Olivetti PG L8L 2 User Manual
User Guide
533356U
PUBLICATION ISSUED BY:
Olivetti Lexikon, S.p.A.
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Copyright © 1998, Olivetti
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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................ |
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What This Manual Contains ...................................................... |
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Manual Conventions ................................................................ |
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Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Selecting a Location.................................................................. |
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Unpacking ................................................................................. |
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Control Locations and Functions .............................................. |
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Front View.......................................................................... |
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Rear View .......................................................................... |
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Inside ................................................................................. |
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Operator Panel .................................................................. |
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Setting Up Your Printer ............................................................. |
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Installing the Image Cartridge ............................................ |
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Attaching the Power Cord ................................................ |
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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer........................ |
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Installing the Printer Driver .............................................. |
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Installing the RCP and SM Programs .............................. |
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Setting the PG L8L as the Default Printer........................ |
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Chapter 2: Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting Print Media .............................................................. |
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Media Selection ............................................................... |
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Media Guidelines ............................................................. |
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Loading Print Media ................................................................ |
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Using the Multipurpose Paper Feeder (MPF) .................. |
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Using the Manual Feeder ................................................ |
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Using the Face-up Stacker .............................................. |
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Loading Envelopes .......................................................... |
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Using the Status Monitor......................................................... |
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Accessing the Status Monitor .......................................... |
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Status Monitor Messages ................................................ |
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Using the Windows Remote Control Panel (RCP) .................. |
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Accessing Windows RCP ................................................ |
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Using the Buttons on the RCP ......................................... |
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Using the Tabs on the RCP |
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Using RCP for DOS ......................................................... |
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Chapter 3: |
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Clearing Paper Jams .............................................................. |
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Printer Problems ..................................................................... |
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Print Quality Problems ............................................................ |
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Chapter 4: |
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Cleaning the Printer ................................................................ |
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Cleaning the Outside ....................................................... |
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Cleaning the Inside .......................................................... |
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Replacing the Image Cartridge ............................................... |
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Adding Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installing a SIMM .................................................................... |
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Removing a SIMM .................................................................. |
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Appendix A: |
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Appendix B: |
Safety Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Laser Safety ............................................................................ |
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Ozone Safety .......................................................................... |
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Electrical Safety ...................................................................... |
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Disconnect Device .................................................................. |
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Radio Frequency Emissions ................................................... |
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Quality Standards ................................................................... |
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Energy Star ............................................................................. |
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Operational Safety .................................................................. |
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this laser printer.
The PG L8L is a desktop laser printer specially designed for the demanding small office and home office users. It uses a highly innovative printing technology, which provides all the performance and power you need for your business, small workgroup and personal printing.
In this manual you will find all the information essential for the operation and care of your laser printer. So, do keep it handy should you experience any difficulties with the printer.
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What This Manual Contains
This manual consists of the following five chapters and three appendices:
Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Printer
Covers the setup and basic operations of the printer. Read this chapter before attempting to print.
Chapter 2: Printing
Gives you guidelines for selecting and handling/storing media products as well as detailed specifications for print materials. Also, this chapter instructs you on how to load print media.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
Describes procedures to help isolate and solve print quality and printer problems. Read this chapter when a problem occurs, before calling for service.
Chapter 4: Maintenance
Discusses how to handle and use the printer supplies and maintain the printer. Read this chapter before attempting to use the supplies or performing any maintenance.
Chapter 5: Adding Memory
Describes how to install (and remove) a memory SIMM to increase printer memory.
Appendix A: Printer Specifications
Appendix B: Safety Notes
Describes the precautions required to prevent personal injury and equipment damage. Read this section before installing the printer.
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Manual Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this manual:
Provides information required to successfully complete an operation or procedure.
Cautions you not to overlook the mentioned points.
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Setting Up Your Printer
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Setting Up Your Printer • 1
1-1 Selecting a Location
Place your printer on a flat, hard, stable surface near your computer. Leave enough space around the printer, so that you can easily:
•Open the printer cover.
•Load the paper.
•Retrieve the paper.
•Open the front single sheet output tray and retrieve the paper in the front output tray.
Be sure to 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.
The printer should not be placed in a location where there could be abrupt temperature or humidity changes.
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1-2 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:
1Printer
2Power Cord
3Starter Image Cartridge
4CD-ROM
5Quick Reference Card
You need an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel printer cable. The printer cable may not be included with your printer, in which case you can purchase one from your dealer or retailer.
Setting Up Your Printer • 3
1-3 Control Locations and
Functions
1-3-1 Front View
1 Face-up Stacker
Holds a single sheet of special print media (transparency, label, envelope, and heavy weight paper) with print side facing up.
2 Face-down Stacker
Holds printed documents. If printed on plain paper, a maximum of 100 sheets can be held.
3 Stacker Extender
Supports paper stacked in the paper output bin.
4 Manual Feeder
Used to feed a single sheet of paper. Also used to print envelopes and special print media.
5 Multipurpose Paper Feeder
Holds 150 sheets of plain paper.
6 Tray Extender
Supports paper stacked in the multipurpose paper feeder.
7 Paper Guides
Adjusts to the width of paper in the multipurpose paper feeder.
8 Paper Guides
Supports paper for the manual feeder.
