-and-Hold Private Print Stored Job

Primary function To later print additional

copies

To proof the first copy before printing multiple copies

T o hold the document in printer to prevent unauthorized access

To electronically store documents such as fax

cover pages Start storing by Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver Printer driver On terminating print

setting from application software

Prints simultaneously Prints one copy

simultaneously

Does not print Does not print

Retrieved by Operation panel Operation panel Operation panel Operation panel Default number of

copies printed at retrieval

Same as storing (can be changed)

One less (can be changed)

Same as storing (can be changed)

One

(can be changed) Maximum number of

jobs stored*

32, expandable to 50 32, expandable to 50 Depends on the hard

disk capacity

Depends on the hard

disk capacity PIN security No No Yes Yes (if necessary) Data after printing Stored Stored Deleted Stored Data at power off Deleted Deleted Deleted Stored

* Jobs in excess will cau se the earlier ones to be deleted.

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To retrieve the stored job for printing, refer to Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox (VMB) on page 2-19.

NOTE: The virtual mailbox can be used in PCL 6 emulation only.

Using Quick Copy

This mode enables you to prin t the req ue ste d num be r of copies of a job, simultane ous ly sto ring the job on the hard disk. When additional copies are required, you can reprint the required number of copies from the printer operation pan el.

The default number of print jobs that can be stored on the hard disk is 32. This value can be increased to up to 50 from the e-MPS Configuration menu. For details, refer to Changing the Maximum Number of Quick Copy/Proof-and-Hold Jobs on page 2-21. When the number of jobs reaches the limit, th e oldes t job w ill b e over written by the ne w one . When th e printe r is turn ed of f, all stored jobs will be deleted.

Printing Additional Copies using Quick Copy

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until e-MPS > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Quick Copy appears followed by the user name (Harold, in this example). The user name is assigned when printing using the printer driver.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) ap pears bef ore the user name.

Press  or  to display the desired user name, Arlen, in this example.

Press [OK]. The job name entered in the printer driver (Report, in this example) appear with a blinking question mark (?) before the letters.

Press  or  to scroll to the desired job title.

Press [OK]. The number of copies to be printed can be set. To increase the copy count, press ; to decrease the copy count, press .

Press [OK] to finalize the copy count. The printer prints the specified number of copies for the job.

e-MPS >

>Quick Co py Harold

>Quick Copy ?Harold

>Quick Copy ?Arlen

>Arlen ?Report

>Report Copies 001

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Deleting a Quick Copy Job

Follow steps 1 through 8 in the above section to display the title of the job to be deleted.

When the title of the job to be deleted is displayed, e.g. Report, press [OK]. The cursor below the copy count starts to blink.

Press  repeatedly until Delete appears below the title.

Press [OK]. The stored quick copy job is deleted.

Using Proof-and-Hold

When you print multiple copies, this mode first prints one copy so that you can proof it before continuing to print the remaining copies. Since you can proof the printouts before printing the remaining copies, paper waste can be reduced.

The printer prints one copy and, at the same time, saves the print job on the hard disk/RAM disk. You can also change the number of copies when resuming printing from the operation panel.

When the printer is turned off, all stored jobs will be deleted.

Printing Remaining Copies of a Proof and Hold Job

Printing a Proof-and-Hold job on the operation panel is similar to printing a quick copy job. Refer to Printing Additional Copies using Quick Copy on page 2-16.

Printing a Private Print/St ored Job

In private printing, you can specify that a job is not printed until you release the job from the operation panel. When sending the job from the application software, specify a 4-digit access code in the printer driver. The job is released for printing by entering the access code on the operation panel ensuring confidentiality of the print job.

In the stored job mode, access codes are not mandatory, but can be set on the printer driver if printing with PIN security is required. The n, the access code must be entered on the operat ion panel to print a stored job. Print data will be stored in the hard disk/RAM disk after printing.

Releasing a Private/Stored Job

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until e-MPS > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Private/Stored appears. The name entered in the printer driver (Harold, in this example) also appears.

>Report Copies 001

>Report Delete

e-MPS >

>Private/Stored Harold

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Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) ap pears bef ore the user name.

Press  or  to display the desired user name (Arlen, in this example).

Press [OK]. The user name and the job name (Agenda, in this example) entered in the printer driver appear with a blinking question mark (?).

Press  or  to display the desired job title.

Press [OK]. The ID input line appears. Enter the fo ur-digit access code entered in the printer driver and press [OK].

To enter the ID, press  or  to move the cursor to the numbe r to be changed and then enter the correct number by pressing  or .

You can set the number of copies to be printed. To increase the copy count, press ; to decreas e the co py co unt, press .

Press [OK] to finalize the copy count. The printer prints the specified number of copies for the job.

Deleting a Private/Stored Job

You can individually delete stored jobs by performing the following procedure. Jobs saved using Private Print will be automatically deleted if you turn the power off after printing, but jobs saved using Stored Job will not be deleted automatically.

Follow steps 1 through 8 in the above section.

When the title of the job to be printed is displ ayed (Agenda, in this example), press [OK]. Enter the four-digit ac cess code en tered in the printer driver and press [OK].

Press  repeatedly until Delete appears for the number of copies.

Press [OK]. The private job is deleted.

Printing a Code Job

To print a code job, ensure that the KM-NET for Clients is installed on the computer. The KM-NET for Clients is provid ed on the Software Library CD-ROM.

For details, refer to the KM-NET for Clients Operation Guide.

>Private/Stored ?Harold

>Private/Stored

?Arlen

>Arlen ?Agenda

>Agenda ID 0000

>Agenda Copies 001

>Agenda Delete

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Printing a List of Code Jobs

If you select Permanent Job Storage on the printer driver, you can print a List of Code Jobs using the operation panel.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until e-MPS > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Print Code Job List appears.

Press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears.

Press [OK] again. The printer prints a Code Job list as shown below.

Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox (VMB)

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until e-MPS > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedl y unti l >Print VMB Data appears. The virtual mailbox number will also appear.

e-MPS >

>Print Code Job List

>Print Code Job List?

PERMANENT CODE JOB LIST

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e-MPS >

>Print VM B Data Tray001:

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If you have named the virtual mailbox with an alias, the alias (Richard, in this example) will follow the number:

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press [OK]. The document in the mailbox is printed and automatically deleted from the mailbox.

Printing a List of VMB

A Virtual Mailbox list includes the jobs currently stored in the mailboxes.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until e-MPS > appears.

Press .

Press  or repeatedly until >List of VMB appears .

Press [OK]. A questi on mark (?) appears.

Press [OK] again. The printer prints a list of jobs current ly pos ted in the virtual mailboxes as sho w n in the following illustration.

>Print VM B Data Tray001:Richard

>Print VM B Data Tray001?Richard

e-MPS >

>Print VMB List

>Print VMB List ?

VIRTUAL MAIL BOX LIST

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Changing e-MPS Configuration

You can change the following parameters for e-MPS operation:

• Maximum number of Quick Copy/Proof-and-Hold jobs

• Maximum space assigned to temporary code jobs

• Maximum space assigned to permanent code jobs

• Maximum space assigned to virtual mailboxes

NOTE: The total amount of storage areas specified must not exceed the total size of the hard disk.

Changing the Maximum Number of Quick Copy/Proof-and-Hold Jobs

This changes the m axi mu m num ber of Quick Copy/Proof-and-Hold jobs from 0 t o 5 0. T he default is

32.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until e-MPS > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >e-MPS Configuration > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >>Quick Copy appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

Press  or  to increase or decrease the value at the blinking cursor. The value can be set between 0 and 50. Use  and  to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired maximum number of jobs is set, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Maximum Space Assigned to Temporary Code Jobs

This changes the hard disk space that holds temporary code jobs. You can change the maximum space from 0 to 999 9 (m ega by tes ). Th e actual maximum size de pen ds on the siz e o f free hard disk space. The default size is 1/6 of the total hard disk space, rounded off in units of 50MB. For example, if the total hard disk space is 10 GB, the default size is 1550 MB.

Press [Menu].

e-MPS >

>e-MPS > Configur ation

>>Quick Cop y 32

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Press  or  repeatedly until e-MPS > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >e-MPS Configuration > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >>Temp. Code JOB Size appears.

