Panasonic DP-180, DP-190, DP-1520P, DP-1820P, DP-1820E User Manual
Software
Model No.
Operating Instructions
(For Panasonic Printing System Ver. 6)
Before StartingTroubleshooting Printer SectionTroubleshootingAppendix
DP-180/190/1520P/1820P/1820E
Before operating this software, please read these instructions completely and keep these operating instructions for future reference.
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Table of Contents
Before Starting
System Requirements.................................................................................................... 4
Printer Section
Installing the Printer Driver .......................................................................................... 5
Installation Procedures................................................................................... 5
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98) ................................................. 12
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows Me) ................................................ 16
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 2000) ............................................. 19
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows XP/Windows Server 2003) ............ 22
Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor ....................................................... 24
Windows 98/Windows Me .............................................................................. 24
Windows NT 4.0 ............................................................................................. 28
Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 ...................................... 32
Configuring the Printer Driver Settings ....................................................................... 36
Windows 98/Windows Me .............................................................................. 36
Windows NT 4.0 (Administrator) .................................................................... 44
Windows NT 4.0 (User) .................................................................................. 52
Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 (Administrator).............. 53
Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 (User) ........................... 62
All Windows Common Settings ...................................................................... 63
Print Operation ............................................................................................................... 74
Printing from Windows Applications ............................................................... 74
Printing on Network........................................................................................ 75
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Printing ......................................................... 77
Setting the IPP Printing .................................................................................. 77
Specifications................................................................................................................. 81
Available Paper Type and Paper Size............................................................ 81
Available Paper Weight and Capacity ............................................................ 83
Transparencies and Labels............................................................................ 84
Envelopes....................................................................................................... 85
Loading the Envelopes ................................................................................... 87
Printer Specifications...................................................................................... 88
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 90
Printing Operation Fails.................................................................................. 90
Document is Not Printed Correctly ................................................................. 91
Appendix
Appendix......................................................................................................................... 92
Printing Area................................................................................................... 92
Symbol Table ................................................................................................. 93
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Before Starting
System Requirements
• Personal Computer : IBM PC/AT and compatibles (CPU Pentium II or greater)
• Operating System : Windows 98*1, Windows Me*2, Windows NT 4.0*3, Windows 2000*4, Windows XP*5,
Windows Server 2003*
• System Memory : The minimum recommended Memory for each OS is as follows:
Windows 98, Windows Me
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows Server 2003
• Free Disk Space : 40MB or more (Not including storage space for images for Image Overlay
function).
• CD-ROM Drive : Used for installing the software and utilities from the CD-ROM.
• Interface : 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet port, USB port
* 1 Microsoft® Windows® 98 operating system (hereafter Windows 98)
* 2 Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition operating system (hereafter Windows Me)
* 3 Microsoft® Windows NT® operating system Version 4.0 (hereafter Windows NT 4.0)
* 4 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 operating system (hereafter Windows 2000)
* 5 Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system (hereafter Windows XP)
* 6 Microsoft® Windows Server ™ 2003 operating system (hereafter Windows Server 2003)
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:
64 MB or greater
:
128 MB or greater
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Printer Section
Installing the Printer Driver
Installation Procedures
See the following pages to install the printer driver properly on your version of Windows OS and for printer
usage.
If you are using as a USB Printer:
Windows 98 : Follow the procedures on pages 12 to 15. (Connecting with a USB Cable)
Windows Me : Follow the procedures on pages 16 to 18. (Connecting with a USB Cable)
Windows NT : This Windows OS does not support a USB Printer.
Windows 2000 : Follow the procedures on pages 19 to 21. (Connecting with a USB Cable)
Windows XP/
Windows Server 2003
If your are using as a Network Printer:
Windows 98 : Follow the procedures on pages 6 to 11 (Installing the Printer Driver) and
Windows Me : Follow the procedures on pages 6 to 11 (Installing the Printer Driver) and
Windows NT : Follow the procedures on pages 6 to 11 (Installing the Printer Driver) and
Windows 2000 : Follow the procedures on pages 6 to 11 (Installing the Printer Driver) and
Windows XP/
Windows Server 2003
: Follow the procedures on pages 22 to 23. (Connecting with a USB Cable)
then pages 24 to 27 (Installing the LPR Monitor).
then pages 24 to 27 (Installing the LPR Monitor).
then pages 28 to 31 (Installing the LPR Monitor).
then pages 32 to 35 (Installing the LPR Monitor).
: Follow the procedures on pages 6 to 11 (Installing the Printer Driver) and
then pages 32 to 35 (Installing the LPR Monitor).
Printer Section
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Installing the Printer Driver
1
2
3
Insert the Panasonic Printing System CD-ROM.
Click on the desired language.
Note:
Click the button.
Note for Windows 98/Windows Me users:
If your computer does not have the LPR Port
Monitor installed, please proceed to "Installing the
LPR Monitor" on page 24 before continuing this
installation.
If the CD-ROM does not launch
automatically, double click the My
Computer icon on the Desktop or on the
Start menu, then double click the CD-ROM
icon.
