Olivetti PGL8L QUICK GUIDE

Unpacking Image Cartridge Installation Printer Connections

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Remote Control Panel and Status Monitor

Paper/Envelope Loading

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

Make sure you have following items:

1 Printer
2 Power Cord
3 Starter Image Cartridge
4 CD-ROM
5 Quick Reference Card

You need a centronics-compatible parallel printer cable. The printer cable may not ship with your printer, in which case
you can purchase one from your dealer or retailer. Make sure cable is IEEE 1284-compliant.

Printer Components

1

Image Cartridge

2

Front Cover

1

Printer Cable Connector

2

Power Cord Connector

3

1

Face-up Stacker

2

Face-down Stacker

3

Stacker Extender

4

Manual Feeder

5

Multipurpose Paper
Feeder

6

Tray Extender

7

Paper Guides

8

Paper Guides

9

Operator Panel

Power Switch

1

Remove shipping tape and
open front cover.

3

Carefully remove
sealing tape from
cartridge by pulling
sealing tape tab (which
is much longer than
cartridge).

5

Push cartridge into place by pressing
down on handle. Guide pins should slide
along guide rails.

2

Unpack image cartridge and shake from side-to­side to distribute toner.

Do not expose cartridge to sunlight or move plastic
shutter on bottom of cartridge to expose light­sensitive drum.

4

Locate cartridge guide rails inside
printer (one on each side) and guide
pins on each side of cartridge. Align
as shown.

6

Gently close front cover.

D

Windows 95/98 Driver

1

Start Windows. If Windows detects new hardware,
click Cancel.

2

Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s
CD drive.

3

From Start menu, select Run.

4

In the Run dialog box, type d:\setup.exe
(assuming
with OK.

5

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete
installation.

Windows 3.x Driver

1

Start Windows.

2

Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s
CD drive.

3

From the Program Manager, select Run from the
File menu.

4

In the Run dialog box, type d:\setup.exe
(assuming
with OK.

5

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete
installation.

d:

is your CD-ROM drive) and confirm

d:

is your CD-ROM drive) and confirm

Printer Driver Installation

1

Switch OFF printer and computer.

2

Plug power cord into back of printer and plug other
end into grounded power outlet.

3

Plug printer cable into connector on back of printer.
Push clips at each end of connector into notches
on printer cable until they snap.

4

Attach other end of cable to computer.

5

Power ON printer and computer.

Windows NT 4.0 Driver

1

Start Windows.

2

Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s
CD drive.

3

From the Windows NT Start menu, select
Settings, then Printers.

4

Double-click on the Add Printer icon.

5

Click on My Computer and Next.

6

Select the port you are using, typically LPT1:, then
click on Next.

7

The computer will list different printer
manufacturers and models. Click on Have Disk.

8

In the Install from Disk dialog box, in the input box
marked “Copy Manufacturer’s Files From:”, type
d:\english\win_nt\driver (assuming d: is your CD-

ROM drive) and confirm with OK.

9

Olivetti PG L8L will be listed. Click Next.

10

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete
installation.

Remote Control Panel (RCP) allows you to set printer defaults for documents printed from DOS applications running
inside the Windows MS-DOS Prompt. (DOS programs may override these settings with their own built-in drivers.)

Status Monitor (SM) runs in the background and automatically displays messages on your computer screen
whenever printer status changes. (Not available for Windows NT.)

Windows 3.x/95/98 Remote Control Panel &
Status Monitor

1

Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD
drive.

2

Windows 3.x: From the Program Manager, select
Run from the File menu.

Windows 95/98: From the Start menu, select Run.

3

Type d:\setup.exe (assuming d: is your CD-ROM
drive) and confirm with OK. Follow the on-screen

instructions to complete the installation.

Windows NT 4.0 Remote Control Panel

1

Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD
drive.

2

From the Start menu, select Run.

3

Type d:\setup.exe (assuming d: is your CD-ROM
drive) and confirm with OK. Follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the installation.

DOS Remote Control Panel & Status Monitor

1

Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD
drive.

2

At the DOS prompt C:\>, enter the following
commands:

md dosrcp (creates a dosrcp directory)
cd dosrcp (changes to the dosrcp directory)
copy d:\english\dos_rcp\*.* (copies files)

dospgl8l.bat (installs RCP&SM)

To start RCP for DOS, at the DOS prompt type cd\dosrcp and
press Enter, then type dosrcp and press Enter.

1

Pull extender on multipurpose
feeder up until it stops.

Envelopes:

1

Insert vertically in multipurpose
paper feeder with face to be

printed toward front.

3

Adjust paper
guides to width
of paper.

2

Insert paper in paper feeder

with face to be printed
toward front.

