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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

3 F

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

Checking Printer Contents 11

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

Identifying Printer Parts 13

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

Installing the Fuser Oil Bottle and Fuser Cleaning Roller 15

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!

Loading The Paper Tray 17

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

Previous Next

Select

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.

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer or Network 19

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

Printing Envelopes 21

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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Select

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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RINTING LABELS

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.

GETTING STARTED

2. Reinsert Paper Tray 1 into the feeder.

note:

the optional Legal Tray if Paper Tray 1 Feeder is used.

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

STOCK

the message READY to appear.

4. To return to printing regular weight paper, press the Media button. The message MEDIA TYPE PAPER appears and the Label LED will turn off. Wait for the message

READY to appear.

note:

Label sheets can be loaded into Paper Tray 1 or

appears and the Label LED will turn on. Wait for

Load label sheets face up in the tray.

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CHAPTER 3

PRINTER OPTIONS

VERVIEW

This chapter provides instructions for installing and using printer options, including

• Installing the Legal Paper Tray

• Adding the Paper Tray 2 Unit

• Adding Memory (SIMM)

See page 102 for information about ordering printer options and supplies.

NSTALLING THE LEGAL PAPER TRAY

Part #4004

Installation of the optional Legal Paper Tray is simple. Remove the standard paper tray from the main feeder or the optional Paper Tray 2 unit. Fill your new Legal Paper Tray and install as you would the standard tray (see page 17)

Legal Paper Tray

DDING THE PAPER TRAY

Part #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” Cable Connector Door from the unit. Extent 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, lift the printer up and onto the Paper Tray 2 Unit as shown (A).

Adding Paper Tray 2 Unit

2 U

NIT

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).

Connector Cable

Screw Hole

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B C

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

8. Facing the back of the printer , locate the Connector Cable at the rear of the Paper Tray 2 unit.

9. Remove the Cable Connector Door at the rear of the printer (D) and plug the cable in to the printer socket (E).

10. 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 in step 3 over the cable plug opening on the back of the printer.

Adding Paper Tray 2 Unit

11. Snap on the left and right Paper Tray 2 unit covers (F).

12. Reconnect the power and interface cables to your printer.

13. Load paper into your new Paper Tray 2, turn your printer on and send a print job to the printer using paper from both trays.

PRINTER OPTIONS

Switch Cable Connector Doors after connecting cable!

Adding the Paper Tray 2 Unit 27

DDING

EMORY

(SIMM)

The SuperScript 4200N has four Single Inline Memory Module (SIMM) slots and comes with 32MB RAM. However , you can upgrade to a maximum of 128MB of RAM through the installation of additional SIMMs.

note:

size paper or at higher resolutions. See the following table.

You may need additional memory to print on legal

See your local computer reseller to purchase expansion SIMMs.Use 72 pin, 60ns high-quality SIMMs. You can use both parity and non-parity DRAM SIMMs.

The following table lists the memory requirements, SIMM speciﬁcations, and advantages of added memory.

Desired Memory

40MB Two 16MB and

48MB Two 16MB and

64MB Four 16MB or

SIMMs to Use Advantages

Improved print speed

Two 4MB SIMMs

Two 8MB SIMMs

Two 32MB SIMMs

and performance

Improved print speed and performance

Adding memory will help assure that your printer has enough RAM to print the most complex graphic print jobs without sacriﬁcing resolution. Added memory will also increase print speed.

The easiest way to upgrade is to ﬁrst remove the two 16MB SIMMs that came with your printer. Then install two 32MB SIMMs in the ﬁrst two memory sockets. Reinstall the ﬁrst two 16MB SIMMs (that you removed) under these. Your printer now has 96MB of RAM.

Remove SIMMs from the bottom memory sockets ﬁrst. Install SIMMs to the top memory sockets ﬁrst.

The instructions that follow explain how to install memory in your printer yourself. You can also contact an NECauthorized dealer and have more memory installed for a service fee. Call 800-632-4650.

80MB Two 32MB and

Two 8MB SIMMs

96MB Two 32MB and

Two 16MB SIMMs

128MB Four 32MB SIMMs Improved print speed

note:

you need to use the top two memory sockets marked “A” for the larger capacity SIMMs.

If you are installing SIMMs of different capacities

Can print full color letter size at 1200 x 1200 dpi

Can print full color legal size at 1200 x 1200 dpi

and performance

When you turn on your printer it will automatically recognize the added memory and show up on the Start Up page. Make sure the printer driver knows about your added memory. See page 40 about Device Options.

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Installing SIMM

1. Turn the printer off and disconnect it.

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).

3. To remove any un-needed SIMMs start from the bottom: Open the metal release brackets on each side of the

memory socket at the same time (C). The SIMM will be released from the memory socket (D).

4. To add SIMMs: Make sure the metal brackets on both sides of the

memory socket are open.

note:

pairs.

SIMMs of different values must be installed in

Hold the SIMM so that the metal edge faces toward the memory socket and the notched side of the SIMM faces the right.

Hold the SIMM at a slight upward angle, being careful not to touch the connection points along the edge of the SIMM.

Insert the SIMM in the memory socket (E). Press the SIMM in and up until it clicks into place. Make sure the SIMM is seated securely and that the

metal brackets are closed.

5. Slide the controller board back into the printer and

reinstall the screws (F).

6. Connect the interface cable and power cord.

PRINTER OPTIONS

Make sure notch is on the right!

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CHAPTER 4

PRINTER DRIVERS

VERVIEW

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 4200N CD provides the following printer drivers.

• PostScript 3 for Window 3.1x

• PostScript 3 for Windows 95/98

• PostScript 3 for Windows NT 4.0

• 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 4200N CD also provides software for conﬁguring and using the printer on NetWare, TCP/IP, and EtherTalk networks. Network setup is described in Chapter 7. Network printing, in most cases, requires the installation and use of printer drivers.

Installation Options

There are three types of setup available for SuperScript 4200N printer software: Easy/Local, Custom/Network Client, and Administrator. This chapter provides instructions for using the Easy/Local setup. This setup quickly installs the basic printing tools for your operating system. This is appropriate if you are connected to a SuperScript 4200N from the parallel port. All setup options are described in more detail on page 2.

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 driver.

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

The choice can be made when the Select Components dialog box appears during installation. Simply highlight the Printer Drivers Win95 item, then click Change to open the Select Subcomponents dialog box. The ICM based driver can be selected there. However, when the ICM based driver is installed, you can still choose between ICM based or NEC’s color matching printing methods from the Color Control options located in the Graphics tab of the driver.

INDOWS

To install the Windows 95/98 printer driver from the SuperScript 4200N CD:

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

2. The Installer will launch automatically.

3. Following the instructions displayed on the computer monitor.

4. At the Setup Type window, select the Easy/Local installation option. At this point, you may click Change if you want to install the ICM based driver described above, otherwise, click Next to continue installing the default driver.

5. When installation is complete, restart Windows.

note:

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 Advanced to open the PostScript Options dialog box, then assure that the Pure Binary Data radio button is clear.

Pure binary data is not supported by PostScript

95/98

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.

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.

From 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 , select the printer driver you wish to view .

3. From the File menu, select Properties .

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

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Windows 95/98 PostScript 3 Printer Driver

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 Tab

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 Tab

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

Sharing Tab

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

PRINTER DRIVERS

Click OK to save changes and close the driver.

Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver.

Click the Help button to view the complete Help ﬁle.

Click any tab to view more printer settings.

Click Apply to save changes and leave the driver open.

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

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Windows 95/98 PostScript 3 Printer Driver (continued)

PostScript Tab

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

Watermarks Tab

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 features.

Paper Tab

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 4200N printer.

This preview area shows the effect of your selections.

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.

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Click here to print page borders on your job.

To order NEC Premium papers call 800-632-2326

Windows 95/98 PostScript 3 Printer Driver (continued)

Graphics Tab

Use the Graphics tab settings to deﬁne print quality.

Shown is the driver having the Color Control options. This feature only appears when the ICM based driver is installed.

Fonts Tab

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

PRINTER DRIVERS

Device Options Tab

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.

Click here to display the Font Substitution Table.

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.

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INDOWS

NT 4.0

Installing Printing Software

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

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 installation dialog boxes.

5. When installation is complete, restart Windows.

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 Printer Properties

You can access the Printer Properties page from the W indows 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 .

to display the printer driver.

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.

In the folder that appears, select Set As Default from the printer menu

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 pull-

down menu and select a printer from the list.

3. Then click the Properties button in the Print dialog box

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Windows NT 4.0 PostScript 3 Printer Properties

PRINTER DRIVERS

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.

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

Click the Help button to view the complete Help ﬁle.

The Device Settings tab lets you change printer properties speciﬁc to the SuperScript 4200N. (More settings are available when you select Print or Print Setup from your application’s File menu.) The Device Settings tabs are different for the PostScript 3 printer driver, and are shown below.

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

Click any tab to view more settings.

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Windows NT 4.0 PostScript 3 Document Properties

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

Page Setup Tab

Use this tab for general page setup options.

Advanced Tab

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

Click OK to save changes and close the driver.

Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver.

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

INDOWS

3.1

Installation for Windows 3.1x

1. Boot your system and start Windows.

2. Insert the SuperScript 4200N 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\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.

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

9. Select NEC SuperScript 4200N. Click on Install.

10. When installation is complete, click on Close.

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 your 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.

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 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 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 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.

PRINTER DRIVERS

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Windows 3.1x PostScript 3 Printer Driver

Paper Tab

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

PostScript Tab

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

Features Tab

This tab allows you to control the special printer features.

Job Control

Use these settings to conﬁgure more options for PostScript printing.

Fonts Tab

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

Watermarks Tab

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 the Help button to view the complete Help ﬁle.

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Click Cancel to discard changes and close the driver.

Click OK to save changes and close the driver.

ACINTOSH

You can print from Mac OS version 7.1 and higher, to the SuperScript 4200N network printer over EtherTalk.

Installing Printing Software

1. Insert the SuperScript 4200N CD in your drive and

double-click the AdobePS Installer icon.

2. Follow the installation instructions for the AdobePS laser printer driver.

3. After you have installed the AdobePS software, doubleclick the SuperScript 4200N Installer icon.

4. The installer prompts you to select install preferences and places the software on your hard drive.

Choosing 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, select the AppleTalk zone your printer is on, then select the printer’s name, SuperScript 4200N , in the printer list.

Conﬁguring the PPD

1. Click the Setup button in the Chooser.

2. 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.