Next
4
5
Click Install Printer Driver.
Select Local Printer and click the
button.
If your machine has been installed on your
Note:
network, click the button to find
it. Then, select the machine from the list of
network connected units, and click the
Next
Search
button.
Next
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Installing the Printer Driver
6
7
Select your machine's model(s) check box and
click the button.
Select how your machine will be used, either as a
Network Printer or as a USB Printer.
If USB Printer is selected, click the
button and skip to Step 12.
Note:
Next
Next
Make sure that the Power Switch of your
machine is OFF and the USB cable is not
connected to your computer.
Printer Section
8
Check LPT1: and click the button.
(See Note 2 on page 11)
Next
Continued on the next page...
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Installing the Printer Driver
9
10
11
Click the button if you would like to
change your current default printer to the one that
you are installing.
Note:
Select your new default printer from the New
Printer List and click the button.
The required files are copied.
Yes
This dialog box only appears if another printer
is already installed.
Next
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12a
<Windows 98, Windows Me>
When this message appears, turn the Power
Switch of your machine ON and connect your
machine to an available USB Port on your
computer.
Note: (For Windows 98 users)
If your PC does not detect the device, and a
dialog box does not appear confirming its
detection after the USB cable is connected,
proceed as follows:
1. Locate the DrvIns.exe file under the
D:\Tools\DrvUnIns directory on the CDROM and execute the file to delete the
Printer Driver (where "D:" is your CDROM drive).
2. Follow the procedures on pages 12 to 15
to reinstall the Printer Driver.
Installing the Printer Driver
12b
<Windows 2000>
Click the button.
When this message appears, turn the Power
Switch of your machine ON and connect your
machine to an available USB Port on your
computer.
Yes
Printer Section
Click the button.
Yes
Continued on the next page...
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Installing the Printer Driver
12c
<Windows XP/Windows Server 2003>
Click the button.
When this message appears, turn the Power
Switch of your machine ON and connect your
machine to an available USB Port on your
computer.
Continue Anyway
Select Install the software automatically and
click the button.
This message may appear if you have a previous
version of the printer driver installed.
Select the latest version of the ∗.inf file and click
the button.
Next
Next
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Installing the Printer Driver
12c
Click the button.
Click the button.
Continue Anyway
Finish
Printer Section
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The Panasonic/Panafax Printer Driver has been installed, and the Panasonic/Panafax Printer icon(s) are
added to the Printer folder.
If you are installing the Printer Driver for network printing, please contact your network administrator for the
IP Address of the machine and proceed to the next section to install the LPR Monitor service for the version
of Windows you are using after your computer has rebooted.
NOTE
1. When installing on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003,
logon to the computer/network using an account with administrator rights.
2. If the LPR Monitor is already installed on your PC, select Create New Port in step 8. Then,
select Search the network printer to search the machine(s) connected on your network.
3. To remove the Printer Driver, select Panasonic DP-xxx in Add/Remove Programs
When the setup process is completed, a message
is displayed prompting you to restart your
computer.
Click the button to restart your
computer.
Finish
Properties in the Control Panel and click the / button.
Add... Remove
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)
When using the USB cable to connect the printer, install the printer driver by following the steps below.
1
Connect the printer to th e PC with a U SB cable.
Turn the Power Switch of your machine ON.
(Rear View)
(Right Side View)
2
3
The New Hardware Found dialog box appears
for a brief moment, followed by the Add New
Hardware Wizard dialog box.
Click the button.
Select Search for the best driver for your
device.
Click the button.
Next
Next
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)
4
5
6
Insert the CD-ROM included with the PCL
Option.
Select Specify a location and type
D:\Eng lish\PCL\Driver\UsbDrv\Win9x (where
"D:" is your CD-ROM drive).
Click the button.
Click the button.
Next
Next
Printer Section
7
8
Click the button.
The New Hardware Found dialog box appears
for a brief moment, followed by the Add New
Hardware Wizard dialog box.
Click the button.
Finish
Next
Continued on the next page...
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)
9
10
Select Search for the best driver for your
device.
Click the button.
Select Specify a location and type
D:\English\PCL\Driver\Win9x (where "D:" is
your CD-ROM drive).
Click the button.
Next
Next
11
12
Click the button.
Enter the Printer name and click the
Next
Next
button.
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)
13
Click the button.
END_ USB_98
Finish
Printer Section
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows Me)
1
Connect the printer to th e PC with a U SB cable.
Turn the Power Switch of your machine ON.
(Rear View)
(Right Side View)
2
3
4
The New Hardware Found dialog box appears
for a brief moment, followed by the Add New
Hardware Wizard dialog box.
Select Specify the location of the driver.
Click the button.
Insert the CD-ROM included with the PCL
Option.
Select
Specify a location
D:\English\PCL\Driver\UsbDrv\Win9x
"D:" is your CD-ROM drive).
Click the button.
Next
and type
(where
Next
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows Me)
5
6
Click the button.
Click the button.