To change the maximum disk space, press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

Press  or  to increase or decrease, respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use  and  to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Maximum Space Assigned to Permanent Code Jobs

This changes the hard disk space that holds permanent code jobs. You can change the maximum space from 0 to 9 999 (me gabytes). The actual max im um si ze depends on the size of free hard disk space. The default size is 1/6 of the total hard disk space, rounded off in units of 50 MB. For example, if the total hard disk space is 10 GB, the default size is 1550 MB.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  and select e-MPS >.

Press .

Press  or  and select >e-MPS Configuration >.

Press .

Press  or  and select >>Perm. Code JOB Size.

e-MPS >

>e-MPS > Configur ation

>>Temp. Code JOB Size 1550MB

>>Temp. Code JOB Size 1550

e-MPS >

>e-MPS > Configur ation

>>Perm. Code JOB Size 1550MB

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Press [OK], the message display shows a blinking cursor (_).

Press  or  to increase or decrease, respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use  and  to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu] and the display returns to Ready.

Maximum Space Assigned to Virtual Mailboxes (VMB)

This changes the h ard di sk s pac e for virtua l mai lboxe s. You can change the m aximum sp ace from 0 to 9999 (megabytes). The actual maximum size depends on the size of free hard disk space. The default size is 1/6 of the total hard disk spa ce, rounded off in unit s of 50 MB. For example, if the total hard disk space is 10 GB, the default size is 1550 MB.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  and select e-MPS >.

Press .

Press  or  and select >e-MPS Configuration >.

Press .

Press  or  and select >>VMB Size.

To change the maximum size, press [OK]. The message display shows a blinking cursor (_).

Press  or  to increase or decrease, respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use  and  to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu] to exit the menu selection.

>>Perm. Code JOB Size 1550

e-MPS >

>e-MPS > Configur ation

>>VMB Size 1550MB

>>VMB Size 1550

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Changing the Interface Parameters

This printer is equipped with a parallel interface, a USB interface and a network interface. An optional serial interface and a network interface can be installed. Various printing environment parameters such as the default emulation can be changed independently on different interfaces by using the printer’s menu selection system. Select the interface to apply the changes in the procedure described below.

NOTE: This interface selection described below does not select the interface from which data will

be received. The printer automatically selects the interface.

Changing Parallel Interface Mode

The parallel interface supports a bi-directional/high-speed mode according to IEEE standards. Normally, this interface is used under the default se tting Auto. For det ails , refer to Pa rallel I nterface on page 4-3. After setting the interface, be sure to reset the printer or turn the power off at least once. The new setting will be enabled thereafter. You can select from the following:

• Auto (default)

•Normal

• High speed

• Nibble (high)

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Interface > appears.

If the interface is other than parallel, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until Parallel appears.

Press [OK] again. The question mark disappears.

To change the parallel interface mode, press . The current communication mode appears.

To change the communication mode, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to scroll through the following communication modes:

Auto Normal High speed Nibble (high)

When the desired communication mode is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu] to exit the menu selection.

Interface ? Serial

Interface ? Parallel

>Parallel I/F ? Nibble (high)

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Changing Serial Interface Parameters

NOTE: This section applies to the printer having the optional serial interface board kit (IB-11)

installed.

You can confirm or change the serial interface parameters including baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity, and protocol. These parameters must match those of the computer’s serial interface.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Interface > appears.

If the interface is other tha n serial, press [OK]. A bl inking q uestion mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until Serial appears.

Press [OK] again.

Press . One of the following serial parameters is indicated (Baud rate for example). Pressing  or  toggles through the serial parameters as follows. To change the serial parameter,

press [OK]. Use  or  to change the value or selection.

Interface ? Parallel

Interface ? Serial

Range

>Baud Rate 9600

1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 (Default), 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200

>Data Bits 8

7 or 8 (Default)

>Stop Bits 1

1 (Default) or 2

>Parity None

None (Default), Odd, Even, or Ignore

>Protocol DTR(pos.)&XON

DTR(pos.)& Xon (Default), DTR(positive), DTR(negative), XON/XOFF, or ETX/ACK

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For example, to change baud rate from 9600 to 115200, display the baud rate menu following the above procedure. When the display shows baud rate, 9600 (bps), press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to scroll through values. When 115200 is displayed, press [OK]. Press [Menu] to exit the menu selection.

NOTE: Some computers may not be able to handle a baud rate of 115200 bps. If you set the baud

rate to 115200 and encounter communication problems, select a lower baud rate.

Changing Network Interface Parameters

This printer supports TCP/IP, NetWare and AppleTalk protocols. In addition, you can install the optional network interface card in the option interface slot.

Using the operation panel, you can:

• Activate or deactivate TCP/IP, NetWare, and AppleTalk

• Activate or deactivate DHCP

• Enter IP address, subnet mask address, and default gateway address

• Determine whether to print a network status page when the printer is turned on

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Interface > appears.

If the current interface is other than Network, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

If the optional network interface card is installed in the printer, Option will be displayed. The setting procedure is basically the same even in this case.

Press  or  repeatedly until Network appears.

Press [OK] again.

>Baud Rate ? 9600

Interface > ? Parallel

Interface > ? Network

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Press . One of the following menus is indica ted . To change settings for the item, pres s [OK]. Us e  or  to change the value or selection.

Activate the appropriate prot oc ol th at is r equ ired to co nne ct th e pri nte r to the network. To activate a protocol, display the protocol, press [OK], pres s  or  to change from Off to On, and press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The di splay returns to Ready. You can print a network status page to confirm that the IP address, subnet mask address, and the gateway address have been properly set. To print a network status page, refer to Printing a Network Interface Status Page on page2-28.

Resolving IP Address

To connect the printer to the network using TCP/IP protocol, you must set the IP address on the printer. The IP address must be unique to the printer and should be obtained from your network administrator.

Activate TCP/IP protocol in the manner described above.

Set this item to On when you connect to a network using NetWare. In submenu (>), frame mode can be selected from Auto, 802.3,

Ethernet II, SNAP, and 802.2.

>NetWare > On

Set this item to On when you connect to a network using TCP/IP. Submenu (>) has items including DHCP, BOOTP, IP address, subnet mask address, and gatew a y ad dres s. To resolve IP address for the network card, refer to Resolving IP Address on page 2-27.

>TCP/IP > On

AppleTalk must be activated (On) for networking with Macintosh computers.

>AppleTalk Off

When the item is set to On, the printer prints out a network status page when it prints the printer status. refer to Printing a Network Interface Status Page on page 2-28.

>Network Status Page Off

>TCP/IP > On

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Enter the submenu by pressing . Each time you press  or , the selection change s.

When >>IP Address is displ ayed, press [OK]. A blinking cu rsor (_) appears at the last digit.

Press  or  to increase or decrease, respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use  and  to move the cursor right and left.

When the IP address is entered, press [OK].

Press  or  to move to Subnet Mask. Perform the same procedure to complete entering the subnet mask address.

Then, press  or  to move to Gateway. Perform the same procedure to complete entering the gateway address.

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready. Y ou can pri nt a network st atus p age to confirm tha t the IP address, subnet mask address, and the gateway address have been properly set. To print a network status page, refer to Printing a Network Interface Status Page on page 2-28.

Printing a Network Interface Status Page

You can have your printer print out a network status page when the printer prints the status page. The network status pa ge sh ow s the network addresses, and other information under var iou s network protocols about the netwo rk inte rfac e card . The defa ult se ttin g is Off (print disabl e).

NOTE: Printing out a network interface status page may not be possible with the optional network

interface card. For details, refer to the manual for the network interface.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Interface > appears.

>>IP Address

000.000.000.000

>>Subnet Ma sk

000.000.000.000

>>Gateway

000.000.000.000

>>BOOTP On

>>DHCP On

>>IP Address

000.000.000.000

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If the current interface is other than Network, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until Network appears. Press [OK].

Press  and then press  or  repeatedly until the display shows >Network Status Page.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to select On.

Press [OK] again.

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Interface ? Parallel

Interface ? Network

>Network St atus Page O ff

>Network Status Page ? Of f

>Network Status Page ? On

NETWORK STATUS PAGE

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Making Default Settings

Using the operation panel, you can set the default for the following items.

Default Emulation

You can change the emulation mode and character code set for the current interface. The printer can autom atic al ly cha nge the e mu lati on mod e ac co rdin g to th e pri nt jo b that is received

from the computer. To do this, select KPDL (AUTO) in the following procedure.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Emulation > appears on the message display. One of the emulation modes appears, indicating the emulation currently in use.