3. In the Printer Descriptions dialog box, select SuperScript 4200N and click Select.

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

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

Renaming Your Printer

Rename your printer if you have more than one SuperScript 4200N printer on your network. T o do this you need a copy of Apple Printer Utility. Obtain this online from Apple Computer at this URL:

http://http.info.apple.com/ftp/ Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/ US/Macintosh/Printing/LaserWriter/ Apple_Printer_Utility_2.2.img.bin

…or by requesting 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 4200N 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 AppleT alk Name.

6. Click the Send button.

Printing

To print a document from your Mac OS 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 either a PostScript Job or an Encapsulated PostScript ﬁle.

4. When all settings are speciﬁed, click the Print button to print the document.(See the Print dialog on page 42.)

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 pull-down menu.

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

PRINTER DRIVERS

Macintosh 41

Maci

ntosh PostScript 3 Printer Driver

Pull down the Settings menu to view more categories in the center panel.

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CHAPTER 5

PERATOR PANEL FEATURES

THE OPERATOR PANEL

VERVIEW

The printer Operator Panel allows you to read printer messages and change printer settings directly at the printer. The diagram below identiﬁes the different areas of the Operator Panel.

This chapter describes

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

• Using the Operator Panel menu tree

• Important tasks you 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 communicate the operating status of the printer.

Light Mode Status

Power On Printer power is on or in POWER SAVE

mode. (Green) Off Printer power is off. Warning On Call for service (see page101). (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

page101). 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 Label.

Media type is not set to Label.

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 88. Service messages require that you call an authorized service representative. See page 101 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 initializing. 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. 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. Start 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.

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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 This button is inactive.

Online This button is inactive. Menu This button is inactive.

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 or

Online

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 Button is not active. Menu Press to display previous item in a menu.

Next Ofﬂine Button is not active.

Online Button is not active. Menu Press to display next item in a menu.

Select Ofﬂine Button is not active.

Online Button is not active. Menu Enables changes made to settings in the menu tree.

Press once to change media to Thick Stock (use for envelopes and labels too). Press again to return to plain paper. When the printer detects overhead transparencies 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 status returns to whatever media was being used previously.

Operator Panel menu tree and procedures for changing printer settings are discussed beginning on page 46.

THE OPERATOR PANEL

Operator Panel Features 45

SING THE

ENU TREE

You can use the Operator Panel to set communications channels, print forms or pages, view usage reports, use special 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 turn the indicator light off and take the

printer ofﬂine. The display changes from READY to

OFFLINE.

3. Press Menu. The display changes to MENU CONTROL.

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.

An Example of Using the Menu Tree

The Operator Panel menu tree has six 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.

Checking Total Page Count

This 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 - CONTROL appears on the display.

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

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

5. Press Next. MENU - COMMUNICATIONS appears on the

display.

6. Press Next. MENU - USAGE STATUS appears on the

display.

7. Press Select. Press Next until TOTAL PAGE COUNT

appears on the display.

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

the display.

Using the Operator Panel Menu Tree

Press Next to display the

Press the Online button to take the Printer Ofﬂine

READY

OFFLINE

Press Menu to enter menu mode

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next item in a menu

CONTROL

SETUP

POSTSCRIPT

COMMUNICATIONS

USAGE STATUS

PRINT FORM

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

Operator Panel Menus

The Operator Panel has the six main menus, described below (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.

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 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).

restarts the printer and causes it to re-initialize and

CONTROL

RESET PRINTER RESET NIC

SETUP

JOB DEFAULTS

RESOLUTION** EDGE SMOOTHING

COPIES

CONFIRM PARAMETERS*

JOB DEFAULTS submenu allows

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

1* to 999

PostScript Menu

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

POSTSCRIPT

STARTUP PAGE PRINT PS ERRORS

JOB TIMEOUT WAIT TIMEOUT

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

NEVER, 20, 40, 60, 80, ... 240*,280, 300

YES* / NO

*Default selection for the setting. ** Resolution submenu appears only when 80MB or more

memory is installed.

THE OPERATOR PANEL

MISCELLANEOUS

POWER SAVE

JAM RECOVERY

MEMORY

RESTORE DEFAULTS

NEVER, 30 MIN., 1HOUR*,

1.5HOURS, 2HOURS, 3HOURS

NO / YES*

32MB, 40MB, 48MB, 64MB,

72MB, 80MB, 96MB, 128MB

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Communications Menu

This menu has settings that enable the printer to receive print job from Parallel port or NIC, and to conﬁgure emulations and networking protocols. See page 49 for instructions on conﬁguring TCP/IP parameters such as the network IP address.

COMMUNICATIONS

Operator Panel.

USAGE STATUS

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

PARALLEL PORT

ENABLE

PERSONALITY

BIDI

NETWORK

ETHERTALK NOVELL IPX TCP/IP

ENABLE* /DISABLE NET ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY

PERSONALITY

YES* / NO

PS STANDARD* PS BINARY PS TBCP

ON* / OFF

ENABLE* / DISABLE ENABLE* / DISABLE

POSTSCRIPT

Usage Status Menu

Use the Usage Status menu to view the total number of pages printed. The printer resets the count whenever a Fuser Unit, or Belt Module is installed and you reset its status in the

Print Form Menu

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

PRINT FORM

DEMO PAGE 1 DEMO PAGE 2 PS START PAGE PS FONT PAGE MENU TREE PAGE SUPPLY ORDER

PERATOR 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:

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.

The printer must be ofﬂine before you can change

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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, press the Media button to display PAPER or THICK STOCK.

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 to resume printing.

Resetting the Printer

You can reset the printer to its previous settings. Follow these steps.

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

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

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

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

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. MENU - CONTROL appears on the display.

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

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

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

Or follow these steps.

, release the buttons.

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

2. Press Menu. 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. Except those under Communications Menu will be restored to their default.

Printing 4200N Information Pages

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

1. Press Online. OFFLINE appears on the display.

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

3. Press Next until PRINT FORM appears on the display.

4. Press Select.

5. Press Next until you see the page you want to print. Y our choices are, DEMO PAGE, PS START PAGE, PS FONT PAGE, and MENU TREE PAGE.

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. MENU - CONTROL appears on the display.

3. Press Next until USAGE STATUS appears on the display.

4. Press Select.

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

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

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 network 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.

THE OPERATOR PANEL

Operator Panel Tasks 49

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

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, turn off the

printer, wait 10 seconds, then turn on.

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CHAPTER 6

WEB PRINTING SETUP

VERVIEW

The PrintAgent is innovative software that allows you to print over the web in two ways, Remote Printing and Pull Printing. The PrintAgent is powered by redipS® Core software, and is available from the Printer Home Page.

Printer Home Page Features

The URL is the IP address or host name you assign to the Printer,

for example, http://131.241.45.65

PrintAgent Remote Printing

Remote Printing is the easiest way for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT users to print over the web and get instant printer status at your desktop. You can print to any SuperScript 4200N printer anywhere, as long as you have its URL.

All you do is browse to the printer’s Home Page and download/install the PrintAgent driver to your system (or install directly from your SuperScript 4200N CD). When you print with that special driver , the job goes over the web to the

printer , and printer status comes back to your desktop on the PrintAgent window. The ﬁrst part of this chapter covers the following topics about Remote Printing.

• System Requirements

• Easy Remote Printing Setup

• Remote Printing From Your Desktop

• Getting Printer Status

• PrintAgent Features

PrintAgent Pull Printing

Pull Printing is an ideal solution for busy ofﬁces that print long, complex, or color rich documents. With Pull Printing, your job is sent to a Pull Printing server to be processed. Then the Pull Printing server delivers the job to the printer. This frees your computer faster, and reduces network trafﬁc. You can also set up a secondary server to deliver printer Help ﬁles and drivers to users, making the printer more efﬁcient.

Pull Printing is also called “driverless” printing because you don’t need a SuperScript 4200N printer driver on your system. You can pull print any Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF ﬁle, or web page without opening it— just by sending its location to the Pull Printing server. The server does all the work and leaves your computer free for other tasks. The second part of this chapter covers the following topics about Pull Printing.

• System Requirements

• Server Installation

• Conﬁguring URLs

• Starting the Pull Printing Server

• Pull Printing from Your Desktop

ECONDARY FILE SERVER

This section describes how to conﬁgure a Secondary File Server to support print clients for Remote and Pull Printing.

Only the Printer Home Page, Conﬁguration Page, and NIC Administration Page reside on the printer. The PrintAgent Driver, Help ﬁles, and the PrintAgent Core software must be installed on a dedicated Secondary File Server.

Server System Requirements

The Secondary File Server must have the following installed.

• A Windows 95/98 operating system.

• Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 (this is available on the SuperScript 4200N CD)

• For best performance it is recommended that your server have a minimum of 64MB RAM.

To use Pull Printing, you must

1. Set the IP Address on the printer. For instructions, see page 73.

2. Install the PrintAgent core software, Pull Printing Server and/or Secondary File Server software onto a server.

3. Conﬁgure URLs from the URL Conﬁguration Page.

Installation on Secondary File Server

You must install the PrintAgent core software and the Pull Printing Server software on a secondary server.

1. Insert the SuperScript 4200N CD into the CD-ROM drive of the server and the Installer will launch automatically. Follow the instructions.

2. When prompted, select the Administrator setup option and click Next.

3. When the Components list is displayed, select PrintAgent and click the Change .

4. In the sub-components list, make sure that PrintAgent , Pull Printing Server , and Secondary File Server are selected. Then click Continue .

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

6. When installation is complete, restart Windows.

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Server, and Secondary File Server software from links on the URL Conﬁguration Page.

After the printer has been connected to a network, use a browser to view the Printer Home Page then move to the Conﬁguration Page; its location is http://<printer IP address>/ conﬁgure.html. Use the Conﬁguration Page for entering the

You can also install the PrintAgent Pull Printing

URLs or IP addresses of the Secondary File Server. This will conﬁgure the buttons on the Printer Home Page to point to the PrintAgent Driver, Help ﬁles, and the PrintAgent Core software located on the Secondary File Server.

The PrintAgent core ﬁles must be copied to the htdocs directory after the Secondary File Server installation is complete. However, if you want the Secondary File Server to deliver the two server EXE ﬁles, you must manually copy

DriverlessServer.exe and SecondaryFileServer.exe from

<CD-ROM Drive>:\Server_Files\redips_downloads

c:\program files\xitami\htdocs\ redips_downloads

You can manually copy the Help ﬁles from

<CD-ROM drive>:\NEC_disk\ncss42rn

c:\program files\xitami\htdocs\ncss42rn

(keeping the directory structures intact.)

