NEC 4650NX, 4650, 4650N User Manual

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4650SERIES

User’s Guide for Models

4650, 4650N & 4650NX

March, 2000

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II SuperScript 4650 Series — User’s Guide

FEATURES 1

Overview 1

SuperScript 4650 Series Highlights 1 SuperScript 4650N and 4650NX Enhancements 1 Printer Options 1 Assumptions 1 System Requirements 2 Supported Printing Environments 2 Hardware Requirements 2 Energy Saving 2

SuperScript 4650 Series CD 3

Printing Software for Windows 3 Printing Software for Mac OS 3

4650N(X) Printer Web Pages 4 Paper Handling and

Special Media 5

SuperScript 4650 Series Settings 6

Printer Settings 6 Using the Printer’s Operator Panel 6 Using Printer Drivers 6

PostScript 3 Features 6

Color Processing 6 Advanced Features 7 Watermarks 7 Paper Handling 7 Graphics 7 PostScript Options 8 Device Options 9

PCL5e Features 9 Working with Fonts In Windows 10

PostScript 3 Font Settings 10 PCL5e Font Settings 10

GETTING STARTED 11

Overview 11 Safety Instructions 11 Selecting a Location 11

Unpacking 12 Checking Printer Contents 13 Identifying Printer Parts 14

Front View 14 Front Internal View 14 Back View 14 Back Internal View 14 Top Internal View 14

Installing the Belt Cartridge 16 Installing the Fuser Components 17 Installing the Toner Modules 18 Loading the Paper Tray 19 Printing a Startup Page 20 Connecting the Printer 21

Connecting the 4650 Series Printer Locally 21 Connecting the 4650N(X) to a Network 21

Printing with the 4650 Series Printer 22

Local Setup for Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000 22 PostScript Driver Setup for Windows 3.1x 22 Printing from Your Application 22

Quick Web Printing

with the 4650N(X) 23

Setting the Printer’s IP Address 23 Easy Remote Printing Setup 23

Printing Envelopes 24 Printing on Thick Paper 24 Printing Transparencies 25 Printing Labels 25

PRINTER OPTIONS 27

Overview 27 Adding the Paper Tray 2 Unit 28 Installing the Legal Paper Tray 30 Adding Memory (DIMM) 31

Installing DIMM 32

The SuperScript NIC 33

PrintAgent and the SuperScript 4650(NX) 34

PRINTER DRIVERS 35

Overview 35

When to Use the PostScript 3 or

PCL5e Printer Driver 35

Installation Options 35

Windows 95/98 36

About Color Control Options 36 Installing Printer Software 36 Printing a Document 37 Accessing a Printer Driver 37 Changing Settings in the Printer Driver 37 Setting Another Printer Driver as Default 37 Shared Printing Windows 9x/Windows NT 4.0 38 Shared Printing Windows 9x/Windows 2000 39 Using the Windows 95/98 Printer Drivers 40

Windows 2000 Driver 44

Installing the Driver Software 44 Printing a Document 45 Accessing Printing Preferences 45 Accessing Printer Properties 45 Changing Settings in the Printer Driver 46 Setting Another Printer Driver as Default 46

Installing Options 49

Windows NT 4.0 50

Installing Printer Driver Software 50 Printing a Document 50 Accessing Printer Properties 50 Accessing Document Properties 50 Changing Settings in the Printer Driver 50 Setting Another Printer Driver as Default 50 Using Windows NT 4.0 Printer Driver 51 Installing Options 51

Windows 3.1x 54

Installing the Printer Driver Software 54

Printing a Document 54 Accessing the Printer Driver 54 Changing Settings in the Printer Driver 54 Setting Another Printer Driver as Default 55

Macintosh Requirements 58

Software Requirements 58 Hardware Requirements 58

Setting Up the Printer 59

Installing the PPD 59 Configuring the Printer 60 Renaming Your Printer 61 Page Setup 61 Printing 61

Uninstalling the Driver 63

OPERATOR PANEL 65

Overview 65 Operator Panel Features 65

Indicator Lights 65 The Message Display 66 Operator Panel Buttons 67

Using the Menu Tree 68

An Example of Using the Menu Tree 69 Operator Panel Menus 70

Operator Panel Tasks 73

Taking the Printer Offline and Online 73 Setting Media Type 73 Stopping a Job 73 Clearing the Print Buffer 73 Resetting the Printer 73 Resetting the NIC 73 Restoring Factory Defaults 73 Printing Information Pages 74 Resetting Usage Reports 74 TCP/IP Setup 74

ADVANCED FEATURES 75

Overview 75

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From the Printer’s Home Page 75 Spooling Options 76

Print Queue Status 76 Job Priority 76 Banner Pages 77 Job Hold 78 Job Preview 79 Collation 79

External Zip Drive Feature 80

Connecting the Zip Drive 80 To Print From the Web 81 To Print From the Operator Panel 81 To Eject Zip Disk 82

Scanner Copy Feature 83

Setting Up the Scanner 83 Accessing the Scanner 84 Scanner Support Features 84 Previewing a Scanned Image 84

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 85

Overview 85 Precautions 85

Maintenance Schedule 86 Service Visit Schedule 86

Replacing the Toner Modules 87 Replacing the Fuser Oil Bottle 88 Replacing the Fuser Cleaning Roller 89 Cleaning the Belt Cartridge 90 Replacing the Belt Cartridge 91 Inside the Back Cover 92 Replacing the Fuser Unit 93 Cleaning the Laser Lens 94 Replacing the Ozone Filter 95 Replacing the Toner Collector 95 Cleaning the Outside of the Printer 96

TROUBLESHOOTING 97

Overview 97

Print Quality Maintenance 97 Simple Troubleshooting 97 Printer Messages 97

Preventing Paper Jams 99

Understanding the Paper Path 99

Removing Paper Jams 100

Misfeed Jams 100 Inner Jams 101 Outer Jams 102 Drum Jams 102

Print Quality 103

Background is Smeared 103 Image Edges are Missing or Peeling 103 Horizontal Jitter 103 Horizontal Ribbing 103 Image Shows Banding, Shadows, or Shifting 103 White Line 103 Vertical Streaks 103 Vertical White Band 103 Black Line 104 Vertical Line 104 Image Staggered Vertically 104 Horizontal Banding 104 Horizontal White Band 104 Toner Spots 104 Mixed Color Image 104 Color Misregistration 105 Toner Streak 105 Mottled Image 105 Shadowing 105 Insufficient Gloss 105 Back of Paper is Stained 105 Missing Print 105 Partial Printing 105

Troubleshooting for MacOS 106 Windows OS Parallel Printing Problems 106

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Nothing Printed 106 Nonsense is Printed 106 Error Messages with Little or Nothing Printed 106

TECHNICAL SUPPORT 109

Overview 109 Assistance Nearby 109

Help From Within Your Company 109 Help From Your Dealer 109

NEC Technical Support 109

How to Contact NEC 109

Ordering Supplies 110 NEC Warranty and Service 111

NEC Service Contracts 111

SuperScript 4650 Series Limited Warranty 111

Warranty Period 111 Warranty Coverage 111 Warranty Support 112 Obtaining Warranty Service 112 Limitation of Damages 112

PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS 113

Operating Specifications 113

Paper Handling 114

MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS 115 SAFETY INFORMATION 117

Ozone Emission 117 Laser Safety 117 CDRH Regulations 117 FCC Statement 118

MOVING YOUR PRINTER 119

Moving the Printer Locally 119 Shipping the Printer 121

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CHAPTER 1

FEATURES

VERVIEW

The NEC SuperScript™ 4650 Series color laser printer is the best value today for fast color and monochrome printing. It delivers high resolution color output for outstanding business presentations. It also offers web-based printing technology through its innovative PrintAgent, ﬁrst introduced with NEC’s SuperScript 4400. PrintAgent allows you to send print jobs anywhere, whether across the building or across the country! The following section reviews enhancements and options that will make this printer the busiest machine in your ofﬁce.

SuperScript 4650 Series Highlights

• Prints 4 plus color pages or 16 monochrome pages per minute.

• With PostScript 3 or PCL5e printing languages, you can print almost anything. The printer automatically selects the appropriate printer language for incoming jobs. (PCL5e is not available for the 4650 model).

note:

printer driver loaded on your system. The PCL5e printer driver is for monochrome printing only.

• 600 x 600 dpi printing is standard

• 1200x1200 dpi printing is standard (with 96MB RAM)

• 200 MHz processor speeds up the rendering of complex graphic documents

• 128 MB of RAM standard, extendable to 256MB for 4650NX model

• 96 MB of RAM standard, extendable to 256MB for 4650N model

• 32 MB of RAM standard, extendable to 256MB for 4650 model

For color printing, you must have the PostScript 3

SuperScript 4650N and 4650NX Enhancements

With the SuperScript 4650N and 4650NX, you can take advantage of the latest printing technology.

• SCSI port supports optional scanner and Zip drive features.

• 2.1 GB internal hard disk for storing fonts, scanned images, and spooled ﬁles for 4650N and 4650NX models

• Advanced PostScript spooling features enabled by the built in hard disk. Features include collation, send one— print multiple copies, and on-demand printing from an externally connected Zip® drive.

• The printer’s home page provides access to web-based printing software, online help, and other features.

• Using NEC’s PrintAgent™ software, conﬁguration and monitoring can be done from your workstation.

• Supports traditional network printing over NetWare®, TCP/IP, EtherTalk and above, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows

3.1x, and NetBEUI/NetBIOS

Printer Options

You can add these SuperScript features to increase your printer’s versatility.

• 250-sheet standard size Paper Tray 2 (standard with 4650NX model)

• 250-sheet Legal Tray

• SuperScript network interface card or NIC (standard with 4650N or 4650NX models)

• Extra memory

Assumptions

The instructions in this guide assume that you are familiar with your computer and/or network operating systems, and that your system is conﬁgured and operating properly.

System Requirements

Your SuperScript 4650 Series printer and software can operate using the following minimum system conﬁgurations.

Windows Operating System

• Microsoft® Windows® 95/98, Windows NT® 4.0/2000, or Windows 3.1x

• 486 or higher CPU

• CD-ROM drive

• 6.5 MB of free hard disk space

• 16 MB RAM for Windows 95/98 32 MB RAM for Windows NT/2000 8 MB RAM for Windows 3.1x

• Parallel Port

• Ethernet connection if you want to print over a network

Macintosh Operating System

• Mac OS 7.1 or higher

• 68040 or higher CPU

• CD-ROM drive

• 5 MB of free hard disk space

• 8 MB or more of RAM

• Addition of an optional SuperScript NIC with the 4650 model for Ethernet connect ability

Web-Based Printing Requirements

To use the web-based Pull Printing and NEC PrintAgent features, you need to have Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or above web browser. Other requirements are described in the

SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.

Supported Printing Environments

The SuperScript 4650 Series printer comes with software for using the printer on several operating systems and networks.

• Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, Windows NT

4.0, and Windows 3.1x

• NetWare® versions 3.x, 4.x and 5.x

• Mac™ OS 7.1 and higher using EtherTalk

• Peer-to-peer printing for W indows 95/98 (IPX-P2P only),

Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0.

• UNIX® For network setup, your workstation and network operating

system should be conﬁgured and operating correctly, and your SuperScript 4650 Series printer drivers should already be properly installed.

Hardware Requirements

You need to provide the following to set up your printer:

• For standard connection, a IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable.

• For network connection, Category 5 twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors for 10/100Base-TX Ethernet, shown below.

note:

detects whether you have a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet connection. For better performance, NEC recommends that you use shielded cable and connectors when connecting to 100 Mbps Ethernet.

The network interface card (NIC) automatically

Energy Saving

The SuperScript 4650 Series printer meets the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR®

Computers program for printers. The purpose of this program is to promote the manufacturing and marketing of energy-efﬁcient ofﬁce automation equipment, thereby potentially reducing combustion-related pollution. (The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.)

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, NEC has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efﬁciency.

ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark.

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UPERSCRIPT

The

SuperScript 4650 Series CD

provides three options for installing printer drivers and printing utilities in Windows.

• Easy/Local Setup

• Network Client/Custom Setup

• Network Server/Administrator Setup Choose the one that best suits your needs.

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that comes with your printer

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Printing Software for Windows

Easy/Local Setup

Use this option to quickly install the basic printing tools for your operating system. This is appropriate if you are connected to a SuperScript 4650 Series printer from the parallel port. Using this option, you can install

• PostScript 3 and PCL5e printer drivers (Use PCL5e on a UNIX system)

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0

• A user’s guide you can view online, or print out

note:

printer driver. Also, the advanced setting, Image Color Matching (ICM), is not available with this setup.

Network Client/Custom Setup

If you are a network client with access to a SuperScript 4650N or 4650NX printer (or 4650 with a NIC), you can use this setup to access web-based printing tools and network utilities. Using this option, you can install

• PostScript 3 printer driver with Image Color Matching

• PostScript 3 printer driver without Image Color Matching

• PCL5e printer driver (not included with 4650 model)

• NEC PrintAgent for Remote Printing

• Utilities for peer-to-peer printing*

• Internet Explorer 5.0

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0

• User’s guides you can view online, or print out

For color printing, you must use the PostScript 3

Network Server/Administrator Setup

This setup should only be used by system administrators who are familiar with the procedures for installing server software and network conﬁguration. Use it to install and use network utilities, and set up servers for NEC PrintAgent Pull Printing.

For more information on network setup see the

Color Laser Network Guide.

In addition to all the items available in the Network Client/ Custom Setup, the following tools are provided:

• PrintAgent Pull Printing Server software

• PrintAgent Secondary File Server software

• MAP utility for Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0

SuperScript

Printing Software for Mac OS

The

SuperScript 4650 Series CD

provides the following software for Mac OS users.

• The AdobePS printer driver

• The SuperScript 4650 series printer description ﬁle

• ICC ﬁles for Color Sync

Instructions for installing Mac OS software are on page 59. More detailed instructions are provided in the

Color Laser Network Guide

*IPX-P2P in not available for Windows NT workstations

that comes with your printer

SuperScript

FEATURES

SuperScript 4650 Series CD 3

4650N(X) P

RINTER

WEB P

AGES

Every SuperScript 4650N and 4650NX network printer has a built-in web server and

Printer Home page

you can use for a

variety of tasks, including

• Pull Printing from your desktop

• Installing the NEC PrintAgent Remote Printing driver

• Monitoring SuperScript 4650 PrintAgent printers

• Performing network administration tasks

• Conﬁguring URLs for 4650 printers and servers

• Downloading Pull Printing Server software

• Downloading Secondary File Server software

• Getting information and Help You will need to obtain your printer’s IP address from your

network administrator and then assign the IP address to the printer (see page 23).

Once you assign an IP Addr ess to the printer, you can browse to it using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher. The URL uses the printer’s IP Address. It is

http://<Printer IP Address>

http://131.241.045.27

Two other useful printer web pages are

• The

URL Conﬁguration Page

install and conﬁgure Pull Printing Servers. The URL is

http://<Printer IP Address>/configure.html

See the information.

• The

Network Administration Page

to conﬁgure the printer network settings. To access this, go to the URL conﬁguration page and click the

Administration

Network Guide

The Printer Home Page

You can view the Printer Home page from Windows, Mac OS, or UNIX. The URL is the IP address you assign to the printer, for example, http://131.241.45.27.

for example:

, which you can use to

SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide

, which you can use

link. See the

SuperScript Color Laser

for more information.

for more

Network

Click here to display the Pull Printing page to print over the web without a driver

Click here to install the NEC PrintAgent driver for remote printing over the web

Click here to access advanced features

Click here to display the NEC PrintAgent window to monitor the web printer

Use these links to learn more about Pull Printing and Remote Printing using the NEC PrintAgent

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NEC Print Agent - Microsoft Internet Explorer

Address Links

http:/ /13 1.241.45.88/

PULL PRINTING

INSTALL DRIVER

INSTALL MS JVM

ADVANCED FEATURES

PRINTER STATUS

INFORMATION

NEC PrintAgent“ Pull Printing System NEC PrintAgent“ Remote Printing System Help Home

Welcome

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APER HANDLING AND

PECIAL

You can use the printer to print on a wide variety of media and sizes. SuperScript 4650 Series paper handling features let you manage print jobs and ofﬁce tasks efﬁciently.

Supported Media

Use any light or medium weight copier paper to print out draft copies of your documents. Then, for the best results on ﬁnal documents, you should consider using NEC’s Premium papers.

Premium Color Laser Paper - 24 lb. Bond:

paper with a super smooth ﬁnish for brilliant color reproduction. Use this for correspondence, proposals, charts, graphs, and illustrations.

