Panasonic DP-3030, DP-4530, DP-3530, DP-190, DP-6030 User Manual

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Software

Model No.

Operating Instructions

(For Panasonic Printing System Ver. 6)

DP-180/190/1520P/1820P/1820E/2330/3030/3530/4530/6030

Before StartingTroubleshooting Printer SectionTroubleshootingAppendix

Before operating this software, please read these instructions completely and keep these operating instructions for future reference.

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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) .................................................................... 48

 Windows NT 4.0 (User) .................................................................................. 60

 Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 (Administrator).............. 61

 Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 (User) ........................... 74

 Windows Common Settings ........................................................................... 75

Print Operation ............................................................................................................... 89

 Printing from Windows Applications ............................................................... 89

 Printing on Network........................................................................................ 90

 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Printing ......................................................... 92

 Setting the IPP Printing .................................................................................. 92

IPX-SPX Setup Wizard ................................................................................................... 96

Specifications ................................................................................................................. 101

 Available Paper Type and Paper Size............................................................ 101

 Available Paper Weight and Capacity............................................................ 105

 Transparencies and Labels ............................................................................ 107

 Envelopes (For DP-180/190/1520P/1820P/1820E) ....................................... 108

 Loading the Envelopes (For DP-180/190/1520P/1820P/1820E).................... 110

 Printer Specifications...................................................................................... 111

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting............................................................................................................. 112

 Printing Operation Failure .............................................................................. 112

 Documents Not Printing Correctly .................................................................. 113

Appendix

Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 114

 Printing Area................................................................................................... 114

 Symbol Table ................................................................................................. 115

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 greater (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 (Except for DP-3530/4530/6030), Parallel Port (DP-3530/4530/6030 only)

* 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)

64 MB or greater

128 MB or greater

Printer Section

Installing the Printer Driver

Installation Procedures

This manual provides examples of instructions for installing, configuring and using the printer driver for your version of Windows OS.

To use 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

To use as a Network Printer:

Windows 98 : Follow the procedures on pages 6 to 11 (Installing the Printer Driver) a nd

Windows Me : Follow the procedures on pages 6 to 11 (Installing the Printer Driver) a nd

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) a nd

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 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) a nd

then pages 32 to 35 (Installing the LPR Monitor).

Printer Section

Installing the Printer Driver

1 2

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.

1. 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.

2. The language screen differ depending on the models.

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

button.

Installing the Printer Driver

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:

1. Make sure that the Power Switch of your machine is OFF and the USB cable is not connected to your computer.

2. If DP-3530/4530/6030 is selected on the previous step, this screen is not shown. Proceed on the next step.

Printer Section

Check LPT1: and click the button.

Continued on the next page...

Installing the Printer Driver

Click the button if you would like to

change your current default printer to the one that

you are insta lling.

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.

12a

When this screen 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 DrvUnIns.exe file under the D:\Tools\DrvUnIns directory on the CD-ROM and execute the file to delete the Printer Driver (where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).

2. Follow the procedures on pages 12 to 15 to reinstall the Printer Driver.

Installing the Printer Driver

12b

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...

Installing the Printer Driver

12c

When this screen appears, turn the Power Switch

of your machine ON and connect your machine to

an available USB Port on your computer.

Select No, not this time and click the

button.

Select Install the software automatically and

click the button.

This screen 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.

Installing the Printer Driver

12c

Click the button.

When the setup process is completed, a screen is

displayed prompting you to restart your computer.

Click the button to restart your

computer.

Finish

Printer Section

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. To remove the Printer Driver, select Panasonic DP-xxx in Add/Remove Programs

Properties in the Control Panel and click the / button.

Add... Remove

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)

To use the printer by means of a USB cable connection, install the printer driver by following the steps below.

DP-180/190

DP-1520P/1820P/1820E

Connect the printer to the PC with a USB cable.

Turn the Power Switch of your machine ON.

(Rear View)

(Right Side View)

DP-2330/3030

(Left Side View)

The New Hardware Found dialog box appears

for a brief moment, followed by the Add New

Hardware Wizard dialog box.