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Software from a link on the URL Conﬁguration Page.

You can also install the Secondary Server

Conﬁguring URLs

Once the IP address is assigned to the printer, you can go to the printer URL Conﬁguration Page to set URLs for the server(s).

1. Launch your web browser and enter this URL

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

This displays the printer’s URL Conﬁguration Page.

2. In the Pull Print Server text ﬁeld, enter the IP Address of the Pull Printing Server as its URL.

Pull Printing will not work unless the Pull Print Server URL has been entered.

3. Enter the PrintAgent Server’s IP address into the Print Driver text box, Help Page text box, and PrintAgent Software text boxes.

4. Specify an URL as the Home Page for clients.

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5. Click on the Submit Values to Printer button.

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Address, or the printer’s Domain Name, if one has been assigned. For example: http://4200NSecondFloor/conﬁgure.html

Printer URLs can use either the printer’s IP

URL Conﬁguration Page

Install Pull Printing Server and Secondary File Server software from the SuperScript 4200N CD. You can also download them by clicking on these links.

You must enter a URL for the Pull Printing Server.

EMOTE PRINTING

Client System Requirements

You must have on your computer

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

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or Microsoft Java Virtual Machine. You can download either program from the SuperScript 4200N Home Page or from Microsoft’s web site.

Easy Remote Printing Setup

The printer must have its IP address conﬁgured (see Page 61), and a Secondary File Server must be setup (see Page 52.)

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the item under Custom/Network Client or Administrator Setup.

1. Launch your web browser.

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

3. Click on the Install Driver 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 the SuperScript 4200N you want to print to. When installation is ﬁnished, you can see the special NEC PrintAgent driver by selecting Settings and then Printers from the Windows Start menu. Its name generally starts with NEC 4200N PS3 followed by its IP address.

6. Restart your computer for the new driver to take effect.

You can also install the PrintAgent software from

SuperScript 4200N CD

by selecting the Print Agent

WEB PRINTING SETUP

Remote Printing From Your Desktop

Now you can print as usual from your applications—just select Print from the File menu and choose your PrintAgent printer. The jobs will be sent to the printer using browser technology, and you can receive real-time Printer Status.

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Getting Printer Status

When you send a print job, the PrintAgent window opens automatically with status information. The animated printer image shows the printer status.

Eyebrows Moving: The Status Monitor and the printer are successfully communicating.

Eyebrows Stop, Printer Looks Sad: Check the power to the printer.

Pages Printing Out: The printer is printing. Printer Sleeping: The printer is warming up.

Critical messages, such as PAPER TRAY EMPTY, OUT OF

TONER

are shown with a descriptive image and an error message in the text ﬁeld. Non-critical messages, such as LOW TONER and some service errors, will appear only in the text ﬁeld.

, or TOP COVER OPEN, will interrupt a print job. These

Getting Help

When a message is present in the PrintAgent window, press the Help button for more details or instructions. When no messages are present, clicking on the Help button displays the Help Index.

The PrintAgent Window

Window Menus

Printer Status Reports Here

Details Button

Click this to view more information about the printer. Tray information, emulations, pages per minute, and printer IP address are available. Service messages are described in mor e detail.

Home Button

Click this to display a web page speciﬁed by your administrator—possibly the manufacturer’s home page or the printer’s home page.

Admin Button

Click this to perform administrative functions, including, changing the printer name, password, changing the reference URLs or cancelling a print job. You must enter the Administration Password. The default password is Seattle.

Help Button

When a message is present in the PrintAgent window, press the Help button for more details or instructions. When no messages are present, clicking on the Help button displays the Help Index.

PrintAgent Program Menus

PrintAgent program menus are available two ways.

• In Windows 95/98 or Windows NT, press the Start button, select Programs , and select NEC PrintAgent System to display PrintAgent commands.

• Once you have started PrintAgent, you can click on the PrintAgent icon (the green planet) in the Tool Tray at the bottom right corner of your Windows desktop.

Menu commands are described below.

RINTAGENT FEATURES

In addition to providing printer status and Help, PrintAgent buttons and menus provide access to the features described below.

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Start

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

doesn’t turn green after ﬁve seconds, PrintAgent did not launch properly. Restart your computer and try again.

Stop

To stop PrintAgent, select Stop from the Tool Tray menu or Program menu.

Monitor a Printer

Select this from the Tool Tray menu to monitor any 4200N PrintAgent printer on your network.

Add Printers

Once the PrintAgent software is installed, you can add any 4200N printer to your system. Select Add Printer , enter the URL of the printer and click Install .

If you get a message box indicating that the PrintAgent could not access the printer, ﬁrst verify that the URL you typed is correct. An easy way to verify a correct URL is to try adding the printer again.

If the URL was correct and PrintAgent still cannot establish communication, click on the Network Properties button in the Add Printer dialog box and check your proxy settings. If you are trying to reach a printer using a proxy server, you must check the Default Proxy host and port box, then enter your proxy host and port. To reach a printer without using a proxy, you must either de-select the Default Proxy host and port check box, or enter the URL or domain name in the No Proxy For text area.

If PrintAgent is still unable to establish communication with the printer, go to the Printer’s Home Page using your Web browser. If the proxy settings are correct in the browser and the Web page is not found, the problem is with the printer, and you should contact the network administrator.

Remove Printers

To remove a PrintAgent printer, select Remove Printer . In the Printer Selection dialog box that appears, select the printer you wish to remove and press OK. Reset the PrintAgent for the removal to take effect.

Reset

If there are any communications or animation problems, select Reset and see if that resolves the problem.

About

Select this to view copyright and version information.

UnInstall

To uninstall the PrintAgent System, including all PrintAgent printers and the NEC PrintAgent System, press the Windows

Start button, select Programs , and select NEC PrintAgent System to display PrintAgent commands. Choose Uninstall .

Respond Yes to the conﬁrmation dialog boxes, and PrintAgent will be removed from your computer.

PrintAgent Window Menus

The menu bar at the top of the PrintAgent window provides several options for conﬁguring the PrintAgent and managing print jobs.

File Menu

Select Cancel Print Job to cancel the job currently being processed.

Select Print PostScript File to display a browser for selecting a PostScript ﬁle to send to the printer.

Select View Print Queue to display the Print Queue window to view and delete jobs.

Select Exit to quit the PrintAgent program.

View Menu

Select options from this menu to view Text Only, Text and Animation , or Full View of the PrintAgent window.

Options Menu

Select General to display a dialog box for setting preferences about version updates, Status Monitor frequency and display, and the web browser path.

Select Network to display a dialog box for setting preferences about proxy host, port, domain, and host name.

Help Menu

Select Index to display a list of online Help topics. Select About to view information about copyright,

manufacturer model number, and software version.

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ULL PRINTING

Pull Printing Page.

• Word (DOC), Excel (XLS), and PowerPoint (PPT) ﬁles*

Starting the Pull Printing Server

When a print client opens the Pull Printing Page, the associated Pull Printing Server is automatically activated. You can also launch it by clicking the Windows Start button, selecting Programs , selecting Pull Printing Server , and then selecting Start.

Once the Pull Printing Server is running, any local user can Pull Print just by browsing to the Pull Printing Page. To pull print from your desktop, you must have Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 or Netscape Communicator 4.5 and above

• PDF ﬁles*

• Any web page on the Internet.

• GIF, JPG, JPEG, TXT, C, H, JAVA, BAK, RTF, PS, HTML, PS, CPP, and HTM ﬁles can also be printed.

*Supported Microsoft applications and PDF ﬁle types can be printed if your system administrator installed the corresponding applications or plug-ins on the Pull Printing Server. Otherwise, a message will appear notifying you that you cannot print that ﬁle type.

(preferred) with Java 1.1 support. You can print the following types of documents using the

Pull Printing Page

To view the Pull Printing Page, click Pull Printing from the Printer Home Page.

Use the Browser frame

to enter a ﬁle location

or the URL of a

web page.

The Properties frame

lets you change

document and

printer settings.

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The Print Queue frame lists jobs waiting to be printed.

The PrintAgent frame gives real-time reports on your print job and printer and gives access to netwo settings and Help.

Sending a Job

To send a print job:

1. Launch the Web Browser.

2. Enter Printer’s URL to reach the Printer Home Page.

3. Click on Pull Printing .

4. Enter a File Location or URL in the Browser frame. To print a web page, type the URL in the text entry ﬁeld.

Typing “http://” in front of the URL is not required. To print a local ﬁle, type the drive, path and name of the

ﬁle in the text entry ﬁeld, or use the Browse button to select a ﬁle. The drive and full path must be speciﬁed. If the plug-in for that particular type of ﬁle has been installed on the secondary server , the ﬁle is r ender ed and sent to the printer. If the plug-in is not installed, you will be notiﬁed.

5. Make any settings changes in the Properties frame.

6. Click Send ﬁle for printing or Send URL for printing . The job will be rendered by the Pull Printing server and sent to the printer.

Changing Properties and Saving Settings

The Properties frame functions in the same way as the local printer drivers described in Chapter 4 of your user’s guide. You simply point and click to change settings for your print job. Click on any tab to view more settings.

With Pull Printing, you can save different preferences for each printer you use. If you are accepting cookies, the property settings, along with any watermarks you may have created, will be saved upon sending the print job. The next time you pull print to that particular printer, the property pages will preset to match your previous preferences.

Viewing the Print Queue

The Print Queue frame lists jobs that are either waiting to be rendered by the secondary server or waiting in the status monitor to be sent to the printer . A job disappearing from the print queue does not signify that your job is done printing. If the print job is large, there may be a signiﬁcant delay from the time a job is sent to the printer to when it is printed.

You can distinguish your print job from others if you accept the PrintAgent cookies. Your print job will display the name

of the ﬁle or URL you sent, while other print jobs will show only the URL of the printer to which the job will be sent. To see which printer your jobs will be sent to, place the mouse over the icon next to your print job. The name of the printer will be displayed, along with the name of the ﬁle or URL of the web page. It will also signify whether your job is waiting to be rasterized or has already been sent to the status monitor.

Canceling a Job

You can cancel a print job before it is rendered as long as you are accepting cookies. To cancel, click on the print job in the Print Queue frame. You will see a yellow highlight around the text. Click the Cancel button. After it is sent to the secondary server, the job can only be canceled using the Admin dialog box from the PrintAgent window.