PCL 6 (default) KC-GL KPDL KPDL (AUTO)

To change the default emulation, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until the desired emulation mode is displayed.

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Alternative Emulation for KPDL Emulation

KPDL is Kyocera’s implementation of the PostScript language. The KPDL (AUTO) emulation enables the printer to automatically change the emulation mode according to the data received when printing.

In addition to KPDL (AUTO) emulation, you can use the operation panel to set another emulation mode that is used very often. The default setting is PCL 6.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Emulation > appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until KPDL (AUTO) appears.

Press [OK].

Press . When >Alt. Emulation is displayed, press  or . The names of alternative emulations appear — PCL 6 or KC-GL.

Emulation ?PCL 6

Emulation ?KPDL (AUTO)

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Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or repeatedly until the desired alternative emulation appears.

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The message display returns to Ready.

Printing KPDL Errors

The printer can print error descriptions when printing error occurs during KPDL emulation. The default is Off — the printer does not print KPDL errors.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Emulation > appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Select KPDL or KPDL (AUTO) using  or .

Press [OK].

Press . Press  or  until >Print KPDL Errs (errors) appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Select On using  or . Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

KC-GL Pen Width and Color

The KC-GL emulation mod e en ab les yo u to set the pen widths in dot s , i ndividual pen colors for p en numbers 1 to 8, and the KC-GL page size.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Emulation > appears.

If the current emulation is other than KC-GL, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

>Alt. Emulation ? PCL 6

Emulation ?PCL 6

Emulation ?KPDL

>Print KP DL Errs Off

>Print KP DL Errs ? Off

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Select KC-GL using  or .

Press [OK].

Press . To change th e pen wi dth and /or pen co lor , press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until the desired pen number of 1 to 8 appears.

Press [OK].

To change the pen width, press , then press [OK]. A blinking cursor appears at the width value.

Press  or  repeatedly until the desired pen width in dots (00 to 99) appears.

Press [OK].

To set the pen color, press  or .

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until the desired pen color (Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Cyan, White) appears.

Press [OK].

To set the KC-GL page size, press , then press  or  until >KC-GL Page set appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until the desired page size (A2, A1, A0, B3, B2, B1, B0, and SPSZ) appears. When selecting SPSZ, printing will be done with the paper size specified by the PRESCRIBE SPSZ command.

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Emulation ?KC-GL

>KC-GL Pen Adjust ? Pen ( 1)

>>Pen(1) Wi dth 02

dot(s)

>>Pen(1) Co lor ? Black

>KC-GL Pa ge Set ? [A2]

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Default Font

You can select the default font for the current interface. The default font can be one of the internal fonts or a font that is downloaded to the printer memory or stored in a memory card, hard disk or option ROM.

In this menu, you can also set the type and pitch for Courier and Letter Gothic; as well as to print a font list.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Font > appears.

Press . Press  or  until >Font Select > appears.

To select an internal font, make sure that Internal is displayed and press . The display chan ges. If Internal is no t disp layed , press [OK], then press  or  until it appears.

To select an optional font, press [OK] while >Font Select > is displayed. Press  or  repeatedly until Option appears and then press [OK]. Press  next to display the font selection shown above. You can perform this operation only when optional fonts are installed in the printer.

The letter before the number indicates the location of the font, as shown below:

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until the desired font number appears. For font numbers of the internal fonts, refer to Printing Lists of Fonts on page 2-36.

When the desired font is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Selecting Regular or Dark Courier/Letter Gothic

Courier or Letter Gothic font thickness can be selected as Regular or Dark. In the procedure below, it is assumed that Courier is selected. The procedure is the same for Letter Gothic.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Font > appears.

Font >

>Font Select > Internal

I Internal font S Soft (downloaded) font M Fonts in optional memory card H Fonts in RAM disk or optional hard disk O Fonts in optional ROM (API)

>> I000

>>?I000

Font >

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Press . Press  or  until >Font Select > appears.

Make sure that Internal is displayed and press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >>Courier appears. If you are selecting the thickness of the Letter Gothic font, choose >> Letter Gothic here instead.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Select Regular or Dark using  or .

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Changing the Default Font Size

You can change the size of the default font. If you selected a proportional font, the character size can also be changed.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Font > appears.

Press . Press  or  until >Font Select > appears.

Make sure that Internal is displayed and press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >>Size appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

Press  or  to increase or decrease the value at the blinking cursor. The font size can be set between 4 and 999.75 points, in 0.25-point increments. Use  or  to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

>Font Select > Internal

>>Courier Regular

>>Courier ? Regular

Font >

>Font Select > Internal

>>Size

012.00 point(s)

>>Size

012.00

point(s)

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Character Pitch for Courier/Letter Gothic

You can set the character pitch for fixed fonts when the default font is Courier or Letter Gothic.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Font > appears.

Press . Press  or  until >Font Select > appears.

Make sure that Internal is displayed and press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >>Pitch appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

Press  or  to increase or decrease the value at the blinking cursor. The character pitch can be set between 0.44 and 9 9.99 characters p er inch, in 0.01 ch aracter-per-inch i ncrements. Us e  or  to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Setting the Code Set

You can change the character code set. Available character code sets vary depending on the current font. (The default is IBM PC-8.)

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Font > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Code Set appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Font >

>Font Select > Internal

>>Pitch 10 .00 cpi

>>Pitch 10 .00

cpi

Font >

>Code Set IBM PC-8

>Code Set ?IBM PC-8

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Press  or  until the desired character code set appears.

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Printing Lists of Fonts

To help you decide in selecti ng a fo nt, you can printout lists of the internal fonts or the optional fonts including downloaded fonts.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Font > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Print Internal Fonts List or >Print Option Fonts List appears.

Press [OK]. A questi on mark (?) appears.

Press [OK] again. Processing appears, then Ready. The printer prints out a list of fonts with a sample and font ID (number) for each of them. Sample lists of fonts are shown in the following illustration.

Font >

>Print In ternal Fonts List

>Print In ternal Fonts List?

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Samples of Fonts List

Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List

Font Name Scalable/Bitmap Password Selection [FSET] Font ID

PRESCRIBE

Internal Scalable and Bitmapped Fonts List

Font Name Scalable/Bitmap Password Selection [FSET] Font ID

PRESCRIBE

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Pagination

In Page Set menus, you can set the number of copies, page orientation, and other settings regarding pagination.

Number of Copies

Y ou c an set th e number o f copies of each p age to be printed for the cur rent int erface. The number o f copies can be set between 1 and 999.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Page Set > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Copies appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

Press  or  to increase or decrease, respectively, the value at the blinking cursor. Use  and  to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired size is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Print Orientation

You can select portrait (upright) or landscape (sideways) page orientation.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Page Set > appears.

Press .

Page Set >

>Copies 001

Portrait Orientation

Landscape Orientation

Page Set >

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Press  or  repeatedly until >Orientation appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Select Portrait or Landscape using  or .

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Page Protect Mode

The Page Protect Menu does not normally appear, however, Page Protect will be forcibly set to On if a print overrun error occurs because the print job is too complex. When this happens, be sure to reset Page Protect to Auto (default) in order to maintain the optimum use of printer memory.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Page set > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Page Protect appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until Auto appears.

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Linefeed (LF) Action

This procedure instructs the printer what to do when it receives a linefeed code (0AH).

• LF only: Linefeed is performed (Default).

• CR and LF: A linefeed and carriage return are performed.

• Ignore LF: The linefeed is ignored.

Press [Menu].

>Orientat ion Portrait

>Orientat ion ? Portrait

Page set >

>Page Prote ct On

>Page Prote ct ? On

>Page Prote ct ? Auto

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Press  or  repeatedly until Page Set > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >LF Action appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until the desired linefeed action appears.

When the desired action is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Carriage-Return (CR) Action

This procedure instructs the printer what to do when it receives a carriage-return code (0DH).

• CR only: A carriage-return is performed (Default).

• CR and LF: A linefeed and carriage return are performed.

• Ignore CR: The carriage-return is ignored.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Page Set > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >CR Action appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  repeatedly until the desired carriage-return action appears.

When the desired action is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Page Set >

>LF Action LF only

>LF Action ? LF only

Page Set >

>CR Action CR only

>CR Action ? CR only

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Setting Print Quality

The printer features the Print Q uality menu whic h lets you se lect the intensity of tone mode ( Normal or Fine).

