Kyocera FS8000C User Manual

Color Printer

Operation Guide

Please read the Operation Guide before using the printer. Keep it close to the printer for easy reference.

Caution

NO LIABILITY IS ASSUMED FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

Legal Restriction on Printing

It may be prohibite d to print copyrighted material without permission of the copyri ght owner. It is prohibited under any circumstances to print domestic or foreign currencies. Printing other items may be prohibited.

Notice on Software

SOFTWARE USED WITH T HIS PRINTER MUST SUPPORT THE PRINTER'S EMULATION MODE. The printer is factory-set to emulate the PCL 5c. The emulation mode can be changed by following the procedures described in Chapter 3.

Notice

The information in this manual is subject to change without notification. Additional pages may be inserted in future editions. The user is asked to excuse any technical inaccuracies or typographical errors in the present edition.

No responsibility is assumed if accidents occur while the user is following the instructions in this manual. No responsibility is assumed for defects in the printer's firmware (contents of its read-only memory).

This manual, any c opyrightable subject matter sold or pr ovided with or in connection with the sale of the page printer, are protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. Copying or other reproduction of all or part of this manual, any copyrightable subject matter without the prior written con sent of Kyocera Corporation is prohi bited. Any copies made of all or part of this manual, any copyrightable subject must contain the same copyright notice as the material from which the copying is done.

Trademarks and Notices

PRESCRIBE is a registered trademark of Kyocera Corporation. PRESCRIBE, KPDL, and KIR (Kyocera Image Refinement) are trademarks of Kyocera Corporation.

Hewlett-Packard, PCL, and PJL are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Centronics is a trade name of Centronics Corporation. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Ap ple computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PowerPC is a trademark of IBM Corporation. Energy Star is the name of a program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. All other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

This Kyocera Mita page printer uses PeerlessPrintXL to implement HP LaserJet-compatible PCL 5c language emulation. PeerlessPrintXL is a trademark of The Peerless Group, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, U.S.A.

This product was developed using the Tornado

This product contains UFST

RealTime Operating System and Tools from Wind River Systems.

and MicroType® from Agfa Corporation.

IBM Program License Agreement

THE DEVICE YOU HAVE PURCHASED CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS ("PROGRAMS") WHICH BELONG TO IBM CORPORATION. THIS DOCUMENT DEFINES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED TO YOU BY IBM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE, YOU MAY RETURN THE DEVICE FOR A FULL REFUND WITHIN 14 DAYS OF PURCHASE. IF YOU DO NOT SO RETURN THE DEVICE WITHIN THE 14 DAYS, THEN YOU WILL BE ASSUMED TO HAVE AGREED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

The Programs are licensed not sold. IBM, or an authorized IBM dealer grants you a license for the Programs only in the country where you purchased the Programs. You possess no rights other than those granted you under this license.

The term "Programs" means the original and all whole or partial copies of the original, including modified copies or portions merged into other programs. IBM retains ownership of the Programs. IBM owns, or has licensed from the owner, copyrights in the Programs.

1. License

Under this license, you may use the Programs only with the machine on which they ar e installed and transfer possession of the Programs and the machine to another party.

If you transfer the Programs, you must transfer a copy of this license and any other documentation to the other party. Your license is then terminated. The other party automatically agrees to these terms and conditions by first use of the Program.

You may not:

1) use, copy, modify, merge, or transfer copies of the Program except as provided in this license;

2) reverse assemble or reverse compile the Program; or

3) sublicense, rent, lease, or assign the Program.

2. Limited Warranty

The Programs are provided ‘AS IS.’

THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES COVERING THE PROGRAMS (OR CONDITIONS), EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

3. Limitation of Remedies

IBM’s entire liability under this license is the following:

1) For any clai m (including fundamental breach), in any form, related in any way to this license, IBM’s liability will be for actual damages only and will be limited to the greater of:

a) the equivalent of U.S.$25,000 in your local currency; or b) IBM’s then generally available license fee for the Program

This limitation will not app ly to claims for bodily injury or damages to real o r tangible personal property for which IBM is legally liable.

IBM will not be liable for any lost profits, lost savings, or any incidental damages or other economic consequential damages, even if IBM, or i ts authorized supplier, has been advised of the possibility o f such damages. IBM will not be liable for any damages claimed by you based on any third party claim. This limitation of remedies also applies to any developer of Programs supplied to IBM. IBM’s and the developer’s limitations of remedies are not cumulative. Such developer is an intended beneficiary of this Section.

Some jurisdictions do not allow these limitations or exclusions, so they may not apply to you.