Getting Printer Status

The lower right frame of the Pull Printing Page shows the NEC PrintAgent window . The animated printer image shows the printer status.

Eyebrows Moving: The Status Monitor and the printer are successfully communicating.

Eyebrows Stop, Printer Looks Sad: Check the power to the printer.

Pages Printing Out: The printer is printing. Printer Sleeping: The printer is warming up.

Getting Help

When a message is present in the PrintAgent window, press the Help button for more details or instructions. When no messages are present, clicking on the Help button displays the Help Index.

For more information about the PrintAgent window, see page 54.

Pull Printing User Settings

You can customize your web browser settings to enhance your Pull Printing capabilities.

If you would like the ability to save your printer settings and

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any watermarks you make, you must accept any cookies we set. This also gives you the ability to cancel any print jobs you send that are still in the print queue. A cookie is a small piece of data that the browser stores on your hard drive. Each cookie has a maximum limit of 4 kilobytes. Although driverless printing will work if cookies are not accepted, it will not be customized for your needs. You can choose to always accept a cookie, which will allow all web pages to set cookies. You can choose to have a message box appear each time a cookie is set and you will then have the option of accepting or rejecting the cookie.

Accepting Cookies in Internet Explorer 4.01: Click on the view menu item and select Internet Options. Click on the Advanced tab. In the Security section, there are three cookie options. Make sure the radio button is on the “Always accept cookies” option.

Modifying the Registry Entry

If Pull Printing clients are experiencing problems getting status information, and there is a Proxy server between the Pull Printing Server and those clients, you should make the following registry changes in the Personal Web Server.

1. Press the Windows Start button, select Run, and enter

regedit to run the Registry Editor.

2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System

\CurrentControlSet\Services \W3SVC\Parameters.

3. On the right side of the Registry Editor, if you ﬁnd a

registry named ReplyWithHTTP1.1 , a. Right-click on the registry name and choose Modify. b. Change the Data Value to 0, and click OK to save the

change.

4. If you cannot ﬁnd the registry named ReplyWithHTTP1.1, add the registry, using these steps

a. On the left side of the Registry Editor, right-click on

the Parameters folder and select New\DWORD Value.

b. Set the registry name to ReplyWithHTTP1 . and the

Data Value to 0.

5. Close the Registry Editor and restart the Personal Web Server.

If you do modify the registry, those users accessing the Pull Printing Server without going through the proxy must turn off HTTP1.1. Follow these steps.

1. In Internet Explorer 4.01, select Internet Options from

the View menu.

2. Click on the Advanced Tab.

3. Deselect HTTP1.1.

Plug Ins

If you have Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint installed on the Pull Printing Server , clients can print Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents from the Pull Printing Page. For clients to print PDF ﬁles, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on the Pull Printing Server. Acrobat Reader is provided on the SuperScript 4200N CD.

You can ﬁnd out what ﬁle types are currently supported by the Pull Printing Server by reviewing the kickIE.ini ﬁle located in the cgi-bin directory on the Pull Printing Server. If you ﬁnd other plug-ins for Internet Explore 4.01, you can add the ﬁle types supported by the plug-ins to the

<drive>:\program files\xitami \cgi-bin\kickIE.ini file, under the Support Type tag.

Please remember to increase the value of the NumberOfTypes variable.

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CHAPTER 7

NETWORK SETUP

VERVIEW

To use the SuperScript 4200N as a network printer, you must do the following setup tasks.

1. Connect the 4200N to your network.

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card (NIC) installed.

2. Assign an IP address to the 4200N printer. (This step is not necessary for Mac OS users.)

3. Conﬁgure your network and workstations to use the 4200Nnetwork printer.

This Chapter contains the following sections

• Network Printer Features

• Network Administration Page

• Windows Print Clients

• Using MAP

• NetWare 4.x and 5.x Setup

• NetWare 3.x Setup

• Web JetAdmin

• UNIX Print Clients

The 4200N printer already has a network interface

Setup Options

The SuperScript 4200N CD contains network printing tools to support the following conﬁgurations.

Windows

TCP/IP is required if you want to access and use the Network Administration Page to monitor and manage network printers. TCP/IP is also required to operate the printer in an IP protocol network (such as for peer-to-peer printing). See the instructions on page 65 for setting up TCP/IP for Windows 95/98 , and Windows NT 4.0 .

NetWare

See the instructions beginning on page 69 for conﬁguring NetWare 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x and the 4200N to work with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0.

Peer-to-Peer Printing

If you do not have a network server , you can use peer-to-peer printing to print directly to a networked printer from Windows 95/98. You must have the SuperScript 4200N printer driver installed. For IP peer-to-peer printing, the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol stack must be installed and properly conﬁgured on your workstation. See the instructions on page 66 for peer-to-peer printing.

LPR Printing in Windows NT Networks

In Windows NT networks, you can use LPR (line printer) printing. See page 67 for setup instructions.

Macintosh OS

Macintosh OS information is provided in Chapter 4. See the instructions on page 41 to set up and print from Macintosh clients over EtherTalk.

ETWORK PRINTER FEATURES

Network Settings Page

Each time you turn on the printer, the 4200N prints a Network Settings page. Another way to print a Network Settings page is:

1. Go to the URL Conﬁguration Page, the URL is http://<IP address>/conﬁgure.html .

2. Click on the Network Administration link. This displays the Network Administration Page.

3. Click Conﬁgure Status Page , then click Generate Now . (The Network Administration Page is described on page

62.)

The Network Settings page provides information about the network printer settings and network connections. You should review this page immediately after NIC installation and any time you change the conﬁguration to verify that the procedure was done properly.

In the illustration at the right, important features are circled. The Unit Serial No. (which is also on the back of the NIC), is used for printer identiﬁcation in peer-to-peer and NetWare protocols. The Network Address is the hardware address or MAC address. The Protocol Address is the IP address you assign the 4200N printer. You can use the Apple Printer Utility to keep the name of the printer consistent among Macintosh print clients.

The Network Settings Page

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unit Serial No: 992048 Version: 05.23 Network Address: 00:40:af:79:19:80 Network Topology: Ethernet Connector:RJ45 Network Speed: 10 Megabits Novell Network Information enabled

Print Server Name: NEC_992048 Password Defined: No Preferred Server Name not defined Directory Services Context not defined Frame Type: Novell 802.3

Peer-to-Peer Information enabled

Frame Type: 802.03 Network ID: 32803

TCP/IP Network Information enabled

Frame Type: Ethernet II Protocol Address: 131.241.45.84 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 131.241.45.254 DNS Address: 0.0.0.0

AppleTalk Network Information enabled

Frame Type: 802.2 SNAP On 802.3 Preferred Appletalk Zone:* San Jose EtherNet

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Novell Connection Information

Printer Name: NEC_992048_P

File Server: LABNW312

Queue: NEC_992048_Q Priority: 1 Attached: Yes No Notify Defined

Peer-to-Peer Connection Information

Printer Name: NEC_992048

AppleTalk Connection Information

AppleTalk Printer Name: SuperScript 4200N

TCP/IP Connection Information

Port Number: 10001

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Setting The Printer IP Address

To take advantage of many of the network printer features, you must assign an IP address to the printer network interface card. There are several ways to do this.

Using the Operator Panel to set the 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.

8. Press Menu to exit menu mode and press Online to

bring the printer online.

To validate any changes to network settings, you must turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, the turn it on again.

Using MAP to set the IP Address

The Management Access Program (MAP), runs only under Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0. You can use MAP to locate and list SuperScript 4200N network printers connected to your network. Then you select one of the IPX links to go to

its Network Administration Page and conﬁgure TCP/IP Setup. See page 62 for more information.

Using Software Tools to set the IP Address

A number of software tools allow you to set the printer IP address from your workstation.

See page 65 for information on using BOOTPL32 to set TCP/IP Parameters in Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0.

See page 68 for information about DHCP.

Using ARP to set the IP Address

You can use the following procedure to set the IP address on the 4200N printer. Then, you can set the other IP parameters from the Network Administration Page. The network printer must be on the same network segment as the workstation that you are using to conﬁgure it. The TCP/IP stack must be installed and operating.

1. From Windows, start an MS DOS session.

2. At the command prompt enter: arp -s

[IP address] [Hardware Address]

(for the hardware address, use hyphens as separators instead of colons.)

Then enter ping [IP address]

(request should time out)

3. Turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, then turn it on, and use the ping command again to verify that the 4200N printer has its IP address. If it has the address, the result is a conﬁrmation message: [IP address] is alive

4. Remove the entry from the ARP cache using this command: arp -d [IP address]

Resetting the NIC

If you change network settings, you may need to reset the printer NIC for the new settings to take effect. To reset

1. Go to the URL Conﬁguration Page, the URL is http://<IP address>/conﬁgure.html .

2. Click on the Network Administration link. This displays the Network Administration Page.

3. Click Reset in the System column, or

• Turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, then turn it on.

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Restoring Factory Default Settings

You can reset the NIC to its factory default settings. This means that the NIC clears data such as names and IP addresses. It does not lose its serial number or Network Address. If you have changed the printer’s name, it will revert to its default name.

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printer is moved to a different network.

To reset the NIC to factory default settings

• Go to the Network Administration Page and click

Factory Defaults in the System column. You will need to enter a password (the default is sysadm). Turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, then turn it on. (The Network Administration Page is described beginning on page 62, passwords are explained on page 63.)

You should restore factory defaults when the

NIC Status Lights

When the NIC is installed, its two status lights, amber and green, are located on the interface panel on the back of the printer. Light patterns for normal operation are

Green light is on solid: This shows normal operation while the printer is awaiting print jobs.

Amber light blinks continuously: This shows that the NIC is receiving a print job.

Green light blinks 3 times and stays on: This occurs when the printer has performed a successful self-test. It then prints a Network Settings page.

printer IP address. The printer IP address then appears on the Network Settings page under TCP/IP Network Information/Protocol Address.

To access the Network Administration Page, open your browser by double-clicking on its icon.

1. Go to the URL Conﬁguration Page, the URL is http://<IP address>/conﬁgure.html .

2. Click on the Network Administration link. This displays the Network Administration Page.

The Network Administration Page

Light patterns that identify error conditions are described on page 97.

ETWORK ADMINISTRATION PAGE

Each 4200N printer has a web page that allows you to perform network administration tasks.