Click the button.

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)

Select Search for the best driver for your

device.

Click the button.

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.

Printer Section

Click the button.

Finish

Continued on the next page...

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)

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.

Select Specify a location and type

D:\English\PCL\Driver\Win9x (w here "D:" is

your CD-ROM drive).

Click the button.

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)

Enter the Printer name and click the

Click the button.

END_ USB_98

button.

Finish

Printer Section

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows Me)

DP-180/190

DP-1520P/1820P/1820E

Connect the printer to the PC with a USB cable.

Turn the Power Switch of your machine ON.

(Rear View)

(Right Side View)

DP-2330/3030

(Left Side View)

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.

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows Me)

Select

D:\English\PCL\Driver\UsbDrv\Win9x

(where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).

Click the button.

Specify a location

and type

Printer Section

Click the button.

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.

Finish

Continued on the next page...

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows Me)

Select Specify a location and type

D:\English\PCL\Driver\Win9x

(where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).

Click the button.

Enter the Printer name and click the

Click the button.

button.

Finish

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 2000)

DP-180/190

DP-1520P/1820P/1820E

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)

DP-2330/3030

(Left Side View)

The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog

box appears.

Click the button.

Continued on the next page...

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 2000)

Select Search for a suitable driver for my

device.

Click the button.

Insert the CD-ROM included with the PCL

Option.

Select Specify a location.

Click the button.

Type D:\English\PCL\Driver\WinXP-2K-2003

(where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).

Click the button.

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 2000)

Click the button.

Yes

Printer Section

Click the button.

Finish

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows XP/Windows Server 2003)

DP-180/190

DP-1520P/1820P/1820E

Connect the printer to the PC with a USB

cable.

Turn the Power Switch of your machine ON.

(Rear View)

(Right Side View)

DP-2330/3030

(Left Side View)

Select No, not this time and click the

button.

Installing the Printer Driver

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows XP/Windows Server 2003)

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-2003

(where "D:" is your CD-ROM drive).

Insert the CD-ROM included with the PCL

Option.

Click the button.

Printer Section

This screen 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.

Finish

Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor

Windows 98/Windows Me

1 2

Insert the Panasonic Printing System CD-ROM.

Click on the desired language.

Note:

Click the button.

1. 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.

2. The language screen differ depending on the models.

Click Install LPR Monitor.

The M-LPR Port Monitor Setup dialog box appears.

Click the button.

Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor

Windows 98/Windows Me

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

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...

Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor

Windows 98/Windows Me

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...

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.

Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor

Windows 98/Windows Me

The M-LPR Port Monitor dialog box appears.

Type the IP Address of the machine in the Ho st

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.

button, and then the

Printer Section

NOTE

1.To print data via LAN, the LPR Monitor must be installed on your PC.

Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor

Windows NT 4.0

Logon using an account with administrator rights.

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.

Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor

Windows NT 4.0

Click the button to display the Select

Network Service dialog box, and select Microsoft

TCP/IP Printing.

Click the bu tton.

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 bu tton.

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...

Continue

Printer Section

Click the bu tton.

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.

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...

Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor

Windows NT 4.0

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.

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 Po rts Tab and click the

button.

Add Port...

The Printer Ports dialog box appears.

Select LPR Port and click the

button.

The Add LPR compatible printer dialog box

appears.

Enter the IP Address of the printer in the upper field,

and "lp" for the print queue name in the lower field.

Click the button.

New Port ...

(Please wait while the wizard verifies the IP Address

and connectivity to the network).

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Panasonic DP-3030, DP-4530, DP-3530, DP-190, DP-6030 User Manual

Table of Contents

Before Starting

System Requirements

Printer Section

Installing the Printer Driver

Installation Procedures

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 98)

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows Me)

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows 2000)

Connecting with a USB Cable (Windows XP/Windows Server 2003)

Installing the LPR (Line Printer Remote) Monitor

Windows 98/Windows Me

Windows NT 4.0