4. General

You may terminate your license at any time. IBM may terminate your license if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this license. In either event, you must destroy all your copies of the Program. You are responsible for payment of any t axes, including personal prope rty taxes, resulting from this l icense. Neither party may bri ng an action, regardless of form, more than two years after the cause of action arose. If you acquired the Program in the United States, this license is governed by the laws of the State of New York. If you acquired the Program in Canada, this license is governed by the la ws of the Province of Ontario. O therwise, this license is governe d by the laws of the count ry in which you acquired the Program.

Typeface Trademark Acknowledgement

All resident fonts in this printer are licensed from Agfa Corporation.

Helvetica, Palatino and Times are registered trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG.

ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman, ITC ZapfChancery and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation.

Agfa Japan License Agreement

1) ‘Software’ shall imply digitally encoded, machine readable, scalable outline data as encoded in a special format as well as UFST Software.

2) You agree to accept a non-exclusive license to use the Software to reproduce and display weights, styles and versions of letters, numerals, c haracters and symbols (‘Typefaces’) solely for your own customary busin ess. Agfa Japan retains all rights, title and interest to the Software and Typefaces and no rights are granted to you other than a License to use the Software on the terms expressly set forth in this Agreement.

3) To protect proprietary rights of A gfa Japan, you agree to maintain the Softwa re and other proprietary information concerning the Typefaces in strict c onfidence and to establish reasonabl e procedures regulating access to and use of the Software and Typefaces.

4) You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software or Typefaces, except that you may make one backup copy.

5) This License shall continue until the last use of the Software and Typefaces, unless sooner terminated. This License may be terminated by Agfa Japan if you fail to comply with the terms of this License and such failure is not remedied within thirty (30) days after notice from Agfa Japan. When this License expires or is terminated, you shall either return to Agfa Japan or destroy all copies of the Software and Typefaces and documentation as requested.

6) You agree that you will not modify, alter, disassemble, decrypt, reverse engineer or decompile the Software.

7) Agfa Japan warrants that for ninety (90) days after delivery, the Software will perform in accordance with Agfa Japan-published specifications. Agfa Japan does not warrant that the Software is free from all bugs, errors and omissions.

THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY, ARE EXCLUDED.

8) Your exclusive remedy and the sol e liability of Agfa Japan in connection with the Software and Typef aces is repair or replacement of defective parts, upon their return to Agfa Japan.

IN NO EVENT WILL AGFA JAPAN BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY ABUSE OR MISAPPLICATION OF THE SOFTWARE AND TYPE FACES.

9) New York, U.S.A. law governs this Agreement.

10) You shall not sublicense, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer the Software and/or Typefaces without the prior written consent of Agfa Japan.

11) Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at FAR 252-227-7013, subdivision (b)(3)(ii) or subparagraph (c)(1)(ii), as appropriate. Further use, duplic ation or disclosure is subject to restrictions applicable to restricted right s software as set forth in FAR 52.227-19 (c)(2).

12) YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE BOUND BY ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. NO CHANGE IN THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE UNLESS WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY PROPERLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH PARTY.

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FCC statement (for users in the United States)

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

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide reasonable protection ag ainst harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmfu l interference to radio communications. However, there is not guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does not cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that used for the receiver.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly appr oved by the manufacturer for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Shielded circular cables should be used for interfacing with the computer.

Cautions to the user:

• Any modifications without prior permission of Kyocera may cause harmful interference.

• If any modifications or changes are made to this equipment without prior permission of Kyocera, Kyocera as the manufacturer does not guarantee the compliance with the FCC Rules.

• The use of equipment that does not comply with the FCC Rules is prohibited.

Important Notes for Interface connectors

Be sure to power off the printer before connecting or disconnecting an interface cable. For protection against static electricity discharge to th e printer's internal electronics through the interface connector(s), cover any interf ace connector that is not in use with the protective cap supplied.

Use shielded interface cables.

Safety information

Laser safety:

This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the printer do es not produce hazardous laser radiation. Because radiation emitted inside the printer is completely confined within t he protective housings and external c overs, the laser beam cannot escape from the printer during any phase of user operation.

Laser notice:

This printer is certified in the United States to conform to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR Subchapter for Class I (1) laser products, and is certified elsewhere as a Class I laser product conforming to the requirements of IEC 825-1.

Cautions:

• Laser radiation will open. DO NOT STARE INTO THE BEAM OR VIEW THE BEAM DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.

• Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Cautionary Labels

For European and Asian countries

For U.S.A. and Canada

The printer bears any of the following labels.

Inside

U.S. CDRH regulations

The Center of Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on Au gust 2, 1976. These regulations apply to laser products manufactured on and after August 1, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States. A label indicating compliance with the CDRH regulations must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States.

