NEC SuperScript 4200N User Guide

SUPERSCRIPT 4200N

ONLINE USER’S GUIDE

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February, 1999

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USING THIS GUIDE

This user’s guide includes the information you need to operate and maintain your NEC SuperScript™ 4200N printer. The chapters in this guide are described below.

Chapter 1,“Features”

Describes SuperScript printing capabilities, printer options, settings, and operating requirements.

Chapter 2,“Getting Started”

Describes how to assemble your printer, print a test page, connect the printer to your computer or network, and begin printing your documents.

Chapter 3,“Printer Options”

Provides instructions for installing and using printer options, including Paper Tray 2, the Legal Tray, and SIMM.

Chapter 4,“Printer Drivers”

How to install and use software on your computer to select printer settings and monitor printer status.

Chapter 5,“The Operator Panel”

Describes how to use the operator panel to change printer settings and perform other tasks.

Chapter 9,“Troubleshooting”

Shows how to diagnose and respond to operating difﬁculties, including paper jams, printer errors, and print quality problems.

Chapter 10,“Technical Support”

Tells how to contact NEC for service, support, and supplies for your printer. Also provides information about the SuperScript 4200N Limited Warranty and obtaining service contracts.

Appendix A, “Printer Speciﬁcations”

Provides detailed information about printer operations.

Appendix B, “Media Speciﬁcations”

Information for using different media in your printer.

Appendix C, “Safety Information”

Information about safety precautions.

Appendix D, “Moving Your Printer”

Important instructions for safely moving, repacking, and shipping the printer.

Index

All the subjects in this User’s Guide are listed in the index with their page number.

Chapter 6,“Web Printing Setup”

Provides instructions for system administrators to set up Pull Printing and PrintAgent™ software on your network.

Chapter 7,“Network Setup”

Provides instructions for system administrators to set up network printing over NetWare, TCP/IP, EtherTalk, Windows 3.x and above, Windows NT 4.0, and NetBEUI/ NetBIOS.

Chapter 8,“Maintaining Your Printer”

Gives a schedule and instructions for performing routine maintenance tasks that will keep your printer operating efﬁciently.

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CONTENTS

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USING THIS GUIDE iii

CHAPTER 1: FEATURES 1

Overview 1

SuperScript 4200N Highlights 1 Printer Options 1 Your Starting Point 1 System Requirements for Print Clients 1 Supported Network Environments 2 Cabling Requirements 2 Energy Saving 2

SuperScript 4200N CD 2

Printing Software for Windows Clients 2 Printing Software for Macintosh Clients 3

4200N Printer Web Pages 3

Paper Handling and Special Media 3

SuperScript 4200N Settings 5

Printer Settings 5 Using the Printer Operator Panel 5 Using Printer Drivers 5

PostScript 3 Features 5

Color Processing 5 Watermarks 6 Paper Handling 6 Graphics 6 PostScript Options 6 Device Options 7

Working with

Fonts In Windows 7

PostScript 3 Font Settings 7

CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED 9

Overview 9

Safety Instructions 9

Selecting a Location 9

Unpacking 10

Checking Printer Contents 11

Identifying Printer Parts 12

Front View 12 Front Internal View 12 Back View 12 Back Internal View 12 Top Internal View 12

Installing the Belt Cartridge 14

Installing the

Fuser Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaning Roller 15

Installing the Toner Modules 16

Loading The Paper Tray 17

Printing a Startup Page 18

Connecting the

Printer to Your Computer or Network 19

Connecting the 4200N as a Local Printer 19 Connecting the 4200N as a Network Printer 19

Printing with the 4200N Printer 20

Easy/Local Setup for Windows 95/98 and

Windows NT 4.0 Clients 20 Easy/Local Setup for Windows 3.1x Clients 20 Printing a Document from Your Application 20

Quick Web Printing with

the 4200N Network Printer 20

Setting the Printer’s IP Address 20 Installing the Driver 21

Printing Envelopes 21

Printing on Thick Paper 22

Printing Transparencies 22

Printing Labels 23

CHAPTER 3: PRINTER OPTIONS 25

Overview 25

Installing the Legal Paper Tray 25

Adding the Paper Tray 2 Unit 26

Adding Memory (SIMM) 28

Installing SIMM 29

CHAPTER 4: PRINTER DRIVERS 31

Overview 31

Installation Options 31

Windows 95/98 31

Printing a Document 32 Accessing a Printer Driver 32 Changing Settings in the Printer Driver 32 Setting Another Printer Driver as Default 32

