Panasonic KX-P8420 User Manual
Operating Instructions
Model No. KX-P8420
Please carefully read the Operating Instructions and the Drivers and Utilities Reference Guide before
operating. Keep this CD-ROM in the protective case.
Do not expose the CD-ROM to direct sunlight or extreme heat and do not scratch or smudge the surface of
the CD-ROM.
Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic KX-P8420 Color Laser Printer.
The serial number is located on the label on the rear of the unit. For your convenience, record the
number below and keep this book along with your proof of purchase, in the event of a theft or for future
reference.
MODEL NO.
NAME OF RESELLER DATE OF PURCHASE
KX-P8420
SERIAL NO.
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As an E
the E
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Adobe, Acrobat, PostScript, PostScript 3, Adobe Type Manager and the PostScript 3
logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Fiery, Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, ColorWise, and VisualCal are trademarks
owned by Electronics for Imaging and registered with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office and in certain other foreign jurisdictions.
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Apple, AppleTalk, LocalTalk, ColorSync, Macintosh, and TrueType are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation.
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IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
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Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Netscape and Netscape Navigator are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation.
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NetWare, Novell and Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Novell, Inc.
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Times and Helvetica are trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries.
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PANTONE is a trademark of Pantone, Inc.
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UNIX is a trademark of X/Open Company, Ltd.
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Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.
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Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
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Centronics is a trademarks of Centronics Data Computer Corporation.
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Avery is a registered trademark and all Avery codes are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation.
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All other acknowledgements are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
NERGY STAR
NERGY STAR
NERGY STAR
® Partner, Panasonic has determined that this product meets
® guidelines for energy efficiency.
is a U.S. registered mark.)
It is granted from Microsoft Corporation to use Microsoft® Windows® Screen Shots.
Acrobat® Reader copyright ©1987-1996 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
The operating instructions are subject to change without notice.
© ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 1998
© KYUSHU MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1998
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FOR USERS IN UNITED STATES
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example—use only shielded interface cables when
connecting to computer or peripheral devices). Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Technical Support Calls
If you have read this manual and tried the troubleshooting procedures and you are still having difficulty,
please contact the reseller from which the unit was purchased. You may also call the end user technical
support telephone number which is operational during East Coast business hours (9:00 AM to 7:00 PM).
The end user technical support number is 1-888-744-2424.
This number is available within the U.S. only.
Helpful Phone Numbers
To locate your nearest sales dealer CALL 1-800-742-8086 ask for COLOR
To order consumables CALL 1-800-222-0584
To order operating instructions/CD’s CALL 1-800-833-9626
To locate your nearest authorized service center CALL 1-888-744-2424
For technical support CALL 1-888-744-2424
Automated 24-hour support via Fax back CALL 1-800-222-0584
Electronic bulletin board CALL 1-201-863-7845
World Wide Web Technical & Driver Support http://www.panasonic.com/alive
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Contents
For Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Power source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Laser safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ozone release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Moving the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Caution labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 1
Before You
Start
CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Static electricity damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Waste disposal method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Features of the KX-P8420. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
High quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
High speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Easy operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Networking and client capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Color capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Color management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fiery WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
With a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
With a Macintosh computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Minimum space requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Part names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front panel overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Activity lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Contents
Chapter 2
Printer
Setup
Setting up the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Preparing the imaging unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting up the output tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing the toner cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Loading media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting the printer to a computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using a parallel interface cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Margins and print area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Loading media in the multi-purpose tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Top-level menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Printing pages from the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 3
Connecting
the Printer
to a Network
Network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ethernet network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Token Ring network connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Parallel cable connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Setting up TCP/IP printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting up the printing environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