Tone Mode

Tone Mode selects the way the printer handles a pixel for representing the color and halftoning for each pixel - Normal or Fine. The Fine tone mode uses four-bit smooth halftone for photographs, images etc.; and the Normal tone mode uses a two-bit halftone for text, solid objects etc. Either of these tone modes consistently affects all objects on a page.

The Fine tone mode p rovide s a p rint quali ty bet ter than Normal , but t he printin g speed is s lowe r and more memory is required.

NOTE: The amount of memory actually required may vary depending on the data to print.

Press [Menu]. Press  or  repeatedly until Print Quality > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until > tone appears.

To change the toner mode, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or to change Fine.

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Print Quality >

>Tone Normal

>Tone ? Normal

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Operating the Storage Device

The printer supports three types of storage devices; memory card, hard disk, and RAM disk. The memory card and hard disk are installed into the dedicated slots of the printer. The RAM disk is an allocated part of the printer’s memory. If the hard disk is installed in the printer, the e-MPS function will be available. For details, refer to e-MPS on page 2-15.

The basic operations of each storage device are the same. This section explains the operation of the memory card.

Using the CompactFlash (Memory) Card

The printer is equipped with a slot for a memory card. By inserting a memory card into the printer, the following operations become available.

• Reading Font Data

• Reading Data

• Writing Data

• Deleting Data

• Formatting Memory card

• Printing a List of Data Names

For details about the handling of the memory card, refer to CompactFlash (Memory) Card on page 3-10.

Reading Font Data

If a memory card with the font data is inserted into the slot when the printer is turned on, the fonts are automatically read into the printer.

Press [Menu].

Press S or T repeatedly until Memory Card > appears.

Press X.

Press S or T repeatedly until >Read Fonts appears.

Press [OK]. A questi on mark (?) appears.

Press [OK]. Processing appears and the reading of data from the memory card starts. When completed, Processing disappears.

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Memory Ca rd >

>Read Fonts

>Read Fonts ?

>Read Fonts Processing

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Reading Data

You can print out the data in the memory card.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Memory Card > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Read Data a ppears (Report, in this example).

To read macro data or program data, press  or  to display >Read Macro or >Read Program.

Press [OK]. A blinking qu es tion m ark (?) appears before the dat a name.

Press  or  to display the desired data name.

Press [OK]. Processing appears and the reading of data from the memory card starts.

Writing Data

Data can be written to a memory card until the card is full. When writing to a memory card, a name is assigned to the file automatically. You can use the procedure explained in the section Printing a List of Data Names (Partitions) on page 2-46 to print a list of data names for confirmation.

NOTE: First check that the memory card is properly formatted. Otherwise, the >Write Data

message to be explained below will not be shown on the message display. If the memory card inserted in the memory card slot is not formatt ed, >Format will automatically appear on the message display. Format the memory card. Refer to Formatting on page2-45.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Memory Card > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Write Data appears.

Press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears.

Press [OK]. Processing appears, then Waiting.

Memory Ca rd >

>Read Data Report

>Read Data ?Report

Memory Ca rd >

>Write Da ta

>Write Da ta ?

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Send the file from the computer to the printer. As the printer receives data, the message display changes to Processing, then when the end of

the data is received, the message display changes to Waiting.

Check that the message display has changed to Waiting, then press [GO]. This writes the file to the memory card and inst ruct s the prin ter to auto matic ally pri nt out a me mory c ard writ e inform ation page as shown below.

The file is written onto the memory card given a destination name (also referred to as a partition name) which the printer automatically assigns one after another as follows: DataS001 (first data), DataS002 (second data), DataS003 (third data)...

The write information page includes the following items:

When the memory card write information page is printed, the display returns to Ready.

Repeat the steps above until you have transferred all data (files) that you want to write to the memory card. Each time you finish writing data, a memory card write information page is printed from the printer showing the information, but pertaining only to the data just written. To see all data contained in the memory card at once, print a list of data names as explained. Refer to Printing a List of Data Names (Partitions) on page 2-46.

Deleting Data

It is possible to use the printer to delete data from a memory card. Check that the memory card contains data. Otherwise, the >Delete Data menu will not ap pear on

the message display.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Memory Card > appears.

Press .

Item Description Device Name/Number MEMORY CARD/A is indicated for the memory card. Partition Type Type of data written (currently only type 2 is supported). Partition Name The destination name of data written to the memory card. Write Partition Length The size of the written data on the memory card. Others Error information.

FS-C8100DN Page Printer

WRITE INFORMATION

Memory Ca rd >

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Press  or  repeatedly until >Delete Data appears. The data name also appears (Report, in this example).

To delete font data, program data, macro data or language data, press  or  to display >Delete Font, >Delete Program, >Delete Macro or >Delete Language.

Press [OK]. A blinking ques tion m ark (?) app ears b efo re the data name.

Press  or  to display the desired data name.

Press [OK]. Processing appears and the data is deleted from the memory card. The display returns to Ready.

Formatting

A new memory card must b e formatte d before it can be u sed in th e printer. Formatting allows data to be written to the memory card.

NOTE: Formatting will des tro y a ny ex is tin g d at a on a storage devi ce inc lu din g a us ed memory card.

Formatting of the memory card must be executed from the printer.

When a new memory card i s i nse rted in the memory card slot, Format error Memory card will appear on the message display.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Memory Card > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Format appears.

Press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears.

Press [OK]. Processing appears and formatting of the memory card starts.

>Delete Dat a Report

>Delete Dat a ?Report

Memory Ca rd >

>Format

>Format ?

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When the formatting is successfully completed, the printer automatically prints out a format information page, which allows you to check the memory card for proper formatting.

Format information page includes the following items:

When the memory card format information is printed, the display returns to Ready.

Printing a List of Data Names (Partitions)

The printer prints a list of all data names (referred to as partitions) stored in a memory card for reference. (Printing a list is also available for a font card.)

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Memory Card > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Print Partition List appears.

Press [OK]. A questi on mark (?) appears.

Item Description Device Name/Number MEMORY CARD/A is indicated for the memory card. Capacity The total size of the memory card. Used Space The size the printer uses for its syste m. Free Space The size remaining in the memory card for storing data.

FORMAT INFORMATION

FS-C8100DN Page Printer

Memory Ca rd >

>Print Partition List

>Print Partition List?

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Press [OK]. Processing appears and the printing of the list starts.

The printout (example above) includes the following information:

When the list of file names (partition list) for the memory card is printed, the display returns to Ready.

Using the Optional Hard Disk

Installing the opti onal h ard dis k int o the pri nter al lows you t o perform th e follo wing operat ions o n the hard disk.

• Reading data

• Writing data

• Deleting data

• Formatting hard disk

• Printing a list of data names (partitions)

When an optional hard disk is inserted into the printer for the first time, it must be formatted before use. If the hard disk is not formatted, the >Format menu will automatically appear on the display.

The operations of the hard disk are the same as those of the memory card. Refer to the relevant sections in Using the CompactFla sh (Memory) Card on page 2-42.

When data is written to the hard disk, the name automatic all y given to the corresponding file will be DataH001 (for the 1st file), DataH002 (for the 2nd file), DataH003 (for the 3rd file), etc.

Item Description Device Name/Number MEMORY CARD/A is indicated for the memory card. Capacity The total capacity of the memory card in kilobytes. Used Sp ace The total size of the data stored in the memory card in kilobytes. Free Space The size of the capacity remaining in the memory card for storing

further data, including the amount of memory that the printer uses for its system.

Current terminate string Terminate string used when writing to the memory card. Write Protect Write protect status when writing to the memory card. Partition Name The name of the written data assigned automatically by the printer. Partition Size The size of the written data in bytes. Partition T ype The type of the written data i.e., whether it is host data (Data) or

font data (Font).

Partition Information

Device Information

PARTITION LIST

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Using the RAM Disk

The RAM disk is a memory space shared within the printer memory that can temporarily store print jobs. The stored print job can then be used to print multiple copies of the job reducing the total amount of time required to print the whole job. It acts similar to the hard disk except that the data is effective only when the printer power is on.

To use the RAM disk, activate and enter the desired size of the RAM disk in the manner described below. The maximum RAM disk size can be calculated as follows:

Maximum RAM disk size = Total printer memory -36MB For example, if the total memory installed in your printer is 256MB, you can set 220 MB of RAM

disk. If you attempt to set the RAM di sk siz e beyo nd this restrict ion, the pri nter auto matic ally ro unds it down so that the size is always 9 MB less than the total printer memory. Once the RAM disk size is set, the printer must be reset.