Windows NT 4.0 36

Installing Printing Software 36 Printing a Document 36 Accessing Printer Properties 36 Accessing Document Properties 36 Changing Settings in the Printer Driver 36 Setting Another Printer Driver as Default 36

Windows 3.1x 39

Installation for Windows 3.1x 39 Printing a Document 39 Accessing the Printer Driver 39

Macintosh 41

Installing Printing Software 41 Choosing the Printer 41 Configuring the PPD 41 Renaming Your Printer 41 Printing 41 Page Setup 41

CHAPTER 5: THE OPERATOR PANEL 43

Overview 43

Operator Panel Features 43

Indicator Lights 43

The Message Display 44

Operator Panel Buttons 45

Using the Menu Tree 46

An Example of Using the Menu Tree 46

Operator Panel Menus 47

Operator Panel Tasks 48

Taking the Printer Offline and Online 48

Setting Media Type 49

Stopping a Job 49

Resetting the Printer 49

Resetting the NIC 49

Restoring Factory Defaults 49

Printing 4200N Information Pages 49

Resetting Usage Reports 49

TCP/IP Setup 49

CHAPTER 6: WEB PRINTING SETUP 51

Overview 51

PrintAgent Remote Printing 51

PrintAgent Pull Printing 51

Secondary File Server 51

Server System Requirements 52

Installation on Secondary File Server 52

Configuring URLs 52

Remote Printing 53

Client System Requirements 53

Easy Remote Printing Setup 53

Remote Printing From Your Desktop 53

Getting Printer Status 54

Getting Help 54

PrintAgent Features 54

PrintAgent Program Menus 54

PrintAgent Window Menus 55

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Pull Printing 56

Sending a Job 57 Pull Printing User Settings 57 Plug Ins 58

CHAPTER 7: NETWORK SETUP 59

Overview 59

Setup Options 59

Network Printer Features 60

Network Settings Page 60 Setting The Printer IP Address 61 Resetting the NIC 61 Restoring Factory Default Settings 62 NIC Status Lights 62

Network Administration Page 62

Going to the Network Administration Page 62

Using MAP 63

MAP Operating Requirements 63 Installing MAP 64 Running MAP and Selecting a 4200N 64

Windows Print Clients 64

Installing SuperScript 4200N Printer Drivers 64 TCP/IP Requirements for

Windows Configuration 65 Network Configuration Options 65 TCP/IP Setup in Windows 95/98 and

Windows NT 4.0 65 Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing Setup 66 Moving a Peer-to-Peer Printer 66 Removing Peer-to-Peer Software 66 Setting LPR Printing on an NT Network 67 Shared Printing in Windows 95/98 67 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 68

NetWare 4.x and 5.x 69

Using NWADMIN or NWADMN32 69

NetWare 3.x 71

Web JetAdmin 72

Location of Source Files 72 WebJetAdmin Directories and Files 72 Reset Web JetAdmin Discovery 72