UNIX server print queues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Verifying the TCP/IP network connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting up TCP/IP clients for printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting up TCP/IP clients for running Fiery WebTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Printing and administering print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Setting up IPX (Novell) printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Overview of IPX printing to the KX-P8420. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuring the NetWare server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting up a KX-P8420 print queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Setting up NetWare Windows clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using AppleTalk with Macintosh computers
on an IPX (Novell) network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Setting up Fiery WebTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting up Windows 95 clients for WINS (SMB) printing. . . . . 70
Setting up Windows NT 4.0 clients for WINS (SMB)
printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Chapter 4
Installing
Software for
Windows
Contents
General steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows . . . . . . . . 75
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Specifying installed devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Completing the connection for Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setting up PostScript printing with Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Specifying installed devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Completing the connection for Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Installing the PostScript printer driver for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Specifying installed devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Completing the connection for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Installing additional software for Windows users . . . . . . . . . . 91
PostScript and TrueType fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
ATM (Windows 95 and Windows 3.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Color reference pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Removing the KX-P8420 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Chapter 5
Installing
Macintosh
Software
Chapter 6
Setup from
the Front
Panel and
WebSetup
General steps for installing Macintosh software . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Installing Macintosh printing software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Installing the Adobe PostScript printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Setting up the KX-P8420 in the Chooser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Installing the KX-P8420 ColorSync profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Installing additional software for Macintosh users . . . . . . . . 101
Adobe Type Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
PostScript and TrueType fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Initial Setup from the front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
E
Parallel Port Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Network Port Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Network Protocol Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Language Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Reset Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
NERGY
S
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
TAR
Completing setup from Fiery WebSetup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Accessing Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
System Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Saving your settings and exiting Fiery WebSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Contents
Chapter 7
Color
Calibration
Chapter 8
Care and
Maintenance
Bias adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
VisualCal, 30% match calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Calibrating the printer using VisualCal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Color adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
User replaceable components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Displaying the life of supplies and coverage of toner. . . . . . 143
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Image Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Clearing media jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front Panel Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Front panel status and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Front panel service calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Repacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Upgrade options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Chapter 9
Options
Appendix
Removing and replacing the printer controller board . . . . . . 183
Installing a hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Kit contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Initializing the hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Installing additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Kit contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Installing RAM DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Installing network cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Kit contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bidirectional Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
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For Y our Safety
General
Power source
Warning
•
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or any
type of moisture.
Caution
•
Do not open covers and do not attempt to repair the unit yourself. Refer
servicing to qualified personnel.
Warning
•
The power source voltage of this unit is listed on the nameplate. Only plug
the unit into an outlet with the proper voltage.
•
When you operate this equipment, the outlet should be near the
equipment and accessible.
•
To ensure safe operation the AC cord supplied must be inserted into
standard three-prong AC outlet which is effectively grounded (earthed)
through the normal wiring.
The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the
•
power point is grounded (earthed) and that the installation is completely
safe. For your safety, if in any doubt about the effective grounding
(earthing) of the power point, consult a qualified electrician.
•
If the plug cannot be inserted into the AC outlet, contact a licensed
electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded (earthed) one.
Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding (earthing) plug (ex. do not use
a conversion plug).
Laser safety
Ozone release
Caution
•
This printer utilizes a laser. Use of controls or adjustments or
performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result
in hazardous radiation exposure.
Warning
•
Make sure that the printer is installed in a well ventilated room so as not to
increase density of ozone in the air. Since ozone is heavier than air, it is
recommended that air at floor level be ventilated.
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For Y our Safety
Moving the unit
The printer weighs approximately 47.9 k g {105.5 lbs.}. It must be handled by
two people. Turn the power off and remove the power cord when handling
the unit.
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Caution labels
For Y our Safety
DANGER:
Invisible laser radiation
when open and interlock
defeated.
AVOID DIRECT
EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
PELIGRO:
Cuando se abre y se
invalida el bloqueo, se
producen radiaciones
invisibles de láser.
EVÍTESE LA
EXPOSICIÓN
A TALES RAYOS.
CAUTION:
Invisible laser radiation
when open and
interlocks defeated.