Going to the Network Administration Page

You must assign an IP address to your printer. Then you can use a web browser, such as Navigator or Internet Explorer, to access the Network Administration Page.

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See page 61 for instructions on assigning the

The Network Administration Page has the following features.

Reset: Click here to reset the NIC and allow new settings to take effect. The NIC’s connection with the network is fully re-initialized, but its connection with the printer controller is not. To reset the connection with the

printer controller, turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, then turn it on.

Factory Defaults: Click here to restore factory default values on all NIC parameters. You should restore factory defaults if you move the 4200N to a new network or if the NIC was set up improperly the ﬁrst time. Remember that this option clears all settings you have deﬁned for the NIC. You must turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, then turn it on for the factory default settings to take effect.

Startup check box to generate a status page (the Network Settings page) each time you turn on the printer or reset the NIC.

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checked to print at power-on.

To print out a Network Settings page immediately, click Generate Now .

Printer Status: Click here to display status information for the printer and NIC, as well as errors and messages.

We recommend that you leave this setting

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Unit Status: Click here to view the current state for each protocol and NIC port available on your NIC. For each supported protocol (Novell NetWare, TCP/IP, or AppleTalk), the top line displays the protocols supported and if the protocol is enabled or disabled.

Network Address: Click here to view the serial number and the Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address for the 4200N.

Change Password: Changing any parameters using the Network Administration Page requires a password. Click

here to change your password. The default password is sysadm. Your password can contain letters, numbers, and punctuation, and is case sensitive.

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factory defaults manually. See page 62.

Protocol Functions

The Protocols feature is for setting up network options and parameters. It provides extensive access to NIC parameters, and allows you to setup IP parameters (IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway). You can enable/disable AppleTalk and NetWare, but not TCP/IP. (We recommend that you disable any protocol that you are not using.)

Other Functions

Test Printer: Click here, and then click on the Start Test

button in the dialog box that appears, to send a test document to the printer.

Conﬁgure Status Page: Click here to conﬁgure the Status Page options. Select the Print Status Page on

If you forget your password, you can restore

SING

The Management Access Program (MAP), runs only under Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0. You use MAP to list SuperScript 4200N network printers connected to your network. Then you select one to go to its Network Administration Page for network administration options.

MAP

MAP Operating Requirements

To use MAP, you must have the following installed on your PC.

• Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer

• The Microsoft TCP/IP protocol stack, if printer is going to support TCP/IP.

For IPX Search Functions: The IPX protocol must be installed and enabled on your PC. Both Microsoft and the NetW ar e 32-bit stacks are supported.

For IP Peer-to-Peer Printing: Both your workstation and printer must have an IP address and subnet mask entered. If communicating across subnets, the default gateway must also be identiﬁed.

For IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing: Your PC must have the IPX/SPX compatible protocol installed and enabled.

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Installing MAP

MAP is available on the SuperScript 4200N CD that comes with your printer. MAP must be installed from Windows 95/ 98 or Windows NT 4.0. It cannot be installed from the MS-DOS® command prompt.

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the Secondary FIle Server.

Do not install MAP on the same computer used by

1. Insert the SuperScript 4200N CD.

2. Use the Administrator installation option to install the

MAP utility, or go to the <CDROM Drive>\map directory and double click on setup.exe .

Running MAP and Selecting a 4200N

1. In Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0, press the Start button. Select MAP from the program group you speciﬁed during installation.

When MAP starts, a list of all available units on the network is displayed by unit IP address or serial number.

The unit listing will be divided by TCP/IP units and IPX/SPX units. See the illustration below.

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appear in both lists. Load MAP setup to view default Settings.

c. Click on a unit under IPX/SPX in the list to display

The Network Administration Page options are explained beginning on page 62. An example using MAP and the Network Administration Page to conﬁgure the printer for NetWare 4.x is shown on page 70

If a unit is enabled for both IP and IPX, it will

its Network Administration Page. Click on a unit under TCP/IP to display the printer’s Home Page.

Management Access Program 3.30

[Refresh] [Help]

Units supporting TCP/IP

http://131.241.45.61/NEC_991142 NEC SuperScript 4200N Ethernet Card http://131.241.45.203/NEC_991149 NEC SuperScript 4200N Ethernet Card http://131.241.45.64/NEC_991151 NEC SuperScript 4200N Ethernet Card http://131.241.45.83/NEC_991650 Print Server Card http://131.241.45.191/NEC_991653 Print Server Card http://131.241.45.189/NEC_991655 NEC SuperScript 4200N Ethernet Card http://131.241.45.127/NEC_999999 Print Server Card

Units supporting IPX/SPX

NEC 991142 NEC SS 4200N NEC 991149 NEC 991151 NEC 991650 NEC 991653

NEC SS 4200N NEC SS 4200N NEC SS 4200N NEC SS 4200N

The MAP lists the 4200N printers on your network; select one to display its Network Administration Page.

INDOWS PRINT CLIENTS

There are several ways you can conﬁgure your Windows print clients to access the 4200N network printer, depending on which version of Windows you ar e using and your system conﬁguration. Below, under “Network Conﬁguration Options,” are possible scenarios.

Installing SuperScript 4200N Printer Drivers

As you conﬁgure your network operating system, you will need to install a copy of the SuperScript 4200N printer driver onto each workstation that will be accessing the network printer.

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TCP/IP Requirements for Windows Conﬁguration

TCP/IP is required for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows for Workgroups, if you want to access and use the Network Administration Page to view printer status and manage network printers. TCP/IP is also required to operate the printer in an IP protocol network (such as for peer-to-peer printing). TCP/IP setup for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 is explained on page 65.

Network Conﬁguration Options

Windows 95/98

• If you have a NetWare network, see page 69 for NetWare 4.x and 5.x setup, or page 71 for Netware 3.x setup.

• If you have no network server, you can print directly to the network printer using the peer-to-peer software provided on the SuperScript 4200N CD. See page 66.

• You can also set up shared printing (see page 67).

Windows NT 4.0

• If you have a NetWare network, see page 69 for NetWare 4.x setup, or page 71 for Netware 3.x setup.

• In a Windows NT network you can use lpr printing. See page 67.

Windows for Workgroups

• If you have a NetWare network, see page 69 for NetWare 4.x setup, or page 71 for Netware 3.x setup. You

can also use shared printing.

TCP/IP Setup in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0

Installing the TCP/IP Protocol Stack

1. In Windows, open the Network control panel.

2. If TCP/IP Protocol is not installed, add it, and conﬁgure the workstation’s TCP/IP settings.

3. Restart. The new protocols and services will not be available until the system is restarted.

Assign the IP Address and Other TCP/IP Parameters to the 4200N

If you have a DHCP server, the 4200N will retrieve an IP address automatically from the network server when you turn on the printer. Here we provide instructions for using BOOTPL32 to set the IP address manually. You can also use ARP/ping commands if you prefer.

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1. Insert the SuperScript 4200N CD.

2. Launch BOOTPL32, or move to the <CDROM

drive>:\bootp then double click on bootpl32.exe .

3. Select Conﬁgure from the Admin menu. a. Enter the IP address to assign to the 4200N. b. Enter the subnet mask.

c. Enter the default gateway address (if applicable) or

d. Enter the hardware address of the 4200N. This

4. Click on Go to send the new settings to the 4200N.

After a few minutes (usually between 1 and 2 minutes, but possibly up to 5 minutes on very large or busy networks), the 4200N will reset and print its Network Settings page. The new IP settings will be listed in the TCP/IP Network Information section of the Network Settings page.

If the new IP address does not appear on the Network Settings page under “Protocol Address,” you may have entered the hardware address incorrectly in BOOTPL32. Repeat Steps 2 and 3, and check the IP address on the new Network Settings page.

The new IP address can also be veriﬁed in BootPL32 by turning the printer off, wait 10 seconds, then turning it on and selecting Verify from the Admin menu. It should report that the Unit is Active .

For other ways to set the IP address, see page 61.

leave blank.

address is listed on the Network Settings page under Network Address, for example, 00:40:af:c9:f0:d8. Enter it exactly as it appears on the Network Settings page.

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Windows Peer-to-Peer Printing Setup

Peer-to-peer printing allows Windows 95/98 computers to print directly to a networked printer without an intervening ﬁle server. Below are the main features of peer-to-peer printing.

• Runs on Windows 95/98 and workstations or servers “out of the box.”

• Runs on networks with or without a NetWare ﬁle server.

• Implements peer-to-peer direct printing between Windows computers and networked printers.

• You can conﬁgure network printers the same way you conﬁgure printers directly attached to a computer.

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used with its factory default settings.

IP vs. IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing

Your network conﬁguration will dictate whether IP or IPX is more appropriate. However, we recommend you use IP peerto-peer printing if possible.

For IP Peer-to-Peer Printing: You must install PeerToPeer-IP. This protocol allows you to access the network printer over an IP network. The Microsoft TCP/IP protocol stack must also be installed and properly conﬁgured on your workstation. The network and the network print servers must support IP.

For IPX Peer-to-Peer Printing: You must install Peer-to-Peer-IPX. It is not necessary to have a NetW ar e ﬁle server on the network to use this IPX protocol.

To run peer-to-peer software on a Window 95/98 computer

Install Peer-to-Peer Utility

Follow these steps to install the correct software.

1. Insert the SuperScript 4200N CD.

2. Use the Administrator installation option to install the Peer-to-Peer IP or Peer-to-Peer IPX utility.

3. Follow the Installation prompts. When installation is complete, click OK.

In isolated serverless networks, the NIC should be

Add the Peer-to-Peer Printer Driver

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

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

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the printer.

SuperScript 4200N printer drivers are provided on

SuperScript 4200N CD

that comes with the 4200N

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

4. Click Have Disk and point to the 4200N CD.

• To install the ICM based driver (see “Color Control

Options” on page 31), move to the ps95icm directory and select ncss4200.inf .

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

directory and select ncss4200.inf .

Click Next.

5. Your peer-to-peer network printer will be listed under local printer ports and identiﬁed using the 4200N serial number. For example, NEC_911499. Select your new peer-to-peer printer.

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

Moving a Peer-to-Peer Printer

If you move your printer to a new network, you must restore the NIC to its factory defaults (see page 62). If you have changed your printer’s name, it will revert to its original factory name.

Removing Peer-to-Peer Software

You should delete all printers which have been installed to use peer-to-peer printing before you delete the peer-to-peer software. Follow these steps.