Ozone concentration

The printers generate ozone gas (O3) which may concentra te in the place of installation and cause an unpleasant smell. To minimize the concentration of ozone gas to less than 0.1 ppm, we recommend you not to install the printer in a confined area where ventilation is blocked.

To Prevent Printer from Tipping Over

To prevent the FS-8000C printer from tipping over, the optional CA-31B caster kit must be installed when the printer is installed with more than one paper feeder or a duplex unit. For detailed information on the CA-31B caster kit, see

page A-11.

Declaration of Conformity for U.S.A.

Model name: Color P age Printer FS-8000C Trade name: Kyocera Mita Responsible party: Kyocera Mita America, Inc. Address: 225 Sand Road PO Box 40008 Fairfield, New Jersey 07004-0008, U.S.A. Telephone: (973) 808-8444 Fax: (973) 882-6000

Contact person for technical matter: Ryozo Kojima Phone: (973)-882-6019

Manufacturer’s name: Kyocera Corporation, Printer Division Manufacturer’s address: 2-14-9 Tamagawadai, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8610, Japan

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

The manufacturer and i ts merchandising companies retain the followi ng technical documentation in anticip ation of the inspection that may be conducted by the authorities concerned.

User’s instruction that conforms to the applicable specifications. Technical drawings. Descriptions of the procedures that guarantee the conformity. Other technical information.

Kyocera Mita America Inc.

CE Marking Directive

According to Council Directive 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC

Manufacturer’s name: Kyocera Corporation, Mie Plant Tamaki Block Manufacturer’s address: 704-19 Nojino, Tamaki-Cho, Watarai-Gun, Mie-Ken 519-0497, Japan

Declares that the product

Product name: Color Laser Printer

Model number: FS-8000C / FS-8000CN

(as tested with enhancement optional units; Duplex unit PD-30, Paper Feeder PF-30A, Document Finisher DF-31 etc.)

Conforms to the following product specifications:

EN 55 022: 1998 Class B EN 61 000-3-2: 1995 EN 61 000-3-3: 1995 EN 55 024: 1998 EN 60 950: 1992 +A1+A2+A3+A4+A11 EN 60 825-1: 1994+A11

The manufacturer and i ts merchandising companies retain the followi ng technical documentation in anticip ation of the inspection that may be conducted by the authorities concerned.

User’s instruction that conforms to the applicable specifications. Technical drawings. Descriptions of procedures that guarantee conformity. Other technical information.

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Declaration of Conformity for Australia

Manufacturer’s name: Kyocera Corporation, Printer Division Manufacturer’s address: 2-14-9 Tamagawadai, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8610, Jap an

declares that the product

Product name: Page Printer Model name: FS-8000C

Description of devices: This Page Printer Model FS-8000C is the 30 ppm (monochro me)/8 ppm (color), A4 size and utilized plane paper; laser; dry toner; etc. The printer can be equipped with several enhancement optional units as a paper feeder as PF-30A, a duplex unit as PD-30, a mailbox/sorter as SO-30, IB-21E, etc.

conforms to the following product specifications:

AS/NZS 3548: 1995 (EN 55 022: 1998 Class B) IEC60950 (EN 60 950: 1992+A1+A2+A3+A4+A11) IEC60825-1 (EN 60 825-1: 1994+A11)

The manufac turer and its merch andising compani es retain the follo wing technical do cumentation in ant icipation of the inspection that may be conducted by the authorities concerned.

User’s instruction that conforms to the applicable specifications Technical drawings Descriptions of procedures that guarantee conformity Other technical information

The manufacturer has been employed with ISO9001 scheme. JQA and BS have attested the manufacturer.

Kyocera Mita Australia Pty., Ltd. 6-10 Talavera Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia Telephone: +61 2-9888-9999 Fax: +61 2-9888-9588

Canadian Department of Communications compliance statement

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Avis de conformité aux normes du ministere des Communications du Canada

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

ISO 7779

Maschinenlärminformati onsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18.01.1991: Der h öchste Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB (A) od er weniger gemäß ISO 7779.

Disclaimer

Kyocera will not be liable to customers or any other person or entity for any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by equipment sold or furnished by us, including but not limited to, any interruption of service, loss of business or anticipatory profits, or consequential damages resulting from the use or operation of the equipment or software.

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NERGY STAR

As an E

NERGY STAR

guidelines for energy efficiency.

The basic objective of the E

Partner, Kyocera Corporation has determined that this product meets the

NERGY STAR

Program is to reduce environmental pollution by

encouraging the manufacture and sale of equipment that uses energy more efficiently.

This printer is equipped with a sleep timer function that conforms with the standards of the

NERGY STAR

Program. This function makes it possible to reduce the amount of electrical power consumed by the printer. For maximum power savings, turn off the print er's power supply when not using the prin ter for extended periods of time.