Premium Color Laser Paper - 60 lb. Cover:

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

Ultra Glossy Color Laser Paper - 100 lb. Text:

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

Premium T ransparency:

images.

Your Starter Kit includes a sampler of NEC Premium papers. See page 110 for information about ordering NEC premium papers and other printer supplies. If you do not have the NEC Premium papers, try to match them as closely as possible for the best printing results. Appendix B, “Media Speciﬁcations,” has more information about choosing media.

When printing special media, be sure to load the paper tray only to the mark indicated for that media. When printing on thick or glossy stock, set the Media Type to the printer Operator Panel, and reset it to Paper when you are done (see page 73 for instructions).

EDIA

Use this for brilliant projected

A bright

A heavier

Has a

Thick Stock

Supported Paper Sizes

You can print on a variety of paper sizes including

Paper Size

Letter 8.5 x 11 216 x 279 Legal 8.5 x 14 216 x 356 A4 8.3 x 11.7 210 x 297 Executive 7.25 x 10.5 184 x 267 UK Quarto* 8 x 10 203 x 254 Folio* 8.5 x 13 216 x 330 Commercial #10 Env. 4.13 x 9.5 105 x 241

*Not available in PCL printer drivers.

note:

optional Legal Paper Tray into Paper Tray 1 or Paper Tray 2.

Paper Source Selections

In your printer driver, you can specify which paper tray the printer should use for your print job: or

AutoSelect

automatically selects the right tray based on the media type in the trays. The printer can detect paper sizes based on how the trays are adjusted. Therefore, it is important to adjust the paper trays properly.

Orientation

Orientation describes the position of images on a page with respect to the long and short edges of the paper . You can print three ways.

To print Legal size paper, you must install the

. When you specify

Portrait

(the default).

Landscape

orientation.

Rotated Landscape

orientation and is ﬂipped.

means the page has a vertical orientation

means the page has a horizontal

Inches Millimeters

Tray 1, Tray 2

AutoSelect

means the page has a horizontal

, the printer

FEATURES

(option),

Number of Copies

You can set the number of copies to be printed up to 999 (99 for PCL).

Paper Handling and Special Media 5

SUPERSCRIPT 4650 SERIES

ETTINGS

Printer Settings

SuperScript 4650 Series printer settings give you many ways to customize your print job. There is often more than one place to change the same printer setting. These include:

• The SuperScript PostScript 3 printer drivers

• PCL5e printer drivers (for 4650N or 4650NX)

• The Operator Panel on your printer

Using the Printer’s Operator Panel

You can use the printer’s Operator Panel to cancel a print job or change settings that are not available in your printer driver. You can view messages on the Operator Panel to help diagnose printing problems. In addition, the printer operator panel allows you to print out font lists and test pages and view the total page count. You can also set the printer’s TCP/ IP address or reconﬁgure network settings. Chapter 5, “The Operator Panel,” provides instructions for using the printer’s operator panel.

Using Printer Drivers

Your printer software includes the PostScript 3 printer drivers for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0/2000, Windows 3.1x, and Mac OS. The 4650N(X) also includes the PCL 5e printer driver for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0/ 2000, and Windows 3.1x. They offer a wide range of features for setting up your print job and printer settings.

Most of these features and settings are described in this chapter. A particular feature may be implemented slightly differently, depending on which driver you are using.

note: If you are unsure about a setting in your printer

driver, be sure to use the driver’s Online Help feature. Chapter 4, “Printer Drivers,” provides complete information about using your printer driver software.

When to Use the PostScript 3 or PCL5e Printer Driver

Use the PostScript 3 driver for color documents and documents that contain many complex graphic images or extensive page layout formatting. The PostScript driver has

more options and delivers better graphic processing. With the 4650N or 4650NX model printer you can use the

PCL5e driver for monochrome documents that contain mostly text and limited formatting. The PCL5e driver processes this type of document quickly.

note: For color printing, you must use the PostScript 3

printer driver for your system. The PCL5e printer driver is for monochrome printing only.

POSTSCRIPT 3 FEATURES

These are general descriptions of settings available in the PostScript 3 printer drivers. The interface of the printer driver depends on the operating system you use. Not all

settings are available for all drivers, or they may appear on different tabs in the printer driver. All printer drivers have

Online Help available at the click of a button, with more information about speciﬁc settings. Chapter 4, “Printer Drivers,” shows the PostScript printer drivers and explains how to use them.

Color Processing

Color Control

Use these settings to deﬁne color in your print job. Color Photo: Produces smooth color images, for the best

reproduction of photographic images. Color Business Graphics: Produces bright, solid colors,

suitable for presentation graphics, charts, and posters. Color T ransparency: Use this for the best results when

printing color presentations on overhead transparency ﬁlm. Grayscale: Converts all colors in the document to black and

shades of gray for monochrome printing. Unadjusted: Does not apply any of the special color control

features.

Image Color Matching

This feature is available for advanced users (except for Windows 3.1x and Windows NT). During the PostScript 3 for Windows 95/98 driver installation (fr om the SuperScript 4650 Series CD using the Network Client/Custom Install feature), you have the option of installing a driver using Microsoft

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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 and recommended 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.

Advanced Features

Advanced features allow you to have more control over your print jobs. They can be accessed from the NEC features tab of the PostScript driver or from the Advanced features button on your printer’s home page. For more details about these unique features see Chapter 6 of this user’s guide.

note: These advanced features are not available with

the SuperScript 4650 printer.

Collation

Use the collation feature to print multiple, sorted copies of your print job.

Job Hold

Through job hold you can store a document on the printer’s hard drive and release it through the Operator Panel later. This feature is most useful when you want to ensure conﬁdentiality in a networked environment.

Job Preview and Job Reprint

With these features, the printer’s hard disk stores your document indeﬁnitely. Job preview lets you preview the ﬁrst copy of a document before printing out more copies. Job reprint holds your job for release at a later time.

Banner Page

Banner pages are used to identify and separate print jobs. They contain information about your print job and are especially useful in a network environment.

Color Scanning

An optional color scanner can be attached to the printer’s SCSI interface and provide convenient color copies. Scanned images can be saved in JPEG format and accessed across the company network or Internet.

Zip Drive Attachment

You can print certain ﬁles (.ps, .prn, .eps, .jpg) directly from a SCSI attached Iomega Zip® drive—without the use of a PC. You can search for ﬁles on the Zip drive by using the Operator Panel or through the Advanced Features button on the printer’s home page.

Watermarks

A watermark is text that appears on pages in your print job, such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL. Use these settings to apply watermarks to your print job, create new watermarks, or modify existing watermarks. A preview area shows how the watermark will appear. You can also specify whether the watermark appears in the foreground or background, and on which pages it appears. This feature is not available for Windows NT.

Paper Handling

Layout

Use this feature to print multiple page images on the printed page, including 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 16. This gives you the ability to print pamphlets, storyboards, or thumbnail layouts. You can also print a border around the page image (except for 1 page only).

Unprintable Ar ea

Use this setting to specify the area on the edge of the paper that cannot be printed on. This setting overrides margins set in the application.

Graphics

Resolution

Print resolution is measured by the number of dots per inch (dpi) in an image. The higher the number is, the ﬁner the resolution. Resolution can be set to 600 dpi (the default) or 1200 dpi.

note: 1200 dpi is only available when 96MB or more of

RAM are installed in the printer.

Sharp Edge Technology

Speciﬁes whether or not NEC’s Sharp Edge T echnology (SET) should be used. SET is only available with 600 dpi. It reﬁnes

FEATURES

PostScript 3 Features 7

the print quality of characters and line art by smoothing the ﬁne gradations along the edge of the printed image. It is best to turn this feature OFF for color photo images.

Halftoning

If graphic images in your document do not print correctly, use these settings to adjust screen frequency and angle. For example, use this when screened images show a moiré pattern.

Negative Image

If you select this, black and white values are reversed and colors print as their complements.

Mirror Image

If you select this, pages are “mirrored” on the horizontal axis.

Scaling

You can enlarge or reduce the page image. A value of 100% (the default) means no enlargement or reduction. A value of 50% reduces the page image to half its normal size. A value of 200% doubles the size of the page image.

PostScript Options

There are several settings you can use to customize the way the driver processes print jobs

PostScript Output Format

These settings control the way the driver creates the PostScript language descriptions for page images.

Optimize for Speed: Check this for faster printing. This option may cause a problem for some print jobs if the printer does not have enough memory.

Optimize for Portability-ADSC: Check this to ensure that the document can be printed on any PostScript printer. Documents may take longer to print when this option is selected. This option is useful if the printer has limited memory, because it creates smaller documents.

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS): Use this to print your document as a single-page image that will be incorporated into another ﬁle. You must also select Output to File.

Archive Format: Use this to create a PostScript data stream that gets stored in a ﬁle to be used later.

PostScript Header

You can control whether the driver sends a PostScript header with each document. By default a header proceeds each sent PostScript job. (You will not see this header, it is part of the PostScript code.) If you are printing to your own local printer and you will only be sending PostScript jobs you can choose to send the header just once. The header is retained and will be used with each job, thus slightly reducing print time.

Error Handling

You can send an error handler with each print job. Then, if an error occurs, the printer prints a page with a message describing the nature of the error. You or a technician can use this information to diagnose the problem.

PostScript Timeout Values

These settings deﬁne timeout periods allowed when the driver communicates with the printer . Enter a value from 0 to 999 seconds (32,767 seconds for NT). When zero is entered, the printer will wait indeﬁnitely. If your printer is shared, do not specify a value of zero.

Job Timeout: This is the maximum number of seconds the printer can take to print a single job. If the print job takes more time to print than the timeout value, the printer may stop printing and prepare to receive a new document.

Wait Timeout: This is the maximum number of seconds the printer will wait for data from the computer. While receiving a print job, the printer driver may pause to build a PostScript language description of each page. For complicated pages, which take longer to build, you may need to set a higher wait time.

Advanced Options

Advanced options allow you to optimize printer performance, but generally should not be changed unless you have speciﬁc reasons to do so. Use the driver Online Help feature for more information on these settings.

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Device Options

You can use settings on the Device Options tab to match the attached printer conﬁguration so that the printer driver can generate optimized PostScript code.

Available printer memory

Set this to match the amount of memory you have installed in the printer.

Available font cache

The driver automatically adjusts the font cache size based on installed memory. Increase this amount for better performance of Type 32 bitmap fonts.

Installable options

Use this area to change the settings to match the printer’s hardware setup when you add options to the printer, including Tray 2, or more RAM memory.

PCL5E FEATURES

These are general descriptions of settings available in the PCL5e printer drivers (models 4650N and 4650NX). The interface of the printer driver depends on the operating system you use. Not all settings are available for all drivers, or they may appear on different tabs in the printer driver. All printer drivers have Online Help available at the click of a button, with more information about speciﬁc settings. Chapter 4, “Printer Drivers,” shows the PCL5e printer drivers and explains how to use them.

Resolution

Print resolution is measured by the number of dots per inch (dpi) in an image. The higher the number is, the ﬁner the resolution. Resolution can be set to 600 (the default), 300, 150, and 75 dpi. Lower resolutions require less memory and processing time.

Halftone Color Adjustment

In the Windows NT driver this is an advanced feature for controlling how color appears in a document and is converted to monochrome when printed.

Intensity

Adjust this setting to control the darkness of graphics in the printed document.

Reserved printer memory

Specify how much memory to reserve for special printer functions, such as macros, Operator Panel settings, etc. The reserved memory is not used for printing.

Printer memory tracking

Before printing a document, the printer driver calculates how much memory is required to print. If the document requires more memory than is available in the printer, the document is rejected. Use this setting to deﬁne how this calculation is made. A conservative calculation ensures that printer memory is never over-committed. A more aggressive calculation allows the printer to attempt printing a complex document, but memory may be over-exceeded and the print job may not be completed.

Printer Memory

This feature appears on the driver, but does not apply to the SuperScript 4650 Series printer and does not need to be adjusted.

Cartridges

This feature appears on the driver, but does not apply to the SuperScript 4650 Series printer and does not need to be adjusted.

FEATURES

Dithering

Select a dithering pattern for converting images from one format to another, for example, for printing color documents in black and white. Dithering, along with the intensity and resolution settings, affect the overall appearance of graphics in printed documents.

PCL5e Features 9

WORKING WITH FONTS IN

INDOWS

Under most conditions your documents will print out well without any adjustment to font settings in your printer drivers. The Windows printer drivers have settings for specifying how TrueType fonts in your document are matched to PostScript fonts in the printer. You may want to adjust these if your documents take a long time to print or the quality of the font is not satisfactory. Font settings vary slightly on the Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows 3.1x printer drivers.

PostScript 3 Font Settings

Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the font Substitution T able: Instead of downloading all

TrueType fonts to the printer, this selection substitutes PostScript fonts resident in the printer for the TrueType fonts used in the document according to a table you deﬁne.

Using the Substitution Table: The substitution utility allows you to view or edit which fonts in the printer should be substituted for the TrueType fonts in your document. Using resident printer fonts speeds printing.

Always use built-in printer fonts instead of TrueType fonts: Select this and the printer substitutes its closest

matching resident fonts. This speeds printing, but the document may not print out exactly as it appears on the screen

Always use TrueType fonts: Downloads bitmap TrueType fonts to the printer to print the document. This ensures the printed document will look the same as it does on the screen, but it may take longer to print.

PCL5e Font Settings

Download TrueType fonts as outline fonts: TrueType

fonts used in your document are processed by the driver and downloaded to the printer as outline fonts. This provides the quickest printing time, but lowest quality for text output.

Download TrueType fonts as bitmap fonts: TrueType fonts used in your document are processed by the driver and downloaded to the printer as bitmapped fonts. Formatting is very accurate at small point sizes. Printing is faster, but not portable if printing to a ﬁle.

Print T rueT ype T ext as graphics: TrueType fonts used in your document are processed by the driver and downloaded to the printer as graphics. This produces the best text quality, but can slow printing. This is best for documents with several graphics and little or no repeating text.

Install Printer Fonts: Use this to download soft fonts to the printer.

The Update Soft Fonts feature updates the driver to recognize new fonts. Use this if you have added new fonts to your system after you installed the driver.

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CHAPTER 2

GETTING STARTED

OVERVIEW

This chapter tells you how to safely set up your printer and begin printing right away. Included are instructions for:

• Selecting a location and unpacking

• Checking printer contents and identifying printer parts

• Installing the Belt Cartridge, Fuser Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaning Roller, and Toner Modules

• Loading the Paper Tray

• Printing a Startup Page

• Connecting the printer to your computer or network

• Printing with the 4650 Series laser printer

• Quick Web printing

• Printing envelopes, transparencies, and labels

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

To protect yourself and your equipment from possible damage, always follow these precautions:

• Protect the printer from dampness or spills.

• Save the printer box and all packing materials that came with your printer in case you need to ship it later.

• Lifting or moving the printer requires two adults!

• Read the installation instructions carefully before you plug in your printer, and heed all warnings.

• Keep this user’s guide for reference.

• Keep the printer level at all times, especially when the Fuser Oil Bottle is installed. Do not tilt more than 1.5°!

• The fuser area, under the Top and Back Covers is very hot. Let the printer cool at least 15 minutes before touching these areas.

WARNING! This printer is intended to be electrically

grounded. It comes with a three-wire grounding plug. This plug will only ﬁt a grounded AC outlet or power strip. This is a safety feature. Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding plug by removing the third pin.

SELECTING A LOCATION

Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air circulation and opening covers and trays. The area should be well ventilated and away from direct sunlight or sources of heat, cold, and humidity. Do not set the printer close to the

edge of your desk or table!

Safety Precautions

The printer and packaging weighs approximately 100 lbs. Moving and unpacking the printer requires two adults.

28”

10”

Keep printer vents unobstructed

10”

For more details on printer dimensions see Appendix A, “Printer Specifications.”

UNPACKING

Follow these steps to safely unpack the printer:

1. Open the top cover of the shipping box.

2. Remove the optional 2nd Tray box (if you have the 4650NX model) and remove the QuickStart poster.

3. Open the inner printer box and remove the Accessory kit and Starter kit.

4. Turn the large plastic box screws at the bottom of the box to the left (A) and pull them out (B).

7. Open the plastic bag that contains the printer and slide it down.

8. With one person on each side of the printer, grasp the printer at the hand grips where they are exposed by notches in the foam padding (E).

9. Lift the printer and place it on a sturdy, level surface.

If you are setting up a 4650NX printer unpack the optional 250-sheet Tray and attach it ﬁrst before installing anything inside the printer! See Page 28 in Chapter 3 or the 4650 Series QuickStart.