4

Pull up extender on
face-down stacker
until it stops.

2

Adjust paper guides to
width of envelopes.

Operator Panel Paper Jam Clearing

Specifications Specifications

1ERROR light (on) Indicates one of following:

• No image cartridge.

• Cover open.

• Paper jam (if PAPER light also on).

• Other error condition (requires servicing).

ERROR light (blink) Indicates printer memory insufficient for print job.

2PAPER light (on) Indicates one of following:

• Paper tray empty.

• Paper jam (if ERROR light also on).

PAPER light (blink) Indicates printer is in manual feed mode.

3READY light (on) Indicates printer on-line, ready to receive and process data.

READY light (blink) Indicates printer receiving or processing data.
READY light (off) Indicates printer off-line.

All lights (blink) Indicates possible printer failure. Turn off printer, wait one minute, turn

printer on again. If problem persists, requires servicing.

4On/Off-line button

Functions

On-line/Off-line Press to toggle printer between on-line (READY light on) and off-line (READY

light off) status.

Manual Feed When PAPER light blinks (indicating manual feed mode), press to feed paper

from manual feeder (required for each page of manual feed job).

From Feeder:

1

Pull jammed paper back out of
feeder toward you.

From Inside Printer:

1

Open front cover.

2

Open and close front cover to
resume printing.

2

Remove image cartridge.

Speed 8 ppm

Resolution 600 x 600 dpi

Image cartridge Part #B0255N

Image cartridge life 5,000 @ 5% coverage (A4) (Starter cartridge: 2,500)

Media types Paper, OHP, card stock, labels, envelopes

Media sizes Letter, Legal, Executive, Monarch, COM-10, DL, A4, A5, B5, C5

Minimum size: 3” x 5” (76 mm x 125 mm)
Maximum size: 8.5” x 14” (216 mm x 356 mm)

Media weight Paper: 16 - 24 lb. (60 - 90 g/m2)

Other: up to 43 lb. (163 g/m2)

Input capacity Paper: Up to 150 sheets (80 g/m2)

Other media (OHP, envelopes, labels, etc.): Up to 10

Output capacity Face-down: 100 sheets

Face-up: 1 sheet (thick paper)

Dimensions W x D x H:

13.5” (345 mm) x 14.3” (365 mm) x 8.8” (224 mm) tray closed

Weight 16.5 lbs. (7.5 Kg)

Operating conditions 10o C / 32.5o C

20% / 80% relative humidity

Storage conditions -20o C / 40o C

20% / 90% relative humidity

Noise level Power Saving

Mode: < Background (35 dBA)
Operation: < 48 dBA

Power rating 90 - 137 VAC, 50/60 Hz

189 - 259 VAC, 50/60 Hz
(depending on model)

Power consumption Power Saving Mode: 10 watts

Standby: 25 watts
Printing: < 450 watts

Printer Controller KS32C6100-33MHz

Memory 4 MB standard, expandable to 36 MB

1 SIMM socket
SIMM type: EDO (Extended Data Out),

72 pin,
60 ns,
32 bit (no parity)

SIMM size: 4, 8, 16, 32 MB

Interface Bi-directional parallel port

(Compatibility, ECP, Byte, Nibble)

Printer Description PCL 5e

Language

or

Quick Reference Card

Reset Press to turn printer off-line. Press again and hold down until all lights blink,

then release.
Clears all data from printer’s memory (except permanent fonts and macros)

and restores user default settings.

Self-Test With printer on-line, press and hold down until all lights blink, then release. A

one-page printer status sheet will print.

Image Cartridge With printer on-line, press and hold down until all lights remain lit
Cleaning (not blinking) and printer begins to cycle up (starts feeding paper), then release.

One sheet will print.
Removes excess toner from image cartridge. Use this procedure if printed

pages show stray marks or smudges.

3

Grasp paper on both
sides and gently pull out
toward you.

4

Check that there is no other paper in printer.

5

Replace image cartridge and close front cover to
resume printing.

Duty cycle Up to 6,000 pages per month

Safety Europe: TUV(GS), CB, (EN 60950, 73/23/EEC Directive),

EN5502 Class B

EMC CE (CISPR 22, No harmonics, Flicker) (Class B - 89/336/EEC Directive)

Fonts 45 internal scalable fonts, 1 bitmap font

Host environments Microsoft Windows 3.x,

Windows 95/98,
Windows NT 4.0,
DOS

Host drivers PCL 5e (Windows 3.x, 95/98, NT 4.0)

RCP/SM for Windows 3.x, 95/98
RCP/SM for DOS
RCP for Windows NT 4.0
Install program (Windows 3.x, 95/98)

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