9 Operator Panel
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1-3-2 Rear View
1 Printer Cable Connector
2 Power Cord Connector
3 Power Switch
1-3-3 Inside
1 Image Cartridge
2 Front Cover
Setting Up Your Printer • 5
1-3-4 Operator Panel
The operator panel has three indicator lights and 1 button.
1 ERROR light
2 PAPER light
3 READY light
4 On/Off-line button
Indicator Lights:
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ERROR (on) |
• There is no image cartridge. |
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• The cover is open. |
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• There is a paper jam (if PAPER light is also on). |
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• Other error condition (requires servicing) |
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ERROR (blink) |
• Printer memory is insufficient for print job. |
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The paper tray is empty. |
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PAPER (blink) |
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Push On/Off-line button to feed paper from |
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manual feeder. |
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READY (on) |
• The printer is ready to receive and process data. |
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READY (blink) |
• The printer is receiving or processing data. |
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READY (off) |
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The printer is off-line. |
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ALL (blink) |
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Possible printer failure. |
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On/Off-line Button Function:
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On-line/Off-line |
Pressing the button toggles the printer between |
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on-line (READY light on) and off-line (READY light |
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off) status. |
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Manual Feed |
To print a manual feed job: |
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When the PAPER light blinks, press the button to |
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print (required for each page of the print job). |
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Reset |
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permanent fonts and macros, and then restore the |
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user default settings: |
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Press the button to turn the printer off-line. With |
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the READY light off, press and hold down the |
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button until all lights are blinking (approximately |
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four seconds), then release the button. |
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Self-Test |
To perform a printer self-test: |
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While the printer is on-line (READY light on), |
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press and hold down the button until all three |
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lights are blinking (approximately four seconds), |
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then release the button. A one-page printer status |
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sheet will be printed. |
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Image Cartridge |
To remove excess toner from the image cartridge: |
Cleaning |
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press and hold down the button until all three |
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lights remain lit (not blinking; approximately seven |
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seconds) and the printer begins to cycle up (starts |
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feeding paper), then release the button. |
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One sheet will be printed. |
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Setting Up Your Printer • 7
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Setting Up Your Printer |
1-4-1 Installing the Image Cartridge |
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To open the front cover, grasp both sides of the cover and pull it |
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Unpack the image cartridge and shake it from side-to-side five or six |
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times to distribute the toner. |
Do not expose the image cartridge to sunlight.
Do not move the plastic shutter on the bottom of the image cartridge, which will expose the light-sensitive green photoelectric drum.
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(which is much longer than the cartridge). |
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Push the image cartridge into place by pressing down on the |
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handle. The cartridge guide pins should slide along the guide rails. |
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Close the front cover gently. Do not force the cover closed in case |
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Setting Up Your Printer • 9
1-4-2 |
Attaching the Power Cord |
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Make sure the printer’s power switch is in the OFF position. |
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Plug one end of the power cord into the connector at the back of the |
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printer and the other end into a wall outlet. |
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Connecting the Printer to Your Computer |
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Power OFF your computer.
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 to secure the cable. The clips snap when pushed into the notches in the printer cable connector.
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Attach the other end of the parallel cable to your computer.
Turn on your printer and then your computer.
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1-4-4 Installing the Printer Driver
Windows 95/98 Driver:
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Start Windows. If Windows detects new hardware, click Cancel.
Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD drive.
From the Start menu, select Run.
In the Run dialog box, type d:\setup.exe (assuming d: is your CDROM drive) and confirm with OK.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Setting Up Your Printer • 11
Windows 3.x Driver:
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Start Windows.
Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD drive.
From the Program Manager, select Run from the File menu.
In the Run dialog box, type d:\setup.exe (assuming d: is your CDROM drive) and confirm with OK.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
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Windows NT 4.0 Driver:
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Start Windows.
Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD drive.
From the Windows NT Start menu, select Settings then Printers.
Double-click on the Add Printer icon.
Click on My Computer and Next.
Select the port you are using, typically LPT1: then click on Next.
The computer will list different printer manufacturers and models. Click on Have Disk.
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.
Olivetti PG L8L will be listed. Click on Next.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
You also have the option of installing the Windows Remote Control Panel (RCP) program from the CD-ROM. If you wish to do so, see the procedure on the next page.
Setting Up Your Printer • 13
1-4-5 Installing the RCP and SM Programs
The Windows Remote Control Panel (RCP) program allows you to set printer defaults for documents printed from Windows applications and from DOS applications running inside the Windows MS-DOS Prompt. Be aware that DOS programs may override these settings by using their own built-in drivers.
The Status Monitor is a program that runs in the background and automatically displays messages on your computer screen whenever the printer status changes. It is not available for Windows NT 4.0.
Windows 3.x/95/98 Remote Control Panel & Status Monitor:
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Insert thePG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD drive.
Windows 3.x: From the Program Manager, select Run from the File menu.
Windows 95/98: From the Start menu, select Run.
Type d:\setup.exe (assuming d: is your CD-ROM drive) and confirm with OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
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Windows NT 4.0 Remote Control Panel:
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Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD drive.
From the Start menu, select Run.
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:
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Insert the PG L8L CD-ROM into your computer’s CD drive.
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) |
Setting Up Your Printer • 15
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