AVOID EXPOSURE
TO BEAM.
VARNING:
Osynlig laserstrålning när denna
del är öppnad och
spärrar är
urkopplade.
STRÅLEN
ÄR FARLIG.
CAUTION:
HOT SURFACE INSIDE
VORSICHT:
Unsichtbare Laserstrahlung,
wenn Abdeckung geöffnet
und Sicherheitsverriegelung
überbrückt.
NICHT DEM STRAHL
AUSSETZEN.
VARO!:
Näkymätöntä
avattaessa ja
suojalukitus
ohitettaessa olet
alttiina lasersäteilylle.
ÄLÄ KATSO
SÄTEESEEN.
ATTENTION:
Rayonnement laser invisible
dangereux en cas
d'ouverture et lorsque
la sécurité est neutralisée.
EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE
AU FAISCEAU.
VARNING:
Osynlig laserstrålning
när denna del är
öppnad och spärren är
urkopplad.
BETRAKTAEJ
STRÅLEN.
ADVARSEL:
Usynlig laserstråling
ved åbning når
sikkerhedsafbrydere
er ude af funktion.
UNDGÅ
UDSÆTTELSE FOR
STRÅLING.
ADVARSEL:
Usynlig laserstråling
når deksel åpnes og
sikkerhedslas brytes.
UNNGÅ
EKSPONERING
FOR STRÅLEN.
(220–240 VAC equipment)
CLASS
1 LASER PRODUCT
KLASSE
1 LASER PRODUKT
CLASSE
1 LASER PRODUIT
CLASE
1 LÁSER PRODUCTO
Laser diode properties
Laser output : 5 mW max
Wavelength : 780 nm
Emission duration : Continuous
CAUTION:
HOT SURFACE
INSIDE
ATTENTION:
SURFACE
CHAUDE
CI-INTERIEUR
VORSICHT:
HEISSE FLÄCHE
INTERN
ATENCION:
SUPERFICIE
CALIENTE
EN EL INTERNO
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CAUTION:HOT SURFACE BELOW
ATTENTION:SURFACE CHAUDE CI-DESSOUS
VORSICHT:HEIßE OBERFLÄCHE DARUNTER
ATENCION:SUPERFICIE CALIENTE ABAJO
FOR USERS IN AUSTRALIA
This mark shows that the product complies with AS/NZS 3548.
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For Y our Safety
FOR USERS IN U.K.
IMPORTANT:
FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY
This printer is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug each for your safety and convenience.
A 13 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the
replacement fuse has a rating of 13 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362.
Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.
If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced.
If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A
replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local Panasonic Dealer.
IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME
THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY.
THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED
INTO ANY 13 AMP SOCKET.
If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below.
If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician.
WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code.
Green-and-Yellow: Earth Blue: Neutral Brown: Live
As the colours of the wire in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured
markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows.
The wire which is coloured GREEN-AND-YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which
is marked with the letter E or by the Earth symbol , or coloured GREEN or GREEN-ANDYELLOW.
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the
letter N or coloured BLACK.
ASA
The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with
the letter L or coloured RED.
How to replace the fuse: Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse.
.
SCREWDRIVER
LN
FUSE
FUSE COVER
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Chapter 1
Cautions
Before You Start
Before you set up your new printer, please read the following information.
To avoid problems, do not use the equipment under the f ollowing conditions:
•
Direct exposure to sunlight
•
Extremely high or low temperature [temperature range: 10˚C to 32.5˚C
(50˚F to 90.5˚F)]
•
Extremely high or low humidity (humidity range: 20% to 80% RH)
Condensation due to rapid change of temperature
•
Areas of poor ventilation
•
•
Areas of high dust or chemical fume concentration (solvent etc.)
•
Unstable or unlevel surfaces
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Directly in front of air conditioning vents
•
Liquids near the equipment
•
•
Too much media/document which exceeds the limit mark on the guide of
the tray.