For details on the sleep timer function and printer power consumption , refer to this manual.

Initial settings of the sleep timer function and power saved using the sleep timer function:

Power consumption in

34 W (40 W)

FS-8000C

FS-8000CD

Initial sleep mode setting

30 minutes (30 minutes)

FS-8000CN 37 W (40 W)

( ): ENERGY STAR program guideline

Kyosera ECO-PRODUCT

This product has been developed and manufactured with the express interest of reducing the impact on the environment.

Using Kyocera's innovative cartridge free techology, Kyocera has created an advanced printing system that does not require the wasteful replacement and disposal of a cartridge.

sleep mode

Contents

ContentsContents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.2 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.3 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.1.4 Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.2 Parts and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1.2.1 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1.2.2 Internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

1.2.3 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

1.3 Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Chapter 2 Handling Paper

2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.1.1 Available paper types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.1.2 Paper specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.1.3 Minimum and Maximum Paper Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.1.4 Recommended Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.2 Selecting the Right Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.2.1 Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.2.2 Paper properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.2.3 Other properties of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

2.3 Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

2.3.1 Selecting the Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel

3.1 Understanding the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.1.1 Message Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.1.2 Indicators in Message Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

3.1.3 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

3.2 Using the Menu Selection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.2.1 Menu System Road Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.3 Menu Map and Status Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

3.3.1 Printing a Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

3.3.2 Printing a Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

3.4 e-MPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

3.4.1 Using Quick Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

3.4.2 Using Proof-and-Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

3.4.3 Printing a Private Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

3.4.4 Storing a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27

3.4.5 Printing a List of Code Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

3.4.6 Retrieving Jobs from Virtual Mailbox (VMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

3.4.7 Changing e-MPS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

3.5 Changing the Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

3.5.1 Changing Parallel Interface Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

3.5.2 Changing Serial Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

3.5.3 Changing Network Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

3.5.4 Resolving IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43

3.6 Making Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

3.6.1 Default Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

3.6.2 KC-GL Pen Width and Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48

3.6.3 Alternative Emulation for KPDL Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50

3.6.4 Printing KPDL Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51

3.6.5 Default Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52

3.7 Pagination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

3.7.1 Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

3.7.2 Print Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59

3.7.3 Page Protect Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60

3.7.4 Linefeed (LF) Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61

3.7.5 Carriage-Return (CR) Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

3.8 Setting Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

3.8.1 KIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

3.8.2 EcoPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64

3.8.3 Tone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66

3.8.4 Gloss Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

3.9 Operating the Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69

3.9.1 Setting up the RAM Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69

3.9.2 Reading/Writing to an Option Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70

3.10 Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79

3.10.1 MP Tray Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79

3.10.2 Setting MP Tray Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80

3.10.3 Setting the MP Tray Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-81

3.10.4 Setting the Cassette Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-82

3.10.5 Selecting the Paper Feed Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-84

3.10.6 Duplex Printing (FS-8000CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-85

3.10.7 Overriding Difference between A4 and Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-88

3.10.8 Creating Custom Paper Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-89

3.10.9 Resetting the Custom Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92

3.10.10Selecting the Output Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-93

3.10.11Selecting the Option Sorter Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-94

3.11 Color Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-97

3.11.1 Selecting Monochrome or Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-97

3.11.2 Matching Colors to Monitor (RGB Simulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-98

3.11.3 Using Ink Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-99

3.11.4 Color Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-100

3.12 Reading Life Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-101

3.12.1 Displaying the Total Printed Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-101

3.12.2 Displaying the Oil Unit Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-102

3.12.3 Resetting the Toner Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103

3.13 Other Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-104

3.13.1 Selecting the Message Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-104

3.13.2 Automatic Form Feed Timeout Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105

3.13.3 Setting the Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-106

3.13.4 Received Data Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-108

3.13.5 Printer Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-109

3.13.6 Resource Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-110

3.13.7 Alarm (Buzzer) Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-111

3.13.8 Auto Continue Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-112

3.13.9 Setting the Auto Continue Recovery Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-113

3.13.10Service Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-115

Chapter 4 Printer Drivers and Utilities

4.1 Printer Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.2 Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

4.2.1 Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

4.3 Configuring the Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

4.3.1 Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

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4.4 Printing Using the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

4.4.1 Basic Printing Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

4.4.2 Advanced Printing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

4.5 Configuring the Network Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

4.6 Installing a Printer Driver for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

5.1 General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5.1.1 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

5.2 Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

5.3 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

5.3.1 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

5.3.2 Storage Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

5.4 Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

5.4.1 Possible Paper Jam Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

5.4.2 General considerations for clearing jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

5.4.3 [Paper Jam — Feeder # Cover] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

5.4.4 [Paper Jam — Cassette #] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