5. Using your thumb and ﬁnger, remove the plastic screw

sleeves from the box (C).

6. Lift off the outer box (D).

Unpacking the Inner Printer Box

ABC

note: Save the box, box screws,

and packing material. If you ship the printer in the future, be sure to follow the special packing instructions in Appendix D to safeguard internal components.

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Caution! The printer and packaging

weigh approximately 100lbs. To set up the printer and move it requires two adults.

CHECKING PRINTER CONTENTS

Take a moment to verify that the following items were included in your printer box:

• QuickStart Poster

• Optional 250-sheet Paper Tray 2 if you have

model 4650NX

• SuperScript 4650 printer with 250-sheet Paper Tray 1

• Starter Kit (see contents below)

QuickStart Poster

• Accessory Kit (see contents below)

• SuperScript 4650 Series software in a license envelope

• Power Cord

• Toner Collector (installed next to the Toner Modules inside Front Cover of printer)

note: The black and color modules in the Accessory 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.

Starter Kit

NEC Paper Sample Pack

Software Envelope

•

SuperScript Color Laser User’s Guide

•Color Laser Network Guide

•SuperScript 4650 Series CD

Optional 250-sheet Paper Tray (for model 4650NX only)

GETTING STARTED

Toner Collector– installed inside printer

Printer with Standard 250-sheet Paper Tray 1

Power Cord

Not Included …

To connect your printer, you need to provide the proper

parallel and/or network cable.

IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel Cable

Category 5 Twisted Pair Cable with RJ-45 Connectors for 10/100Base-TX Ethernet.

Accessory Kit

Fuser Oil Syringe

(Save for future use!)

Fuser Oil Bottle Fuser Cleaning Roller Belt Cartridge

1 Black Toner Module 1 Cyan Toner Module 1 Magenta Toner Module 1 Yellow T oner Module

Checking Printer Contents 13

IDENTIFYING PRINTER PARTS

Use the illustrations on the facing page to identify standard parts for the SuperScript 4650 Series printer.

Front V iew

• Operator Panel—for displaying messages and conﬁguring the printer

• Power Button—for turning on and off the printer

• Top Cover—provides access to the Fuser Unit and inside of the printer (also serves as the Output Tray)

• Output Tray —holds up to 250 printed sheets

• Top Cover Release button—unlocks and opens the Top Cover

• Front Cover—provides access to Toner Modules and Toner Collector

• Front Cover Latch—unlocks and opens the Front Cover

• Paper Tray 1—standard input tray, holds 250 sheets of paper

Front Internal View

• Toner Module Racks—holds Toner Modules

• Toner Collector—collects used toner

• Paper Transfer Rollers—moves the paper from the inside of the printer to the Output Tray

• Power Cord Connector—for attaching the power cord

• Back Vent—allows ventilation

Back Internal View

• Transfer Drum—transfers image to paper

• Registration Rollers—keeps the paper straight

• Transfer Roller—works with the Transfer Drum to transfer the image to the paper

• Paper Discharger—removes the static electricity from the paper

• Transfer Unit—consists of the above four parts

Top Internal View

• Fuser Unit—uses heat and pressure to adhere the toner image to the paper. Contains two Fuser Rollers.

• Fuser Oil Bottle—holds the oil that helps adhere the toner image to the paper

• Fuser Cleaning Roller—helps keep the Fuser Rollers clean

• Belt Cartridge—also known as the Photoconductor Belt Module or OPC Unit.

Back View

• Serial Number—necessary for warranty registration

• Back Cover—provides access to clear paper jams

• Back Cover Latch—lift to open back of printer

• Filter Cover—contains the Ozone Filter

• Bidirectional parallel interface—for attaching bidirectional parallel cable from your computer

• Ethernet interface—for attaching the Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX connectors from your network

• SCSI Interface (Port)—for attaching a selected scanner and/or Zip drive

• Interface Panel—contains the interface for the controller board, hard drive and network interface card

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Important Printer Parts

FRONT VIEW

GETTING STARTED

FRONT INTERNAL VIEW

Operator Panel

Power Button

Front Cover

Paper T ray 1

BACK VIEW

Back V ent

Top Cover

Output Tray

Top Cover Release Button

Front Cover Latch

BACK INTERNAL VIEW

Transfer Unit consists of:

Transfer Drum

Registration Rollers

Transfer Roller

Paper Discharger

Toner Module Racks

TOP INTERNAL VIEW

Fuser Oil Bottle

Paper T ransfer Rollers

T oner Collector

Fuser Cleaning Roller

Fuser Unit

Serial Number

Filter Cover

Back Cover Latch

Back Cover

Power Cord Connector

Belt Cartridge

Bidirectional Parallel Interface

SCSI Interface

Ethernet Interface

Interface Panel

Identifying Printer Parts 15

INSTALLING THE BELT CARTRIDGE

1. Make sure all packing materials and tape are removed from the printer. If you are setting up a 4650NX printer,

attach the optional 250-sheet Tray ﬁrst before installing the Belt Cartridge! See “Adding the Paper Tray 2 Unit” in Chapter 3.

2. Open the Front Cover of the printer with the Front Cover Release Latch (A).

3. Open the Top Cover of the printer by sliding the Top Cover Release button toward you (B)

4. Flip up the Belt Cartridge Locking Levers inside the top of the printer (C).

5. Remove the Tension Release Pins from both sides of the

Belt Cartridge (D). Do not discard these pins.

6. Remove, but do not discard, the black protective sheet from around the Belt Cartridge.

7. Slide the Belt Cartridge into the guides, as shown (E). The ﬂat side of the cartridge should face the front of the printer.

8. Snap the Belt Cartridge Locking Levers into place (F).

9. Close the Top Cover and then the Front Cover of the printer.

note: The Belt Cartridge is sometimes called the

Photoconductor Belt Module or OPC Unit.

Save the T ension R elease Pins and black cover along with all packing materials!

Caution The Belt Cartridge should

slide easily into the printer. Do not force it!

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INSTALLING THE FUSER

OMPONENTS

Follow the steps below to install the Fuser Oil bottle and the Fuser Cleaning Roller:

1. Open the Top Cover of the printer (A).

2. Make sure the Lock Tabs are in the open position (B).

3. Remove the orange Tension Release Pins from the ends of the Fuser Rollers. Open the Pressure Release Tabs and pull the pins up and out (C).

note: You may have to pull hard to remove these.

4. Remove the Fuser Oil Bottle from its plastic bag and set into place with the shunt valve down and the labeled side facing the front of the printer (D). The tab on the bottle should face right when viewed from the printer’s front. Place in front of the Lock Tabs.

5. Remove the Fuser Cleaning Roller from its plastic bag and set into place with the exposed part of the roller facing the front of the printer (E). The extra tab should be on the left. Place in back of the Lock Tabs over the Fuser Rollers.

6. Turn the Lock Tabs to the closed position holding the Fuser Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaning Roller in place (F).

7. Close the Top Cover of the printer.

Lock Tabs Open

Tension Release Pins

GETTING STARTED

Save the T ension R elease Pins and along with all packing materials!

Lock Tabs Closed

Installing the Fuser Components 17

INSTALLING THE TONER MODULES

1. Open the Front Cover of the printer(A).

2. Note the color labels inside indicating where to slide the

different color Toner Modules (B) (C=Cyan, M=Magenta, Y=Yellow, and K=Black).

3. Begin with Cyan. Remove the Toner Module from its

plastic bag and rock it gently three or four times (C).

4. Remove the protective tape from the module.

5. Remove (and save) the orange protective cover.

6. Hold the module level and slide into place along the

racks in the printer (D).

7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for the remaining color Toner

Modules (E).

8. Close the Front Cover, making sure it clicks into place (F).

K (Black) Y (Yellow) M (Magenta) C (Cyan)

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LOADING THE PAPER TRAY

Paper Tray 1 can hold up to 250 sheets of medium weight paper—U.S. letter size, executive, UK quarto, or A4. It also holds envelopes, transparencies, and sheets of labels. See Appendix B, “Media Speciﬁcations,” for a complete list of media that can be used. The exact number of sheets Paper Tray 1 can hold depends on the weight of the paper.

1. Remove Paper Tray 1(A).

2. Squeeze both sides of the length tab and slide it into place. The outside of the tab should match the desired size marked on the inside of the tray (B).

3. Squeeze the left side guide and slide it to match your

paper’s width (C). The inside of the tab should match the desired size on the tray (D).

4. Insert the paper into Paper Tray 1 (E).

5. Reinsert Paper Tray 1 into the printer (F).

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.

GETTING STARTED

Do not overfill Paper Tray!

Loading the Paper Tray 19

PRINTING A STARTUP PAGE

Follow these steps to connect your printer to AC Power and print a Startup Page:

1. Make sure the power switch is turned off (A) (button is

out).

2. Connect the Power Cord to the rear of the printer (B).

3. Plug the other end of the Power Cord into a properly grounded outlet.

WARNING! This printer is intended to be electrically

grounded. It comes with a three-wire grounding plug. This plug will only ﬁt a grounded AC outlet or power strip. This is a safety feature . If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact a licensed electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded outlet. Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding plug by removing the third pin!

4. Turn on the printer power.

5. Indicator lights cycle and the following messages appear

on the Operator Panel display in sequence (C):

Self T est SuperScript 4650 booting... INITIALIZING WARMING UP PRINTING

6. The printer issues the Startup Page (D) and the following

message appears on the Operator Panel display:

READY

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WARMING UP

Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

Previous Next

Select

GENERAL INFO

Printer Name: SuperScript 4650N Software Version: 0.04 Build Time: 936928632 PostScript Version: 3010.108 PrintAgent Version: 1.008 Disk Resource Version: 0.0.4N

STORAGE

RAM Installed: 128 Megabytes Disk Size: 1964.03 Megabytes Disk Free: 1667.97 Megabytes

JOB OPTIONS

Number of Copies: 1 Print PS Errors: Enabled Wait Timeout: 240 seconds Job Timeout: Never

ENGINE INFO

Default Resolution: 600.0 X 600.0 DPI Edge Smoothing: Disabled Jam Recovery: Enabled Tray 1: Letter Tray 2: Legal Pages Printed: 2182

PARALLEL PORT

Status: Enabled Bi-di: Enabled Personality: AutoSelect

NETWORK PORT

Status: Enabled Personality: AutoSelect Web Address: http://131.241.45.88

For sales information, call (800) NEC-INFO or visit our website at http://www.nectech.com. For supplies, call (800) 632-2326

©1999 NEC Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. NEC and the NEC logo are registered trademarks and SuperScript is a trademark of NEC Corporation. Adobe, PostScript and the PostScript logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONNECTING THE PRINTER

This section tells you how to connect your SuperScript 4650 Series printer to your computer or network.

note: You can be connected to and receive data at the

parallel port and Ethernet port at the same time.

Connecting the 4650 Series Printer Locally

You can connect to an IBM®-compatible computer using the bidirectional parallel

interface. We recommend an IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel cable that is no more than 6 feet in length. If you use a cable that is longer than 6 feet, it should be certiﬁed as bidirectional. Use the wire clips to fasten the cable to the printer.

Follow these basic steps:

1. Make sure your computer and printer are turned OFF.

2. Plug the parallel cable into the parallel port on your

computer and printer.

3. Turn on your printer, wait until it displays the READY

message, then turn on your computer.

Connecting the 4650N(X) to a Network

With the SuperScript 4650N(X), you can connect to an Ethernet network. You can also

connect to a network if you have updated your printer with the optional SuperScript NIC. Use a Category 5 twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors for 10/100Base-TX Ethernet.

Follow these basic steps to connect the printer and verify that the NIC is installed and operating properly.

1. Make sure your computer and printer are turned OFF.

2. Connect the network’s twisted pair cable with

RJ-45 connectors to the new network port on your printer. Reattach the power cord to the printer, plug in the printer.

3. T urn on the printer. It may take up to 90 seconds to warm

up, and then it prints a Startup page and then a Network Settings page with NIC status information. For more details see the “SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.”

note: Keep the Network Settings page. You or your

network administrator will need this information when conﬁguring the NIC for your network.

Interface Panel

GETTING STARTED

Bidirectional Parallel

SCSI Port -

Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

models 4650N(X)

Connecting the Printer 21

PRINTING WITH THE 4650 SERIES

RINTER

After you have successfully printed a Startup Page and connected your printer, you can install a printer driver from the SuperScript 4650 Series CD and begin printing.

There are three available setups for SuperScript 4650 Series printer software: Easy/Local, Network Client/Custom, and Network Server/Administrator . These were described earlier on page 3 of this user’s guide.

note: Instructions for setup and printing from a Mac OS

are on page 48. See also the “SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.”

To get started, you can use the Easy/Local setup. This setup quickly installs the basic printing tools for your operating system.

Local Setup for Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000

Follow these steps.

1. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. The Installer will launch automatically. You will be asked to choose your printer model: SuperScript 4650, 4650N, 4650NX.

3. When prompted, select the Easy/Local installation option and click Next.

4. Continue responding to the selections displayed in the dialog boxes until installation is complete.

PostScript Driver Setup for Windows 3.1x

Follow these steps to install and use the PostScript printer driver in Windows 3.1x.

1. Boot your system and start Windows.

2. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the appropriate

drive (in this example we use drive E:).

3. In the Windows Program Manager, select Run from the

File menu. Windows displays the Run dialog box.

4. Type E:\WIN31\PS\SS4650(NX)\SETUP.EXE in the Command Line ﬁeld.

5. Click the OK button. This launches the Installer.

6. Respond to the selections displayed in the installation dialog boxes.

7. When installation is complete the installer will prompt you to restart Windows. Click the Restart Windows button.

8. After Windows restarts the Install PostScript Printer From PPD dialog box will appear.

9. Select NEC SuperScript 4650(NX) PS. Click on Install.

10. When installation is complete click on Close.

Printing from Your Application

You can do this using the print command of the application used to create your document.

1. Open a document you wish to print.

2. Select Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box appears.

3. Select the options you want in the Print dialog box, including the number of copies and page range.

4. When the options are selected, click OK to print the document.

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Instructions for setup and printing from a Mac OS computer are on page 59.

QUICK WEB PRINTING

WITH THE 4650N(X)

The fastest way to begin printing over the network is to use NEC’s PrintAgent software and a web browser. This section tells how to set up NEC PrintAgent Remote Printing.

To use Remote Printing, you must have the following on your computer:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or above

• The Windows 95/98 or Windows NT/2000 operating system

Setting the Printer’s IP Address

There are several ways to do this. The steps below show how to use the Operator Panel to set your printer’s IP Address.

1. Press the Online button of the Operator Panel. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press the Menu button to enter menu mode. MENU -

PRINT FORM

3. Press the Next button until COMMUNICATIONS appears on the display, and press the Select button.

4. Press the Next button until NETWORK appears on the display, and press the Select button.

5. Press the Next button until TCP/IP appears on the display, and press the Select button.

6. Press the Next button until NET ADDRESS appears on the display, and press the Select button.

7. Use the Operator Panel buttons to set values for each of the 12 digits in this manner.

First press Next to set the cursor to the ﬁrst digit. For the ﬁrst digit, press Select to increment to the correct

value. Then press Next to move to the next digit and press Select to increment to its correct value. Continue until all twelve digits are set. When the ﬁnal digit is set, press Next to conﬁrm the Net Address you set and then press Select.

8. Press Menu to exit menu mode and press Online to bring the printer online.

9. To validate any changes to network settings, you must turn the printer off, and then on again.

appears on the display.

Easy Remote Printing Setup

Once the IP address is assigned to the printer, you can go to the printer’s home page to download and install the NEC PrintAgent software and driver.

note: For more information on PrintAgent Remote

Printing, see the “SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.”

1. Launch your web browser.

2. Enter the Printer’s IP Address as the URL to reach the Printer Home Page for example

http://131.241.045.27

3. Click on the Install Drivers button to download PrintAgent software.

4. In the File Download dialog box that appears, check Run

this program from its current location. and then click OK to begin downloading and installing.

5. During installation, you will be prompted to enter the URL (IP Address) of your printer so it can be added to your system as the default printer. When installation is ﬁnished, you can see the special NEC PrintAgent driver by selecting Settings and then Printers from the Windows Start menu.

The Printers Window

6. Restart Windows for the new driver to take effect.

note: You can also install Remote Printing software

from the SuperScript 4650 Series CD.