Front/right/left doors opened while the printer is operating; it may cause a
•
media jam.
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Not genuine toner
Any toner other than genuine Panasonic toner. It may damage the printer.
•
CD-ROM
To prevent accidental damage to the CD-ROMs:
•
• Do not touch or write on the surface of the disc.
• Do not leave the disc out of the protective case.
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• Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or near heat sources.
• Do not place heavy objects on the disc case or drop the case.
• To clean the disc , hold the disc by its edges and wipe it from the center to
the edges with a dry, soft cloth.
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Static electricity damage
Waste disposal method
To prevent static electricity damage to any of the following components,
touch a grounded metal surface, such as the printer’ s bare metal frame prior
to touching the component.
• The interface connectors—parallel and optional network
• Electrical components, connectors inside the printer, any components on
the optional board (hard disk drive, RAM DIMMs, Ethernet network card,
or Token Ring network card)
• The connector pins on the optional 2nd cassette feeder for the printer
Waste material may be dumped or incinerated under conditions which meet
all federal, state and local environmental regulations.
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Features of the KX-P8420
The KX-P8420 Color Printer provides fast, high-quality color printing on
plain paper, plus the ease of operation and high performance you expect
from a laser printer, including the following.
Before Y ou Start
High quality
High speed
Easy operation
Networking and client capabilities
• Resolution—maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi (with optional additional memory)
• Continuous printing on Letter or A4 size paper
Full-color mode—Maximum 3.5 ppm (pages per minute)
Three color mode—Maximum 4.7 ppm
Monochrome mode—Maximum 14 ppm
• Printer driver—easily prints full-color documents
• Supports AppleTalk (EtherTalk), TCP/IP, and IPX (Novell) protocols
simultaneously by installing optional Ethernet Card
• Supports thicknet, twisted pair, and thinnet (via transceiver) cabling
• Ethernet or Token Ring support by installing optional Ethernet or Token
Ring Card
• SMB (Microsoft®)
• IEEE 1284 compliant, Mini-Centronics type-C parallel connection based
on the IEEE P1284-C standard
NOTE:
• An ECP compatible parallel port is recommended for Windows® 95*
turn on the ECP mode, use the computer’s BIOS setup. Refer to the
computer’s documentation for details.
*1Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system (hereafter Windows 95)
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. To
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Before Y ou Start
Color capabilities
ColorWise™ CRDs (color rendering dictionaries) take full advantage of the
colors available on your printer. PostScript 3 RGB files are converted to the
printer’s CMYK color space during processing—optimizing them for
rendering and printing. CRDs available with the PostScript driver include:
• Photographic
• Presentation
• Transparency
Using the PostScript driver an image’s RGB data can be also converted to
the color space and gamut of the KX-P8420 printer using RGB source
profiles. Profiles available include:
• EFIRGB
• sRGB (PC)
• Apple Standard
In addition, CMYK simulation settings can be used to simulate popular
offset printing press standards. Simulation settings include:
• SWOP
• Euroscale
• DIC
Color management
ColorWise VisualCal™ allows experienced users to calibrate the KX-P8420
for excellent color output—eliminating out-of-calibration color most printers
experience over time.
ColorWise Color Adjustment provides controls for globally modifying toner
density and brightness.
ColorWise Business Color specifies the application of toner using a
diffusion dither pattern, which is ideal for color fills and blends commonly
found in charts and graphs used in business applications.
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Before Y ou Start
Fiery WebT ools
Fiery WebTools are utilities that enable users to manage the KX-P8420
from the Internet or your company’s intranet:
• Fiery W ebDownloader
• Status
• Fiery W ebSetup
• Fiery W ebLink
• Fiery W ebSpooler
For additional information on KX-P8420 specifications, see “Specifications”
on page 195.
The icons in this document indicate:
:
You need to install hard disk drive (option).
See “Installing a hard disk drive” on page 186.
: You need to install an additional memory (total 32 MB).