5.4.5 [Paper Jam — MP Tray] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

5.4.6 [Paper Jam — Duplexer Drawer] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

5.4.7 [Paper Jam — Paper Feed Unit] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18

5.4.8 [Paper Jam — Side Cover] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23

5.4.9 [Paper Jam — Option Stacker] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24

Chapter 6 Maintenance

6.1 Toner Container Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

6.1.1 Frequency of toner container replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

6.1.2 Toner Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

6.1.3 Understanding Messages Requesting Toner Container Replacement . 6-3

6.1.4 Replacing the Toner Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

6.2 Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

6.3 Replacing the Oil unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

6.4 Replacing the Maintenance Kit D (Separation Charger Unit) . . . . 6-13

6.5 Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

6.5.1 Cleaning the Paper Feed Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

6.5.2 Cleaning the Main Charger Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20

Appendix A Options

A.1 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2

A.2 Expansion Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

A.2.1 Installing the Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

A.3 General Discription of Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-7

A.3.1 Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-7

A.3.2 PF-30A Paper Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

A.3.3 PD-30 Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-9

A.3.4 SO-30 Sorter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

A.3.5 ST-30 Bulk Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

A.3.6 DF-31 Document Finisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

A.3.7 CA-31 Casters and CA-31B Caster Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-11

A.3.8 HD-3 Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

A.3.9 BC-1 Barcode Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

A.3.10 IB-20/IB-21E Network Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

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Appendix B Computer Interface

B.1 Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Communication Modes 2

B.1.2 Interface Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

B.2 Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

B.2.1 Interface Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

B.2.2 Interface voltage levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

B.2.3 Serial connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

B.3 RS-232C Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

B.3.1 Parameters of the RS-232C Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

B.3.2 PRESCRIBE FRPO D0 Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

B.4 RS-232C Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

B.4.1 Preparing an RS-232C Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

B.4.2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Appendix C Technical Specifications

C.1 Printer Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

C.2 Printing Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 1Chapter 1

Welcome to the professional color printer from Kyocera Mita. Using the Ecosys Color Printer, you can now print top quality documents at 30 pages per minute for monochrome and 8 pages per minute for color in A4, Letter, and A5 paper sizes.

The Kyocera Mita Ecosys Color FS-8000C Series printers are available in the following three models:

Ecosys Color FS-8000C

Basic model of the FS-8000C Series. Equipped with two paper cassettes, each with a capacity for holding 500 standard-size sheets of paper.

Ecosys Color FS-8000CD

Introduction

IntroductionIntroduction

FS-8000C Series model which is equipped with a duplexer (for two-sided printing) and a paper cassette with a capacity for holding 500 standard-size sheets of paper.

Ecosys Color FS-8000CN

FS-8000C Series network model. Equipped with two paper cassettes, each with a capacity for holding 500 standard-size sheets of paper. This model is also equipped with an network interface card and a hard disk as the standard features.

1.1 Features

1.1.1 General

This section outlines the common major printer features of the FS-8000C, FS-8000CD, and the FS-8000CN Ecosys Color printers.

Components with an ultra-long product life

The main printer components such as the imaging drum, development units, and fuser unit have an ultra-long product life.

The imaging drum has been developed using Kyocera’s leading-edge ceramic technology that makes full use of amorphous silicon.

High-speed printing

The printer supports print speeds of 30 pages per minute for monochrome outputs; and 8 pages per minute for color outputs. (Actual time varies according to page complexity.)

Superb color printing quality and versatile color control

Multi-bit color depth renders continuous tone images. The intelligent color calibration system automatically optimizes colors every time the printer is powered.

Variety of paper sizes and types

In addition to ordinary paper, you can use print media such as transparencies, labels, and other special papers for printouts.

Environmental-friendly materials

The toner container is made of materials that can be incinerated without polluting the environment. (However, be sure to dispose of toner containers according to your local safety code or regulations.)

Sleep mode

Conserves energy while printing is stopped.

1.1.2 Hardware

Advanced Performance Data Processing

A 400 MHz CPU, 64 MB of RAM, and the optional hard disk deliver ideal throughput for wide varying printing applications.

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1.1 Features

Two expansion slots for hardware interfaces

The printer is equipped with two expansion slots for plugging in optional network interface cards and a hard disk. The expansion slot for network interface cards accommodates two cards at the same time.

Standard bidirectional parallel interface

Ensures high-speed data transfer between the host computer and printer.

Memory card slot

You can select and read the data in a memory card set in this slot from the printer operator panel.

Large-capacity paper cassettes

Each paper cassette can hold approximately 500 sheets of 80 g/m

paper which is 0.1 mm thick. The printer also has a multipurpose tray that can hold approximately 150 sheets of nonstandard size paper. Printed sheets can be stacked in the face-down output tray or an optional face-up output tray.