1. Press the Windows Start button, select Settings , then select Printers .

2. In the Printers window, select a printer to delete.

3. Select Delete from the File menu.

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Removing

To remove the IP peer-to-peer software from your computer, use the Add/Remove Programs control panel.

1. Press the Windows Start button, select Settings , then select Control Panel .

2. Open Add/Remove Programs . Select P2P-IP in the list and click Remove.

Removing

To remove the IPX peer-to-peer software from your computer, use the PeerToPeer-IPX Uninstall program. Follow these steps.

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

2. Press the Windows Start button and select Run.

3. At Run, type:

<CD drive>:\P2PIPX\UNINSTAL.EXE Then click OK. Follow the Uninstall wizard prompts. When removal is

complete, click OK.

P2P-IP

P2P-IPX

Setting LPR Printing on an NT Network

The following procedure can be used to set up the LPR spooler for a Windows NT 4.0 workstation/server.

1. In the Windows Network control panel, install the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing service.

2. Use the Windows Add Printer wizard to install the SuperScript 4200N printer driver for Windows NT 4.0.

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the printer.

3. In Windows NT 4.0, click the Start button, select Settings , then select Printers .

4. Select the NEC SuperScript 4200N printer icon, and then select Properties from the File menu.

5. Click on the Ports tab (the SuperScript 4200N driver installs to LPT1 by default).

6. Then select Add Port .

7. Under Available Printer Port select LPR Port and click the New Port button.

SuperScript 4200N printer drivers are provided on

SuperScript 4200N CD

that comes with the 4200N

8. In the Name or address of server providing lpd ﬁeld,

enter the IP (Protocol) address of the printer, for example,

128.191.184.50.

9. In the Name of printer or print queue on that server ﬁeld, enter PORT1 (the word “PORT” must be in uppercase). Click OK, then click Close to assign that newly created port to the SuperScript 4200N.

10. Click on the Sharing tab in the NEC SuperScript 4200N Properties window.

11. Click on the radio button Shared and enter a name for your SuperScript 4200N printer.

12. Click OK to apply these settings to your printer.

Shared Printing in Windows 95/98

Use these steps to set up shared printing in Windows 95/98.

1. Install the printer as a “local” printer using LPT1 port.

2. Press the Windows Start button, select Settings , then select Control Panel .

3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Network icon.

4. Click on the File and Print Sharing button and in the dialog box that appears, make sure that I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s) is checked.

5. Click OK and Click OK in the Network window.

6. Next, press the Windows Start button, select Settings , then select Printers .

7. In the Printers window, select the printer installed on LPT1. Click on it with the right mouse button and select Sharing from the pop-up menu.

8. Select Shared as and enter a name to identify the printer on the network. Then click OK.

9. On another PC, press the Windows Start button, select Settings , then select Printers .

10. In the Printers window, double-click the Add Printer icon.

11. Click Next to begin installation and specify Network when prompted.

12. When prompted for Network Path or Queue Name, click on Browse , and browse to the name of the computer

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where the printer was installed locally.

13. Select the name of the shared printer and click OK.

14. Then proceed with normal installation as directed.

Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol

Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol (DHCP) allows automatic assignment of IP address and other IP parameters for attached devices. The 4200N works with DHCP in the following way.

At power-up, the 4200N NIC broadcasts a DHCP request for an IP address. If a DHCP server is pr esent, the r equest will be processed, and an IP address will be returned to the NIC. Upon receipt of the IP address, the NIC resets, and prints a Network Settings page. This shows the new IP address (and subnet mask, and default gateway, if any).

Under factory default settings, once an IP address has been assigned to it, the NIC will no longer broadcast DHCP requests. If you uncheck IP Address in NVRAM, in the Network Administration Page, the printer will broadcast a DHCP request each time you turn on the printer.

The DHCP server may grant a temporary IP address, called a temporary lease or temporary reservation, which expires later, or may grant a permanent or unlimited lease or reservation which does not expire.

Devices that are granted a temporary lease will be notiﬁed before the lease expires and asked if they would like to extend the lease. The NIC will continue extending its lease indeﬁnitely (unless prohibited by your DHCP server conﬁguration), and thus maintain a consistent IP address.

Important: If the NIC is not turned on or is not connected to the

network when the DHCP server is sending requests to extend the lease, the lease will not be extended. The DHCP server will cancel the lease and may assign the IP address to another device. Therefore, it is highly recommended to explicitly specify the NIC lease as permanent or unlimited in your DHCP server conﬁguration.

DHCP Settings in the Network Administration Page

You can control the way the NIC handles DHCP from the Network Administration Page. To go there,

1. Go to the URL Conﬁguration Page, the URL is http://<IP address>/conﬁgure.html .

2. Click on the Network Administration link. This displays the Network Administration Page.

3. Under Protocols, click Setup TCP/IP. The two DHCP Settings are shown here.

The factory default is that both settings are checked. When Enable DHCP is not checked , the NIC will not

make DHCP requests. When IP Address in NVRAM is not checked , the NIC

will always make a new DHCP address request at printer power on.

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NETW

ARE

4.X

AND

Using NWADMIN or NWADMN32

This process involves the following tasks.

• Attaching the printer server

• Installing the printer driver

• Conﬁguring the printer

Attaching the Printer Server

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IntranetWare Client 2.2 or later. Refer to Novel documentation for instructions on how to install the client.

To attach the print server:

1. Log in to NetWare 4.x with administrator rights and open the NetWare Administrator window.

2. Create Printer Object. a. Highlight the Organizational Unit or Organization

b. In the New Object window that appears, scroll down

c. When the Create Printer window appears, type a

3. Create Print Server Object. a. Highlight the Organizational Unit. From the Object

b. In the New Object window appears, scroll down the

c. At the Create Print Server window, type a name in

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the name shown on the Network Settings page under Novell Network Information.

Before loging onto the server, you must install

where you want to create the print service in the Directory Tree. From the Object menu, select Create .

the Class of New Object list, select the Printer icon and click the OK button.

name in the Printer Name ﬁeld and click on the Create button.

menu, select Create.

Class of New Object list, select the Print Server icon, and click the OK button.

the Print Server Name ﬁeld and click the Create button.

The Print Server name you enter should match

4. Create Print Queue Object.

a. Highlight the Organizational Unit. From the Object

menu, select Create.

b. In the New Object window that appears, scroll down

the Class of New Object list, select the Print Queue icon, and click the OK button.

c. At the Create Print Queue window, click the

Directory Service Queue button, then type in a name for Print Queue Name.

d. Click the icon to the right of Print Queue Volume

ﬁeld to display the browser, and select a speciﬁc Print Queue Volume (or type the name in the ﬁeld).

e. Click the Create button.

5. Assign Printer Object a. In the Directory Tree, double click on the printer

object just created to open its Printer window. Click on the Assignments button on the right-side of the window and click on the Add button.

b. In the Select Object window that appears, ﬁnd the

print queue object just created among the choices listed in the Objects box and select it by clicking on it.

c. Click on the OK button and the print queue is added

to the Print Queues: box in the Printer: window. Click on the OK button again.

6. Assign Print Server Object a. In the Directory Tree, double-click on the print server

object you just created to open its Print Server window.

b. In the Print Server window that appears, click on

the Assignments button and Add button to bring up the Select Object window. Select the printer object just created from the Objects box and click on the OK button. Now the printer (with its context) appears in the Printers: box of the Print Server window. Click on the OK button.

7. Check Assignments a. At the Directory Tree , double click on the Print

Queue object you just created. At the Print Queue

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window, click on the Assignments button.

b. If you conﬁgured the print queue and printer

correctly they will appear in the proper boxes on the Print Queue window. Press the Cancel button.

Installing the Printer Driver

In Windows, use the Add Printer feature to install and conﬁgure a SuperScript 4200N printer driver in each workstation that will access the network printer.

note:

SuperScript 4200N CD

SuperScript 4200N printer drivers are on the

that comes with the printer.

Specify that the printer will be attached as a Network Printer, and set the Port to the printer queue you just

created. (The W indows NT 4.0 driver installs automatically to LPT1:. After installation, you can manually conﬁgure the port to your NetWare queue.)

Using MAP and the Network Administration Page to Conﬁgure the Printer

Now you must specify the Preferred NDS Context and Preferred NDS Tree using the Network Administration

Page options. Continue with the instructions below, to do this.

1. Run MAP. a. If you have not yet installed MAP, follow the

instructions on page 64.

b. In Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0, click the

Start button. Select MAP from the program group you speciﬁed during installation. When MAP starts, a list of all available units on the network is displayed by unit serial number.

2. Select the 4200N to conﬁgure. a. Click on a 4200N in the list under IPX printers to

display its Network Administration Page.

3. NetWare 4.x (NDS) Conﬁguration a. On the Network Administration Page, click on

Setup NetWare in the Protocols column.

b. In the NetWare Conﬁguration menu that appears,

enter a name in the Preferred NDS Context ﬁeld, and enter a name in the Preferred NDS Tree ﬁeld.

(Leave the Preferred File Server ﬁeld blank.)

c. Enter the password and click on the Accept

Settings button. (The default password is sysadm.)

4. Turn the printer off and then on again to validate network settings changes.

5. Conﬁrm Successful Conﬁguration. a. In the Systems column, click on Reset. After the

Reset, turn the printer off, wait 10 seconds, then turn it on.

b. Go back to the Network Administration Page, click

the Network Administration button. Then, in the System column, click on Unit Status .

c. In the dialog box that appears, scroll down to display

the NetWare Status. The Queue Status should be Attached .

d. If the Queue Status is not shown as Attached , please

verify that the entries for Print Server Name, Preferred NDS Context, and Print Server Password match those deﬁned in NWADMIN.

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NETW

Complete these basic tasks to conﬁgure NetWare 3.x binderybased services for your printer.

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IntranetWare Client 2.2 or later. Refer to Novel documentation for instructions on how to install the client.

1. Log in to NetWare 3.x with Supervisor rights and start PCONSOLE.

2. Deﬁne the Print Queue. a. Select Print Queue Information from the Available

b. Press INSERT, type a name for the new queue to be

3. Deﬁne the Print Server. a. Select Print Server Information from the Available

b. Press INSERT, type the NIC Print Server Name and

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the name shown on the Network Settings page under Novell Network Information.

4. Deﬁne the Printer. a. Press ENTER with the new Print Server Highlighted,

b. In the Conﬁgured Printers list, select an unused

c. Press ESCAPE to exit and select Yes to save the

ARE

Before loging into the server, you must install

Options menu and press ENTER.

serviced by the NIC and press ENTER. Press ESCAPE to return to the Available Options Menu.