Next
Finish
Printer Section
7
8
The New Hardware Found dialog box appears
for a brief moment, followed by the Add New
Hardware Wizard dialog box.
Select Specify the location of the driver.
Click the button.
Select Specify a location and type
D:\English\PCL\Driver\Win9x
(where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).
Click the button.
Next
Next
Continued on the next page...
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows Me)
9
10
Click the button.
Enter the Printer name and click the
Next
Next
button.
11
Click the button.
Finish
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 2000)
1
Connect the printer to the PC with a USB
cable.
Turn the Power Switch of your machine ON.
(Rear View)
Printer Section
(Right Side View)
2
3
The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog
box appears.
Click the button.
Select Search for a suitable driver for my
device.
Click the button.
Next
Next
Continued on the next page...
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 2000)
4
5
6
Insert the CD-ROM included with the PCL
Option.
Select Specify a location.
Click the button.
Type D:\English\PCL\Driver\WinXP-2K
(where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).
Click the button.
Next
OK
7
Click the button.
Next
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 2000)
8
9
Click the button.
Click the button.
Yes
Finish
Printer Section
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows XP/Windows Server 2003)
1
Connect the printer to the PC with a USB
cable.
Turn the Power Switch of your machine ON.
(Rear View)
(Right Side View)
2
3
The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog
box appears.
Select Install from a list or specific location
(Advanced).
Click the button.
Select Include this location in the search.
Type D:\English\PCL\Driver\WinXP-2K
(where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).
Insert the CD-ROM included with the PCL
Option.
Click the button.
Next
Next
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Installing the Printer Driver
Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows XP/Windows Server 2003)
4
5
This message may appear if you have a
previous version of the printer driver installed.
Select the latest version of the ∗.inf file and
click the button.
Click the button.
Next
Continue Anyway
Printer Section
6
Click the button.
Finish
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Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor
Windows 98/Windows Me
1
2
3
Insert the Panasonic Printing System CD-ROM.
Click on the desired language.
Note:
Click the button.
If the CD-ROM does not launch automatically,
double click the My Computer icon on the
Desktop or on the Start menu, then double
click the CD-ROM icon.
Next
4
5
Click Install LPR Monitor.
The M-LPR Port Monitor Setup dialog box appears.
Click the button.
OK
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Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor
Windows 98/Windows Me
6
7
The required files are copied.
The setup program copies the necessary files onto
your hard disk.
When the setup process is completed, a message
is displayed prompting you to restart your
computer.
It is recommended that you restart your computer
now so that the LPR Monitor can be started.
Click the button.
If you have not installed the printer driver yet, please
proceed to "Installing the Printer Driver" on page 5.
Finish
Printer Section
8
After your computer has rebooted, click the Start
button, select Settings, and then click Printers.
The Printers folder appears.
Right-click on the desired printer icon and select
Properties from the pop-up menu.
Continued on the next page...
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Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor
Windows 98/Windows Me
9
10
The printer properties dialog box appears.
The following step is to register the LPR Port for
network printing.
Before proceeding, ensure that the printer is
installed, connected to the network, turned ON and is
operating properly.
Select the Details tab and click the
button.
Add Port...
11
The Add Port dialog box appears. Click the Other
radio button, select M-LPR Port Monitor from the
"Click the type of port you want to add:" list, and click
the button.
OK
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Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor
Windows 98/Windows Me
12
13
The M-LPR Port Monitor dialog box appears.
Type the IP Address of the machine in the Host
name or IP address: text box and the queue name
(e.g. New105) in the Queue name: text box.
Click the button. If an error occurs
because the queue name has already been used for
the same IP Address, select a different unique name
such as "New106".
The screen reverts to Printer Properties.
Check that "Print to the following port:" has been
changed as entered in step 12, and click the
Apply
button.
The printer properties dialog box closes and you
have now configured the printer as a network printer.
OK
button, and then the
OK
Printer Section
NOTE
1. To print data via LAN, the LPR Monitor must be installed on your PC.
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Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor
Windows NT 4.0
Logon using an account with administrator rights.
1
2
Click the Start button, select Settings, and click
Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
Double-click the Network icon.
The Network dialog box appears.
Click the Services tab.
Verify whether the LPR Service is already installed.
(Indicated by Microsoft TCP/IP Printing shown in
the Network Services list.)
If it is already installed, skip to Step 7. Otherwise
continue installing the LPR Service.
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Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor
Windows NT 4.0
3
4
5
Click the button to display the Select
Network Service dialog box, and select Microsoft
TCP/IP Printing.
Click the button.
The Windows NT Setup dialog box appears.
Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM, and type
D:\i386 (where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).
Click the button.
After the files have been copied into the hard drive of
your PC, the display returns to the Network dialog
box. Confirm that the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing
service has been added to the Network Services list.
Add...
OK
Continue
Printer Section
6
Click the button.
Note:
When the Network Settings Change dialog box is
displayed, click the button to restart
your computer now.
You have now completed the LPR Service
installation.
Close
If the OK button does not change into a
Close button, remove and reinstall the
Microsoft TCP/IP Printing service.
Yes
Continued on the next page...
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