UNIX Print Clients 73

Configuring the IP Address on the 4200N 73 Setting Up Your Printing Mode 73

CHAPTER 8: MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 75

Overview 75

Precautions 75

Maintenance Schedule 76 Service Visit Schedule 76

Replacing the Toner Modules 77

Replacing the Fuser Oil Bottle 78

Replacing the Fuser Cleaning Roller 79

Cleaning the Belt Cartridge 80

Replacing the Belt Cartridge 81

Inside the Back Cover 82

Replacing the Fuser Unit 83

Cleaning the Laser Lens 84

Replacing the Ozone Filter 85

Replacing the Toner Collector 85

Cleaning the Outside of the Printer 86

CHAPTER 9: TROUBLESHOOTING 87

Overview 87

Print Quality Maintenance 87 Simple Troubleshooting 87 Printer Messages 87

Preventing Paper Jams 89

Understanding the Paper Path 89

Removing Paper Jams 90

Misfeed Jams 90 Inner Jams 91

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Outer Jams 92

Drum Jams 92

Print Quality 93

Background is Smeared 93

Image Edges are Missing or Peeling 93

Horizontal Jitter 93

Horizontal Ribbing 93

Image Shows Banding, Shadows, or Shifting 93

White Line 93

Vertical Streaks 93

Vertical White Band 93

Black Line 94

Vertical Line 94

Image Staggered Vertically 94

Horizontal Banding 94

Horizontal White Band 94

Toner Spots 94

Mixed Color Image 94

Color Misregistration 95

Toner Streak 95

Mottled Image 95

Shadowing 95

Insufficient Gloss 95

Back of Paper is Stained 95

Missing Print 95

Partial Printing 95

Parallel Printing Problems 96

Nothing Printed 96

Nonsense is Printed 96

Error Messages with Little or Nothing Printed 96

Network Printing Problems 97

Check the Printer Operation 97

Check the Network Settings Page 97

Check other Network Users 97

Review Recent System Changes 97

Check Hardware Connections 97

Check NIC Status Lights 97

Troubleshooting for NetWare 98

Troubleshooting for MacOS 99

CHAPTER 10: TECHNICAL SUPPORT 101

Overview 101

Assistance Nearby 101

Help From Within Your Company 101 Help From Your Dealer 101

NEC Technical Support 101

How to Contact NEC 101

Ordering Supplies 102

NEC Warranty and Service 103

NEC Service Contracts 103

SuperScript 4200N Printer Limited Warranty 103

Warranty Period 103 Warranty Coverage 103 Warranty Support 104 Obtaining Warranty Service 104 Limitation of Damages

and Implied Warranties 104

APPENDIX A: PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS 105

Operating Specifications 105

Paper Handling 106

APPENDIX B: MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS 107

APPENDIX C: SAFETY INFORMATION 109

Ozone Emission 109 Laser Safety 109 CDRH Regulations 109 FCC Statement 110

APPENDIX D: MOVING YOUR PRINTER 111

Moving Your Printer Locally 111

Shipping the Printer 113

Index 117

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CHAPTER 1

FEATURES

VERVIEW

The innovative NEC SuperScript™ 4200N network color laser printer is the best value today for fast color and monochrome printing. The 4200N delivers high resolution laser color printing for business presentations and reports and is adaptable to changing business needs. The SuperScript 4200N network printer includes web-based printing capability. This allows you to send print jobs to remote locations, for example, across the building or across the country. This section describes NEC SuperScript 4200N features and options that will make it the busiest machine in your ofﬁce.

SuperScript 4200N Highlights

• Prints from 4 to 8 color pages per minute and up to 16 monochrome pages per minute

• PostScript 3 printing language

• 600 x 600 dpi printing is standard

• 1200x1200 dpi printing is available when a total of 80 MB of RAM is installed (96 MB for legal size paper)

• 32 MB of RAM standard, extendable to 128 MB

• 8.5 MB Flash Memory

• Year-2000 compliant

• Network Interface Card (NIC)

• Printer Home Page provides access to web-based printing software, online Help, and other features.

• Using PrintAgent™ software, conﬁguration and monitoring can be done from your workstation

• Supports traditional network printing over NetWare, TCP/IP, EtherTalk, Windows 3.1x and above, Windows NT 4.0, and NetBEUI/NetBIOS

Printer Options

You can add these features to increase productivity.

• 250-sheet standard size Paper Tray 2 Unit

• 250-sheet Legal Tray

Your Starting Point

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 for Print Clients

Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX print clients can send print jobs to the SuperScript 4200N. System requirements for Windows and Macintosh print clients are shown below. See Page 73 for information about UNIX print clients.

Windows Print Clients

• Microsoft Windows 3.1x, Windows 95 and higher, or Windows NT 4.0

• 486 or higher CPU

• CD-ROM drive (optional if connected to a network)

• 5 MB of free hard disk space

• 8 MB of RAM

• Parallel Port (for local connection)

• Ethernet connection

Macintosh Print Clients

• Mac OS 7.1 or higher

• 68040 or higher CPU

• CD-ROM drive (optional if connected to a network)

• 5 MB of free hard disk space

• 8 MB of RAM

• Ethernet connection

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 web browser. Other requirements are described in Chapter 6, “Web Printing Setup.”

Supported Network Environments

The SuperScript 4200N comes with software for using the printer within several network operating systems.

• Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

• NetWare versions 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x

• Macintosh EtherTalk

• Peer to peer printing for Windows 95/98

• World Wide Web For a network connection, print clients and network

operating systems should be conﬁgured and operating correctly,. SuperScript 4200N printer drivers must be properly installed onto the print clients.

Cabling Requirements

You need to provide the following additional hardware to setup and connect your printer.

• For local connection, an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable.

Energy Saving

The SuperScript 4200N 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.)

UPERSCRIPT

The

SuperScript 4200N CD

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

• Easy/Local Setup

• Custom/Network Client Setup

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

4200N CD

that comes with your printer

Printing Software for Windows Clients

• For network connection, use a Category 5 network cable with RJ-45 connectors for 10/100Base-T Ethernet, shown here.

note:

detects whether it’s connected to 10Base-T or 100Base-T. For better performance, NEC recommends a shielded CAT5 cable when connecting to 100Base-T networks.

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The network interface card (NIC) automatically

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 4200N from the parallel port. Using this option, you can install

• PostScript 3 printer driver using Microsoft’s Image Color Matching technology

• PostScript 3 printer driver using NEC’s Image Color Matching method

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01

• Onlinedoc.pdf—A print out

User’s Guide

you can view online, or

Custom/Network Client Setup

If you are a network client with access to a SuperScript 4200N printer , you can use this setup to access web-based printing tools and network utilities. Using this option, you can install

• PostScript 3 printer driver using Microsoft’s Image Color Matching technology

• PostScript 3 printer driver using NEC’s Image Color Matching method

• PrintAgent for Remote Printing

• Utilities for peer to peer printing

• Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01

• Onlinedoc.pdf—A print out

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 PrintAgent Pull Printing.

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

• PrintAgent Pull Printing Server software

• PrintAgent Secondary File Server software

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

• BOOTP 32 for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0

User’s Guide

you can view online, or

Printing Software for Macintosh Clients

The

SuperScript 4200N CD

provides the following software for Mac OS users.

• The Adobe PS printer driver

• The SuperScript 4200N printer description ﬁle

• ICC ﬁles for Color Sync

Instructions for installing print drivers on Macintosh clients are on page 41.

that comes with your printer

4200N P

The SuperScript 4200N Web Pages requires a separate server and can only be used when the SuperScript 4200N is connected to a network. The web pages allow print clients to perform the following tasks.

• Pull Printing

• Remote Printing

• Monitor 4200N PrintAgent printers

• Network administration tasks

• View the Help System Every SuperScript 4200N printer has a Printer Home Page,

URL Conﬁguration Page, and Network Administration Page stored in it’s ROM. These pages can be accessed once the printer is connected to a network. Simply type the printer’s IP address into the Internet Explorer 4.01 browser, and the Printer Home Page will appear . However, the r emaining web pages must be installed on a separate server. See Chapter 6, “Web Printing Setup,” for more information.

APER HANDLING AND SPECIAL

EDIA

You can use the 4200N to print on a wide variety of media and sizes. SuperScript 4200N 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

RINTER

WEB P

AGES

A bright

A heavier

Has a

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4200N Printer Web Pages 3

professional printing and photographic art. Use this for data sheets, brochures, and client presentations.

Premium Overhead Transparencies:

brilliant projected images.

Your Starter Kit includes a sampler of NEC Premium papers. See page 102 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 49 for instructions).

The Printer Home Page

You can view the Printer Home Page from Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX print clients. The URL is the IP address you assign to the printer (for example, http://131.241.45.65).

Use this for

Thick Stock

Supported Paper Sizes

You can print on a variety of paper sizes including

Paper Size Inches Millimeters

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

note:

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

To print Legal size paper, you must install the

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

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

Click here to install the Microsoft Virtual Machine

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

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Paper Source Selections

In your printer driver, you can specify which paper tray the printer should use for your print job: Tray 1, Tray 2 (option), or AutoSelect . When you specify AutoSelect, the printer automatically selects the right tray based on the paper size 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.

Portrait means the page has a vertical orientation

Number of Copies

You can set the number of copies to be printed up to 999.

(the default).

Landscape means the page has a horizontal

orientation.

Rotated Landscape means the page has a horizontal

orientation and is ﬂipped.

UPERSCRIPT

4200N S

ETTINGS

Printer Settings

SuperScript 4200N 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 driver

• The Operator Panel on your printer

Using the Printer Operator Panel

You can use the printer 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 operator panel.