GETTING STARTED

Quick Web Printing with the 4650N(X) 23

PRINTING ENVELOPES

1. Format your envelopes in your computer application.

2. Remove Paper Tray 1 and adjust the paper guides to the envelope size you want to load.

3. Load no more than 15 Com10 envelopes into Paper Tray

1. Make sure the envelope stack is ﬂat and even.

4. The following illustration shows how to load a stack of envelopes in Paper Tray 1.

Stack the envelopes with flaps down and facing left

note: You can load envelopes in Paper Tray 1 or the

optional Legal Tray as long as the tray is inserted in the Paper Tray 1 Feeder.

6. Press the Media button once. The message MEDIA TYPE

THICK STOCK

appears.

Power Warning Online

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

Previous Next

Menu OnLine

Select

7. To return to printing regular weight paper again press

the Media button. The message MEDIA TYPE P APER appears.

note: If envelopes are wrinkling, try envelopes made

from a different kind of paper. Generally, textured envelopes do not print well in laser printers.

PRINTING ON THICK PAPER

Printing on thick stock or heavy paper is basically the same as printing on envelopes. Follow the Printing Envelopes directions above. Adjust the paper guides inside the tray to match your paper size.

WARNING! Do not use envelopes that have fasteners,

snaps, or windows. Also, do not use envelopes that seal with peel-off strips or pressure-sensitive adhesives. Printing on such envelopes can damage the printer.

5. Put Paper Tray 1 or the Legal Paper Tray back in the printer.

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PRINTING TRANSPARENCIES

• Create the information you need printed on the transparencies within your application. Try printing on a plain sheet of paper ﬁrst for proper placement.

• Print transparencies from Paper Tray 1 only.

• Load up to 50 sheets in Paper Tray 1.

• Keep the paper path clean. Transparencies are especially sensitive to dirt. If shadows appear on either the top or bottom of the sheets, refer to Chapter 8, “Maintaining Your Printer,” for instructions on how to clean the printer.

• If the manufacturer put a removable strip at the edge of the transparencies, load the transparencies with the strip toward the front of the printer (even if they recommend that the striped edge faces the back of the printer).

• The printer will automatically detect transparencies in Paper Tray 1.

• The best quality printing will be inside a 10 mm border around the edge of the transparency

10mm

PRINTING LABELS

GETTING STARTED

Print labels as you would thick paper. Printing labels, envelopes, thick paper , or transparencies takes slightly longer than plain paper.

Be careful to fan and align the label sheets in Paper Tray 1. When adding more label sheets, remove the ones already in the tray. Stack and fan together before putting them back.

1. Remove Paper Tray 1 and load no more than 80 label sheets.

Best Print Area

note: The terms OHT (found on Operator Panel) and

OHP (found inside Paper Tray 1) both refer to transparencies.

• The OHT light on the Operator Panel will light up when the printer detects transparencies in Paper Tray 1.

2. Reinsert Paper Tray 1 into the feeder.

note: You can load label sheets in Paper Tray 1 or the

optional Legal Tray as long as the tray is inserted in the Paper Tray 1 feeder.

3. Press the Media button once. The message MEDIA TYPE

THICK

STOCK appears.

4. To return to printing regular weight paper, press the

Media button. The message MEDIA TYPE P APER appears.

note: Load label sheets face up in the tray.

Printing Transparencies 25

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CHAPTER 3

PRINTER OPTIONS

OVERVIEW

The SuperScript 4650 Series printers have several easily installed options. For models 4650 and 4650N, a second 250sheet tray can be added for an extended 500 sheet input. Additional DIMMs can increase random-access memory (RAM). The addition of a SuperScript NIC can gain you networking capability and you can add versatility with a Legal Paper Tray.

The illustration below shows how the 4650 printer looks equipped with the SuperScript Paper Tray 2 Unit. The Paper

SuperScript 4600N

Tray 2 Unit is standard with the 4650NX model printer. This chapter provides instructions for installing and using

the printer options. For directions on how to install a NIC, see the “SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.”

• Adding the Paper Tray 2 Unit—Order # 4405

• Installing the Legal Paper Tray—Order # 4404

• Adding additional memory using industry standard DIMMs

• 4650 Network Interface Card (NIC)—Order # 4010

WARNING! When installing any of the options

described in this chapter, be sure the printer is turned OFF.

To order options

call 1-800-632-2326 or point your browser to www.nectech.com and click on Shop Now BuyNow.

The 4650 upgraded to 500 sheet input with

the Paper Tray 2 Unit

ADDING THE PAPER TRAY 2 UNIT

Order #4005

1. Make sure the printer is turned off and disconnected.

2. Make sure there is plenty of room around and above the printer to work. Remove the optional Paper Tray 2 unit from its packaging. Find the packet of brackets and thumb screws and set aside.

3. Remove the .75”x 2” Connector Cable Door from the unit. Extend the Connector Cable away from the unit.

4. Set the Paper Tray 2 unit next to the printer. Carefully align the Paper Tray 2 unit to the printer. Keeping the printer level, have two people lift the printer up and onto the Paper Tray 2 Unit as shown (A).

WARNING! It takes two adults to lift the printer and

assure that it is level. If the printer is tipped more than 1.5 degrees, oil will spill inside and cause damage.

5. Locate the metal tab with screw hole on each side of the

Paper Tray 2 unit (A).

6. Take a metal bracket from the packet and hold it at a slight angle away from you. Slide the bracket up into the hole underneath the printer (B).

7. Make sure the hole in each metal bracket is lined up with the corresponding screw hole on the Paper Tray 2 unit. Insert and tighten the thumb screws (C).

Adding Paper Tray 2 Unit

Connector Cable

Adding Paper Tray 2 will increase the printer’s height by 4 inches

Screw Hole

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8. Facing the back of the printer , locate the Connector Cable

at the rear of the Paper Tray 2 unit (D).

9. Remove the Cable Connector Doors at the rear of the

printer and the 2nd tray (E).

10. Plug the cable in to the printer socket (F).

11. Place the Cable Connector Door that you removed from the printer over the opening on the Paper Tray 2 unit. Place the Cable Connector Door that you removed from Paper Tray 2 over the cable plug opening on the back of

the printer (G).

12. Snap on the left and right Paper Tray 2 unit covers (H).

13. Reconnect the power and interface cables to your

printer (I).

14. Load paper into your new Paper Tray 2 (J). To check

operations, turn your printer on and send a print job to the printer using paper from both trays.

15. Update your printer driver. See Chapter 4 about changing device settings in your driver.

PRINTER OPTIONS

Adding Paper Tray 2 Unit

Switch Cable Connector Doors after connecting cable!

Adding the Paper Tray 2 Unit 29

INSTALLING THE LEGAL PAPER TRAY

Order #4004

The optional Legal Paper Tray can hold 250 sheets of legal paper or 15 envelopes.

Installation of the optional Legal Paper Tray is simple.

1. Remove the standard paper tray from the main feeder or

the optional Paper Tray 2 unit (A).

2. Remove the packing from the Legal Paper T ray and make

any needed adjustments inside the tray (B).

3. Fill the tray (C).

4. Install the tray in the feeder unit.

note: You can load envelopes in the Legal Paper Tray as

long as the tray is inserted in the Paper Tray 1 feeder.

not print envelopes from the Paper Tray 2 feeder.

Envelope flaps down

Legal Paper Tray installed in the Paper Tray 1 feeder

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ADDING MEMORY (DIMM)

The SuperScript 4650 color laser printers have two Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) slots. The 4650 model comes with 32MB RAM, the 4650N comes with 96MB RAM, and the 4650NX comes with 128MB RAM. However, you can upgrade your printer to a maximum of 256MB of RAM through the installation of additional DIMMs.

Installing additional memory will help ensure that your printer has enough memory to print the most complex graphic print jobs without sacriﬁcing resolution. But conﬁguring the printer with more than 128 Mbytes of RAM will not noticeably increase printer performance.

note: It takes a minimum of 96MB RAM to support 1200

X 1200 dpi resolution.

Use high quality DIMMs with the following properties:

• 168 pin DIMM

• PC100 SDRAM

• 64 bit wide conﬁguration (i.e. 8M x 64)

• 3.3v

• 32MB or larger

• DIMMs with parity or ECC are not supported

• Only DIMMs using 64Mbit SDRAMs, or larger, are supported

The easy way to tell if you have the 64 Mbit SDRAM chips or larger is that we only allow 4 or 8 chips on each side of the SDRAM. A 32MB DIMM can only have four chips on a single side; 64MB, 128MB and 256MB DIMMs can have 4 or 8 chips on each side. The most common SDRAM DIMMs will be found in these conﬁgurations.

NEC

install another 128MB DIMM in the other memory slot. Your printer now has 256MB of RAM.

The instructions on the next page explain how to install memory in your printer yourself. You can also contact an NEC-authorized dealer and have more memory installed for a service fee. Call 800-632-4650.

When you turn on your printer it will automatically recognize the added memory. The new memory should show up on the Start up page shown below. Make sure the printer driver knows about your added memory. See Chapter 4 about changing device settings in your driver.

Startup Page

GENERAL INFO

Printer Name: SuperScript 4650N Software Version: 0.04 Build Time: 936928632 PostScript Version: 3010.108 PrintAgent Version: 1.008 Disk Resource Version: 0.0.4N

STORAGE

RAM Installed: 128 Megabytes Disk Size: 1964.03 Megabytes Disk Free: 1667.97 Megabytes

JOB OPTIONS

Number of Copies: 1 Print PS Errors: Enabled Wait Timeout: 240 seconds Job Timeout: Never

ENGINE INFO

Default Resolution: 600.0 X 600.0 DPI Edge Smoothing: Disabled Jam Recovery: Enabled Tray 1: Letter Tray 2: Legal Pages Printed: 2182

PARALLEL PORT

Status: Enabled Bi-di: Enabled Personality: AutoSelect

NETWORK PORT

Status: Enabled Personality: AutoSelect Web Address: http://131.241.45.88

For sales information, call (800) NEC-INFO or visit our website at http://www.nectech.com. For supplies, call (800) 632-2326

PRINTER OPTIONS

If you want to upgrade your memory from 32MB to 96MB, install a 64MB SDRAM in the empty SDRAM slot.

If you want to upgrade your memory from 128MB to 256MB,

Adding Memory (DIMM) 31

Installing DIMM

1. Turn the printer off and disconnect the power cords and all I/O cables.

2. Using a small phillips-head screw driver remove the two screws from the expansion slot on the rear of the printer (A), and pull out the Controller Board part way (B).

note: You may also perform this procedure with the

Controller Board removed. In this case, lay the board down ﬂat.

3. To remove any un-needed DIMMs ﬂip open the ejector levers as shown. The DIMM will be released from the memory socket (C).

4. To add DIMMs: Hold the DIMM so that the metal connector edge faces

toward the memory socket and the notched side of the DIMM is on the left.

Being careful not to touch the connection points along the edge of the DIMM, insert the DIMM straight into the memory socket (D).

Press the DIMM in until it clicks into place. Make sure the DIMM is seated securely and the ejector

levers are locked.

5. Slide the controller board back into the printer and

reinstall the screws (E).

6. Connect the interface cable and power cord and turn on the printer. The Startup page should print indicating the correct amount of RAM (see previous page).

Make sure notch is on the left!

To add or release DIMMs ﬂip open the ejector levers with your thumbs.

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THE SUPERSCRIPT NIC

Order #4010

If you have an NEC SuperScript™ 4650N or 4650NX printer it is already equipped with a Network Interface Card (NIC). If you have the SuperScript 4650, you can upgrade it by installing a NIC. A NIC, or network interface card, is a printed circuit board containing hardware for connecting a printer or computer to a network.

The SuperScript Network Interface Upgrade Kit contains a NIC that allows you to connect your SuperScript color laser printer to a network. Once installed the NIC enables your printer to process print jobs from any computer on the network. It also enables your printer to print over the Internet using PrintAgent technology (see next page for more information).

PRINTER OPTIONS

Installation Steps

1. Assemble what you need

2. Prepare the printer

3. Attach the NIC

4. Test the NIC

5. Print a Network Settings page

6. Get to know the NIC’s features

SuperScript Network Interface Card

note: For complete setup instructions see the

“SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.”

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PrintAgent and the SuperScript 4650(NX)

There are differences between the SuperScript 4650 and the 4650N(X). Not all feature buttons are available for the 4650 model.

nce the NIC is installed in the 4650 printer you can use the printer’s home page to print over the

Internet. PrintAgent Pull Printing and Remote Printing features are explained in the “SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.” Please note that advanced features like Zip drive and scanner support are not included on the SuperScript 4650 printer because it lacks a hard disk and SCSI port.

Feature Buttons on the 4650N(X) Home Page

NEC Print Agent - Microsoft Internet Explorer

Address Links

http:/ /13 1.241.45.88/

PULL PRINTING

INSTALL DRIVER

INSTALL MS JVM

HelpFavoritesGoViewEditFile

Feature Buttons on the

4650

Home Page

The 4650 Printer’s Home page has only these feature buttons.

ADVANCED FEATURES

PRINTER STATUS

INFORMATION

NEC PrintAgent“ Pull Printing System NEC PrintAgent“ Remote Printing System Help Home

Welcome

' 1998 NEC Technologies, INC.

Internet zone

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note: SuperScript 4650 users can get

printer status from the Pull Printing page.

CHAPTER 4

PRINTER DRIVERS

OVERVIEW

A printer driver is software that translates your computer data into a format that the printer can read and print out. You can access the printer driver software to change printer and document settings and manage fonts. First, you need to install the right printer driver for your system.

The SuperScript 4650 Series CD provides the following printer drivers.

• PostScript 3 for Windows 95/98

• PCL5e for Windows 95/98

• PostScript 3 for Windows 2000

• PCL5e for Windows 2000

• PostScript 3 for Windows NT 4.0

• PCL5e for Windows NT 4.0

• PostScript 3 for Window 3.1x

• PCL5e for Window 3.1x—with 4650N(X)

• PostScript 3 for Mac OS (on EtherTalk networks) In this chapter , you learn how to install, access, and use these

printer drivers to control printer settings. For deﬁnitions of the different settings available on printer drivers, see Chapter 1, “Features.” You can also use the online Help feature on any printer driver.

The SuperScript 4650 Series CD also provides software for conﬁguring and using the printer on NetWare and TCP/IP networks. For Macintosh users, EtherTalk software is already built into the operating system. Network setup is described in the “SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide. “

When to Use the PostScript 3 or PCL5e Printer Driver

Use the PostScript 3 driver for color documents and documents that contain many complex graphic images or extensive page layout formatting. The PostScript driver has more options and delivers better graphic processing.

If you have the 4650N or 4650NX model printer you can use the PCL5e driver for monochrome documents that contain mostly text and limited formatting. The PCL5e driver handles this type of document well and delivers faster printing than the PostScript3 driver.

note: For color printing, you must use the PostScript 3

printer driver for your system. The PCL5e printer driver is for monochrome printing only.

Installation Options

There are three types of setup available for the SuperScript 4650 Series software: Easy/Local for local connection of any models or, Network Client/Custom and Network Server/ Administrator for network setup of the 4650N or 4650NX models*. This chapter provides instructions for using the Easy/Local setup. The following procedure installs the basic printing tools for your operating system. This is appropriate if you are connected to a SuperScript 4650 Series printer from the parallel port.

*Network setup can also work if the 4650 model has the SuperScript NIC (network interface card) option installed.

WINDOWS 95/98

About Color Control Options

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 and recommended driver.

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.

Installing Printer Software

Follow these steps to use the SuperScript Installer in Windows 95/98.

1. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. The Installer will launch automatically.

3. Follow the instructions displayed on the computer monitor.

4. At the Setup Type window, select the installation type.

For example Easy/Local.

5. For a more customized install choose Network Client/ Custom. With this type of installation you can pick and choose speciﬁc driver components. For example, if Printer Drivers Win 95 is highlighted and checked, you may click the Change button if you want to install the ICM based driver described above.

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6. When installation is complete, restart Windows.

note: Pure binary data is not supported by PostScript

when a computer is locally connected (directly connected using a parallel cable) to the printer. To assure communications between the computer and the printer, go to the PostScript tab of the driver, click open the PostScript Options dialog box, then make sure the Pure Binary Data radio button is clear.

Advanced to

Printing a Document

You can do this using the print command of the application used to create your document.

1. Open a document you wish to print.

2. Select Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box

appears.

3. Select the options you want in the Print dialog box, including the number of copies and page range.

4. When the options are selected, click OK to print the document.

Accessing a Printer Driver

You can access the printer driver from your application, or the Windows Printer folder.

From your application

Different applications have different methods for accessing the Printer Setup. Below is one common example. If it does not work with your application, consult your software manual.

1. Select Print from the File menu of your application.

2. In the Print dialog box that appears, click the Name pulldown menu and select a printer from the list.

3. Then click the Properties button in the Print dialog box to display the printer driver.

Changing Settings in the Printer Driver

In the Properties folder, you simply point and click to change printer settings.

