NEC SuperScript 4400, 4400 - SuperScript Color Laser Printer User Manual

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SUPERSCRIPT 4400

SERIES

USER’S GUIDE

February, 1999

703-A0323-001

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Microsoft Windows®, Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows NT®, Windows for Workgroups®, and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Adobe PostScript® 3 is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

All other product, service, brand, or trade names used in this publication are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. NEC disclaims any responsibility for specifying which marks are owned by which companies or organizations.

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DDENDUM

OW TO USE THIS ADDENDUM

The table shown below cross-references the revisions in this addendum with pages in the User’s Guide. Use it for quickly identifying which pages of the User’s Guide are effected, and where the revisions can be found in this addendum.

The left column identiﬁes which page in the User’s Guide is effected. The center column identiﬁes which page in this addendum the revision can be found. The right column identiﬁes the name of the revised subject.

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Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Install Peer-to-Peer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Add the Peer-to-Peer Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Removing Peer-to-Peer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Removing P2P-IPX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Replacing the Ozone Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Parallel Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Nothing Printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Nonsense is Printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Error Messages with Little or Nothing Printed . . . . 7

Solutions for Windows 95 or Higher Computers . . . .7

Solutions for UNIX Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Recommended Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Premium Color Laser Paper 24 lb. Bond . . . . . . . . . 8

Premium Color Laser Paper 60 lb. Cover . . . . . . . . . 8

Ultra Glossy Color Laser Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Premium Transparency Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

NEC Premium Paper Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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4400 U

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INDOWS

3.1

HECKING

RINTER

ONTENTS

Revises page 13 of the User’s Guide.

note:

The black and color toner modules in the Starter Kit print approximately 5,000 and 3,000 pages respectively. Replacement modules print approximately 10,000 and 6,000 letter size pages respectively, at 5% coverage.

OADING

THE

APER

RAY

Revises page 19 of the User’s Guide.

note:

If the paper type has been changed from plain to thick stock, or from thick stock to plain, use the Media button on the Operator Panel to switch between these paper types.

The printer does not have to be reconﬁgured for overhead transparencies; it will automatically recognize when this type of media is loaded.

NSTALLING

THE

ETWORK

NTERFACE

ARD

(NIC)

Revises page 27 of the User’s Guide.

Kit Part No. 4010

Unlike the Superscript 4400N, the Superscript 4400 does not come with a network interface card (NIC). However, a NIC upgrade kit is available. This section describes how to install the NIC into the Superscript 4400.

SuperScript 4400 Network Interface Card

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(A) .

(B) , then pull out the

Installing the NIC

6. Remove the NIC from its protective bag (E) . Handle the NIC only by its edges.

7. Position the NIC as shown in (F) , then plug the NIC’s connector to the Controller Board.

8. Use the mounting screw (removed in step 5) and bracket to fasten the NIC to the standoff post as shown in (G) . Fasten the screw removed from the front in Step 4.

9. Slide the Controller Board back into the printer.

10. Fasten the Interface Panel to the printer with screws removed in Step 3 (H).

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Color Control Options 3

SuperScript 4400

OLOR

ONTROL

PTIONS

Revises page 35 of the User’s Guide.

During the PostScript 3 for Windows 95/98 driver installation, you have the option of installing a driver using Microsoft Image Color Matching (ICM) technology or a driver using NEC’s color matching method. The driver using NEC’s color matching method is the default driver.

The ICM based driver calibrates the colors with those actually seen on the print client’s monitor. The NEC based driver calibrates the colors with those described by the NEC Color Table located inside the printer.

The choice can be made when the Select Components dialog box appears during installation. Simply highlight the Printer

Drivers Win95 item, then click Change to open the Select

Subcomponents dialog box. The ICM based driver can be selected there. However, when the ICM based driver is installed, you can still choose between ICM based or NEC’s color matching printing methods from the Color Control options located in the Graphics tab of the driver.

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options and controls located on the NEC Features tab are relocated to the Device Options tab of the shared driver. Shown below is a picture of the shared driver with the Device Options tab in the front.

Sharing the Windows NT Postscript Printer Driver

Conﬁguring the PostScript printer driver for sharing can be done during the installation of the driver from the SuperScript 4400 Series CD to the Windows NT computer, or after the driver has been installed on the Windows NT computer.

To conﬁgure sharing during driver installation:

1. Insert the SuperScript 4400 Series CD into the Windows NT computer to automatically launch the Install Wizard.

2. Follow the instructions presented by the Install W izard to install the PostScript printer driver until the Get Shared Information dialog box appears.

3. From the Get Shared Information dialog box, select the Shared radio button, then type in a name for the printer into the Share Name text box.

4. Click Next to ﬁnish installing the driver.

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Resetting the NIC 5

NIC

EMOTE PRINTING

Revises page 60 of the User’s Guide.

Client System Requirements

You must have the following on your computer.

• A Windows 95/98 or Windows NT operating system.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or Microsoft Java Virtual Machine. Either program can be obtained from the SuperScript 4400N Home Page or from Microsoft’s web site.