To activate RAM disk in the printer's memory, first you must set the RAM disk mode to On and set the desired data size for the RAM disk as described in the following section. This allows you to perform the following operations on the RAM disk.

• Reading data

• Writing da ta

• Deleting data

• Printing a list of data names (partitions)

The operations of the RAM disk are the same as those of the memory card. Refer to the relevant sections in Using the CompactFlash (Memo ry) Ca rd on page 2-42. When data is writ ten to th e RAM disk, the name automatically given to the corresponding file will be DataH001 (for the 1st file), DataH002 (for the 2nd file), DataH003 (for the 3rd file), etc.

NOTE: The RAM disk can not be used when an optional hard disk is installed.

The RAM disk stores data only temporarily. When the printer is reset or turned off, the stored data will be erased.

The RAM disk is allocat ed wi thin the print er's mem ory ava ilabl e to user s. If the s ize of th e RAM d isk is set too large, the printing speed may decrease or the memory may become insufficient.

Setting the RAM Disk Size

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until RAM Disk Mode> appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears. Press  or  to select On. Press [OK].

Press . Press  or  repeatedly until >RAM Disk Size appears. The data size also appears.

RAM Disk Mode Off

RAM Disk Mode ? On

>RAM Disk Size 0183 MByte

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Press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears. Press  or  to display the desired size. Definable RAM disk size is 0001 to

1024. This range varies depending on the total memory size of the

printer . The s etting exc eeding this range is au tomati cally adju sted to the maximum RAM disk size.

When the desired RAM disk size is displayed, press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready. Turn the printer off and then on again. The selected RAM disk size is activated after the prin ter is res t arte d.

>RAM Disk Size 0183

MByte

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Paper Handling

This section explains how to change the mode for the MP tray, the paper size and type for each paper source, and how to select the paper source and paper destinations.

MP Tray Mode

The MP tray can be used in either of two modes — Cassette or First. The MP tray feeds paper differently depending on the mode:

• Cassette Mode (default) The MP tray acts in the same manner as other paper sources. The printer can feed paper from

any paper source you command on the printer driver. The cassette mode provides a faster printing speed than the first mode.

•First Mode The MP tray automatically feeds paper placed on the MP tray overriding another paper source

that is selected on the printer driver. After all sheets in the MP tray have been used up (approximately 100 sheets), paper will be fed from the paper source originally selected. This mode is convenient to feed paper of special size or type without reloading the current paper source. However , the MP tray mu st be kept empt y if you desire to feed pape r from the int end ed paper source.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >MP Tray Mode appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to change Cassette to First.

Press [OK]. The MP tray mode is changed.

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Setting MP Tray Paper Size

When you use the MP tray in cass ett e mod e, yo u should set the MP tray size to the paper size that is used to format the job to print. If the sizes do not match, printing will not be performed on the correct siz e paper. The default setting is Letter size for the U.S. and Canada and A4 for other countries. For more information about the paper sizes that you can feed from the MP tray, refer to Paper Specifications on page 1-2.

NOTE: Feeding the p aper hav ing a p aper size which doe s not match th e current p aper si ze from the

MP tray can cause paper jam.

Paper Handling >

>MP Tray Mode Cassette

>MP Tray Mode ? Cassette

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Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >MP Tray Size appears. In this example, the current MP tray paper size is A4.

To change the paper size, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to di sp lay t he des ired paper size. The message display t ogg les t hrou gh the following paper sizes:

A4 Executive Letter-R Letter Legal Ledger A3 B4 Custom Envelope C4 Oficio II Statement Folio Youkei 2 Youkei 4 8K 16K Hagaki OufukuHagaki Env. Monarch Envelope #10 Envelope #9 Envelope #6 Envelope DL Envelope C5 A6 B6 A5 B5 B5-R ISO B5 A4-R

When the desired paper size is displayed, press [OK]. The paper size is set for the MP tray.

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Paper Handling >

>MP Tray Size A4

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Setting the MP Tray Paper Type

By setting a paper type (plain, recycled, etc.) for the MP tray, you can select the paper on the MP tray according to the paper type you choose on the printer driver. The default setting is plain paper.

For more information abou t p ap er typ es that can be fed from th e MP tra y, refer to Paper Availability on page 1-2.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >MP Tray Type appears.

To change paper type, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to display the desired paper type. Th e mes sage d ispla y toggl es throu gh the fo llow ing paper types:

Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Envelope Cardstock Coated Thick High quality Custom 1 (to 8)

When the desired paper type is displayed, press [OK]. The paper type is set to the MP tray.

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Paper Handling >

>MP Tray Type Plain

>MP Tray Type ? Plain

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Setting the Cassette Paper Size

The paper loaded in the cassette will be automatically detected and its size can be displayed in the LCD. To display the correct size, the paper must be properly loaded in the cassette. (For details of loading paper, refer to the Loading Paper section in the Operation Guide.)

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Cassette1 Size > appears. The paper size is also displayed.

NOTE: >Cassette3 Size > or >Cassette4 Size > appears when an option paper feeder

(PF-710) is installed. >Cassette3 Size > appears when an option paper feeder (PF-750) is installed.

If option paper feeders are added, Cassette1 Size and Cassette2 Size will appear for the standard paper casse tte and Cassette3 Size, and Cassette4 Size will appear for the option paper feeders.

Press [Menu]. The message display returns to Ready.

Paper Size Unit Selection

The paper size unit (metric or inch system) used in the message display can be selected beforehand. At the time of Ready or when selecting th e size dis play, the unit for some paper may be replaced with the counterpart as shown in the following table.

For example, when placing letter size paper in the cassette while mm unit is selected, A4 will be displayed in the LCD. To correct the display, use the following procedures.

NOTE: You can set the option paper feeder PF-710 as cassettes 3 and 4 using the same

procedures. When using the paper feeder PF-750, you can set it as cassette 3.

Paper Handling >

>Cassette1 Size > A4

Metric Inch

A3 Ledger B4 Legal A4 Letter A4-R Letter-R B5 Letter-R B5-R Statement A5 Statement Folio Legal Oficio II Legal

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Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Cassette1 Size > appears.

Press . >>Unit appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to select mm or inch.

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The message display returns to Ready.

Setting the Cassette Paper Type

By setting a paper type (plain, recycled, etc.) for the paper cassette, you can automatically select the paper in th e paper cassette acco rdin g to the paper type you command on the printer driver. The default setting is plain paper for all paper cassettes.

For more information about paper types that you can feed from the paper cassette, refer to Paper Specifications on page 1-2.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Cassette1 Type appears.

NOTE: >Cassette3 Size > or >Cassette4 Size > appears when an option paper feeder

(PF-710) is installed. >Cassette3 Size > appears when an option paper feeder (PF-750) is installed.

If option paper feeders are added, Cassette1 Size and Cassette2 Size will appear for the standard paper cassette and Cassette3 Size, and Cassette4 Size will appear for the option paper feeders.

Paper Handling >

>Cassette1 Size > A4

>>Unit mm

>>Unit ? mm

Paper Handling >

>Cassette1 Type Plain

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Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to display th e d esired pap er type. The mess age dis play t oggles throug h the followi ng paper types:

Plain Preprinted Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched High quality Custom 1 (to 8)

When the desired cassette type is displayed, press [OK].

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Selecting the Paper Feed Source

You can select the paper source, from which the printer feeds paper as the default. If an optional paper feeder(s) is installed, it is also available for the default paper source.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Feed Select appears.

To change the current paper feed source, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to display the desired paper feed source. The message display toggles through the following paper feed sources, depending on the installed optional paper feeders (from the top most paper cassette to the bottom paper cas s ette ):

MP tray Cassette 1 Cassette 2 Cassette 3 Cassette 4

When the desired paper source is displayed, press [OK].

>Cassette Type ? Plain

Paper Handling >

>Feed Selec t Cassette 1

>Feed Selec t ? Cassette 1

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To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Duplex Printing

You can automatically print on both sides of the paper. Duplex printing is available for the following paper types:

Plain Preprinted Bond Recycled Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched High quality Custom 1 (to 8)

When duplex printing is done, select either short edge or long edge binding mode.

NOTE: Duplex printing can be also performed from the MP tray. When the MP tray is set to First

Mode (First), the paper size and paper type will be the same as those of the paper cassette currently set at the paper feed source. If the paper to be fed from the MP tray does not match the paper size and paper type of the current paper feed source cassette, a paper jam may occur.

