Olivetti PG L8EN 2 Reference Manual

LASER PRINTER PG L8en

Reference Manual

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Chapter 1

Setting Up Your Printer

Unpacking 2 Selecting a Location 2 Control Locations and Functions 3

Front View 3 Rear View 4 Inside 4

Installing the Toner Cartridge 5 Loading Paper 6 Connecting to Your Computer 8

Using Parallel Port 8 Using The USB Port 9

Powering On the Printer 10 Installing Software 11 Installing Printer Driver 12

System Requirement 12 Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation 12 Windows 95/98 Plug and Play 13 If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM 13 Windows 3.1x Installation 14 Uninstalling the Printer Driver 15

Chapter 2

Installing Printer Utilities 15

Windows 3.1x Installation 15 Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation 15 DOS Installation 15

Printing on Network Printer 16

Setting Up Host PC Printer 16 Client PC Sharing Setup 16

Paper Handling

Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source 18 Loading Print Material 19 Feeding Manually 23

Using Face-up Stacker 24

Paper Guidelines 25

Chapter 3

Operating Your Printer

Operator Panel 28

Indicator Lights 28 Button Function 29

Selecting Your Printer 30

Windows 95/98/3.1x/NT 4.0 30

Printing a Document 31 Print Settings 31 Remote Control Panel(RCP) for

Windows/DOS User 33

Windows 3,1x/95/98/NT 4.0 33 DOS 33

Status Monitor(SM) for Win 3.1x/95/98 Users 37

Windows 3,1x/95/98 37

Status Monitor 37

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Poor Print Quality 40 Paper Problems 41 Printing Problems 42

Software Problems 43 Before You Call For Service 44

Clearing Paper Jams 45

Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams 47

Cartridge Maintenance 48 Replacing Toner Cartridge 48 Cleaning OPC Drum 49 Q & A 49

Printer Options

Optional Memory Card 52

Appendix

Laser Safety Statement 56 Safety Information 56 Specifications 57

Chapter 1

Setting Up Your Printer

Unpacking

Remove the printer and all accessories from the packing carton. Save the carton and packing materials in case you need to repack the printer.

Make sure you have the following items:

• Toner cartridge (Please, refer to page 4 and page 5)

• Power cord

• Setup CD-ROM

• Quick Install Guide

Notes:

• If you need help during setup, or if any items are missing or damaged, notify your dealer immediately.

• You need a Centronics-compatible parallel printer cable. The cable is not shipped with your printer. You can purchase this cable from your dealer or retailer. Make sure the cable is IEEE 1284-compliant. Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable.

Selecting a Location

Place your printer on a flat, stable surface near your workstation. Leave enough space around the printer, so that you can easily:

• open the printer cover

• load the paper

• retrieve the paper

• open the front output tray and retrieve the paper from the front output tray

• allow air circulation around the vents to prevent the printer from overheating

Do not place the printer:

• In direct sunlight

• Near heat sources or air conditioners

• In dusty or dirty environments

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Control Locations and Functions

Front View

Holds 150 sheets of paper.

Used to feed a single sheet of paper.

Stacker Extender

Supports paper stacked in the

paper output bin.

Automatic Paper Feeder

Manual Paper Feeder

Tray Extender

Supports paper stacked in the automatic paper feeder.

Paper Guides

Adjust to the width of paper.

Face-down Stacker

Holds printed documents.

If printed on plain paper, a maximum of 100 sheets

can be held.

Operator Panel

Face-up Stacker

Holds a single sheet of special media (transparency, label, envelope, and heavy weight paper) with print side facing up.

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Rear View

Printer Cable

Connector

Power Switch

Inside

Toner Cartridge

Front Cover

USB Port

Power Cord Connector

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Installing the Toner Cartridge

1. To open the printer cover, hold the cover using both hands and pull it toward you.

2. Unpack the Toner Cartridge. Carefully remove the sealing tape.

3. Rock the Cartridge 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner.

4. Find the cartridge slots inside the printer, one on each side.

5. Grasp the handle and slide the Cartridge down between the toner cartridge slots, until it drops into place.

6. Close the cover.

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Loading Paper

For best results, use high quality 75g/m2 (20 lb) xerographic paper.

Note: For more information on loading paper and other print material, refer

to ‘Loading Print Material’ on page 19.

1. Pull the extender on the automatic paper feeder up, until it stops.

2. Before loading the paper, flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. Tap the edges on a table top to straighten

them. Doing this before you load paper helps prevent paper jams.

Don’t load too much. This feeder holds up to 150 sheets.