1.1.3 Software

Displaying printer messages in any of eight languages

Printer messages can be displayed in English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Spanish or Swedish.

e-MPS

‘e-MPS’ is an abbreviation for ‘enhanced-Multiple Printing System,’ which is a postprocessing function that combines electronic sorting, job retention, virtual mailboxing, and a barcode printing system for job retrieval.

When printing multiple copies of a document, the data is transferred from the computer to the printer only for the first copy; the data is then stored on the printer’s hard disk. Copies of the document are printed using the stored data.

Printing is performed faster with less computer spooling time and less network traffic.

Furthermore, printed data that is stored on the hard disk can be called up using job retention functions, such as Quick Copy etc., allowing you to quickly print additional copies of a document from the printer at any time, without needing to re-spool the document or start up the computer system.

Printer control language PRESCRIBE

The printer uses PRESCRIBE, Kyocera’s page printer control language with enhanced color graphics capabilities. The simple commands of PRESCRIBE allow the programmers to easily define pagination and device control.

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1.1 Features

1.1.4 Networking

KPDL3 (Kyocera Printer Description Language 3)

The printer uses KPDL3, Kyocera’s implementation of the PostScript page description language Level 3. The printer has 136 fonts that are compatible with Adobe PostScript fonts. (The printer also has 80 PCL fonts.)

PDF417 two-dimensional bar codes

The printer has the built-in two-dimensional stacked bar codes of PDF 417 (Portable Data File 417).

Ethernet network interface

The FS-8000CN comes built-in with a 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX network interface card for readily connecting to a network.

SNMP compliance

The printer complies with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The SNMP is used for providing and transferring management information (MIB) between the printer and the host computer.

Support for network printer monitor utility (KM-NET VIEWER)

Allows network wide management of printers. See the readme file in the Kyocera Mita Digital Library CD-ROM (comes with the printer) for details.

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1.2 Parts and Functions

This section provides explanations and illustrations for you to determine the parts and their functions. Try to be familiar with the names and functions of these parts for correct use and optimal performance.

1.2.1 Front

1.2 Parts and Functions

Figure 1-1

1 Operator Panel

Used to specify printer functions and display the printer operating status.

2 Paper-full Sensor

This sensor detects the tray full condition. When the Face-down tray is full, the printer stops operating and urges you to clear the Face-down tray.

3 Front Cover

When open, this cover gives you access to the internal component for replacing toner containers. The cover must also be open to clear paper jam.

4 Top Paper Cassette (FS-8000C/FS-8000CN)/Duplex Drawer (FS-8000CD)

The cassette holds up to 500 sheets of A5 to A3 sizes. For the FS-8000CD, the top drawer includes the duplexer for two-sided printing.

5 Bottom Paper Cassette

The cassette holds up to 500 sheets of A5 to A3 sizes as a second paper source (for the FS-8000C and FS-8000CN).

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1.2 Parts and Functions

6 MP (Multi-Purpose) Tray

The MP tray holds up to 150 sheets of standard and non-standard sizes. Transparencies, envelopes, etc. must be fed using this tray.

Caution

Figure 1-2

7 Paper Stopper

This stopper, when flipped up, prevents the printed sheet of large size from falling.

8 Face-down Tray

This tray receives printouts face down.

9 Power Switch

This switch turns printer power on and off.

The power cord must not be unplugged from power at least 30 minutes since the printer is switched off.

10 Side Cover

This cover is open by pulling the handle to clear paper jams.

11 Face-up Tray

This tray receives printouts face up.

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1.2.2 Internal

1.2 Parts and Functions

Figure 1-3

1 Black Toner Container

This container holds black (K) toner. You must replace the container when the toner run out.

2 Main Charger Unit

This is an electrical component used to transfer the toner onto the drum unit. The main charger unit must be cleaned when you replace the toner container.

3 Yellow Toner Container

This container holds yellow (Y) toner. You must replace the container when the toner run out.

4 Magenta Toner Container

This container holds magenta (M) toner. You must replace the container when the toner run out.

5 Cyan Toner Container

This container holds cyan (C) toner. You must replace the container when the toner run out.

6 Power Cord Connector

This connector accepts the power cord supplied with the printer.

Caution

The power cord must not be unplugged from power at least 30 minutes since the printer is switched off.

7 Waste Toner Bottle

This plastic bottle collects waste toner for later disposal. The bottle has a cap which is used to seal the bottle opening when being disposed of.

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1.2 Parts and Functions

1.2.3 Rear

8Fuser Unit

The fuser unit fixes the toner permanently on the paper. The fuser becomes very hot during printing.

9 Paper Feed Unit

The paper feed unit transports paper from the paper source for developing and fixing images.