Binding Modes

Binding refers to the manner in which printed pages of paper are joined together (by gluing, stitching, etc.) in book form. The two possible types of binding are: long-edge binding, in which pages are joined together along their long edge; and short-edge binding, in which they are joined together along the ir short ed ge. In sele cting a b inding type, yo u must also consi der the ori entatio n of the printed page. You can use long-edge or short-edge binding with either landscape or portrait printing.

Depending on the binding type and print orientation, the duplex unit provides four types of binding.

Portrait, long-edge

Landscape, long-edge

Portrait, short-edge

Landscape, short-edge

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Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Duplex Mode appears.

To activate duplex printing, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to display the desired binding mode. The message display toggles through the following:

Off (default) Short edge bind Long edge bind

When the desired binding mode is displayed, press [OK]. The binding mode is set.

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Selecting the Output Stack

The Stack Select menu on the operation panel allows you to select either the face-down tray or the faceup tray option for the output stack.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Stack Select appears.

To change the output stack, press [OK]. A bli nking question mark (?) appears.

Paper Handling >

>Duplex Mode Off

>Duplex Mode ?Off

Paper Handling >

>Stack Select Top tray Fac eDn

>Stack Select ?Top tray Fa ceDn

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Press  or  to display the desired output stack. The message display toggles through the following output stack, depending on the installed optional document finisher.

When the desired output stack is displayed, press [OK].

Overriding Difference between A4 and Letter

When the Override A4/LT is turned On using the operation panel, the printer ignores the difference betw een A4 and Letter pap er size s. Printin g is perf ormed wit hout an erro r me ssage eve n if the actual paper size in the current cassette differs from the paper size formatting the job.

By default, this feature is off.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Override A4/LT appears.

To change overriding mode, press [OK]. A blinking q uestion m ark (?) appears.

Press  or  to change Off to On.

Press [OK]. The overriding mode is set.

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Creating Custom Paper Type

The following describes the procedure used to set a user-defined paper type for the printer. Eight custom user settings ma y be registe red. Af ter havi ng been set , any of th ese ma y be cal led up whe n setting the paper type for a paper source.

The paper weight and duplex path can be set (refer to Setting the Paper Weight on page 2-60, and Setting the Duplex Path on page 2-61) after selecting the paper type to be customized as follows. For how to reset the customized settings, refer to Resetting the Custom Paper Type on page 2-61.

Press [Menu].

Top tray FaceDn (default) Finisher FaceUp / FaceDn * Tray A FaceDn ** Tray B FaceUp / FaceDn ** Tray C FaceUp / FaceDn **

* When optional document finisher DF-730 is equipped. ** When optional document finisher DF-710 is equipped.

Paper Handling >

>Override A4/LT Off

>Override A4/LT ? Off

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Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Type Adjust > appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to display the desired paper type. The display changes as shown below.

Custom 1 (to 8) Plain Transparency Preprinted Labels Bond Recycled Vellum Rough Letterhead Color Prepunched Envelope Cardstock Coated Thick High quality

When the paper type to be customized is displayed, press [OK].

Press  and proceed to Setting the Paper Weight.

Paper Handling >

>Type Adjust > Custom 1

>Type Adjus t ? Custom 1

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Setting the Paper Weight

You can set the paper thickness for your custom paper type to be customized. Refer to the table shown below for paper thickness selectable for each paper type.

Paper type to be placed in the cassette.

Paper type to be placed in the MP tray.

Display the custom paper type (refer to Creating Custom Paper Type on page 2-58) and press .

Paper Ty pe

Light Normal 1Normal 2Normal 3Heavy 1Heavy 2Heavy 3Extra

Heavy

Plain YYYYNNNN Preprinted YYYYNNNN Bond YYYYNNNN Recycled YYYYNNNN Vellum YYYYNNNN Rough YYYYNNNN Letterhead YYYYNNNN Color YYYYNNNN Prepunched YYYYNNNN High quality YYYYNNNN Custom 1 - 8 YYYYNNNN

Y: Available. N: Not Available.

Paper Ty pe

Light Normal 1Normal 2Normal 3Heavy 1Heavy 2Heavy 3Extra

Heavy

Plain YYYYNNNN Transparency NNNNYYYY Preprinted YYYYNNNN Labels YYYYYYYY Bond YYYYYYYN Recycled YYYYNNNN Vellum YYYYNNNN Rough YYYYYYYN Letterhead YYYYNNNN Color YYYYNNNN Prepunched YYYYNNNN Envelope NNNNYYYY Cardstock NNNNYYYY Coated YYYYYYYY Thick NNNNYYYY High quality YYYYNNNN Custom 1 - 8 YYYYYYYY

Y: Available. N: Not Available.

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Press  or  repeatedly until >>Paper Weight appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to display the desired paper thickness. The display changes as shown below. For details of the default setting for each paper type, refer to Paper A v ail abi lity on page 1-2.

Light Normal 1 Normal 2 Normal 3 Heavy 1 Heavy 2 Heavy 3 Extra Heavy

When the desired paper thickn ess is dis playe d, press [OK] and proceed to Setting the Dup lex Pa th.

Setting the Duplex Path

You can set whether or not to enable duplex printing as follows. The default setting is Enable.

Display the custom paper type (refer to Creating Custom Paper Type on page 2-58) and press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >>Duplex path appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Select Enable or Disable using  or . For details of the default setting for each paper type, refer to Paper Availability on page 1-2.

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready. The custom paper type setting is completed.

Resetting the Custom Paper Type

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Handling > appears.

Press .

>>Paper Weight Normal 2

>>Paper Weight ? Normal 2

>>Duplex Pa th Enable

>>Duplex Pa th ? Enable

Paper Handling >

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Press  or  repeatedly until >Reset Type Adjust appears.

To reset all custom paper types, press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears.

Press [OK]. All customized paper types will be reset to the default. The display returns to Ready.

>Reset Ty pe Adjust

>Reset Ty pe Adjust ?

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Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing

You can use the Color Mode menu on the operation panel to select the Monochrome or Color printing mode. By default, the printer is set to print in color mode.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Color Mode appears.

To change color mode, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to change color mode — Color or Monochrome.

When the desired color mode is displayed, press [OK]. Color mode is changed.

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Color Mode Color

Color Mode ? Color

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Reading Life Counters

Y ou ca n display the total num ber of pag es printed by your print er whenever it is necessary. The total number of pri nted pages can also be checked on the status page. Refer to Printing a Status Page on page 2-12.

Displaying the Total Printed Pages

This procedure displays the total number of printed pages. You cannot change the displayed value.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Life Counters > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Printed Pages appears and the latest total print count is shown.

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Life Counte rs >

>Printed Pa ges 0123456

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Other Modes

The following modes can be accessed in the Others submenu:

• Message Language

• Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting

• Sleep Timer Setting

• Received Data Dumping

• Printer Resetting

• Resource Setting

• Alarm (Buzzer) Setting

• Auto Error Clear Setting

• Finishing

• Color Registration

• Service Menu (for service technician)

• Color Calibration

Selecting the Message Language

You can select the language of the message display by following the procedure given below. You can optionally download messages in other languages. Contact your service technician for information.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >MSG Language appears. The default message language is English.

T o change th e language , press [OK]. A bli nking que stion ma rk (?) appears.

Press  or . The display cycles through the available selection in the following order:

English Francais Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Español Português

Press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The message display shows printer ready status.

Others >

>MSG Language English

>MSG Language ? English

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Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting

If the printer receives no data for a cer tain period, it wi ll time out and rele ase the cur rent in terface. It prints whateve r dat a it has in it s bu f fer and feeds out the pag e. The d efault f orm fee d timeo ut tim e is 30 seconds.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Form Feed Time Out appears.

To change the timeout time, press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

Press  or  to increase or decrease the value at the b linki ng curs or and s et the de sired t ime. Th e timeout time can be between 0 and 495 seconds, in 5-second increments. Use  and  to move the cursor right and left.

When the desired timeout time is displayed, press [OK].

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Setting the Sleep Timer

The printer has a sleep timer that is used to conserve power when the printer is not printing, processing, or receiving data.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Sleep Timer > appears.

Press  and displ ay >>Auto Sleep.

Others >

>Form Feed Time Out 030s ec.

>Form Feed Time Out 030

sec.