1. Select a category of settings that you want to change by clicking its name tab.

2. Click to select new settings in the property sheet.

3. Click OK to save the changes you made in all property sheets and close the printer driver. Click Apply to save the changes you made in a property sheet. The printer driver remains open. Click Cancel to close the printer driver. Your changes will not be implemented.

Setting Another Printer Driver as Default

You can change printer drivers using the Printers folder.

1. Press the Start button and point to Settings in the Start pop-up menu. In the menu that appears, click Printers.

2. In the Printers folder, double-click a new printer driver.

3. In the folder that appears, select Set As Default from the Printer menu.

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS 95/98

From the Printers folder

1. Press the Start button and select Settings in the Start pop-up menu. In the menu that appears, click Printers.

2. In the Printers folder , select the printer driver you wish to view.

3. From the File menu, select Properties.

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Shared Printing Windows 9x/Windows NT 4.0

Windows 95/98 print clients can share the printer with networked computers running Windows NT 4.0 and having a parallel connection to the printer. This requires that the PostScript printer driver be installed on the Windows NT computer and that the driver be conﬁgured for sharing. Print clients then can use the network to install the PostScript printer driver from the Windows NT computer.

Description

As seen from a Windows 95 and Windows 98 computer, the shared W indows NT 4.0 PostScript printer driver is similar to the Windows 95 and Windows 98 PostScript drivers. They both have the same options and features.

Sharing the Windows NT 4.0 PostScript Printer Driver

Conﬁguring the PostScript printer driver for sharing can be done during the installation of the driver from the SuperScript 4650 Series CD to the Windows NT 4.0 computer, or after the driver has been installed on the Windows NT 4.0 computer.

To conﬁgure sharing during driver installation:

1. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the Windows NT 4.0 computer to automatically launch the installer.

2. Follow the instructions presented by the installer 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. Select the operating systems of the computers that will be printing to this printer.

5. Click Next to ﬁnish installing the driver.

Properties.

4. Select the Shared radio button and type in a name for the

printer.

5. Select the operating system(s) of the computers printing

to this printer and click OK. You will be prompted to insert the CD.

6. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD (press and hold the shift key on your keyboard to disable Autorun) and click OK.

7. Press the Browse... button and open the folder that represents your printer’s model number, for example SS4650N.

8. Double-click the PSNT folder.

9. Double-click the win95 folder and select NC46N_95.inf ﬁle.

10. Click OK.

Installing the Shared Driver into Windows 95/98 Clients

After the Windows 2000 PostScript printer driver has been conﬁgured for sharing, a W indows 95 and Windows 98 client can use a network to install the driver from the W indows NT

4.0 computer.

To install the shared driver:

1. From the Windows 95 or Window 98 client, use the network to navigate to the Windows NT 4.0 computer.

2. Click on the shared printer driver to open the shortcut menu.

3. Select Install.

4. Follow the instructions presented by the installer to install the driver.

To conﬁgure sharing after the driver is installed:

1. From the Windows NT 4.0 computer, click Start, select Settings, then click on Printers to open the Printers

folder.

2. Double-click on the selected printer icon.

3. From the menu select Printer to see the available options

and select Sharing.... to open the printer driver

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Shared Printing Windows 9x/Windows 2000

Windows 95/98 print clients can share the printer with networked computers running Windows 2000 and having a parallel connection to the printer. This requires that the PostScript printer driver be installed on the Windows 2000 computer and that the driver be conﬁgured for sharing. Print clients then can use the network to install the PostScript printer driver from the Windows 2000 computer.

Description

As seen from a Windows 95 and Windows 98 computer, the shared Windows 2000 PostScript printer driver is similar to the Windows 95 and Windows 98 PostScript drivers. They both have the same options and features.

Sharing the Windows 2000 PostScript Printer Driver

Conﬁguring the PostScript printer driver for sharing can be done during the installation of the driver from the SuperScript 4650 Series CD to the Windows 2000 computer, or after the driver has been installed on the Windows 2000 computer.

To conﬁgure sharing during driver installation:

1. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the Windows 2000 computer to automatically launch the installer.

2. Follow the instructions presented by the installer 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. Select the operating systems of the computers that will be printing to this printer.

5. Click Next to ﬁnish installing the driver.

To conﬁgure sharing after the driver is installed:

1. From the Windows 2000 computer, click Start, select Settings, then click on Printers to open the Printers

folder.

2. Double-click on the selected printer icon.

3. From the menu select Printer to see the available options

and select Sharing.... to open the printer driver

Properties.

4. Select the Sharing as: radio button and type in a name for the printer.

5. Press the Additional Drivers... button for a list of more drivers.

6. Select the operating system(s) of the computers printing to this printer and click OK. You will be prompted to insert the CD.

7. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD (press and hold the

shift key on your keyboard to disable Autorun) and click OK.

8. Press the Browse... button and open the folder that represents your printer’s model number, for example SS4650N.

9. Double-click the PSNT folder.

10. Double-click the win95 folder and select NC46N_95.inf ﬁle.

11. Click OK.

Installing the Shared Driver into Windows 95/98 Clients

After the Windows 2000 PostScript printer driver has been conﬁgured for sharing, a W indows 95 and Windows 98 client can use a network to install the driver from the Windows 2000 computer.

To install the shared driver:

1. From the Windows 95 or Window 98 client, use the network to navigate to the Windows 2000 computer.

2. Click on the shared printer driver to open the shortcut menu.

3. Select Install.

4. Follow the instructions presented by the installer to install the driver.

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS 95/98

Windows 95/98 39

Using the Windows 95/98 Printer Drivers

Windows 95/98 Printer Driver - System Tabs

The General, Details, and Sharing tabs provide access to Windows features for setting up your printer . A brief description is provided here. For more information about settings on these tabs, see the Windows manual.

General T ab

This tab provides general information about the printer. Use the Comment area to add comments about the printer. You can specify a separator page to be sent between jobs, and print a test page to troubleshoot problems.

Details T ab

Use this tab to customize the local and network port connections to the printer and specify print spooling settings.

Sharing T ab

Use this tab to customize the local and network port connections.

Click OK to save changes and close the window.

Click Cancel to discard changes and close the window.

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Click Apply to save changes and leave the window open.

Click the ? Help icon and click a setting on the driver to view more information about it.

Windows 95/98 Printer Driver - PostScript 3 Tabs (I) PostScript T ab

Use these settings to conﬁgure options for the PostScript printing language.

Watermarks T ab

A watermark is text that appears on pages in your print job, such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL. Use these settings to customize watermarks for your print job.

Click here to customize advanced PostScript features such as data format.

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS 95/98

Paper T ab

Use the Paper tab to customize paper handling for the print job.

NEC Features Tab

This tab allows you to control the special features of the SuperScript 4650 Series printer . Spooling Options not shown for the 4650 model.

This preview area shows the effect of your selections.

To learn more about the printer’s spooling features, such as collation, see Chapter 6, “Advanced Features.”

Click here to print page borders on your job.

To order NEC Premium papers call 800-632-2326

Windows 95/98 41

Windows 95/98 Printer Driver - PostScript 3 Tabs (II)

Graphics T ab

Use the Graphics tab settings to deﬁne print quality.

Click the Help button to view the complete Help file. Click the ? Help icon and click a setting on the

driver to view more information about it. Click any tab to view more printer settings. Click the Restore Defaults button to replace current

settings on the tab with factory defaults.

Fonts T ab

Use the Fonts tab to specify how T rueType fonts in your document will be processed by the printer.

Click here to display the Font Substitution Table.

Device Options Tab

Use settings on the Device Options tab to match the attached printer options and conﬁguration so that the printer driver can generate optimized PostScript code. Tab appearance will vary from model to model.

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Windows 95/98 Printer Driver - PCL5eTabs (4650N and 4650NX models)

Paper T ab

Use the Paper tab to customize paper handling for the print job.

Graphics T ab

Use the Graphics tab settings to deﬁne print quality.

Fonts T ab

Use the Fonts tab to specify how TrueType fonts in your document will be processed by the printer.

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS 95/98

Device Options Tab

Use settings on the Device Options to match the at tached printer options and conﬁguration so that the printer driver can generate optimized PostScript code.

Click the ? Help icon and click a setting on the driver to view more information about it.

Click any tab to view more printer settings. Click the Restore Defaults button to replace current

settings on the tab with factory defaults.

Windows 95/98 43

WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER

Installing the Driver Software

Follow these steps to use the SuperScript Installer in Windows 2000.

1. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Installer will launch automatically.

2. Click Next in the Install dialog box.

3. Select the printer model number, for example SuperScript 4650N.

5. In the dialog box that follows select a program folder. You will probably want to choose the default NEC SuperScript folder. Click Next.

6. Choose a destination location in the next dialog box and click Next.

7. When prompted, select an installation option, for example Easy/Local, and click Next.

4. Read the information screen text to determine which

installation option is best for you. Click Next.

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8. Continue responding to the selections displayed in the installation dialog boxes.

9. When installation is complete Windows may pr ompt you to restart your computer.

Printing a Document

You can do this using the print command of the application used to create your document.

1. Open a document you wish to print.

2. Select Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box

appears.

3. Select the options you want in the Print dialog box, including the number of copies and page range.

4. When the options are selected, click Print to print the document.

Accessing Printing Preferences

You can access the Printing Preferences page from the Windows Start menu.

1. Press the Start button and select Settings then Printers.

3. From the printer menu, select Printing Preferences. The

Preferences tabs are described on page xx.

Accessing Printer Properties

Y ou can access the Printer Pr operties page from the Windows Start menu.

1. Press the Start button and select Settings then Printers.

2. In the Printers folder , select the printer driver you wish to view.

3. From the Printer menu, select Properties.

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER

2. In the Printers folder , select the printer driver you wish to view.

note:

printer properties and preferences pages is provided later in this chapter.

More information about using Windows 2000

Windows 2000 Driver 45

Changing Settings in the Printer Driver

In the Document Properties pages, you simply point and click to change printer settings.

1. Select the Page Setup or Advanced tab to ﬁnd the setting

you want to change.

2. Click to select new settings. In the Advanced tab, when you click a setting in the scrolling menu, more speciﬁc options are shown in the lower portion of the window.

3. Click OK to save the changes you made in all property sheets and close the printer driver. Click Cancel to close the printer driver. Your changes will not be implemented.

Setting Another Printer Driver as Default

You can change printer drivers using the Printers folder.

1. Press the Start button and select Settings then Printers.

2. In the Printers folder, select the printer and driver you wish to choose as a default.

3. From the Printers menu, select Set as Default Printer.

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Using Windows 2000 PS Printer Driver

Windows 2000 Printer Preferences- PostScript 3

You can change advanced document settings by using the Document Preferences pages. To access these, select Print or Print Setup from your application’s File menu or Printer Preferences from the Printers menu.

Layout T ab

Use this tab for general page setup options.

Advanced Button

Use this button to access all Windows 2000 printer driver settings and advanced options.

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER

Paper/Quality T ab

Use this tab for tray selection and color options.

Click any setting in the scrolling menu and the lower portion of the tab displays more options for that setting.

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Windows 2000 Printing Preferences- PCL5e

You can change advanced document settings by using the Printing Preferences pages. To access these, select Print or Print Setup from your application’s File menu or Printing Preferences from the Printers menu.

Layout T ab

Use this tab for general page layout options.

Advanced Button

Use this button to access all Windows 2000 document settings.

Paper/Quality T ab

Use this tab for tray selection.

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Click any setting in the scrolling menu and the lower portion of the tab displays more options for that setting.

Windows 2000 Printer Properties

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER

The General, Sharing, Ports, Color

Management, and Security tabs provide

access to Windows features for setting up your printer. For information about settings on these tabs, see your Windows 2000 manual.

The Device Settings tab lets you change printer properties speciﬁc to the SuperScript 4650 Series printer. Notice that the Device Settings tabs are different for the PostScript 3 and PCL5e printer drivers. Each are shown below.

PostScript 3 Device Settings

PCL5e Device Settings

Click any setting in the scrolling menu and the lower portion of the tab displays more options for that setting.

Installing Options

After you install an option such as Paper T ray 2, Go to the Device Set tings tab.Open installable options and select Installed for Tray 2.

Click OK to save changes and close the driver window.

Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver window.

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WINDOWS NT 4.0

Installing Printer Driver Software

Follow these steps to use the SuperScript Installer in W indows NT 4.0.

1. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. The Installer will launch automatically.

3. Select the folder that represents your printer model number for example: SuperScript 4650N.

4. When prompted, select an installation option, for example Easy/Local, and click Next.

5. Continue responding to the selections displayed in the installation dialog boxes.

6. When installation is complete Windows will prompt you to restart.

Printing a Document

You can do this using the print command of the application used to create your document.

1. Open a document you wish to print.

2. Select Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box appears.

3. Select the options you want in the Print dialog box, including the number of copies and page range.

4. When the options are selected, click Print to print the document.

Accessing Printer Properties

You can access the Printer Properties page from the Windows Start menu.

1. Press the Start button and point to Settings in the Start pop-up menu. In the menu that appears, click Printers.

2. In the Printers folder, select the printer driver you wish to view.

3. From the File menu, select Properties.

Accessing Document Properties

You can access the Document Properties page from an application, such as Word or Excel.

1. Select Print or Print Setup from the File menu of your application.

2. In the Print dialog box that appears, click the Name pulldown menu and select a printer from the list.

3. Then click the Properties button in the Print dialog box to display the printer driver settings.

Changing Settings in the Printer Driver

In the Document Properties page, you simply point and click to change printer settings.

1. Select the Page Setup or Advanced tab to ﬁnd the setting you want to change.

2. Click to select new settings. In the Advanced tab, when you click a setting in the scrolling menu, more speciﬁc options are shown in the lower portion of the window.

3. Click OK to save the changes you made in all property sheets and close the printer driver. Click Cancel to close the printer driver. Your changes will not be implemented.

Setting Another Printer Driver as Default

You can change printer drivers using the Printers folder.

1. Press the Start button and point to Settings in the Start pop-up menu. In the menu that appears, click Printers.

2. In the Printers folder, double-click a new printer driver.

3. In the folder that appears, select Set As Default from the Printer menu.

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Using Windows NT 4.0 Printer Driver

Windows NT 4.0 Printer Properties

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS NT 4.0

The General, Ports, Scheduling, Sharing, and Security tabs provide access to Windows features for setting up your printer. For information about settings on these tabs, see the Windows manual.

The Device Settings tab lets you change printer properties speciﬁc to the SuperScript 4650 Series printer. (More settings are available when you select Print or Print Setup from your application’s File menu or Document Default from Printer Properties menu.) The Device Settings tabs are different for the PostScript 3 and PCL5e printer drivers, and are shown below.

PostScript 3 Device Settings

PCL5e Device Settings

Click any setting in the scrolling menu and the lower portion of the tab displays more options for that setting.

Installing Options

After you install an option such as Paper T ray 2, Go to the Device Set tings tab.Open installable options and select Installed for Tray 2.

Click OK to save changes and close the driver window.

Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver window.

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Windows NT 4.0 Document Properties - PostScript 3

Y ou can change document settings using the Document Proper ties pages. To access these, select Print or Print Setup from your application’s File menu or Document Defaults from the Printer Properties menu.

Page Setup Tab

Use this tab for general page setup options.

Click OK to save changes and close the driver window.

Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver window.

Advanced T ab

Use this tab to access all Windows NT 4.0 printer driver settings. PostScript set tings are described in Chapter 1.

Click any setting in the scrolling menu and the lower portion of the tab displays more options for that setting.

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Windows NT 4.0 Document Properties - PCL5e

Y ou can change document settings using the Document Proper ties pages. To access these, select Print or Print Setup from your application’s File menu or Document Defaults from Printer Properties menu.

Page Setup Tab

Use this tab for general page setup options.

Advanced T ab

Use this tab to access all Windows NT 4.0 printer driver settings. PCL5e settings are described in Chapter 1.

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS NT 4.0

Click OK to save changes and close the driver.

Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver.

Click any setting in the scrolling menu and the lower portion of the tab displays more options for that setting.

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WINDOWS 3.1X

Installing the Printer Driver Software

Installation for Windows 3.1x (PostScript)

1. Boot your system and start Windows.

2. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the appropriate

drive (in this example we use drive E:).

3. In the Windows Program Manager, select Run from the

File menu. Windows displays the Run dialog box.