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See “Installing additional memory” on page 189.
: You need to use the printer in a networked environment.
See “Chapter 3 Connecting the Printer to a Network”.
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Before Y ou Start
System requirements
You can use the printer in a networked environment and print from a PC
compatible computer running Windows or from a Macintosh computer.
With a Windows computer
With a Macintosh computer
The minimum hardware configuration required to use the printer with an
IBM PC or compatible includes:
• An IBM PC or compatible computer with a 386 processor or higher
• A mouse that is supported by Windows
• Windows 3.1*
version) or later
1
or later, Windows 95 or Windows NT® 4.0*2*3 (Intel
• Appropriate interface cables for your network or printer connection
• Screen resolution more than or equal to 800 x 600 dpi to use Fiery
WebTools
• Screen color more than 256 color to use Fiery WebTools
The minimum hardware configuration required to use the printer with a
Macintosh computer is:
• Any Macintosh computer in the Macintosh II, Quadra, Centris, Performa,
or Power Macintosh families with EtherTalk Phase 2 installed
• Apple system software version 7.5.x or 7.6.x
• Appropriate interface cables for your network and printer connection.
• Ethernet Card (page 192)
It does not enable to connect KX-P8420 to Macintosh computer directly.
The data is printed through the Ethernet Card installed in the KX-P8420.
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*1Microsoft® Windows® operating system Version 3.1 (hereafter Windows
3.1)
*2Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation operating system, and Microsoft®
Windows NT® Server network operating system Version 4.0 (hereafter
Windows NT 4.0)
*3Service Pack 3 or later version is required.
Minimum space requirements
45 cm (17.7")
Multi-purpose tray
opening space
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Rear
35 cm (13.8")
Controller board
opening space
Power source
Left
60 cm (23.6")
Front cover
opening space
Right
50 cm (19.7")
Media tray
opening space
• The voltage level of the power source must not v ary more than ±10% from
the voltage level marked on the nameplate (located on the back of the
unit).
• Do not use an extension cord.
• Do not use a line conditioner, transient suppressor or surge protector as it
may cause a machine error.
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Before Y ou Start
Unpacking
Make sure that all of the items shown below were provided and have not
been damaged. Report damage or shortages to the reseller from which the
unit was purchased. Page 2 includes an area for recording important
information such as the name of reseller, serial number, and date of
purchase.
NOTE:
• Save the original carton and packing materials for future shipping and
transporting of the unit. They have been specifically designed to protect
the equipment during shipment.
1. Printer (Color imaging unit, Fuser unit, Paper tray and Output tray are
included.)
2. Toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow)
3. Power cord
4. KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM
5. KX-P8420 Operating Manuals CD-ROM (includes
Reference Guide
6. Color Calibration Card
7. Setup Manual
and
Operating Instuctions
Drivers and Utilities
)
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4
5
6
7
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Part names
Front side view
Front door (See page 26.)
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Printer panel (See page 24.)
Right side door
(See pages 29 and 154.)
Output tray
(See page 27.)
Fuser (See pages 141 and 149.)
Imaging unit (See pages 26 and 140.)
Rear side view
Power switch
(See page 34.)
AC inlet
(See page 33.)
Parallel interface
connector
(See page 33.)
Multi-purpose tray (MPT)
(See page 40.)
Left side door
(See page 36.)
[Media thickness switch*
(See page 36.)]
*Accessible by opening the
left side door
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Before Y ou Start
Front panel overview
This section describes the functions of the front panel, illustrated below:
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel
Activity lights
The printer LCD has two 24-character lines to display the printer’s status/
error messages or menu settings.
READY
MENU
/EXIT
CANCEL
ENTER
CONTINUE
ERORR
The activity lights indicate the status of the printer. They have the following
meanings:
This light Indicates
READY
Ready indicator—Lit when the printer is on line (ready
to accept and process new jobs), blinking when in menu
mode and when receiving, processing or printing data,
and off when the printer is offline or the power is off.