Others >

>Sleep Ti mer > 015 min.

>>Auto Sl eep On

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To set the sleep timer, press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to change On to Off.

Press [OK]. The sleep timer is turned off.

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Sle e p Timer Ti meout Time

You can adjust the length of time the printer waits before entering Auto Sleep in the absence of data. The default time is 15 minut es.

The printer reverts to normal operation mode when the printer receives a print job, the operation panel is operated, or one of the exterior covers is opened.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Sleep Timer > appears.

To change the timeout time, press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

Press  or  to increas e or dec rease the value a t the blink ing cu rsor and set the d esired time. T he timer can be set between 5 and 240 min, in 5-minute incr eme nt s . U s e  and  to mo ve the c urs or right and left.

When the desired timeout time is displayed, press [OK].

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Received Data Dump

You can print data received by the printer as hexadecimal code for debugging programs and files.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

>>Auto Sl eep ? On

>>Auto Sl eep ? Off

Others >

>Sleep Ti mer > 015min.

>Sleep Ti mer 015

min.

Others >

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Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Print HEX-DUMP appears.

Press [OK]. A questi on mark (?) appears.

Press [OK] again. The message Processing appears for a second, followed by Waiting.

While the message display is indicating Waiting (for 30 seconds by default), send data to be hex-dumped to the printer. The message display indicates Processing while the data is being received.

You can cancel printing of any more dump data by pressing [GO] and then [Cancel].

Once all data has been recei ved, the m essage Waiting will appe ar. Press [GO] to finish hex-dump printing.

Printer Resetting

The procedure described below res ets the printer’s temporary conditio ns , suc h as the current page orientation, font, etc., set by commands to their default values. Downloaded fonts and macros are deleted from the printer’s mem ory.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Restart Printer appears.

To reset the printer, press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears.

>Print HE X-DUMP

>Print HE X-DUMP?

Processing

Waiting

Others >

>Restart Printer

>Restart Printer ?

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Press [OK] again. Self test appears while the printer is resetting itself, followed by Please wait and then Ready.

Resource Protection

By default, when you switch from the PCL 6 emu lation to another, all downloaded fonts and macros will be lost. Resource protection preserves these PCL resources in memory so that they remain intact even when you have switched back to PCL 6.

NOTE: Resource protec tio n requ ires e xtra m em ory to store the downloaded fonts and macros. The

total size of the prin ter memory recommende d for using th e resource protectio n option is affec ted by several factors. Refer to Expansion Memory Modules on page 3-5.

By default, resource protection is deactivated.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Resource Prot. appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to select Permanent, Perm / Temp (Permanent/Temporary) or Off for resource protection.

When the desired resource protection is displayed, press [OK].

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Self test

Please wa it

Ready A4 PLAIN

Others >

>Resource Prot. Permanent

>Resource Prot. ? Permanent

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Alarm (Buzzer) Setting

You can set an alarm sound in addition to the message displayed when the paper supply is exhausted, or when p aper jam s occur. This setting is useful, for example, wh en the p rinter is loc ated some distance from the user.

The audio alarm is set to On when leaving the factory. If the alarm is set to Off, it will not sound.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Buzzer > appears.

Press .

Press  or  to display the desired alarm. The display changes as shown below .

Error Ready Job End Key Confirm.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Select On or Off using  or .

Press [OK].

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Others >

>Buzzer >

>>Error On

>>Error ? On

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Auto Error Clear Setting

If an error that still allows you to continue printing occurs, the next received data is automatically printed after a set period of time elapses. For example, if the printer is shared over a network as a network printer and one person causes one of the following errors, after the set period of time elapses, the data sent from the next person is printed. The default setting is Off (Auto Error Clear disabled). The auto clear errors are:

Memory overflow Press GO Print overrun Press GO KPDL error ## Press GO File not found Press GO Hard disk err Press GO RAM disk error Press GO MemoryCard err Press GO Opt. ROM error Press GO Illegal Account Press GO Exceeded Max.out Press GO Account error ## Press GO Duplex disabled Press GO e-MPS not stored Press GO No multi copies Press GO Add staples Press GO Check chadbox Press GO

NOTE: For setting the auto error clear recovery time, refer to the next section.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  rep eatedl y unt il >Auto Error Clear > a ppears .

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Select On or Off using  or .

Press [OK].

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Setting the Error Clear Time

Press [Menu].

Others >

>Auto Error > Clear Off

>Auto Error Clear ? Off

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Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Auto Error Clear > appears.

Press  and displ ay >>Error Clear Timer. The default setting is 30 seconds.

Press [OK]. A blinking cursor (_) appears.

Press  or  to increase or decrease the value at the b linki ng curs or and s et the de sired t ime. Th e time must be set be tw ee n 000 and 495 se co nds , in 5-second increm ent s . If set to 000, printing will be continued immediately without an y time interval. You can use  and  to move the cursor right and left.

Display the de sired time and press [OK].

Press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

Finishing

These settings are possible only when the optional finisher is installed on the printer.

Duplex Printing Error Detection Setting

This setting controls whether or not the message Duplex disabled Press GO appears when label or some other type of paper that is not supported for duplex printing is specified as the paper type when duplex printing is being performed.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Finishing Error > appears.

Others >

>Auto Error > Clear On

>>Error Clear Timer 030sec.

>>Error Clear Timer 030

sec.

On • Press [GO] to perform simple printing.

•Press [Cancel] to cancel the print job.

Off Disable duplex printing. (reverts to simplex printing)

Others >

>Finishing > Error

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Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until and >>Duplex appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to change Off to On.

Press [OK].

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Staple Error Detection Setting

This setting controls whether or not message Add staples appears when the finisher units runs out of staples during output of a st abl ed job .

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Finishing Error > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until and >>Staple appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to change Off to On.

Press [OK].

>>Duplex Off

>>Duplex ? Off

>>Duplex ? On

On Message is displ ayed an d printin g pa uses. Printi ng resumes automa ticall y whe n st aple s

are replenished.

Off Message is displayed, but printing continues without stapling.

Others >

>Finishin g > Error

>>Staple Off

>>Staple ? Off

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To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Punch Error Detection Setting

This setting is possible only when the Punch Unit is installed on the optional finisher unit. This setting controls whether or not the message Chad box full appears when the chad box on the punch unit becomes full.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Finishing Error > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until and >>Punch appears.

Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?) appears.

Press  or  to change Off to On.

Press [OK].

To exit the menu selection, press [Menu].

Color Registration

When using the printer for the first time after set-up or after having moved it, or if printout of any color (cyan, magenta or yellow) is skewed, use this mode to correct the color registration on the operation panel.

Normal Color Registration and Det ailed Color Registration are prepare d. Skewed-c olor printout m ay be corrected by the Normal Color Registration, but if it persists or more detailed correction is required, perform the Detailed Color Registration.

NOTE: Load A4 or Letter size paper in the paper cassette to perform the Color Registration.

On Message is displayed and printing pauses. Printing resumes automatically when the

chad box is emptied and replaced back into the punch unit.

Off Message is displayed, but printing continues without punching.

Others >

>Finishing > Error

>>Punch Off

>>Punch ? Off

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Normal Color Registration

Corrects average skewed-color printout.

Printing Registration Chart

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Registration Normal > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >> Print Registration Chart appears.

Press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears.

Press [OK]. Processing appears and a co lor regi stratio n corre ction chart i s prin ted out. The re are left (F), horizontal (V) and right (R) registration charts for each color (cyan, magenta and yellow) included on the color registration correction chart.

Others >

>Registration > Normal

>>Print Registra tion Cha rt ?

IHGFEDCBA0123456789

MH-F

IHGFEDCBA0123456789

CH-F

IHGFEDCBA0123456789

YH-F

IHGFEDCBA0123456789

MH-R

IHGFEDCBA0123456789

CH-R

IHGFEDCBA0123456789

YH-R

Color Registration Correction Chart

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Adjusting Colors

Perform steps 1 through 5 in the above section.

Press  or  repeatedly until >>Adjust Magenta appears.

Press [OK]. 0 will be displayed for each value and the cursor will flash under the left (F) value.

Look at the l eft chart (F) in the magenta portion of the color registration correction chart. Find the two lines that most seem to overlap as a single straight line and note the number value listed there. Color Registration is not required if the value is 0. In the example below the value would be B.