10 Separation Charger Cleaning Knob

This cleaning knob (green) is used to clean the separation charger. The separation charger unit must be replaced after every 100,000 pages of printing and requires professional servicing. Contact your Kyocera Mita dealer.

11 Primary Transfer Unit

This unit is used to create the image developed by toner and to transfer it onto the surface of the paper.

Figure 1-4

1Vents

Air is purged through these vents to cool down the inside.

2 Parallel Interface Connector

This connector is for a standard Centronics parallel interface cable from the computer. Connect this connector to the computer’s parallel port.

3 Paper Feeder Side Cover

This cover is opened to clear paper jams in the paper feeder section.

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1.2 Parts and Functions

4 Serial Interface Connector

This connector is for D-sub 25-pin RS-232C cable from the computer. Connect this connector to the computer’s serial printer port with a serial cable.

5Memory Card Slot

This slot receives a memory card. A memory card can hold fonts, macros, forms, etc., that can be downloaded in the printer’s memory. For details, see Appendix A Options, section

A.3.1 Memory Card on page A-7.

6 Network Interface Card Slot (OPT1)

This slot holds an optional network interface card for network printing. (An optional Hard disk can’t be used in this slot.) For details see Appendix A Options, section A.3.10 IB-20/

IB-21E Network Interface Cards on page A-13.

7 Hard Disk or Network Interface Card Slot (OPT2/HDD)

This slot holds an optional hard disk for storing print jobs or network interface card for network printing. A Kyocera Mita manufactured hard disk must be used. For details, see

Appendix A Options, section A.3.8 HD-3 Hard Disk on page A-12.

8 Ozone Filter Duct

The ozone filter behind the duct is provided to prevent the ozone generated in the printer from escaping out the air.

Caution

Do not block the cooling air in and out vents and the ozone filter duct against walls or with other objects. If the flow of cooling air is blocked, heat will be built up in the printer, and there will be a risk of fire.

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1.3 Clearance

Caution

Allow the following clearance on all sides of the printer.

Prolonged use without sufficient clearance may cause heat to build up within the printer, resulting in fire.

Left: 50 cm (19-11/16 inches)

Figure 1-5

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Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Handling Paper

Chapter 2Chapter 2

The printer can use a variety of media in various sizes. However, any media you will choose to use with the printer must be in accordance with the guidelines and specifications in this chapter. Use of paper not satisfying these guidelines and specifications may cause problems such as frequent paper jams, poor quality printing, and possible damage to the printer mechanism.

Even meeting the instructions provided in this chapter, special media such as transparencies, labels, envelopes, non-standard-size paper must be fed directly from the printer’s MP (multipurpose) tray and delivered in the face-up tray in ‘straight path’ manner. For details on use of MP tray, see Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel, section 3.10.1 MP Tray Mode on page 3-79.

Handling Paper

Handling PaperHandling Paper

2.1 General

The Ecosys Color FS-8000C Series printers are designed for high-grade bond (copy) paper, like those widely used for ordinary xerographic copiers. The printers will also support other types of paper as long as they meet the standards explained in this chapter.

Selecting the right paper is very important. Use of unsuitable paper can cause paper jams, misfeed, curling, poor print quality, and even worse, printer damage. This chapter shows you how to use your printer in a way that will ensure efficient, error-free printing and minimal printer damage. This practice will increase your office productivity.

Kyocera Mita will not be liable for any problems that may occur if you use paper that does not meet these standards.

Note

2.1.1 Available paper types

The FS-8000C Series printers can use almost any type of printer paper. These printers accept paper used for xerographic copiers as well.

Paper comes in three generic grades: economy, standard, and premium. The grades are determined by how easily the paper can pass through the printer. This depends on the smoothness, size, moisture content, and cutting of the paper. The higher the grade, the less risk of problems (such as paper jams), and higher the print quality.

The differences in paper characteristics of different paper makers also affect the printer performance. High-performance printers can produce high-quality results only when the right types of paper are selected. Low-priced paper is not always economical, especially if it ends up causing frequent printing problems.

Paper of the different grades is available in basis weights (explained later). The recommended basis weights of paper for the printers are 16, 20, and 24 pounds. When expressed in grams per square meter, the recommended basis weights range from 60 to 90 g/

2.1.2 Paper specifications

Tab le 2 -1 summarizes the basic paper specifications. Details are given on the subsequent

pages.

Item Values

Weight (basis weight)

Thickness 0.086 to 0.110 mm (3.4 to 4.3 mils)

Dimensions See Table 2 -3.