Using Printer Drivers

Your printer software includes the PostScript 3 printer drivers for Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, and Mac OS. It offers 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:

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

OSTSCRIPT

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.

If you are unsure about a setting in your printer

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EATURES

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 Transparency: 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.

FEATURES

SuperScript 4200N Settings 5

Image Color Matching

This feature is available for advanced users (except for Windows NT). You must install it from the SuperScript 4200N CD using the Custom Install feature. It will not appear on the printer driver until you install it.

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, story boards, or thumbnail layouts. You can also print a border around the page image (except for 1 page only).

Unprintable Area

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:

installed in the printer (96 MB of RAM are required for printing legal size paper).

1200 dpi is only available when 80 MB of RAM are

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 RGB 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

Several print processing options are available.

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.

Sharp Edge Technology

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

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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. If the printer is shared on a network, this option should not be used. However , if you ar e on a local printer , you can save time by sending the header just once to the printer, where it is retained and printed with each job.

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 you 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.

Device Options

You can use settings on the Device Options 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.

ORKING WITH

ONTS IN

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 3.x, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT 4.0 printer drivers.

INDOWS

PostScript 3 Font Settings

Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the font Substitution Table

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 feature and the printer substitutes its closest

FEATURES

Working with Fonts In Windows 7

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.

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

VERVIEW

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 SuperScript 4200N

• Quick web printing with the SuperScript 4200N

• Printing envelopes, transparencies, and labels

AFETY 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 follow all warnings.

• Keep this user’s guide handy for reference.

• Keep the printer level at all times, especially when the Fuser Oil Bottle is installed. Do not tilt more than 15°!

• 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 pow er strip. This is a safety feature. Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding plug by removing the third pin.

ELECTING 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.”

NPACKING

Follow these steps to safely unpack the printer.

1. Open the top cover of the packing box and remove the QuickStart poster.

2. Remove the Accessory kit and Starter kit from the top of the printer.

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

Unpacking the Printer Box

B C

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

sleeves from the box (C).

5. Lift off the outer box (D).

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

7. W ith 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).

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

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.

HECKING PRINTER CONTENTS

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

• SuperScript 4200N printer with 250-sheet Paper Tray 1

• QuickStart Poster

• Accessory Kit (see contents below)

• Starter Kit (see contents below)

QuickStart Poster

Toner Collector– installed inside printer

Printer with Standard 250-sheet Paper Tray 1

Power Cord

• SuperScript 4200N software in a license envelope

• Power Cord

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

Starter Kit

NEC Paper Sample Pack Software Envelope

•SuperScript 4200N User’s Guide

•SuperScript 4200N CD

•Adobe® Photo Deluxe CD

Accessory Kit

Fuser Oil Syringe

(Save for future use!) Fuser Oil Bottle Fuser Cleaning Roller Belt Cartridge

GETTING STARTED

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-T Ethernet.

1 Black Toner Module 1 Cyan Toner Module 1 Magenta Toner Module 1 Yellow Toner Module

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DENTIFYING PRINTER PARTS

Use the illustrations on the facing page to identify standard parts for the SuperScript 4200N.

Front View

• 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 T ransfer Rollers—moves the paper fr om the inside of the printer to the Output Tray

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

• T ransfer 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 Rollers—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-T connectors from your network

• Interface Panel—contains the controller board and network interface card

• Power Cord Connector—for attaching the power cord

• Back Vent—allows ventilation

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Important Printer Parts

FRONT VIEW

GETTING STARTED

FRONT INTERNAL VIEW

Operator Panel

Power Button

Front Cover

Paper Tray 1

BACK VIEW

Back Vent

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 Transfer Rollers

Toner Collector

Fuser Cleaning Roller

Fuser Unit

Serial Number

Filter Cover

Back Cover Latch

Power Cord Connector

Belt Cartridge

Bidirectional Parallel Interface

Ethernet Interface

Interface panel

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NSTALLING THE BELT CARTRIDGE

1. Make sure all packing materials and tape are removed from the printer.

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 forward (B)

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

5. Remove the Tension Release Pins from both sides of the Belt Cartridge (D).

6. Remove 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:

Photoconductor Belt Module or OPC Unit.

The Belt Cartridge is sometimes called the

Caution The Belt Cartridge should

slide easily into the printer. Do not force it!