Press  or  until that value is displayed. Pressing  increase the value from 0 to 9. T o decrease the v alue,

press . Pressing  changes the value from numbers to alphabet

characters, and changes characters from A to I. To reverse the order, press .

Use  and  to move the curs or right and left. Pe rform the sa me operati on as you did for the l eft ( F) value in order to find the horizontal (V) and right (R) values for cyan in the color registration correction chart, and select those values on the operation panel as well.

Press [OK]. OK? and each of the entered values will be displayed. If the displayed values are correct, press [OK].

Press . >>Adjust Cyan will be displayed and, once you complete the settings for that color, >>Adjust Yellow will be displayed. Perfor m the same ope ration as you did for the magen ta chart

in order to find the values for cyan and yellow in the color registration correction chart, and perform those settings in the same way.

Once you have completed the settings for all 3 colors, press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

NOTE: Print the color registration correction chart to confirm correction. If the number value when

the two lines that most seem to overlap as a single straight line is not 0, perform the steps from the step 9 again. If the problem of skewed-color printout still persists, perform the Detailed Color Registration described in the next section.

Detailed Color Registration

Performs more detailed correction.

Printing Registration Chart

Press [Menu].

>>Adjust Magenta F= V= R=

>>Adjust Magenta F=0

V=0 R=0

>>Adjust Magenta F=B

V=0 R=0

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Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Registration Detail > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >> Print Registration Chart appears.

Press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears.

Press [OK]. Processing appears and a color registr ation c orrecti on ch art is p rinted out. There a re H-1 to H-7 (upper part) and V-1 to V-5 (lower part) registration charts for each color (cyan,

magenta and yellow) included on the color registration correction chart.

Adjusting Colors

Perform steps 1 through 5 in the above section.

Press  or  repeated ly until >>M 1234567 3 (Ad just Magent a) appears.

Others >

>Registration > Details

>>Print Registra tion Cha rt ?

>>M 1234567 3 MH=00000 00 MV=0

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Press [OK]. 0 will be displayed for each value and the cursor will flash under the leftmost part of MH value.

Look at the H-1 chart of Magenta of the color registration correction chart. Find the two lines that most seem to overlap as a si ngle str aig ht line and note the number value listed there . Color R egistr ation is not required if the value is 0. In the example below the value would be B.

Press  or  unti l tha t val ue is dis pl ay ed at th e leftmost value of MH.

Pressing  increase the value from 0 to 9. T o decrease the v alue, press .

Pressing  change s the val ue fro m nu mb ers to alp ha bet c hara ct ers , and cha nge s ch ara cte rs fro m A to I. To reverse the order, press .

Use  and  to move the cursor rig ht and l ef t . Lo ok a t the H-2 chart of the color registration correction chart and display that value at the s econd lef tmos t p art of MH value. Display the value of H-3 to H-7 in the same way. Look at the V-3 from V-1 to V-5 (lower part) and display it as the value of MV.

Press [OK]. OK? and each of the entered values will be displayed. If the displayed values are correct, press [OK].

Press . >> C 1234567 3 (Adjust Cyan) wil l be disp layed and , once yo u complete th e setting s for that color, >>Y 1234567 3 (Adjust Yellow) will be display ed. Perfo rm the sam e ope rati on as you did for the magenta chart in order to find the values for cyan and yellow in the color registration correction chart, and perform those settings in the same way.

Once you have completed the settings for all 3 colors, press [Menu]. The display returns to Ready.

NOTE: Print the color registration correction chart to confirm the correction. If the number value

when the two lines that most seem to overlap as a single straight line is not 0, perform the steps from step 9 again. If th e problem o f skewe d-color printo ut still pe rsist s even af ter correctin g the colo r registration, call for service.

Printing the Service Status Page

The service sta tus p age c ont ains printer s etting s info rmatio n that i s more det ailed than th e st andard status page and is therefore mostly for service purposes. However, there is a great deal of information on the service status page that may be useful to you.

Press [Menu].

>>M 1234567 3 MH=0

000000 MV=0

>>M 1234567 3 MH=B

000000 MV=0

MH=0000000 MV=0

>>M 1234567 3

MH-1 MH-2 MH-3 MH-4 MH-5 MH-6 MH-7

MV-3

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Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Service > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeate dly until >>Pr int Status Page appears.

Press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears.

Press [OK]. The display indicates Processing and printing starts.

Color Calibration

This printer contai ns a cal ibr atio n function that automatica ll y ma ke s ad jus t ments to compensate for changes that occur ove r time du e to variati ons in th e ambi ent tem perature and hum idity. So that the highest quality color printing can be maintained, this color calibration operation is carried out automatically eac h time the powe r to th e prin ter is tur ned on . The color cali brati on op eration may be carried out automatically during recovery from the Auto Sleep or during printing.

Press [Menu].

Press  or  repeatedly until Others > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >Service > appears.

Press .

Press  or  repeatedly until >>Color Calibration appears .

To let the printer perform color calibration, press [OK]. A question mark (?) appears to let you confirm the execution of calibration.

Others >

>Service >

>>Print Status Page

>>Print Status Page ?

Others >

>Service >

>>Color

Calibration

>>Color

Calibration ?

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Press [OK]. The message display shows Please wait (Calibrating) and calibration will start.

When calibration is finished, the display returns to Ready.

Please wa it (Calibrating)

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3 Options

This chapt er contains explanations on the following topics:

• General Information...3-2

• Expansion Memo ry Mod ule s...3-5

• Network Interface...3-8

• Hard Disk...3- 9

• CompactFlash (Memory) Card...3-10 For availability of the options, consult your service technician.

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General Information

The printer has the following opt ions av ailabl e. For instruc tions on inst allin g indivi dual opti ons, refer to the documentation included with the option.

Printer

Data Security Kit (D)

Expansion Memory (DIMM 128/256/ 512 MB)

Hard Disk Unit

CompactFlash (Memory) Card

Paper Feeder PF-710

Paper Feeder PF-750

RS-232C Serial Interface IB-11

Network Interface Card IB-21E/23

Document Finisher DF-730

Document Finisher DF-710

Mail Box MT-710 (for DF-710)

Booklet Folder BF-710 (for DF-710)

Punch Unit PH-5A/5C/5D (for DF-710) Installed inside DF-710

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PF-710 Paper Feeder

Holds approximately 500 sheets of A5 to A3 or Ledger size paper. Up to two paper feeders can be att ached to the bottom of the printer.

PF-750 Paper Feeder

Holds approximately 3000 sheets of A4, B5 or Letter size paper. Only one paper feeder can be attached to the bottom of the printer.

IB-21E/IB-23 Network Interface Cards

Along with the stand ard fo r the netw o rk i nter fac e on the printer, th e ne tw ork int erfa ce c ard sup po rt s TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk protocols, so that the printer can be used on network environments including Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, NetWare, etc.

IB-11 RS- 232C Serial Interface

Enables connection to a computer w ith an RS -232 C standard serial interface.

DF-710 Document Finisher

Provides finishing for a bout 3 ,000 sheet s a t a time with high-speed and large-capacity processes. Also provides staple, offset and punch functions. They are installed to the left side of the printer.

Network interface card Network connections

IB-21E/IB-23 10Base-T/100Base-TX

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DF-730 Document Finisher

Provides finishing for about 1,000 sheets at a time. Also provides staple and offset functions. It is installed to the left side of the printer.

BF-710 Booklet Folder

Provides automatic booklet stitching and folding functions. It is installed in the DF-710 Document Finisher to the left side of the printer.

MT-710 Mail Box

It is installed in the DF-710 Document Finish er. Each user can output documents to a specified tray when the printer is shared.

PH-5A/5C/5D Punch Unit

It mounts to the DF-710 Document Finisher and can punch holes automatically in printed out paper.

Other Options

Hard Disk Unit

Enables the electronic sorting an d job retenti on functio ns. To be inserted into the HDD slot desi gned for it on the main circuit board of the printer.

CompactFlash (Memory) Card

This is a microchip card that may contain option fonts, macros, and forms. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot located on the right of the printer. See your dealer for purchasing information regarding the memory cards that are best suited for use with this printer.

Memory DIMM

See your dealer for purchas ing in formati on of the DIMM tha t are b est suited for use w ith thi s printer. Refer to Expansion M emory Modules on page 3-5.

Data Security Kit (D)

Activates the HDD security function. This kit is attached to the printer by the servi ce represen t ative. For details on the HDD security function, refer to Data Security Kit (D) Operation Guide.

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