NOTE:
•
When the printer is off line, you cannot print or connect
via a network.
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ERORR
Error indicator—Blinking when the printer requires
operator intervention (e.g., load paper); or when the
printer requires a service call.
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Buttons
The front panel’s buttons have the following meanings:
This button Indicates
MENU
/EXIT
Menu/Exit button—From Ready (or Sleep), enters
Menu mode. From Menu mode, exits menus entirely,
returning to Ready.
Cancel/Left button—While printing, Cancel stops
CANCEL
printing or processing the current job. In Menu mode,
returns to the previous menu item. When entering
numbers, decrements to the next number.
Continue/Forward button—Advances to the next
CONTINU
selection in menu mode. When entering numbers,
increments to the next number. When using the Semi
Automatic Duplexing function in the printer driver, after
odd pages are printed, even pages are printed by
pressing this key.
ENTER
Enter button—Accepts an option and advances to the
next choice in menu mode.
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Chapter 2
Printer Setup
This chapter describes setting up the KX-P8420 Color Printer, connecting it
to a PC compatible computer, and powering on the printer. It also includes
print area specifications, guidelines for using the multi-purpose tray (MPT),
and instructions on using the front panel.
Setting up the printer
The general steps for setting up the printer are:
• “Preparing the imaging unit” on page 26
• “Setting up the output tray” on page 27
• “Installing the toner cartridges” on page 28
• “Loading media” on page 30
reparing the
imaging unit
After you have unpacked the printer and located it on a flat, stable surface,
you need to set it up.
To prepare the imaging unit:
1
Open the front door.
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Printer Setup
Setting up the output tray
2
3
Make sure that you have enough room for the output tray and that it is easy
to access.
Turn the upper green lever clockwise until it stops and
the arrows are aligned.
This tightens the internal belts to ready the unit for printing.
Close the front door.
To set up the output tray:
1
Remove the adhesive tape that holds the output tray
against the printer.
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Printer Setup
Installing the toner cartridges
2
The toner cartridges that are shipped with the printer are starter cartridges.
They are installed in exactly the same manner as the optional cartridges;
the only difference is that the starter cartridges have less toner. The page
life expectancy is 3,000 pages, based on a 5% image area.
NOTE:
• Save all packing material for shipping purposes.
Lower the tray to the operating position.
To install the starter cartridges:
1
2
Remove the packaging from the toner cartridge.
Remove the shipping cover from the cartridge.
CAUTION:
• To avoid possible toner spillage, do not tilt cartridge.
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Printer Setup
3
4
Open the right side door.
CAUTION:
• Do not leave the right side door open for more than 1 minute; the
imaging unit will be exposed to light and could be damaged.
Insert the toner cartridge in the appropriately labeled
slot.
From top to bottom, the order of the color toner cartridges is black,
cyan, magenta, and yellow.
5
Repeat steps 1, 2, and 4 for each toner cartridge.
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Printer Setup
Loading media
6
7
The printer is shipped with one media tray (either Letter Paper or A4 Paper)
installed—but it enables to use five different trays as shown in the following
table.
When you have installed all the toner cartridges, go to
step 7.
Close the right side door.
Tray Size
A4 Paper 210 mm x 297 mm (8.3" x 11.7")
A4 Transparency 210 mm x 297 mm (8.3" x 11.7")
Letter Paper 216 mm x 279 mm (8.5" x 11")
Letter Transparency 216 mm x 279 mm (8.5" x 11")
Legal Paper 216 mm x 356 mm (8.5" x 14")
NOTES:
• Make sure that you load the correct media. Each tray is designed and
labeled for only paper or transparency. If you load the incorrect media
type in a tray, it may cause a jam.
• If you have the 2nd cassette feeder installed and you wish to use the
automatic cassette-switching feature (for a large print job, for example),
make sure that all trays in the printer are the same media type and size.
• The transparency tray should only be inserted in the upper or middle tray
slots.
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