4. In the Run dialog box, click on the Browse button and navigate to E:\WIN31\SS4650(NX)\PS\SETUP.EXE

5. Click the OK button. This launches the Installer.

6. Respond to the selections displayed in the installation dialog boxes.

7. When installation is complete the installer will prompt you to restart Windows.

8. After Windows restarts, the Install PostScript Driver From PPD dialog box appears.

9. Select NEC SuperScript 4650 PS. Click on Install.

10. When installation is complete, click on Close.

11. See “Setting Another Printer as Default” below and follow the instructions.

Installation for Windows 3.1x (PCL Driver)

1. For models 4650N(X) only. Boot your system and start Windows.

2. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into the appropriate drive (in this example we use drive D:).

3. In the Main group, double-click on the Print Manager icon. Click Options then Printer Setup.

4. Click on the Browse button and navigate to

D:\WIN31\SS4650N(X)\PCL\

Printing a Document

You can do this using the print command of the Windows application used to create your document.

1. Open a document you wish to print.

2. Select Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box appears.

3. Select the options you want in the Print dialog box, including the number of copies and page range.

4. When the options are selected, click OK to print the document.

Accessing the Printer Driver

You can access the printer driver from your application and the Windows Control Panel.

From Y our Application

Different applications have different methods for accessing a printer driver. Below is one common example. If it does not work with your application, consult your software manual.

1. Select Print from the File menu of your application.

2. In the Print dialog box that appears, click the Setup button.

3. In the Print Setup dialog box that appears, select the appropriate SuperScript printer driver in the Printers list and then click the Setup button.

From the Windows Control Panel

1. In the Windows Control Panel double-click the Printers icon.

2. In the Printers dialog box that appears, select the driver you wish to view from the Installed Printers list. Then click the Setup button.

Changing Settings in the Printer Driver

In the printer driver, you simply point and click to change printer settings.

1. In the PostScript 3 driver, select a category of settings that you want to change by clicking its name tab. In the PCL5e driver, press the Options button to display more settings.

2. Click on any setting to select it.

3. Click OK to save the changes you made in all property sheets and close the printer driver.

Click Apply (PostScript driver only) to save the changes you made in a property sheet. The printer driver remains open.

Click Cancel to close the printer driver without changes.

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Setting Another Printer Driver as Default

You can change printer drivers using the Windows Control Panel.

1. In the Windows Control Panel double-click the Printers

icon.

The Windows 3.1x PostScript 3 Printer Driver Properties

Paper T ab

Use the Paper tab to customize paper handling for the print job.

Features T ab

This tab allows you to control the special printer features.

2. In the Printers dialog box that appears, select the driver you wish to use in the Installed Printers list.

3. Click the Set As Default Printer button.

4. Click on the Close button to close the Printers dialog box.

Fonts T ab

You can use the Fonts tab to specify how TrueType fonts in your document will be processed by the printer.

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Using Windows 3.1x Printer Driver

The Windows 3.1x PostScript 3 Printer Driver Properties

PostScript T ab

Use these settings to conﬁgure options for the PostScript printing language.

Job Control

Use these settings to conﬁgure more options for PostScript printing.

Click the Help button to view the complete Help file.

Watermarks T ab

A watermark is text that appears on pages in your print job, such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL. Use these settings to customize watermarks for your print job.

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Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver.

Click OK to save changes and close the driver.

Windows 3.1x - PCL5e Printer Driver Properties

The PCL5e printer driver window has general document settings. Press the Options button to display more settings for adjusting graphic output. The PCL5e driver is available for models 4650N and 4650NX.

PRINTER DRIVERS WINDOWS 3.1X

Click the Help button to view the complete Help file. Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver. Click OK to save changes and close the driver. Click About to view version and copyright information.

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MACINTOSH REQUIREMENTS

This section describes the hardware and software requirements for Macintosh computers to connect with SuperScript color laser printers.

Software Requirements

For Macintosh computers to connect to the printer , they must meet the following requirements.

• EtherTalk software must be installed in your computer and active.

• The operating system must be Mac OS 7.1 or higher.

• The standard LaserWriter 8 printer driver must be installed. Check the Chooser in the Apple menu to assure that it is installed. If it isn’t, use the Mac OS help system for information about installing it.

• The standard Apple Script program must be installed and active before conﬁguring your network conﬁguration.

• The NEC SuperScript PPD must be installed.

Hardware Requirements

Hardware requirements are categorized into requirements for the Macintosh and requirements for the printer.

Macintosh Hardware Requirements

• The computer must already be connected to the network and able to communicate with the network via Ethernet.

note: PowerMacs have built-in Ethernet capabilities.

Older Macs need to have an Ethernet expansion card installed.

• An appropriate 10/100Base-TX cable must be connected to the Ethernet port.

Printer Hardware Requirements

• To receive print jobs from a Macintosh computer, the printer must be an “N” model or have a SuperScript NIC installed.

• The printer must already be connected to an Ethernet network.

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SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Installing the PPD

Follow these steps for installing the SuperScript C4650 Series printer driver extension and PPD ﬁle:

1. Close all open applications.

2. Make sure the Adobe PS icon shows up in the Chooser . If

not you can install it from the CD.

6. T o install the driver (PPD) double-click on the folder with

the model name of your printer on it. For example, SuperScript 4650N Installer.

PRINTER DRIVERS SETTING UP THE PRINTER

3. Insert the SuperScript 4650 Series CD into your Macintosh.

4. Double-click on the SuperScript 4650 Series CD desktop icon.

5. The SuperScript 4650 window appears. If you need to install the AdobePS driver, double-click on the AdobePS Installer icon and follow the directions on the screen.

7. From the installer window, double-click the Installer

icon to begin installing the PPD. If there is an installer 2 it will automatically launch with the ﬁrst installer.

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8. From the next installer window select Install NEC SuperScript...It makes no difference if you choose

Custom Install or Easy Install.

9. Click the Install button.

10. The SuperScript printer driver will load.

4. Select the printer’s name, for example SuperScript 4650,

in the printer list.

5. Click the Setup button in the Chooser.

6. In the Setup dialog box, click Auto Setup. The driver will

attempt to determine the correct PPD (PostScript Printer Description) ﬁle to associate with the printer.

11. The installer will let you know when installation is complete. To install other programs, such as Adobe Acrobat 4.0, you must go back to the ﬁrst window.

Conﬁguring the Printer

1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu and make sure the AppleTalk Active button is selected.

2. In the Chooser, select the AdobePS printer icon.

3. Select the AppleTalk zone your printer is on.

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7. In the Printer Descriptions dialog box, select

SuperScript 4650 (or what ever model printer you are conﬁguring) and click Select. The following status box appears:

8. When the Setup dialog box reappears, click the Conﬁgure button.

9. In the Conﬁgure dialog box, use the pull-down menus to specify options currently installed in your printer.

Renaming Y our Printer

Rename your printer if you have more than one SuperScript color laser printer on your network. To do this you need a copy of Apple Printer Utility. Obtain this online from Apple Computer at this URL:

http://asu.info.apple.com

Search for “Apple Printer Utility,” or you can request the Apple LaserWriter 8.5.1 driver installer disk set from Apple by calling 800-SOS-APPL.

Then perform a custom install of the Apple Printer Utility:

1. Launch the Apple Printer Utility.

2. Select the zone in which your SuperScript printer resides.

3. Select the printer you wish to rename and click Open Printer.

4. Select the Name section of the window by clicking the arrow.

5. Type your desired name into the ﬁeld labeled AppleTalk Name.

6. Click the Send button.

Page Setup

To view and change Page Setup settings

1. Select Page Setup from the File menu.

2. A dialog box appears that allows you to select the settings you want. Change the center “Panel” of settings by selecting Page Attributes or PostScript Options from the drop-down menu.

3. Select options and click OK to return to the document.

Printing

To print a document from your Macintosh computer:

1. Select Print from the File menu.

2. A Print dialog box appears that allows you to select the settings you want. Change the center “Panel” of settings by selecting categories from the Settings pull-down menu.

3. Select one of the following options from the Destination pull-down menu.

Printer: Your document is printed out on your printer (the default).

File: The document can be saved as a PostScript Job.

4. When all settings are speciﬁed, click the Print button to print the document.

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Mac OS -Print Dialog Box

Click where it says General to view the categories in the Settings menu

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For more details about the spooler features see Ch. 6

UNINSTALLING THE DRIVER

T o uninstall the SuperScript Color Laser printer driver follow these steps:

1. Insert the CD that came with your printer and doubleclick on its icon.

2. In the SuperScript Color Laser Mac window, doubleclick on the AdobePS Installer icon.

3. Double-click on the Uninstall icon.

4. Choose Uninstall from the drop-down menu.

5. Select the Remove NEC SuperScript...box.

6. Click on the Uninstall button.

PRINTER DRIVERS UNINSTALLING THE DRIVER

7. Removal progress will be shown on your screen and a dialog box will appear letting you know that the printer driver has been removed from your system.

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CHAPTER 5

OPERATOR PANEL FEATURES

OPERATOR PANEL

OVERVIEW

The printer’s Operator Panel allows you to read printer messages and change printer settings directly at the printer. The Operator Panel on the SuperScript 4650 Series printer consists of eight buttons and six indicator lights.

This chapter describes

• Operator Panel features, including indicator lights, the message display, and buttons

• Using the Operator Panel menu tree

• Important tasks you can perform using the Operator Panel and menu tree settings.

Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

Previous Next

Select

Indicator Lights

The indicator lights on the Operator Panel help communicate the status of the printer.

Light Mode Status

Power On Printer power is on or in POWER SA VE

mode. (Green) Off Printer power is off. Warning On Call for service (see page xx). (Red) Off Normal state, no action is required.

Blinking The printer has a problem. See the

message display. If there is no

message, call for service (see page

xx). Online On Printer is online and ready to print. (Green) Off Printer is ofﬂine or in menu mode.

Blinking Printer is warming up.

Data On Print buffer contains data. (Orange) Off Print job has ended or print buffer has

been cleared by pressing the Feed button.

Blinking Data is being sent to the printer.

OHT (Green)

Label (Green)OnOff

Off

Media type is set to Over Head Transparency (OHT).

Media type is not set to OHT. Media type is set to Thick.

Media type is not set to Thick.

The Message Display

The Operator Panel status display is an LCD panel that shows status messages, alert messages, media types, and menu selections. When the printer is performing a job, the

Status messages with their explanation. Alert messages are explained on page 98. Service messages require that you call an authorized service representative. See page 109 for information about service and technical support.

display indicates a printer status message, such as

PROCESSING, PRINTING, etc. The standard display is READY,

meaning the printer is ready for use. The table below lists

Status Message Explanation

INITIALIZING RESETTING WARMING UP

Indicates that the printer is performing startup tests. Indicates that the printer settings are being restored to their factory defaults. Printer is not yet ready to operate. It is performing an initial power up check or the fuser

unit is warming up to operating temperature.

READY PRINTING PROCESSING WAITING POWER SAVE

MODE MEDIA TYPE <type>

SELECTED TEST PRINT FIRST JOB RESETTING JOB OFFLINE PRESS SELECT TO

CANCEL JOB

Printer is online and ready to print under Auto Emulation Switching mode. Printer is printing a page. Printer is processing a job. Printer is waiting for additional input to complete the print job. Printer is in Power Saving mode. When the printer receives data or you press any button,

the display restores ordinary printer messages. Shows the current paper type <PAPER OR THICK STOCK> when user presses Media b utton. Appears when a setting is selected. Printer is printing a test page. Startup page is printing (if enabled). Printer is resetting a job. Printer is ofﬂine. This appears if you press the Online button while the printer is processing a job or waiting

for additional input to complete the print job. Then press the Select button to cancel the job or press the Online button again to continue.

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Operator Panel Buttons

Operator Panel buttons have different functions depending on whether the printer is online, ofﬂine, or in menu mode. The table below summarizes Operator Panel buttons. The

Button Mode Function

Online Ofﬂine Press to bring printer online.

Online Press to take printer ofﬂine. Menu Button is not active.

Feed Ofﬂine In PCL emulation or Automatic Emulation Switching (AES) mode, pressing this button with the DATA

indicator light on allows data stored in the print buffer to be printed out. This button is not active in

PostScript emulation mode.

Online Button is not active. Menu Button is not active.

Menu Ofﬂine Press to enter the menu mode. The menu category, CONTROL appears on the status display.

Online Button is not active. Menu Press to exit menu mode.

Media Ofﬂine Press once to change media to Thick stock (use for en velopes and labels too) Green LED light turns on.

Press again to return to plain paper. When the printer detects overhead tr ansparencies in the paper tray,

the button is not active, and the green OHT indicator light goes on. When the transparencies are

removed from the paper tray, the setting returns to the previous value.

Online Same as ofﬂine. Menu Button is not active.

Item Ofﬂine Button is not active.

Online Button is not active. Menu Press to go up one menu level.

Previous Ofﬂine Button is not active.

Online Scanner’s copy feature is activated (see Chapter 6, “Advanced Features.”) Menu Press to display previous item in a menu.

Next Ofﬂine Button is not active.

Online Scanner’s scan to JPG feature is activated (see Chapter 6, “Advanced Features.”) Menu Press to display next item in a menu.

Select Ofﬂine Button is not active.

Online Press to print a demo page. Menu Enables changes made to settings in the menu tree.

Operator Panel menu tree and procedures for changing printer settings are discussed beginning on page 68.

OPERATOR PANEL

Operator Panel Features 67

USING THE MENU TREE

You can use the Operator Panel to set communications channels, print forms or pages, view usage reports, use advanced features, or change printer settings. (However, in most cases, you will use your printer drivers to change printer settings.) Follow these three basic steps to enter menu mode and navigate through the menu tree

1. Turn on the printer, if necessary.

2. Press Online to take the printer ofﬂine. The display

changes from READY to OFFLINE.

3. Press Menu. The display changes to MENU-PRINT FORM.

4. You navigate through the menu tree by pressing the menu selection buttons on the Operator Panel.

• Press Next to go to the next item in a menu.

• Press Previous to go to the previous item in a menu.

• Press Select to go to the next menu level or to choose the displayed setting if you are at the lowest menu level.

• Press Item to move back to the previous menu level.

• Press Menu to exit menu mode. If you changed any network settings, you must restart the printer to validate the new settings.

For an example of how to use the menu tree, see the next page.

MENU CONTROL

Power Warning Online

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Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

Previous Next

Select

An Example of Using the Menu Tree

The Operator Panel menu for the 4650N and 4650NX tree has eight top-level menu categories. Each category contains items you can select, and some of these items contain even more options. These form a menu tree, but as you navigate through the menu tree, only the currently selected item is shown on the status display. The 4650 model does not have a menu

catagory for Advanced Features or PCL.

Checking Total Page Count

The example illustrated below shows the steps you take to view the total page count. Follow these steps:

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu. MENU - PRINT FORM appears on the display.

3. Press Next. MENU - ADV ANCED FEA TURES appears on the

Using the Operator Panel Menu Tree

display.

4. Press Next. MENU - SETUP appears on the display.

5. Press Next. MENU - COMMUNICATIONS appears on the

display.

6. Press Next. MENU - POSTSCRIPT appears on the display.

7. Press Next. MENU - PCL appears on the display.

8. Press Next. MENU - CONTROL appears on the display.

9. Press Next. MENU - USAGE STATUS appears.

10. Press Select. Press Next until TOTAL PAGE COUNT

appears on the display.

11. Press Select and the number of pages printed appears on

the display

12. Press Menu and Online. READY appears on the display.

OPERATOR PANEL

Press the Online button to take the Printer Offline

READY

OFFLINE

Press Menu to enter menu mode

Press Next to display the next item in a menu

PRINT FORM

ADVANCED FEATURES

SETUP

COMMUNICATIONS

POSTSCRIPT

PCL

CONTROL

USAGE STATUS

Press Select to move to a lower menu or to select a setting when you are at the lowest level in

a menu Press Previous to display the

previous item in a menu Press Item to move back

to the previous menu level

TOTAL PAGE COUNT

Key

Online

Offline

= Item = Menu

= Select

S N

= Next

= Previous

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Operator Panel Menus

The Operator Panel for the 4650N(X) model printers has eight main menus, described below. The 4650 model printer does not include the PCL or the Advanced Features menu. Default selections for each setting are marked with an asterisk (*).

Control Menu

Use this menu to cancel the current print job or reset the printer when the printer is in an error state. Selecting RESET

PRINTER

perform a self-test. RESET NIC allows you to reset the network interface parameters without rebooting.

restarts the printer and causes it to reinitialize and

CONTROL

JOB HOLD PRINT*

RESET PRINTER RESET NIC

CONFIRM

PARAMETERS

Setup Menu

Use this menu to conﬁgure the default settings for jobs that are not sent using printer driver software, or restore the factory default settings. The JOB DEFAULTS submenu allows you to set the appearance of print jobs. The MISCELLANEOUS menu allows you to set printer operation settings. Select

RESTORE DEFAULTS to return printer settings to their factory

defaults (except communications parameters).