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NSTALLING THE FUSER OIL BOTTLE

AND 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:

4. Remove the Fuser Oil Bottle from its plastic bag and set into place with the shunt valve down and the labeled

You may have to pull hard to remove these.

Lock Tabs Open

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.

Tension Release Pins

GETTING STARTED

E F

Lock Tabs Closed

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NSTALLING THE TONER

ODULES

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=Y ellow, 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 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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OADING THE PAPER TRAY

Paper Tray 1 can hold up to 250 sheets of medium weight paper—U.S. letter size, executive, UK quarto, folio, 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 on 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).

GETTING STARTED

Do not overﬁll Paper Tray!

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RINTING 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 (button

is out) (A).

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 pow er 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 Test SuperScript 4200 INITIALIZING WARMING UP PRINTING

6. The printer issues the Startup and Network Conﬁguration pages then the following message appears.

READY

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Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

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ONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR

OMPUTER OR NETWORK

This section shows you how to connect your SuperScript 4200N printer to your computer or network.

note:

parallel port and Ethernet port at the same time.

You can be connected to and receive data at the

Connecting the 4200N as a Local Printer

If you want to connect the SuperScript 4200N to a Windows computer as a local

printer, use the bidirectional parallel interface. NEC recommends 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.

5. During the startup for Windows 95 and higher, the operating system will detect that a new printing device is connected to the computer. Follow the instructions displayed by the computer about installing the printer driver.

Continue on page 20 for printing instructions.

GETTING STARTED

Connecting the 4200N as a Network Printer

To connect the SuperScript 4200N to a 10/100Base-T network:

1. Turn off the printer.

2. Insert one end of the Category 5 network cable into the network port located on the printer interface panel. Insert the other end into the interface of your network. Use shielded CAT5 cabling for 100Base-T networks.

Interface Panel

Bidirectional Parallel

3. Turn on your printer, wait until it displays the message, then turn on your computer.

4. Turn on the computer.

READY

Network Port

3. Turn on the printer. It may take up to 90 seconds to warm up, and then it prints a Network Settings page with NIC status information (shown on page 60).

note:

this information when conﬁguring the NIC for your network.

Continue to page 20 for printing instructions.

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Keep the Network Settings page. You will need

RINTING WITH THE

RINTER

Once you have printed a Startup Page, you can install a printer driver from the SuperScript 4200N CD and begin printing.

There are three types of setup available for SuperScript 4200N printer software: Easy/Local, Custom/Network Client, and Administrator.

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

4200N

Easy/Local Setup for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 Clients

Follow these steps.

1. Insert the SuperScript 4200N CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. The Installer will launch automatically.

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.

Easy/Local Setup for Windows 3.1x Clients

Follow these steps.

1. Insert the SuperScript 4200N CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Use the Windows File Manager to view the contents of the SuperScript 4200N CD.

3. Move to the Win31\PS directory.

4. Double click on Setup.exe to begin the install.

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

Printing a Document 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.

Instructions for setup and printing from a Macintosh print client are on page 41.

UICK

4200N N

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

To use Remote Printing, you must have on your computer

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1

• The Windows 95/98 operating system

WEB P

RINTING WITH THE

ETWORK PRINTER

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. CONTROL

appears on the display.

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.

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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.

Installing the Driver

Once the IP address is assigned to the printer, you can go to the Printer Home Page to download and install the PrintAgent software and driver.

1. Launch your web browser.

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

http://131.241.045.027

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 PrintAgent driver by selecting Settings and then Printers from the Windows Start menu.

6. Restart for the new Driver to take effect.

note:

from the

You can also install Remote Printing software

SuperScript 4200N CD

RINTING 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 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

GETTING STARTED

For more information on PrintAgent Remote Printing and Pull Printing, see Chapter 6, “Web Printing Setup.”

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 Legal Tray back in the printer.

note:

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

You can load envelopes in Paper Tray 1 or the

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

STOCK

appears and the Label LED will turn on. Wait for

the message READY to appear.

Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

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

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

Media button and the Label LED will turn off. The message MEDIA TYPE PAPER appears. Wait for the message READY to appear.

note:

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

RINTING ON THICK PAPER

If envelopes are wrinkling, try envelopes made

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.

RINTING 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

10mm

Best Print Area

note:

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

The terms OHT (found on Operator Panel) and

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

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