MB 508 quick installation

Checking the contents

Carefully remove all the contents from the box and unpack
your printer. In addition to the printer manual(s) you should
have the following items:

• Printer

• Toner cartridge

• Paper input tray

• Image drum cartridge
(shipped inside printer but not ready for use)

Other items in the box:

• driver disk(s)

• power cable

• lightproof plastic bag

Check the contents carefully…
if anything appears to be missing or damaged, contact MB

as soon as possible.

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Printer ComponentsPrinter Components

Manual feed slot

Paper feed/exit tray

Printer cover

Control panel (MB 508)

LED array

Parallel interface

connector

Power cable receptacle

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Power switch

Image drum cartridge

Toner cartridge

MB 508/508e

Setting up your printer

Attaching the paper input tray

Choose a location that is clean, dry, well ventilated and out
of direct sunlight. The area should be free of electromagnetic
interference and not suffer from extremes or drastic changes
in temperature or humidity. The printer should be placed on
a surface which is not be subject to shock or vibration.

Before you continue, you should already have:

• Checked that all contents as listed have been supplied.

• Familiarised yourself with printer components.

• Identified a suitable location for your printer.

The following sections will guide you through:

• Attaching the paper input tray.

• Removing the image drum protection sheet.

• Installing toner.

• Loading paper.

• Connecting your printer.

• Installing a printer driver.

1 Insert the paper tray so that the hooks on the lower edge

latch with the printer.

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2 Push the paper tray forwards until it latches and is secure

on both sides.

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Removing the image drum protection sheet

1 Open the cover.

2 Remove the image drum cartridge.

3 Remove the protective sheet.

Keep the image drum as level as possible to avoid toner
spillage. (Some toner is added during the test phase.)

4 Replace the image drum.

Do not expose the image drum to strong light.
Do not touch the image drum’s green surface.

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MB 508/508e

Installing toner

1 Remove the tape and shipping insert from the image drum

cartridge.

2 Shake the toner cartridge to evenly distribute toner.

3 Unwrap the toner cartridge.
4 Remove the tape.

5 Insert the toner cartridge.

6 Push the lock lever forward.

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7 Close the printer cover.

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Loading paper

For best results, use standard laser or copier paper with a Sheffield
rating of 100–250 such as MB 80g/m² paper. The paper input

tray can stack up to 100 sheets of standard paper.

1 Set the left paper guide to the marker for the required

paper size and move the right guide to a position slightly
wider than your paper width.

2 Insert the paper so that it is up against and flush with the

left paper guide.

3 Adjust the right paper guide to fit against the edge of the

paper.

Adjust the guides for a snug, but not tight, fit.

For use of envelopes, transparencies, other print media and
the manual feed slot, refer to the User’s Guide.

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MB 508/508e

Connecting the data cable

Connecting power to your printer

The printer comes with a standard high speed bidirectional
IBM Centronics compatible parallel data interface as standard.
This requires a IEEE1284 compliant parallel printer cable, not
more than 1.8m in length.

1 Connect one end of the parallel data cable (36-pin

Centronics) to the printer’s data interface (1).

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2 Connect the end containing the standard DB25 connector

to the host PCs parallel data port (usually designated as
LPT1).

A suitable AC power cable is supplied with your printer,
terminated with the appropriate plug for connection to a
standard AC wall outlet.

1 Ensure the printer on/off switch (1) is off.

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2 Connect the cable to the power socket (2) on the rear of the

printer.

3 Connect the other end of the power cable to a suitable

nearby AC power socket outlet.

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