3. Insert the paper in the paper feeder.

If the paper has a preferred print side, place the print side facing you. If you use letterhead paper, load the paper with the letter-head edge down and facing you.

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4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper.

5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down

stacker can hold up to 100 printed pages.

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Connecting to Your Computer

Your printer has parallel interface port, which allows you to use it with IBM PCs and compatible computers. You have to purchase a Centronics compatible parallel interface cable that supports bidirectional communications (IEEE standard 1284). Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable.

Your printer also has Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. The Universal Serial Bus is an interface which allows the printer to be connected to multiple peripheral devices. If your PC has USB port, you can connect your printer to your PC by using USB interface.

Using Parallel Port

1. Plug the parallel interface cable into the connector on the back of

the printer. Push the clips at each end of the connector into the

notches on the printer cable. The clips snap when pushed into the notches.

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2. Attach the other end of the parallel cable to your computer.

Note: Make sure the printer power is off when you connect it to the

computer.

Using The USB Port

The USB port requires USB v1.0-compliant cable. Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable.

1. Make sure that both the printer and computer are turned off.

2. Plug the USB cable into the connector on the back of the printer.

3. Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your computer. See your computer documentation if you need help.

Note: To print using USB interface, you must install the USB driver. See

page 15.

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Powering On the Printer

1. Plug one end of the power cord into the connector at the back of the printer, and the other end into a wall outlet.

2. Turn the printer on. As the printer powers up, all control panel

lights turn on briefly.

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3. When only the READY light is steadily on, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds. All the indicators blink. Then let it go when each indicator starts to blink in turn. Atest page should print out.

ERROR

PAPER

READY

Installing Software

Included with your printer is a CD-ROM containing printer drivers for some of the most popular Windows software applications. To operate your printer, you must install a printer driver, which translates data from your application into data the printer understands. (Installation procedures follow this section.)

The CD-ROM shipped with your printer contains the following printer drivers and utilities.

• PCL printer driver for Windows NT 4.0.

• PCL 6 printer driver for Windows 95/98 and Windows 3.1x.

• Status Monitor enables you to monitor the status of print jobs.

• Remote Control Panel, which allows you to set up your printer to

work properly with Window applications run inside a Windows

3.1x/95/98 or NT Windows.

• USB driver, which allows your printer to connect USB peripheral.

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Installing Printer Driver

System Requirement

Before you start, make sure you have the following computer setup. (These are the minimum requirements.)

• IBM or compatible with a 386 or higher processor

• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 3.1x, or Windows NT

• 4 MB of available hard disk space

• 4 MB of RAM

• Centronics-compatible parallel cable (IEEE 1284-compliant)

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation

1. Turn on the computer and start Windows.

If Windows 95/98 recognizes the new printer, go to the section “Windows 95/98 Plug and Play” on page 13.

2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

If Windows does not automatically run the CD-ROM, go to the section “If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM” on page 13.

3. Click the language you want.

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4. Click the Item you want to install.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Windows 95/98 Plug and Play

1. At the ‘New Hardware Found’ dialog box, click on the OK button.

2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM

1. Select Run from the Start menu.

2. Type d:\setup.exe on the command line (where “d” is your

CD-ROM drive letter), then click OK.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

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Windows 3.1x Installation

1. Make sure the printer is plugged and connected to your computer. Turn on your printer and computer.

2. Insert the CD-ROM disk into your CD-ROM drive.

3. From the Program Manager window, double-click Main, and File Manager.

4. From the File Manager window, select your CD-ROM drive, execute setup16.exe and click the language you want.

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5. Click the Item you want to install.

6. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

An uninstall utility is supplied with the printer driver to enable you to remove the driver and all associated files from your hard disk, if so required.

To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows:

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0: From the Start menu, select Programs, Olivetti PG L8en, Uninstall Olivetti PG L8en Driver.

Installing Printer Utilities (USB & Remote

Control Panel)

Windows 3.1x Installation

1. From the Program Manager window, double-click Main, and File Manager.

2. From the File Manager window, select your CD-ROM drive, execute setup16.exe and click the language you want.

3. Select the Item you want to install.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation

1. Select Run from the Start menu.

2. Type d:\setup.exe on the command line (where ‘d’ is your CDROM drive letter), and click the language you want.

3. Select the Item you want to install.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

DOS Installation

1. Go to e:\dosutl in the CD-ROM and select the language you want.

2. Copy dosrcp.exe in the selected language to your HDD.

You can install the USB Driver in the Windows 98.

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