Options menu and press ENTER.

press ENTER.

The Print Server Name you enter should match

select Print Server Conﬁguration and press ENTER, then select Printer Conﬁguration and press ENTER.

printer number and press ENTER. In the Printer <#> Conﬁguration screen, deﬁne a new name for the printer if desired. (The printer name is displayed in various NetWare printing messages.)

changes. Press ESCAPE again to return to the Printer Server Conﬁguration menu.

ENTER. Highlight the desired printer on the Deﬁned

Printers list and press ENTER.

b. Press INSERT to display the Available Queues list.

Select the desired queue and press ENTER. Assign a Priority level (recommended choice is 1) and press

ENTER.

c. Press Alt-F10 to exit PCONSOLE.

6. Conﬁgure the network printer using MAP and the Network Administration Page. The instructions are shown on page 70.

7. Conﬁrm Successful Conﬁguration. a. Turn the printer off and on and wait for a Network

Settings page to print. If the network is large, this may take several minutes.

b. The Novell Connection Information area on the

Network Settings page displays the printer name, ﬁle server , queue, etc. If it displays Attached: Yes , this conﬁrms that the NIC Print Server is ready to accept print jobs. If not, verify that the Print Server name matches exactly the Print Server name that was entered in PCONSOLE.

8. Install and Conﬁgure Your Printer Driver

In Windows, use the Add Printer feature to install and conﬁgure a SuperScript 4200N printer driver in each workstation that will access the network printer.

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SuperScript 4200N CD

Specify that the printer will be attached as a Network Printer, and set the Port to the printer queue you just

created. (The W indows NT 4.0 driver installs automatically to LPT1. After installation, you can manually reset the port to your NetWare queue.)

SuperScript 4200N printer drivers are on the

that comes with the printer.

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5. Assign the Print Queue.

a. Select Queues Serviced By Printer and press

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WEB JETA

If you are using Web JetAdmin, you must copy certain NEC SuperScript ﬁles to Web JetAdmin folders so that the NEC SuperScript 4200N will appear properly.

DMIN

C:\Program Files\HP Web JetAdmin4.0\doc\devices\ nec_super_script_4200N\Ofﬂine.gif

C:\Program Files\HP Web JetAdmin4.0\doc\devices\ nec_super_script_4200N\PaperJam.gif

Location of Source Files

Shown below are the locations of ﬁles on the SuperScript 4200N CD that must be copied to Web JetAdmin folders. The

paths shown assumes your CD-ROM is drive E. E:\WebJetAD\nec_super_script_4200N.gif E:\WebJetAD\ Icons\Nss4200Ni.gif E:\WebJetAD\ Images\Nss4200N.gif E:\WebJetAD\ nec_super_script_4200N\CoverOpen.gif E:\WebJetAD\ nec_super_script_4200N\NoPaper.gif E:\WebJetAD\ nec_super_script_4200N\NoToner.gif E:\WebJetAD\ nec_super_script_4200N\Ofﬂine.gif E:\WebJetAD\ nec_super_script_4200N\PaperJam.gif

WebJetAdmin Directories and Files

Shown below are the locations of where the WebJetAdmin ﬁles must be copied to. The path may vary depending on your Web JetAdmin version.

C:\Program Files\HP Web JetAdmin4.0\doc\devices \nec_super_script_4200N.gif

C:\Program Files\HP Web JetAdmin4.0\doc\devices\ Icons\Nss4200Ni.gif

C:\Program Files\HP Web JetAdmin4.0\doc\devices\ Images\Nss4200N.gif

C:\Program Files\HP Web JetAdmin4.0\doc\devices\ nec_super_script_4200N\CoverOpen.gif

C:\Program Files\HP Web JetAdmin4.0\doc\devices\ nec_super_script_4200N\NoPaper.gif

Reset Web JetAdmin Discovery

1. Display Web JetAdmin 4.0.

2. In the Web JetAdmin Main page, click on Web JetAdmin Settings .

3. Click on Modify Discovery Settings on the right side under HP Web JetAdmin Global Settings.

4. This displays the Discovery Mechanics page. Scroll down to the Clear Database section and click on the Clear! button.

5. The Success page appears. At the top of the frame, click the Discovery Settings button to re-enter the Discovery Mechanics page.

6. Scroll down to the Start New Discovery section and click on the Start! button.

Now, you should be able to see the NEC SuperScript 4200N when you search devices.

C:\Program Files\HP Web JetAdmin4.0\doc\devices\ nec_super_script_4200N\NoToner.gif

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UNIX P

Here we provide basic instructions for installing the printer on your UNIX system in Solaris 2.x and SCO. For additional information and updated methods, refer to your operating system administration manuals.

RINT CLIENTS

Conﬁguring the IP Address on the 4200N

The 4200N must be assigned an IP address and routing parameters. We suggest you use the instructions on page 61 for using the printer Operator Panel to set the Net (IP) Address.

Setting Up Your Printing Mode

Use these instructions to set up the printer for SCO Open Server Enterprise 5.0 and Solaris 2.x.

Installing the Printer in Your System

lpd is an implementation of the standard UNIX line printer daemon which lets you print across a TCP/IP network, without the need to install software on your workstation, and with all ﬁltering and banners done by the 4200N. Remote printing uses the same commands (lpr, lpq, lpc) as local printing.

The process begins when the lpr call ﬁnds a printer on a remote system by looking at the remote (rm) entry in the /etc/printcap file for that printer. lpr handles a print job for a remote printer by opening a connection with the lpd process on the remote system and sending the data ﬁle (followed by the control ﬁle containing control information for this job) to the remote system. The printer-based lpd then ﬁlters the data and prints the job according to information contained in the control ﬁle and its own printcap ﬁle.

The following sections give speciﬁc lpd setup instructions for various systems. You must log in as root in order to execute the commands.

Adding a SuperScript 4200N to Solaris 2.x

Log into your system as root. Add the printer’s IP address you already assigned into the /etc/hosts ﬁle. Using lpsystem follow these steps to open a terminal and enter the printer’s IP address from the command line.

1. lpsystem -t bsd <IP address of printer>

[ENTER]

Enter the 4200N print server host name from the /etc/hosts file. Your system may want its IP address instead of the remote host name.

2. lpadmin -p <printername> -s <remote host name or IP address>!PORT1 [ENTER]

note:

3. Enable<printername> [ENTER]

4. Accept<printername> [ENTER]

Then, make sure that the printer content type is set to PS” by typing lpstat -p -l to display the current printer settings. If it is not set to PS, type the following on the command line to change the printer settings.

5. lpadmin -p <printername> -I ps [ENTER]

6. lpadmin -p <printername> -T PS [ENTER]

To test that the printer was installed into the system, send a print job using any application in your operating system. Make sure that the printer you choose is the SuperScript 4200N that you installed earlier.

Adding a SuperScript 4200N to SCO OpenServer 5.x

1. Set up the SuperScript 4200N printer as a remote printer on a host that sends jobs to a Print Server using lpd. Use the following procedures to do this: At the prompt, type: mkdev rlp

note:

additional printers to be conﬁgured, use the command.

2. You will now be asked a of questions. Respond as follows. Do you want to install or remove a remote printer? Type: I

3. Do you want to change printer description ﬁle /etc/printcap? Type: Y

There is no space after the remote host name.

You cannot run

mkdev rlp

twice. If you have

rlpconf

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UNIX Print Clients 73

4. Write a printer name. For example, type: lprprinter1

5. Is lprprinter1 a remote printer or a local printer? Type: R

6. Enter remote host name: type host name entered in printcap for the 4200N. For example, type: lprprinter

7. Conﬁrm the information you have entered. Type: Y

8. Conﬁrm the preceding connection as your system default. Type: Y

9. Enter another printer name or quit setup. Type: Q

10. Do you want to start the remote daemon now? Type: Y

11. Using a line editor of your choice, verify the following on your /etc/printcap ﬁle. If necessary, use the following steps to change the “rp” entry.

lprprinter1:\ :lp=:\

:rm=lprprinter:\ :rp=PORT1:\

:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lprprinter1:

12. Change the :rp=lprprinter: entry to :rp=PORT1.

13. Set this printer as the default printer and print a page, for example, from a browser, to verify that the installation was successful.

note:

in the earlier steps. Actual parameters may vary depending on prior setup.

This information was based on the sample input

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CHAPTER 8

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

VERVIEW

This printer is designed for easy use and maintenance. Be sure to review the maintenance and service schedules on page 76. These 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 4200N 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).

RECAUTIONS

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.

• Turn off 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 102, 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 printed 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 (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 82.

• Clean the Transfer Roller (see page 82).

• Clean the Paper Exit Roller using the procedure on page 86.

• Clean the Belt Cartridge (OPC Belt) when the charge wire gets stained or printouts show vertical streaks. Use the procedure on page 80.

• Clean the Laser Lens using the procedure on page 84 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 79).

• Replace the Belt Cartridge after 50,000 color planes* or

every 12 months, using the procedure on page 81.

• Replace the Ozone Filter using the procedure on page

85.

• Replace the Fusing Unit after 60,000 pages using the

procedure on page 83.

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 replaced by a ﬁeld service engineer.

*Every color laid down on a page is considered a plane. There are four planes to a full color page using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.

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

82.

• Wipe down the Paper Guides in the paper trays with a soft cloth and mild solvent (after 20,000 prints or sooner if needed).

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EPLACING THE TONER

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 4200N Toner Module contact your NEC printer dealer or see below. The black replacement modules print approximately 5,000 pages (at normal 5% coverage). The yellow, magenta, and cyan replacement modules print approximately 3,000 pages each (at normal 5% coverage).

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).

ODULES

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

To order new Toner Modules ✆ 800-632-2326

Toner Module Part #

Black Toner Module 20-200 Yellow Toner Module 20-201 Magenta Toner Module 20-202 Cyan Toner Module 20-203

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EPLACING THE FUSER OIL BOTTLE

Part 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:

Bottle while removing it to avoid drips in the printer.

Hold a piece of paper under the used Fuser Oil

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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EPLACING THE FUSER CLEANING

OLLER

Part 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. CONTROL 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.