RINTAGENT PROGRAM

ENUS

Revises page 61 of the User’s Guide.

Start

PrintAgent starts automatically when you try to print or use the printer property pages. Keeping it running speeds print time because you won’t have to wait for PrintAgent to start up every time you print. To monitor the printer status, PrintAgent must be running. To start PrintAgent, press the Windows Start button, select Programs , and select NEC PrintAgent System to display PrintAgent commands. Choose Start. A red planet icon appears in the Windows Tool T ray in the lower right-hand corner of the scr een. If the planet doesn’t turn green after ﬁve seconds, PrintAgent did not launch properly. Restart your computer and try again.

ULL PRINTING

Revises page 63 of the User’s Guide.

This section shows system administrators how to conﬁgure a Pull Printing Server to support print clients.

Server System Requirements

Prior to server installation, the Pull Printing Server must already have installed

• A Windows 95/98 operating system.

• Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• The web server included on the SuperScript 4400 Series

Installer CD, which is automatically installed when pull/ printing/server is selected under the Administration

installation.

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-TO-P

EER PRINTING

Add the Peer-to-Peer Printer Driver

1. In Windows 95/98, press the Start button, select Settings, then select Printers .

2. In the Printers window, double-click Add Printer . This launches the Add Printer wizard which prompts you to make selections.

note:

SuperScript 4400 printer drivers are provided on

the

SuperScript 4400 Series CD

that comes with the

printer.

3. When the Add Printer wizard asks how the printer is attached, select Local printer .

4. Click Have Disk and point to the 4400 CD.

• To install the ICM based driver, move to the ps95icm

directory and select ncss4400.inf .

• To install the non-ICM based driver , move to the ps95

directory and select ncss4400.inf .

Click Next.

5. Your peer-to-peer network printer will be listed under local printer ports and identiﬁed by the NIC serial number for the printer; for example, NEC_911499. Select your new peer-to-peer printer.

6. Continue responding to the Add Printer Wizard until the wizard process is complete.

7. From the Windows Start button, select Settings then Printers to open the Printers window.

8. With the left mouse button click on the printer icon and select Properties to start the printer driver.

9. Click the Details tab to bring it to the front.

10. Click Spool Settings to open the Spool Settings dialog box.

11. Select the Disable bi-directional support for this printer radio button.

12. Click OK.

13. Click the General tab to bring it to the front.

14. Click Print Test Page to check if the driver is installed correctly.

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Removing Peer-to-Peer Software 7

-TO-P

EER

ZONE FILTER

2. Take the used Ozone Filter from inside the Filter Cover and discard it.

3. Fit the new Ozone Filter inside the Filter Cover and slide it shut.

note:

An odor will come from the ozone ﬁlter if not

replaced regularly.

ARALLEL PRINTING PROBLEMS

Added to Chapter 9, “Troubleshooting.”

This section describes solutions to problems that might appear when a computer is locally connected (with a parallel cable) to the printer. Only Windows and UNIX computers can be locally connected.

Nothing Printed

The printer does not indicate that a print job was received and nothing was printed.

Solution

Assure the bidirectional parallel cable is attached securely.

Nonsense is Printed

This symptom appears as content that appears cryptic and does not make any sense.

Solution

• Assure that an IEEE 1284 compliant bidirectional cable is used.

• Assure that the computer provides an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel port.

Error Messages with Little or Nothing Printed

This may be a data communications problem between a Windows 95 or higher computer and the printer.

Solutions for Windows 95 or Higher Computers

One of, or a combination of the following solutions may resolve the problem.

• With the printer driver open, click the Details tab to move it to the front. Click Spool Settings to open the Spool Settings dialog box. Clear the Disable bidirectional support for this printer radio button.

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ECOMMENDED

EDIA

Revises Appendix A and Appendix B.

Use NEC Premium papers (listed below) to ensure the best quality printed output. If you do not have the NEC Premium papers, try to match them as closely as possible for the best printing results.

Premium Color Laser Paper 24 lb. Bond:

A bright paper with a super smooth ﬁnish for brilliant color reproduction. Use this for correspondence, pr oposals, charts, graphs, and illustrations.

(NEC Order No. 70-510)

Premium Color Laser Paper 60 lb. Cover:

A heavier stock that is ideal for report covers, mailers, greeting cards and invitations.

(NEC Order No. 70-511)

Ultra Glossy Color Laser Paper:

Has a double-sided glossy ﬁnish that is preferred for professional printing and photographic art. Use this for data sheets, brochures, and client presentations.

(NEC Order No. 70-515)

Premium Transparency Film:

Use this for brilliant projected images. (NEC Order No. 70-520)

NEC Premium Paper Sampler:

A sampler is available that contains a selection of all the NEC Premium Papers.

(NEC Order No. 79-001)

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Printing problems

parallel (local) 13

Pull Printing

Server Requirements 11

Remote Printing 11

transparencies 14

Windows 3.1x 7 Windows 95/98 10

Driver Installation 10 Windows NT shared driver 10

configure for sharing 10 description 10 installing 11

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