SETUP

JOB DEFAULTS

RESOLUTION** EDGE SMOOTHING

COPIES

MISCELLANEOUS

POWER SAVE

JAM RECOVERY

600 x 600* / 1200 x 1200 ENABLE / DISABLE*

1* to 999

NEVER, 30 MIN., 1HOUR*,

1.5HOURS, 2HOURS, 3HOURS

NO / YES*

*Default selection for the setting.

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MEMORY

RESTORE DEFAULTS

32MB, 64MB,

96MB, 128MB,

160MB, 192MB, 256MB

PostScript Menu

Use this menu to conﬁgure the printer’s settings for the PostScript interpreter.

POSTSCRIPT

STARTUP PAGE

PRINT PS ERRORS WAIT TIMEOUT

JOB TIMEOUT

NEVER, 20, 40, 60, 80, ... 240*, ... 300

NEVER*, 20, 40, 60, 80, ... 280, 300

YES* / NO

PCL Menu

Use this menu to conﬁgure the 4650N or 4650NX printer’s settings for the PostScript interpreter.

PCL

TIMEOUT SET FONT

SOURCE NUMBER

PITCH ✝ HEIGHT ✝

SYMBOL SET

0, 5, 6, 7, ..., 60*... 300

INTERNAL / DOWNLOAD 0*, 1, 2, 3, ... 50

0, 0.44,10*, ... 999.99

2.00,4.25, … 12.00*, ... 999.75 Roman-8*, etc.

Communications Menu

This menu has settings that enable the printer to receive print jobs from the Parallel port or NIC, and to conﬁgure emulations and networking protocols. See page 74 for instructions on conﬁguring TCP/IP parameters such as the network IP address. For more network information see the SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.

COMMUNICATIONS

PARALLEL PORT

ENABLE BIDI PERSONALITY

NETWORK

ETHERTALK NOVELL IPX TCP/IP

ENABLE* /DISABLE NET ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY

YES* / NO

ON* / OFF

PS STANDARD PS BINARY PS TBCP PCL (if available) AIS RAW* AIS BINARY AIS TBCP

ENABLE* / DISABLE ENABLE* / DISABLE

OPERATOR PANEL

*Default selection for the setting. ** 1200 x 1200 resolution will be available when 96MB or

more memory is installed.

✝ Either PITCH or HEIGHT will be displayed depending on the

default font selected by the ID number.

PERSONALITY

AIS* / POSTSCRIPT / PCL

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Usage Status Menu

Use the Usage Status menu to view the total number of pages printed. Whenever a Fuser Unit, or Belt Module is installed you must reset its status on the Operator Panel.

USAGE STATUS

TOTAL PAGE COUNT ROLLER REPLACE? BELT REPLACE? FUSER REPLACE?

Print Form Menu

Use the Print Form menu to select and print documents stored in the printer.

PRINT FORM

DEMO PAGE or DEMO PAGE 1, 2

PS START PAGE MENU TREE P AGE PS FONT PAGE

SUPPLY ORDER

Advanced Features Menu

If you have the 4650N or 4650NX model you can use the Advanced Features menu to access advanced features that include scanner, Zip disk, and spooler functions. For a description of these, see Chapter 6 of this user’s guide.

ADVANCED FEATURES

ZIP DISK MENU

SELECT FILE

COPIES

1*—999

EJECT DISK

SCANNER/COPY

START COPY

COPIES

1*—999

SCAN ITO JPG

LIGHT/DARK ADJUST

RESOLUTION—75 DPI, 150 DPI*, 300 DPI COLOR MODE

COLOR* BLACK & WHITE

GRAYSCALE

SCALE—20–400%, 100%*

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SPOOLER

RESTORE Q @ BOOT

ENABLE* / DISABLE

note: When the “Restore Q @ Boot” feature is

enabled, print jobs left in the print buffer at shut down will automatically start printing when the printer is turned back on.

*Default selection for the setting.

OPERATOR PANEL TASKS

This section describes important tasks you perform using the Operator Panel buttons and menu selections.

Taking the Printer Ofﬂine and Online

Press the Online button to switch between the online and ofﬂine states.

note: The printer must be ofﬂine before you can c hange

any printer settings. It must be online (indicator light on) to print.

While the printer is ofﬂine, it continues to receive data until its input buffer is full. If you press the Online button while the printer is printing, it ﬁnishes the current page, and then waits for you to bring it online again.

Setting Media Type

When you load a new paper type into the tray, you should set the Media type. If you do not specify the correct media type, print quality may be poor, because the printer will move the paper at the wrong speed. To change the Media type, on the Operator Panel press the Media button to display PAPER or

THICK STOCK. When the correct type is displayed, the LCD

message will display READY.

Stopping a Job

If you wish to stop a print job before it is complete

1. Press the Online button to take the printer ofﬂine.

2. PRESS SELECT--TO CANCEL JOB appears on the message display.

3. Press the Select button to cancel the job.

4. Press Online. READY appears on the display.

Clearing the Print Buffer

The print buffer is an electronic memory in the printer where data is kept before processing. When the Data light is blinking, this indicates there is still data in the printer buffer. To print out any data that is in the print buffer, press the Online button to take the printer ofﬂine; then press the Feed button to eject the page. (Not available in PostScript emulation.)

Resetting the Printer

Y ou can r eset the printer to its pr evious settings. Follow these steps.

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu until MENU - CONTROL appears on the display. Press Select.

3. Press Next until RESET PRINTER appears on the display.

4. Press Select, and when the panel displays CONFIRM, press Select again.

5. Press Online. The printer performs a self test and intialization occurs. A Startup page will print.

Resetting the NIC

You can reset the NIC to its factory default settings. Follow these steps.

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu until MENU - CONTROL appears on the display. Press Select.

3. Press Next until RESET NIC appears on the display.

4. Press Select, and when the panel displays PARAMETERS, press Select again.

5. Press Menu, then Online.

Restoring Factory Defaults

To restore factory default settings to the printer

1. Turn off the printer.

2. While pressing the Online and Media buttons, turn on the printer. When the display changes to INITIALIZE

NVRAM

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu until MENU - CONTROL appears on the display.

3. Press Next until SETUP appears on the display, and press the Select button.

4. Press Next until RESTORE DEFAULTS appears on the display, and press the Select button.

5. When the panel displays CONFIRM, press Select again. All settings except those under the Communications Menu will be restored to their default.

, release the button. Or follow these steps.

OPERATOR PANEL

Operator Panel Tasks 73

6. Press Menu, then Online.

Printing Information Pages

You can print a number of different pages preformatted with useful information about your printer. Follow these steps.

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu. MENU - PRINT FORM appears on the display.

3. Press Select.

4. Press Next until you see the page you want to print. Y our

choices are, DEMO PAGE 1, DEMO PAGE 2, PS START

PAGE, PS FONT PAGE, MENU TREE PAGE, ORDER.

5. Press Select. The chosen page will print.

6. Press Menu, then Online.

and SUPPLY

Resetting Usage Reports

You should reset the Usage Status any time you replace the Belt Cartridge, Fuser Cleaning Roller, or Fuser Unit. Follow these steps. The example below shows how to reset the Usage Report when you replace the Fuser Unit.

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu until MENU - USAGE STA TUS appears on the

display.

3. Press Select.

4. Press Next until REPLACE FUSER appears on the display.

5. Press Select, and when the panel displays CONFIRM, press Select again.

6. Press Menu, then Online.

TCP/IP Setup

You can use the Operator Panel to enable and set up the TCP/IP networking parameters for the printer. This is particularly useful for setting the printer’s IP address so you can use it as the printer’s URL in web-based printing. Follow these steps.

1. Press the Online button of the Operator Panel. OFFLINE

appears on the display.

2. Press the Menu button to enter menu mode. MENU -

PRINT FORM

3. Press the Next button until MENU - COMMUNICATIONS appears on the display, and press the Select button.

4. Press the Next button until NETWORK appears on the display, and press the Select button.

5. Press the Next button until TCP/IP appears on the display, and press the Select button.

6. Press the Next button until NET ADDRESS appears on the display, and press the Select button.

7. Use the Operator Panel buttons to set values for each of the 12 digits in this manner.

First press Next to set the curser to the ﬁrst digit. For the ﬁrst digit, press Select to increment to the correct

8. Press Menu to exit menu mode and press Online to bring the printer online.

SUBNET MASK, and GATEWAY are set in the same way. If you

select ENABLE, the TCP/IP protocol is enabled. To validate any changes to network settings, you must turn

the printer off, and then on again. For more information about networking the 4650 Series

printer, see the SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide.

appears on the display.

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CHAPTER 6

ADVANCED FEATURES

OVERVIEW

This chapter provides information on the new advanced features of the SuperScript 4650N and 4650NX. If your printer has an IP address and you are connected to the Internet, you can access most of these features from the printer’s home page. Most features can also be accessed through the Operator Panel. Advanced features include:

• Special spooling options like collation and job preview

• On Demand printing from a Zip drive

• Scanner/copy options

The Advanced Features Web Page

FROM THE PRINTER’S HOME PAGE

You can access the printer’s advanced features from the SuperScript 4650N(X) home page. When you click on the Advanced Features button, a welcome page appears with several navigational links on the left sidebar. For status on a print job, click on the Queue icon. To print multiple copies of a document after previewing a single copy, click on the RePrint icon. To access a list of printable ﬁles from the ZIP drive, click on the Zip icon. To see the last scanned image in the printer’s hard drive, click on the Image icon.

note: If you have the SuperScript 4650 model printer,

you will not be able to take advantage of these advanced features.

The Printer’s Home Page

NEC Print Agent - Microsoft Internet Explorer

Address Links

http:/ /13 1.241.45.88/

HelpFavoritesGoViewEditFile

Web Page Icons

• Click on the Queue icon for print status

• Click on the RePrint icon to print multiple copies of a previewed document

• Click on the Zip icon to access ﬁles from the Zip drive

• Click on the Image icon to pre view the last scanned image

PULL PRINTING

INSTALL DRIVER

INSTALL MS JVM

ADVANCED FEATURES

PRINTER STATUS

INFORMATION

NEC PrintAgent“ Pull Printing System NEC PrintAgent“ Remote Printing System Help Home

Welcome

' 1998 NEC Technologies, INC.

Internet zone

SPOOLING OPTIONS

On printer networks, multiple users can send documents to the same printer . These documents are sent to a spooler in the printer where they wait in a queue (line). Special spooler features found in the SuperScript 4650N(X) greatly improve print performance and usability . Advanced spooling features, along with the built in 2.1 GB hard disk of the printer, speed up print time especially for long, multiple-copy documents.

Most spooling options can be set up through the SuperScript 4650 PostScript driver under the NEC Features tab (A). Make sure the “Use Printer’s Spooler Options” box is checked. Spooler options can also be set up or viewed through the Printer’s Home page under Advanced Features (B).

In Windows NT, spooling options can be found on the Document Properties Advanced tab under Document Options and then Printer Features (see page 52).

In Windows 2000, spooling options can be found from the PostScript driver Advanced Options button (see page 47).

Print Queue Status

This feature is shown on the Print Queue Status page (C) after being chosen from the Advanced Features web page. It shows you the next spooling print job, current print status, and a list of recently printed jobs. You cannot change print

job parameters on this web page.

Job Priority

The Job Priority feature allows you to prioritize a document and send it to the “front of the line.” Each sent document is assigned a default priority number of ﬁve (5). Set up Job Priority on the NEC Features tab of the printer driver. If you want a job to print ahead of the others, choose a number between 1 and 4 in the scrolling Priority box on the NEC Features tab.

ccessing Advanced Spooling Options

Windows 95/98 driver example:

Assign a priority number here. Highest Job Priority is number 1.

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Click on the Advanced Features button found on the printer’s home page.

Banner Pages

Banner pages are used to identify and separate print jobs. These are especially useful with a shared printer. Items found on the Banner page include job number , job name, owner, job

SuperScript 4650 Series Banner Page

SPOOLER JOB INFO

Job ID number: 34 Job Owner: Tom Jeynes Job Name: Testfile.doc Job Creator: Microsoft Word

SPOOLER JOB INFO

Copies of job: 1 Collate: Yes Hold job at printer: No Delete job after printing No

Web address for print queue status: http://10.10.10.21/spoolq.html

creator, job size, number of copies, job hold, and job reprint information. You can choose to print a Banner page from the PostScript driver’s NEC Features tab or from the Job RePrint web page, shown below.

note: In Windows NT, banner pages can be found on the

Document Properties Advanced tab under Document Options and then Printer Features (see page 52)

Job RePrint Web Page

ADVANCED FEATURES

Spooling Options 77

Job Hold

The Job Hold feature gives you the ability to send a document to the printer and hold it there until you “release” it at the Operator Panel. The printer will continue to print other jobs in the queue until you go to the Operator Panel and physically select JOB HOLD PRINT from the Control Menu. Set up the Job Hold feature from the NEC Features tab in the printer’s PostScript driver. You can also use the Job RePrint web page.

How to Use the Job Hold Feature

1. Select Job Hold on the spooler area of the NEC Features tab (A).

2. Send your print job through the printer network.

3. Go to the printer’s Operator Panel and press appears on the display.

4. Press

Menu until MENU - CONTROL appears on the display.

Press Select.

5. Press

Next until JOB HOLD PRINT appears on the display (B).

6. Scroll through the list, if necessary, using the buttons until you ﬁnd your job. Press Select.

7. Your job will print.

8. Press

Menu, then Online. ONLINE appears on the display.

Online. OFFLINE

Next/Previous

Windows 95/98 driver example:

Release the held print job at the Operator Panel

note: In Windows NT, the Job Hold (Conﬁdential)

feature can be found on the Document Properties Advanced tab under Document Options and then Printer Features (see page 52). In Windows 2000, the Job Hold feature can be found from the Advanced Options button (see page 47).

Job RePrint Web Page

JOB HOLD PRINT

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Job Preview

The Job Preview feature allows you to preview a ﬁrst copy of a long document before printing out multiple copies. This gives you the opportunity to proofread the document ﬁrst, then print the required number of copies later. Job Preview saves time because the document is stored on the printer’s hard disk and does not have to be sent to the printer again (assuming the preview document is OK).

How to Use the Job Preview Feature

1. Select Job Preview on the NEC Features tab.

2. Send one copy of your print job to the printer.

3. The preview copy of your document will print.

4. Proofread the preview copy.

5. If it is OK, bring up your printer’s web page.

6. Click on Advanced Features. The Advanced Features page appears.

7. Click on the RePrint icon on the sidebar of the Advanced Features web page.

8. Specify how many copies on the Job RePrint web page.

9. Click on the Print button under Go.

10. Your job will now print.

Collation

The Collation feature allows multiple copy jobs to be printed in “sorted order.” In other words, if Collate is selected and you want to print two copies of the same document, the pages will be printed in 1-2-3-1-2-3 order. This sorts each document for you so it does not have to be sorted by hand. You only have to go to the printer once and not to the copy machine at all. By default this option is not selected. If Collate is not selected the pages will be printed in 1-1-2-2-3-3 order.

Windows 95/98 driver example:

ADVANCED FEATURES

Spooling Options 79

EXTERNAL ZIP DRIVE FEATURE

An SCSI Iomega Zip® 100MB or Zip® 250MB drive can be connected to the SCSI port of the SuperScript 4650N(X). The drive must be connected and the Zip cartridge must contain ﬁles when the printer is turned on. You can then set up your print job either through the Web or the printer’s Operator Panel. You can print ﬁles with the .prn, .ps, .jpg, or .eps extensions.

note: A parallel port Zip drive will not work with this

printer.

Connecting the Zip Drive

Perform these steps to connect the Zip drive to your printer.

1. With the printer OFF, connect the Zip drive to the SCSI

port on the back Interface Panel of the printer (A).

2. Set the Zip drive terminator to ON.

3. Set the SCSI ID switch to 5.

4. Plug the Zip drive into the power supply, then turn on

the printer (B).

5. If you are also connecting a scanner to the printer, see page 83.

SuperScript 4650 Interface Panel

Bidirectional Parallel

SCSI Port

Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Caution! Do not plug in the Zip drive

when the printer is turned ON.

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To Print From the Web

1. Insert the Zip disk of ﬁles you want to print (A).

2. Click on the Advanced Features button fr om the Printer’s

Home page (B).