Dimensional accuracy

Cassette: 64 to 90 g/m2 (17 to 24 lb/ream)

MP tray: 64 to 220 g/m

0.7 mm (±0.0276 inches)

(17 to 58 lb/ream)

†

Squareness of corners

Moisture content 4 to 6 %

Table 2-1

90 ±0.2 °

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Item Values

Direction of grain Long grain

Pulp content 80 % or more

Table 2-1 (Continued)

† Paper of 135 to 220 g/m2 thick should be A4 or Letter size and fed laterally.

2.1.3 Minimum and Maximum Paper Sizes

The minimum and maximum paper sizes are as follows. For non standard paper such as cutsheet, the MP (multi-purpose) tray must be used.

148 mm

2.1 General

Minimum Paper Size

5-13/16 inches

Figure 2-1

2.1.4 Recommended Paper

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

Size Product Weight

Letter, Legal Hammermill LASER PRINT

A4, A3 NEUSIEDLER COLOR COPY

80 mm 3-1/8 inches

458 mm

18 inches

Maximum Paper Size

310 mm 12-3/16 inches

(24 lb)

90 g/m

Table 2-2

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2.2 Selecting the Right Paper

To get clean, crisp printouts from laser printers all the time, select high-quality printer paper that meets the printer’s requirements. Laser printers use laser beams, electrostatic discharge, toner, and heat, all of which affect the paper. Furthermore, paper slide, bends, and twists as it passes through laser printers during printing. Therefore, printer paper must be able to withstand such great stress.

This section describes the major considerations for selecting the right printing paper.

2.2.1 Guidelines

Paper conditions

Do not use paper with folded edges, curls, warps, smudges, tears, or embossing. Also do not use paper containing lint, clay, or paper debris. Using such paper may cause illegible printing, misfeeds, paper jams, etc., and shorten the product life of the printer. Never use paper with surface coating or other surface treatment. The paper surface should be as smooth and even as possible.

Paper composition

Do not use paper with surface-coating or containing plastic or carbon. The heat of fusing causes such paper to emit toxic fumes.

Bond paper should have at least an 80 % pulp content. The percentage of cotton and other fibers should not exceed 20 %.

Paper sizes

Tab le 2- 3 lists the standard paper sizes and dimensions. Note that certain paper sizes are

available only for MP tray feeding (as remarked) and face-up tray delivering. For details on using MP tray, see Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel, section 3.10.1 MP Tray Mode on page 3-77.

The dimensional tolerances for these paper sizes are length and width of paper. The corner angles must be 90

Paper Size Dimensions Remarks

Ledger

Legal

Letter

11 × 17 inches

8-1/2

14 inches

8-1/2

11 inches

0.7 mm (±0.0276 inches) for both

0.2 °.

ISO A3

ISO A4

ISO A5

JIS B4

Table 2-3

297 × 420 mm

210

297 mm

148

210 mm

257 × 364 mm

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2.2 Selecting the Right Paper

Paper Size Dimensions Remarks

JIS B5

Monarch

Business

ISO DL

ISO C5

ISO C4

ISO B5

ISO A6

Executive

Commercial 9

Commercial 6-3/4

JIS B6

Japanese postcard

Japanese double-postcard

Custom

182

257 mm

3-7/8

7-1/2 inches

4-1/8 × 9-1/2 inches

220 mm

110 ×

229 mm

162 ×

229 × 324 mm

250 mm

176 ×

148 mm

105 ×

7-1/4 × 10-1/2 inches

8-7/8 inches

3-7/8 ×

6-1/2 inches

3-5/8 ×

128 × 182 mm

148 mm

100 ×

200 mm

148 ×

80 × 148 mm to 310 × 458 mm

MP tray only

2.2.2 Paper properties

Smoothness

Paper should have a smooth, uncoated surface. Paper with a rough or sandy surface can cause gaps in printouts. However, paper with surfaces that are too smooth may cause multiple-sheet feeding and fogging problems (fogging is a gray background effect).

Basis weights

Basis weight is the weight in pounds of 500 sheets (called a ream) of paper cut to the basic size, which is 17 to basis weights depend on paper classifications. In the metric system, the basis weight is expressed in grams per square meter (g/m

Paper that is too heavy or too light may cause misfeeds, jams, and premature wear of printer parts. Uneven weight of paper can cause multiple-sheet feeding, print defects, poor toner fusing, blurring, and other print quality problems. The recommended basis weights for this printer are between 64 and 90 g/m

When you use paper with basis weights of 135 to 220 g/m quality printouts.

Table 2-3 (Continued)

22 inches. The number of sheets in a ream and the basic paper size relating

(17 to 24 lb per ream).

, use the face-up tray for high-

Thickness (Caliper)

Thick paper is called high-caliper paper and thin paper is called low-caliper paper. Paper used by the printer should be neither too thick nor too thin. If you encounter paper jam, multiple-

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