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

Previous Next

Select

Replacing the Fuser Cleaning Roller 79

LEANING 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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EPLACING THE BELT CARTRIDGE

Part 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. CONTROL 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

A B C

E F G

Power Warning Online

Menu OnLine

Data OHT Label

Feed Item Media

Select

Previous Next

Replacing the Belt Cartridge 81

NSIDE THE BACK COVER

Allow several minutes 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, T ransfer 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. W ipe 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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EPLACING THE FUSER UNIT

Part 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 49.

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

Loosen left Thumb Screw

Loosen right Thumb Screw

Paper to protect Transfer Drum

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LEANING 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.

Tabs

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EPLACING THE OZONE FILTER

Part Number 126164

The Ozone Filter needs to be replaced about every 12 months.

1. Slide open the Filter Cover located in back of the printer.

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

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

note:

replaced regularly.

An odor will come from the ozone ﬁlter if not

EPLACING THE TONER COLLECTOR

Part Number 20-213

The T oner Collector is a r eplaceable plastic bottle that collects used toner. Follow these directions to change it:

1. Open the Front Cover of the printer.

2. Remove the used Toner Collector.

3. Note the label attached to the used Toner Collector. Remove this label and use it to seal shut the opening.

4. Discard the used Toner Collector.

5. Install the new Toner Collector.

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

Replacing the Ozone Filter 85

LEANING THE OUTSIDE OF THE

RINTER

Use a clean cotton cloth and mild cleaner to clean the outside of the printer.

note:

on plastic parts of the printer.

To clean the Paper Exit Rollers follow the instructions below:

1. Turn off and unplug the printer

2. Open the Top Cover slightly.

3. Using a dry cotton cloth, clean the Paper Exit Rollers. Manually rotate each roller.

4. Close the Top Cover.

Do not use strong solvents or abrasive cleansers

Paper Exit Rollers

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CHAPTER 9

TROUBLESHOOTING

Paper does not output to the output tray…

Check for paper jam or misfeed.

Paper does not stack correctly…

Check that the paper is between 16 and 90 lbs. base weight.

VERVIEW

This chapter tells you how to resolve problems with your printer’s operation. Topics include

• Print quality maintenance

• Simple troubleshooting

• Operator Panel alert messages

• Clearing paper jams

• Print quality problems

• Parallel printing problems

• Network printing problems

Print Quality Maintenance

Here are some suggestions for maintaining the highest print quality from your printer.

• Replace the Toner Modules immediately when the display indicates that replacement is necessary.

• Use high-quality paper or transparencies to obtain sharp, crisp characters and maximum contrast.

• Follow the cleaning procedures described in Chapter 8, “Maintaining Your Printer.”

Simple Troubleshooting

Here are some simple resolutions to occasional printer problems.

Power light is off…

Check that the power cord is plugged into a live power outlet and the printer power switch is turned on.

Printer Messages

Printer messages provide useful information for progress checks and troubleshooting. These messages are displayed on the printer Operator Panel.

Status Messages

Status messages appear on the printer operator panel and report normal operating conditions. No action is necessary. The table on page 44, summarizes status messages.

Alert Messages

Alert messages appear on the printer Operator Panel when a condition occurs that causes normal printing to be suspended. Often, operations can be recovered without losing data by removing the source of the problem. Other conditions require the printer to be turned off and then on again to reset it, in which case, any data is lost. If Jam Recovery is set to On, the printer will automatically reprint lost pages of a PostScript print job after a jam is cleared, as long as you do not turn off the printer . Jam Recovery can only be set in the Operator Panel menu tree (see page 47).

The table on page 88, summarizes alert messages and the action you can take to correct them.

Service Messages

If a major problem occurs, the Operator Panel will display the SERVICE CALL message followed by a code, such as F5. You must call an authorized service representative to resolve this problem. Report the code when you call to assist in diagnosing the problem. See page 101 for more information about getting service.

Power light is on but printer does not print…

• Verify that the Online indicator light is on (if it is not, press the Online button).

• Verify that all interface cable connections are tightly secured.

ALERT Message Explanation

OUT OF PAPER One of the paper trays is empty TRAY 2 UNSUPPORTED SIZE Paper Tray 2 contains paper size that is not supported by engine. PAPER MISMATCH LOAD

<Paper Size> TRAY

Paper Tray 1 or 2 does not have the correct paper size as speciﬁed for the print job. Load the paper size shown on the display <Letter, Legal, A4, B5JIS, B5ISO,

EXEC, FOLIO, FSCAP, SPFOLI, QUARTO, COM-10, or DL>.

<K, Y, M, or C> TONER EMPTY Speciﬁed Toner Module is empty. Replace it with a new one. <K, Y, M, or C> TONER NOT FOUND Speciﬁed Toner Module is not installed or installed incorrectly. Reinstall it. PAPER JAM DRUM Paper jam in Transfer Drum area. PAPER JAM INNER/DRUM Paper jam in back transfer area. PAPER JAM EXIT/DRUM Paper jam in Output Tray. MISFEED Paper misfeed from Paper Tray 1 or Paper Tray 2. CHECK WASTE TONER Waste Toner (Toner Collector) is full or is not installed. REPLACE FUSER OIL Fuser Oil Bottle needs replacing. REPLACE FUSER ROLLER Fuser Cleaning Roller needs to be replaced. MISPRINT HW FAULT Printing error caused by no PRREQ-N within a page. Resend the print job. BELT CARTRIDGE NOT FOUND Belt Cartridge (OPC) is not installed. FUSER UNIT NOT FOUND Fuser Unit is not installed. FUSER ROLLER NOT FOUND Fuser Cleaning Roller is not installed. FRONT COVER OPEN Front Cover is open. BACK COVER OPEN Back Cover (containing Transfer Unit) is open. TOP COVER OPEN Top Cover is open. LOW FUSER OIL Fuser oil is low. Fuser Unit has about 30 pages of operation remaining. NEAR END FUSER ROLLER Fuser Cleaning Roller has about 1000 pages of operation remaining. REPLACE BELT Belt Cartridge worn out. REPLACE FUSER UNIT Fuser Unit reaches end-of-life. K-TONER LOW Black Toner Module has less than 300 pages of operation remaining. <Y, M, or C> TONER LOW Speciﬁed Toner Module has less than 500 pages of operation remaining. 120K SERVICE Paper Discharger, Drum Cleaner, Transfer Roller, Transfer Drum, and Paper

Pick-up Roller (in back of Paper Trays) all need to be replaced by technician.

CASSETTE OUT <TRAY 1 or 2> Paper Tray 1 or 2 is not installed in Feeder. MEDIA MISMATCH LOAD <MEDIA> TRAY Tray does not have the correct media as speciﬁed for the print job. Load the

media shown on the display <Paper, Label, or OHT (Transparency/OHP)>.

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REVENTING PAPER JAMS

This section explains how to prevent and remove paper jams. There are several things you can do to prevent paper jams.

• Make sure the paper in not folded, wrinkled, or curled.

• Do not overﬁll the paper trays. Paper T ray 1 and 2 have a ﬁll-limit mark on the inside left side.

• Use paper, envelopes, labels, and transparencies that match the printer speciﬁcations (see Appendix A).

• If you have problems with double feeding, remove the media from the tray and fan the sheets. They may be sticking together.

Understanding the Paper Path

The following illustration shows the printer’s paper path. Understanding this path will help you locate paper jams. The paper is picked up from Paper Tray 1 (or 2) and passed under the Transfer Drum. It then passes through the Fuser Unit and is delivered to the Output Tray on the top of the printer.

Paper jams occur in the following three areas.

1. The top Fuser Roller/output area. Operator Panel will report PAPER JAM EXIT/DRUM.

2. The back Transfer Unit area. Operator Panel will report

PAPER JAM/INNER or PAPER JAM/DRUM.

3. The Paper Tray feed area. Error message on the Operator Panel will report MISFEED.

note:

should be checked, repaired, or cleaned.

Paper Path of the SuperScript 4200N

Frequent jams in any area indicate that area

TROUBLESHOOTING

• Store all media in a dry location.

• Make sure you have loaded the paper printing-side up. Many manufacturers place an arrow on the end of the wrapper to indicate the printing side.

Output Tray

Preventing Paper Jams 89

Paper Tray 1

EMOVING PAPER JAMS

• To avoid damage to rollers, always remove jammed paper gently.

• Try to remove jammed paper without tearing it. Any pieces of media left in the printer , whether lar ge or small, can obstruct the paper path and cause further jams.

If, after clearing the paper jam, the jam message on the Operator Panel persists, open and close the Top Cover. This should clear the jam message.

If Jam Recovery is enabled (see page 47), once the jammed paper is removed and the printer is online, the printer should resume printing the job from the page where the jam occurred.

Misfeed Jams

Misfeed jams happen in Paper Tray 1 or 2. A misfeed jam may be as simple as a sheet of media not being picked up, or it may be that the paper was picked up but not fed properly. Access to this area is through the tray slot.

1. Remove the paper tray.

2. Pull out the jammed media.

3. Make sure the paper is lying ﬂat in the tray and that the stack does not exceed the media limit mark inside the tray.

4. Slide the tray back into the printer.

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Inner Jams

Inner jams happen in the transfer Drum/Transfer Unit area. This type of jam means that the media did not make it to the paper exit area.

1. Open the Back Cover.

2. If most of the page is showing, gently pull it toward you.

4. Remove the jammed paper by pulling it from the bottom of the fuser , through the printer’s Back Cover, not from the top of the Fuser area. This prevents any unfused toner from dirtying the Fuser Rollers (located under the Fuser Cleaning Roller).

WARNING! Be careful not to touch the Transfer Drum

while removing jammed paper.

5. Close (set) the Pressure Release Tabs.

TROUBLESHOOTING

3. If the paper did not come out easily, open the Top Cover and open the Pressure Release Tabs.

Fuser Cleaning Roller

6. Close the Top and Back Covers of the printer.

Removing Paper Jams 91

Outer Jams

Outer jams occur in the fuser area. Jams of this type usually means that paper is stuck in the Fuser Roller/Output Area. Follow these steps to clear these kinds of jams.

1. Turn off the printer and open the Top Cover.

2. If there is a large amount of paper showing, gently pull it out.

Drum Jams

Drum jams occur when the paper gets wound around the Transfer Drum.

1. Turn off the printer and let it cool. Open the Back Cover.

2. Carefully remove the paper from the Transfer Drum.

note:

Do not touch the Transfer Drum!

3. If the paper does not come out easily or if only a small amount is showing, open the Top Cover and follow steps 3—5 in the previous section.

4. Close the Top and Back Covers.

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3. Close the Back Cover.

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