3. Select Zip from the left sidebar of the Advanced Featur es home page.

4. You will see a list of ﬁles from your ZIP drive (C).

5. Clicking on a directory will open it and list the ﬁles. Clicking on the “..” directory will bring you up to the parent directory.

6. Click on the ﬁle you want printed.

note: Y ou cannot specify the number of copies from the

Web.

To Print From the Operator Panel

You can also access Zip disk settings from the printer’s Operator Panel. Follow these steps.

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu. MENU - PRINT FORM appears on the display.

3. Press Next until MENU - ADVANCED FEATURES appears on the display. Press Select.

4. Press Next until ZIP - DISK MENU appears on the display. Press Select.

5. Press Next until SELECT FILE appears. Press Select, then press Next again until the ﬁle you want appears on the display. Press Select.

note: Directory names have a right arrow (➔) next to

them. To enter these sub-directories, press the Select button and navigate with the Next button.

6. COPIES appears on the display. Press Select.

7. Press Next until the number of prints you want (1—999) appears on the display, then press Select.

8. Press Menu, then press Online. ONLINE appears on the display.

ADVANCED FEATURES

External Zip Drive Feature 81

To Eject Zip Disk

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu. MENU - PRINT FORM appears on the display.

3. Press Next until MENU - ADVANCED FEATURES appears on the display. Press Select.

4. Press Next until ZIP DISK MENU appears. Press Select.

5. Press Next until EJECT DISK appears on the display. Press Select.

6. Press Menu, then press Online. ONLINE appears on the display.

Eject Zip disk at the Operator Panel

EJECT DISK

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SCANNER COPY FEATURE

The printer works with the HP ScanJet® 6300C and Astra® 1200S, 1220S, or 2400S scanner.

Setting Up the Scanner

Before you can print, you must set up the printer to work with the scanner. If you have an HP 6300 you will need to have the proper SCSI cable*.

1. Make sure the scanner is not plugged into the power and the printer is turned OFF.

2. Plug the SCSI cable from the scanner to the SCSI port on the Interface Panel of the printer (A).

note: The SCSI scanner cable can also be plugged into

the Zip drive SCSI port if a Zip drive is already connected to the printer. Set the Zip drive terminator to OFF when attaching the scanner (B).

3. Attach the SCSI terminator provided with the scanner to the SCSI port of the scanner. Refer to the scanner’s documentation on how to attach the terminator.

4. If you have an Astra scanner, locate the SCSI ID switch on the back of the scanner. If you have an HP scanner go to Step 6. The SCSI ID switch will set automatically.

5. With a small screw driver gently turn the SCSI ID switch to 4, the usual factory default is 5 (C).

6. Turn the scanner, Zip drive if present, and then printer ON.

Caution! Do not plug in the scanner while the printer

is turned ON.

*SCSI-2 cable with a HD 50-pin male connector and a DB 25pin male connector.

ADVANCED FEATURES

Scanner Copy Feature 83

Accessing the Scanner

Access scanner settings at the printer’s Operator Panel (A). Follow these steps.

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu and MENU - PRINT FORM appears.

3. Press Next until MENU - SPECIAL FEATURES appears on the display. Press Select.

4. Press Next until SCANNER/COPY appears on the display. Press Select.

5. Press Next until START COPY appears. Press Select.

6. COPIES appears on the display. Press Select.

7. Press Next until the number of prints you want (1—999) appears on the display, then press Select.

8. Repeat steps 4—7 to make selections of SCALE, COLOR

MODE, LIGHT/DARK ADJUST, SCAN TO JPG, and RESOLUTION. By default the settings are color mode and

150 dpi.

9. Press Menu, then press Online. ONLINE appears on the display.

Scanner Support Features

Scale: Speciﬁes the image size after scanning with

respect to the original image.

Color Mode: You can scan images in black and white,

grayscale, or color. The default setting is color.

Light/Dark A djust: Adjust the darkness or brightness of

the image to be scanned. This control is applied before or during the scanning and is not for modifying the scanned output JPEG ﬁle.

Scan to JPG: Scans a page and saves it to the printer’s

hard drive as a jpg ﬁle. It can then be saved to another drive for editing or printing.

Resolution: You can scan images in 75, 150, or 300 dpi.

The default setting is 150 dpi.

Previewing a Scanned Image

To see a preview of the printer’s last scanned image, click the Image icon on the 4650N Advanced Features web page (B).

SCANNER/COPY

Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

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CHAPTER 7

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

OVERVIEW

This printer is designed for easy use and maintenance. Be sure to review the maintenance and service schedules on page 86, which show when parts should be cleaned or replaced. Your Operator Panel will also remind you when replacement of parts or consumables is due.

This chapter explains basic maintenance and cleaning procedures you must follow to maintain the high print quality and efﬁcient operation of your NEC SuperScript 4650 Series printer. Included are instructions for the following maintenance tasks:

• Replacing the Toner Modules

• Replacing the Fuser Oil Bottle, Fuser Cleaning Roller, and Fuser Unit

• Cleaning and Replacing the Belt Cartridge

• Cleaning inside the Back Cover

• Cleaning the Laser Lens

• Replacing the Ozone Filter

• Replacing the Toner Collector (Waste Toner Bottle)

• Cleaning the Paper Exit Roller

• Cleaning the outside of the printer

The life expectancy of each replaceable part is based on printing under speciﬁc operating conditions, such as media type, number of colors used, humidity, page size, and page coverage (usually 5% coverage as in an average business letter).

PRECAUTIONS

Please take the following precautions when performing maintenance tasks:

• Do not work inside Top or Back Covers of printer until it has cooled at least 15 minutes.

• Do not use ammonia-based cleaners. They may react with the toner in the module.

• Do not use alcohol-based cleaners on the printer exterior . They may damage the plastic case.

• Do not expose the Belt Cartridge or Transfer Drum to direct sunlight or bright room light.

• Do not spill any liquid inside the printer or in the Power Cord connector.

• T urn of f and unplug the printer while working inside the covers.

• Follow all directions carefully. Save this user’s guide for future reference.

• Do not attempt to service the printer yourself since opening some internal parts may expose you to high voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing not explained in this user’s guide to qualiﬁed technicians. Call NEC Technical Support at 800-632-4650 for help.

note: See page 110, for information about ordering

printer supplies.

Maintenance Schedule

Follow this schedule to keep your printer in good operating condition.

Ongoing—As Needed

• Clean the outside of the printer with a soft cloth and mild solvent when dusty or soiled.

• When print output becomes too light or TONER EMPTY message appears on the Operator Panel display, take out the Toner Module and gently rock it from side to side to redistribute the toner . Replace Toner Modules after about every 6,000 pages for color toner and every 10,000 pages for black toner.

• Clean the Registration Rollers using the procedure on page 92.

• Clean the Transfer Roller (see page 92).

• Clean the Paper Exit Roller using the procedure on page

96.

• Clean the Belt Cartridge (OPC Belt) when the charge wire gets stained or printouts show vertical streaks. Use the procedure on page 90.

• Clean the Laser Lens using the procedure on page 94 if printouts show vertical streaks.

Every 12,000 Pages

• Replace the Fuser Oil Bottle when shipping the printer, after 12,000 pages, or when indicated on the Operator Panel display.

• Replace the Toner Collector (Waste Toner Bottle) after 12,000 pages.

• Replace the Fuser Cleaning Roller after 12,000 pages (see page 89).

Every 12 Months or By Page Count

• Clean inside the Back Cover of the printer, after 20,000 prints or every 12 months, using the instructions on page

92.

• Wipe down the Paper Guides in the paper trays with a soft cloth and mild solvent (after 20,000 prints or sooner if needed).

• Replace the Belt Cartridge after 50,000 color planes* or every 12 months, using the procedure on page 91.

• Replace the Ozone Filter using the procedure on page 95.

• Replace the Fusing Unit after 60,000 pages using the procedure on page 93.

Service Visit Schedule

Certain printer parts must be maintained or replaced by an authorized NEC ﬁeld service engineer. When this is necessary call NEC Technical Support at 800-632-4650. They will put you in touch with an engineer in your area who can service your printer.

Every 120,000 pages: Paper Discharger, Drum Cleaner, Paper Pick-up Roller, and Transfer Roller must be replaced by a ﬁeld service engineer.

Every 300,000 planes: Transfer Drum must be r eplaced by a ﬁeld service engineer.

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*Every laid-down color on a page is considered a plane. There are four planes to a full color page using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.

REPLACING THE TONER MODULES

Replace each Toner Module when you start seeing print quality problems such as light images or white streaks across the page. The Operator Panel will display the TONER EMPTY message when the toner level is getting low.

To order an NEC SuperScript 4650 Series Toner Module contact your NEC printer dealer or see below. The black replacement modules print approximately 10,000 pages. The yellow, magenta, and cyan replacement modules print approximately 6,000 pages each.

Follow these directions to replace the Toner Modules;

1. Open the Front Cover (A).

2. Pull out the Toner Module that needs replacing (B).

3. Hold the new Toner Module horizontally and rock it left to right three or four times. Then remove the protective orange cover and tape (C).

4. Insert the Toner Module into its corresponding slot and close the printer (D).

note: The starter Toner Modules that shipped with your

printer contain less toner than replacement modules.

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

To order new Toner Modules ✆ 800-632-2326

Toner Module Order #

Black T oner Module 20-200 Yellow T oner Module 20-201 Magenta T oner Module 20-202 Cyan T oner Module 20-203

Replacing the Toner Modules 87

REPLACING THE FUSER OIL BOTTLE

Order Number 20-212

1. Turn the printer off and allow it to cool (A).

WARNING! The Fuser Unit area may be very hot.

2. Open the Top Cover (B).

3. Open the Lock Tabs (C).

4. Remove the used Fuser Oil Bottle and discard it (D).

note: Hold a piece of paper under the used Fuser Oil

Bottle while removing it to avoid drips in the printer.

5. Insert the new Fuser Oil Bottle, cap side down. Make

sure the tab of the bottle is on the right (E). The label will face the front of the printer.

6. Close the Lock Tabs and the Top Cover (F).

7. The Operator Panel will inform you when the Fuser Oil is getting low again.

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REPLACING THE FUSER CLEANING

OLLER

Order Number 20-211

1. Turn off the printer and allow it to cool (A).

2. Open the Top Cover (B).

3. Open the Lock Tabs (C).

4. Remove the used Fuser Cleaning Roller (D).

5. Install the replacement Fuser Cleaning Roller (E).

6. Close the Lock Tabs and the Top Cover of the printer (F).

7. Reset the Operator Panel to make sure the consumables

usage information is current (G). Follow these steps. a. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display. b. Press Menu. PRINT FORM appears on the display.

c. Press Next until USAGE STATUS appears on the

display, and then press Select.

d. Press Next until ROLLER REPLACE? appears on the

display, and then press Select.

e. When the panel displays CONFIRM, press Select

again.

f. Press Menu, then Online.

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

Previous Next

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Replacing the Fuser Cleaning Roller 89

CLEANING THE BELT CARTRIDGE

The Belt Cartridge is sensitive to bright light and touch. Always wrap it in a soft dark cloth until you are ready to clean or install it. Use a clean soft cloth to clean the parts.

1. Turn off the printer and unplug it.

2. Open the Front and Top Covers of the printer (A).

3. Release the Lock Levers (B) and carefully remove the Belt Cartridge (C).

4. Clean any toner or paper dust from the Belt Cartridge.

5. Remove the small Cleaning Brush from inside the front of the printer (D).

6. Turn the Belt Cartridge so that the handle is facing away from you.

7. Use the brush to gently clean the wire inside the end of the Belt Cartridge. Do not press hard on the wire (E).

8. Using a dry cloth, clean any toner buildup from around the Cleaning Blade.

9. Reinstall the Belt Cartridge (F)and secure the Lock Levers (G).

10. Return the Cleaning Brush to its holder and close the Top and Front Covers (H)

Cleaning Blade Do not touch edge!

note: Opening the Front Cover

is necessary in order to make room for the Belt Cartridge.

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REPLACING THE BELT CARTRIDGE

Order Number 20-205

1. Turn off the printer (A).

2. Open the Front and Top Covers (B).

3. Flip up the Lock Levers to release the Belt Cartridge (C).

4. Pull the old Belt Cartridge straight up and discard it (D).

5. Remove the black wrapper from the new Belt Cartridge

and pull out the two tension release pins as shown (E).

WARNING! Do not touch the green material on the Belt

Cartridge. It is easily scratched.

6. With the ﬂat side of the Belt Cartridge facing the front, insert it straight into the guide slots in the lock levers. The white gear on the cartridge goes to the right.

Do not use force (F).

7. Flip down the Lock Levers (G).

8. Close the Front and Top Covers.

9. Reset the Operator Panel to make sure the consumables

usage information is current (H). Follow these steps: a. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display. b. Press Menu. PRINT FORM appears on the display.

c. Press Next until USAGE STATUS appears on the

display, and then press Select.

d. Press Next until BELT REPLACE? appears on the

display, and then press Select. e. When the panel displays CONFIRM, press Select. f. Press Menu. Press Online.

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

EFG

Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

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Replacing the Belt Cartridge 91

INSIDE THE BACK COVER

Allow several minute for the printer to cool down and use only dry, lint-free cotton cloths or swabs for this procedure. The Transfer Unit consists of the Transfer Drum, Registration Rollers, Transfer Roller, and Paper Discharger.

1. Turn off and unplug the printer.

2. Open the Back Cover (A) and avoid the Transfer Drum while cleaning the other parts of the Transfer Unit (B).

3. Using a dry cotton cloth, clean any paper dust or toner buildup from the Registration Rollers. Rotate the rollers with the white gear while cleaning.

4. Clean the Transfer Roller unit by lifting the Lock Lever on the right end until the unit is released. Lift the unit out (C).

5. Wipe and rotate the Transfer Roller with a soft cloth.

6. Reinstall the Transfer Roller in the Transfer Unit.

7. Remove the Paper Discharger by pushing the left side to

the right, as shown, and lifting it out (D).

8. Clean off any dust or toner with the cotton cloth.

9. Using a dry cotton swab, clean any extra buildup from the interior of the Paper Discharger holder.

10. Carefully clean the Paper Discharger wire (E) with a cotton swab.

11. Reinstall the Paper Discharger in the Transfer Unit. Push it into the left part of the holder, then down until it locks in place (F).

12. Clean the rest of the Transfer Unit.

13. Close the Back Cover.

Be careful not to touch the Transfer Drum!

Transfer Drum Registration Rollers

Transfer Roller

Paper Discharger

Wire Inside

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REPLACING THE FUSER UNIT

Order Number 20-219

1. Turn the printer off and allow it to cool.

WARNING! The Fuser Unit area may be very hot.

2. Open the Top Cover.

3. Open the Lock Tabs (A).

4. Remove the Fuser Oil Bottle and put in a plastic bag

temporarily or discard if replacing with a new one (B).

5. Remove the Fuser Cleaning Roller (C).

6. Open the Back Cover (D).

7. Place a clean piece of paper against the Transfer Drum to protect it.

8. Loosen (but do not remove) the ﬁnger screws and

brackets that hold the Fuser Unit in place (E).

9. Lift out and discard the used Fuser Unit (F).

10. Remove the new Fuser Unit from its packaging and pull out the orange Tension Release Pins on each side.

11. Carefully lower the new Fuser Unit into the slot (G).

12. Tighten the thumb screws inside the back of the printer.

13. Gently lift up on the Fuser Unit’s handles to make sure that it is secured.

14. Close the Back Cover

15. Reinstall the Fuser Oil Bottle (H) and Fuser Cleaning Roller (I).

16. Close the Locking Tabs (J) and the Top Cover.

17. Reset the Operator Panel to make sure the usage information is current. See page 74.

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

Loosen left Thumb Screw

Loosen right Thumb Screw

Paper to protect Transfer Drum

Replacing the Fuser Unit 93

CLEANING THE LASER LENS

Cleaning the Laser Lens is only necessary when you ﬁnd vertical white or light-color streaking in the colors.

1. Open the Front Cover and Top Cover (A).

2. Remove the four Toner Modules (B). Keep them level!

3. Flip up the Belt Cartridge Lock Levers(C).

4. Remove the Belt Cartridge (D) and loosely wrap it in a soft dark cloth or paper (E).

5. Use both hands to remove the Laser Lens. Pinch the Laser Lens tabs located on the bottom of the Toner Module area and lift it out (F).

6. Using a dry cotton cloth, wipe the lens.

7. Reinstall the Laser Lens by sliding it in at a 45o angle.

8. Reinstall the Belt Cartridge and the Toner Modules (G).

9. Close the Front and Top Covers.

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